Little Town Lyrics - Over The Rhine

O little town of Bethlehem 

How still we see thee lie 

Above thy dark 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 

The lamp lit streets of Bethlehem 

We walk now through the night 

There is no peace in Bethlehem 

There is no peace in sight 

The wounds of generations 

Almost too deep to heal 

Scar the timeworn miracle 

And make it seem surreal 

The baby in the manger 

Grew to a man one day 

And still we try to listen now 

To what he had to say 

Put up your swords forever 

Forgive your enemies 

Love your neighbor as yourself 

Let your little children come to me 

O little town of Bethlehem 

How still we see thee lie 

Above thy dark and dreamless sleep 

The silent stars go by