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Hush, my dear! Lie still, and slumber!

Author: Isaac Watts (1715)
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Hush, my dear! Lie still, and slumber!
Holy angels guard thy bed!
Heavenly blessings, without number,
Gently falling on thy head.

112
Sleep, my babe! thy food and raiment,
House and home, thy friends provide;
All without thy care or payment,
All thy wants are well supplied.

How much better thou’rt attended
Than the Son of God could be,
When from heaven he descended,
And became a child like thee!

Soft and easy is thy cradle:
Coarse and hard thy Saviour lay,
When his birthplace was a stable,
And his softest bed was hay.

113
Blessed Babe! what glorious features,—
Spotless fair, divinely bright!
Must he dwell with brutal creatures?
How could angels bear the sight?

Was there nothing but a manger
Cursed sinners could afford,
To receive the heavenly stranger?
Did they thus affront the Lord?

Soft, my child! I did not chide thee,
Though my song might sound too hard:
’Tis thy mother sits beside thee,
And her arm shall be thy guard.

114
Yet to read the shameful story.
How the Jews received their King,
How they served the Lord of Glory,
Makes me angry while I sing.

See the kinder shepherds round him,
Telling wonders from the sky!
Where hey sought him, there they found him,
With his Virgin–mother by.

See the lovely Babe a–dressing:
Lovely infant, how he smiled!
When he wept, his mother’s blessing
Sooth’d and hush’d the holy Child.

115
Lo, he slumbers in a manger,
Where the horned oxen fed!—
Peace, my darling, here’s no danger:
There’s no ox a–near thy bed.

’Twas so save thee, child, from dying,
Save my dear from burning flame,
Bitter groans and endless crying,
That thy blest Redeemer came.

May’st thou live to know and fear him,
Trust and love him all thy days,
Then go dwell for ever near him:
See his face, and sing his praise!

116
I could give thee thousand kisses!
Hoping what I most desire,
Not a mother’s fondest wishes
Can to greater joys aspire!

Source: Divine and Moral Songs: attempted in easy language for the use of children with some additional composures #SVIII

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Author: Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Hush, my dear! Lie still, and slumber!
Author:	Isaac Watts (1715)
Meter:	8.7.8.7
Language:	English

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Instances (45)	First Line	Text Title	Authors	Meter	Tune Title	Languages	Publication Date
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. (New and Rev. ed.) #904	Hush, dear child, lie still and slumber						1819
A Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. New and Revised ed. #1096	Hush, dear child, lie still and slumber						1832
A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren. Rev. ed. #d267	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1813
A Hymn and Prayer-Book: for the use of such Lutheran churches as Use the English language #240	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1795
A Treasury of Hymns, the Best-Loved Hymns, Carols ... #d100	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1953
Church Hymn Book . 3rd ed. #d223	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1850
Church Hymn Book; consisting of hymns and psalms, original and selected. adapted to public worship and many other occasions. 2nd ed. #668	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1838
Divine and Moral Songs: attempted in easy language for the use of children with some additional composures #SVIII	Hush, my dear! Lie still, and slumber!	Hush, my dear! Lie still, and slumber!	Isaac Watts	8.7.8.7			1866
Divine Songs for Children #XXX	Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber	Cradle Hymn				English	1827
Enlarged Songs of Praise #382	Hush! my dear, lie still and slumber			8.7.8.7			1931
Harmonia Sacra: a Compilation of Psalm and Hymn Tunes [from the most celebrated European masters] #39	Hush, my dear, lie still, and slumber						1816
Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #851	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1920
Hymns and Chants: with offices of devotion. For use in Sunday-schools, parochial and week day schools, seminaries and colleges. Arranged according to the Church year #217	Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber						1861
Hymns and Poetry for the Young #d48	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1859
Hymns and Responses for the Church Year #d5	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1956
Hymns for Children and Grownups to Use Together #d59	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1953
Hymns for Good Children #d4	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1824
Hymns for Junior Worship #d36	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1940
Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons #d100	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1826
Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons 3rd Am. from 9th London ed. #d109	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1840
Little Children, Sing to God #d25	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1960
Little Children's Book #d36	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1885
Little Children's Book: for Schools and Families #d36	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1913
Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #1361	Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber		Watts				1855
Salvation Songs for Children, No.4 #d20	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1951
Songs, Divine and Moral #170	Hush! my dear, lie still and slumber						1844
Songs for Little Folks: a collection adapted for the home circle and for primary classes in Sunday schools and day schools: containing a number of carefully selected kindergarten songs #134b	Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber	Hush, My Dear	Dr. Isaac Watts				1875
Songs for the Little Ones at Home #d79	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1852
Songs of Praise for America #d41	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1938
Sunday School Hymnal #d166	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1901
Sunshine for Sunday Schools #d30	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1873
The Babies' Hymnal #d8	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1906
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book: being "The Plymouth Collection" enlarged and adapted to the use of Baptist churches #1361	Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber		Watts				1857
The Bible Harp #d108	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1869
The Concord Hymnal for Day School, Sunday School and Home #d32	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1923
The Hymnal and Order of Service #d208	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1937
The Hymnal and Order of Service #d208	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1926
The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #d48	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1935
The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 #242	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748		CRADLE HYMN		1940
The Junior Hymnal and Suggested Orders of Worship #d99	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1961
The Junior Hymnal, Containing Sunday School and Luther League Liturgy and Hymns for the Sunday School #d106	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1928
The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #765	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1876
The Primary and Junior Hymnal #197	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1909
The Primary Sunday School Hymnal #d72	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1902
The Youth Hymnary #d83	Hush, my dear babe [child], lie still and slumber		Isaac Watts, 1674-1748				1956