Sleep on, beloved (Joseph Barnby)

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• (Posted 2018-12-13)  CPDL #52613:         

Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2018-12-13).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 51 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Transcribed from the edition on IMSLP. Note values halved. transposed up a semitone.

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Title: Sleep on, beloved
Tune: The blessed rest
Composer: Joseph Barnby
Lyricist: Sarah Doudney

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn   Meter: 10 10. 10 4

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1897 in Hymn Tunes, no. 206, p. 128
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English text

1. Sleep on, beloved, sleep, and take thy rest; Lay down thy head upon thy Saviour's breast; We love thee well, but Jesus loves thee best - Goodnight! Goodnight! 2. Calm is thy slumber as an infant's sleep; But thou shalt wake no more to toil and weep; Thine is a perfect rest, secure and deep - Goodnight! Goodnight! 3. Until the shadows from the earth are cast, Until He gathers in His sheaves at last, Until the twilight gloom be overpast - Goodnight! Goodnight! 4. Until the Easter glory lights the skies, Until the dead in Jesus shall arise, And He shall come, but not in lowly guise - Goodnight! Goodnight!

5. Until, made beautiful by Love divine, Thou, in the likeness of thy Lord shall shine, And He shall bring that golden crown of thine - Goodnight! Goodnight! 6. Only "Goodnight", beloved, not "Farewell!" A little while, and all His saints shall dwell In hallowed union, indivisible - Goodnight! Goodnight!! 7. Until we meet again before His throne, Clothed in the spotless robe He gives his own, Until we know, even as we are known - Goodnight! Goodnight.