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Show 'Silent Might' "Silent Main, Holy Siuht! All is culm, all is bright: Ruuinl yon i irgin, Mother and Child . . ." The Christmas carol which has stirred the world by the depth of its understanding, the strength of its emotional appeal and its simplicity of diction, was given to the world by a priest and the teacher in his parish. Written for a Christmas festival in 1818 by Joseph Mohr and put to music by Franz Gruber, "Stille Nacht" was finished in a little village in Austria. Received ivith delight by enthusi-astic enthusi-astic parishioners, this carol found its way around a world that seemed to be listening for just this echo of the angel song. |