Carols for Under 5s
Simple carols for children under 5, using familiar nursery rhyme tunes. You can download a PDF of the words: here 1 A baby was born in BethlehemTune: The Wheels on the BusA ba-by was born in Beth-le-hem Beth-le hem, Beth-le-hem A ba-by was born in Beth-le-hem Long a-go  The An-gels from hea-ven sang for him Sang for him, Sang for him The An-gels from hea-ven sang for him Long a-go The She-pherds they ran to wor-ship him Wor-ship him, Wor-ship him The she-pherds they ran to wor-ship him Long a-go And Ma-ry did rock the ba-by boy Ba-by boy, Ba-by boy And Ma-ry did rock the ba-by boy Long a-go Let's kneel at his crib and wor-ship him Wor-ship Him, Wor-ship Him Lets kneel at his crib and wor-ship Him Wor-ship him ©Words Carolynn Pritchard 2 Baby Jesus Tune: Frere JacquesBa-by Je-sus Ba-by Je-sus In the hay In the hay Ma-ry rocks you gent-ly Ma-ry rocks you gent-ly Jes-us sleeps Jes-us sleeps ©Words Carolynn Pritchard 3 Angels came from heav'n on highTune: Polly put the kettle onAn-gels came from heav'n on high An-gels came from heav'n on high An-gels came from heav'n on high From heav'n on high  An-gels filled the sky with light An-gels filled the sky with light An-gels filled the sky with light The sky with light An-gels sang a song of joy An-gels sang a song of joy An-gels sang a song of joy A song of joy Glo-ry to the new born King Glo-ry to the new born King Glo-ry to the new born King The new born King ©Words Carolynn Pritchard 4 Baby Jesus lying in the hayTune: Ba Ba Black Sheep Ba-by Je-sus ly-ing in the hay Cows and don-keys Stan-ding by An-gels a-bove him Shine in the sky Sing out the ne-ws of the new ba-by King ©Words Carolynn Pritchard 5 Let's all go to BethlehemTune: Here we go round the mulberry bushSlightly adapted at the beginning of lines 1,4,5 Lets all go to Beth-le-hem Beth-le-hem, Beth-le-hem Lets all go to Beth-le-hem To wel-come ba-a-by Je-sus  An-gels sang a song for him Song for him, Song for him An-gels sang a song for him To wel-come ba-a-by Je-sus She-pherds ran to Beth-le –hem Beth-le –hem, Beth-le –hem She-pherds ran to Beth-le –hem To wel-come ba-a-by Je-sus Ma-ry smiled and cra-dled him Cra-dled him, Cra-dled him Ma-ry smiled and cra-dled him To wel-come ba-a-by Je-sus Lets all kneel and wor-ship him Wor-ship him, Wor-ship him Lets all kneel and wor-ship him To wel-come ba-a-by Je-sus ©Words Carolynn Pritchard 6 Shepherds sitting in the fields at nightTune: Ba Ba Black Sheep She-pherds sit-ting In the fields at night Sheep and lambs are gra-zing there Light shines a-round them An-gels on high Spread-ing the Go-od News That Je-sus is born ©Words Carolynn Pritchard 7 Mary rides to BethlehemTune: Merrily we roll alongMa-ry rides to Beth-le-hem Beth-le-hem, Beth-le-hem Ma-ry rides to Beth-le-hem To Beth-le-hem this night 
Jo-seph knocks u-pon the doorsOn the doors, On the doors Jo-seph knocks u-pon the doors In Beth-le-hem this night No-one has a room for them Room for them, Room for them No-one has a room for them In Beth-le-hem this night They can use a sta-ble bare, Sta-ble bare, Sta-ble bare They can use a sta-ble bare In Beth-le-hem this night Ma-ry had her ba-by boy Ba-by boy, Ba-by boy Ma-ry had her ba-by boy In Beth-le-hem this night Come and see the ba-by boy Ba-by boy, Ba-by boy Come and see the ba-by boy In Beth-le-hem this night ©Words Carolynn Pritchard 8 Mary had a baby boyTune: Merrily we roll along Ma-ry had a ba-by boy Ba-by boy, Ba-by boy Ma-ry had a ba-by boy And Je-sus was his name An-gels sang a song that night Song that night, Song that night An-gels sang a song that night To wel-come the new King She-pherds came to see the King See the King, See the King She-pherds came to see the King They knelt and wor-shipped him Let's all kneel and wor-ship him Wor-ship him, Wor-ship him Let's all kneel and wor-ship him And wel-come the new King ©Words Carolynn Pritchard The Nativity figures in the photographs can be made using the instructions for How to make Posada figures Click here Carolynn |