Cradle Hymn<\/strong> is gentle music, perfect for a contemplative moment in your service or concert. This setting features the soprano section, or a solo voice, with the rest of the choir singing a wordless accompaniment. The men sing the middle verse, to the very similar tune “Restoration”. The piano weaves some quiet counterpoint at the end.<\/p>\n 1. These words are by the hymnist Isaac Watts (1674-1748). According to a web search, they are from Watts’ Song 8 from\u00a0Divine and Moral Songs for Children<\/a><\/i>, 1720. I found many more verses, but this setting uses the ones Seeger included, the gentle lullaby.<\/p>\n The two tunes of Cradle Hymn are:<\/p>\n Cradle Hymn<\/strong> is part of a larger cantata, Shepherds and Angels<\/a><\/em>, with violin, harp, and tambourine. Instrumentally, that set aligns well with Britten\u2019s Ceremony of Carols<\/em> or Susa\u2019s Carols and Lullabies<\/em>. Teach your chorus Cradle Hymn<\/strong> this year, and expand to Shepherds and Angels<\/em> next season.<\/p>\n Preview score<\/strong>\u00a0 Click the big button to download a free perusal score. The watermarked PDF is disabled for printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\tDownload “Cradle Hymn, SATB & piano, preview”\tpjm-cradlehymn-satb-preview.pdf\t\t– Downloaded 3649 times\t\t– 299.77 KB<\/small>\n<\/a>\n\n Listen<\/strong>\u00a0 The Master Singers of Lexington, MA sang Cradle Hymn<\/strong> in 2010 in the Shepherds and Angels<\/em> version with violin and harp.<\/p>\n
\nHush my babe lie still and slumber
\nHoly angels guard thy bed.
\nHeav\u2019nly blessings without number
\nGently stealing on thy head.
\n2.
\nHow much better art thou attended
\nThan the Son of God could be
\nWhen from heaven he descended
\nAnd became a child like thee.
\n3.
\nSoft and easy is thy cradle,
\nCoarse and hard the Savior lay
\nWhen His birthplace was a stable
\nAnd His softest bed was hay.<\/p>\n\n
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