This tender and reflective sacred hymn by Bergeta Williams, set to music by Kevin G. Pace, explores the profound idea of a premortal connection to the birth of Christ. It invites the listener to imagine witnessing the Nativity firsthand—singing with angels, saying farewell to the Savior, and recalling a sacred premortal promise made in heavenly councils. With imagery of spring-green fields and awe-struck shepherds, the hymn stirs a deep sense of spiritual memory and wonder, suggesting that our souls may faintly recall that holy night and the divine plan we once embraced.
YouTube video: When Christ Was Born in Bethlehem, hymn

Text:

1. When Christ was born in Bethlehem

the fields were green with spring,

and startled shepherds tending sheep,

saw angels, heard them sing.

Could you and I have been there too,

bidding our dear Lord goodbye?

Did we sing with that angelic choir 

high in the starlit sky?

2. Had we not met in councils there

where the  sons of God conversed

and promised to support the plan

that Christ would bring to earth?

Did we gaze in awesome wonder

at the babe in manger stall?

Somehow, I half remember

Yes, somehow I half recall.