Children, Go Where I Send Thee

Ang Children, Go Where I Send Thee ay isang tradisyunal na awiting pangpananampalataya ng mga Aprikano-Amerikano, para sa kabutihan ng kaluluwa.  Kilala rin ito bilang The Holy Baby o Born in Bethlehem.  Maraming mga bersiyon ang awit na ito.  Nagbibigay ang berso nito ng kahulugang maka-Bibliya sa bawat bilang.  Inawit ito nina Nina Simone, Natalie Merchant, The Kingston Trio, the Blind Boys of Alabama,  Peter, Paul at Mary,  Johnny Cash,  Audra McDonald at ng Mormon Tabernacle Choir.  Nagmula ang halimbawang panitik sa ibaba sa koleksiyon ni Jean Ritchie na nagmula naman sa isang paaralan para sa mga itim na kabataan sa Kentucky, Estados Unidos.

Liriko
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

-- That was born, born

-- Born in Bethlehem.

Children, go where I send thee

-- How shall I send thee?

I'm gonna send thee two by two

Two for Paul and Silas

One for the little bitty baybe

-- That was born, born

-- Born in Bethlehem.

Three for the Hebrew children...

Four for the four that stood at the door...

Five for the gospel preachers...

Six for the six that never got fixed...

Seven for the seven that never got to heaven...

Eight for the eight that stood at the gate...

Nine for the nine all dressed so fine...

Ten for the ten commandments...

Eleven for the eleven deriders...

Twelve for the twelve Apostles...

Sanggunian
Lyrics at MIDI ng: Children go where I send thee , Christmas-songs.org

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