On....Asleep

Sleep on, and dream of Heaven awhile. Tho' shut so close thy laughing eyes, Thy rosy lips still wear a smile, And move, and breathe delicious sighs!-- Ah, now soft blushes tinge her cheeks, And mantle o'er her neck of snow. Ah, now she murmurs, now she speaks What most I wish--and fear to know. She starts, she trembles, and she weeps! Her fair hands folded on her breast. --And now, how like a saint she sleeps! A seraph in the realms of rest! Sleep on secure! Above control, Thy thoughts belong to Heaven and thee! And may the secret of thy soul Remain within its sanctuary!