She brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
Luke 2:7
Words: Rebecca J. Weston, in Holiday Songs and Every Day Songs and Games, 9th edition, by A. Emilie Poulsson (Springfield, Massachusetts: Milton Bradley, 1911), page 92, alt.
Music: Lake Itasca Margaret B. Morton, 1911 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Weston or Morton (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
On Christmas day, Babe Jesus
Within a manger lay,
While sheep and hornèd oxen
Were feeding on the hay;
The little doves were cooing,
A-near the holy Child,
While Mary, bending over,
Looked down on Him and smiled.
The star that led the wise men,
Was shining overhead;
The angels’ chorus echoed
Above His lowly bed.
Now glory in the highest,
And on the earth be peace!
And may we love Babe Jesus,
May good-will never cease.