The Hymnal ‎#181

181. I know not how that Bethlehem's Babe

1 I know not how that Bethlehem's Babe
Could in the Godhead be;
I only know the Manger Child
Has brought God's life to me.

2 I know not how that Calvary's cross
A world from sin could free;
I only know its matchless love
Has brought God's love to me.

3 I know not how that Joseph's tomb
Could solve death's mystery;
I only know a living Christ,
Our immortality.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: I know not how that Bethlehem's Babe
• Author: Rev. Harry Webb Farrington (1910)
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Jesus Christ the Lord: His Living Presence; Atonement; Christ: Abiding with Believers; Christ: Divine Christ, The; Christ: Presence, His Living; Christ: Saviour, Our; Christ: Son of God; Inner Life, The
• Copyright: Words copyright. Used by permission of the Hymn Society of America.

Tune Information

• Name: EXETER
• Composer: Henry Lowell Mason
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Tune copyright, 1924, by Henry Lowell Mason. Used by permission.
• Notes: Now Public Domain.