The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16808

16808. The Christmas Journey

1 Dear child­ren, whi­ther haste you so?
A jour­ney you are mak­ing;
"To far off Beth­le­hem we go.
We there these flow’rs are tak­ing."
Why take you flow’rs to Beth­le­hem?
Are they meant for some strang­er?
"The new­born King of Da­vid’s stem,
There’s cra­dled in a mang­er."

2 Why go so far to see a child,
Found in a low­ly sta­ble?
"That Babe is God’s Son, sweet and mild,
To save man­kind He’s able."
Who is that child, O child­ren, tell?
What name to Him is giv­en?
“’Tis Je­sus Christ who loves us well,
And came to us from Heav­en.

3 “Him we will vis­it in yon stall,
In hum­ble ado­ra­tion.
Him will we give these flow­ers all;
He gives us blest sal­va­tion.
He is our shep­herd, we His sheep,
With food di­vine He feeds us,
That we the nar­row way may keep,
He by His hand e’er leads us.”

Text Information

• First Line: Dear child­ren, whi­ther haste you so?
• Title: The Christmas Journey
• German Title: Wohin, ihr Kinderlein, wohin?
• Author: G. Schaller
• Translator: Johannes R. Lauritzen
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: Tr.: The Christmas Song Book by Adolf T. Hanser (Buffalo: Dahlke Publishing, 1918)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MIZORAM
• Composer: C. F. Baum (1918)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain