while you were sleeping (original christmas version)

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

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

mary shivers in the cold

trying to keep the savior warm

born among the animals wrapped in dirty rags

because there was no room for him in the world he came to save

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

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

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