NATIVITY
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\header { tagline = ##f title = \markup { "Sleep, My Little Jesus" " " "49" } subsubtitle = "(LULLABY. 6,5,6,5,6,5,6,6. With Refrain)" composer = "Adam Geibel" poet = "William C. Gannett, 1840–" }
\score { << << \new Staff { \key f \major \time 6/8 \relative a' {
%deliberate choice to set all notes in the same type size
<a c, a>4 q8 <a c, bes>4 <g c, bes>8 |
<g c, a>4. <f c a> |
<c' a c,>4 q8 q4 <bes g c,>8 |
<a f c>4. ~ q |
<d fis, d>4 q8 q4 <c f, d>8 | % end of line 1
<c g d>4. <bes g d> |
<a f b,>4 <g b,>8 <g f bes,>4 <d bes>8 |
<< { g4. ^~ g | a4 a8 g8.[ a16] bes8 | <a f>4. <c e,>4^( c,8) } \\
{ <e bes>4_\( <d bes>8 <c bes>4. | c4. e | s s4 c8 } >>
<< { a'4 a8 g8.[ a16] bes8 | <a f>4.( _~ <c f,>4) ~ q8 |
f,4 f8 f8.[ a16] <c ees,>8 } \\
{ c,4. e | s s | ees4 ees8 ees4. } >> |
<d d'>4. <g d>4 <a d,>8 | % end of line 3
<c d,>4 <bes d,>8 <a e>4 <g e>8 |
<< { f4. \bar "." g8.[^\markup { \caps Refrain } a16] <bes e,>8 |
<a f>4. g8.[ a16] <bes e,>8 } \\
{ f4. e4 s8 | s4. e4 s8 } >> |
<c c'>4. <f ees> |
<f d> <f des> |
<a c,> ~ q \bar "|."
<d, bes> <c a> \bar ".." } }
\new Staff { \clef bass \key f \major \relative f, {
f4 c'8 e4 c8 | f,4 c'8 f4 c8 | c,4 c'8 <e bes'>4 c8 |
f,4 c'8 <f a>4 c8 | d,4 d'8 <a' c>4 d,8 | %end of line 1
g,4 d'8 <g bes>4 d8 | g,4 d'8 g4 d8 |
<c c,>4 <c f>8 <c e>4. |
<f, f'>4. << { bes'4( g8) } \\ { c,4. } >> |
<f a>4. <c g'> | % end of line 2
<f, f'> << { bes'4( g8) } \\ { c,4. } >> |
<f a>4. ~ q4 ~ q8 |
q4 q8 q4 <f f,>8 |
<bes, f'>4. <bes g'>4 <a fis'>8 | % end of line 3
<g g'>4 <bes g'>8 <c c'>4 <c bes'>8 |
<f a>4. <c bes'>4 <c g'>8 |
<f a>4. <c bes'>4 <c g'>8 |
<a f'>4. <a c'> |
<bes bes'> <bes g'> |
<f a'> ~ q | <bes f'> <f f'> } } >> >>
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\midi { \tempo 8 = 126 } }](http://upload.wikimedia.org/score/1/r/1rhcevam807hfcett98hn1rst5i0pp1/1rhcevam.png)
- Sleep, my little Jesus,
On thy Bed of hay,
While the shepherds homeward
Journey on their way.
Mother is thy shepherd
And will her vigil keep:
Did the voices wake thee?
O sleep my Jesus Sleep!
Softly sleep, sweetly sleep,
May Jesus sleep! - Sleep, my little Jesus,
While thou art my own!
Ox and ass thy heighbours,
Shalt thou have a throne?
Will they call me blessed?
Shall I stand and weep?
Be it far Jehovah!
O sleep my Jesus Sleep!
Softly sleep, sweetly sleep,
May Jesus sleep! - Sleep, my little Jesus,
Wonder baby mine!
Well the singing angels
Greet thee as divine.
Through my heart as heaven
Low the echoes sweep
Of glory to Jehovah!
O sleep my Jesus sleep!
Softly sleep, sweetly sleep,
May Jesus sleep!
Amen
Used by permission of The Adam Gelvel Music Co.
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