How still we see thee lie
Above thy dark 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 tonight
The lamplit streets of Bethlehem
We walk now through the night
There is no peace in Bethlehem
There is no peace in sight
The wounds of generations
Almost too deep to heal
Scar the timeworn miracle
And make it seem surreal
The baby in the manger
Grew to a man one day
And still we try to listen now
To what he had to say
Put up your swords forever
Forgive your enemies
Love your neighbor as yourself
Let your little children come to me
O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy dark and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above thy dark 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 tonight The lamplit streets of Bethlehem We walk now through the night There is no peace in Bethlehem There is no peace in sight The wounds of generations Almost too deep to heal Scar the timeworn miracle And make it seem surreal The baby in the manger Grew to a man one day And still we try to listen now To what he had to say Put up your swords forever Forgive your enemies Love your neighbor as yourself Let your little children come to me O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above thy dark and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by Explain Request ×
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