"Cradle Lullaby"
(Words and Music by Lewis G. Scharpf, Jr.)
A choral composition (SATB) with piano and flute accompaniment

"And this will be a sign for you:
you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger"
Luke 2:12




AUDIO SAMPLE(MIDI)

PIANO INTRODUCTION(Five Measures)

VERSE 1

While stars were bright shining, while angels were singing,
While shepherds were watching it happened that night,
While cattle were lowing, while flocks were still sleeping,
A BABY IN A CRADLE, HE SENT US HIS LIGHT.

VERSE 2 (Women and Men alternate lines)

No inn for a stranger,
Instead, a small manger,
A place unexpected for One of such might.
A place our creator
Would send us a saviour,
A BABY IN A CRADLE, HE SENT US HIS LIGHT.

VERSE 3

An infant so lowly, an infant so holy,
An infant who later would give us new sight.
An infant of Mary, an infant of mercy,
A BABY IN A CRADLE, HE SENT US HIS LIGHT.

VERSE 4

A time for rejoicing, a time for restoring,
A time to start seeking that star that shines bright.
A time for redeeming, a time for receiving,
A baby in a cradle, He sent us His light.

A BABY IN A CRADLE, HE SENT US HIS LIGHT.





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