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How to Play Away In A Manger - A First Carol?

Here is the free music for Away In A Manger. Do you love to hear children singing in the Nativity Play? I know I do! Away In A Manger is a beautiful Christmas Carol for children to sing. How many of us learned to sing Away In A Manger for our very first school Nativity Play? How many schools these days even HAVE a Nativity Play? Not enough, is my guess - we are certainly happy to take the excuse for giving gifts and feasting, but many are less happy being reminded of the true Christmas message.

Personally, I think that is wrong and in sharing how to play Christmas songs I am hopefully doing my little bit to make sure that Jesus is not forgotten completely as the whole world - Christian and Non-Christian alike - celebrate the birthday of this Prince of Peace.... Read on for the melody and chords of this lovely traditional carol and a few pretty things to remind us of the Nativity itself!

Clicking on the lens image or here will take you to my Lulu page where you can see more carol books!

Intro image and music graphics are all my own creation, please do not copy!

Contents at a Glance

Away In A Manger
Christmas - A Time For All To Celebrate?
Away In A Manger Lyrics
Away In A Manger - Precious Moments 2 Pi...
Ideas for Chistmas
Away In A Manger - Free Sheet Music
Away In A Manger - Recorded Versions
Precious moments - We Three Kings
Was Away In A Manger Your First Christma...
More of my Christmas pages
About Photahsiamirabel

Away In A Manger

Easy Fingerstyle TAB Away In A Manger

This easy arrangement for fingerstyle guitar is in TAB. It will work as a guitar solo, or an accompaniment for children to sing to. Click on the TAB to see more simple fingerstyle guitar arrangements I have made. (Pages here are pink for artistic purposes - they are standard grade white in the book!)

A Savior Is Born
This 13 piece set of Nativity figurines celebrates the most blessed and joyful moment in history Nativity. This work of art includes lambs, Three Kings and wooden creche. Bisque porcelain figurines will make a lovely family heirloom for future Christmases. Clicking on the image will take you to the Precious Moments website.

Christmas - A Time For All To Celebrate?

Unless Your Belief Is Christian?

Some schools do not allow the traditional Christmas Nativity Play any more because they have non-Christian students. Is that right?

Do you think schools have become too secular at Christmas?

Christmas is a time when all should celebrate family - what does Jesus have to do with that?

Christmas is a time when all people can rejoice - but knowing about the Nativity should be central.

kajohu says:

I'm not a particularly religious person, but I am sad that so much of the real meaning of Christmas has been taken out of the schools. When my kids were little, their school had a Christmas carol sing. Now it's a holiday sing, but with all secular music. I miss the Christmas carols.

jptanabe says:

I think if people find something offensive they can just not attend, and request that their children not attend. I'd rather see Nativity Plays performed and activities by all different faiths, and atheists too if they like, also available for all to enjoy. We can all learn about what Christmas, and other holidays, means to all people.

Photahsiamirabel says:

As a teacher I have helped with the music for Nativity Plays. Children and parents always love them. I have seen children of other beliefs - Muslim and Hindu come to mind - happily taking part in all Christmas activities, icluding the Nativity Play. For me, abandoning the traditional Christmas story is simply PC gone mad!

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Away In A Manger Lyrics

Here are the words of Away In A Manger

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
But little Lord Jesus
No crying He makes

I love Thee, Lord Jesus
Look down from the sky
And stay by my side,
Until morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus,
I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever
And love me I pray

Bless all the dear children
In Thy tender care
And fit us for heaven
To live with Thee there

My First Very Easy Christmas Carol Book [Spiral-Bound]
Carols for beginners to play. Single note melodies with chord letters. Very easy large font notes with notename noteheads.

Traditional Christmas Carols For Guitar Solo [Paperback]
Easy and intermediate arrangements of well loved Christmas carols for fingerstyle guitar. Includes TAB as well as music.

Traditional Christmas Carols for Guitar Ensemble [Paperback]
Arrangements of well loved Carols for flexible sized guitar ensembles, these are full scores, not separate parts.

Away In A Manger - Precious Moments 2 Piece Nativity set

Nativity Set - Resin 2 Piece - GIFTWARE

Resin figurines of Mary, baby Jesus and Joseph will help you remember the reason for the season! Click on the image to visit the Precious moments website!

Ideas for Chistmas

More Christmas Pages for you to enjoy

Away In A Manger - Free Sheet Music

Melody and Chords for Away in a Manger

This version on Away In A Manger is suitable for recorder with guitar or keyboard accompaniment. More carols like this are available in my book which you can see by clicking on the music above!

This lovely Nativity Scene from Precious Moments is a set of three figurines - Mary, Joseph and Jesus - and is called O Come Let Us Adore him. Precious Moments Christmas Nativity Figurines capture the meaning of Christmas and are made in bisque porcelain. Clicking on the image will take you to the Precious Moments website.

Away In A Manger - Recorded Versions

Favourite Versions Of Away In A Manger

Precious moments - We Three Kings

Bisque Porcelain Figurines. Mini Nativity - We Three kings

Noel Figurine has three cute kings bearing their gifts for the Christ Child. The final letter is topped by a shining star and has the road to Bethlehem hand-painted inside. Figurines are porcelain bisque.

Soon the Manger became a busy place as the Three Kings were beckoned to Bethlehem by the Star and brought their gifts to the King of Kings.

Was Away In A Manger Your First Christmas Carol?

Did You Star In A Nativity Play?

Tell us about your Nativity Play experiences here. Me? I refused the part of an Angel, because the other kids teased me - instead I became a shepherd!

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Edutopia Jan 30, 2012 @ 9:34 pm | delete

A slightly less common Christmas song than the staples but still a great song to learn. Great lens.

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aesta1 Nov 8, 2011 @ 8:11 am | delete

I have had several roles including narrator and director.

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aesta1 Nov 8, 2011 @ 8:11 am | delete

I have had several roles including narrator and director.

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wordstock Nov 29, 2010 @ 8:18 am | delete

Lensrolling this to my Away in a Manger. You can't have too much! And yes, I was in nativity play, my children were and my grandson is Joseph this year and can't wait to wear the beard.

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kajohu Nov 7, 2010 @ 8:33 pm | delete

I've never been in a Nativity Play, but I remember singing "Away in a Manger". I know and like two different tunes to it.
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