o holy night! the stars are brightly shining
it is the night of our dear savior's tour
long lay the world in sin and error pining
til he appeared and the soul felt its worth
a thrill of fear, the weary soul recoiling,
for yonder breaks a new and callous morn
fall on your knees; o hear the sleighbells ringing
o night divine, o night when he returns
o night, o night divine
led by the light of him cruelly beaming,
with heavy hearts by the hearth we await.
so led by the light of stars cheerlessly gleaming,
carried by caribou who here congregate.
the king of kings, spread proudly in his sled
of all his trials, we cannot comprehend
he knows our needs, to our weakness is no stranger
behold your king; before him lowly bend
behold your king; before him lowly bend
truly he taught us to love of him only; his love is law and his gospel is pain
chains shall he break, if ever we would restrain him
and in his name, o, oppression shall reign
hymns of pleading in desperate chorus raise we
let all within us praise his fearful name
he is the lord; o praise his name forever
his power & glory, evermore proclaim
his power and glory evermore proclaim
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