Silent night is more than just a hymn. Whoever listens to it, wherever it is played, one point is definite. Silent Night brings Christ into everyone's heart. When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds . . . went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. Holy Infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace.
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar, Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia. Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born. 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. But Mary treasured all their words and pondered them in her heart.