O Holy Night (3 Verses) - A Cappella Hymn

Lyrics - Placide Cappeau (1847)
Translation - John S. Dwight (1892)
Music - Adolphe C. Adam (1847)
Key - C Major
Tempo - ♪=170 bpm

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Keep in mind that the main purpose of these videos is to help folks learn harmony parts to hymns and not to sound perfect. These recordings will sound a touch raw for a few reasons; I am not a trained singer, I am using very simple recording hardware, my recording 'studio' is a couple of spare mattresses set on end to eliminate unwanted sound reverberations.

If you enjoy the way that these hymns are sang and want to experience them in person, stop by just about any church of Christ and they'll likely be singing them the same way. Without instruments.

My recording process:
-Record each part on a Rode NT1-A to a Zoom H4 recorder
-Some pitch correction in Melodyne
-Mix in Mixcraft 6
-Combine audio and sheet music in Corel VideoStudio X7

[andrewguerra]

I currently struggle with sin but I’ve gotten hold of the Truth, the King James Bible and its believers. Jesus showed me to Bryan Denlinger on YouTube and later just last year, Jacob M. Thompson. I give Jesus the glory and the credit for finding Bryan Denlinger. I didn’t get saved right away and God still has a mess with me, but the seeds were planted and Jesus freed me. I sing this hymn to Jesus as a thank you and a praise.

[joshcelliers]

Christ is the lord, praise his name forever .

[rebekah]

Oh holy night

1,
Oh holy night,
The stars are brightly
shining, it is the night
of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world

2,
In sin and error pining
Till he appeared and the soul
Felt it's worth, a thrill of Hope
The weary world rejoices
For yonder break's
A new and glorious morn

Fall on your knees
Oh Hear The Angel voices
Oh night Divine,
Oh night when
Christ was born
Oh night Divine
Oh night Divine
Oh night Divine

3,
Truly He taught us
To love one another
His law is love and
his Gospel is Peace
Chains shall he break
For the slave is our brother
And in his name
All oppression shall cease

4,
Sweet hymns of joy
In grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us
praise his holy name

Christ is the Lord
Oh praise his name forever
His power And Glory
Evermore proclaim

His power And Glory
Evermore proclaim

[rebekah]

Oh Holy night

1,
Oh Holy night,
The Stars are brightly Shining, it is The night
of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay The world

2,
In sin and error pining
Till he appeared and The soul
Felt it's worth, a thrill of Hope
The weary world rejoices
For yonder break's
A New and glorious morn

Fall on your knees
Oh Hear The Angel voices
Oh night Divine,
Oh night when
Christ was born
Oh night Divine
Oh night Divine
Oh night Divine

3,
Truly He taught us
To Love one another
His law is Love and
his Gospel is Peace
Chains shall he break
For the slave is our brother
And in his name
All oppression shall cease

4,
Sweet hymn's of Joy
In grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us
praise his Holy name

Christ is The Lord
Oh praise his name forever
His power And Glory
Evermore proclaim
His power And Glory
Evermore proclaim

[andrewguerra]

I love this hymn. Perfect Christmas hymn and Silent Night comes in second place to me.

[dylanchouinard]

It may seem shocking, but this song was actually incredibly controversial when it was created. This song was written in the 1850’s, a few years before the civil war, anti-slavery movements were still on the fringe, violence had already broken out between slavers and Abolitionists out in the western territories, and many supporters of slavery claimed that slavery was divine in nature, that it was a gift of Providence to white civilization. So for a Unitarian minister to essentially say “Christ was an Abolitionist” was an incredibly risky thing to do. Unfortunately, but also not surprisingly, verse three (which deals with this subject directly) is the most of edited out verse of later subjects.

[musicprep]

There are countless renditions of this song - The secular world loves the tune, especially when it's sung in languages other than English - but verse 2 is now almost ALWAYS omitted because it's now seems to be considered more controversial than verse 3 (perhaps because it proclaims Jesus as King of kings worthy of true worship. As a song leader who can't read sheet music, I prepare throughout the week by listening to videos to make sure my melody/harmony & lyrics are spot on without constantly looking down at a hymnal or staring at the TV monitor on Sunday. Very difficult to do this without videos like this that stay true to the original. You, @acappellahymns, are a Godsend. Thank you .

[ပန်းခင်း-ဝ၉ည]

Lord It was Night when You born. Amen.

[tedcriswell]

still did a good job singing it. Have a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving Day.

[RickCousins]

I'll be signing this in ASL for Christmas services and this is a real help.

[nemochicky]

Reminds me of that scene in Home Alone where Kevin goes into the church and talks with Old Man Marley

[haydenhowell]

Amazing this was written in the mid 19th century! Timeless.

[joanbray]

Really awesome to hear this, especially.. With this virus still hanging around. South Africa

[garywebb]

READ THE LYRICS!! Modern "Christian/Christmas music has nothing on this. If Jesus is the "reason for the season", then this is his anthem. 🌹😇

[wesdowner]

O Holy Night without all 3 verses is like a cheeseburger without the cheese or the burger.

[Arijanpavlic]

Oh my goodnessi love it they did very well thank you for the support guys they deserve it good job love it thank you so much guys thank you for the support guys good job

[arnoldkokonya]

No worries for a repost. You sang really well. I still say what I had said earlier. I would love to help you out in singing bass and/or Tenor but am not able to. Distance is an issue. But I can constantly remember you in prayer that you may grow immensely.

[lawvere]

Thank you for recording this! This is the same arrangement from Howard's Songs of Faith and Praise, isn't it? I've always struggled to sight read this song but this recording helps tremendously!

[brianstatz]

Could you sing 'Will there be any stars in my crown' sometime in the future? :)

[joshuasiwila]

I wish you could sing Jesus Saves and I hear Thy Welcome voice.