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 street shineth   The everlasting light   The hopes and fears of all the years   Are met in thee tonight      How silently, how silently   The wondrous gift is given   So God imparts to human hearts   The blessings of His heaven      No ear may hear 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 in us today      We hear the Christmas angels   The great glad tidings tell   O come to us, abide with us   Our Lord Emmanuel, Amen