Worship and Song ‎#3058

3058. Mary Had a Baby

1 Mary had a baby, my Lord.
Mary had a baby, my Lord.
Mary had a baby, Mary had a baby,
Mary had a baby, my Lord.

2 What did she name him, my Lord?
What did she name him, my Lord?
What did she name him, what did she name him,
what did she name him, my Lord?

3 She named him King Jesus, my Lord.
She named him King Jesus, my Lord.
She named him King Jesus, she named him King Jesus,
she named him King Jesus, my Lord.

4 Where was he born, my Lord?
Where was he born, my Lord?
Where was he born, where was he born,
where was he born, my Lord?

5 Born in a manger, my Lord.
Born in a manger, my Lord.
Born in a manger, born in a manger,
born in a manger, my Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Mary had a baby, my Lord
• Title: Mary Had a Baby
• Meter: Irr.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:6-12
  ;
  Revelation 21:23
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Birth and Baptism; King; Manger; Mary, Mother of Jesus; Name of Jesus Christ; Christian Year and Observances: Christmas Eve; Christian Year and Observances: Christmas
• Source: African American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: MARY HAD A BABY
• Arranger: Kenneth L. Fenton
• Meter: Irr.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: African American spiritual
• Copyright: Arr. © 1996 Kenneth Fenton