JOHN
Good Morning! I’m John Branning, Lead Pastor of Central United Methodist Church.
During a trip to the Holy Land in 1865, Philips Brooks went to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve and worshiped there. He was deeply moved by this experience. Three years later, while pastoring the Holy Trinity Church in Philadelphia, Brooks desired to have a special carol for the children to sing in their Sunday school Christmas program.
Recalling the peaceful scene in the little town of Bethlehem, Brooks completed the writing of the text in just one evening. He gave a copy of the words to his organist, Lewis R. Redner, and requested him to compose a melody that would be easy for the children to sing. On the evening just before the program was to be given, Redner awakened suddenly from his sleep with the present melody in his mind, and he quickly wrote it out. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" has been a favorite with children and adults around the world since that time.
May this Christmas bring you the peace that Philip Brooks experienced.
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