We are a small Episcopal Church on the banks of the Rappahannock in Port Royal, Virginia. We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional land of the first people of Port Royal, the Nandtaughtacund, and we respect and honor with gratitude the land itself, the legacy of the ancestors, and the life of the Rappahannock Tribe. Our mission statement is to do God’s Will in all that we do.

Words

Back to: The Twelve Days of Christmas Carols

  1. 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.
  2. 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 the cradle till morning is nigh.
  3. Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay,
    Close 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.

The most popular musical setting in the United States is commonly known as “Mueller”. The melody was first published, under the title “Luther’s Cradle Hymn”, by James R. Murray in his collection Dainty Songs for Little Lads and Lasses (1887). 

England uses ‘Cradle song’ by American Gospel songwriter W. J. Kirkpatrick (1838-21).