"O Holy Night" - (French) Placide Cappeau 1847
English translation : D.S.Dwight/Adolphe Adam
1) O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;
It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
2) Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here came the wise men from Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger,
In all our trials born to be our Friend!
He knows our need—to our weakness is no stranger.
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!
3) Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His Gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His Name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy Name!
Christ is the Lord! O praise His name forever!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!
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1- O holy night, the stars are brightly shi...ning;
2- Led by the light of faith serenely bea...ming,
3- Truly He taught (us) to lo~ove one ano...ther;
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It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pi...ning,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
(A) thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices, (for)
yonder breaks a new and glor'ious morn.
Fall... on your knees..., O hear... the angel voices!
O ni~ight divine..., O~o night when Christ was born!
O night..., O night, O night, O night divine!
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
So led by light of'a star swe~etly glea...ming,
Here came the wise men from Orient land.
(The) King of kings lay thus in lowly manger, (in)
all our tri-als born to be our Friend!
He... knows our need... our weak...ness is no stranger.
Beho~old your King...; be~efore... Him lowly bend!
Behold... your King..., before Him lowly bend!
His law is love and His Gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break - (fo-or) the slave our bro...ther
(And) in His Name all oppression shall cease.
(Sweet) hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
All within us praise His holy Name!
Christ... is the Lord...! O praise... His name forever!
His pow...er and glo...o~ory e...vermore proclaim!
His pow...er... and glo~ory evermore proclaim!
His pow...er... and glo~ory evermore proclaim!