The original German lyrics of "Silent Night" were composed in 1816 by Joseph Mohr, which were set to music by Franz Gruber in 1818 in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. Forty years later, in 1859, John Young, a priest at Trinity Church, New York City, published the English translation that we sing today.
Our arrangement developed out of some experimentation with jazz chords. In the English-Hebrew-Arabic version we are joined by our friends Rasha & Rani Saba. Enjoy!
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 Hallelujah
Christ the Savior is born
Christ the Savior is born
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
credits
from The Newborn King,
released December 7, 2015
lead and background vocals: Anthony & Irene Chapman
drums: Benny Devora
bass: Rob Szydlo
electric guitars: Anthony Chapman
keyboards: Miki Avioz & Patrick Reihl
Produced by Anthony Chapman with Miki Avioz
Mixed by Miki Avioz at M.A.R.S
Mastered by Erez Caspi at Bardo Studios
Arrangement copyright 2015 Anthony Chapman, all rights reserved.
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