Holy Innocents (Carlos Camejo)
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- Editor: Carlos Camejo (submitted 2019-03-08). Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 330 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: Holy Innocents
Composer: Carlos Camejo
Lyricist: Christina Rossetti
Number of voices: 8vv Voicing: SSAATTBB
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 2019
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Original text and translations
English text
Sleep, baby sleep,
The holy Angels love thee,
And guard thy bed, and keep
A blessed watch above thee.
No spirit can come near
Nor evil beast to harm thee:
Sleep, Sweet, devoid of fear
Where nothing need alarm thee.
The Love which doth not sleep,
The eternal Arms surround thee:
The Shepherd of the sheep
In perfect love hath found thee.
Sleep through the holy night,
Christ-kept from snare and sorrow,
Until thou wake to light
And love and warmth to-morrow.