The Morning Star ‎#5

5. The manger of Bethlehem

1 There's a song in the air!
There's a star in the sky!
There's a mother's deep pray'r,
And a baby's tender cry!

Chorus:
And the star rains its fire, while the Beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King;
And the star rains its fire, while the Beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King.

2 In the light of that star
Lie the ages impearled,
And that song from afar
Has swept over the world.

Chorus:
Every heart is aflame, while the Beautiful sing,
In the homes of the nations, that Jesus is King;
Every heart is aflame, while the Beautiful sing,
In the homes of the nations, that Jesus is King.

3 We rejoice in the light,
And we echo the song
That comes down thro' the night
From the heavenly throng.

Chorus:
Ay, we shout to the lovely evangel they bring,
And we greet in His cradle our Savior and King;
Ay, we shout to the lovely evangel they bring,
And we greet in His cradle our Savior and King.

Text Information

• First Line: There's a song in the air!
• Title: The manger of Bethlehem
• Author: Dr. J. G. Holland
• Publication Date: 1877
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:12

Tune Information

• Name: [There's a song in the air!]
• Composer: Knowles Shaw
• Key: C Major