"Silent Night" Has Already Changed Over The Years

  • Saturday, December 21, 2013
The words to the song "Silent Night" has already changed over the years, perhaps multiple times.

I've always loved collecting old books. According to a 1948 Christmas book I acquired, the song "Silent Night" was first sung in 1818 on Christmas Eve at a small church in Oberndorf, Austria. It had been composed for the service only a few hours before by the priest, Joseph Mohr, and the church organist, Franz Gruber. The original words to the song were:

Silent night, holy night, Guiding star, lend thy light!
See the eastern wisemen bring Gifts and hom-age to our King!
Jesus the Savior is here! Jesus the Savior is here! 

Brenda Manghane-Washington
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