{"slug": "o-little-town-of-bethlehem", "title": "O Little Town of Bethlehem", "first_line": "O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie", "author": "phillips-brooks", "author_date": "1867", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6, 7, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": true}, "topics": ["Advent and the Nativity", "Jesus Christ, Birth of", "Peace"], "scripture": ["Luke 2:4-7", "Micah 5:2"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "brooks-1868", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Phillips Brooks, 1867 (pub. 1868). Author d. 1893.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "o_little_town_of_bethlehem", "total_instances": 946}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "O lit -- tle town of Beth -- le -- hem, how still we see thee lie! A -- bove thy deep and dream -- less sleep the si -- lent stars go by. Yet in thy dark streets shin -- eth the ev -- er -- last -- ing Light; The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee to -- night.", "prose": ["O little town of Bethlehem,", "how still we see thee lie!", "Above thy deep and dreamless sleep", "the silent stars go by.", "Yet in thy dark streets shineth", "the everlasting Light;", "The hopes and fears of all the years", "are met in thee tonight."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "For Christ is born of Ma -- ry, and gath -- ered all a -- bove, While mor -- tals sleep, the an -- gels keep their watch of won -- d'ring love. O morn -- ing stars to -- geth -- er, pro -- claim the ho -- ly birth, And prais -- es sing to God the King, and peace to men on earth!", "prose": ["For Christ is born of Mary,", "and gathered all above,", "While mortals sleep, the angels keep", "their watch of wond'ring love.", "O morning stars together,", "proclaim the holy birth,", "And praises sing to God the King,", "and peace to men on earth!"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "How si -- lent -- ly, how si -- lent -- ly, the won -- drous Gift is giv'n; So God im -- parts to hu -- man hearts the bless -- ings of His Heav'n. No ear may hear His com -- ing, but in this world of sin, Where meek souls will re -- ceive Him still, the dear Christ en -- ters in.", "prose": ["How silently, how silently,", "the wondrous Gift is giv'n;", "So God imparts to human hearts", "the blessings of His Heav'n.", "No ear may hear His coming,", "but in this world of sin,", "Where meek souls will receive Him still,", "the dear Christ enters in."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Where child -- ren pure and hap -- py pray to the bless -- ed Child, Where mis -- er -- y cries out to Thee, Son of the moth -- er mild; Where char -- it -- y stands watch -- ing and faith holds wide the door, The dark night wakes, the glo -- ry breaks, and Christ -- mas comes once more.", "prose": ["Where children pure and happy", "pray to the blessed Child,", "Where misery cries out to Thee,", "Son of the mother mild;", "Where charity stands watching", "and faith holds wide the door,", "The dark night wakes, the glory breaks,", "and Christmas comes once more."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "O ho -- ly Child of Beth -- le -- hem, de -- scend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin, and en -- ter in, be born in us to -- day. We hear the Christ -- mas an -- gels the great glad tid -- ings tell; O come to us, a -- bide with us, our Lord Em -- man -- u -- el!", "prose": ["O holy Child of Bethlehem,", "descend to us, we pray;", "Cast out our sin, and enter in,", "be born in us today.", "We hear the Christmas angels", "the great glad tidings tell;", "O come to us, abide with us,", "our Lord Emmanuel!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}