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LET US 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: Mrs. B. L. Cor­bin, in Sun­day-School Hymns (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Am­eri­can Sun­day-School Un­ion, 1856), num­ber 68.

Music: Dix Con­rad Koch­er, Stim­men aus dem Reiche Gott­es 1838 (🔊 ).

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Conrad Kocher (1786–1872)

Lyrics

Let us go to Beth­le­hem;
There the King of Glo­ry lies!
He has left His dia­dem,
And His throne be­yond the skies!
He, the Lord of end­less years,
Now a fee­ble babe ap­pears.

Let us go to Beth­le­hem:
God des­cends with men to dwell!
And He comes not to con­demn,
But to save from sin and hell:
Oh, what rich and bound­less grace,
To our lost and guil­ty race!

Let us go to Beth­le­hem:
Eastern magi wor­ship there;
Let us strive to ri­val them,
With the in­cense of our pray­er;
And our hearts, as of­fer­ings bring,
To the glo­ri­ous new-born King.