{"id":36461,"date":"2023-12-15T13:05:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T12:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8aef8b7f-6c7f-47ef-bc7e-64f204975b03"},"modified":"2023-12-15T13:40:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T12:40:01","slug":"away-in-a-manger-lyrics-what-are-the-words-to-the-popular-christmas-carol","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/away-in-a-manger-lyrics-what-are-the-words-to-the-popular-christmas-carol\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Away in a Manger’ lyrics: what are the words to the popular Christmas carol?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By BBC Music Magazine\n <\/p>

Published: Friday, 15 December 2023 at 12:05 PM<\/p>

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Here are the lyrics to the much-loved Christmas carol ‘Away in a Manger’, staple of many a children’s carol service.<\/p>

When was the carol ‘Away in a Manger’ first written?<\/h2>
It was assumed that Reformation leader Martin Luther wrote this popular Christmas carol ‘Away in a Manger’ for his children, but now it is believed to have originated in America. It first started appearing in print in the late 19th century.<\/p>
<\/div><\/figure><p>We named ‘Away in a Manger one of the ‘<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/christmas-songs\/\">best Christmas songs ever<\/a><\/strong>‘ and one of the best and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/best-christmas-piano-music\/\">easiest piece of Christmas music to play on the piano<\/a><\/strong><\/p><div class=\"is-layout-flow is-layout-flow wp-block-group highlight-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-groupinner-container\"><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/christmas-violin-music\/\">Easy Christmas music for the violin<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/25-greatest-christmas-carols-all-time\/\">The 25 best Christmas carols of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/when-was-the-first-christmas-carol\/\">When was the first Christmas carol?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/christmas-classical-music-the-best-festive-pieces-of-all-time\/\">Christmas classical music: the best festive pieces of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/carol-singing-when-did-the-tradition-begin\/\">Carol singing: when did the Christmas tradition begin?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><h2 id=\"h-away-in-a-manger-lyrics\">‘Away in a Manger’ lyrics<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embedwrapper\"><iframe title=\"'Away in a Manger' lyrics\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X23Qoavr3Kg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><\/figure><p>Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head.The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay,The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.<\/p><p>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.<\/p><p>Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask thee to stayClose by me forever, and love me I pray.Bless all the dear children in thy tender care,And take us to heaven to live with thee there.<\/p><div class=\"is-layout-flow is-layout-flow wp-block-group highlight-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><h4 id=\"h-more-christmas-carol-lyrics\">More Christmas carol lyrics<\/h4><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/sans-day-carol-lyrics\/\">The Sans Day Carol lyrics<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/what-child-is-this-lyrics\/\"> ‘What Child is this’ lyrics<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/the-huron-carol-lyrics\/\">‘The Huron Carol’ lyrics<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/o-magnum-mysterium-lyrics\/\">‘O Magnum Mysterium’ lyrics<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/jolly-old-saint-nicholas-lyrics\/\"> ‘Jolly Old St Nicholas’ lyrics<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><p><strong>Find more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/tag\/christmas-carol-lyrics\/\">lyrics to your favourite Christmas carols here<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Top image by Getty Images<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By BBC Music Magazine Published: Friday, 15 December 2023 at 12:05 PM Here are the lyrics to the much-loved Christmas carol ‘Away in a Manger’, staple of many a children’s carol service. 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