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JESUS CHRIST: BIRTH

121 O Little Town of Bethlehem

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1 O lit - tle town of Beth - le - hem, how still we see thee lie!
2 For Christ is born of Mar - y and, gath - ered all a - bove,
3 How si - lent - ly, how si - lent - ly, the won - drous gift is given!

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4 O ho - ly child of Beth - le - hem, de - scend to us, we pray;

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A - bove thy deep and dream - less sleep the si - lent stars go by.
while mor - tals sleep, the an - gels keep their watch of won - dering love.
So God im - parts to hu - man hearts the bless - ings of his heaven.

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cast out our sin and en - ter in; be born in us to - day.

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Yet in thy dark streets shin - eth the ev - er - last - ing light;
O morn - ing stars, to - geth - er pro - claim the ho - ly birth,
No ear may hear his com - ing, but in this world of sin,

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We hear the Christ - mas an - gels the great glad ti - dings tell;

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the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee to - night.
and prais - es sing to God the king, and peace to all on earth.
where meek souls will re - ceive him, still the dear Christ en - ters in.

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O come to us; a - bide with us, our Lord Em - man - u - el!

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Though he was famed during his lifetime as a great preacher, no sermon Phillips Brooks ever preached has
been heard or read by as many people as have sung this carol he wrote in December 1868 for the Sunday
School children of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Philadelphia.
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TEXT: Phillips Brooks, 1868 ST. LOUIS
MUSIC: Lewis Henry Redner, 1868 8.6.8.6.7.6.8.6
(alternate tune: FOREST GREEN)