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Silent Night

Author: Mattie Alice Long

Early 20th Century Lyrics: America, of Her We Sing Flash the Light of Truth Along Go Out in the Highways I Am Going Back to Jesus Joyful Songs We Sing Love That Is Never Failing My Heart Is Filled with Peace and Love Our Joyful Songs We’ll Sing in Praise Pure Water, Cold Water Silent Night, Hallowed Night Sing the Song Soldier Boys and Girls Are We The Christ Is King o’er All the World There Is a Song I Love to Sing Walking with Jesus We Are Little Children We Are Marching on to Battle When the World Seems Cold and Dreary With Our Banners Waving High in the Light You’ve a Friend Who’s Interceding http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/… Go to person page >

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First Line: Silent night, hallowed night, silence now on the plain
Title: Silent Night
Author: Mattie Alice Long
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

STILLE NACHT

Although he composed nearly one hundred works, Franz Gruber is remembered for only one–the tune of "Silent Night," composed on Christmas Eve, 1818. He scored the tune for tenor and bass soli (sung by Mohr and Gruber on that night) with the final phrase to be repeated in harmony (sung by the villag…

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