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      For Christ is born of Mary   And gathered all above   While mortals sleep the angels keep   Their watch of wondering love   Oh, morning stars together   Proclaim the holy birth   And praises sing to God the king   And peace to men on earth      O Holy Child of Bethlehem   Descend on 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