Elizabeth Mitchell's "The Sounding Joy" is one of our most-loved Christmas records. It's magical and deep and rich and fun. If you like old hymns and folk music presented with simple beauty, you will love this album. Especially if you like singing along.
Here is a of live performance of "Cradle Hymn" which features just three stanzas from the much longer hymn text by Isaac Watts (1674-1748). Watts is most famous for the text of his Christmas hymn, "Joy to the World."
Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber,
Holy angels guard thy bed!
Heavenly blessings without number
Gently stealing on thy head.
How much better thou art attended
Than the Son of God could be,
When from heaven He descended
And became a child like thee!
Soft and easy is thy cradle:
Coarse and hard thy Saviour lay,
When His birthplace was a stable
And His softest bed was hay.
Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber,
Holy angels guard thy bed!
Heavenly blessings without number
Gently stealing on thy head.
from The Sounding Joy: Christmas Songs In and Out of the Ruth Crawford Seeger Songbook...
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