Silent Night- the timeless classic 2022-12
Silent Night On Christmas Eve of 1818 the young priest of St. Nicholas parish church in Obendorf faced disaster. The organ had been incapacitated by mice. The chance of fixing the instrument before the evening service was nil. Father Joseph Mohr was not a man to just give up however. He pulled out a poem he had written several years before called "Stille Nacht". Mohr took his poem to the schoolmaster and organist of a nearby town, Franz Xaver Gruber. He asked that Gruber write a melody to accompany the poem on guitar. In several hours, Gruber had the music done and the carol was played for the first time that night at the Christmas Eve service. The song was not translated into English for another 50 years. Episcopalian bishop John Freeman Young published the English translation that is most frequently sung today in 1859. The writing of the song is unique enough but one other interesting factoid makes this carol special. In 1914, during the Christmas truce, the song was sung in French, English and German simultaneously. It was apparently the one song that all the soldiers on both sides knew.
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Key A 110 bpm 3/4 time Verse 1 A Asus A A Asus A E7 A Stille nacht, heilige nacht, Alles schläft, einsam wacht D A D A Nur das traute hochheilige Paar. Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar, E7 A A E E7 A Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh! Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh! Verse 2 A Asus A Asus A E7 A Silent night holy night All is calm all is bright D A D A Round yon virgin mother and child Holy infant so tender and mild E7 A A E E7 A Sleep in heavenly peace Sleep in heavenly peace Verse 3 A Asus A Asus A E7 A Stille nacht heilge nacht! Gottes Sohn, o wie lacht D A D A Lieb' aus deinem göttlichen Mund, Da uns schlägt die rettende Stund. E7 A A E E7 A Jesus in deiner Geburt! Jesus in deiner Geburt! Verse 4 A Asus A Asus A E7 A Silent night holy night Shepherds quake at the sight D A D A Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing alleluia E7 A A E E7 A Christ the savior is born Christ the savior is born Verse 5 A Asus A Asus A E7 A Silent night holy night Son of God love's pure light D A D A Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace E7 A A E E7 A Jesus Lord at thy birth Jesus Lord at thy birth Verse 6 A Asus A Asus A E7 A Silent night holy night Wondrous star lend thy light D A D A With the angels let us sing Alleluia to our King E7 A A E E7 A Christ the Savior is born Christ the Savior is born
