1 Cicha noc! W górze skrzy
mnóstwo gwiazd, wszystko śpi,
lecz z ócz Maryi odleciał sen,
w świętej ciszy Najwyższego Syn
leży na łonie Jej;
leży na łonie Jej!
2 Święta noc! dobrą wieśec
anioł sam spieszy nieść
wiernym pasterzom strzegącym stad,
że Zbawiciel już przyszedł na świat,
którym jest Chrystus Pan,
którym jest Chrystus Pan!
3 Cicha noc! Święta noc!
Chryste, Twej łaski moc
grzechu rozpędza, rozprasza cień;
błysnął zbawienia radosny dzień
nam w narodzeniu Twym,
nam w narodzeniu Twym.
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.
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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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