<h2><SPAN name="BETHLEHEM" id="BETHLEHEM" />BETHLEHEM</h2>
<p><i>Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea.</i>—Matthew 2:1.</p>
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<span>Bethlehem, where Christ was born,<br/></span>
<span>Bethlehem, the Christian's star!<br/></span>
<span>Bethlehem's prophetic morn<br/></span>
<span>Echoed ages from afar.<br/></span>
<span>Where the shepherds heard the song<br/></span>
<span>Heralding the holy birth,<br/></span>
<span>Tidings that would right the wrong,<br/></span>
<span>News of joy from heaven to earth.<br/></span></div>
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<span>This the song the angels sang:<br/></span>
<span>"Peace on earth, good will to men."<br/></span>
<span>Glory in the highest rang,<br/></span>
<span>Glory now and glory then.<br/></span>
<span>Christ, the king of earth and heaven,<br/></span>
<span>Gave himself to cleanse our sin;<br/></span>
<span>Through his blood we are forgiven<br/></span>
<span>And eternal life may win.<br/></span></div>
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<span>Come to him with every woe;<br/></span>
<span>He has said, "Come unto me."<br/></span>
<span>Better refuge none can know<br/></span>
<span>Whither to safely, gladly flee.<br/></span>
<span>Well may hallelujahs ring<br/></span>
<span>O'er God's gift from heaven above;<br/></span>
<span>Yet, although the angels sing,<br/></span>
<span>Angels cannot tell his love.<br/></span></div>
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