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O Holy Night With Gratitude
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Sep 30, 2026 updated
O Holy Night with Gratitude - Single album
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Song Meaning
Selah keeps Adolphe Adam's 1847 carol close to its original text — 'chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother, and in His name all oppression shall cease' — a line the carol has always carried but that gets skipped in shorter arrangements, naming liberation as part of the nativity's meaning rather than an afterthought added later.
The added bridge shifts from the carol's grand historical claims to something more halting and personal: 'all my words fall short, I've got nothing new, how could I express all my gratitude?' Hebrews 13:15's instruction to 'offer up a sacrifice of praise... the fruit of lips which make confession to His name' sits behind that admission — the bridge doesn't try to out-write the carol's own language, it just offers what it has. 'All that I have is a hallelujah' settles for something small and honest rather than reaching for eloquence the carol's original text already supplied, letting two different registers — grand historical carol, plain modern gratitude — sit side by side without either one needing to outdo the other.
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O holy night the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
'Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees, Oh hear the angels' voices
O night divine, O night when Christ was born
O night, O holy night, O night divine
Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise His holy name
All my words fall short
I've got nothing new
How could I express all my gratitude
I could sing these songs
As I often do
But every song must end
And You never do
So I throw up my hands and praise You again and again
Cause all that I have is a hallelujah, hallelujah
And I know it's not much but I've nothing else fit for a king
Except for a heart singing hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah
Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angels' voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine
O night, O night divine