The Army and Navy Hymnal/Hymns/Away in a Manger

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The Army and Navy Hymnal
edited by Henry Augustine Smith

Away in a Manger
lyrics by Anonymous, composed by James Ramsey Murray

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This hymn is commonly attributed to Martin Luther, but this attribution appears to be false. It may have been written for the occasion of Luther's 400th birthday in 1883.

The musical setting given here is generally titled "Mueller", but is now believed to have been composed by James Ramsey Murray, who published this hymn in Dainty Songs for Little Lads and Lasses, 1887.

1737805The Army and Navy Hymnal — Away in a Manger

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Away in a manger,
No crib for his 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 in the hay.
The cattle are lowing,
The poor baby wakes,
But little Lord Jesus,
No crying he makes.
I love thee, Lord Jesus,
Look down from the sky,
And stay by my side
Until morning is nigh.
A-men