O Little Town Of Bethlehem lyrics

Song information

Artist: Emmylou Harris
Album: Light Of The Stable-Christmas

Lyrics

O little town of bethlehem
Written by philips brooks and lewis h. redner

O little town of bethlehem
How still we see the 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 to-night

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 men on earth

How silently, how silently
The wondrous gift is given!
So god imparts to human hearts
The blessings of his 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

The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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