How I Wish I Knew

Little stars that twin­kle in the heav­ens’ blue

I have oft­en won­dered if you ev­er knew

How there rose one like you

lead­ing wise old men

From the East

thro’ Ju­dah

down to Beth­le­hem.

Did you see the cost­ly pre­sents they had brought?

Did you see the sta­ble they in won­der sought?

Did you see the wor­ship ten­der­ly they paid

To that strang­er Ba­by in the man­ger laid?

Did you hear the mo­thers plead­ing thro’ their tears

For the babes that He­rod slew the com­ing years?

Did you see how Jo­seph

warned of God in dreams

Hurried into Egypt guid­ed by your beams?

Did you watch the Sav­ior all those years of strife?

Did you know

for sin­ners

how He gave His life?

Little stars that twin­kle in the heav­ens’ blue

All you saw of Je­sus

how I wish I knew.