A Lullaby for Bethany

• A Strip of Light

  Rain and piano · Rain · Piano · Hushed

  A slow, rain and piano lullaby for settling a little one to sleep, sung by whoever is tucking them in.

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  Verse 1

  A strip of yellow light falls softly through the door Spilling out so gently on the quiet corridor floor No need to wonder what the darkness has in store You are held here safely, you don't need any more

  Chorus

  Bethany, the night is only kindness in disguise Rest now, let the quiet settle soft around your eyes Bethany, there's nothing here but calm and company Sleep and know that you are all the world to me tonight

  Verse 2

  The house breathes slow around you like a warm and steady tide Every creak and whisper just the walls turned soft inside Nothing in the shadows means you any harm tonight You are wrapped in something gentle, you are safe, you are mine

  Pre-chorus

  Close your eyes, the hallway light will keep its quiet watch Let the rain outside the window hum you further down Sleep is only love with all the noise turned low

  Chorus

  Bethany, the night is only kindness in disguise Rest now, let the quiet settle soft around your eyes Bethany, there's nothing here but calm and company Sleep and know that you are all the world to me tonight

  Bridge

  However far this house of dreams may carry you tonight There's a door left open, and a hand to hold you tight

  Chorus

  Bethany, the night is only kindness in disguise Rest now, let the quiet settle soft around your eyes Bethany, there's nothing here but calm and company Sleep and know that you are all the world to me tonight

  Outro

  The light still falls in yellow strips across the sleeping floor And you are loved here always, long after you close the door

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• Pull of the Tide

  Cello cradle · Cello · Low · Warm

  A slow, cello soft lullaby that borrows the sound of far off waves to sing a child safely down into sleep.

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  Verse 1

  Far away the water pulls the pebbles back so gently the sound of it comes softly like it's calling out to many but none of it is closer than the warmth of where you lie and none of it could love you the way that I love thee

  Chorus

  Bethany, the night has come to hold you soft and slow Bethany, I'll stay right here and watch the shadows go you are the calm at the centre of the tide there is no better place for you than here, I know

  Verse 2

  Somewhere far off the waves are turning over dark, wet sand drawing the small white stones down gently with an unseen hand but you are not a pebble lost and rolling in the deep you are held here always, safe and warm, you understand

  Pre-chorus

  Let the far off water hush you, let it carry you away not to anywhere that's distant, only into where you'll stay close your eyes now, darling, let the quiet have its say

  Chorus

  Bethany, the night has come to hold you soft and slow Bethany, I'll stay right here and watch the shadows go you are the calm at the centre of the tide there is no better place for you than here, I know

  Bridge

  Every wave goes out but always finds its way home again so will you, so will this love that never seems to end rest now, little one, there's nothing out there you should fear

  Chorus

  Bethany, the night has come to hold you soft and slow Bethany, I'll stay right here and watch the shadows go you are the calm at the centre of the tide there is no better place for you than here, I know

  Outro

  Far off the water settles and the pebbles fall to rest and here you sleep now, gathered close, the safest and the best

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• Soot and Ember

  Flute and pad · Flute · Airy · Floating

  A very slow bedtime lullaby that turns the small sound of wind in the chimney into a promise of safety, for settling a baby or young child to sleep.

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  Verse 1

  Soot is shifting soft against the brick tonight Somewhere far the wind is calling low and slow You are curled up warm behind the fire's light Nothing out there ever needs to know

  Pre-chorus

  Every little sound outside is turning into rest Every draught that finds the glass is settling on the sill Close your eyes now, you're the softest thing I've blessed

  Chorus

  Bethany, the dark is only breathing, never cold You are held here closer than the embers hold their glow Nothing in this house would ever let you go Bethany, you're safer than the sweetest thing I know

  Verse 2

  Down the flue the wind is humming out its oldest song Ash is turning gently where the last flame used to be You don't need to listen, you can let the night move on Sleep is just another way of staying close to me

  Bridge

  Whatever moves outside the wall will pass and let you be The chimney keeps its secrets and the roof keeps out the storm

  Chorus

  Bethany, the dark is only breathing, never cold You are held here closer than the embers hold their glow Nothing in this house would ever let you go Bethany, you're safer than the sweetest thing I know

  Outro

  Soot will settle softer than a whisper by the wall Sleep now, you are held by more than embers after all

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