A nar­row cra­dle

The phrase "A nar­row cra­dle" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“A nar­row cra­dle”· 3 hymns found
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She yet were far too poor to be
She yet were far too poor to be
It were too poor, too small to be,

A nar­row cra­dle

Ah, dear­est Je­sus, ho­ly Child,
For vel­vets soft and silk­en stuff
The swath­ing-band, the bri­ary hay,

Good News from Heaven the Angels Bring

lyricist: Martin Luther, 1531
Composer: Leipzig, Germany, 1539
Hymn 1

...She yet were far too poor to be

A nar­row cra­dle, Lord, for Thee.

Ah, dear­est Je­sus, ho­ly Child,...

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She yet were far too poor to be

A nar­row cra­dle, Lord, for Thee.

Ah, dear­est Je­sus, ho­ly Child,

Good News from Heaven the Angels Bring

From Heaven Above to Earth I Come

lyricist: Martin Luther, 1531
Composer: Leipzig, Germany, 1539)
Hymn 2

...She yet were far too poor to be

A nar­row cra­dle, Lord, for Thee.

For vel­vets soft and silk­en stuff...

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She yet were far too poor to be

A nar­row cra­dle, Lord, for Thee.

For vel­vets soft and silk­en stuff

From Heaven Above to Earth I Come

I Come from th’Lofty Heav’ns Today

lyricist: Martin Luther, 1531
Composer: Leipzig, Germany, 1539)
Hymn 3

...It were too poor, too small to be,

A nar­row cra­dle bed for Thee.

The swath­ing-band, the bri­ary hay,...

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It were too poor, too small to be,

A nar­row cra­dle bed for Thee.

The swath­ing-band, the bri­ary hay,

I Come from th’Lofty Heav’ns Today

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