In the middle of December At an ol' country church The preacher told the story About a virgin birth Of how he grew into a man And the way He lived His life But what move me deep within my heart Is why He had to die No ordinary baby child Was laid within that hay The savior of the world was born I heard the preacher say "There's a way in the manger For those who are lost There's a way in the manger And it leads to the cross" ♪ Now, as a humble servant He left His father's side Be laid in a manger Worthy and most divine The scene within that stable It shows how we must come Humbly as a little child To know the Father's Son I'm not makin' light of Christmas God bless me to the tear But what leads us to Heaven Is the road to Calvary There's a way in the manger For those who are lost There's a way in the manger And it leads to the cross There's a way in the manger For those who are lost There's a way in the manger And it leads to the cross