{"id":7318,"date":"2021-11-10T16:21:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T15:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=115975"},"modified":"2021-11-13T22:35:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T21:35:10","slug":"what-are-the-lyrics-to-silent-night","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/what-are-the-lyrics-to-silent-night\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the lyrics to Silent Night?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By BBC Music Magazine\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 10 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><strong>The famous <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/what-carol\/&quot;\">Christmas carol<\/a> \u2018Silent Night\u2019 was <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/when-was-silent-night-written\/&quot;\">composed and performed on Christmas Eve 1818<\/a> in Austria. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Silent Night\u2019 is believed to have first been translated into English by Miss Emily Elliott in 1858, and by 1914, \u2018Silent Night\u2019 was so familiar\u00a0 that, when German soldiers sang it in the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/what-was-impact-world-war-one-music\/&quot;\">World War I<\/a> trenches, their British counterparts were able to respond in kind with the English version.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s nice to think that, maybe, for that one night, all was calm. Since then it has also been sung and recorded by some of the world\u2019s most famous singers including Bing Crosby.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-container&quot;\" data-position=\"&quot;adhoc&quot;\" hidden=\"\"> <h5 class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-title\" monetizer-title=\"\" style=\"&quot;background-color:\" color:=\"\"\/> <div id=\"&quot;monetizer__deals&quot;\" data-type=\"&quot;price-comparison&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;shopId&quot;:&quot;1378&quot;,&quot;market&quot;:&quot;gbp_en&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;searchKeywords&quot;:&quot;bing\" crosby=\"\" silent=\"\" night=\"\"\/> <div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-explanatory-text\" body-copy-extra-small=\"\" editor-content=\"\"\/><\/div> <p><strong>We named \u2018Silent Night\u2019 one of the <a class=\"&quot;standard-card-new__article-title&quot;\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/25-greatest-christmas-carols-all-time\/&quot;\">greatest Christmas carols of all time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <ul><li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/are-silent-night-and-o-holy-night-the-same-carol\/&quot;\">Are \u2018Silent Night\u2019 and \u2018O Holy Night\u2019 the same carol?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/works\/when-was-the-first-christmas-carol\/&quot;\">When was the first Christmas carol?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/whats-the-difference-between-a-christmas-carol-and-a-hymn\/&quot;\">What\u2019s the difference between a Christmas carol and a hymn?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/articles\/carol-singing-when-did-the-tradition-begin\/&quot;\">Carol singing: When did the Christmas tradition begin?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/recordings\/the-best-christmas-classical-music-albums\/&quot;\">The best Christmas classical music albums and recordings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><h2><strong>What are the English lyrics of \u2018Silent Night\u2019?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Silent night, holy night!<\/em><br\/><em>All is calm, all is bright.<\/em><br\/><em>Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.<\/em><br\/><em>Holy infant so tender and mild,<\/em><br\/><em>Sleep in heavenly peace,<\/em><br\/><em>Sleep in heavenly peace<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Silent night, holy night!<\/em><br\/><em>Shepherds quake at the sight.<\/em><br\/><em>Glories stream from heaven afar<\/em><br\/><em>Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,<\/em><br\/><em>Christ the Saviour is born!<\/em><br\/><em>Christ the Saviour is born<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Silent night, holy night!<\/em><br\/><em>Son of God love\u2019s pure light.<\/em><br\/><em>Radiant beams from Thy holy face<\/em><br\/><em>With dawn of redeeming grace,<\/em><br\/><em>Jesus Lord, at Thy birth<\/em><br\/><em>Jesus Lord, at Thy birth<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Winchester\" cathedral=\"\" choir=\"\" silent=\"\" night=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iRZOv31n1sY?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Originally Father Joseph Mohr, wrote three more verses to the carol, but these were believed to be lost. However they were found in a vault by a retired teacher, Elisabeth Kruckenhauser, and are below<\/p>\n<div><em>Silent night! Holy night!<\/em><br\/><em>Where on this day all power<\/em><br\/><em>of fatherly love poured forth<\/em><br\/><em>And like a brother lovingly embraced<\/em><br\/><em>Jesus the peoples of the world,<\/em><br\/><em>Jesus the peoples of the world.<\/em><\/div>\n<div\/>\n<div><em>Already long ago planned for us,<\/em><br\/><em>When the Lord frees from wrath<\/em><br\/><em>Since the beginning of ancient times<\/em><br\/><em>A salvation promised for the whole world.<\/em><br\/><em>A salvation promised for the whole world.<\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Silent night! Holy night!<\/em><br\/><em>To shepherds it was first made known<\/em><br\/><em>By the angel, Alleluia;<\/em><br\/><em>Sounding forth loudly far and near:<\/em><br\/><em>Jesus the Saviour is here!<\/em><br\/><em>Jesus the Saviour is here!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to play \u2018Silent Night\u2019 over the festive period? Buy the sheet music below<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-container&quot;\" data-position=\"&quot;adhoc&quot;\" hidden=\"\"> <h5 class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-title\" monetizer-title=\"\" style=\"&quot;background-color:\" color:=\"\"\/> <div id=\"&quot;monetizer__deals&quot;\" data-type=\"&quot;price-comparison&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;shopId&quot;:&quot;1378&quot;,&quot;market&quot;:&quot;gbp_en&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;searchKeywords&quot;:&quot;silent\" night=\"\" sheet=\"\" music=\"\"\/> <div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-explanatory-text\" body-copy-extra-small=\"\" editor-content=\"\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<ul><li>\n<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Find more\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/tag\/christmas-carol-lyrics\/&quot;\">lyrics to your favourite Christmas carols here<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By BBC Music Magazine Published: Wednesday, 10 November 2021 at 12:00 am The famous Christmas carol \u2018Silent Night\u2019 was composed and performed on Christmas Eve 1818 in Austria. \u2018Silent Night\u2019 is believed to have first been translated into English by Miss Emily Elliott in 1858, and by 1914, \u2018Silent Night\u2019 was so familiar\u00a0 that, when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":7319,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/11\/what-are-the-lyrics-to-silent-night.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/11\/what-are-the-lyrics-to-silent-night-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/11\/what-are-the-lyrics-to-silent-night-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/11\/what-are-the-lyrics-to-silent-night-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/11\/what-are-the-lyrics-to-silent-night-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/11\/what-are-the-lyrics-to-silent-night-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2021\/11\/what-are-the-lyrics-to-silent-night-2048x1366.jpg",2048,1366,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By BBC Music Magazine Published: Wednesday, 10 November 2021 at 12:00 am The famous Christmas carol \u2018Silent Night\u2019 was composed and performed on Christmas Eve 1818 in Austria. \u2018Silent Night\u2019 is believed to have first been translated into English by Miss Emily Elliott in 1858, and by 1914, \u2018Silent Night\u2019 was so familiar\u00a0 that, when&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/7318"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}