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Away in a Manger

1.	A-way in a man-ger, no crib for a bed, 
	The lit-tle Lord Je-sus laid down His sweet head. 
	The stars in the sky looked down where he lay, 
	The lit-tle Lord Je-sus a-sleep in the hay.

2.	The cat-tle are low-ing, the ba-by a-wakes, 
	But lit-tle Lord Je-sus no cry-ing He makes. 
	I love Thee, Lord Je-sus, look down from the sky, 
	And stay by my cra-dle till morn-ing is nigh.
	
3.	Be near me, Lord Je-sus, I ask Thee to stay 
	Close by me for-ever, and love me, I pray. 
	Bless all the dear chil-dren in thy ten-der care, 
	And take us to heav-en, to live with Thee there.

Music:     CRADLE SONG - William Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
harmonization by C.R.B.
Text:     1-2: Little Children's Book for Schools and Family, 1885
3: Charles H. Gabriel, Vineyard Songs, 1892

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