Children, Go Where I Send Thee Lyrics – Free PDF

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“Children, Go Where I Send Thee” (alternatively “Children, Go Where I Send You”, also known as “The Holy Baby,” “Little Bitty Baby,” or “Born in Bethlehem”) is a traditional African-American spiritual song spread as a Christmas tune by popular musicians in America.

Among the many different versions of the song, a defining feature is the cumulative structure, with each number (typically up to 12 or 10) accompanied by a biblical reference. Today, it is considered as a Christmas carol in USA and has been covered by many artists, like The Weavers, Kenny Burrell, Jim Hendricks, Johnny Cash – just to name a few. One of the latest popular covers is the one by Kenny Rogers.

On this page you’ll find the lyrics of the song and a printable PDF file with lyrics for free download. You can also watch two music videos: the first is a vocal gospel performance by The Fairfield Four and the second is a cover by Kenny Rogers (feat. Home Free). Enjoy!

Printable Children Go Where I Send Thee Lyrics PDF
Children Go Where I Send Thee Lyrics

Music Videos
- Sing-along Video by the Fairfield Four
- Sing-along Video by Kenny Rogers (feat. Home Free)

Printable Children Go Where I Send Thee Lyrics PDF

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Children Go Where I Send Thee Lyrics

Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m a gonna send thee one by one,
One for the little bitty baby
Born by the Virgin Mary
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m a gonna send thee two by two,
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Born by the Virgin Mary
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m a gonna send thee three by three,
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Born by the Virgin Mary
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m a gonna send thee four by four,
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three by three, three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Born by the Virgin Mary
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m a gonna send thee five by five,
Five for the gospel preachers
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three by three, three for the Hebrew children
And two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Born by the Virgin Mary
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m a gonna send thee six by six,
Six for the six who couldn’t be fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Born by the Virgin Mary
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m a gonna send thee seven by seven,
Seven for the seven that never got to heaven
Six for the six who couldn’t be fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Born by the Virgin Mary
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m a gonna send thee eight by eight,
Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
Seven for the seven that never got to heaven
Six for the six who couldn’t be fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Born by the Virgin Mary
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m a gonna send thee nine by nine,
Nine for the nine who saw the sign
Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
Seven for the seven that never got to heaven
Six for the six who couldn’t be fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Born by the Virgin Mary
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m a gonna send thee ten by ten,
Ten for the ten commandments
Nine for the nine who saw the sign
Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
Seven for the seven that never got to heaven
Six for the six who couldn’t be fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Born by the Virgin Mary
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m a gonna send thee eleven by eleven,
Eleven for the eleven deriders
Ten for the ten commandments
Nine for the nine who saw the sign
Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
Seven for the seven that never got to heaven
Six for the six who couldn’t be fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Born by the Virgin Mary
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem

Children go where I send thee
How shall I send thee?
I’m a gonna send thee twelve by twelve,
Twelve for the twelve Apostles
Eleven for the eleven deriders
Ten for the ten commandments
Nine for the nine who saw the sign
Eight for the eight who stood at the gate
Seven for the seven that never got to heaven
Six for the six who couldn’t be fixed
Five for the gospel preachers
Four for the four that stood at the door
Three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty baby
Born by the Virgin Mary
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem