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Sleep sweetly, on thy pillow

Author: May M. Brewster Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O little Babe of Bethlehem
Sleep sweetly, on thy pillow

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[O little Babe of Bethlehem]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 13321 23321 23453 Used With Text: O Little Babe of Bethlehem
[O little Babe of Bethlehem]

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O Little Babe of Bethlehem

Author: May M. Brewster Hymnal: Progressive Sunday School Songs #182 (1923) Refrain First Line: Sleep, sweetly sleep on Thy pillow of hay Lyrics: 1 O little Babe of Bethlehem, In yonder lowly place, The light of heav’n so wonderful, Is shining from Thy face. Altho’ no crown adorns Thy brow, Yet would we tribute bring; Altho’ no royal robes are there, We own Thee as our King. Refrain: Sleep, sweetly sleep on Thy pillow of hay, Wonderful King, this Christmas Day, Angeles guard Thee from on high, And sing Thy lullaby. 2 O little Babe of Bethlehem, Tho’ Thine is manger bed, The place is holy where Thou art, And glory crown Thy head. While one bright star above Thee shines, Beside Thy couch we fall; In humble adoration there, We own thee Lord, of all. [Refrain] 3 O little Babe of Bethlehem, Redeemer Thou shalt be; Tho’ none but shepherds hail Thy birth, The world shall come to Thee. As heav’nly hosts above Thee sing, Hosannas that ne’er cease, So shall all earth Thy praise proclaim, Thou blessed Prince of Peace. [Refrain] Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [O little Babe of Bethlehem]
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O Little Babe Of Bethlehem

Author: May M. Brewster Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #116085 First Line: O lit­tle Babe of Beth­le­hem Refrain First Line: Sleep, sweet­ly sleep on Thy pil­low of hay Lyrics: 1 O lit­tle Babe of Beth­le­hem, In yon­der low­ly place; The light of Heav­en so won­der­ful, Is shin­ing from Thy face. Altho’ no crown adorns Thy brow, Yet would we trib­ute bring; Altho’ no roy­al robes are there, We own Thee as our king. Refrain: Sleep, sweet­ly sleep on Thy pil­low of hay, Wonderful King, this Christ­mas day; Angels guard Thee from on high, And sing Thy lul­la­by. 2 O lit­tle Babe of Beth­lehem, Tho’ Thine is man­ger bed, The place is ho­ly where Thou art, And glo­ry crowns Thy head. While one bright star above Thee shines, Beside Thy couch we fall; In hum­ble ado­ra­tion there, We own Thee Lord of all. [Refrain] 3 O lit­tle Babe of Beth­le­hem, Redeemer Thou shalt be; Tho’ none but shep­herds hail Thy birth, The world shall come to Thee. As heav­en­ly hosts above Thee sing, Hosannas that ne’er cease, So shall all earth Thy praise pro­claim, Thou bless­ed Prince of Peace. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [O lit­tle Babe of Beth­le­hem]
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Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[O little Babe of Bethlehem]" in Progressive Sunday School Songs Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday­-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman
Chas. H. Gabriel

May M. Brewster

1901 - 2000 Author of "O Little Babe of Bethlehem" in Progressive Sunday School Songs
May M. Brewster
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