When the melody became more widely known in the UK, the English writer Eleanor Farjeon (1881–1965) was commissioned to write alternative verses which became the hymn "Morning Has Broken" first published in 1931. The melody was then given the name "Bunessan" in hymnals, after a small village on the Island of Mull near to where Mary Macdonald lived. Macdonald (1789–1872) and were later translated into English. The lyrics of the Carol were originally in Scottish Gaelic written by Mary M. "Child in a Manger" is a Scottish Christmas Carol sung to a traditional folk melody. Morning Has Broken (Child in a Manger) : Folk Tune sheet music, midi & mp3
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