A Serenade
Sleep well! Sleep well!
To music’s spell;
Thus hushing thee
To reverie,
Like ev’ning breeze,
Through whisp’ring trees;
Till mem’ry and the lay
Float dreamily away.
Sleep well! Sleep well!
May dreams bring near
All who are dear,
With festal flow’rs
From early hours;
While, softly free,
This melody
Drifts through thy tranquil dream,
Like lilies on a stream.
Sleep well! Sleep well!