Text:How Far Is It to Bethlehem
Author (st. 1, 2):Frances Alice Chesterton
Author (st. 3):Christina Rossetti
Tune:STOWEY
Harmonizer:Andrew Daniels

138. How Far Is It to Bethlehem

1 How far is it to Bethlehem,
not very far?
Shall we find the stable room
lit by a star?
Can we see the little child,
is He within?
If we lift the wooden latch,
may we go in?

2 May we stroke the creatures there,
oxen or sheep?
May we peek like them and see
Jesus asleep?
If we touch His tiny hand,
will He awake?
Will He know we've come so far
just for His sake?

3 O what can I give to Him,
poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd,
I'd bring a lamb;
if i were a wise man
I'd do my part;
yet what can I give to Him?
Give Him my heart.

Text Information
First Line: How far is it to Bethlehem
Title: How Far Is It to Bethlehem
Author (st. 1, 2): Frances Alice Chesterton
Author (st. 3): Christina Rossetti (1872, alt.)
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: God the Son: Christmastide; Christian Year-Christmastide
Tune Information
Name: STOWEY
Harmonizer: Andrew Daniels
Meter: Irregular
Key: G Major
Source: English carol
Copyright: Harm. © 2010 Celebrating Grace, Inc.



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