Each verse provides variation and contrast with the intricate, playful organ underpinning the soprano and alto textures.

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The carol reflects the tranquility of the Nativity stable; the flowing organ part creates a pastoral feel as the two soprano lines interweave in a simple and mystical way.

Our Little One sleeps in his manger of wood,
Our Lady still ponders the workings of God,
Joseph the Carpenter is silent in awe
as shepherds and magi bow low and adore.

What a strange place for the strangest of births!
The Maker of all has come down to His earth.
From dust and to dust we all have to turn
‘til from this small child the new way we learn.

What a wonderful shoot from the old Jesse Tree,
What a beautiful fruit the new Eve did conceive!
By her simple ‘yes’ she unlocked the gate
which Eve’s greedy eyes had closed in our face.

Our Little One sleeps in his manger of wood,
Our Lady still ponders the workings of God,
already the promise of His love is found
where the roots of the True Vine break open new ground.

Words: Andrew Hawes (1954 –   )

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You are His little ones – never despair;
He holds you gently with His tender care;
He is the little one laid in the straw
He is the baby poor shepherds adore.

He is our great God who came to his own,
the maker of all things in a manger enthroned.
Not dressed in velvet but wrapped up in rags
sharing the needs of the last and the sad.

You are His little ones – never despair;
He holds you gently in His tender care;
each little trouble that worries your mind
will in His love’s wisdom the true answer find.

Words: Andrew Hawes (1954 –   )

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