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Text: | Away in a Manger |
Tune: | CRADLE SONG |
Arranger: | R. Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
Composer: | William J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921 |
1 Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head.
The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.
2 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 till morning is nigh.
3 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 take us to heaven to live with Thee there.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Away in a manger, no crib for a bed |
Title: | Away in a Manger |
Meter: | 11 11 11 11 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1996 |
Topic: | Nativity of our Lord |
Source: | Little Children's Book, Philadelphia, 1885, sts. 1,2; Gabriel's Vineyard Songs, 1892, st. 3, alt. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | CRADLE SONG |
Composer: | William J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921 |
Arranger: | R. Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
Meter: | 11 11 11 11 |
Key: | F Major |
Copyright: | Setting by permission of Oxford University Press. |