Sing and Rejoice! ‎#119

119. The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy

Text Information

• First Line: The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy
• Title: The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
• Refrain First Line: He come from the glory
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1979
• Topic: Jesus Christ - Birth
• Source: West Indian traditional carol
• Notes: Taken down from the singing of the Negro James Bryce in 1942 when Bryce was 92 years old.

Tune Information

• Name: [The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy]
• Collector: Edric Connor
• Arranger: Elizabeth Poston
• Key: F Major
• Source: West Indian traditional carol
• Copyright: Reprinted by permission from The Cambridge Hymnal, 1967, Cambridge University Press, London, England.