Hymn Lyrics

PLEASE NOTE: Not all verses may be sung and words may vary in the particular hymn presentation.

Winds Through the Olive Trees
Words: 16th Century Gascon Traditional Carol
Music: Winds Through the Olive Trees | 16th Century Gascon Traditional Carol
1. Winds through the Olive Trees, (alt., Wind through the Olive Trees)
Softly did blow.
Round little Bethlehem,
Long, long ago.

2. Sheep on the hillside lay
Whiter than snow,
Shepherds were watching them,
Long, long ago.

3. Then from the happy skies (alt., Then from the starry skies)
Angels bent low,
Singing their songs of joy;
Long, long ago.

4. For in a manger bed
Cradled we know, (alt., Long, long ago)
Christ came to Bethlehem
Long, long ago.
I Know Not How That Bethlehem’s Babe
Words: Harry Webb Farrington
Music: 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.