SONGS:
-- Silent Night --
(cover version)


Found on:

Christmas (1993)
Lyrics:

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 spring from heaven above
Heavenly hosts sing Hallelua
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
Bring the God of redeeming grace
Jesus lord at thy birth
Jesus lord at thy birth



Known comments by Bruce Cockburn about this song, by date:

  • Album notes: "Franz Gruber and Joseph Mohr wrote this. I think it's one of the prettiest tunes ever composed. I loved it as a child and still do."

  • 19 December 1993 - [Hansen: "You call Silent Night the prettiest tune ever composed. What do you think makes this particular tune so beautiful?"] "Well, I'm sure the Tin Pan Alley analysts could work this out better than I can, but it's just an extremely satisfying melody that comes with a whole bunch of good associations. And there's something inherent in the music though, that there's a calm quality to the music that reflects perfectly the content of the lyrics and the depth of the thought that's being expressed in the lyrics. It' s really a well-written song." - from "Revisiting Traditional Carols with Bruce Cockburn" by Liane Hansen, Weekend Edition, National Public Radio, 19 December 1993. Submitted by Nigel Parry.


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