This accessible assembly song for Christmas is a flowing lullaby in triple meter. The simple text is set in a tender but wistful E minor_x0014_ at first seemingly at odds with the joyful Christmas message, but understood as a subtle foreshadowing of the future sorrows of Jesus' adulthood. Set for unison choir with descant, accompanied by piano, guitar, and handbells, this would be especially appropriate for the Christmas Vigil.
