Released: October 17, 2006
Songwriter: Traditional
Producer: Pierre Marchand
O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight
For Christ is born of Mary
And gathered all above
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wondering love
O morning stars together
Proclaim the holy birth
And praises sing to God the King
And Peace to men on earth
How silently, how silently
The wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heaven
No ear may hear his His coming
But in this world of sin
Where meek souls will receive Him still
Dear Christ enters in
O holy Child of Bethlehem
Descend to us, we pray
Cast out our sins and enter in
Be born to us today
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell
O come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emmanuel
O come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emmanuel
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight
For Christ is born of Mary
And gathered all above
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wondering love
O morning stars together
Proclaim the holy birth
And praises sing to God the King
And Peace to men on earth
How silently, how silently
The wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heaven
No ear may hear his His coming
But in this world of sin
Where meek souls will receive Him still
Dear Christ enters in
O holy Child of Bethlehem
Descend to us, we pray
Cast out our sins and enter in
Be born to us today
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell
O come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emmanuel
O come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emmanuel
more tracks from the album
The Classic Christmas Album
- River
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings
- I’ll Be Home for Christmas
- Wintersong
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- Silent Night
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Christmas Time Is Here
- The First Noel / Mary Mary
- In the Bleak Mid-Winter
- I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day
- Find Your Voice
- What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
- Prayer of St. Francis
- Song for a Winter’s Night
- Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
- Space on the Couch for Two
From the albums
- Wintersong (2006)
- Four Christmases (Music From the Motion Picture) (2008)
- The Classic Christmas Album (2015)
Sarah McLachlan popular songs
- Angel
- Angel (Acoustic)
- When She Loved Me
- I Will Remember You
- Building a Mystery
- Adia
- Sweet Surrender
- Possession
- Fallen
- World on Fire
- Prayer of Saint Francis (Traditional)
- Prayer of St. Francis
- Answer
- I Love You
- Out of the Shadows
- Push (Live)
- What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
- Unchained Melody
- Train Wreck
- Fear
- I Will Not Forget You
- U Want Me 2
- Find Your Voice
- Perfect Girl