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At length has come the twilight dim. The sun has set, the day has died; And now we sing Thy holy hymn, O Mary maid, at eventide. To Jewry, to that far-off land, Erstwhile there came a little Child; You led Him softly by the hand, He was so very small and mild. Like us, He could not find his way, Although He was Our Lord, the King; And so we beg we may not stray, Nor do a sad or foolish thing. Teach us the prayer that Jesus said, The words you sang and murmured low, When He was in His tiny bed, And all the earth was dark and slow. Hushed are the trees, and the small wise bees, Our fathers are on the deep,— Little Mother, be good to us, please! It is time to go asleep.
At length has come the twilight dim. The sun has set, the day has died; And now we sing Thy holy hymn, O Mary maid, at eventide. To Jewry, to that far-off land, Erstwhile there came a little Child; You led Him softly by the hand, He was so very small and mild. Like us, He could not find his way, Although He was Our Lord, the King; And so we beg we may not stray, Nor do a sad or foolish thing. Teach us the prayer that Jesus said, The words you sang and murmured low, When He was in His tiny bed, And all the earth was dark and slow. Hushed are the trees, and the small wise bees, Our fathers are on the deep,— Little Mother, be good to us, please! It is time to go asleep.
In print by 1921 AD · modern
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- Vincent O’Sullivan (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1921 AD · modern
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Page 319 · printed citation: Vincent O’Sullivan. · compiler notes excluded
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