The Virgin is Hushing Her Baby to Rest

The virgin is hushing her baby to rest

Author: W. Chatterton Dix
Tune: [The Virgin is hushing her Baby to rest]
Published in 2 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 The vir­gin is hush­ing her ba­by to rest,
With "Lul­la­by, lul­la­by, beau­ti­ful Child!"
She press­es her won­der­ful son to her breast,
Right glad then now is she!

2 The Babe she is nurs­ing is come down to save,
O "Lul­la­by, lul­la­by, beau­ti­ful Child!"
Poor sin­ners from dark­ness and pow­er of the grave;
Right glad then now is she!

3 See, Je­sus looks up in His mo­ther’s kind face,
O "Lul­la­by, lul­la­by, beau­ti­ful Child!"
He smiles on that mo­ther, the maid full of grace,
Right glad then now is she!

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16080

Author: W. Chatterton Dix

Most British hymn writers in the nineteenth century were clergymen, but William C. Dix (b. Bristol, England, 1837; d. Cheddar, Somerset, England, 1898) was a notable exception. Trained in the business world, he became the manager of a marine insurance company in Glasgow, Scotland. Dix published various volumes of his hymns, such as Hymns of Love and Joy (1861) and Altar Songs: Verses on the Holy Eucharist (1867). A number of his texts were first published in Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861). Bert Polman… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: The virgin is hushing her baby to rest
Title: The Virgin is Hushing Her Baby to Rest
Author: W. Chatterton Dix
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #16080
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The Cyber Hymnal #16080

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