by George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848 - 1934)
Come, rock His cradle
Language: English
Come, rock His cradle lowly, The throne of God all holy: Come worship and adore Him, And kneel we down before him. Sweet little Jesu, sweet little Jesu. And sing, for music number Will lull the Babe to slumber: Your strain be sweet and airy, Like that of Blessed Mary. Sweet little Jesu, sweet little Jesu. Do nothing to annoy Him, But ev'rything to joy Him; For sin by night or morrow Would cause Him pain and sorrow. Sweet little Jesu, sweet little Jesu. So, at your hour of dying, This Babe in cradle lying, (For He is King supernal) Shall grant you rest eternal. Sweet little Jesu, sweet little Jesu.
Authorship:
- by George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848 - 1934), "Come, rock His cradle", appears in Cowley Carol Book [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Come, rock His cradle", op. 652, published 1971 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ken Edensor
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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