Click onhighlightedlyrics to explain. Away in a manger, no crib for a bed The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes ...
the mother of the Christian God. The text is said to be a direct quote from the Archangel Gabriel, when he descends from heaven and appears to theVirgin Mary, telling her she has been blessed to carry the lord,Jesus Christ, within her womb. ...