Hush, do not cry, my little tiny child
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Hush, do not cry, my little tiny child:
Lullaby, lullalay!
1 O brothers, tell what ill befell
Bethlehem's town this day;
let grief recite these infants' plight,
sorrow and sore disma ... (continues)
Written by: Michael Perry [Find texts by Michael Perry] [Find tunes by Michael Perry]
This text appears in the Jubilate Group publication(s):
- The Carol Book - number 56
- Carol Praise (1987 edition) - number 128
- Carol Praise (2006 edition) - number 88
- Carols for Today - number 152
Related Biblical passages:
- Jeremiah - chapter 31 - verse(s) 15
- Matthew - chapter 2 - verse(s) 16-18
Theme(s) of this text:
- Bethlehem, Bible
- Brothers and sisters
- Child
- Death, human
- Herod, Bible
- Holy Innocents, massacre of
- Lullaby
- Sad
- Soldiers
