O Holy Night

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Credit: Words by Placide Cappeau, translated by John Sullivan Dwight (1847). Music by Adolphe Charles Adam.

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1. 1.	O holy night, the O holy night, the	stars are brightly stars are brightly	shining;shining;
2. 2.	Led by the light of Led by the light of	faith serenely faith serenely	beaming,beaming,
3. 3.	Truly he taught us to Truly he taught us to	love one anlove one an	other; other;

	G	D	G
It is the It is the	night of the night of the	dear Savior’s dear Savior’s	birth.birth.
With glowing With glowing	hearts by his hearts by his	cradle we cradle we	stand.stand.
His law is His law is	love and his love and his	gospel is gospel is	peace.peace.

G	C	G	G7
Long lay the world in Long lay the world in	sin and error sin and error	pin - pin -	ing, ing,
So led by light of a So led by light of a	star sweetly star sweetly	gleam - gleam -	ing, ing,
Chains shall he break, for the Chains shall he break, for the	slave is our slave is our	bro - bro -	ther,ther,

	Bm	F♯7	Bm
Till he apTill he ap	peared and the peared and the	soul felt its soul felt its	worth.worth.
Here came the Here came the	Wise Men from Wise Men from	Orient Orient	land. land.
And in his And in his	name all opname all op	pression shall pression shall	cease.cease.

	D7	G
A A	thrill of hope, the thrill of hope, the	weary soul rejoices, weary soul rejoices,
The The	King of kings lay King of kings lay	thus in lowly manger, thus in lowly manger,
Sweet Sweet	hymns of joy in hymns of joy in	grateful chorus raise we;grateful chorus raise we;

	D7	G
For For	yonder breaks a yonder breaks a	new and glorious morn.new and glorious morn.
In In	all our trials all our trials	born to be our Friend.born to be our Friend.
Let Let	all within us all within us	praise his holy name. praise his holy name.

Em	Bm
Fall on your Fall on your	knees! knees!
He knows our He knows our	need---need---
Christ is the Christ is the	Lord! Lord!

	Am	Em
O hO h	ear the angel vear the angel v	oices! oices!
to our wto our w	eakness is no seakness is no s	tranger.tranger.
O pO p	raise his name foreraise his name fore	ver! ver!

	G	D7	G	C
O O	nignig	ht diht di	vine,vine,
Be--Be--	holhol	d your d your	King,King,
His His	powpow	’r and ’r and	gloryglory

	G	D7	G
O O	night when night when	Christ was Christ was	born born
bebe	fore him fore him	lowly lowly	bend! bend!
	ever - - - ever - - -	more promore pro	claim!claim!

	D	D7	G	Am	G	D7	G
O O	nightnight	, O holy , O holy	nini	ght, O ght, O	night night	di - - - di - - -	vine! vine!
Be--Be--	hold hold	your your	KiKi	ng, beng, be	fore fore	him lowly him lowly	bend! bend!
His His	pow’rpow’r	and and	glgl	ory ory	ever--ever--	more promore pro	claim!claim!

 