Silent night! hallowed night! Earth is hushed, heaven alight!

Silent night! hallowed night! Earth is hushed, heaven alight!

Author: Joseph Mohr
Tune: [Himmelsau, licht und blau]
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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 >

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First Line: Silent night! hallowed night! Earth is hushed, heaven alight!
German Title: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht!
Author: Joseph Mohr
Language: English

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Carols Old and Carols New #419

Great Songs of the Church #494

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