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Text:Silent night! Holy night!
Author:J. Mohr, 1792-1848
Paraphraser:G. B. Timms, 1910-1997
Tune:STILLE NACHT
Composer:Franz Grüber, 1787-1863
Harmonizer:A. H.

35. Silent night! Holy night!

1 Silent night! Holy night!
Heaven is near, earth is bright,
Angel songs are heard above
As the Child of peace and love
Sleeps in Mary's arms,
Sleeps in Mary's arms.

2 Silent night! Holy night!
Skies are clear, stars are bright,
Now the shepherds wend their way,
Homage to this Child to pay:
He is Christ the Lord,
He is Christ the Lord.

3 Silent night! Holy night!
Christ is here, all is light,
Shadows of the past are gone
With the advent of the Son,
Born to save us all,
Born to save us all.

Text Information
First Line: Silent night! Holy night!
Paraphraser: G. B. Timms, 1910-1997
Author: J. Mohr, 1792-1848
Meter: 66 77 55
Language: English
Publication Date: 1986
Copyright: Permission granted by Canterbury Press Norwich
Tune Information
Name: STILLE NACHT
Composer: Franz Grüber, 1787-1863
Harmonizer: A. H.
Meter: 66 77 55
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Arr. By permission of Oxford Univeristy Press (from "English Praise")



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