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Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem
      (Phillips Brooks)

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 wondering 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 given
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heaven
No ear may hear His coming
But in this world of sin
Where meek souls will receive him still
The dear Christ enters in

Oh, holy Child of Bethlehem
Descend to us, we pray
Cast out our sin and enter in
Be born to us today
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell
O come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emmanuel

Bethlehem Kin Sínínilii
      (Geronimo Martin dinék’ehjígo áyiilaa)

Bethlehem kin sínínilii
Hasyéelgo nił haz’á̜
Honíló̜o̜gi dóó wódahdi
Nikáá’di so̜’ deíkááh
Hool’áágóó bee hool’inii
Nihitahgóó i’dííłdíín
Hoogááłdé̜é̜’ diné nayólíii
K’ad niyi’ hasht’eelyaa

Diné éí da’ałhoshgo
Mary éí Christ yishchí̜
Hayoołkááł so̜’ éí Jesus yizh-
-chínígíí yaa hoolne’
Dadiyingo nidaal’a’-
-í God yaa dahaniih
Éí diné, “K’é,” nábi’doo’niid
Daaníigo dahataał

Hodéezyéelgo doo íits’a’ígóó
Jesus Christ bi’dizhchí̜
Yá’a̜a̜shdé̜é̜’ God ainíłtíinii
Diné yee yaa joozbaad
Oodzíí’ bił haz’á̜a̜ji̜’ doo
Íits’a’ígóó níyá
Diné dabinízingóó Christ
T’ahdii yaa aheghááh

Bethlehemdóó awéé’ diyin-
-ni nihik’i hoole’
Niha’át’e’ niha̜a̜h tááńgis
Iiná nihiih danlé
Diyin naal’a’í dahataał
Hane’ yaa dahalne’
Nihaa nínááh, nihił hońló̜
Bidahwííníilníihii

Note: The copyright information to the lyrics of this song in English are unknown. They are used here without permission for educational purposes to help learn the Navajo-translated lyrics.

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