Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#142

142. Silent Night, Holy Night

Text Information

• First Line: Silent night, holy night / Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
• Title: Silent Night, Holy Night
• Author: Joseph Mohr (1818)
• Translator: John F. Young (c. 1863)
• Meter: Irr.
• Language: English; German
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:7-20
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Birth

Tune Information

• Name: STILLE NACHT
• Composer: Franz Gruber (1818)
• Meter: Irr.
• Key: B♭ Major

Text Information:

Written for Christmas eve in Oberndorf, Upper Austria, when the break-down of the organ made a change in worship appropriate, this beloved carol was first sung by a girls' choir, accompanied by Mohr on the guitar (while singing tenor) with Gruber singing bass