Away In A Manger is a traditional Christmas tune. It was first
published by James R. Murray in 1885 in an Lutheran Sunday School book.
The author of
Away In A Manger is, however, unknown, although the third
stanza seems to have been added by Dr. John McFarland in 1904. Rather
confusingly, there are two entirely different melodic versions of
Away
In a Manger, and it is not clear how this came about. Occasionally the
tune is attributed to Martin Luther, though this appears to be
erroneous. The confusion may have arisen out of the fact that
Away In A
Manger was subtitled "Luther's Cradle Hymn" in the 1885 publication.
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