Dean Martin - Silent Night Lyrics

Silent Night is a Christmas carol that pictures the quiet of the night when Jesus was born. The opening lines call it a silent and holy night in which all is calm and bright, with attention turning to the virgin mother and the holy infant who is described as tender and mild. The carol ends each section with the wish to sleep in heavenly peace, repeated as a gentle blessing over the scene.

This version repeats the verse with the opening lines sung as echoes in parentheses, and a closing line sung together. The images draw on Luke 2:7-12 and Luke 2:11-12 for the birth of the Savior, Isaiah 9:6 for the Prince of Peace, and Matthew 1:23 for Emmanuel, God with us. The slow pace, simple repeated phrases and soft closing line make the carol a calm, reverent expression of wonder that fits a candlelit service or a quiet family moment at Christmas.