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O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy 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
O 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 his His coming,
But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive him still,
The dear Christ enters in.

O holy Child of Bethlehem
Descend to us, we pray
Cast out our sin and enter in
Be born to us today
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell
O come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emmanuel

Rector Phillips Brooks (1835-1903) of Philadelphia, wrote the words to O Little Town of Bethlehem in 1868, following a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He was inspired by the view of Bethlehem from the hills of Palestine especially at night time hence the lyrics of O Little Town of Bethlehem. His church organist Lewis Redner (1831-1908) wrote the melody to O Little Town of Bethlehem for the Sunday school children's choir.



美哉小城,小伯利恆!你是何等清靜!
無夢無驚,深深睡著,群星悄然運行;
在你漆黑的街道,永遠的光照耀;
萬世希望,人類憂喜,今夜集中於你。

因馬利亞誕生聖嬰,天上天軍集結,
世上眾人酣睡天深,天車虔敬守夜。
晨星啊,同來宣告,聖誕神聖佳音,
天上榮耀歸於上帝,地上平安歸人。

何等安靜,何等平靜,奇妙救恩降臨,
神將各樣屬天福氣注入千萬人心。
世界正惡貫滿盈,主降無人聽聞,
誰肯謙卑打開心門,主也來作嘉賓。

伯利恆城所生救主,求你今日降臨,
驅除罪惡,入我心靈,在我心內誕生。
我聽見聖誕天使報告大喜信息;
求你即來與我同在,我主以馬內利!

何處童,活潑歡欣,求告蒙福聖嬰,
何處困苦無告之人呼籲人子聖名,
何處渴慕仁愛者大開信心之門:
黑夜在彼立即消散,榮耀聖誕重臨。
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