O Little Town of Bethlehem
Author: Phillips Brooks
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (54)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Albanian: O Qyteza e Bethleh’mit
- American Sign Language (ASL): O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Bulgarian: Далечен Витлеем
- Cantonese (Romanized/Pingyam): [Unknown title]
- Cebuano: Gamay nga Lungsod sa Bethlehem
- Chinese (Simplified): 美哉小城
- Chinese (Traditional): 美哉小城
- Croatian: O, malo mjesto Betlehem
- Czech: Jak pokojný jsi, Betléme
- Danish: O Bethlehem, du lille by
- Dutch: O Betlehem, gij kleine stad
- English: O Little Town of Bethlehem
- English Braille: ⠠⠕ ⠠⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑ ⠠⠞⠪⠝ ⠷ ⠠⠃⠑⠹⠇⠑⠓⠑⠍
- Estonian: Oo Petlemm, väike linnake
- Fijian: Koro Ko Peceliema
- Finnish: Betlehem, pieni kaupunki
- French: Petite ville, Bethléhem
- French (French Polynesia): E Betelehema e
- French (Haiti): O calme ville, Bethléem
- German: Du kleines Städtchen Bethlehem
- Greek: Ω μικρή πόλη της Βηθλεέμ
- Hmong: Au lub Me Zej Zos Npelehees
- Hungarian: Ó, Betlehem kis városa
- Icelandic: Ó, borgin litla, Betlehem
- Indonesian: Betlehem Kota Kecil
- Italian: Betlemme, piccola città
- Japanese: ああ，ベツレヘムよ
- Japanese (Hiragana): ああ，ベツレヘムよ
- Japanese (Kanji): ああ，ベツレヘムよ
- Kekchi: At chʼina tenamit Belen
- Khmer (Cambodian): ឱ ! ភូមិបេថ្លេហិម ភូមិស្ងួនភ្ញា
- Korean: 오 베들레헴 작은 골
- Latvian: Ak, mazā, klusā Bētleme!
- Lithuanian: Betliejau mažas
- Mandarin (Romanized/Pinyin): Měi zāi xiǎochéng
- Mongolian: Ай, бяцхан хот Бетлехем минь
- Navajo: Bethlehem Kin Sínílii
- Niuean: Ko e Maaga Tote Ko Petelehema
- Norwegian: O skjønne, lille Betlehem
- Polish: Maleńkie miasto Betlejem
- Portuguese: Pequena Vila de Belém
- Romanian: O, mic oraș, o Betleem
- Russian: О, малый город Вифлеем
- Samoan: Peteleema e, le ‘A‘ai
- Spanish: Oh, pueblecito de Belén
- Spanish Braille: ⠠⠕⠓⠂ ⠏⠥⠑⠃⠇⠑⠉⠊⠞⠕ ⠙⠑ ⠠⠃⠑⠇ ⠝
- Swahili: Mji Mwema, Bethlehemu
- Swedish: O Betlehem, du lilla stad
- Tagalog: Munting Bayan ng Betlehem
- Tahitian: E Betelehema e
- Thai: โอ้ หมู่บ้านน้อยชื่อเบ็ธเลเฮ็ม
- Tongan: Kolo ko Pētelihemá
- Ukrainian: О ти, містечко Віфлеєм
- Vietnamese: Ô Bết-Lê-Hem Ấp Nhỏ
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Most common tunes for “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
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Appearances of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1919 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Golden Book of Favorite Songs (1923), 73.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. 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.
2. For Christ is born of Mary, And, gathered all above While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wond’ring love. O morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth, And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth.
3. How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is giv’n! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of his heav’n. No ear may hear his coming; But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive him, still The dear Christ enters in.
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