Children's Hymnal ‎#162

162. Bethlehem

1 Winds through the olive trees
Softly did blow,
Round little Bethlehem,
Long, long ago.
Sheep on the hillside lay
Whiter than snow;
Shepherds were watching them
Long, long ago.

2 Then from the happy sky,
Angels bent low,
Singing their songs of joy,
Long, long ago.
For in a manger bed,
Cradled we know,
Christ came to Bethlehem
Long, long ago.

Text Information

• First Line: Winds through the olive trees
• Title: Bethlehem
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Songs Suitable for Primary; Songs Suitable for Juniors; Jesus' Birth; Christmas
• Copyright: From New Music Horizons, Book II, copyright, 1944. Used by permission of the publishers, Silver Burdett Company, New York.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Winds through the olive trees]
• Incipit: 53456 53231 13217
• Copyright: From New Music Horizons, Book II, copyright, 1944. Used by permission of the publishers, Silver Burdett Company, New York.