Precious Child, So Sweetly Sleeping

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Precious Child, so sweetly sleeping

Author: Anna B. Hoppe (1920)
Tune: PRESCOTT (Stewart)
Published in 10 hymnals

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1 Precious Child, so sweetly sleeping
In a virgin’s fond embrace,
Heav’nly hosts their watch are keeping
O’er Thy humble dwelling place;
Blest Messiah, new-born King,
Let my heart its tribute bring.

2 Anthems joyous now are ringing
In the skies of Bethlehem;
Angels their sweet song are singing,
“Peace on earth, good will to men.”
Precious Jesus, at Thy birth
Heaven’s peace is brought to earth.

3 Sweetly rest, Thou promised Saviour,
By the prophets long foretold;
Brightly beams the Father’s favor,
Now all men His love behold.
Virgin-born Immanuel,
Let my tongue Thy praises tell!

4 Promised Saviour, I adore Thee,
Son of David, Son of God!
What can mortals bring before Thee?
All is Thine on earthly sod.
Take my heart and let it be
Filled with love, dear Child, to Thee.

Amen.

Source: The Hymnal and Order of Service #42

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Author: Anna B. Hoppe

Anna Hoppe was born on May 7, 1889 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She left school after the eighth grade and worked as a stenographer. She began writing patriotic verses when she was very young and by the age of 25 she was writing spiritual poetry. After some of her poems appeared in the Northwestern Lutheran, a periodical of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, they came to the attention of Dr. Adolf Hult of Augustana Seminary, Rock Island, Illinois. He influenced her to write her Songs for the Church Year (1928). Several hymnals include her work, which was usually set to traditional chorale melodies, although she also made a number of translations. She died on August 2, 1941 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NN, from Cyber Hymnal Go to person page >

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First Line:	Precious Child, so sweetly sleeping
Title:	Precious Child, So Sweetly Sleeping
Author:	Anna B. Hoppe (1920)
Meter:	8.7.8.7.7.7
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain