Children, go where I send thee.
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee one by one.
One for the little bitty baby.
Born of the Virgin Mary.
Wrapped in swaddling clothing and.
Laid in a lowly manger.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children, go where I send thee.
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee three by three.
Three for the Holy Trinity.
Two for Paul and Silas.
One for the little bitty baby.
Born of the Virgin Mary.
Wrapped in swaddling clothing and.
Laid in a lowly manger.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children, go where I send thee.
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee five by five.
Five for the five wise virgins.
Four for the gospel writers.
Three for the Holy Trinity.
Two for Paul and Silas.
One for the little bitty baby.
Born of the Virgin Mary.
Wrapped in swaddling clothing and.
Laid in a lowly manger.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children, go where I send thee.
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee seven by seven.
Seven for God's high numbers.
Six, six, six, will never get fixed.
Five for the five wise virgins.
Four for the gospel writers.
Three for the Holy Trinity.
Two for Paul and Silas.
One for the little bitty baby.
Born of the Virgin Mary.
Wrapped in swaddling clothing and.
Laid in a lowly manger.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children, go where I send thee.
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee ten by ten.
Ten for the Ten Commandments.
Nine for Solomon dressed so fine.
Eight for Peter at the pearly gate.
Seven for God's high numbers.
Six, six, six, will never get fixed.
Five for the five wise virgins.
Four for the gospel writers.
Three for the Holy Trinity.
Two for Paul and Silas.
One for the little bitty baby.
Born of the Virgin Mary.
Wrapped in swaddling clothing and.
Laid in a lowly manger.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.
Children, go where I send thee.
How shall I send thee?
I'm gonna send thee twelve by twelve.
Twelve for the twelve apostles.
Eleven for the staircase up to Heaven.
Ten for the Ten Commandments.
Nine for Solomon dressed so fine.
Eight for Peter at the pearly gate.
Seven for God's high numbers.
Six, six, six, will never get fixed.
Five for the five wise virgins.
Four for the gospel writers.
Three for the Holy Trinity.
Two for Paul and Silas.
One for the little bitty baby.
Born of the Virgin Mary.
Wrapped in swaddling clothing and.
Laid in a lowly manger.
Born, born, born in Bethlehem.