Whitacre: Sleep My Child - Eric Whitacre, Eric Whitacre Singers

When you dream of

Paradise, and the paradise it brings

Remember: O, your heart is full of wings

Remember to listen for the lark, and sleep

You’ll awaken tomorrow and spread your wings

And you’ll grow, come to know all the shadows and joy that it brings,

When your heart aches, my heart aches and this is the song it sings: Ah!

Ah!

In your dreams you’re not alone

Though mother’s child has flown

And if the night that follows should be dark

Just listen for the lark, and sleep my child

I can see in your eyes that the day is long

And the pain and the rain and the wind make you feel that you’re wrong

Out of sorrow tomorrow will bring you a brighter song:

Ah!

Ah!

In your dreams you’re not alone

Though mother’s child has flown

And if the night that follows should be dark

Just listen for the lark, and sleep my child

Sleep my child

Sleep my child

And dream