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Hymn

O Little Town of Bethlehem

ST. LOUIS · 8.6.8.6.7.6.8.6 · words Phillips Brooks · music Lewis H. Redner

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O Little Town of Bethlehem and we ed is a thee us, bless Gift all see scend to won gath still de pray the we to the drous ered Child, pray; giv'n; bove, lie! ho child si Christ lit ly, born town how ly ren lent is tle 3. How 2. For 1. O Where 5. O 4. lent le le pure Beth ly, hem, py ry, hem, of and hap of of how Child si Beth Ma stars won of go to er His d'ring moth us born of bless watch si ings in the of lent day. mild; Heav'n. love. by. out mis God mor bove parts deep our er im tals thy Cast sleep, Where So While A less ter to man gels y be Son the their the in, Thee, hearts keep sleep and cries to the and sin, dream en out hu an world tid wide ho last Light; ings the of ly ing great faith in claim ev er glad holds this the tell; door, sin, birth, hear char ear morn in stars dark the it may ing thy We Where No O Yet hear the and but pro the gels ing ing, er, eth an mas stands His to streets Christ y watch com geth shin en comes men man thee u once ters on to Lord Christ dear peace met Em mas Christ to in el! more. in. earth! night. to night souls es and sing us, wakes, will come fears dark meek prais hopes O The Where And The the with ry Him the our and the and are us, breaks, still, King, years a the re to of bide glo ceive God all Phillips Brooks, 1867 ST. LOUIS 8.6.8.6.7.6.8.6 Lewis H. Redner, 1868

1.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.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.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.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.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!

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