Title: O Little Town of Bethlehem
Artist: Ralph Vaughn Williams, Phillip Brooks
Genre: Folk
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T:O Little Town of Bethlehem
T:O Little Town of Bethlehem
T:music by Ralph Vaughn Williams
C:music by Ralph Vaughn Williams
Z:Public Domain
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w: O|lit- tle town of|Beth- * le- * hem, how|still we _ see thee|
w: For|Christ is born of|Mar- * * * y and|gath- ered _ all a-|
w: How|si- lent- ly, how|si- * lent- * ly, the|the won- drous Gift is|
w: Where|chil- dren pure and|hap- * * * py pray|to the _ bles- sed|
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w: lie! A-|bove thy deep and|dream- * less _ sleep the|
w: bove, While|mor- tals sleep, the|ang- * els _ keep their|
w: giv'n; So|God im- parts to|hu- * man _ hearts the|
w: Child, where|mis- er- y cries|out _ to _ Thee, Son|
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w: si- lent _ stars go|by. Ye- t|in thy dark _ streets _|
w: watch of _ won- drous|love. O _|mor- ning stars _ to- *|
w: bless- ings _ of His|Heav'n. No _|ear may he- ar His _|
w: of the _ moth- er|mild; Where _|char- i- ty _ stands _|
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w: shi- * * * neth the|ev- er- las- ting|Light; The|hopes and fears of|
w: geth- _ _ _ er, pro-|claim the ho- ly|birth, and|prai- ses sing to|
w: com- _ _ _ ing, but|in this world of|sin, where|meek souls will re-|
w: watch- _ _ _ ing and|faith holds wide the|door, the|dark night wakes, the|
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w: all _ the _ years are|met in _ thee to-|night.|
w: God _ the _ King, and|peace to _ men on|earth.|
w: ceive _ Him _ still, the|dear Christ _ en- ters|in.|
w: glo- * ry _ breaks, and|Christ- mas _ comes once|more.|