Silent Night arranged by Dan Forrest from Beckenhorst Press

Available in print and digital at www.beckenhorstpress.com/silent-night-forrest/
for SATB Choir, Piano and optional String Quartet or Orchestra
Text: Joseph Mohr, translated by John Freeman Young
Music: Franz Gruber, arranged by Dan Forrest
Silent night! Holy night!
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child;
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heav’nly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace.
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.
Silent night, holy night,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,
Silent night, holy night,
Wondrous star, lend thy light;
With the angels let us sing,
“Alleluia” to our King,
“Christ the Savior is born!”
“Christ the Savior is born!”
Beckenhorst Press Publication BP2200
Copyright Beckenhorst Press 2019.

[@JillChristyGroup]

Our choir and orchestra are performing this tonight - it is so ethereal! Thank you, Dan, for all of your arrangements! You definitely have God's ear.

[@Jo145330]

Our small ward choir is singing this beautiful arrangement this Christmas with piano and one violin. Every time I listen to this performance the splendor of the event combined with the mastery of Dan Forrest makes me weep with reverence and joy and my heart swells, I think, to twice it's normal size. I'm so grateful this much beauty is here on the earth.

[@ambermayo9443]

This is favorite arrangement of this hymn. The alto line is heavenly.

[@maxc3470]

agreed. you did mean the soprano line, didn't you? couldn't pick our the altos specifically,

[@creativeflame_]

@@maxc3470there’s nothing wrong with appreciating one voice part from the others. As a soprano, we almost always get the melody. The altos have very soothing and earthly harmonies in a lot of the songs which are interesting to pick apart and listen to
Edit: same with tenors and basses, all voice parts are important in order to create something beautiful like this

[@magbachoo8131]

I just discovered his music by accident and I am glad I did. It's so relaxing and soothing. Like it calms my spirit. May God continue to be a blessing to the world 🙏🌍. Margaret Bachoo from Trinidad West indies

[@donnahazelwood5090]

There are no words to explain this glorious piece....a sweet taste of heaven!

[@57colliegirl]

Song was written by Austrian Franz Gruber, primary school teacher, church musician and organist. The organ in a nearby church was out of order. Gruber was asked to set the poem to music for
2 voices and guitar. He wrote it the afternoon of Christmas Eve. A beautiful masterpiece in my humble opinion.

[@greggibson2594]

We did this yesterday at Northminster Pres. in the Cincinnati Northern Hills suburbs, with full orchestra incl. harp and organ, for our annual Lessons & Carols service. So simple, yet so powerful, moving and emotional, especially on the forte section toward the end. Suggests an other-worldly power behind the silence. Ethereal at the very beginning and again at the very end. I was a mess after we were seated at the end of this, as were several others I noticed.

[@MaiSchneeNonne]

The best version of the best Christmas song!

[@billytobias7024]

Goes to show a lot can be done with a simple ascending scale. Thank you again, Mr. Forrest!

[@nicolestephens8437]

Gives me chills every time . So beautiful.

[@timdalewag]

Hauntingly beautiful! My choir just performed this with a string quartet and it was incredible. LOVE this arrangement!

[@Laracanta]

@JillChristyGroup Our choir and orchestra also performing this in a late afternoon concert tonight. Thank you, Dan Forrest

[@johnwoulfe3118]

The song has been around forever but sung in this spectacular background makes it a must have for anybody who appreciates natural landscape renderings.

[@jodigfromfwtx4888]

Heard this arrangement for the first time yesterday, performed by the Fort Worth Chorale. It was absolutely magical. Merry Christmas!

[@cindibrewer3830]

The community choir I accompany will be singing this arrangement at their concert and I can hardly wait! So exquisitely moving.

[@chrissy4752]

This is simply beautiful!!!!

[@4rebecca]

was so moved by this arrangement, got to hear a Pasadena choir perform this a couple weekends ago.

[@amazingyear9042]

Heavenly 😇🙏🏻🧚🏻‍♂️🎁

[@trevortomah8508]

An all encompassing. Amen. Beautiful.

[@philipkurtz364]

Another gorgeous arrangement by Dan Forrest! Can't wait to perform this at my church's annual carol sing!

[@SuperSmith1995]

Puts me in a blissful state ❤

[@roger2bro]

Thank you 🙏

[@JohnProthero]

The Pacific Chorale performed this for their "Tis the Season" concerts - and it was so moving and beautiful. Wonderful arrangement.

[@JudithCollins-hi7br]

@Connecticut Choral Society and Nexxus - We should sing this!

[@mikekeeley9688]

Just beautiful! Cannot wait to sing it!

[@k.8935]

Me too

[@eustacepalmer8813]

Glorious! Merry Christmas, Carol!

[@marthasamb7580]

Gorgeous! Especially the orchestral setting! Exquisite!

[@coreyernst9372]

so buetiful it makes me feel the spirt

[@janmcguire5268]

Simply sublime!

[@bepette]

Beautiful!!!

[@gamingwithrobloxvideosonro2263]

The soprano part is my favorite part bc that is what I am a soprano

[@lhayssop]

Which chorus and orchestra is performing in this recording? It's not listed and they are exquisite.

[@WilliamWikowsky]

Parker Chorale from Parker, Colorado!

[@spiritthe4th321]

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