Silent Night... Holy Night

 

In the year 1818, Josef Mohr and his team arrived at a village in Austria to conduct Christmas programs.

They originally planned to conduct a program on a larger scale, however since their musical keyboard was damaged, they decided to conduct the program in a small house. But those were the days when it wasn’t possible to get a replacement for a damaged keyboard.

Joseph started walking all alone through the village road thinking of those verses in the Gospels which talk about the birth of Jesus. He reached the summit of a very beautiful hillock. A great calm! God gave Joseph a song about the birth of Jesus. Don’t you want to know which was that song? It was “Silent Night Holy Night…”

After returning to the village, he sung that song with the help of the guitarist there.

After some days Karl who was a reputed service man of musical keyboards, came to that cathedral. After servicing the keyboard, he asked them to play that song. Franz Gruber the guitarist played the song “Silent Night” in elegant manner. Karl who was so captivated by that song gave it to many.

The following years, this song was translated into hundred languages. Thousands of people sang this song and glorified God.

God was preparing the stage for that song- as the keyboard went bad, Joseph’s program being postponed, his going to a house in the village, experiencing calm at the top of the hill etc..

Thank You Lord, for all things. Thank You Lord, for all the experiences and crosses that bring me closer to eternity.

God has a purpose for all the situations you are going through. He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 

Hear the voice of God! Follow Jesus the Shepherd. He is faithful!

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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.

Silent night, holy night!

Shepherds quake at the sight.

Glories stream from heaven afar

Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,

Christ the Saviour is born!

Christ the Saviour is born

Silent night, holy night!

Son of God love’s pure light.

Radiant beams from Thy holy face

With dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus Lord, at Thy birth

Jesus Lord, at Thy birth