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Away In A
Manger
Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him
in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for
them in the inn.
Words: Verses 1 & 2, anonymous, in
Little Children’s Book for Schools and Families, by J. C.
File (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America,
1885).
Some sources show the author as Martin
Luther; this attribution (probably
incorrect) is based on the title “Luther’s Cradle
Hymn,” given to these words by the composer, James Murray.
Verse 3 is by John Thomas McFarland
(1851-1913).
Music: “Mueller,” James R.
Murray, 1887.
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord
Jesus laid down His sweet head.
The stars in the sky looked down where He
lay,
The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.
The cattle are lowing,
the Baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes;
I love Thee,
Lord Jesus, look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle til morning is
nigh.
Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever,
and love me, I pray;
Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care,
And
fit us for heaven to live with Thee there.
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