SILENT NIGHT!

Monday, December 17, 2018

SILENT NIGHT!

Luke 2:7

7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

           The organ in the chapel in Obendorf was broken so the priest went to a schoolmaster, Franz Gruber who wrote the music for guitar. Originally there were six verses to the beloved song.

1. Silent night! Holy night!

All's asleep, one sole light,

Just the faithful and holy pair,

Lovely boy-child with curly hair,

Sleep in heavenly peace!

Sleep in heavenly peace!

2. Silent night! Holy night!

God's Son laughs, o how bright.

Love from your holy lips shines

                           clear,

As the dawn of salvation draws

                            near,

Jesus, Lord, with your birth!

Jesus, Lord, with your birth!

3. Silent night! Holy night!

Brought the world peace tonight,

From the heavens' golden height

Shows the grace of His holy might

Jesus, as man on this earth!

Jesus, as man on this earth!

4. Silent night! holy night!

Where today all the might

Of His fatherly love us graced

And then Jesus, as brother

                        embraced.

All the peoples on earth!

All the peoples on earth!

5. Silent night! Holy night!

Long we hoped that He might,

As our Lord, free us of wrath,

Since times of our fathers He

                             hath

Promised to spare all mankind!

Promised to spare all mankind!

6. Silent night! Holy night!

Shepherds first see the sight.

Told by angelic Alleluia,

Sounding everywhere, both

                    near and far:

"Christ the Savior is here!"

"Christ the Savior is here!"

Thank you, Lord for your condescension and humiliation in becoming common man. You came to us because, in spite of all our efforts, we could not come to you. AMEN