O Little Town of Bethlehem-Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

[ti:O Little Town of Bethlehem] [ar:Dame Kiri Te Kanawa] [al:THE BEST EVER: Christmas] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]O Little Town of Bethlehem - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa [00:08.17]Oh little town of Bethlehem [00:12.21]How still we see thee lie [00:16.14] [00:17.00]Above thy deep and dreamless [00:20.56]Sleep the silent stars go by [00:25.23] [00:25.90]Yet in thy dark streets shineth [00:30.53]The everlasting light [00:34.34] [00:35.11]The hopes and fears of [00:37.85]All the years are met in thee tonight [00:44.00] [00:49.54]Oh morning stars together [00:53.94]Proclaim thy holy birth [00:57.41] [00:58.49]And praises sing to God the king [01:02.76]And peace to men on earth [01:06.55] [01:07.21]For Christ is born of Mary [01:11.66]And gathered all above [01:15.69] [01:16.44]While mortals sleep [01:18.60]The angels keep [01:21.30]Their watch of wondering love [01:25.46] [01:31.51]How silently how silently [01:36.41]The wondrous gift is given [01:40.75] [01:41.43]So God imparts to human hearts [01:46.31]The blessings of his heaven [01:50.53] [01:51.38]No ear may hear his coming [01:56.03]But in this world of sin [02:00.30] [02:00.85]Where meek souls [02:02.60]Will receive him still [02:05.67]The dear Christ enters in [02:09.90] [02:17.96]Oh holy child of Bethlehem [02:22.32]Descend to us we pray [02:26.37] [02:27.06]Cast out our sin and enter in [02:32.04]Be born in us today [02:36.19] [02:36.82]We hear the christmas angels [02:41.85]The great glad tidings tell [02:46.55]O come to us [02:52.72] [02:53.60]Abide with us [02:59.65] [03:00.57]Our Lord Emanuel