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Text: | O Little Town of Bethlehem |
Author: | Phillips Brooks |
Tune: | ST LOUIS |
Composer: | Lewis Henry Redner |
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 wondering love.
O morning stars, together
proclaim the holy birth,
and praises sing to God the King,
and peace to all on earth.
3 How silently, how silently,
the wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
the blessed gift of heaven.
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 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.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O little town of Bethlehem |
Title: | O Little Town of Bethlehem |
Author: | Phillips Brooks (1868) |
Meter: | 8 6 8 6 7 6 8 6 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1996 |
Topic: | The Christian Year: Christmas; Angels; Biblical Characters: Mary, Mother of Jesus(18 more...) |
Notes: | Alt tune: FOREST GREEN |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST LOUIS |
Composer: | Lewis Henry Redner (1868) |
Meter: | 8 6 8 6 7 6 8 6 |
Key: | G Major |