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| − | Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) was the author of the Christmas carol, "O Little Town of Bethlehem," which he wrote two years after the Civil War. Brooks, a descendent of Rev. [[John Cotton]], later served as Episcopal bishop for Massachusetts. | + | [[image:4800-phillips-brooks-ed-small.jpg|right|240px|thumb|Statue of Phillips Brooks, Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston]] |
| + | '''Phillips Brooks''' (1835-1893) was the author of the [[Christmas]] carol, "O Little Town of Bethlehem," which he wrote two years after the [[Civil War]]. Brooks, a descendent of Rev. [[John Cotton]], later served as [[Episcopal]] [[bishop]] for Massachusetts. | ||
Brooks wrote in his Christmas carol: | Brooks wrote in his Christmas carol: | ||
| − | "O little town of Bethlehem! How still we see thee lie; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, The silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth, The everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years, Are met in thee tonight." | + | <blockquote>"O little town of [[Bethlehem]]! How still we see thee lie; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, The silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth, The everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years, Are met in thee tonight."</blockquote> |
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| + | Brooks is one of only 102 Americans to be honored with a bust in the [[Hall of Fame for Great Americans]].<ref>[http://www.bcc.cuny.edu/HallofFame/onLineTour/browser.cfm?StartRow=77] (the now-almost-forgotten monumental colonnade at Bronx Community College)</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:30, July 13, 2016
Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) was the author of the Christmas carol, "O Little Town of Bethlehem," which he wrote two years after the Civil War. Brooks, a descendent of Rev. John Cotton, later served as Episcopal bishop for Massachusetts.
Brooks wrote in his Christmas carol:
"O little town of Bethlehem! How still we see thee lie; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, The silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth, The everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years, Are met in thee tonight."
Brooks is one of only 102 Americans to be honored with a bust in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans.[1]