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LET US NOW GO TO BETHLEHEM

Scripture Verse

Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. Luke 2:15

Introduction

Words: Ri­chard R. Chope, Car­ols for Use in Church (Lon­don: Will­iam Clowes & Sons, 1894), num­ber 27.

Music: Old Eng­lish (🔊 ).

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Lyrics

Let us now go to Beth­le­hem,
To see the won­drous thing—
Mary and Jo­seph and with them
The Babe, our in­fant king!
For we shall find on earth
The Heav’n of Heav’ns in Him,
The ho­ly, ho­ly, ho­ly Son,
Beneath the cher­ub­im.

Let us now go to Beth­le­hem,
To see the won­drous thing—
Mary and Jo­seph and with them
The Babe, our in­fant king—
His Fa­ther’s glo­ry come
To lift our hearts above.
First loved by Him and an­gel hosts
We car­ol back His love.

Let us then go to Beth­le­hem—
Faith’s star shall guide the way
To Je­sus cra­dled in His church,
This bright ap­pear­ing day!
There, light’s true Light to Thee
We sing with glad ac­cord.
To meet it is to ce­le­brate
Thy birth­day, Je­sus, Lord!