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Baby Jesus, fast asleep

Author: Nancy Byrd Turner Appears in 4 hymnals

[Baby Jesus, fast asleep]

Appears in 1 hymnal Tune Sources: Old French Carol Incipit: 33443 32231 44322 Used With Text: Baby Jesus, Fast Asleep

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Baby Jesus, Fast Asleep

Author: Nancy Byrd Turner Hymnal: Song and Play for Children #35 (1925) Languages: English Tune Title: [Baby Jesus, fast asleep]

Baby Jesus, fast asleep

Author: Nancy Byrd Turner Hymnal: Primary Music and Worship #d6 (1930)

Baby Jesus, fast asleep

Author: Nancy Byrd Turner Hymnal: Songs for Children, a Collection of Hymns and Other Songs ... #d6 (1942)

1880 - 1971 Author of "Baby Jesus, Fast Asleep" in Song and Play for Children Turner, Nancy Byrd. Born in Boydton, Virginia, July 29, 1880, daughter of Byrd Thornton Turner and Nancy Addison (Harrison) Turner. Composed her first verse at three. First published verse at age of 8--a romantic ballad, "Ruth in the Dentist's Chair" (he fell in love). Her father was an Episcopal minister; they lived in about a dozen small towns or rural communities during her childhood. In 1916, she went to Boston and joined the staff of Youth's Companion. She wrote under many pen names, and published in several magazines. She won numerous awards, including the "Golden Rose" of the New England Poetry Society and the Lyric Associates award of 1951. --Letter from Turner Rose to Jean Woodward Steele, Westminster Press, 1 February 1974, DNAH Archives.