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[Rock-a-bye birdie, up in your nest]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. A. Post Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 54511 65627 67321 Used With Text: Rock-a-Bye Birdie

Author: Lizzie De Armond Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Rock-a-bye birdie, up in your nest Refrain First Line: Rock-a-bye birdie, up in the tree Lyrics: 1 Rock-a-bye birdie, up in your nest, Bright gleams the sunshine over your head, Looking from heaven, God safely keeps Even a birdie, in its wee bed. Chorus: Rock-a-bye birdie, up in the tree, Singing God's praises all the day long; Unto the Father, loving and true, We, too, would raise our jubilant song. 2 Rock-a-bye birdie, hear the winds blow, Tossing the green leaves under your feet, O'er the earth floating, telling his love, Making the June-tide wondrously sweet. [Chorus] 3 Rock-a-bye birdie, through the long hours, Serving the Father in your small way; We would be like you, happy and glad, Singing His praises day after day. [Chorus] Topics: God in Nature Used With Tune: [Rock-a-bye birdie, up in your nest]

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Rock-a-Bye Birdie

Author: Lizzie De Armond Hymnal: Let Youth Praise Him #14 (1964) First Line: Rock-a-bye birdie, up in your nest Refrain First Line: Rock-a-bye birdie, up in the tree Lyrics: 1 Rock-a-bye birdie, up in your nest, Bright gleams the sunshine over your head, Looking from heaven, God safely keeps Even a birdie, in its wee bed. Chorus: Rock-a-bye birdie, up in the tree, Singing God's praises all the day long; Unto the Father, loving and true, We, too, would raise our jubilant song. 2 Rock-a-bye birdie, hear the winds blow, Tossing the green leaves under your feet, O'er the earth floating, telling his love, Making the June-tide wondrously sweet. [Chorus] 3 Rock-a-bye birdie, through the long hours, Serving the Father in your small way; We would be like you, happy and glad, Singing His praises day after day. [Chorus] Topics: God in Nature Languages: English Tune Title: [Rock-a-bye birdie, up in your nest]

Rock-a-Bye Birdie

Author: Lizzie DeArmond Hymnal: Songs for Little Singers #26 (1909) First Line: Rock-a-bye birdie, up in your nest Refrain First Line: Rock-a-bye-birdie, up in the three Languages: English Tune Title: [Rock-a-bye birdie, up in your nest]

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Lizzie De Armond

1847 - 1936 Author of "Rock-a-Bye Birdie" in Let Youth Praise Him Lizzie De Armond was a prolific writer of children's hymns, recitations and exercises. When she was twelve years old her first poem was published in the Germantown, Pa. Telegraph, however, it was not until she was a widow with eight children to support that she started writing in earnest. She wrote articles, librettos, nature stories and other works, as well as hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)