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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 the 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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The hopes and fears of all the years |
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Are met in thee tonight |
