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Text:Little Jesus, sleep away
Author:Christopher Massey, b. 1956
Tune:ROCKING
Composer:Christopher Tambling

860. Little Jesus, sleep away

Text Information
First Line: Little Jesus, sleep away, in the hay
Title: Little Jesus, sleep away
Author: Christopher Massey, b. 1956
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Topic: Christmas: Children's Hymns and Songs
Copyright: © 1999 Kevin Mayhew Ltd.
Notes: See No. 861 for traditional text and an alternative arrangement
Tune Information
Name: ROCKING
Composer: Christopher Tambling
Meter: 10 7 88 77
Key: F Major
Source: Traditional Czech carol
Copyright: Arr. © 1999 Kevin Mayhew Ltd.



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