Day 9 - O Little Town of Bethlehem - Musical Advent Calendar

Musical Advent Calendar with Rick Lee James

Rick Lee James

Dec 05, 2022

Verse 1

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

Verse 2

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

Verse 3

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

Verse 4

Where children pure and happy
Pray to the blessed Child
Where misery cries out to Thee
Son of the mother mild
Where charity stands watching
And faith holds wide the door
The dark night wakes the glory breaks
And Christmas comes once more

Verse 5

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

CCLI Song # 27879

Lewis Henry Redner | Phillips Brooks

© Words: Public Domain
Music: Public Domain

Some Music News

On Sunday I found out that my album, THUNDER, is currently #3 on the Play MPE Radio charts. This means that radio stations and playlist makers around the world have downloaded and streamed the album so much this week that it’s near the top of the charts. I just wanted to celebrate and say thank you to all of the stations using the album.

You can see the full charts at the link below.

Stream charts: https://daily.plaympe.com/category/charts/streams/

Download Charts: https://daily.plaympe.com/christian-weekly-top-20-downloads/