Little sleeper Christ has taken

Author: Eliza Cook

Cook, Eliza, daughter of a merchant in Southwark, was born Dec. 24, 1817, and died at Wimbledon, Sept. 23, 1889. Her works in poetry and prose are well and widely known. Her hymn published in 1860, "Father above, I pray to Thee" (Child's Evening Hymn), is in several hymn-books, including Martineau's Hymns, &c, 1873. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >