414 Away in a Manger
Anonymous
A beautiful Christmas carol which has long been ascribed to Martin Luther. However, many of our best hymnologists—among them Percy Dearmer, James Moffatt, and Robert McCutchan—hold that it has never been traced to any of Luther’s works, and that it does not resemble anything that Luther ever wrote. The words must, therefore, be classed “anonymous” until more information is forthcoming.
MUSIC. The music, too, is of unknown origin. The name of the composer, Carl Mueller, to whom it is attributed, is German and the tune is in the style of a German folk song. Other than this there seems to be no information regarding the composer or the tune.
EASTER