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Mary Had a Baby

Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: Mary had a Baby, my Lord Text Sources: Spiritual

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Mary Had a Baby

Appears in 13 hymnals Tune Sources: Spiritual Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 11113 16155 55753 Used With Text: Mary Had a Baby

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Mary Had a Baby

Hymnal: This Far By Faith #55 (1999) First Line: Mary had a baby, my Lord Lyrics: 1 Mary had a baby, my Lord; Mary had a baby, my Lord; Mary had a baby, Mary had a baby, Mary had a baby, my Lord. 2 Where did she lay him, my Lord? Where did she lay him, my Lord? Where did she lay him, where did she lay him, where did she lay him, my Lord? 3 Laid him in a manger, my Lord; laid him in a manger, my Lord; laid him in a manger,laid him in a manger, laid him in a manger, my Lord. 4 What did she name him, my Lord? What did she name him, my Lord? What did she name him, what did she name him, what did she name him, my Lord? 5 Mary named him Jesus, my Lord; Mary named him Jesus, my Lord; Mary named him Jesus, Mary named him Jesus, Mary named him Jesus, my Lord. Topics: Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:11-22 Languages: English Tune Title: [Mary had a baby, my Lord]
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Mary Had a Baby

Hymnal: Sing! A New Creation #107 (2002) First Line: Mary had a baby, my Lord Lyrics: 1 Mary had a baby, my Lord. Mary had a baby, my Lord. Mary had a baby, Mary had a baby, Mary had a baby, my Lord. 2 What did she name him, my Lord? What did she name him, my Lord? What did she name him, what did she name him, what did she name him, my Lord? 3 She named him King Jesus, my Lord. She named him King Jesus, my Lord. She named him King Jesus, she named him King Jesus, she named him King Jesus, my Lord. 4 Where was he born, my Lord? Where was he born, my Lord? Where was he born, where was he born, where was he born, my Lord? 5 Born in a manger, my Lord. Born in a manger, my Lord. Born in a manger, born in a manger, born in a manger, my Lord. Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [Mary had a baby]
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Mary Had a Baby

Hymnal: Worship and Rejoice #220 (2003) First Line: Mary had a baby, my Lord Lyrics: 1 Mary had a baby, my Lord; Mary had a baby, my Lord. Mary had a baby, Mary had a baby, Mary had a baby, my Lord. 2 What did she name him, my Lord? What did she name him, my Lord? What did she name him, what did she name him, what did she name him, my Lord? 3 She named him King Jesus, my Lord. She named him King Jesus, my Lord. She named him King Jesus, she named him King Jesus, she named him King Jesus, my Lord. 4 Where was he born, my Lord? Where was he born, my Lord? Where was he born, where was he born, where was he born, my Lord? 5 Born in a manger, my Lord. Born in a manger, my Lord. Born in a manger, born in a manger, born in a manger, my Lord. Scripture: Luke 2:6-7 Languages: English Tune Title: [Mary had a baby]

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David N. Johnson

1922 - 1987 Person Name: David N. Johnson, 1922-1987 Arranger of "[Mary had a baby, my Lord]" in This Far By Faith David Johnson (b. San Antonio, TX, 1922; d. Phoenix, AZ, 1987), former music department chairman at St. Olaf College, composed EARTH AND ALL STARS and published it in his Twelve Folksongs and Spirituals (1968). Johnson studied at Trinity, University, San Antonio, Texas, and received his master's and doctoral degrees in music from Syracuse University, New York. In addition to St. Olaf, he taught at Syracuse University; Alfred University, Alfred, New York; and Arizona State University. Johnson was organist at Syracuse University and organist and choir director at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Phoenix. His publications include Instruction Book for Beginning Organists and Organ Teacher's Guide; his compositions number over three hundred and include hymn tunes, varied harmonizations, and hymn preludes. Bert Polman

Kenneth Fenton

Person Name: Kenneth L. Fenton, b. 1938 Arranger of "[Mary had a baby]" in Sing! A New Creation

Keith Stent

Arranger of "[Mary had a baby, yes, Lord]" in Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New