O Holy Night - music for teachers

O Holy Night
Adolphe Charles Adams
1803-1856
Translated from the French
by John Sullivan Dwight
1847-1893
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Ho
by
ly
- ly Night!
the light
He taught
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C7
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lay
he
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Em
ning. Till He
ap - peared
ing, Now come the wise er,
And in
his name
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G7
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thrill of
King
of
hymns of
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breaks
tri hearts
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a
als
we
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hope
kings
joy
C
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G7
of
by
and
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Long
O'er
Chains
The stars
of faith
us love
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ning, It is
the night
ing, With glow-ing hearts
er,
His law is
love
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the
lay
in
our
His
His
dear
cra gos -
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and
men
all
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are bright - ly shi
se - rene - ly beam for one
a - noth -
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Sav - iour's birth.
dle
we stand.
pel
is
peace.
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F
the world
the world
shall break,
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C
in sin
and er - ror pin
a
star
is sweet - ly gleam
for the slave
is
our broth
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Em
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the soul
felt
its worth.
from out of the Or - ient land.
op - pres - sion shall cease.
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G7
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A
The
Sweet
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wea - ry world re - joi - ces, For yon - der
thus in low - ly man - ger; In
all
our
grate - ful chor - us raise
we, With all
our
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new
and glor - ious morn.
born
to be
our friend.
praise His ho - ly
name.
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Am
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Fall
He
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Lord!
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we,
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night
fore
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vine!
bend!
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Ho
King!
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er
more
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night,
hold
pow'r
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claim!
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O
him
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pro -
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Be
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ly
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di - vine,
your King!
and glo
er
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when Christ was born;
him low - ly bend!
er more pro-claim!
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O night
Be - hold
His pow
Am
the an - gel voi
ness is
no strang er, ev - er praise
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Oh, hear
our weak
Then ev
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Dm
night di low - ly
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ry
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