Scripture Verse

This shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. Luke 2:12

Introduction

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Lizzie DeArmond (1847–1936)

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Words: Liz­zie De­Ar­mond, in Up­lift­ed Voic­es, ed­it­ed by Ad­am Gei­bel & R. Frank Leh­man (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Gei­bel & Leh­man, 1901), num­ber 173.

Music: Ad­am Gei­bel (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Adam Geibel (1855–1933)

Lyrics

Cradled in a man­ger,
On the frag­rant hay,
Wrapped in peace­ful slum­ber,
Baby Je­sus lay.

Refrain

Slumber, slum­ber, slum­ber on;
Slumber, sweet­ly slum­ber,
Thou Thought of God so dear;
Slumber on, slum­ber on,
Thou ho­ly Babe.

Happy be Thy slum­bers,
While sweet lul­la­bies,
Sung by shin­ing an­gels,
Echo through the skies.

Refrain

Sleep, dear ba­by Je­sus,
Love shall make the night
Full of joy and glad­ness,
Bright with Hea­ven’s light.

Refrain