 | Poems and Dramas by "Fiona MacLeod" (William Sharp) |  |
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ST. BRIDE'S LULLABY
Oh, Baby Christ, so dear to me,
Sang Briget Bride:
How sweet thou art,
My baby dear,
Heart of my heart!
Sang Briget Bride:
How sweet thou art,
My baby dear,
Heart of my heart!
Heavy her body was with thee,
Mary, beloved of One in Three—
Sang Briget Bride—
Mary, who bore thee, little lad:
But light her heart was, light and glad
With God's love clad.
Mary, beloved of One in Three—
Sang Briget Bride—
Mary, who bore thee, little lad:
But light her heart was, light and glad
With God's love clad.
Sit on my knee,
Sang Briget Bride:
Sit here
O Baby dear,
Close to my heart, my heart:
For I thy foster-mother am,
My helpless lamb!
O have no fear,
Sang good St. Bride.
Sang Briget Bride:
Sit here
O Baby dear,
Close to my heart, my heart:
For I thy foster-mother am,
My helpless lamb!
O have no fear,
Sang good St. Bride.
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None, none,
No fear have I:
So let me cling
Close to thy side
While thou dost sing,
O Briget Bride!
No fear have I:
So let me cling
Close to thy side
While thou dost sing,
O Briget Bride!
My Lord, my Prince, I sing:
My Baby dear, my King!
Sang Briget Bride.
My Baby dear, my King!
Sang Briget Bride.
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