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"O Holy Night" ("Cantique de Noël") is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), a wine merchant and poet. Cappeau was asked to write a Christmas poem by a parish priest. It has become a standard modern carol for solo performance with an operatic finish.
Origins
In the carol, the singer recalls the birth of Jesus. It was translated into English by Unitarian minister John Sullivan Dwight, editor of Dwight's Journal of Music in 1855, and lyrics also exist in other languages.
On 24 December 1906, Reginald Fessenden, a Canadian inventor, broadcast the first AM radio program, which included him playing "O Holy Night" on the violin. The carol therefore appears to have been the first piece of music to be broadcast on radio. It later appeared in an edition of carols by Josiah Armes, published by Oxford in 1936, subsequently increasing its popularity.
Lyrics
Oh holy night! The stars are brightly shining,- It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth.
- Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
- Till He appear'd and the soul felt its worth.
- A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
- For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
- Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
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- Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angels' voices!
- Oh night divine, Oh night when Christ was born;
- Oh night divine, Oh night, Oh night Divine.
- Oh night divine, Oh night when Christ was born;
- Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angels' voices!
- 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 come the wise men from Orient land.
- The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger;
- In all our trials born to be our friend.
- With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
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- He knows our need, to our weakness is no stranger,
- Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend!
- Behold your King, Behold your King.
- Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend!
- He knows our need, to our weakness is no stranger,
- 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.
- His law is love and His gospel is peace.
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- Christ is the Lord! O praise His Name forever,
- His power and glory evermore proclaim.
- His power and glory evermore proclaim.
- His power and glory evermore proclaim.
- Christ is the Lord! O praise His Name forever,
O Holy Night - Version 2:
O! Holy night! The stars, their gleams prolonging,- Watch o'er the Eve of our dear Saviour's birth.
- Long lay the world in sin and error, longing
- For His appearance, then the Spirit felt its worth.
- A thrill of hope; the weary world rejoices,
- For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
- Long lay the world in sin and error, longing
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- Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
- O night divine, the night when Christ was Born;
- O night, O holy night, O night divine!
- O night divine, the night when Christ was Born;
- Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
- Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
- With glowing hearts we stand by the Babe adored.
- O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming,
- And come now, Shepherds, from your flocks unboard.
- The Son of God lay thus w'thin lowly manger;
- In all our trials born to be our Lord.
- With glowing hearts we stand by the Babe adored.
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- He knows our need, our weakness never lasting,
- Behold your King! By Him, let Earth accord!
- Behold your King! By Him, let Earth accord!
- Behold your King! By Him, let Earth accord!
- He knows our need, our weakness never lasting,
- Truly He taught us to love one another,
- His law is love and His gospel is peace.
- Long live His truth, and may it last forever,
- For in His name all discordant noise shall cease.
- Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
- With all our hearts we praise His holy name.
- His law is love and His gospel is peace.
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- Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,
- His power and glory ever more proclaim!
- His power and glory ever more proclaim!
- His power and glory ever more proclaim!
- Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,
- Midnight, Christians is the solemn hour
- When God as Man descended unto us
- To erase the original stain (sin)
- And end the wrath of his Father.
- The entire world trembles with expectation
- In this night that gives to us a Savior.
- When God as Man descended unto us
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- Fall on your knees, await your deliverance.
- Noel, Noel, here is the Redeemer,
- Noel, Noel, here is the Redeemer!
- Noel, Noel, here is the Redeemer,
- Fall on your knees, await your deliverance.
- The redeemer has broken every shackle
- The earth is free, and heaven is open.
- He sees a brother where there was once only a slave
- Those who had been chained together by iron, love now unites.
- Who will tell Him of our gratitude
- It is for every one of us that he was born, suffered and died.
- The earth is free, and heaven is open.
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- Stand on your feet, sing of your deliverance.
- Noel, Noel, sing of the Redeemer,
- Noel, Noel, sing of the Redeemer
- Noel, Noel, sing of the Redeemer,
- Stand on your feet, sing of your deliverance.
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