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O Holy Night

Author: Placide Cappeau; John S. Dwight Meter: 11.10.11.10.11.10.11.10.10 Appears in 55 hymnals First Line: O holy night the stars are brightly shining Refrain First Line: Fall on your knees

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CANTIQUE DE NOEL

Meter: Irregular Appears in 58 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Adolphe Adam Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 33355 66461 55321 Used With Text: O Holy Night!

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O holy night! the stars are brightly shining

Hymnal: Christmas Favorites #30 (2000) Languages: English Tune Title: [O holy night! the stars are brightly shining]
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O Holy Night!

Author: John S. Dwight; Avis B. Christiansen, 1895- Hymnal: Revival Hymns and Choruses #143 (1970) First Line: O holy night! the stars are brightly shining Refrain First Line: O night divine O night when Christ was born Lyrics: 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 darkness pining - Till He appeared, gift of infinite worth! Behold the Babe in yonder manger lowly - 'Tis God's own Son come down in human form: Fall on your knees before the Lord most holy! O night divine– O night when Christ was born! O night divine– O night, O night divine! 2 With humble hearts we bow in adoration Before the Child, gift of God's matchless love. Sent from on high to purchase our salvation! That we might dwell with Him ever above. What grace untold– to leave the bliss of glory And die for sinners guilty and forlorn: Fall on your knees! repeat the wondrous story! O night divine– O night when Christ was born! O night divine– O night, O night divine! 3 O day of joy, when in eternal splendor He shall return in His glory to reign, When ev'ry tongue due praise to Him shall render, His pow'r and might to all nations proclaim! A thrill of hope our longing hearts rejoices, For soon shall down that glad eternal morn: Fall on your knees! with joy lift up your voices! O night divine– O night when Christ was born! O night divine– O night, O night divine! Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [O holy night! The stars are brightly shining]
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O Holy Night

Author: John S. Dwight Hymnal: Sing Joyfully #195 (1989) First Line: O holy night, the stars are brightly shining Lyrics: 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, Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary soul 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 divine! O night, O night divine! 2 Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming, With glowing heart 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, He guards us from all danger; Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend! Behold your King; before Him lowly 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! O praise His name forever! His pow'r and glory evermore proclaim! His pow'r and glory evermore proclaim! Topics: Jesus Christ Birth Languages: English Tune Title: [O holy night, the stars are brightly shining]

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Avis B. Christiansen

1895 - 1985 Person Name: Avis B. Christiansen, 1895- Alterer of "O Holy Night!" in Revival Hymns and Choruses Avis Marguerite Burgeson was born in 1895 and lived in Chicago all her life. She attended the Moody Church, pastored for many years by Dr. Harry Ironside. In 1917, Avis Burgeson married Ernest Christiansen who later became a vice president of Moody Bible Institute. She was a modest and retiring woman, and sometimes used pen names: Avis Burgesson, Christian B. Anson and Constance B. Reid. She began writing poems in childhood, and before her death in 1985 had written thousands of them. She died in 1985. NN, Hymnary

Jack Schrader

b. 1942 Arranger of "CANTIQUE DE NOEL" in The Worshiping Church JACK SCHRADER (b. 1942), arranger, composer, conductor, vocalist, and organist/pianist, is past editor with Hope Publishing Company, retiring in January of 2009. His association with Hope began in 1978. A 1964 graduate of Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, where he majored in Voice and Organ, he also received the Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Nebraska (1966). Further studies in theology culminated in Jack's ordination by the Evangelical Free Church of America (1975). Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he now resides in Wheaton, Illinois, with his wife, Karen. They have three children, Beth, Jonathan and Joel, and currently three grandchildren. Jack is the best selling choral composer in the Hope catalog. In addition to choral music Jack has published collections for keyboardists, instrumentalists and vocal soloists. He was a member of the editorial committee for Hope's most recent hymnal, WORSHIP & REJOICE (2001), in which he has 24 hymn credits. His music is heard in hundreds of churches across the country each Sunday, and he can be seen throughout the year as a guest clinician at choral reading sessions and workshops. --www.hopepublishing.com

John S. Dwight

1813 - 1893 Person Name: John S. Dwight, 19th C. Author of "O Holy Night" in The Worshiping Church John Sullivan Dwight, born, in Boston, May 13, 1813, was a virtuoso in music, and an enthusiastic student of the art and science of tonal harmony. He joined a Harvard musical club known as "The Pierian Sodality" while a student at the University, and after his graduation became a prolific writer on musical subjects. Six years of his life were passed in the "Brook Farm Community." He was best known by his serial magazine, Dwight's Journal of Music, which was continued from 1852 to 1881. His death occurred in 1893. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes, Brown & Butterworth, 1906. ===================== Dwight, John Sullivan, son of Timothy Dwight (p. 316, ii.), was born at Boston, U.S.A., May 13, 1812, and educated at Harvard, and at the Cambridge Theological College. He laboured in the ministry for six years, and then devoted himself to literary work. For nearly 30 years he was editor of a Journal of Music. His connection with hymnody is very slight. (See "God bless our native land," p. 1566, i.) --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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