by Margaret Rose Girdler (1888 - 1958), as Margaret Rose
The little road to Bethlehem
Language: English
As I walked down the road at set of sun, The lambs were coming homewards, one by one, I heard a sheep-bell softly calling them Along the little road to Bethlehem. Beside an open door, as I drew nigh, I heard sweet Mary sing a lullaby. She sang about the lambs at close of day And rocked her tiny King among the hay. Across the air the silver sheep-bell rang, 'The lambs are coming home,' sweet Mary sang, 'Your Star of Gold is shining in the sky, So sleep, my little King, go lullaby.'
Text Authorship:
- by Margaret Rose Girdler (1888 - 1958), as Margaret Rose [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 Michael (Dewar) Head (1900 - 1976), "The little road to Bethlehem", 1946, published 1946 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-01-03
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Word count: 94