Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå

Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå,
skønt Himlen var hans eje.
Hans pude her blev hø og strå,
mørkt var det om hans leje! 
Men stjernen over huset stod,
og oksen kyssed barnets fod. 
Halleluja! Halleluja! Barn Jesus! 

Hver sorgfuld sjæl, bliv karsk og glad,
ryst af din tunge smerte,
et barn er født i Davids stad
til trøst for hvert et hjerte. 
Til barnet vil vi stige ind
og blive børn i sjæl og sind. 
Halleluja! Halleluja! Barn Jesus!

by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) , published 1832

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817-1890) , "Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå"

by John Raynor (1909-1970) , "Hans Andersen's Carol", published 1964. [chorus]

FRE French (Pierre Mathé)

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