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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Hans Andersen's Carol

Child Jesus came to earth this day,
To save us sinners dying;
And cradled in the straw and hay,
The holy one is lying.
The stars shine down the child to greet,
The lowing oxen kiss his feet.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Child Jesus.

Take courage, soul, so weak and worn,
Thy sorrows have departed;
A child in David's town is born,
To heal the broken-hearted.
Then let us haste this child to find,
And children be in heart and mind.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Child Jesus.

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , no title

a text in Danish by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) , published 1832 FRE

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

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

Date added to the website: 0000-00-00.