Several Friends have asked for a copy of these poignant words that were sung at our St Andrew's Day Service.
1 O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and restless sleep,
the deathly comets fly
And in thy dark streets struggle
The fear-filled and the sore
While children weep in shallow sleep
for friends who are no more.
2 How silently, how silently
their hope has gone away
No laughter rings, no choir sings
in shepherds’ fields this day
The angels in the heavens
are hushed in sad lament
Back in exile, the holy child
finds Herods won’t relent.
3 O holy child of Bethlehem,
descend on us we pray
Your love bring down on David’s town,
drive fear and hate away
Awake shalom in nations,
let justice be restored.
Rebuild the peace in silent streets
where once your love was born.
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