O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM 
   Words: Phillips Brooks
   Tune: St. Louis, Lewis H. Redner

(Also in the key of G)

Capo 3: D to play in F
   D             Ddim  D   D#dim  Em                
1  O   little    town  of  Beth - lehem,            
2  For Christ is born  of  Ma  -  ry, 
3  How  silent - ly,   how si  -  lently 
4  O    holy     Child of  Beth - lehem! 

  (Em) D        A7       D 
1  How still we see thee lie! 
2  And gathered all  a - bove, 
3  The wondrous gift is  given! 
4  Des-cend to  us,  we  pray; 

  (D)       D/C  B     B7     Em 
1  Above    thy  deep  and    dreamless sleep 
2  While    mor -tals  sleep, the angels keep 
3  So  God  im - parts to     human hearts 
4  Cast out our  sin,  and    enter in, 

  (Em)   D         A7        D 
1  The   silent    stars go  by; 
2  Their watch  of wondering love. 
3  The   blessings of His    heaven. 
4  Be    born  in  us  to  - day! 

  (D)          A7     Ddim    F# 
1  Yet in thy  dark   streets shineth 
2  O morning   stars, to   -  gether 
3  No ear may  hear   His     coming, 
4  We hear the Christ-mas     angels 

  (F#) Bm    A/C#  D     Em   F#                    
1  The ev  - er  - last -ing  Light; 
2  Pro-claim the   ho  - ly   birth, 
3  But in    this  world of   sin, 
4  The great glad  tid - ings tell; 

   D                Ddim  D  D#dim  Em 
1  The  hopes  and  fears of all    the years 
2  And   praises    sing  to God    the King, 
3  Where meek souls will  re-ceive Him, still, 
4  O   come   to    us,   a -bide  with us, 

   Gdim   D     E9     A7      D                 
1  Are    met   in     thee to-night.
2  And    peace to     men on  earth!
3  The    dear  Christ enters  in.
4  Our    Lord  Im  -  manu  - el! 

Unusual Chords:
Ddim:  XX3232   A/C#: X43330
D#dim: XX1212   Gdim: XX2323
D/C:   X3X212   E9:   022102

Chords courtesy www.guitarhymns.com

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