Sleep, child, lie quiet, let be Now like a still wind, a great tree Night upon this city moves Like leaves, our hungers and our loves Sleep Sleep, rest easy, while you may Soon it is day Soon it is day And elsewhere likewise love is stirred Elsewhere the speechless song is heard Wherever children sleep or wake Souls are lifted, hearts break Sleep Sleep, be careless while you can Soon you are man Soon you are man And everywhere good men contrive Good reasons not to be alive And even should they build their best No man could bear tell you the rest Sleep Sleep child, for your parents' sake Soon you must wake Soon you must wake Soon you must wake