Oh Holy Night

(Solo-C)
Music: Adolphe-Charles Adam

” ” simile
Text: Placide Clappeau

ñ 68
Translation: John S. Dwight

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1: Oh ho - ly night, the stars are bright - ly

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2: Led by the light of faith se - rene - ly

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shin - ing, It is the night of the dear Sav - ior's birth,

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beam - ing, With glow - ing hearts by his cra - dle we stand.

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Oh Holy Night (Solo--C)-1
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Long lay the world in sin and er - ror

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So led by light of a star sweet - ly

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Oh Holy Night (Solo-C)-2 the bass cleff divided between the hands. The same may be done in measures 95-102.
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need, To our weak - ness is no stran -

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ger, Be - hold your King, Be - fore

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when Christ is born, Oh night di - vine,

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him low - ly bend, Be - hold your King ,

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Oh night, oh night di - vine.

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Be - fore him low - ly bend.

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- ly he taught us to love one a - no -

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all with - in us praise his ho - ly name, Christ

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is the Lord, Oh praise his name for -

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Oh Holy Night (Solo-C)-6