Awake, awake, my little boy! Thou wast thy mother's only joy Why dost thou weep in thy gentle sleep? Awake! Thy father does thee keep 'O, what land is The Land of Dreams? What are its mountains, and what are its streams? O father! I saw my mother there Among the lilies by waters fair Father, o Father! What do we here? In this land of unbelief and fear? The land of dreams is better far Above the light of the morning star! Father, o Father! What do we here? In this land of unbelief and fear? The land of dreams is better far Above the light of the morning star! Among the lambs, clothed in white She walked with her Thomas in sweet delight I wept for joy, like a dove I mourn Oh, when shall I again return? Dear child, I went by pleasant streams Have wandered all night in the land of dreams But so calm and warm the waters wide I could not get to the other side Father, o Father! What do we here? In this land of unbelief and fear? The land of dreams is better far Above the light of the morning star!