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Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by
Yet in they dark streets shineth, the everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.
For Christ is born of Mary, and gathered all above
While mortals sleep the angels keep their watch of wondering love
Oh morning stars together, proclaim the holy birth.
And praises sing to God the king, and peace to men on earth.
How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given
So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of his heaven
No ear may hear his coming, but in this world of sin
Where meek souls will receive him still, the dear Christ enters in.
Oh holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to us we pray
Cast out our sin and enter in, be born in us today
We hear the Christmas angels, the great glad tidings tell
O come to us, abide with us, our lord Emanuel.
- Album:
- Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
- Live 2015
- The Third Eye Centre
- Late Night Tales 2
- Miscellaneous
- The Life Pursuit
- Dear Catastrophe Waitress
- Storytelling
- Jonathan David
- Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant
- Lazy Line Painter Jane
- Legal Man
- Tigermilk
- The Boy With The Arab Strap
- This Is Just A Modern Rock Song
- Dog On Wheels
- BCC Sessions
- Non-Album Releases
- On Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance
- The BBC Sessions: Live In Belfast 2001 (Bonus Version)