GENTLE MARY LAID HER CHILD
"She wrapped Him in cloths and placed Him in a manger, because there was
no room for them in the inn." Luke 2:7
Words: Joseph Simpson Cook, 1919.
Music: "Tempus Adest Floridum," from Piae Cantiones, 1582.
Gentle Mary laid her Child lowly in a manger;
There He lay, the undefiled, to the world a Stranger:
Such a Babe in such a place, can He be the Savior?
Ask the saved of all the race who have found His favor.
Angels sang about His birth; wise men sought and found Him;
Heaven's star shone brightly forth, glory all around Him:
Shepherds saw the wondrous sight, heard the angels singing;
All the plains were lit that night, all the hills were ringing.
Gentle Mary laid her Child lowly in a manger;
He is still the undefiled, but no more a stranger:
Son of God, of humble birth, beautiful the story;
Praise His name in all the earth, hail the King of glory!