Jouluyö! Juhlayö!

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1 Jouluyö! Juhlayö!
Päättynyt kaikk’ on työ,
Kaks vain valveill’ on puolisoa
Lapsen herttaisen nukkuessa,
"Seimikätkyessään."

2 Jouluyö! Juhlayö!
Paimenill’ yksin työ,
Enkel taivaasta ilmoitti heill’:
Suuri koittanut riemu on teill’!
"Kristus syntynyt on!"

3 Jouluyö! Juhlayö!
Täytetty nyt on työ.
Olkoon kunnia Jumalalle!
Maassa rauha, myös ihmisille
"Olkoon suosio suur."

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15487

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Author: Joseph Mohr

Joseph Mohr was born into a humble family–his mother was a seamstress and his father, an army musketeer. A choirboy in Salzburg Cathedral as a youth, Mohr studied at Salzburg University and was ordained in the Roman Catholic Church in 1815. Mohr was a priest in various churches near Salzburg, including St. Nicholas Church. He spent his later years in Hintersee and Wagrein. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

Translator: G. O. Schöneman

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Text Information

First Line: Jouluyö! Juhlayö!
German Title: Stille nacht, heilige nacht
Author: Joseph Mohr
Translator: G. O. Schöneman
Language: Finnish
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

STILLE NACHT

Although he composed nearly one hundred works, Franz Gruber is remembered for only one–the tune of "Silent Night," composed on Christmas Eve, 1818. He scored the tune for tenor and bass soli (sung by Mohr and Gruber on that night) with the final phrase to be repeated in harmony (sung by the villag…

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