音乐咖啡厅:Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem 小城伯利恒

城不在大，有仙则名，一座小城伯利恒因主的降生而留名千古。自此，天堂的福音远播，涤荡罪恶，直抵人心；自此，永恒之光照耀，主与我们同在；自此，谦恭而坚忍的灵魂有了归依。天使般悦耳的童声慢慢地、慢慢地诉说着……

英文歌词

Oh little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by
Yet in thee dark streets shines, the everlasting¹ light
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.

How silently, how silently, the wondrous² gift is given
So God imparts to human hearts the blessings³ of his heaven
No ear may hear his coming, but in this world of sin
Where meek⁴ souls will receive him still, the dear Christ enters in.

Oh holy Child of Bethlehem, descend⁵ to us we pray
Cast out our sin and enter in, be born in us today
We hear the Christmas angels, the great glad tidings tell
Oh come to us, abide⁶ with us, our lord Emanuel.

生僻词汇
Bethlehem n. 伯利恒（耶酥诞生地）
thee （古语thou的宾格）你

impart v. 给予，传授（尤指抽象事物）
thy （古语thou的所有格）你的

meek a. 温顺的，谦恭的
cast out v. 驱逐

tidings n. 消息
abide v. 坚持，忍受

 

1 everlasting   

adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的

参考例句：

• These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。
• He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。

2 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

3 blessings   

n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福

参考例句：

• Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 meek   

adj.温顺的，逆来顺受的

参考例句：

• He expects his wife to be meek and submissive.他期望妻子温顺而且听他摆布。
• The little girl is as meek as a lamb.那个小姑娘像羔羊一般温顺。

5 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

6 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。