[ti:Watts's Cradle Hymn] [ar:Various Artists] [al:I Love Classical Christmas] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Watts's Cradle Hymn (Vocal) - Martin Neary/Traditional/Westminster Abbey Choir/Emma Kirkby/Tom Raskin/Michael Lees/Simon Birchall/Tom Finucane/Westminster Choir [00:00.99]Hush my dear lie still and slumber [00:09.98]Holy angels guard thy bed [00:20.26]Heavenly blessings without number [00:29.53]Gently falling on thy head [00:40.49]Sleep my babe Thy food and raiment [00:51.33]House and home thy friends provide [01:02.35]All without thy care or payment [01:12.12]All thy wants are well supplied [01:25.65]How much better thou'rt attended [01:33.50]Than the Son of God could be [01:41.98]When from heaven he descended [01:49.60]And became a child like thee [01:58.58]Soft and easy is thy cradle [02:07.22]Coarse and hard thy Savior lay [02:17.14]When his birthplace was a stable [02:25.16]And his softest bed was hay [02:37.06]Was there nothing but a manger [02:44.56]Cursed sinners could afford [02:52.53]To receive the heavenly Stranger [03:00.71]Did they thus affront the Lord [03:09.33]Soft my child I did not chide thee [03:18.36]Though my song may sound too hard [03:28.73]'Tis thy mother sits beside thee [03:39.75]And her arms shall be thy guard [03:54.27]Lo he slumbers in a manger [04:03.49]Where the horned oxen fed [04:13.86]Peace my darling here's no danger [04:23.77]Here's no oxen near thy bed [04:34.69]May'st thou live to know and fear him [04:43.26]Trust and love him all thy days [04:52.52]Then go dwell forever near him [05:01.07]See his face and sing his praise [05:10.97]I could give thee thousand kisses [05:20.30]Hoping what I most desire