While You Were Sleeping

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Written by Mark Hall

I set out to set the classic hymn "Oh Little Town of 
Bethlehem" to new music and, in the process, 
rediscovered the song and its message. They slept 
through it. Bethlehem missed the birth of the Savior of 
the world. Jerusalem did the same with Jesus' ministry 
among them. Seems crazy - 'til we as a nation look in 
the mirror.
Matthew 25:5 - read the story / Romans 13:11 
1 Thessalonians 5:4-8 / Matthew 25:13; 26:41 
Ephesians 5:8-14 / 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 
Isaiah 53:6-7

2005 Club Zoo Music (BMI) / SWECS Music (BMI)



Lyrics 

Oh little town of Bethlehem
Looks like another silent night
Above your deep and dreamless sleep
_A giant star lights up the sky
And while you're lying in the dark
There shines an everlasting light
For the King has left His throne
And is sleeping in a manger tonight

Oh Bethlehem, what you have missed while you were 
sleeping
For God became a man
And stepped into your world today
Oh Bethlehem, you will go down in history
As a city with no room for its King
While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping

Oh little town of Jerusalem
Looks like another silent night
The Father gave His only Son
The Way, the Truth, the Life had come
But there was no room for Him in the world He came to 
save

Jerusalem, what you have missed while you were sleeping
The Savior of the world is dying on your cross today
Jerusalem, you will go down in history
As a city with no room for its King
While you were sleeping
While you were sleeping

United States of America
Looks like another silent night
As we're sung to sleep by philosophies
That save the trees and kill the children
And while we're lying in the dark
There's a shout heard 'cross the eastern sky
For the Bridegroom has returned
And has carried His bride away in the night

America, what will we miss while we are sleeping
Will Jesus come again
And leave us slumbering where we lay
America, will we go down in history
As a nation with no room for its King
Will we be sleeping
Will we be sleeping

United States of America
Looks like another silent night

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