Children, go where I send thee!
How shall I send thee?
1. I'm gonna send thee one by one,
One for the little bitty Baby.
Born, born,
Born in Bethlehem.

Children, go where I send thee!
How shall I send thee?
2. I'm gonna send thee two by two,
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty Baby.
Born, born,
Born in Bethlehem.

3. Three for the Hebrew children

4. Four for the four that stood at the door

5. Five for the gospel preachers

6. Six for the six that never got fixed

7. Sev'n for the sev'n that never went to heav'n

8. Eight for the eight that stood at the gate

9. Nine for the nine that dressed so fine

10. Ten for the ten commandments

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Source: The Second Penguin Book of Christmas Carols, ed. Elizabeth Poston.

Notes:


Roud: 133 (Search Roud index at VWML) Take Six
Laws:
Child: