Lullaby for Christmas Night

Ann Luke Bailey

Little baby of mine, as you go to sleep tonight

Let me tell you of a story told a thousand times or more

About a baby born on this Christmas night.

It was long ago he came, King of Kings, Prince of Peace was his name

No jeweled cradle his, instead, a simple manger was his bed

And at his infant cry, all the angels sang!

So sleep, little baby, every need He will attend

Close your eyes, little baby, and I’ll tell you of your friend

That small baby born in Bethlehem was the Son of God on earth

And through His sinless life, He taught us of our worth.

Shepherds watching for his birth heard the angels as they came to tell the earth

Wisemen saw a wondrous star and gladly journeyed from afar

To give the tiny King gifts of gold and myrrh

So sleep, little baby, every need He will attend

Close your eyes, little baby, and I’ll tell you of your friend

That small baby born in Bethlehem was a gift from God above

That’s why on Christmas Day, we share our gifts of love.

Now my little ones, so sweet, when the story of the earth is complete

I know He’ll come again some day, and if we follow in His way

We can kneel together at the Savior’s feet

So sleep, little baby, 

Close your eyes, little baby, and I’ll tell you how it ends

That small baby born in Bethlehem grew up to die alone.

So every baby born can find their way back home….

So that every baby born can find their way back home.