Carol of the Children

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Source: Words and Music by John Rutter
Published by: Hinshaw Music Inc. - HMC605

Theme: Suitable for Christmas/Winter program 

Voicing: unison/2 part
Key: D major d minor D major
Vocal Range: 










Meter, Time Signature, Tempo: 3/4.  To be sung "Gentle and flowing"
Performance Time: about 3 minutes

Words
One for the star in the sky over Bethlehem
Two for the hands that will rock Him to sleep;
Three for the kings bringing gold, bringing myrrh, bringing incense;
Four for the angels that watch over His bedside.

Blue for the robe of the sweet Virgin Mary;
White for the dawn of the first Christmas Day;
Red for the blood that He shed for us all on Good Friday;
Black for the tomb where he rested till Easter.

Lullaby!  See Jesus asleep;
Angels and shepherds their watch on Him keep:
Lullaby! He soon will awake,
For the oxen are stirring and morning will break.

One for the star in the sky over Bethlehem
Two for the hands that will rock Him to sleep;
Three for the kings bringing gold, bringing myrrh, bringing incense;
Four for the angels that watch over His bedside.

And one for the heart,
one for the heart,
one for the heart that I give as my off'ring to Jesus.