Synopsis:

• Beautiful iconic imagery, nativity artifacts, and scripts messages are presented in this vibe—set to the background music of Silent Night.
• Picture of slain lamb accompany word “Redemption”; Angel wings serve as image for phrase “Choir of Angels”; A wooden manger accompanies the announcement “A Savior is Born”.
• The Name “Messiah” is superimposed over Renaissance-era painting of Christ; “Guiding Star” is shown with a white burst; “Holy Child” is written over the manger.
• Slow and deliberate—yet mysterious presentation. Beautiful female aria precedes male solo of Silent Night.

Application:

• Austrian priest Joseph Mohr wrote Silent Night as a poem in 1816—“Stille Nacht”. Two years later when the organ at his church in the village of Oberndorf was broken, his friend Franz Xavier Gruber composed guitar music and the song debuted on Christmas Eve 1818.
• In a world that is increasingly commercial, Christmas traditions have been secularized but Silent Night stands out as an ageless tradition that is centered on Christ the Savior.
• In ages past—Christ was often the object of great art—because there was an understanding that He alone was Savior to the human condition.
• Universal application—across generations, ethnicities, races and denominations within Christendom.

Suggested Uses:

• Christmas Eve Service

Biblical Reference:

Luke 2:4-20

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 stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
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 redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth