John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7770 Phillips Brooks 1835-1893 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7770 |
| AUTHOR: | Phillips Brooks (1835–1893) |
| QUOTATION: | 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 to-night. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | O little Town of Bethlehem. |