Elizabeth Poston
Mary had a baby
Text source: St. Helena Island Spiritual; collected by N.G.J. Ballanta-Taylor, arr. E. Poston
- Composer
- Elizabeth Poston (1905–1987)
- Text source
- St. Helena Island Spiritual; collected by N.G.J. Ballanta-Taylor, arr. E. Poston
- Category
- Anthem
- Forces
- Choir
- Scoring
- Voicing: U with descant
- Accompaniment
- guitar
- Language
- English
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
Poston arranged nearly 100 carols to be sung in their native, original style. She collected field recordings from England and the US. This carol is from South Carolina.
Suggested for
- Christmas Eve · Year C — reflects on the day’s overall theme
Related works
- Balulalow — Elizabeth Poston · same composer, same liturgical day
- Antiphon and Psalm: Laudate Dominum — Elizabeth Poston · same composer
- Jesus Christ the apple tree — Elizabeth Poston · same composer
- Sing unto the Lord — Elizabeth Poston · same composer
- The Lamb — Elizabeth Poston · same composer
- A Little Childe There is Ibore — Jane M. Joseph · same liturgical day
- All My Heart This Night Rejoices — Brenda Portman · same liturgical day
- Carol of the Crib — Joanna Forbes L'Estrange · same liturgical day