I Know Not How That Bethlehem’s Babe

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.

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.

I know not how that Joseph’s tomb
Could solve death’s mystery;
I only know a living Christ,
Our immortality.

Author: Harry Webb Farrington

Year: 1910

This is a well-known hymn by American Methodist minister and hymn writer Harry Webb Farrington (1879–1931). It is sometimes titled "I Know Not How That Bethlehem's Babe" or "I Know Not How." No significant alternate attributions exist.