"Baaa!" said the sheep, and the cow said, "Mooo!"
"We're glad you're here. We'll make room for you!"
The donkey awoke and went, "Hee-haw!"
He said, "You can have my bed of straw!"
While Mary lay on her soft straw bed,
A bright star shone overhead,
And then before the break of morn,
The Son of God Himself was born!
The doves above gave a lovely "cooo."
The sheep said, "Baaa!" And the cow said, "Mooo!"
Where did the Baby Jesus lay?
All snug and warm, where the cows eat hay!
--Emily Hunter
“[Mary] gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them” (Luke 2:7 NLT).
Authored by Emily Hunter. Illustrations by Didier Martin. Design by Stefan Merour.
Copyright © 2014 by The Family International