When yon at night lay down your head
Upon your pillow for repose,
While angels watch around your bed,
And slumbers light your eyelids close—
Could you from that sweet sleep awake,
And then lift up your eyes on high,
Before the day begins to break,
And see the rich and sparkling sky—
Then I would tell you of His Name
Who, shining on us from afar,
Thus says, “I soon shall come again—
I am the Bright and Morning Star.”
May you through all your nights and days
Live in obedience to His word,
And know, and love, and bless, and praise
The name of Jesus Christ the Lord.
ML 09/14/1902