O Holy Night
啊，聖善夜

"O Holy Night" (originally called "Cantique de Noël") is a beautiful well-known Christmas Carol normally sung on Christmas Eve. This prayerful carol sung by a soloist with piano and lyrics, reflects on the birth of Jesus as humanity's redemption.

O Holy Night is based on an 1843 French-language poem "Minuit, chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by poet Placide Cappeau that composer Adolphe Adam set to music in 1847. The English version is by John Sullivan Dwight. The version sung in this video was arranged by John West.

Music: Adolphe Adam
Original Text: Placide Cappeau
English Translation: John Sullivan Dwight
Arr: John West

Conductor: Kemuel Wong
Piano: Susan Chan
Soprano Solo: Esther Wu
VOS Chorus

VOS 2023 Christmas Concert "The Long-Expected Messiah"
November 26, 2023
Evangelical Chinese Bible Church, Burnaby, BC

Website: http://www.vancouveroratorio.org

Lyrics:

O Holy night! The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
'Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn

Fall on your knees; O hear the Angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born
O night divine! O night, O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming
Here came the Wise Men from the Orient land

The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger
In all our trials born to be our friend

He knows our need, He guardeth us from danger
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend