All Through the Night

I sang this song to my mother the night she died. I don't know if she heard it or not as she never really woke but I like to think she did. She was a remarkable woman and I hope to make my journey to heaven as well as she made hers.

All Through the Night

Traditional Welsh lullabye of unknown author. English translation by Sir. Harold Boulton

Sleep, my child, and peace attend thee

All through the night

Guardian angels God will send thee

All through the night

Soft the drowsy hours are creeping

Hill and dale in slumber sleeping

I my love a vigil keeping

All through the night

While the moon her watch is keeping

All through the night

While the weary world is sleeping

All through the night

O'er thy spirit gently stealing

Visions of delight revealing

Breathes a pure and holy feeling

All through the night

Though I roam a minstrel lonely

All through the night

My true harp shall praise sing only

All through the night

Love's young dream, alas, is over

Yet my strains of love shall hover

Near the presence of my lover

All through the night

Hark, a solemn bell is ringing

Clear through the night

Thou, my love, art heavenward winging

Home through the night

Earthly dust from off thee shaken

Soul immortal shalt thou 'waken

With thy last dim journey taken

Home through the night