<h2><SPAN name="O_BETHLEHEM" id="O_BETHLEHEM" />O BETHLEHEM!</h2>
<p>"For he is our peace."</p>
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<span>O Bethlehem, where Christ was born<br/></span>
<span>And angels watched him where he lay,<br/></span>
<span>When cradled on that holy morn<br/></span>
<span>That ushered in earth's promised day!<br/></span></div>
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<span>O Bethlehem, it was thy star<br/></span>
<span>Which guided o'er the deserts wild<br/></span>
<span>Those who had journeyed from afar<br/></span>
<span>To gaze upon the sinless child!<br/></span></div>
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<span>O Bethlehem, 'twas thine to see<br/></span>
<span>God's choir announce the Saviour's birth,<br/></span>
<span>And hear those waves of melody<br/></span>
<span>Chant peace and good will to the earth!<br/></span></div>
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<span>O Bethlehem, 'twas thine to weep<br/></span>
<span>With Rachel o'er the crimson woe<br/></span>
<span>When cruel hands did vainly seek<br/></span>
<span>To quench heaven's radiance below!<br/></span></div>
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<span>O Bethlehem, we hear thy call<br/></span>
<span>To joy and bliss, and would not cease<br/></span>
<span>To praise him who has died for all<br/></span>
<span>Who will accept his blood-bought peace!<br/></span></div>
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