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Some Children See Him
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Aug 5, 2026 updated
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Don Moen's song reflects on how children from different cultures envision the baby Jesus, each seeing Him with features like their own, yet all recognizing His heavenly grace and holy light. The lyrics emphasize that Christ's birth is for everyone, transcending race and ethnicity, and call listeners to lay aside earthly concerns and worship the Heavenly King with their hearts. The song concludes with a reference to the nativity scene, affirming that love itself is born this night. It's a gentle, inclusive Christmas carol that celebrates the universal love of God through the incarnation.
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Some children see Him lily white
The baby Jesus born this night
Some children see Him as lily white
With tresses soft and fair
Some children see Him bronzed and brown
The Lord of Heaven to earth come down
Some children see Him bronzed and brown
With dark and heavy hair
Some children see Him almond-eyed
This baby whom we kneel beside
Some children see Him almond-eyed
With skin of golden hue
Some children see Him dark as they
Sweet Mary's Son to whom we pray
Those children see Him dark as they
And oh they love Him too
The children in each different place
Will see the baby Jesus face
Like theirs, but with a Heavenly grace
And filled with holy light
Oh lay aside these earthly things
And with thy heart as an offering, Lord
Come worship now the Heavenly King
'Tis love that's born
Away in the manger, no crib for this babe
'Tis love that's born tonight
Tonight