{"id":20256,"date":"2021-06-13T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/?p=20256"},"modified":"2021-06-13T20:34:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T20:34:00","slug":"o-little-town-of-bethlehem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/?p=20256","title":{"rendered":"O Little Town of Bethlehem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"height\" align=\"center\">\n<table width=\"400\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#013E86\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/480\/05-OLITT-T.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;O Little Town of Bethlehem&quot; Lyrics, Text Format\" width=\"371\" height=\"480\" name=\"Text_Format\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Beginning syncopation, sharp supertonic (Ra),<br \/>\nand ascending submediant <a href=\"\/MemberPages\/octaves.html\">octave<\/a> skip (La\/La).<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-20256-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/MIDI\/05-OLITT.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/MIDI\/05-OLITT.mp3\">https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/MIDI\/05-OLITT.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Description<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Origin<\/strong>: USA &#8211; Christmas Hymn, 1868 &#8211; words: Rector Phillips Brooks (1835-1893), music: organist Lewis Redner* (1831-1908)<\/li>\n<li class=\"style6\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Key<\/strong>: F Major<\/li>\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Time<\/strong>: 4\/4<\/li>\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Form<\/strong>: ABCD<\/li>\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Rhythm<\/strong>: <span class=\"beginners\">beginners<\/span>: | ta ta ta ta | ta ti ti ta ta |<br \/>\n| ta\/a\/a ta | ta ta ta\/ ti | syncopation<\/li>\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Pitches<\/strong>: <span class=\"intermediate\">intermediate<\/span>: So La Ti Do <span id=\"blue\">Ra<\/span> Re Mi Fa So La<br \/>\n&#8211; raised\/sharp supertonic (Ra)<\/li>\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Intervals<\/strong>: <span class=\"intermediate\">intermediate<\/span>: <strong>m2<\/strong>: Mi\\<span id=\"blue\">Ra<\/span>\/Mi; <strong>m3<\/strong>: Mi\/So;<strong><br \/>\nM3<\/strong>: Do\/Mi; <strong>P4<\/strong>: La\/Re, Mi\/La; <strong>P5<\/strong>: Re\\So;<strong> m6: <\/strong>Fa\\La; <strong>M6<\/strong>: So\/Mi; <strong>P8<\/strong>: La\/La ascending submediant octave\u00a0skip<\/li>\n<li class=\"style6\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: dotted half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, sharp supertonic (Ra), submediant octave skip, syncopation<\/li>\n<li class=\"style6\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Key Words<\/strong>: USA geography: Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; world geography: Bethlehem; Bible story, Christmas Hymn, Christmas carol, sacred, birth of Jesus, thee (you), dreamless, stars, shineth (shine), everlasting, hopes and fears, Christ, Mother Mary, gathered, mortals, angels, wondering, morning, proclaim, holy birth, praises, God or King, silently, wondrous, imparts, blessings, heaven, meek, souls, receive, misery, charity, watching, faith, wakes, breaks, Christmas, holy child, descend, pray, cast, sin, tidings, abide, Lord Emmanuel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"style2\">*original tune was titled: &#8220;St. Louis&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/?product=o-little-town-of-bethlehem\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13390 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/images.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table width=\"315\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<caption><strong><strong><span class=\"style13\" style=\"color: #3366cc; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n&#8220;O Little Town of Bethlehem&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\" width=\"4\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\" width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\" width=\"264\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\" width=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"height\">1.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">O little town of Bethlehem how still we see thee lie!<br \/>\nAbove thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.<br \/>\nYet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light:<br \/>\nThe hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"height\">2.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">For Christ is born of Mary: and gathered all above,<br \/>\nWhile mortals sleep, the angels keep their watch of wond&#8217;ring love.<br \/>\nO morning stars together proclaim the holy birth!<br \/>\nAnd praises sing to God our King, and Peace to men on earth.<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">3.<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">How silently, how silently the wondrous gift is given!<br \/>\nSo God imparts to human hearts the blessings of His heaven.<br \/>\nNo ear may hear His coming, but in this world of sin,<br \/>\nWhere meek souls will receive him still, the dear Christ enters in.<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">4.<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">Where children pure and happy pray to the blessed Child,<br \/>\nWhere misery cries out to Thee, Son of the mother mild;<br \/>\nWhere charity stands watching and faith holds wide the door,<br \/>\nThe dark night wakes, the glory breaks, and Christmas comes once more.<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">5.<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">O holy Child of Bethlehem descend to us, we pray,<br \/>\nCast out our sin, and enter in, be born to us today.<br \/>\nWe hear the Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell,<br \/>\nO come to us, abide with us, our Lord Emmanuel.<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">dditional Formats (click to enlarge)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"height: 100px;\" width=\"285\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"middle\"><span class=\"style6\">music<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/480\/05-OLITT-M.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[20256]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Music_Format\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/240\/05-OLITT-M.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;O Little Town of Bethlehem&quot; Music Format\" width=\"185\" height=\"239\" name=\"Music_Format\" border=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"middle\"><span class=\"style6\">beats<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/480\/05-OLITT-B.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[20256]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Beats_Format\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/240\/05-OLITT-B.jpg\" alt=\"Click to enlarge: &quot;O Little Town of Bethlehem&quot; Beats Format\" width=\"185\" height=\"239\" name=\"Beats_Format\" border=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"middle\"><span class=\"style6\">rhythm<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/480\/05-OLITT-R.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[20256]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Rhythm_Format\" class=\"alignnone\" 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