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.
The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus no crying he makes.
I love you, Lord Jesus; look down from the sky,
And stay by my side until morning is nigh.
Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask you to stay
Close by me for ever, and love me, I pray.
Bless all the dear children in your tender care
Writer(s): Ken Barker, Larry Carlton, Ward Lamar Swingle, Ray Conniff, Andrew Charles Boucher, David Delargy, Scott Nickoley, John F. Coates, Chris Rice, William James Kirkpatrick, Chuck Howard, Martin O'hagan, Tony Wood, John Hawkins, David T. Clydesdale, David Campbell, David Snell, James Merrill Brickman, Eugene O'hagan, Lew Dewitt, Jamie Dunlap, Stuart Garrard, Laurence Ivor Juber, Lari Goss, Henry Nicola Mancini, William J. Kirkpatrick, Curtis Lynford Ramsey, David Rose, James Duncan Bell,