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Bethlehem Down Lyrics — Sting | Dork

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Sting
Bethlehem Down Lyrics

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Bethlehem Down

From If on a Winter’s Night...2009

Written by Bruce Blunt, Peter Warlock

Produced by Robert Sadin

Lyrics

Bethlehem Down

"When He is King we will give Him a King's gifts Myrrh for its sweetness, and gold for a crown Beautiful robes", said the young girl to Joseph Fair with her first-born on Bethlehem Down Bethlehem Down is full of the starlight Winds for the spices, and stars for the gold Mary for sleep, and for lullaby music Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem fold When He is King they will clothe Him in grave-sheets Myrrh for embalming, and wood for a crown He that lies now in the white arms of Mary Sleeping so lightly on Bethlehem Down Here He has peace and a short while for dreaming Close-huddled oxen to keep him from cold Mary for love, and for lullaby music Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem Down

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About this track

"Bethlehem Down" is a song by Sting from the album If on a Winter’s Night..., released in 2009. The song was written by Bruce Blunt, Peter Warlock. It was produced by Robert Sadin.

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Robert Sadin— 21 credits as songwriter & producer →
Bruce Blunt— 1 credits as songwriter →
Peter Warlock— 2 credits as songwriter →

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