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All Through the Night

Summary


"All Through the Night" is a tender lullaby poem in which a loving guardian watches over a sleeping child beneath the moonlit sky. With soft, rhythmic verses, the poem weaves together imagery of drowsy hills, angelic presences, and visions of delight drifting into a child's slumber. At its heart is a quiet promise — that angels stand close through the darkness, disarming every fear and shielding the sleeping child from all harm until morning comes.

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Sleep, my Child, and peace attend Thee
All through the night;
Guardian angels God will send Thee
All through the night.
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and vale in slumber sleeping,
God His loving vigil keeping
All through the night.

While the moon her watch is keeping
All through the night,
While the weary world is sleeping
All through the night,
Through your dreams you’re swiftly stealing,
Visions of delight revealing,
Christmastime is so appealing
All through the night.

You, my God, a Babe of wonder
All through the night;
Dreams you dream can’t break from thunder
All through the night.
Children’s dreams cannot be broken;
Life is but a lovely token.
Christmas should be softly spoken
All through the night.

Credits

Unknown writer is the attributed author of this lullaby, which originates as a traditional Welsh poem known in Welsh as "Ar Hyd y Nos." The English version has been sung and recited for generations, with its three-verse structure building from a parent's tender vigil to a full chorus of angelic protection surrounding the sleeping child.
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