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[Christ was once a little baby]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Florence W. Williams Incipit: 56712 17161 61756 Used With Text: Christ Was Once a Little Baby

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Christ Was Once a Little Baby

Author: Lavinia R. Brauff Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Christ was once a little baby Just like you and me: Born in Bethl’hem of Judea, Far across the sea; No room for the little Jesus, Could be found on earth: And a stable dark and dreary Was His place of birth. 2 Day by day the little Jesus Grew like you and me: Learned to lisp a pray’r to heaven At His mother’s knee; He was poor, but very happy, Happy in God’s love: List’ning to His gentle guidance Coming from above. 3 This is still the same dear Jesus Of whose birth we sing: O! ‘tis sweet to tell the story Of our new-born King, Who was once a little baby Just like you and me: Born in Bethl’hem of Judea Far across the sea. Used With Tune: [Christ was once a little baby]
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Who Shall Dwell

Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Who shall dwell, O Lord of Glory Scripture: Psalm 15 Used With Tune: [Who shall dwell, O Lord of Glory]

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Christ Was Once a Little Baby

Author: Lavinia R. Brauff Hymnal: Uplifted Voices #165 (1901) Lyrics: 1 Christ was once a little baby Just like you and me: Born in Bethl’hem of Judea, Far across the sea; No room for the little Jesus, Could be found on earth: And a stable dark and dreary Was His place of birth. 2 Day by day the little Jesus Grew like you and me: Learned to lisp a pray’r to heaven At His mother’s knee; He was poor, but very happy, Happy in God’s love: List’ning to His gentle guidance Coming from above. 3 This is still the same dear Jesus Of whose birth we sing: O! ‘tis sweet to tell the story Of our new-born King, Who was once a little baby Just like you and me: Born in Bethl’hem of Judea Far across the sea. Tune Title: [Christ was once a little baby]
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Christ Was Once a Little Baby

Author: Lavinia R. Brauff Hymnal: Songs for the Sunday School #188 (1921) Languages: English Tune Title: [Christ was once a little baby]
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Christ Was One A Little Baby

Author: Lavinia E. Brauff Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #11279 Meter: 8.5.8.5 D First Line: Christ was once a little baby Lyrics: 1 Christ was once a little baby, Just like you and me; Born in Bethl’hem of Judea, Far across the sea; No room for the little Jesus Could be found on earth: And a stable dark and dreary Was His place of birth. 2 Day by day this little Jesus Grew like you and me: Learned to lisp a prayer to Heaven At His mother’s knee; He was poor, but very happy, Happy in God’s love: Listening to His gentle guidance Coming from above. 3 This is still the same dear Jesus Of whose birth we sing; O! ’tis sweet to tell the story Of our newborn king; Who was once a little baby Just like you and me, Born in Bethl’hem of Judea Far across the sea. Languages: English Tune Title: BYDGOSZCZ

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Lavinia E. Brauff

1851 - 1920 Person Name: Lavinia R. Brauff Author of "Christ Was Once a Little Baby" in Uplifted Voices Lavinia E. Brauff was born in Pittsburgh 12 October, 1851. She was blind from infnacy. She was educated at the School for the Blind in Philadelphia. Her first hymn was published in 1894 to the music of H. P. Danks. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Florence W. Williams

Composer of "[Christ was once a little baby]" in Uplifted Voices Early 20th Century Falconer was a student, assistant and secretary to composer Adam Geibel. She married George G. Falconer, Jr., around 1906. --www.hymntime.com/tch/