Away In A Manger Lyrics

Away in a manger,
No crib for His bed,
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head;
The stars in the heavens
Looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing,
The poor Baby wakes,
But little Lord Jesus,
No crying He makes.
I love Thee, Lord Jesus;
Look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle
Till 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.

Away in a manger,
No crib for His bed,
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head;
The stars in the heavens
Looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay.

Away in a Manager is always the first carol that children are taught. Away in a Manger was originally published in 1885.
“Away in a Manger” is a religious Christmas carol first published in an 1885 Lutheran Sunday School book by James R. Murray, but the author of the first two stanzas is unknown.
There are at least two major melodies for the song, neither of them with certain authorship.
The carol is associated with the tune “Mueller” in some churches and with the tune “Cradle Song” in others. In 2004, John Tavener composed a new setting for the words. This setting was performed at the service of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College, Cambridge in 2005.

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