Wednesday, December 24, 2008

The Nativity, by Gerard van Honthorst (1590-1656)


Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
'Round yon virgin mother and Child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heav'nly hosts sing Alleluia;
Christ the Saviour is born
Christ the Saviour is born

Silent night, holy night,
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

Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!
Alles schläft; einsam wacht
Nur das traute heilige Paar.
Holder Knab im lockigten Haar,
Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh!
Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh!

by Joseph Mohr 1816

6 comments:

  1. Merry Christmas to you, Caite. Hope you have a lovely holiday!

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  2. hi. you're at my house right now, i could just bark 'merry christmas'!! but i figured id just leave a comment..

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  3. Hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas :-)

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  4. We did have a nice Christmas, didn't we Bandit. I think wee Bandit has a few pictures up on his blog...

    if I was home instead of at work, I would include a link...or just click on the link on his comments. Yes, that would work...

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  5. Perfect painting by Gerrardo delle notte.
    James (in Ireland)

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