Johnny Cash - Silent Night Lyrics

This recording of the Christmas carol keeps the familiar story of the nativity in simple, quiet language. The opening lines picture a calm and bright night around a young mother and her child, and the infant is called "so tender and mild". The refrain asks for sleep in heavenly peace and gives the scene a hushed, reverent feel.

The second verse brings in the eastern wise men who bring "gifts and homage to our King", a link to the visit described in Matthew 2. The announcement that "Christ the Saviour is born" echoes the words of the angel to the shepherds in Luke 2.

The later verses add the heavenly host singing hallelujah and an invitation for the angels and the singers to praise the newborn King together. The stored text differs a little from the best-known English version, with a few unusual phrases, so the wording here follows the page as it stands. The carol remains a gentle Christmas hymn that centers on the Saviour's birth.