Peace be yours and dreamless slumber, heaven's King come to bring blessings without number. Helpless now in love's surrender, by your birth, child of earth, emptied of all splendour. Dearest Jesus! So we name you, born to save; cross and grave soon will come to claim you. Then to heaven's throne ascended! All our tears, wasted years, sins and sorrows ended. Sing we then, O Saviour sleeping, our Noel, all is well, in the Father's keeping.