Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, All is bright
Round yon 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,
Heavenly hosts sing Al-le-lu-ia!
Christ the Saviour is born!
Christ the Saviour is born!

Silent night, holy night!
Wondrous star, lend thy light!
With the angels let us sing
Alleluia to our King!
Christ the Saviour is here,
Jesus the Saviour is here!

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.

Some facts about Silent Night:

The original lyrics comes from a poem written in 1816 by the austrian priest Josef Mohr (1792–1848). The story goes that when the church organ broke down on Christmas eve in 1818, Josef asked Franz Gruber (1787–1863) to compose a melody to the poem. Franz created a guitar accompaniment and at the mass that evening they performed the new song together with the children’s choir. The english lyrics was written by John Freeman Young (1820–1885) in 1859.