Scripture Verse

She gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped Him in cloths and placed Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in The Bap­tist Hym­nal, for Use in the Church and Home, ed­it­ed by How­ard Doane & Eli­as H. John­son (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­vania: Am­eri­can Bap­tist Pub­li­ca­tion So­ci­ety, 1883), num­ber 111.

Music: Ado­ra­tion (Doane) W. How­ard Doane, 1883 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

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Howard Doane (1832–1915)

Lyrics

In a low­ly man­ger sleep­ing,
Calm and still a babe we see,
’Tis the Ho­ly Child of pro­mise,
Light of all the world is He.

Holy an­gels sing His wel­come
In the realms of glo­ry bright,
While the morn­ing stars around Him
Fall in soft and ten­der light.

Blessèd Sav­ior, dear Re­deem­er,
King of Ju­dah, Prince of Peace,
Rock of Ag­es, Star of na­tions,
Thy do­min­ion ne’er shall cease.

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The Nativity
John S. Copley (1737–1815)