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732. When Jesus was a baby

Text Information
First Line: When Jesus was a baby
Author: J. Steuart Wilson (1928)
Meter: 7 6. 7 6. D. Irreg.
Publication Date: 1939
Topic: Hymns for Children
Notes: Alternative tune, BETHLEHEM, No. 647
Tune Information
Name: MANX CAROL
Arranger: Martin Shaw (1928)
Meter: 7 6. 7 6. D. Irreg.
Key: g minor
Source: Manx Traditional Meldoy
Copyright: By permission of the Oxford University Press



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