We were not there in Bethlehem
Words: Paul Wigmore
Music: IN DER WIEGEN (Austrian Traditional)
Arrangement: Norman Warren
Metre: 8 6 8 6 6
1 We were not there in Bethlehem
with shepherds in the night;
We could not see in starry sky
the dawn of heaven's light
and yet it shone for us.
2 We were not there in Bethlehem
where Mary laid her son;
we could not see in manger bed
his life on earth begun
and yet he lived for us.
Paul Wigmore (born 1925)
© Paul Wigmore/Jubilate Hymns
8 6 8 6 6 Irregular
CCL# 962501