The Cyber Hymnal ‎#360

360. Baby Moses

1. Who will take little baby?
I, said the water deep.
Baby will float in his cradle boat
And I shall rock him to sleep.

2. Who will hide little baby?
We, said the rushes tall.
Safely we’ll hide the baby inside,
That nobody sees him at all.

3. Who will watch o’er the baby?
Miriam whispers, I.
I’m sure to hear if the baby dear
Gives even a tiny, soft cry.

4. Who will guard little baby?
Out on the waters blue?
Silently sleep, baby, safely sleep,
For God will take care of you.

Text Information

• First Line: Who will take little baby?
• Title: Baby Moses
• Author: Florence Hoatson (ca. 1905)
• Language: English
• Source: Songs for Little People (New York: The Abingdon Press, 1905), number 13
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Who will take little baby?]
• Composer: Carey Bonner (1912)
• Incipit: 56531 21643 23234
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Some sourc­es show the com­poser as Her­mann von Mül­ler, one of Bon­ner’s pseu­do­nyms.
• Copyright: Public Domain