Jesus, Jesus, rest your head
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | Jesus, Jesus, rest your head (Search) |
| Composer(s): | John Edmunds |
| Author(s): | Traditional |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | America; American; Beds; Birth; Blowing; Carol; Christianity; Christmas; Christmas Eve; Cows; Earth; Evil; Fate; Feathers; Folk Song; Folks; Glowing; Heads; Jesus; Late; Lowing; Mangers; Mothers; Nativity of Jesus; Resting; Sleeping; Stables; Stars; Virgin Mary; Wind |
| First Line | Jesus, Jesus, rest your head (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1954 (Search) Circa |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=127895 |
| Musical Form | Modified ternary (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.worldcat.org/title/folk-songs-american-english-irish/oclc/7201051&referer=brief_results |
| Difficulty Level | HS (Search) |
| Range: | D4 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | G Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | John Jacob Niles (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | R. D. Row Music Company, "John Edmunds: Folk Songs" (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |