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Text:The Babe Of Bethlehem
Author:Eden Reeder Latta
Tune:[From the east the magi came]
Composer:J. A. Smith
Media:MIDI file

13146. The Babe Of Bethlehem

1 From the east the magi came,
The Redeemer to behold,
And they worshipped Him, and gave
Gifts of incense and of gold.

Refrain:
As the magi there did bow,
I would fain have been with them;
But I will adore Thee now,
Blessed Babe of Bethlehem.

2 Yes, by faith, I see the star,
Moving westward to the skies,
And I follow, till I see
Where the blessed Infant lies. [Refrain]

3 Better gift than gold or myrrh,
I to Him may now impart;
Dear Redeemer, take, I pray,
Take the incense of my heart. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: From the east the magi came
Title: The Babe Of Bethlehem
Author: Eden Reeder Latta (1880)
Refrain First Line: As the magi there did bow
Language: English
Source: Joy and Gladness by James H. Fillmore (Cincinnati: Fillmore Brothers, 1880)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [From the east the magi came]
Composer: J. A. Smith
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



Media
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MIDI file: MIDI
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