Christmas Carols and Their Stories
Puzzle 52 · American Carols · Page 76 in print
Away in a Manger
The third stanza of Away in a Manger, “Be near me, Lord Jesus,” first appeared in 1892 in Charles H. Gabriel’s Vineyard Songs, and William J. Kirkpatrick’s tune Cradle Song followed in 1895.
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The words
Andover
Massachusetts town where James R. Murray was born.
Cattle
The lowing cattle of the carol’s second stanza.
Cincinnati
City of the John Church Company, where Murray worked as an editor.
Cradle Song
Kirkpatrick’s 1895 tune for the carol.
Dainty Songs
Murray’s 1887 songbook Dainty Songs for Little Lads and Lasses.
Home Sweet Home
The tune The Myrtle recommended for the carol in 1884.
James Murray
James R. Murray, compiler of Dainty Songs and composer of the usual American tune.
Kirkpatrick
William J. Kirkpatrick, composer of the tune Cradle Song.
Louisville
The city where Vineyard Songs, the 1892 book that added the third stanza, was published.
Lullaby
Lullaby, a word in the early printings of the second stanza.
Lutheran
The Lutheran collection of 1885 that was the first songbook to print the carol.
Mueller
Later name for Murray’s tune for the carol.
Myrtle
The Myrtle, a Universalist paper that printed the carol in 1884.
Universalist
Denomination of The Myrtle, an early printer of the carol.
Vineyard Songs
Gabriel’s 1892 songbook, where the third stanza first appeared.