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Show Greatest Yule Hymn Had Humble Origin On a silent snow-covered night In the year 1818, on the eve of Christmas, Christ-mas, Josef Mohr, a young parish priest near Salzburg, Austria, sat thinking of the Christmas story. Its poetry filled his soul and Into his mind there rushed "Stille Nacht." Ihe next day he asked an old friend, Franz Gruber, teacher of music who played the organ In Mohr's little church, to set the words to music. The villagers of Mohr's parish were the only people who knew the song for a number of years. Then an organ or-gan builder came to the church to repair the organ and copied the song, taking It Into the outer world. It was first sung at a Christmas concert con-cert in 1833. SILENT NIGHT Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright Round jron 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, Heav'nly hosts sing Alleluia; Christ, the Saviour, is born, Christ, the Saviour, Is born I 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. |
