Sleep child upon my bosom,

It is cosy and warm;

Mother's arms are tight around you,

A mother's love is in my breast;

Nothing shall disturb your slumber,

Nobody will do you harm;

Sleep in peace, dear child,

Sleep quietly on your mother's breast.

Sleep peacefully tonight, sleep;

Gently sleep, my lovely;

Why are you now smiling,

Smiling gently in your sleep?

Are angels above smiling on you,

As you smile cheerfully,

Smiling back and sleeping,

Sleeping quietly on my breast?

Do not fear, it is nothing but a leaf

Beating, beating on the door;

Do not fear, only a small wave

Murmurs, murmurs on the seashore;

Sleep child, there's nothing here

Nothing to give you fright;

Smile quietly in my bosom,

On the blessed angels yonder.

Sleep my darling, on my bosom,

Harm will never come to you;

Mother's arms enfold you safely,

Mother's heart is ever true

As you sleep there's naught to scare you,

Naught to wake you from your rest;

Close those eyelids, little angel,

Sleep upon your mother's breast.

Sleep, my darling, night is falling

Rest in slumber sound and deep;

I would know why you are smiling,

Smiling sweetly as you sleep!

Do you see the angels smiling

As they see your rosy rest,

So that you must smile an answer

As you slumber on my breast?

Don't be frightened, it's a leaflet
Tapping, tapping on the door;
Don't be frightened, 'twas a wavelet
Sighing, sighing on the shore.
Slumber, slumber, naught can hurt you,
Nothing bring you harm or fright;
Slumber, darling, smiling sweetly
At those angels robed in white.

When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. 

Tecumseh

Happy Holidays