Sweet little Jesus boy
| Song Title | Sweet little Jesus boy (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Robert MacGimsey |
| Author(s): | Robert MacGimsey |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Blind; Boys; Carol; Children; Christianity; Christmas; Composer is Poet; Dialect; Dying; Eyes; Forgiveness; Forgiving; Holy; Jesus; Little; Lord; Lullaby; Mangers; Masters; Mean; Musical Quotation: Amazing Grace; One Octave or Less; Religion; Right; Saving; Simplicity; Sin; Spiritual; Sweet; Treating; World |
| First Line | Sweet little Jesus Boy (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1934 (Search) Circa |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=951557 |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.worldcat.org/title/sweet-little-jesus-boy-song-for-voice-with-piano-accompaniment/oclc/3410933&referer=brief_results |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI-hWp_9ZME |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Medium voice |
| Range: | F4 - F5 (Search) |
| Original Key | F Major (Search) |
| Notes | The text and music of this song are written in the stereotypical style and dialect of an African-American spiritual, although the MacGimsey was a white American. (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |