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Margrete's cradle song
English source:
William Archer
Now roof and rafters blend
with the starry vault on high,
Now flieth little Hākon
on dreamwings through the sky.
There mounts a mighty stairway
from earth to God's own land
There Hakon with the angels goes
climbing hand in hand.
God's angel-babes are watching
thy cot, the still night through,
God bless thee, little Hakon,
thy mother watcheth too.
with the starry vault on high,
Now flieth little Hākon
on dreamwings through the sky.
There mounts a mighty stairway
from earth to God's own land
There Hakon with the angels goes
climbing hand in hand.
God's angel-babes are watching
thy cot, the still night through,
God bless thee, little Hakon,
thy mother watcheth too.
Composer
Gustav Holst
Gustav Theodore Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst; 21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) was an English composer. Although best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he also composed a large number of works across a range of other…
