Let Me Sleep

Let me Sleep, let me Sleep,
Let me fade away in the darkness Deep -
  Let me rest for a Thousand Years,
      Until the Rivers of Ages have claimed my Pain,
      And returned my Heart, whole and sane,
  Freed of the Weight of Dreams and Tears -
Let me Sleep, by the Right of Night, let me Sleep -

Softly, the Winds of the Night doth blow -
  And softly, the Trees rock to and fro -
      And softly, the Leaves fall like Snow -
Let me Sleep, before the Morning's Light, let me Sleep -
  Let me rest for a Thousand Years,
  Freed of the Weight of Dreams and Tears-
Let me Sleep, by the Right of Night, let me Sleep -

      Let me lay here softly -
        And fade away softly -
            And Sleep here softly -
              Softly, for Eternity....

Until the Rivers of Ages have claimed my Pain,
And returned my Heart, whole and sane,
Let me Sleep, by the Right of Night, let me Sleep.

Softly, the Winds of the Night doth blow -
  And softly, dies the forlorn Crow -
      And softly, the Land is covered by Snow -
Before the Morning's Light, and Daybreak's Sight,
Let me Sleep, by the Right of Night -
  Let me lay here beneath the Snow,
  Let me fade like the Land and Crow -
      Let me rest for a Thousand Years,
      Freed of the Weight of Dreams and Tears -
Let me Sleep, by the Right of Night, let me Sleep -

      Let me lay here softly -
        And fade away softly -
            And Sleep here softly -
              Softly, for Eternity....