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Version 1

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X:1
T:Silent Night, Holy Night
C:Franz Xaver Gruber (music)
C:Joseph Mohr (lyrics)
O:Austria 1818
M:6/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=120
K:A
(E3/2 F/2)E C3 | (E3/2 F/2)E C3 | 
w:Si- -lent night, ho -ly night!
B2 B G3 | A2 A E3 | 
w:All is calm, all is bright.
F2 F (A3/2 G/2) F | E3/2 F/2 E C3 | 
w:Round yon Vir - gin, Mo-ther and Child.
F2 F (A3/2 G/2) F | (E3/2 F/2) E C3 | 
w:Ho-ly in-fant so ten-der and mild,
B2 B d3/2 B/2 G | (A3 c3) | 
w:Sleep in hea-ven-ly peace
(A E) C E3/2 D/2 B, | (A3 A2) z ||
w:Slee-p in hea-ven-ly peace%
W:
W:1
W:Silent night, holy night!
W:All is calm, all is bright.
W:Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.
W:Holy infant so tender and mild,
W:Sleep in heavenly peace,
W:Sleep in heavenly peace
W:
W:2
W:Silent night, holy night!
W:Shepherds quake at the sight.
W:Glories stream from heaven afar
W:Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,
W:Christ the Saviour is born!
W:Christ the Saviour is born
W:
W:3
W:Silent night, holy night!
W:Son of God love’s pure light.
W:Radiant beams from Thy holy face
W:With dawn of redeeming grace,
W:Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
W:
W:
W:German Version:
W:
W:1
W:Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
W:Alles schläft; einsam wacht
W:Nur das traute hochheilige Paar.
W:Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar,
W:Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!
W:Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!
W:
W:2
W:Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht,
W:Hirten erst kundgemacht
W:Durch der Engel Halleluja,
W:Tönt es laut von fern und nah:
W:Christ, der Retter ist da!
W:Christ, der Retter ist da!
W:
W:3
W:Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht,
W:Gottes Sohn, o wie lacht
W:Lieb’ aus deinem göttlichen Mund,
W:Da uns schlägt die rettende Stund’.
W:Christ, in deiner Geburt!
W:Christ, in deiner Geburt!

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Song by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr
Country of origin: Austria

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