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 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

If you know Cor­bin’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of her (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
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.