(2004) I woke up in the middle of the night. A melody kept going over and over in my head. I am not musical. I don’t play an instrument, I can’t read music, but a melody kept playing in my head. I tried to ignore it. I tried to sleep, but it wouldn’t stop. I remember looking at my clock illuminating in the dark, it was after 3 am. I closed my eyes and tried to stop the music. Then lyrics came to my mind. Over and over again, lyrics kept coming to my mind. It wouldn’t stop. OK, ENOUGH I said. I will get up and go to my computer. Ever so quietly, not to wake my Huhoney I crept into the office, and opened up a new screen. I was so tired and I didn’t think to grab my glasses. It didn’t matter, the words were coming so quickly now that I couldn’t stop typing. The music kept on and on and on. The words just spilled from me. I closed my eyes while I was typing because the screen was so bright. That’s ok, I can type very quickly and I don’t need to see what I am typing. I was done. I sighed a huge sigh. I will look at it in the morning I thought to myself. I left my desk and went to my bed, it was after 4 am. I laid my head on my pillow and slept a dreamless sleep. When I awoke in the morning I jumped out of bed and RAN to my computer….to see what I had written. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, I began to cry. What had I done? I was typing to frantically last night my fingers were one key over to the left. Yes, every word was a total scramble. There was nothing to my words smf o vpi;frmy frvogrt smuyjomh. This is what every line looked like. Huhoney came to me and asked what had happened and I told him of my night. “Don’t worry” he said, “you will remember, I know you will remember, the spirit will let you remember”. He hugged me. I was so sad. I couldn’t stop thinking, I didn’t want to do anything until I had remembered. Then I prayed. Yep, I prayed. I am not a renowned poet or anything but this was special, the melody was special and I knew I needed to write it down. Even if it is just for myself and my children. Late in the same evening after the day’s events, it all came back to me. This is what I wrote. I wish I could sing you the melody, it is so pretty. But I can’t. I don’t know how to sing! lol
Sleep; sleep my angel, our Prince of Peace,
The son of God, please don’t you cry;
Sleep; sleep my baby sang Mary’s lullaby
A cloudless night, the stars shone bright
A warm wind blew throughout the manger
The beautiful voice of a mother’s song
The son of God born in a stable
A cry rang out so soft and gentle
A mother’s kiss and this babe lay still
As she cradled the infant Christ child
She so sweetly sang this verse
Sleep; sleep my angel, our Prince of Peace,
The son of God, please don’t you cry;
Sleep; sleep my baby, begotten son,
The chosen one, to reign on high
The night was endless dark but bright
As stars glistened through out the night
And one alone shone over head
To lead the way to a manger bed
Mary held her infant son
As tears of joy washed her face so pure
And Joseph smiled as he watched them both
So sweet a sound her voice was heard
Sleep; sleep my angel, our Prince of Peace,
The son of God, please don’t you cry;
Sleep, sleep my baby, sang Mary’s lullaby
All those who came and knelt in awe,
Knew that they saw the son of God;
And though the heavens praised his birth,
Just one voice whispered in the night
So gentle a sound, so soft, so light
Her lullaby touched all who heard
God’s promise had come to earth
Sleep; sleep my angel, our Prince of Peace,
The son of God, please don’t you cry;
Sleep; sleep my baby, King of Kings
Our Lord and Savoir, the chosen one.
12/14/2004 Linda Higgins
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Merry Christmas all my Village Friends…and a Happy, Joyful and SAFE New Year.
love you all…
Linda
