{"id":8895,"date":"2022-04-01T17:08:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T17:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=8895"},"modified":"2025-09-22T23:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T23:57:03","slug":"o-little-town-of-bethlehem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/o-little-town-of-bethlehem\/","title":{"rendered":"O Little Town of Bethlehem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(D) WORDS – 1865 MUSIC – 1868<\/span><\/p>\n

OH, LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM HOW STILL WE SEE THEE LIE. ABOVE THY DEEP AND DREAMLESS SLEEP, THE SILENT STARS GO BY.<\/span><\/p>\n

YET IN THY DARK STREETS SHINETH AN EVERLASTING LIGHT.<\/span>
\nTHE HOPES AND FEARS OF ALL THE YEARS ARE MET IN THEE TONIGHT.<\/span><\/p>\n

FOR CHRIST IS BORN OF MARY. AND GATHERED ALL AROUND WHILE MORTALS SLEEP,<\/span>
\nTHE ANGELS KEEP,<\/span><\/p>\n

THEIR WATCH OF WONDERING LOVE.<\/span><\/p>\n

OH, MORNING STARS TOGETHER PROCLAIM THE HOLY BIRTH.<\/span>
\nAND PRAISES SING TO GOD THE KING, AND PEACE TO MEN ON EARTH.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  C<\/span>              F<\/span>\r\nO little town of Bethlehem\r\n<\/span>    C<\/span>        G<\/span>        C<\/span>\r\nHow still we see thee lie\r\n<\/span>A<\/span>                  Dm<\/span>\r\nAbove thy deep and dreamless sleep\r\n<\/span>    C<\/span>      G<\/span>        C<\/span>\r\nThe silent stars go by\r\n<\/span>    Am<\/span>                  E<\/span>\r\nYet in thy dark streets shineth\r\n<\/span>    F<\/span>           E<\/span>\r\nThe everlasting light\r\n<\/span>    C<\/span>         C7<\/span>       F<\/span>\r\nThe hopes and fears of all the years\r\n<\/span>    C<\/span>      G<\/span>      C<\/span>\r\nAre met in thee tonight\r\n<\/span> \r\n      C<\/span>                F<\/span>\r\nFor Christ is born of Mary\r\n<\/span>    C<\/span>        G<\/span>    C<\/span>\r\nAnd gathered all above\r\n<\/span>A<\/span>                         Dm<\/span>\r\nWhile mortals sleep, the angels keep\r\n<\/span>       C<\/span>        G<\/span>        C<\/span>\r\nTheir watch of wond'ring love\r\n<\/span>  Am<\/span>               E<\/span>\r\nO morning stars, together\r\n<\/span>   F<\/span>              E<\/span>\r\nProclaim the holy Birth\r\n<\/span>    C<\/span>       C7<\/span>      F<\/span>\r\nAnd praises sing to God the King\r\n<\/span>    C<\/span>        G<\/span>      C<\/span>\r\nAnd peace to men on earth\r\n<\/span> \r\n    C<\/span>             F<\/span>\r\nHow silently, how silently\r\n<\/span>    C<\/span>        G<\/span>       C<\/span>\r\nThe wondrous gift is given\r\n<\/span>   A<\/span>              Dm<\/span>\r\nSo God imparts to human hearts\r\n<\/span>    C<\/span>         G<\/span>      C<\/span>\r\nThe blessings of His Heaven\r\n<\/span>   Am<\/span>               E<\/span>\r\nNo ear may hear His coming\r\n<\/span>    F<\/span>                E<\/span>\r\nBut in this world of sin\r\n<\/span>      C<\/span>          C7<\/span>     F<\/span>\r\nWhere meek souls will receive Him still\r\n<\/span>    C<\/span>           G<\/span>      C<\/span>\r\nThe dear Christ enters in\r\n<\/span> \r\n  C<\/span>             F<\/span>\r\nO holy child of Bethlehem\r\n<\/span>   C<\/span>       G<\/span>     C<\/span>\r\nDescend to us we pray\r\n<\/span>     A<\/span>               Dm<\/span>\r\nCast out our sin and enter in\r\n<\/span>   C<\/span>       G<\/span>    C<\/span>\r\nBe born in us today\r\n<\/span>   Am<\/span>                 E<\/span>\r\nWe hear the Christmas angels\r\n<\/span>      F<\/span>                  E<\/span>\r\nTheir great glad tidings tell\r\n<\/span>  C<\/span>       C7<\/span>   F<\/span>\r\nO come to us, abide with us\r\n<\/span>    C<\/span>      G<\/span>  C<\/span>\r\nOur Lord Emmanuel\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(D) WORDS – 1865 MUSIC – 1868 OH, 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 AN EVERLASTING LIGHT. THE HOPES AND FEARS OF ALL THE YEARS ARE MET IN THEE … CLICK TO VIEW SONGO Little Town of Bethlehem<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christmas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}