Sintram and his companions . uch,To lull thee all night lon°r SINTRAM AND HIS COMPANIONS, 85 In silence and afar For thee she ever prays,And longs once more in fondness Upon thy face to gaze. And when thy waking cometh, Then in thy every deed,In all that may betide thee, Unto her words give , listen for her voice, If it be yea or nay;And though temptation meet thee, Thou shalt not miss the way. If thou canst listen rightly, And nobly onward go,Then pure and gentle breezes Around thy cheeks shall on thy peaceful journey Her blessing thou shalt feel,And though from thee divided,
Sintram and his companions . uch,To lull thee all night lon°r SINTRAM AND HIS COMPANIONS, 85 In silence and afar For thee she ever prays,And longs once more in fondness Upon thy face to gaze. And when thy waking cometh, Then in thy every deed,In all that may betide thee, Unto her words give , listen for her voice, If it be yea or nay;And though temptation meet thee, Thou shalt not miss the way. If thou canst listen rightly, And nobly onward go,Then pure and gentle breezes Around thy cheeks shall on thy peaceful journey Her blessing thou shalt feel,And though from thee divided, Her presence oer thee steal. O safest, sweetest comfort O blest and living light!That, strong in heavens power, All terrors puts to flight!Rest quietly, sweet child, And may the gentle numbersThy mother sends to thee AY aft peace unto thy slumbers. Sintram fell into a deep sleep, smiling, and breathingsoftly. Rolf and the castellan remained by his bed, whilstthe two travellers pursued their way in the quiet star-light. A K. CHAPTER XXII. The dawn had almost appeared, when Rolf, who had beersasleep, was awakened by low singing; and as he lookedround, he perceived, with surprise, that the sounds camefrom the lips of the castellan, who said, as if in explana-tion, So does Sir Weigand sing at the convent-gates,and they are kindly opened to him. Upon which, oldRolf fell asleep again, uncertain whether what had passedhad been a dream or a reality. After a while the brightsunshine awoke him again; and when he rose up, he saw SINTRAM AND HIS COMPANIONS. 87 the countenance of the castellan wonderfully illuminatedby the red morning rays; and altogether those features,once so fearful, were shining with a soft, nay almost child-like mildness. The mysterious man seemed to be the whilelistening to the motionless air, as if he were hearing a mostpleasant discourse or lofty music; and as Rolf was aboutto speak, he made him a sign of entreaty to remain quiet,and continued in his eager listeni
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