The phrase "The Babe" resonates through 9 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
The Babe
...Oxen lowing, little knowing,
Christ the Babe is Lord of all.
Swift are winging angels singing,...
Oxen lowing, little knowing,
Christ the Babe is Lord of all.
Swift are winging angels singing,
...The story of the Christ child,
The Babe of Bethlehem.
Tell how the shepherds watching,...
The story of the Christ child,
The Babe of Bethlehem.
Tell how the shepherds watching,
...The story of the Christ child,
The Babe of Bethlehem.
Tell how the shepherds watching,...
The story of the Christ child,
The Babe of Bethlehem.
Tell how the shepherds watching,
...Whose throne they sought afar,
In the Babe of Bethlehem.
Silver star, holy light,...
Whose throne they sought afar,
In the Babe of Bethlehem.
Silver star, holy light,
...Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the son of Mary.
Why lies He in such mean estate,...
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the son of Mary.
Why lies He in such mean estate,
...Now they checked their eager tread,
For to the Babe that to her clung,
A mother’s song the virgin sung....
Now they checked their eager tread,
For to the Babe that to her clung,
A mother’s song the virgin sung.
...Tell to me the sweet old story
Of the Babe of Bethlehem.
How He came to earth from Heaven...
Tell to me the sweet old story
Of the Babe of Bethlehem.
How He came to earth from Heaven
...Deep silence lay o’er all;
A maiden bent o’er the Babe in prayer,
There is the King! O there! O there!...
Deep silence lay o’er all;
A maiden bent o’er the Babe in prayer,
There is the King! O there! O there!
...That entrancing sight,
Still the Babe of Bethlehem
Leads pure souls to light....
That entrancing sight,
Still the Babe of Bethlehem
Leads pure souls to light.
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