I Know Not How That Bethlehem's Babe

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1 I know not how that Bethl'hem'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.

Source: Moravian Book of Worship #704

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Author: Harry W. Farrington

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First Line: I know not how that Bethlehem's babe
Title: I Know Not How That Bethlehem's Babe
Author: Harry W. Farrington (1910)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Publication Date: 1924
Copyright: Public Domain
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