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Cradled in a Manger meanly

Cradled in a manger, meanly,
Laid the Son of Man His head;
Sleeping His first earthly slumber
Where the oxen had been fed.
Happy were those shepherds listening
To the holy angel s word;
Happy they within...

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Away in a manger

Away in a manger, no crib for His bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head,
The stars in the sky looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the poor Babe...

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Ben Jonsons Carol

I sing the birth was born tonight,
The Author both of life and light:
The angels so did sound it,
The angels so did sound it, so did sound it;
The like the ravished shepherds said,
Who saw the light and were afraid,...

Carols

O Remember Adams fall

Remember, O thou man,
O thou man, O thou man,
Remember O thou man,
Thy time is spent.

Remember, O thou man,
How thou cams't to me then,
And I did what I can,
Therefore repent.

Remember Adam's fall,
O...

Carols

The horse must go to the manger, and not the manger to the horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

The Manger Throne

Like silver lamps in a distant shrine,
The stars are sparkling bright
The bells of the city of God ring out,
For the Son of Mary is born to-night.
The gloom is past
And the morn at last
Is coming with orient light....

Carols

Christians awake salute the happy morn

Christians, awake, salute the happy morn
Whereon the Saviour of the world was born
Rise to adore the mystery of love
Which hosts of angels chanted from above
With them the joyful tidings first begun...

Carols

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember, Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and...

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While Shepherds Watched

While shepherds watched
Their flocks by night
All seated on the ground
The angel of the Lord came down
And glory shone around
And glory shone around.

Fear not, he said,
For mighty dread
Had seized their...

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As with Gladness Men of Old

As with gladness, men of old
Did the guiding star behold
As with joy they hailed its light
Leading onward, beaming bright
So, most glorious Lord, may we
Evermore be led to Thee.

As with joyful steps they...

Carols

Gentle Mary Laid Her Child

Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
Gentle Mary laid her Child
Lowly in a manger;
There He lay, the undefiled,
To the world a Stranger.
Such a Babe in such a place,
Can he be the saviour?
Ask the saved of all the...

Carols

When the manger is empty the horses fight.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fight

It is difficult to tie an unborn horse to the manger.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Time is not tied to a post, like a horse to the manger.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about time

In war it is best to tie your horse to a strange manger.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about war

A hungry horse maketh a clean manger.

Proverbs and old sayings French

A dog in the manger, that neither eats nor lets others eat.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Take care of the manger and water the animals at the drinking trough.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about animals, drinking, water

Angels we have heard on high

Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o'er the plain,
And the mountains in reply echo back their joyous strains.
Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your...

Carols

As lately we watched

As lately we watch'd o'er our fields thro' the night,
A star there was seen of such glorious light.
All thro' the night, angels did sing,
Carols so sweet of the birth of a King.

A King of such beauty was ne'er...

Proverbs and old sayings American about angels, earth, night, celebrity, fame, air, name, beauty, light, sky

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