Bethlehem at night a silent city,
Once great but now unknown.
Yet in this place a child is born
To lead his people home.

Bethlehem at night a baby's waking
With helpless new-born cries
And God the Son begins to see
The world through human eyes.

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And sweet was the lady
And warm was the manger
Soft was the hay that she laid Him upon,
And the angels were guarding Him
Till He should wake
Jesus, Emmanuel, God's only Son

Bethlehem at night, the people sleeping
With dreams that speak their pain
And God the Son begins to show
The world God's love again

(Bethlehem at night the sound of grieving
And God the Son cries too...
'My father hears your songs of sadness
God's love weeps with you')

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Bethlehem at night a girl is singing
A quiet lullaby.
Sings; 'Do not fear to wake the world,
It needs to hear your cry.'

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