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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Jesus, Jesus, rest your head
 (Sung text for setting by J. Edmunds)
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Language: English 
Jesus, Jesus, rest your head,
You have got a manger bed;
All the evil folks on earth
Sleep in feathers at their birth.
Jesus, Jesus, rest your head,
You have got a manger bed.

Have you heard about our Jesus,
Have you heard about His fate?
How His Mother went to the stable
On that Christmas Eve so late?
Winds were blowing,
Cow were lowing,
Stars were glowing,
Glowing, glowing.

Jesus, Jesus, rest your head,
You have got a manger bed, etc...

Composition:

    Set to music by John Edmunds (1913 - 1986), "Jesus, Jesus, rest your head", published 1954, copyright © 1954 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-12-04
Line count: 16
Word count: 82

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