Lay me down upon this earth
Lay me in shadows fair
Drape me o’er this humble birth
From man to lady share
This dust, this deep
O, allow my heart to steep

This consecrated clay

Where once created now renewed
So resigns my soul to this pursuit. . .

Lay me down upon this earth
Lay me in shadows fair
And form from dust some frame of worth
And blessed breath do share

Amid the stars and gardens grow
My soul, oh, my soul
Lain ‘neath the stars this garden grows
My soul, oh my soul