There was starlight round his cradle
There was music on the air
Mary knelt to hush her baby
Joseph watched beside her there
Jesus lay in lowly manger
Sent from God to be our King
‘Twas for Him the star was gleaming
And the angels came to sing
There were cattle round his cradle
Ox and lamb were standing nigh
Softest hay became his pillow
Angel song his lullaby
Jesus lay in lowly manger
Sent from God to be our King
‘Twas for Him the star was gleaming
And the angels came to sing
There were shepherds round his cradle
Come to worship and adore
There were wise men on their journey
Led by heaven's brightest star
Jesus lay in lowly manger
Sent from God to be our King
‘Twas for Him the star was gleaming
And the angels came to sing
Heaven watches o'er each cradle
O'er each cradle heaven smiles
For the Lord of earth and heaven
Was himself a little child
Oh remember how that baby
Came from God to be our King
‘Twas for Him the star was gleaming
And the angels came to sing