Lay down   Your sweet and weary head   Night is falling   You have come to journey’s end Sleep now  And dream of the ones who came before They are calling   From across the distant shore    Why do you weep   What are these tears upon your face  Soon you will see   All of your fears will pass away  Safe in my arms   You’re only sleeping   What can you see   On the horizon   Why do the white gulls call   Across the sea   A pale moon rises   The ships have come to carry you home    Dawn will turn    To silver glass    A light on the water   All souls pass   Hope fades    Into the world of night   Through shadows falling    Out of memory and time   Don’t say    We have come now to the end   White shores are calling    You and I will meet again  And you’ll be here in my arms   Just sleeping   What can you see   On the horizon   Why do the white gulls call   Across the sea   A pale moon rises   The ships have come to carry you home    All will turn    To silver glass    A light on the water   Grey ships pass  Into the west