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Away In A Manger

Verse 1

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, a

sleep on the

hay.

Verse 2

The

cattle are lowing the

Baby a

wakes,

But

little Lord Jesus, no

crying He

makes;

love Thee, Lord Jesus, look

down from the

sky

And

stay by my

cradle till

morning is

nigh.

Verse 3

near me, Lord Jesus, I

ask Thee to

stay

by me forever, and

love me, I

pray;

Bless

all the dear children in

Thy tender

care,

And

take us to

Heaven and

live with Thee

there.

{title: Away In A Manger}

{comment: Verse 1}
[C]Away in a manger, no [F]crib for a [C]bed,
The [G]little Lord Jesus laid [F]down His sweet [C]head.
The [C]stars in the sky looked [F]down where He [C]lay,
The [F]little Lord [C]Jesus, a[G]sleep on the [C]hay.

{comment: Verse 2}
The [C]cattle are lowing the [F]Baby a[C]wakes,
But [G]little Lord Jesus, no [F]crying He [C]makes;
I [C]love Thee, Lord Jesus, look [F]down from the [C]sky
And [F]stay by my [C]cradle till [G]morning is [C]nigh.

{comment: Verse 3}
Be [C]near me, Lord Jesus, I [F]ask Thee to [C]stay
Close [G]by me forever, and [F]love me, I [C]pray;
Bless [C]all the dear children in [F]Thy tender [C]care,
And [F]take us to [C]Heaven and [G]live with Thee [C]there.

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 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 take us to Heaven and live with Thee there.

"Away In A Manger"
Words by J.C. File, John Thomas McFarland. Music by James Ramsey Murray.
Public Domain
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