Oh, Hush Thee, My Baby
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Lyrics
Verse 1
Oh, hush thee, my baby; a story I’ll tell, How little Lord Jesus on earth came to dwell;
How in a far country, ’way over the sea, Was born a wee baby, my dear one, like thee.
Chorus
Lullaby, baby, lullaby, dear. Sleep, little baby; have nothing to fear.
Lullaby, baby, lullaby, dear. Jesus will care for his little one here.
Verse 2
The story was told by the angels so bright, As round them was shining a heavenly light.
The stars shone out brightly, but one led the way And stood o’er the place where the dear baby lay.
Chorus
Lullaby, baby, lullaby, dear. Sleep, little baby; have nothing to fear.
Lullaby, baby, lullaby, dear. Jesus will care for his little one here.
Verse 3
The shepherds here found him, as angels had said, The poor little stranger, no crib for a bed.
Down low in a manger so quiet he lay. This little child Jesus, asleep on the hay.
Chorus
Lullaby, baby, lullaby, dear. Sleep, little baby; have nothing to fear.
Lullaby, baby, lullaby, dear. Jesus will care for his little one here.
Teaching Resources
Attribution
Music by: Joseph Ballantyne, 1868–1944
Text by: Joseph Ballantyne, 1868–1944
Audio files from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints