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"Children Go Where I Send Thee"
       
     
"Children Go Where I Send Thee"
 


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Repeated rhythmic and melodic patterns make this a seasonal favorite at Christmas.

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Description
 
  • Grade: Third (3)

  • Origin: Traditional Canadian Folk Song

  • Key: F Major

  • Time: 4/4

  • Form: ABbC

  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/ta ta ta | ta ta/a/a | ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta/a | ta ti ti ti ti ti ti | (ta) ta ta/a | ta ta ta ta | ta/a/a/a | ta ta ta ti ti_|_ ta
    (_ indicates tied note)

  • Pitches: intermediate: Ti Do Mi Fa So Do

  • Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, So/Do8\So (P4), Mi\Do (M3), Do\So/Do (P4), Mi\Do\So inverted tonic arpeggio, Mi\Ti (m3)

  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, eighth; rests: quarter; tied notes, pickup beats, forward and ending repeat signs, syncopation, repeated rhythm patterns, vocal slur

  • Key Words: Canadian Folk Song, Christmas, sacred, counting to 10 forwards and backwards, God speaking, bible stories, thee, clothing, wrapped, swaddling, manger, Bethlehem, Paul, Silas, Hebrew, gospel, preachers, heaven, dressed, ten commandments.

  
 

"Children Go Where I Send Thee"
Children, go where I send thee!
How shall I send thee?
  
 
1.

I'm gonna send thee one by one,
One for the little bitty Baby.
Wrapped in swaddling clothing,
Lying in the manger,

Born, born,
Born in Bethlehem.

 
       
Children, go where I send thee!
How shall I send thee?
  
 
2.
 I'm gonna send thee two by two,
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty Baby.
Wrapped in swaddling clothing,
Lying in the manger,

Born, born,
Born in Bethlehem. 		 
  3. Three for the Hebrew children.  
  4. Four for the four that stood at the door.  
  5. Five for the gospel preachers.  
  6. Six for the six that never got fixed.  
  7. Sev'n for the sev'n that never went to heav'n.  
  8. Eight for the eight that stood at the gate.  
  9. Nine for the nine that dressed so fine.  
  10. Ten for the ten commandments.  

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