O Little Town of Bethlehem-Thomas Shinners/Ernest Joas/Cliff Spratt

[ti:O Little Town of Bethlehem] [ar:Thomas Shinners] [al:Christmas Nights 2012] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]O Little Town of Bethlehem - Thomas Shinners/Ernest Joas/Cliff Spratt [00:13.10]O little town of bethlehem [00:18.38]How still we see thee lie [00:24.04]Above thy deep and dreamless sleep [00:30.03]The silent stars go by [00:35.49]Yet in thy dark streets shineth [00:40.84]The everlasting light [00:45.88] [00:46.54]The hopes and fears of all the years [00:52.22]Are met in thee tonight [00:57.66] [00:58.45]For christ is born of mary [01:04.19]And gathered all above [01:09.17] [01:09.89]While mortals sleep the angels keep [01:15.65]Their watch of wondering love [01:20.64] [01:21.50]O morning stars together [01:27.24]Proclaim the holy birth [01:32.05] [01:32.87]And praises sing to god the king [01:38.21]And peace to men on earth [01:44.28]How silently how silently [01:50.32]The wondrous gift is given [01:55.97]So god imparts to human hearts [02:01.64]The blessings of his heaven [02:07.32]No ear may his his coming [02:12.91]But in this world of sin [02:18.83]Where meek souls will receive him still [02:24.83]The dear christ enters in [02:29.79] [02:30.51]O holy child of bethlehem [02:36.88]Descend to us we pray [02:42.34]Cast out our sin and enter in [02:48.27]Be born to us today [02:53.35] [02:54.16]We hear the christmas angels [02:59.81]The great glad tidings tell [03:05.05]O come to us abide with us [03:11.50]Our lord emmanuel