Meter: 4.4.6 D with refrain Appears in 26 hymnals First Line: O sisters, too Lyrics: Burden:
Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child,
bye-bye, lully lullay.
1. O sisters, too,
how may we do
for to preserve this day
this poor youngling
for whom we sing,
bye-bye lully lullay?
2. Herod the King,
in his raging
charged he hath this day
his men of might,
in his own sight,
all young children to slay.
3. That woe is me,
poor child, for thee!
And every morn and day,
for thy parting
nor say nor sing
bye-bye, lully lullay. [Burden]
Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child,
bye-bye, lully lullay. Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Holy Innocents (December 28) Used With Tune: COVENTRY CAROL Text Sources: Coventry carol, 15th cent.
Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child
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