Ruddle, Valerie: Child of the Stable’s Secret Birth
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SATB and keyboard.
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Words by Timothy Dudley Smith.
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Timothy Dudley-Smith’s words Child of the Stable’s Secret Birth, although beginning with the nativity, is conscious that ‘the world is weaving a crown of thorn’. Beautiful music by Valerie Ruddle (a gentle lullaby) and equally haunting words have given this carol a worldwide following.
The carol makes varied use of SATB and keyboard arrangement with one verse being unaccompanied.