Bill Staines - A Christmas Lullaby lyrics

Hush my baby, go to sleep The world keeps on a'turning The snow is drifting down and deep The midnight lamp is burning And I'll sing to you so soft and low Of a wonderous night so long ago When the world stood still, and don't you know A little baby child was born And people came from all around Shepherds, kings and princes From far off fields and tiny towns Following the voices Of angels high in winged flight Behold, a babe is born tonight His word shall be of love and light From this first Christmas morn Son of God and Mary, bright Prince of peace and giving Jesus, guide us through the night And shape us with your living And so they prayed, while in the sky A shining star was hovering high A beacon borne to a traveler's eye Along the weary way And soon the sun was rising there And a single bell was ringing A valiant voice for all to hear And joyous was it's singing Praises rung on every knell "Peace on Earth, I wish you well." So tolled the tiny little bell On that first Christmas day Oh, but that was oh, so long ago Yet still that bell is ringing I can hear it in the voices of the meek and of the mild And still that star is shining bright And the light that it is bringing to this world Is in the eyes and in the heart of every child So, hush my baby go to sleep The world keeps on a turning The snow is drifting down and deep The midnight lamp is burning And I'll sing to you to soft and low Of a wonderous night so long ago When the world stood still, and don't you know Christmas was a child