All Through The Night

Album: Welsh Melodies (1862)
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  • 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 loved ones' watch am keeping,
    All through the night

    Angels watching, e'er around thee,
    All through the night
    Midnight slumber close surround thee,
    All through the night
    Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
    Hill and dale in slumber sleeping
    I my loved ones' watch am 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

    Angels watching ever round thee
    All through the night
    In thy slumbers close surround thee
    All through the night
    They will of all fears disarm thee,
    No forebodings should alarm thee,
    They will let no peril harm thee
    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 awaken
    With thy last dim journey taken
    Home through the night Lyrics from a song in Public Domain

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  • Frederic from VirginiaThe English lyricxs were written by Edward Jones around 1784. Mr. Jones was an exceptional harp player. He moved from Wales to London in the 1770's where he taught and performed harp music. His talent soon had him tutoring wealthy families and he ultimately moved into the St. James Palace as the official harpist for the Prince of Wales.
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