Away in a Manger - Lead Sheet
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About the Music
- Composer: James R. Murray
- Title(s): Away in a Manger, Luther's Cradle Song*
- Lyrics: Verses 1 and 2: Anonymous, Verse 3: John McFarland
- Fake Book: Christmas Fake Book
Notes
- Source: Kingsbury, F. G. Hymns of Praise. Chicago, IL: Hope Company, 1922. 212.
- Modern versions of this tune often use all quarter notes in measures 2 and 10 instead of the dotted rhythm. I'm unsure where this originated. All early sources I found use the dotted rhythm. If you prefer, you may use three quarter notes in these measures instead of the written values.
- *Away in a Manger is often incorrectly attributed to Martin Luther.