O Little Town Of Bethlehem chords by Michael Martin Murphey

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Verse 1
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O little
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town of Bethlehem,
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How still we see thee lie!
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Above thy deep and dreamless streets,
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the silent stars go by
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Yet in thy dark streets
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shineth the everlasting light
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The hopes and
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fears of all the years
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are met in Thee tonight.
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For Christ is born of Mary
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and gathered all above,
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While mortals sleep,
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the angels keep their watch
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of wandering love
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O morning stars,
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together    proclaim the
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holy birth
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And praises sing to God the King,
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And peace to men on earth.
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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,
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still the dear     Christ enters in.
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Where children pure and happy
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pray to the blessed Child,
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Where misery cries out to Thee,
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Son of the Mother mild,
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Where charity stands watching,
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faith holds wide the door.
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The dark night wakes,
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the glory breaks,
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and Christmas comes once more.
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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're the Christmas an gels
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The great glad tidings tell
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O come to us,
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abide with us,
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our Lord Em manuel
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you