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

(Also Capo 3 D: to play in key of F)

   G             Gdim  G   G#dim  Am               
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! 

  (Am) G        D7       G
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; 

  (G)       G/F  E     E7     Am                     
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, 

  (Am)   G         D7        G
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! 

  (G)          D7     Gdim    B
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 

  (B)  Em    D/F#  G     Am   B                      
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; 

   G                Gdim  G  G#dim  Am
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, 

   Cdim   G     A9     D7      G                    
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:
Gdim:  XX2323   D/F#: 200212
G#dim: XX3434   Cdim: XX1212
G/F:   1X0003   A9:   X02200

Chords courtesy www.guitarhymns.com

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