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Birth of Jesus
“Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy Infant, so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace,”
(LBW #65)
During the sacred Christmas
season, there is one song - the
ever beautiful “Silent Night,
Holy Night!” that unites people the
world over with its message of peace
and love. The tender touch of the
words and melody surround the listen-
er in reverence, praise and adoration.
In 1818, the words of this beautiful
carol were composed in the village of
Oberndorf, Bavaria, on the night
before Christmas Eve. The parish
priest, Joseph Mohr, was troubled. The
old organ in the little church was bro-
ken. He was concerned about the
Christmas Eve Service, and wondered
if there could be some special music.
Later in the evening as Father Mohr
was meditating on the Christmas story
from the Bible, the passage “UNTO
YOU IS BORN THIS DAY IN THE
CITY OF DAVID A SAVIOUR. .
(Luke 2:11) welled up in his soul and
resulted in the writing of this beautiful
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carol. The next day he asked his organ-
ist, Franz Gruber, to compose a
melody.
At the Christmas Eve Service, there
was no organ music in the little
church, but with the accompaniment
on a guitar, the worshippers listened to
the first rendition of the carol “Silent
Night, Holy Night.”
Christmas Eve is a Holy Night, the
anniversary eve of the greatest miracle
in the history of the world - God com-
ing to earth as a little babe. There was
no room for Him in the inn. He was
wrapped in swaddling cloths and laid
in a manger. Cradled there lay the
Saviour of the world. The heavenly
host were praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest; and on
earth peace among men with whom he
is pleased.”'
Joy was the keynote of that first
Christmas. Centuries before the shep-
herds knelt in humble adoration at
Bethlehem’s manger, prophets had
foretold of this joyous event which
would one day bring etemal salvation
to the world.
During the Christmas Season our
joy reaches new heights because we
celebrate anew the birth of our
Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. In the
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midst of our
joy, there is the
certainty that
the Christ of
Bethlehem, the
Son of God,
brings forgiveness
of sin and salvation to the believing
heart.
Like the shepherds, we humbly
kneel at the manger in adoration,
praising and confirming our faith
anew, and then going forth to make
known abroad the things which we
have seen and heard conceming this
Child. At the manger we see the crown
and the cross with its great redemptive
victory.
All the year through we have Jesus
at our side. In dark moments He gives
us comfort, in good days we approach
Him in thanksgiving. He is the key to
life’s meaning. He is our Saviour from
sin and death. He is the Light of the
world, and His coming creates all the
joys of Christmas and throughout the
year. Many are the blessings that flow
from the Christmas story.
The pivotal event in the history of
the world took place on that silent
night, holy night, centuries long ago,
with the birth of Jesus, our Lord and
Saviour. The name of Jesus has become
the most honourcd name in the world.
Millions have acclaimed Him King,
Lord and Saviour.
May the wonders and joy of
Christmas be with us all the year.
Sister Laufey Olson
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