Little Town - Over the Rhine

Little Town Lyrics

O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy dark and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go byYet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonightThe lamplit streets of Bethlehem
We walk now through the night
There is no peace in Bethlehem
There is no peace in sightThe wounds of generations
Almost too deep to heal
Scar the timeworn miracle
And make it seem surrealThe baby in the manger
Grew to a man one day
And still we try to listen now
To what he had to sayPut up your swords forever
Forgive your enemies
Love your neighbor as yourself

Let your little children come to meO little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy dark and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by