Slumbers Golden is a level 4 Ballad setting of Gerald Massey's Lullaby (1866). The musical setting is sensitive and gentle, evoking a "world of mystic breathing... where spirit sentinels stand by... and wings of love hover nigh!" It is a piece that will sound great in any size choral ensemble, chamber choir to symphonic choir. It is published by Colla Voce. Click the link below to purchase of the vocal score.

Link: Colla Voce - Slumbers Golden

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Lullaby - Gerald Massey

Softly sink in slumbers golden,
Warm as nestled Birdlings lie,
Safe in Mother's arms enfolden,
While I sing thy lullaby.
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby, lullaby,
Sweet one, sleep to my Lullaby.

Tho' the night doth darken, darken,
Light will Mother's slumbers lie;
Still my heart will hearken, hearken,
Lest my wee thing wake and cry.
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby, lullaby,
Sweet one, sleep to my Lullaby.

At thy golden gates of slumber,
Stands my spirit tiptoe high,
Filled with yearnings without number,
In thine inner heaven to fly.
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby, lullaby,
Sweet one, sleep to my Lullaby.

In that world of mystic breathing,
Spirit Sentinels, stand by!
Winnow, winnow, o'er my wee thing,
Wings of Love that hover nigh.
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby, lullaby,
Sweet one, sleep to my Lullaby.

Sleep! and drink the dew delicious!
Sleep! till morrow dawn is high!
Sleep with Mother near her precious,
Wake! with Mother waiting nigh.
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby, lullaby,
Sweet one, sleep to my Lullaby.