Cecilia Mary Caddell: Collected Lyrics
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Litany of the Childhood of Jesus

Cecilia Mary Caddell

“Litany of the Childhood of Jesus” as printed in Catholic Hymns (1860) (1860).

Cecilia Mary Caddell: Collected Lyrics Text 6 1860 · historical text
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This text comes from Catholic Hymns (1860), a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

By the name which Thou didst take,

Suffering early for our sake;

Name ador'd on bended knee,

Name of grace and majesty,—

Verse 2

Child of Mary, hear our cry!

Thou wert little once as we;

Hear the loving Litany

We, Thy children, sing to Thee.

Verse 3

By the joy of Simeon blest,

When he clasp'd Thee to his breast;

By the widow'd Anna's song,

Pour'd amid the wondering throng,—

Child of Mary, &c.

Verse 4

By Thine angel-bidden flight

Into Egypt in the night;

Verse 5

By Thy home at Herod's death

In despised Nazareth,—

Child of Mary, &c.

Verse 6

By Thy tender mother's fears,

By her many sighs and tears,

As she sought Thee night and day,

Turning back upon her way,—

Child of Mary, &c.

Verse 7

By her wond'ring love and awe,

In the Temple when she saw

Thee, her child, so young and fair,

Wiser than the wisest there,—

Child of Mary, &c.

Credits

Written by Cecilia Mary Caddell

Words by Cecilia Mary Caddell. Historical text published in Catholic Hymns (1860) (1860); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

Source & text edition

Catholic Hymns (1860) (1860), “Litany of the Childhood of Jesus”

The 1860 published edition is in the public domain in the United States (pre-1931 publication). Entries whose credited author died more than 70 years ago are also in the public domain in life-plus-70 jurisdictions; other entries are held.

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