Voici Noël, Ô Douce Nuit

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1 Voici Noël!, O douce nuit!
L’étoile est là qui nous conduit:
Allons donc tous, avec les mages,
Porter à Jésus nos hommages
Car l’Enfant nous est né,
Le Fils nous est donné!

2 Voici Noël, ô quel beau jour!
Jésus est né! Quel grand amour!
C’est pour nous qu’Il vient sur la terre,
Qu’Il prend sur Lui notre misère.
Un Sauveur nous est né,
Le Fils nous est donné!

3 Voici Noël, tous, d’un seul cœur,
Joignons nos voix au divin chœur
Qui proclame au ciel les louanges
De celui qu’annoncent les anges!
Car l’Enfant nous est né,
Les Fils nous est donné!

4 Voici Noël, ne craignons pas,
Car Dieu nous dit: "Paix ici-bas!
Bienveillance envers tous les hommes!"
Pour nous aussi, tels que nous sommes,
Un Sauveur nous est né,
Le Fils nous est donné!

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #14120

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Author: Joseph Mohr

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. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

Translator: Mélanie Melley-Rochat

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First Line: Voici Noël!, O douce nuit!
Title: Voici Noël, Ô Douce Nuit
German Title: Stille Nacht
Author: Joseph Mohr
Translator: Mélanie Melley-Rochat (1864)
Language: French
Copyright: Public Domain
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STILLE NACHT

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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