SINGING TIME. “O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM” song visuals. Children/Youth can know singing this song that the baby Jesus was about to be born in a special town and a special place. Write the words on the cue cards (in your language) to place on the back of the visuals.
SONG VISUALS:
“O Little Town of Bethlehem”
(Hymns, no. 208)
DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:
. 24 visuals (color/black-and-white/cue cards) pdf
. Fun Ways to Use Song Visuals pdf
USE SONG VISUALS FOR ANY LANGUAGE – Just add the words on the cue cards provided.
LYRICS & MUSIC FOR THE SONG
“O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM”
TO MAKE AND USE: Mount cue cards on the back of each poster that match the song verses.
FOUR WAYS TO GRAB SONG VISUALS AND SINGING
Lyrics
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.
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.
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.
Text: Phillips Brooks, 1835–1893
Music: Lewis H. Redner, 1831–1908
IDEAS TO PRESENT THIS SONG:
ASK: “Where is the city of Bethlehem located?
ANSWER – In Palestine, 5 miles from Jerusalem
Think about it, the word “Pales” in Palestine. So, was Jesus born in a palace? He is of royal birth as He is the Son of God. He is called “The Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.“
Where was Jesus born, and why? Go HERE to find that Jesus was born in a stable (not a fancy palace).
