1 To Bethlehem the strangers came
from all the country round,
and unaware that God was there
they fell to sleeping sound:
   Stranger in Bethlehem
   to whom the angels sing;
   manger in Bethlehem,
   cradle for a king!

2 To Bethlehem the strangers came,
sweet Mary and her man,
no room to spare, no comfort where
a holy life began:
   Stranger in Bethlehem...

3 To Bethlehem a Stranger came
from far beyond the earth;
he came to share his Father's care,
to bring us second birth:
   Stranger in Bethlehem ...

Paul Wigmore
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