Child Ballad by Charles Kingsley
The Child Ballad is a collection of traditional ballads that were collected and published by Charles Kingsley in 1842. The book includes over 300 ballads, many of which are still popular today.
By Charles Kingsley · First published 1870 · Genre: Poetry, Folklore, Music · 133 words
First lines
Jesus, He loves one and all, Jesus, He loves children small, Their souls are waiting round His feet On high, before His mercy-seat.
While He wandered here below Children small to Him did go, At His feet they knelt and prayed, On their heads His hands He laid.
Came a Spirit on them then, Better than of mighty men, A Spirit faithful, pure and mild, A Spirit fit for king and child.
Oh! that Spirit give to me, Jesu Lord, where'er I be!
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Child Ballad is listed on Textopian as a poem by Charles Kingsley, dated 1870 CE.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Charles Kingsley
- Date: 1870 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Folklore, Music, Historical, Anthology
- Length: 133 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — This work is primarily a collection of poems, therefore it fits squarely into the genre of poetry.
- Folklore — Since child ballads are traditional folk songs, this book falls in the folklore genre as it offers a collection of these folk songs in a literary form.
- Music — Given the nature of ballads as a form of music composition, this book can also be categorized within the music genre.
- Historical — Child ballads are historical in nature, derived from oral tradition and passed down through generations, thus the book can be considered under the historical genre.
Tags
folklore · ballads · poetry · children's literature · narrative · mythology · adventure · imagination · tradition · storytelling · cultural heritage · fantasy