We Lay Thee Softly Down to Sleep
Author: Emmeline B. Wells
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (2)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- English: We Lay Thee Softly Down to Sleep
- French: Sur Une Tombe
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Statistics
Most common tunes for “We Lay Thee Softly Down to Sleep”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “We Lay Thee Softly Down to Sleep” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1840 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1890), no. 353.