First Verse
A-way in a_ man-ger, No_crib for a bed,
The_lit-tle Lord Je-sus Laid__down his sweet head.
The stars in the_bright sky Look'd down where he lay,
The__lit-tle Lord Je-sus A-sleep_on_the_hay.

Second Verse
The cat-tle are_low-ing, The_ba-by a-wakes,
But_lit-tle Lord Je-sus No_ cry-ing he makes.
I love thee, Lord_ Je-sus! Look_down from the sky,
And_stay by my cra-dle Till_morn-ing_is_nigh.

Third Verse
Be near me, Lord Je-sus; I__ask thee to stay
Close_by me for-ev-er, And_love me, I pray.
Bless all the dear_ chil-dren In__they ten-der care,
And_fit us for hea-ven, To__live_with_thee_there.