O Holy Night
Cantique de Noël
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea
in the days of Herod the king,
behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,
saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews?
For we have seen His star in the East
and have come to worship Him”
(Matthew 2:1-2).
1. O holy night, the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
'Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night—O holy night, O night divine!
2. Led by the light of faith serenely beaming
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming
Here came the wise men from Orient land
The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger
In all our trials born to be our friend
He knows our need
To our weakness He's no stranger
Behold your King
Before Him lowly bend
Behold you King, your King, before Him bend!
3. Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise His holy name
Christ is the Lord
Then, ever, ever praise we
His power and glory
Evermore proclaim
His power and glory evermore proclaim!
"O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël)"
Words by Placide Cappeau, 1847
Translated by John Sullivan Dwight, 1855
Music by Adolphe Adam, 1847
©Public Domain
Sung by Ken Puls
Recorded at Grace Baptist Church, Cape Coral
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
December 24, 2012
Chord Chart (for recording)
An arrangement of this song for flute and classical guitar
Above image from Unsplash
Christmas Music arranged for Classical Guitar