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 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Chope (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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!