ZACHARY'S NOTES:

Stanza 1 // This night is “silent” and “holy” because of the “Holy infant” who brings God’s peace to the world, and sets us apart as his beloved people. “Heavenly peace” is not a picturesque Christmas scene, but the peace Christ comes to give in his birth - peace between God and humankind, becoming man and taking our sin.

Stanza 2 // For a night we dress up with hymns such as this one, stanza two is honest about our reaction to such news! “Shepherds quake” at the sight, because the “glory of the Lord” needs a Word from God’s messengers for this to be good news! “Do not be afraid” is at least part of the message we sing! From heaven, we hear [and sing] the good news of this blessed night - “Hallelujah!” meaning “Praise the Lord!” Why? Because, as the hymn tells us, “Christ, the Savior, is born!”

Stanza 3 // Jesus is born to bring “love’s pure light” and the “dawn of redeeming grace” to lowly shepherds, lowly Lutherans, and lowly people, terrified by God’s power and might. At this birth and with these gifts, Christmas Eve is made holy, for God speaks a Word of hope, silencing all fear.

OTHER SUGGESTIONS:

• ELW 281 -  Silent Night, Holy Night! - ꜱᴛɪʟʟᴇ ɴᴀᴄʜᴛ
• ELW 268 - From Heaven Above - ᴠᴏᴍ ʜɪᴍᴍᴇʟ ʜᴏᴄʜ
• ELW 270 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - ᴍᴇɴᴅᴇʟꜱꜱᴏʜɴ
• ELW 273 - All My Heart Again Rejoices - ᴡᴀʀᴜᴍ ꜱᴏʟʟᴛ ɪᴄʜ
• ELW 274 - On Christmas Night - ꜱᴜꜱꜱᴇx ᴄᴀʀᴏʟ
• ELW 275 - Angels, from the Realms of Glory - ʀᴇɢᴇɴᴛ ꜱǫᴜᴀʀᴇ
• ELW 276 - Infant Holy, Infant Lowly - ᴡ żłᴏʙɪᴇ ʟᴇżʏ
• ELW 279 - O Little Town of Bethlehem - ꜱᴛ. ʟᴏᴜɪꜱ
• ELW 282 - It Came upon the Midnight Clear - ᴄᴀʀᴏʟ
• ELW 283 - O Come, All Ye Faithful - ᴀᴅᴇꜱᴛᴇ ꜰɪᴅᴇʟᴇꜱ
• ELW 289 - Angels We Have Heard on High - ɢʟᴏʀɪᴀ
• LBW 41 - O Little Town of Bethlehem - ꜱᴛ. ʟᴏᴜɪꜱ
• LBW 44 - Infant Holy, Infant Lowly - ᴡ żłᴏʙɪᴇ ʟᴇżʏ
• LBW 45 - O Come, All Ye Faithful - ᴀᴅᴇꜱᴛᴇ ꜰɪᴅᴇʟᴇꜱ
• LBW 46 - All My Heart Again Rejoices - ᴡᴀʀᴜᴍ ꜱᴏʟʟᴛ ɪᴄʜ
• LBW 50 - Angels, from the Realms of Glory - ʀᴇɢᴇɴᴛ ꜱǫᴜᴀʀᴇ
• LBW 51 - From Heaven Above - ᴠᴏᴍ ʜɪᴍᴍᴇʟ ʜᴏᴄʜ
• LBW 54 - It Came upon the Midnight Clear - ᴄᴀʀᴏʟ
• LBW 60 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - ᴍᴇɴᴅᴇʟꜱꜱᴏʜɴ
• LBW 65 - Silent Night, Holy Night! - ꜱᴛɪʟʟᴇ ɴᴀᴄʜᴛ
• LBW 71 - Angels We Have Heard on High - ɢʟᴏʀɪᴀ
• LSB 358 - From Heaven Above - ᴠᴏᴍ ʜɪᴍᴍᴇʟ ʜᴏᴄʜ
• LSB 360 - All My Heart Again Rejoices - ᴡᴀʀᴜᴍ ꜱᴏʟʟᴛ ɪᴄʜ
• LSB 361 - O Little Town of Bethlehem - ꜱᴛ. ʟᴏᴜɪꜱ
• LSB 363 - Silent Night, Holy Night - ꜱᴛɪʟʟᴇ ɴᴀᴄʜᴛ
• LSB 366 - It Came upon the Midnight Clear - ᴄᴀʀᴏʟ
• LSB 367 - Angels, from the Realms of Glory - ʀᴇɢᴇɴᴛ ꜱǫᴜᴀʀᴇ
• LSB 368 - Angels We Have Heard on High - ɢʟᴏʀɪᴀ
• LSB 377 - On Christmas Night - ꜱᴜꜱꜱᴇx ᴄᴀʀᴏʟ
• LSB 379 - O Come, All Ye Faithful - ᴀᴅᴇꜱᴛᴇ ꜰɪᴅᴇʟᴇꜱ
• LSB 380  - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - ᴍᴇɴᴅᴇʟꜱꜱᴏʜɴ
• LSB 393 - Infant Holy, Infant Lowly - ᴡ żłᴏʙɪᴇ ʟᴇżʏ
• RH 104 - From Heaven Above - ᴠᴏᴍ ʜɪᴍᴍᴇʟ ʜᴏᴄʜ
• RH 106 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - ᴍᴇɴᴅᴇʟꜱꜱᴏʜɴ
• RH 107 - Silent Night - ꜱᴛɪʟʟᴇ ɴᴀᴄʜᴛ
• RH 108 - Angels We Have Heard on High - ɢʟᴏʀɪᴀ
• RH 115 - O Little Town of Bethlehem - ꜱᴛ. ʟᴏᴜɪꜱ
• RH 118 - All My Heart Again Rejoices - ᴡᴀʀᴜᴍ ꜱᴏʟʟᴛ ɪᴄʜ
• RH 119 - O Come, All Ye Faithful - ᴀᴅᴇꜱᴛᴇ ꜰɪᴅᴇʟᴇꜱ
• RH 126 - Angels, from the Realms of Glory - ʀᴇɢᴇɴᴛ ꜱǫᴜᴀʀᴇ