December 15, 2023
Every year, Wihla Hutson, a church organist in Michigan, wrote a different Christmas song for the. congregation. In 1951, collaborating with Alfred Burt, a young jazz musician and hymnist, they debuted “Some Children See Him,” which became one of the most beloved modern Christmas carols. The song came out during the Korean War and a few years after the end of World War II, and its message of tolerance and Christ’s love for all people was a powerful and much-needed one, then as now.Some Children See Him
Some children see Him lily white
The baby Jesus born this night
Some children see Him lily white
With tresses soft and fair
Some children see Him bronzed and brown
The Lord of heav’n to earth come down
Some children see Him bronzed and brown
With dark and heavenly hair
Some children see Him almond-eyed
This Savior whom we kneel beside
Some children see Him almond-eyed
With skin of yellow hue
Some children see Him dark as they
Sweet Mary’s Son to whom we pray
Some children see him dark as they
And, ah! they love Him, too
The children each in different place
Will see the baby Jesus’ face
Like theirs, but bright with heavenly grace
And filled with holy light.
O lay aside each earthly thing
And with thy heart as offering
Come worship now the infant King,
‘Tis love that’s born tonight!
Copyright Wihla Hutson and Alfred S. Burt
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