Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Sleep. Friedlander, Joseph, comp. 1917. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse

Joseph Friedlander, comp. The Standard Book of Jewish Verse. 1917.

Sleep

By Elizabeth Barrett Browning


OF all the thoughts of God that are
Borne inward unto soul afar
Along the Psalmist’s music deep,
Now tell me if there any is
For gift or grace, surpassing this—	5
“He giveth his beloved sleep?”