Away in a Manger (Lullabye)

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Info:

Words:	McFarland, Chapman
Music:	Murray, Chapman
Key:	D major
Time Sig:	3/4
Tempo:	94 \| ballad
Tune:	CRADLE SONG
Meter:	11.11.11.11.
CCLI #:	5248285
Verse:	Luke 2:7

Ideas:

Try using Away in a Manger (Lullabye) in your Christmas Eve service as special music right before the sermon. It'll work especially well just like you hear in the demo: a female lead with male background vocal. Because of the high tenor BGV and alto ranged melody, D major is the best key for this arrangement.

This arrangement follows the same format I've been using for many of my more contemporary arrangements: the melodic riff in the intro and midtros turns into a simple vocal bridge.

The 3 part vocal sheet music actually only has 2 parts - try using it as an easy 2 part choir arrangement, perhaps dropping the key to C major.

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