Meter: Irregular Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Mary, Mother of Jesus; Mary, Mother of Jesus First Line: Mary had a baby, my Lord Lyrics: 1 Mary had a baby, my Lord.
Mary had a baby, my Lord.
Mary had a baby, Mary had a baby,
Mary had a baby, my Lord.
2 What did she name him, my Lord?
What did she name him, my Lord?
What did she name him, what did she name him,
what did she name him, my Lord?
3 She named him King Jesus, my Lord.
She named him King Jesus, my Lord.
She named him King Jesus, she named him King Jesus,
she named him King Jesus, my Lord.
4 Where was he born, my Lord?
Where was he born, my Lord?
Where was he born, where was he born,
where was he born, my Lord?
5 Born in a manger, my Lord.
Born in a manger, my Lord.
Born in a manger, born in a manger,
born in a manger, my Lord.
Scripture: Luke 2:6-12 Used With Tune: MARY HAD A BABY Text Sources: African American spiritual
Mary Had a Baby