"Silent Night" was written in 1818 by the priest Father Joseph Mohr, with the melody composed by Austrian headmaster Franz Xaver Gruber. The song came to be on December 24, 1818, at St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. The church organ had broken for their Christmas Eve service, so they composed the song to be accompanied by guitar.
"Silent Night" has been translated into over 44 languages and has been one of the favorite songs of Christmas through the decades since its writing. May its sweet strains bless you as you sing them this Christmas.
Silent Night by Joseph Mohr
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,
Shepherds quake at the sight,
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly 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."
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,
Shepherds quake at the sight,
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly 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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