Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CRADLE HYMN, by MARTIN LUTHER


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First Line: Away in a manger, no crib for a bed
Last Line: And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.
Subject(s): Christmas; Nativity, The


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 Thee, Lord Jesus! look down from the sky,
And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.





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