A Bairn’s Prayer at Nicht
| Song Title | A Bairn’s Prayer at Nicht (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Thea Musgrave |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Woman (Search) |
| Author(s): | Maurice Lindsay |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Children; Cracking; Forgiveness; Holes; Imagery; Light; Night; Nursery rhymes; Please; Prayers; Praying; Religion; Scottish; Sin; Sky; Stars |
| First Line | The stars crack the sky to let light in. (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1953 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=57708 |
| Larger Work | A Suite O' Bairnsangs (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTVwYR4goBM |
| Catalog Designation | No. 4 (Search) |
| Commissioned By | Scottish Festival, Braemar (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/11639/ (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |