How far is it to Bethlehem (Jennifer Bastable)

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• (Posted 2025-12-04)  CPDL #87680:       

Editor: Jennifer Bastable (submitted 2025-12-04).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages, 441 kB   Copyright: Personal

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General Information

Title: How far is it to Bethlehem
Composer: Jennifer Bastable
Lyricist: Frances Chesterton
Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SSATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
Description: The first two verses of Frances Chesterton's well-known poem, set for five voices.

Original text and translations

English text

How far is it to Bethlehem?
    Not very far.
Shall we find the stable-room
    Lit by a star?

Can we see the little Child?
    Is He within?
If we lift the wooden latch,
    May we go in?