Dear baby, close your eyes and sleep tonight
In sweet slumber undisturbed by fright
For time does not stop and morning comes bright.
Too soon I face the baby’s final flight;
To the people in darkness comes a great light.
Dear baby, close your eyes and sleep tonight.
To pause this moment would be my delight,
But instead I must memorize this sight
For times does not stop and morning comes bright.
Though I know it is the Savior’s birthright,
This mother wants to save You from Your plight.
Dear baby, close your eyes and sleep tonight
The days blaze by like a meteorite.
Soon, I’ll no longer bend to your height,
For time does not stop and morning comes bright.