This Far By Faith ‎#55

55. 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 Where did she lay him, my Lord?
Where did she lay him, my Lord?
Where did she lay him, where did she lay him,
where did she lay him, my Lord?

3 Laid him in a manger, my Lord;
laid him in a manger, my Lord;
laid him in a manger,laid him in a manger,
laid him in a manger, my Lord.

4 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?

5 Mary named him Jesus, my Lord;
Mary named him Jesus, my Lord;
Mary named him Jesus, Mary named him Jesus,
Mary named him Jesus, my Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Mary had a baby, my Lord
• Title: Mary Had a Baby
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:11-22
• Topic: Christmas
• Source: African American spiritual

Tune Information

• Name: [Mary had a baby, my Lord]
• Arranger: David N. Johnson, 1922-1987
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: African American spiritual
• Copyright: Arr. © 1970 Augsburg Publishing House