Oh sleeping beauty, whence thine prince To kiss thee from thy sodden dreams? One hundred years and two score since Thy last farewell -- Who now redeems This world awash for loss of thee? Who now shall stand thine shining knight To guard thee for eternity And bring thee safe to heaven's height?
Oh sleep well beauty, flaxen maid, With lavender laced in thine hair, No earthly sin to be repaid, Awash with frailty, love and prayer -- Oh sleep well beauty, pure and chaste, Undying maiden, casket lass, And watch the world pass by in haste As thou do rest beneath thy glass.