Franz Xaver Gruber (November 25, 1787 – June 7, 1863), was an Austrian pri… Read Full Bio ↴Franz Xaver Gruber (November 25, 1787 – June 7, 1863), was an Austrian primary school teacher and church organist in the village of Arnsdorf. At the same time he was organist and choirmaster at St. Nicholas Church in the neighboring village of Oberndorf bei Salzburg and then in later years moved on to Hallein, Salzburg.

Together with Josef Mohr (original German lyrics), a Catholic priest, Gruber composed the Christmas carol Silent Night. On December 24, 1818, Mohr, an assistant pastor at St. Nicholas, showed Gruber a six-stanza poem he had written in 1816. He asked Gruber to write a melody and guitar arrangement for the poem. At Christmas Mass, while Mohr played his guitar, the two men sang "Stille Nacht" for the first time. The St. Nicholas choir repeated the last two lines of each verse.

In later years, Gruber wrote additional arrangements of the carol for organ and for organ with orchestra. He wrote dozens[weasel words] of other carols and masses. Carols and masses done by Gruber are still in print and sung today in Austrian churches.

Stille Natt Heilage Natt
Franz Gruber Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Franz Gruber:

'Silent Night' Silent night, holy night! cll is calm, all is bright. Round …
Franz Gruber: Stille Nacht heilige Nacht Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht Alles schläft, einsam wacht nur …
Glade Jul Glade Jul Hellige jul Engler daler ned i skjul Hit de flyver…
Gruber: Silent Night Silent night, holy night! cll is calm, all is bright. Round …
Silent Night Silent night, holy night! All is calm, All is bright Round…
Silent Night Bb Silent night, holy night! cll is calm, all is bright. Round …
Silent Night Holy Night Silent night, holy night! cll is calm, all is bright. Round …
Stille Nacht Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht Alles schläft, einsam wacht nur …
Stille Nacht heilige Nacht Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht Alles schläft, einsam wacht nur …

Stille Nacht! Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht Alles schläft, einsam wacht nur …

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