Run To The Manger (2016)

Run to the Manger Perusal (PDF) (please feel free to print a complimentary copy for perusal)

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Voicing: unison, then layering to 4 parts
Categories: Spirituals
Piano accompaniment
Medium difficulty (for elementary children’s choirs)

Here is a delightful Christmas piece with a Caribbean flavor. It is quite accessible, even though it eventually layers to four parts. It combines various melodies, introduced earlier in the piece to create a dramatic and fun climax. Singers and listeners alike will love “Run To The Manger,” which could make a good closing piece for children’s choir program!

cost: $2.00 per copy made from pdf

Text

Gloria, gloria, gloria,
Jesus Christ is born!

Over in the town of Bethlehem
shepherds and wise men are gathering.
In a lowly stable we hear them calling us
to come see the Child and hear the angels sing.

Run to the manger,
see the Lord.
Run to the manger,
Jesus Christ is born!

Run, run,
see the Lord.
Run, run,
Jesus Christ is born!

Gloria, gloria, gloria,
Jesus Christ is born!

Once we reach the town of Bethlehem
we will worship the tiny King.
‘Though He’s in a stable yet He’s God from heaven,
so let’s go see the Child and hear the angels sing.

Run to Bethlehem,
run to see the Child,
born to save the world,
see the Lord.
Run to Bethlehem,
run to see the Child,
Jesus Christ is born!

-to God alone all glory is given-