The Child's Own Music Book/Slumber Song

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The Child's Own Music Book edited by Albert Ernest Wier
Slumber Song, by Friedrich Wilhelm Kücken

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SLUMBER SONG

F. Kücken

$\new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 3/4 \key f \major \tempo "Andante" << \new Voice = "melody" { \relative a' { \stemUp <a f>2^$ <g e>4 | f2$ <a f>4 | c^$ d4. c8 | q2.$ | q2^$ <g e>4 | f2$ f8^\< g | <a f>2^\> a8^(\! g) | f2. | <c' e,>2^\<^$ <g e>4$ | a4.^$^\> d8\! c4$ | <c e,>2^$ <g e>4$ | <a f>2.^\< | <f' d f,>2^\mf^$ <d f,>4$ | <c f,>2 d8^(^\dim c)\! | c4^$ g <gis e>$ | <a f>2.^\< | <f' d f,>2^\mf^$ <e c>8 <d bes>$ | <c f,>2^$ d8 c$ | c4^$ g a$ | f2 a4$ | f2$ a4$ | f2$^\< a4\! | c4.^$ d8 <c e,>4$ | <c f,>2 a4$ | f2$ a4$ | f2$ a4$^\< | c, <f a>^\> <g e>$ | <f c>2.^\pp\fermata \bar "|." } } \new Voice = "two" { \relative e' { \stemDown s2.*2 | e2. s2.*2 s2 d4 | s2 e4 | s2.*2 | f2. s2.*3 s2 f4 e2 s4 | s2. s2 f4 s2 f4 | e2 e4 s2.*3 e2 } } >> } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"1. " All is still in sweet -- _ est rest, Be thy sleep se -- _ rene -- ly blest! Winds are moan -- _ ing o'er the wild, Lul -- la -- by, sleep on, _ my child; Lul -- la -- _ by, sleep _ on, _ my child. So lul -- la -- by, sleep on, _ my child; May an -- gel gleams per -- vade _ thy dreams! } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"2. " Close each lit -- tle lov -- _ ing eye, Le them like two _ rose -- lets lie; And when pur -- _ pling morn shall glow, Still as rose lets fresh -- _ ly blow; Still as __ _ rose -- lets _ fresh -- _ ly blow; } \new Staff { \clef bass \key f \major <f c'>2 <f bes>4 | <f a>2 <f c'>4 | << { bes2( g4) } \\ { c2. } >> | <f a>2. | <f c'>2 <f bes>4 | <f a>2 <d a>4 | <c c'>2 <c bes>4 | <f a>2. | <c g>2 <c c'>4 | << { c'4.( bes8 a4) } \\ { f2 f4 } >> | <c g>2 <c c'>4 | <f c'>2. | <bes, f>2 <d bes>4 | <f a>2 << { bes8( a) g4 c' } \\ { f4 c2 } >> <c c'>4 | <f c'>2. | <bes, f bes>2 q4 | <f a>2 << { bes8 a g4 bes } \\ { f4 c2 } >> <c c'>4 | \repeat unfold 3 { <f a>2 <f c'>4 } <c bes>2 <c g>4 | \repeat unfold 3 { <f a>2 <f c'>4 } << { a4^$ c' bes$ <f a>2.^\fermata } \\ { c2 c4 | r_\fermata f,2_\fermata } >> } >>$