The Messiah in a manger? The Son of God in a feeding trough? The tender melody and gentle lyrics of this classic song might cause you to overlook its true message, that the God who reigned in heaven took the humblest place on earth, in a hay filled, cattle-surrounded manger. Jesus in a manger is a glimpse of his humiliating future where he would die so that the final stanzas of this song—Immanuel—could be true for you.