The Silver Stars Are In The Sky

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THE SILVER STARS ARE IN THE SKY      

WORDS BY JOHN WHEELER
MUSIC BY WILLIAM G. JAMES


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The sil-ver stars are in the sky,

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The red-gold moon is rid-ing high,

6   -5b  5  -4   4   -4   4
O, sleep my lit-tle one sleep!

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Once long a-go, a-gainst her breast,

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A mo-ther hush’d a babe to rest,

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Who was the Prince of Heav'n a-bove,

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The Lord  of gen-tle-ness and love.

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O, sleep, my lit-tle one sleep!

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The boo-book calls a-cross the night,

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The brown moths flut-ter in the light,

6   -5b  5  -4   4   -4   4
O, sleep my lit-tle one sleep!

 4   4   4  -4  -5b    5  4 -4 
In Beth-le-hem long, long a-go,

  4    4    4   4   -4     -6b    6   -5b 
When roads and pad-docks gleam'd with snow;

6   -5b   5   -4     6    4   -5b -4 
On this same night, that moth-er mild,

   6    4 -4   -6    4   -6b   -5b
Lull'd in-to dreams her royal child.

-4    -5b   5  -4  4   -4    4
So, sleep, my lit-tle one, sleep! 

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my lit-tle one, sleep! Sleep!