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Children Go Where I send Thee, from Family Christmas OnlineTMThis song is a little like the "Twelve Days of Christmas" in that each verse is numbered and "piggybacks" on the previous verses. But Gospel music is more free-form than English carols - this song can get longer at either end, depending on the mood of the songleader.The best version of this song I ever heard came from Mahalia Jackson, on an old LP my parents used to own that included many other artists. In fact I went looking for her version on Amazon and couldn't find it - I did find lots of other folks though. To hear an instrumental mp3 version of the first two verses of this song - enough to give you an idea how it goes, click here. To download a free printable version of sheet music for the first two verses of this song, click here. To hear Amazon clips of various artists singing this song (and to buy any track that you like), scroll down the page. If you have any corrections or comments you would like to make about this page, please contact me and I will be glad to hear from you. God bless - Paul Children go, where I send thee,
Children go, where I send thee,
Children go, where I send thee,
Children go, where I send thee,
The following numbers are added in as the song goes on (the following lyrics are frequently revised by the singer, so please don't be angry if this isn't quite the version you know). Five for the Gospel preachers Six for the jars of Cana Seven for the seven who came from Heaven Eight for the eight who sealed their fate Nine for the nine got left behind. Ten for the ten commandments 'Leven for the 'leven who went to Heaven Twelve for the twelve apostles. At the other end of the song, the lines about the Baby can grow if you want them to. Examples are: After a few verses you can go to:
Then after a few more verses, go to: One for the little bitty baby, was wrapped in swaddling clothing, laid in a hard old manger, was born, etc. At the end you can go to:
Amazon Sound Clips and RecordingsThis is a new feature to help our traditional Christmas music pages "connect" a little better to our readers in 2010. To help you get a feeling for how various artists perform this song, we're providing a link to the "sound clip" feature on Amazon. By clicking on the arrow, you can hear a 15-25 second clip from each artist. If you decide to buy and download a recording, just click on the Buy MP3 button next to the artist you want and follow the instructions.If the little boxes on the right don't have song, artist, or album names when you first view this page, try hitting the refresh button.
More Great Sound Clips of "Children Go Where I Send Thee"Amazon has dozens more great sound clips of this song by first-tier artists like Natalie Merchant, Michael McDonald, Ricky Skaggs, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ralph Stanley, Johnny Cash (and a few dozen that aren't so great - sorry). But if I try to put even the best ten or so on this page, it won't load very well on some computers. So if you want to browse the rest of the clips for yourself, please click the following link: |
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