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The Holy Child
Song Title
The Holy Child (
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Composer(s):
Easthope (Frederick John) Martin
Author(s):
Traditional
Keyword(s) & Features:
Asleep
;
Awaking
;
Baby Jesus
;
Beds
;
Blessing
;
Bright
;
Carol
;
Cattle
;
Children
;
Christianity
;
Christmas
;
Close
;
Cradles
;
Cribs
;
Crying
;
Forever
;
Hay
;
Heads
;
Heaven
;
Holy
;
Jesus
;
Laying
;
Little
;
Looking
;
Lord
;
Loving
;
Mangers
;
Morning
;
Nativity of Jesus
;
One Octave or Less
;
Personification: Stars
;
Prayers
;
Praying
;
Religion
;
Simplicity
;
Sky
;
Stars
;
Staying
;
Sweet
;
Tender
First Line
Away in the manger, no crib for a bed, (
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Average Duration
3:15 (
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Year of composition
1924 (
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Link to English Text Online
http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=54051
Musical Form
Strophic (
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Original Language
English (
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Score Source
https://www.worldcat.org/title/holy-child/oclc/759882566&referer=brief_results
Audio Source
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTb8Atk3C2o
Voice part suggested by composer
High voice
Range:
G4 - G5 (
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Original Key
Bb Major (
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Notes
Same text as "Away in a Manger," which is commonly misattributed to Martin Luther (
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Contributor
GTM (
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