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.
(Joseph Mohr, 1792-1848; tr. John F. Young, 1820-85)
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1 [ Back ] Rev. Senkbeil's quotation from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is taken from Ian Hunter's essay "The Last Prophet," found in Touchstone 16 (July/August 2003): 20. The discussion of Martin Luther's wreath model for prayer is found in Luther's Works, Vol. 43, Devotional Writings II, edited by J. J. Pelikan, H. C. Oswald, and H. T. Lehmann (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1999), p. 200.
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Issue: "Peace on Earth" Nov./Dec. Vol. 13 No. 6 2004 Pages 23-26
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