An arrangement by Christopher Erskine combining both settings (harmony), first heard in 1996 in Canberra at the annual pair of joint Carol Services in Manuka, performed by the choirs of St Paul's Church (Anglican) and St Christopher's Cathedral (Roman Catholic).
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The first two verses of the lyrics were published in the May 1884 issue of The Myrtle, a periodical of the Universalist Publishing House in Boston, Massachusetts.
He was then put forward as a worship leader when his first solo recording was "Away in a Manger" on the Hillsong album Christmas followed by a remake of "My Heart Will Trust" on the studio album, Amazing Love.
Gina Jeffreys track "Away in a Manger" 1996