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Carol: Silent Night
(This isn’t one of Heartland’s official Christmas carols, but students often know it!)
History: “Silent Night” was first a German song.”Stille Nacht” was first performed in 1818 at a church in Oberndorf, Oberndorf, Austria. A young Catholic priest, Father Joseph Mohr, had come to Oberndorf the year before. Father Joseph wrote the words. The melody was composed by Franz Xavier Gruber. On Christmas Eve 1818, Mohr brought the words to Gruber and asked him to compose a melody and guitar accompaniment for that night’s mass, because the church organ didn’t work. “Silent Night” is the world’s most popular Christmas carol, and has been translated into over 300 languages.
Lyrics:
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 Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born!
Silent night, holy night
Son of God, oh, 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
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth
Heartland English School - Word of the Day 