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in a manger, no crib for a bed,

The little Jesus down his sweet head.

The stars in the sky looked where he lay,

The little Lord Jesus asleep in the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the baby

little Lord Jesus no he makes.

I love Lord from the sky

And stay by my til is

Be me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay

by me and love me, I

Bless all the dear children in

And take us to to Thee

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Away in a Manger Quiz

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Contributed: December 9th, 2009
Published: December 10th, 2009
Category: Holiday
Plays: 47,195

Tags: Lyrics Quizzes, away, manger

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	RavenEleni:	Dec 10th, 2009 at 21:15 GMT	9 points
	the version i learnt as a kid had stay by my side, not cradle :(

	Hen1:	Dec 10th, 2009 at 21:34 GMT	22 points
	I don't know if it's a US/UK divide, but in all the versions I've ever known (UK), the third line is "The stars in the BRIGHT sky looked down where he lay" (surely it needs that extra syllable to scan properly?). Oh, and I agree with RavenEleni, I've always sung "side until" instead of "cradle til".

	Noble:	Dec 10th, 2009 at 22:13 GMT	7 points
	What a great song

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	Zalx:	Dec 10th, 2009 at 23:03 GMT	7 points
	@geopaladins - 'side until' and 'cradle till' both have three syllables so it fits either way. I have never heard it without bright.

	jaho:	Dec 10th, 2009 at 23:08 GMT	-4 points
	No, the children aren't praying for death, they are praying to Him to ask forgiveness for their sins and to save them from a lasting, eternal judgment. Jesus' gift of salvation is available to all of us who ask Him with a sincere heart of repentance (Romans 10:9-10, Acts 2:38, John 3:16, and more references). If you haven't already, turn to Jesus and receive the most important gift anyone can receive.

	ffl:	Dec 11th, 2009 at 00:09 GMT	6 points
	I've always heard the second verse as 'The cattle are lowing, the POOR BABE awakes,' rather than just 'baby,' which sounds awkward when equal stress is put on both syllables. I agree that 'bright' should be added, though the version I've heard does say 'stay by my cradle.'

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	Lyn_Marie:	Dec 11th, 2009 at 01:19 GMT	2 points
	I learned it as "stay by my cradle" but I like the other lyric better... it makes more sense.

	crs002:	Dec 11th, 2009 at 02:08 GMT	2 points
	Keep in mind that there are no less than 3 tunes for Away in a Manger, which is what causes some of the differences in lyrics. So, if you don't think it "scans properly" try scanning with the intended melody.

	springmom:	Dec 11th, 2009 at 03:20 GMT	2 points
	I am from the southern part of the USA, and this is the exact version in every hymnal we ever had in church and the way I've sung since I was old enough to learn the words. There are usually different versions of songs that are used in different parts of the world. It doesn't make them wrong, it just makes them different.

	rockhopperlad:	Dec 11th, 2009 at 04:11 GMT	4 points
	There are a lot of variations in words and music on this one. Here in the US, you can tell if someone is Episcopalian, because we sing it to "Cradle Song". Most other Americans sing it to "Mueller".

	barabbas318:	Dec 11th, 2009 at 07:51 GMT	6 points
	@gopaladins - Every version I've ever heard ends with "And fit us for heaven to live with Thee there". That better conveys the idea of praying to become more like Jesus and asks for forgiveness and salvation. I agree... the other way around sounds almost morbid and maybe a little basic.

	barabbas318:	Dec 11th, 2009 at 07:52 GMT	2 points
	Link to the lyrics the way I know them. http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/a/w/awaymang.htm

	triviahappy:	Dec 11th, 2009 at 13:27 GMT	3 points
	As with many old songs (happens a lot with old folk songs), they were quite often passed down by word of mouth. Not everyone had written copies to look at, and words got changed here and there over the decades (and sometimes centuries). I am most familiar with this version, but I have heard different words used in parts of the song in other versions.

	Koltrane:	Dec 11th, 2009 at 14:01 GMT	1 point
	Nice puzzle. Good for Christmas time.

	pandafan:	Dec 11th, 2009 at 14:59 GMT	3 points
	I've also heard the cattle are lowing, the poor baby wakes. I've never heard stay by my side rather than stay by my cradle. This is one of my favorite songs and I don't hear it played that often.

	gopaladins:	Dec 12th, 2009 at 20:36 GMT	0 points
	@jaho: i'm not alone in thinking that last verse sounds a little weird (see comment from barabbas318). i also think that's probably the reason one rarely hears the third verse. i had only heard the first two before taking this quiz. how else could you interpret babies praying to jesus that he take them to heaven? (=kill them). your interpretation might be scripturally accurate, but that's not what the songs says.

	HrryNrmn:	Dec 13th, 2009 at 04:05 GMT	1 point
	Wow, I pulled that third verse out of nowhere.

	kagomeshuko:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 04:01 GMT	-1 points
	The lyrics are not "the poor baby awakes" they are "the poor baby WAKES." You need to change it so it at least accepts both the correct answer of WAKES and incorrect answer of "awakes." At least it is a good quiz. I, too, have a Christmas Carol game. I know I'm not supposed to advertise in comments, but how else do I get the word to the sporcle community being that my online friends don't play sporcle? Please, come play, comment, rate, nominate if you think it is good. http://www.sporcle.com/games/kagomeshuko/christmascarolinitials Thanks so much!

	peterbullock:	Dec 14th, 2009 at 12:17 GMT	6 points
	"and fit us for heaven to live with Thee there"

	mew:	Dec 16th, 2009 at 09:42 GMT	4 points
	The version I've been singing for choir is a bit different. But the last line is definitely "fit us for heaven"

	aoibhgreinemm:	Dec 18th, 2009 at 16:47 GMT	1 point
	definately different to the way i learnt it and the way we taught the kids in school for this years concert.

	Loona:	Dec 19th, 2009 at 16:01 GMT	1 point
	I thought I knew this song, turns out nope---not a chance.

	ThomasNUFC:	Jun 10th, 2010 at 13:59 GMT	1 point
	Good quiz, brings back memories!

	quizqueen123:	Jun 29th, 2010 at 03:35 GMT	1 point
	i think a bunch of people have learned it differently, but i learned it this way

	Yvonne_india:	Aug 19th, 2010 at 15:40 GMT	1 point
	Just when you think you remember stuff from years ago, this comes up and catches us out. I agree with the need for Bright in the third line, also helping it to scan; that's the line that tripped me up for a while. People have mentioned the need for cradle rather than side, the version I grew up with resolves both issues in one move, "stay by my bedside 'til morning..." So much of these traditional tunes are regionally variant, so one over another isn't necessarily right or wrong.

	jelloface:	Jan 3rd, 2012 at 00:50 GMT	1 point
	pure poetry. i think everyone should know about the wonderous love of christ jesus