O Little Town of Bethlehem

O Little Town of Bethlehem is a well known Christmas carol written by Phillips Brooks in 1868 with music by Louis Redner.
==Lyrics==
: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 to-night.
:O morning stars, together
:Proclaim the holy birth!
:And praises sing to God the King,
:And peace to men on earth.
:For Christ is born of Mary,
:And gathered all above,
:While mortals sleep, the angels keep
:Their watch of wondering love.
: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.
:Where children pure and happy
:Pray to the blessed Child,
:Where misery cries out to thee,
:Son of the mother mild;
:Where charity stands watching
:And faith holds wide the door,
:The dark night wakes, the glory breaks,
:And Christmas comes once more.
:O holy child of Bethlehem!
:Descend to us, we pray;
:Cast out our sin and enter in,
:Be born in us to-day.
:We hear the Christmas angels
:The great glad tidings tell;
:O come to us, abide with us,
:Our Lord Emmanuel!
==External links==
*Wikipedia article about O Little Town of Bethlehem.
Category:Christian music
Category:Christmas