"No, We Must Not Sleep This Holy Night"

No, we must not sleep
This holy night;
We must not sleep.
The Virgin, all alone, is thinking
What will she do
When she gives birth
To the King of Immeasurable Light;
If, before His Divine Essence,
She will tremble.
O, what will she say to Him?
No, we must not sleep
This holy night;
We must not sleep.

Fra Ambrosio De Montesino (1444-1514)
From Cancionero De Diversas De Nuevo Trobadas
1508

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Andrea Della Robbia (1435-1525)
Madonna And Child With Cherubim
1485
National Gallery Of Art, Washington

Glazed Terracotta
37 1/2 inches by 34 3/4 inches
Tondo: 21 9/16 inches diameter