O little town of Bethlehem,
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How still we see thee lie!
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Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
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The silent stars go by.
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Yet in thy dark streets shineth
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The everlasting Light;
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The hopes and fears of all the years
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Are met in thee tonight.
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How silently, how silently,
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The wondrous Gift is given;
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So God imparts to human hearts
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The blessings of His heaven.
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No ear may hear His coming,
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But in this world of sin,
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Where meek souls will receive Him still,
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The dear Christ enters in.
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O holy Child of Bethlehem,
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Descend to us, we pray;
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Cast out our sin, and enter in,
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Be born in us today.
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We hear the Christmas angels
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The great glad tidings tell;
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O come to us, abide with us,
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Our Lord Emmanuel!
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O little town of bethlehem
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| The St Philips Boy's Choir |
