Ah, Baby Christ, so dear to me,1
Sang Bridget Bride :2
How sweet thou art,3
My baby dear,4
Heart of my heart !5
Heavy her body was with thee,6
Mary, beloved of One in Three,7
Sang Bridget Bride—8
Mary, who bore thee, little lad :9
But light her heart was, light and glad10
With God’s love clad.11
Sit on my knee,12
Sang Bridget Bride :13
Sit here14
O Baby dear,15
Close to my heart, my heart16
For I thy foster-mother am,17
My helpless lamb !18
O have no fear,19
Sang good St. Bride.20
‘ None, none,21
No fear have I :22
So let me cling23
Close to thy side24
While thou dost sing,25
O Bridget Bride ! ’26
My Lord, my Prince I sing :27
My baby dear, my King !28
Sang Bridget Bride.29