- Year of composition: c. 1850-1860
- Work category: Voices and organ
- Text author: Translated from English (according to a loose note in the autograph[!])
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Solo voices/choir
For solo voice and mixed choir ad lib
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Leonard Höijers arkiv [the Leonard Höijer archive]
Description of work
Larghetto C major 4/4 (C)
Work comment
Most likely, this song was composed during Höijer's time as organist at the Katarina kyrka [Katarina Church (Church of Catherine)] in Stockholm and intended to be used there
Libretto/text
Nu jag somna vill i Jesu sköte,
i hans himmel der jag vakna får.
Kanske snart att eder der till möte
jag bland heliga och änglar går.
Jesus vill oss kalla Alla, alla
Jesus vill oss kalla Alla hem till sig,
Amen, Halleluja!