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[In a manger laid so lowly]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Wm. B. Bradbury Incipit: 34651 21723 42543 Used With Text: In a manger laid so lowly

Author: William B. Bradbury Appears in 12 hymnals Refrain First Line: Glory in the highest Lyrics: 1. In a manger laid so lowly, Came the Prince of Peace to earth; While a choir of angels holy Sang to celebrate His birth. Glory in the highest, Sang the glad angelic strain: Refrain Glory in the highest, Peace on earth, good will to men, Peace on earth, good will to men. 2. As the wise men from far Persia Brought rich gifts to Jewry’s King, Grateful love, a richer treasure, Would we as our offering bring. Glory in the highest, Let us join th’angelic strain; [Refrain] 3. Where Christ’s joyful kingdom cometh, Deserts blossom as the rose; And God’s gracious rain descendeth, Where the coral island grows. Glory in the highest, Once more sing th’angelic strain: [Refrain] Used With Tune: [In a manger laid so lowly] Text Sources: Fresh Laurels for the Sabbath School (New York: Biglow & Main, 1867)

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In a Manger Laid So Lowly

Author: William B. Bradbury Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #2955 Refrain First Line: Glory in the highest Lyrics: 1. In a manger laid so lowly, Came the Prince of Peace to earth; While a choir of angels holy Sang to celebrate His birth. Glory in the highest, Sang the glad angelic strain: Refrain Glory in the highest, Peace on earth, good will to men, Peace on earth, good will to men. 2. As the wise men from far Persia Brought rich gifts to Jewry’s King, Grateful love, a richer treasure, Would we as our offering bring. Glory in the highest, Let us join th’angelic strain; [Refrain] 3. Where Christ’s joyful kingdom cometh, Deserts blossom as the rose; And God’s gracious rain descendeth, Where the coral island grows. Glory in the highest, Once more sing th’angelic strain: [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [In a manger laid so lowly]

In a manger laid so lowly

Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School #52 (1911) Topics: Jesus Christ our Lord The Nativity Tune Title: [In a manger laid so lowly]

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William B. Bradbury

1816 - 1868 Author of "In a Manger Laid So Lowly" in The Cyber Hymnal William Batchelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then relocated to Saint John, New Brunswick. Where his efforts were not much appreciated, so he returned to Boston. He was offered charge of music and organ at the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn. That led to similar work at the Baptist Tabernacle, New York City, where he also started a singing class. That started singing schools in various parts of the city, and eventually resulted in music festivals, held at the Broadway Tabernacle, a prominent city event. He conducted a 1000 children choir there, which resulted in music being taught as regular study in public schools of the city. He began writing music and publishing it. In 1847 he went with his wife to Europe to study with some of the music masters in London and also Germany. He attended Mendelssohn funeral while there. He went to Switzerland before returning to the states, and upon returning, commenced teaching, conducting conventions, composing, and editing music books. In 1851, with his brother, Edward, he began manufacturring Bradbury pianos, which became popular. Also, he had a small office in one of his warehouses in New York and often went there to spend time in private devotions. As a professor, he edited 59 books of sacred and secular music, much of which he wrote. He attended the Presbyterian church in Bloomfield, NJ, for many years later in life. He contracted tuberculosis the last two years of his life. John Perry

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Author of "In a manger laid so lowly" in The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.