by Simon Donlon & Colm Flanagan  

7 to 11  -  KS2  -  unison    (1m 53s)

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Download includes  –  Piano-vocal score, lyric sheet, mp3 demo & backing tracks

Theme  –  Christmas, wonder at newborn baby Jesus

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Content  –  A gentle, reflective song, pondering how this 'child of wonder', born in a stable, will grow to be the saviour of the world. Simple, lilting and peaceful, with a lyric that captures the moment just after Jesus' birth in a very effective way. (In unison, apart from a brief 'echo' moment.)

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Lyrics Sample

Sleep, little child,

On this night calm and mild.

The world can wait just a little while.

On your bed made of hay

Your sleepy head lays.

Your eyes are closed to the waiting world.

Here in the stable where you were born

Everything’s quiet, peaceful and warm.

So sleep, little child,

On this night calm and mild.

The world can wait just a little while.

For now (for now) it's hard to ponder

Just how (just how) this child of wonder

Will be the saviour of the world.

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'Sleep Little Child' features in the 9-song cantata 'One Night In Bethlehem'.