“Rock'd in the Cradle of the Deep”
Description
"Rock'd in the cradle of the deep, I lay me down in peace to sleep; Secure I rest upon the wave, For thou Oh! Lord, hast power to save." The singer reiterates a simple faith: God can save, the storms cannot harm me, I will sleep sound whatever happens
Same tune
- Locked in the Stable with the Sheep (cf. Spaeth, _A History of Popular Music in America_, p. 84)
Cross references
- cf. "The Drover's Dream" (quoted in that song)
Recordings
- James Cherry, "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" (Berliner 0964X, 1896)
- Edison Quartet, "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" (CYL: Edison 2217, c. 1897)
- William F. Hooley, "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" (Victor 3067, 1904)
- J. W. Myers, "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" (Zonophone 322, 1905)
- Original Bison City Quartette, "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep") (CYL: Ohio Phonograph Co., no #, c. 1893)
- Standard Quartette, "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" (CYL: Columbia 2247, rec. c. 1895)
- Frank C. Stanley, "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" (Victor 4867, 1906)
References
- RJackson-19CPop, pp. 184-189, "Rock'd in the Cradle of the Deep" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, RJ19184