'No crib for a bed' is found in Murray (1887). The most significant include the following:
I love thee, Lord Jesus! look down from the sky,Īnd stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.īe near me, Lord Jesus I ask thee to stayīless all the dear children in thy tender care,Īnd take us to heaven to live with thee there.Īlmost every line in the carol has recorded variants. The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay,īut little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.
The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head.
