Minnetonka Songs ‎#5

5. The King in the Manger

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 low cry!
And the star rains its fire,
while the Beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem
cradles a King!

REFRAIN:
Jesus is King!
Jesus is King!
The manger of Bethlehem
cradles a King.

2 There's a tumult of joy
O'er the wonderful birth,
For the Virgin's sweet boy
Is the Lord of the earth.
Ay the star rains its fire,
while the Beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem
cradles a King. [Refrain]

3 In the light of that star
Lie the ages impearled,
And that song from afar
Has swept over the world.
Every hearth is aflame,
while the Beautiful sing
In the homes of the nations,
that Jesus is King. [Refrain]

4 We rejoice in the light,
And we echo the song
That comes down, thro' the night,
From the heavenly throng.
Ay, we shout to the lovely
evangel they bring,
And we greet in his cradle
our Saviour and King. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There's a song in the air!
• Title: The King in the Manger
• Author: J. G. Holland
• Refrain First Line: Jesus is King!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1879

Tune Information

• Name: [There's a song in the air!]
• Composer: T. C. O'Kane
• Key: C Major