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[Cradled in manger the Christ-child is sleeping]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. W. Lerman Used With Text: Cradled in Manger

Author: James Humphris Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Cradled in manger the Christ-child is sleeping Refrain First Line: Lullaby, lullaby Lyrics: 1 Cradled in manger the Christ-child is sleeping, Shadows are creeping, soon daylight will die; Guarded from danger the Babe rests till morning; With hand rais’d in warning the mother is nigh. Refrain: Lullaby, lullaby, Winds are sighing, day is dying, Lullaby, lullaby, Mother watches near; Tho’ a manger be Thy bed, Angles hover o’er Thy head; Soon will come the morning red, Lullaby, lullaby! 2 What is He dreaming, the Christ-child so tender; Born but to render His life for our need? What hope is gleaming, what vision entrancing Of mankind advancing where Jesus shall lead? [Refrain] 3 Moments are flying, soon Christ shall awaken, Lov’d unforsaken, acclaim’d by His own. Praises undying are echoing near Him; All ye who do fear Him draw near to His throne. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Cradled in manger the Christ-child is sleeping]

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Cradled in Manger

Author: James Humphris Hymnal: The Excelsior Hymnal #224 (1919) First Line: Cradled in manger the Christ-child is sleeping Refrain First Line: Lullaby, lullaby Lyrics: 1 Cradled in manger the Christ-child is sleeping, Shadows are creeping, soon daylight will die; Guarded from danger the Babe rests till morning; With hand rais’d in warning the mother is nigh. Refrain: Lullaby, lullaby, Winds are sighing, day is dying, Lullaby, lullaby, Mother watches near; Tho’ a manger be Thy bed, Angles hover o’er Thy head; Soon will come the morning red, Lullaby, lullaby! 2 What is He dreaming, the Christ-child so tender; Born but to render His life for our need? What hope is gleaming, what vision entrancing Of mankind advancing where Jesus shall lead? [Refrain] 3 Moments are flying, soon Christ shall awaken, Lov’d unforsaken, acclaim’d by His own. Praises undying are echoing near Him; All ye who do fear Him draw near to His throne. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Cradled in manger the Christ-child is sleeping]

Cradled in Manger

Author: James Humphris Hymnal: The Festival Song Budget, Christmas #FS3 (1913) First Line: Cradled in manger the Christ-child is sleeping Refrain First Line: Lullaby, lullaby Languages: English Tune Title: [Cradled in manger the Christ-child is sleeping]

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Joseph W. Lerman

1865 - 1935 Person Name: J. W. Lerman Composer of "[Cradled in manger the Christ-child is sleeping]" in The Excelsior Hymnal Born: December 23, 1865, London (possibly Bethnal Green), England. Died: October 24, 1935, Brooklyn, New York. Lerman emigrated to America as a child (he does not appear in the 1871 British census), and was a member of the Olivet Memorial Church in New York City. He played the organ there (1880-1908), and later at the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, Borough Park Christian Church, and Fourth Avenue Methodist Church, all in Brooklyn. He wrote a considerable amount of church and Sunday School music, and served as musical editor for the Tullar-Meredith Company of New York City, and the Theodore Pressure Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sources-- Hughes, p. 472 Reynolds, p. 336 --www.hymntime.com/tch