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1. O little town of |
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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 darkness shineth |
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The everlasting |
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Light;The hopes and fears of all the years |
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Are met in thee tonight.2. |
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For Christ is born of |
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Mary,And fathered all above, |
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While mortals sleep, the angels keep |
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Their watch of wondering love. |
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O morning stars, together |
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Proclaim the holy birth |
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And praises sing to |
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God, the King, |
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And peace to men on earth.3. |
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How silently, how silently, |
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The wondrous |
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Gift is given! |
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So God imparts to human hearts |
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The blessings of |
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His heaven. |
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No ear may hear |
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His coming, |
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But in this world of sin, |
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Where meek souls will receive |
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Him still, |
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The dear Christ enters in.4. |
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O holy Child of |
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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 |
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Christmas angels |
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The great glad tidings tell: |
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Oh, come to us, abide with us, |
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Our Lord Immanuel! |
