“ But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.” -Paul, Ro 8:37 “ Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you abide in My love.” -Jesus, Jn 15:9 And Jesus has already demonstrated His great love for us: If the singer is saved, the response is, “Done and done.” Jesus is not only nearby He is within us (Rom 8:10 Col 1:27). So is it wrong to ask for Him to be present through the night? I don’t think so, considering His promise to be with His disciples always (Mt 28:20).Īside: by the time I hear any children singing that last line, they’re way too old to be sleeping in a cradle.īe near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stayĬlose by me forever, and love me, I pray. Jesus is, in fact, seated at the right hand of God in heaven (Mk 16:19 Col 3:1 He 1:3). I love Thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the skyĪnd stay by my cradle till morning is nigh. “Away in a Manger” lyrics aren’t overtly docetic, but asserting that a newborn human doesn’t cry is a stretch. And of course, the Bible is silent on the baby Jesus’ silence. Jesus was sin-free, but He was also human (He 4:15). There’s a false teaching in church history called docetism: the belief that Jesus wasn’t really human instead, He was a phantom that only looked like a man. We tend to assume that they were-it’s a manger scene, after all-but once again, Scripture doesn’t say. We don’t know for sure that cattle (or any animals) were present at the manger scene. It’s no big deal, of course.īut little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes. ![]() The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay,Ī lot of Christmas carol lyrics insist that the starlight was especially brilliant when Jesus was born (including “ O Holy Night“), but the Bible is silent on that matter. Luke makes it pretty clear that Jesus was lying in a manger (Lk 2:7, 12). The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head. Note: legends aside, this song was probably not written by Martin Luther.Īway in a Manger: are the lyrics biblical? Now let’s see how “Away in a Manger” lines up. I’ve been nit-picking my way through Christmas hymns like “ O Holy Night” and “ Joy to the World“-both of which have been pretty Bible-based. It’s “Away in a Manger,” that Christmastime lullaby. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you grew up in the church, this may have been the first song you ever sang in public.
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