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Silent Night, Holy Night

This version of Silent Night, Holy Night was released by John Denver in 1975.

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Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright.
Proud young virgin mother and child. Holy infant so tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace. Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night. Shepherds wake at the sight.
Glorious dreams from heaven above. Heavenly hosts sing “Hallelujah.”
“Christ the savior is born, Christ the savior is born.”

Silent night, holy night. Son of God, love’s pure light.
Radiant beams from thy holy face with the dawn of breathing in grace.
Jesus Lord of thy herd, Jesus Lord of thy herd.

Hmmmm, hmmmm. Hmmmm, hmmmm.
Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

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About Lyrics and Silent Night, Holy Night by John Denver

The lyrics to Silent Night, Holy Night are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by John Denver in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to Silent Night, Holy Night are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by John Denver and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Silent Night, Holy Night back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Silent Night, Holy Night by John Denver in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Silent Night, Holy Night" means the words set to the music of Silent Night, Holy Night, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by John Denver. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Silent Night, Holy Night and the lyrics to Silent Night, Holy Night are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of John Denver who came here looking just for the lyrics to Silent Night, Holy Night, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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