The Cyber Hymnal ‎#116085

116085. O Little Babe Of Bethlehem

1 O lit­tle Babe of Beth­le­hem,
In yon­der low­ly place;
The light of Heav­en so won­der­ful,
Is shin­ing from Thy face.
Altho’ no crown adorns Thy brow,
Yet would we trib­ute bring;
Altho’ no roy­al robes are there,
We own Thee as our king.

Refrain:
Sleep, sweet­ly sleep on Thy pil­low of hay,
Wonderful King, this Christ­mas day;
Angels guard Thee from on high,
And sing Thy lul­la­by.

2 O lit­tle Babe of Beth­lehem,
Tho’ Thine is man­ger bed,
The place is ho­ly where Thou art,
And glo­ry crowns Thy head.
While one bright star above Thee shines,
Beside Thy couch we fall;
In hum­ble ado­ra­tion there,
We own Thee Lord of all. [Refrain]

3 O lit­tle Babe of Beth­le­hem,
Redeemer Thou shalt be;
Tho’ none but shep­herds hail Thy birth,
The world shall come to Thee.
As heav­en­ly hosts above Thee sing,
Hosannas that ne’er cease,
So shall all earth Thy praise pro­claim,
Thou bless­ed Prince of Peace. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O lit­tle Babe of Beth­le­hem
• Title: O Little Babe Of Bethlehem
• Author: May M. Brewster (1922)
• Refrain First Line: Sleep, sweet­ly sleep on Thy pil­low of hay
• Language: English
• Source: Progressive Sunday School Songs by Homer A. Rodeheaver (Chicago: Rodeheaver, 1923)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [O lit­tle Babe of Beth­le­hem]
• Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain