O Holy Night

Verse 1

1. O holy night, the stars are brightly shiningBeyond Luke mentions no stars that night.
2. It is the night of our dear Savior’s birthLuke 2:11this very day in David’s city a Savior has been born for you. He is the Messiah, the Lord.
3. Long lay the world in sin and error piningRomans 3:23since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
4. Till he appeared and the soul felt its worthTitus 2:11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.
5. A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoicesLuke 2:10The angel told them, “Do not be afraid, for look, I am proclaiming to you good news of great joy that will belong to all the people:
6. For yonder breaks a new and glorious mornLuke 1:78because of the heartfelt mercy of our God, by which the rising light from on high will visit us
7. Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voicesLuke 2:13All at once there was with the angel a vast crowd of heaven’s army, praising God and saying,Beyond Luke does not say the shepherds knelt.
8. O night divine, O night when Christ was bornLuke 2:11
9. O night, O holy night, O night divine

Verse 2

1. Led by the light of faith serenely beaming
2. With glowing hearts by his cradle we standLuke 2:16They went quickly and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and to the baby lying in the manger.
3. So led by light of a star sweetly gleamingMatthew 2:9When they had heard the king out, they set off, and there was the star they had seen as it rose, leading them on until it came and halted over the place where the child was.
4. Here come the wise men from Orient landMatthew 2:1Once Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the time of King Herod, magi from the east made their way to Jerusalem
5. The King of kings lay thus in lowly mangerRevelation 19:16On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written: King of kings and Lord of lords.
6. In all our trials born to be our friendJohn 15:15I do not call you servants anymore, since a servant does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have let you know everything I heard from my Father.
7. He knows our need, to our weakness is no strangerHebrews 4:15For our high priest is not someone who cannot feel for us in our weaknesses; he has been tested in every way in the same manner we are, yet without sin.
8. Behold your King, before him lowly bendZechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Cry out for joy, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and has been given victory; he is humble, and he rides on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a female donkey.
9. Behold your King, before him lowly bend

Verse 3

1. Truly he taught us to love one anotherJohn 13:34I give you a new commandment: love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
2. His law is love and his gospel is peaceRomans 13:10Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
3. Chains shall he break, for the slave is our brotherPhilemon 1:16no longer as a slave but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially dear to me, but how much more to you, both as a man and in the Lord.
4. And in his name all oppression shall ceaseLuke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set the oppressed free,
5. Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise weColossians 3:16Let the word of Christ live among you abundantly, as with all wisdom you teach and instruct one another and sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God, thankful in your hearts.
6. Let all within us praise his holy namePsalm 103:1Bless Yahweh, my soul, and everything inside me, bless his holy name.
7. Christ is the Lord, O praise his name foreverPhilippians 2:11and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
8. His power and glory evermore proclaimRevelation 5:13And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and everything in them, saying, “To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
9. His power and glory evermore proclaim