Verse 1:
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O lit – tle town of Beth – le – hem,
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How still we see thee lie!
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A – bove thy deep and dream–less sleep
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The si – lent stars go by.
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Yet in thy dark streets shin - eth
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The ever–last – ing Light;
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The hopes and fears of all the years
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Are met in thee to – night.
Verse 2:
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O mor - ning stars to – ge - th - er
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Pro - claim the ho - ly birth,
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And prai -ses sing to God the King,
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And peace to men on earth;
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For Christ is born of Ma - ry,
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And gathered all a - bove,
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While mor - tals sleep, the an - gels keep
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Their watch of wonde - ring love.
Verse 3:
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How sil – ent - ly, how sil – ent - ly
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The won - drous gift is given!
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So God im - parts to hu - man hearts
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The bles - sings of His heaven.
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No ear may hear His com - ing,
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But in this world of sin,
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Where meek souls will re - ceive Him, still
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The dear Christ ent - ers in.
Verse 4:
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O ho - ly Child of Beth – le - hem
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Des - cend to us, we pray;
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Cast out our sin, and en - ter in,
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Be born in us to - day.
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We hear the Christ - mas an - gels
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The great glad tid - ings tell;
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O come to us, a - bide with us,
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Our Lord Im - man - u - el!