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THE FIRST SILENT NIGHT
On Christmas Eve in 1818, a blizzard stranded the tiny village of
Oberndorf, nestled in the Austrian mountains. That same day the
people of St. Nicholas� church found their organ broken! So the
priest and orgnist began composing a song that could be sung without
an organ - yet beautiful enough to express their Christmas joy.
All day and night they worked, and at midnight the gentle carol
�Silent Night� was born. The pure, clear tones echoed through the
hills, and the world has been captured by the beauty of that simple
song ever since.
Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child.
Holy Infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night,
Wondrous star, lend thy light
With the angels let us sing
Alleluia to our King
Christ the Saviour is here,
Jesus the Saviour is here!
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight!
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heav'nly hosts sing Alleluia;
Christ, the Savior, is born,
Christ, the Savior, is born.
Silent night, holy night!
Son of god, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.
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Angels we have heard on high,
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
And the mountains in reply,
Echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous songs prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heav'nly song?
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sign;
Come, adore on bended knee,
Chris the Lord, the newborn King.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
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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.
For Christ is born of Mary,
And gathered all above,
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wond'ring love.
O morning stars, together
Proclaim the holy birth,
And praises sing to God the King,
And peace to men on earth!
O holy Child of Bethlehem,
Descend to us, we pray;
Cast our our sin and enter in;
Be born in us today!
We hear the Christmas Angels
The great glad tidings tell;
O come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emmanuel!
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Away in a manger,
No crib nor a bed,
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head.
The stars in the sky,
Looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay.
The cattle are lowing,
The poor baby wakes,
But little Lord Jesus
No crying He makes.
I love Thee, Lord Jesus,
Look down from the sky,
And sit by my cradle
Till morning is nigh.
Be near me Lord Jesus
I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever,
And love me I pray,
Bless all the dear children
In thy tender care
And take us to heaven
To live with Thee there.
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I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day.
I saw three ships come sailing in,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day?
And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
O they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
O they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
The virgin Mary and Christ were there,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
The virgin Mary and Christ were there,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Then let us all rejoice and sing,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day;
Then let us all rejoice and sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning.
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The first Noel, the angel did say,
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,
On a cold winter's night that was so deep.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.
They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the the East, beyond them far;
And to the earth it gave great light,
And so it continued both day and night.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.
And by the light of that same star,
Three wise men came from country far;
To seek for a King was their intent,
And to follow the star wherever it went.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.
This star drew nigh to the northwest,
O'er Bethlehem it took its rest;
And there it did both stop and stay,
Right over the place where Jesus lay.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.
Then entered in those wise men three,
Full reverently upon their knee;
And offered there in his presence,
Their gold, and myrrh, and frankincense.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.
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O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him,
Born the King of Angels!
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
Sing, alleluia,
All ye choirs of angels;
O sing, all ye blissful ones of heav'n above.
Glory to God -
In the highest glory!
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning;
Jesus, to Thee be the glory giv'n;
Word of the Father,
Now in the flesh appearing,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
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It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold!
"Peace on the earth, good will to men,
From heaven's all gracious King!"
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come
With peaceful wings unfurled
And still their heavenly music floats
O'er all the weary world;
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hovering wing.
And ever o'er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.
Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world hath suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong;
And man, at war with man, hears not
The love song which they bring:
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing.
For lo! The days are hastening on,
By prophet bards foretold,
When, with the ever-circling years,
Shall come the Age of Gold;
When peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient splendors fling,
And all the world give back the song
Which now the angels sing.
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Joy to the world! The Lord is come:
Let earth receive her King.
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the world! The Savior reigns;
Let men their songs employ,
While fields and floods,
Rocks, hills, and plains,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found.
Far as the curse is found.
Far, far as the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders of His love.
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What child is this, who, laid to rest,
On Mary�s lap is sleeping?
When angels great with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing!
Haste, haste to bring him laud,
The babe, the son of Mary!
Why lies he in such mean estate,
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christian, fear, for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.
Nails, spear shall pierce him through,
The cross be borne for me, for you.
Hail, hail, the Word made flesh,
The babe, the son of Mary.
So bring him incens, gold and myrrh;
Come, peasant, king, to own him.
The King of Kings salvation brings;
Let loving hears enthrone him.
Raise, raise the song on high!
The Virgin sings he lullaby.
Joy, joy, for Christ is born,
The babe, the son of Mary.
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Good Christian men, rejoice
With heart, and soul, and voice;
Give ye heed to what we say:
Jesus Christ is born today.
Ox and ass before him bow,
And he is in the manger now.
Christ is born today! Christ is born today!
Good Christian men, rejoice
With heart, and soul, and voice;
Now ye hear of endless bliss:
Jesus Christ was born for this!
He has ope�d the heav�nly door,
And man is blessed ever more.
Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this!
Good Christian men, rejoice
With heart, and soul, and voice;
Now ye need not fear the grave:
Jesus Christ was born to save!
Calls you one and calls you all,
To gain his everlasting hall,
Christ was born to save! Christ was born to save!
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While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.
�Fear not,� said he, for mighty dread
Had seized their troubled mind;
�Glad tidings of great joy I bring
To you and all mankind.
�To you in David�s town this day
Is born of David�s line
A savior, who is Christ the Lord;
And this shall be the sign:
�The heav�nly babe you there shall find
To human view displayed,
All meanly wrapped in swathing bands,
And in a manger laid.�
Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith
Appeared a shining throng
Of angels praising God, who thus
Addressed their joyful song:
�All glory be to God on high,
And on the earth be peace;
Goodwill henceforth from heav�n to men
Begin and never cease.�
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We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star:
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.
(Melchior: )
Born a king on Bethlehem plain,
Gold I bring, to crown him again,
King forever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign:
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.
(Caspar: )
Frankincense to offer have I,
Incense owns a diety nigh;
Prayer and praising, all men raising,
Worship him, God most high:
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.
(Balthazar: )
Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb;
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.
(All: )
Glorious now behold him arise,
King and God and sacrifice,
Alleluia, alleluia,
Earth to the heav�ns replies:
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.
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