Away in a manger
No crib for His bed
The little Lord Jesus.
The third member of the Godhead.
The First and the Last, and the Living One.
The Lion of the tribe of Judah.
The Root of David, who has conquered.
The One who created all things and by whose will they existed.
The One who holds the keys of Death and Hades in hand.
The One who is worthy to open the scroll and it’s seven seals.
The One who is seated at the right hand of the Majesty on High.
The One to whom the twenty four elders of heaven fall down from their thrones and cast their golden crowns at His feet while day and night the heavenly hosts cry “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God almighty who was and is and is to come.”
Little Lord Jesus indeed.
Rejoice with trembling at His birth.
JUST SCRATCHIN THE SURFACE 
Powerful criticism of the lyrics used to describe the incarnation. I have read that this folk song was originally labeled “Luther’s Cradle Song”, falsely attributing the lyrics to Martin Luther, the great reformation theologian. I imagine he would join in your critique. Further on the lyrics read “The little Lord Jesus ,no crying He makes.” Does this somehow mean that Jesus was not really human as he did not cry as a baby? Does it promote the false doctrine that Jesus was somehow of some celestial substance that he was other than fully human and fully divine known as docetism? I think not. Perhaps just at that moment in the story , Jesus was a content baby. I like the contrast created in your post because I think it makes the reality of this miraculous birth more real to those who ponder it. It also makes me think, is there a Christmas Carol that is more accurate in its theology? How can we in human words ever properly set forth the balance of truth presented to the senses when there is a miracle?
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The motivation for this was born out of the recognition that many people are not doing well simply because it’s the time of year that it is. For many, Christmastime can sadly be the hardest time of year for them. For some they are just looking for a reason to live, something to hold onto, hope for tomorrow. The Gospel is that reason. The Gospel is that hope. The temptation this time of year is to throw out watered down, hallmark Christian messages like “He’s the reason for the season.” My critique of these largely sentimental Christmastime messages or even songs like the one above is they currently lack the necessary amount of Biblical truth and conviction of who Christ is to be an impactful message of hope to those who desperately need it.
The purpose is this, the shell that sends the impactful message of the hope of Christs birth roaring like peals of thunder through a dying world is packed with the explosive Biblical truth and conviction of who Christ is.
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