by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
Oh, Baby Christ, so dear to me
Language: English
Oh, Baby Christ, so dear to me, Sang Briget Bride: How sweet thou art, My baby dear, Heart of my heart! Heavy her body was with thee, Mary, beloved of One in Three -- Sang Briget Bride -- Mary, who bore thee, little lad: But light her heart was, light and glad With God's love clad. Sit on my knee, Sang Briget Bride: Sit here O Baby dear, Close to my heart, my heart: For I thy foster-mother am, My helpless lamb! O have no fear, Sang good St. Bride. None, none, No fear have I: So let me cling Close to thy side While thou dost sing, O Briget Bride! My Lord, my Prince, I sing: My Baby dear, my King! Sang Briget Bride.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "St. Bride's lullaby", appears in From the Hills of Dream, first published 1896 [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 Rutland Boughton (1878 - 1960), "St. Bride's Cradle Song", published 1911 [ voice and piano ], from Six Spiritual Songs [sung text not yet checked]
- by Helen Hopekirk (1856 - 1945), "St. Bride's lullaby", published <<1929 [ medium voice and piano ], from Six Poems by Fiona Macleod [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
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Word count: 123