oh little town of bethlehem have you been forsaken in your dark and dreamless sleep your heart is breaking and in your wounded sky the silent stars go by oh little town of bethlehem be still tonight be still mary she was just a kid jesus was a refugee a virgin and a vagabond yearning to be free now in the dark streets shining is their last chance of a dream oh little town of bethlehem be still tonight be still cradled by a crescent moon born under a star sometimes theres no difference between a birthmark and a scar oh little town of bethlehem with your sky so black may god impart to human hearts the wisdom that we lack should you chance to find a hope for all mankind oh little town of bethlehem be still tonight be still be still be still be still tonight