O Little Town of Bethlehem-The Saint Cecilia Singers/David Bednall

[ti:O Little Town of Bethlehem] [ar:The Saint Cecilia Singers/David Bednall] [al:Comfort and Joy] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]O Little Town of Bethlehem - The Saint Cecilia Singers/David Bednall [00:01.10]O little town of bethlehem [00:06.96]How still we see thee lie [00:11.81] [00:12.65]Above thy deep and dreamless sleep [00:18.71]The silent stars go by [00:24.00] [00:24.93]Yet in thy dark streets shineth [00:31.22]The everlasting light [00:35.42] [00:36.36]The hopes and fears of all the years [00:42.95]Are met in thee tonight [00:49.06] [00:51.75]O morning stars together [00:57.68]Proclaim the holy birth [01:03.04] [01:04.03]And praises sing to god the king [01:09.87]And peace to men on earth [01:15.19] [01:16.12]For christ is born of mary [01:22.43]And gathered all above [01:27.16] [01:27.75]While mortals sleep the angels keep [01:35.11]Their watch of wondering love [01:41.67] [01:44.65]How silently how silently [01:51.27]The wondrous gift is given [01:56.70] [01:57.57]So god imparts to human hearts [02:03.77]The blessings of his heaven [02:09.45] [02:10.67]No ear may hear his coming [02:16.73] [02:17.44]But in this world of sin [02:22.98] [02:23.84]Where meek souls will receive him still [02:31.79]The dear christ enters in [02:38.40] [02:41.04]O holy child of bethlehem [02:47.32]Descend to us we pray [02:53.00] [02:53.67]Cast out our sin and enter in [02:59.84]Be born to us today [03:05.39] [03:06.39]We hear the christmas angels [03:12.72] [03:13.43]The great glad tidings tell [03:17.32]O come to us abide with us [03:26.39]Our lord emmanuel