O Holy Night is one of the most well-known Christmas carols reflecting on Jesus' birth and the redemption of humanity. Shortly thereafter, Adam wrote the music and the song was first performed in 1857. Even though Cappeau showed no interest in religion, he was asked by the parish priest to write a Christmas poem which he did. Near the end of 1843, a church organ in southern France was renovated. The music for the song was composed by the prolific French composer and music critic, Adolphe Adam and in 1855 the song was translated from French to English by John Sullivan Dwight. O Holy Night was originally written by poet and author Placide Cappeau in 1843 southern France.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,Ĭhrist is the Lord! O praise His Name forever, He knows our need, to our weaknesses no stranger,Ĭhains shall He break for the slave is our brother Īnd in His name all oppression shall cease. The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger Here come the wise men from the Orient land. So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming, With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand. Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming, O night divine, O night when Christ was born Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.Ī thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,įor yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.įall on your knees! O hear the angel voices! Long lay the world in sin and error pining, It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth. Yes, the music is coming!" she adds.O holy night! The stars are brightly shining, After 31 years, it feels just as exciting as it did when I was nine years old. "Still, there's nothing like the amount of love, passion, and healing that I feel in the recording studio. One chorus can have up to 200 stacked harmonies," she says in her September 2021 Harper's BAZAAR cover story. Sometimes it takes a year for me to personally search through thousands of sounds to find just the right kick or snare. "I've been in the studio for a year and a half.
The superstar previously told Harper's BAZAAR that she has been working on new music for the past year. While her new single may earn the superstar some Oscar gold, her fans are also clamoring for her next highly-anticipated studio album. The film has already generated Oscar buzz, with speculation that "Be Alive" may earn the 40-year-old superstar her first ever Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. "And can’t nobody knock it if they tried / This is hustle personified / Look how we’ve been fighting to stay alive / So when we win we will have pride/ Do you know how much we have cried? / How hard we had to fight?"Ī post shared by Serena Williams solo song, which Bey made with producer/songwriter Dixson, was previously teased in a trailer for King Richard, which drops in theaters and on HBO Max on November 19. "I got a million miles on me / They want to see how far I’ll go / The path was never paved with gold / We worked and built this on our own," Beyoncé sings during the song's verse. The track's lyric video, also released yesterday, starts with footage of young Venus and Serena with their father, with the rest of the video including clips from the film interspersed with the song's lyrics, which describe being "hustle personified." Couldn’t wipe this Black off if I tried / That’s why I lift my hеad with pride," Beyoncé sings at the start of the song with layered, gorgeous harmonies, before a catchy, driving drum beat comes in. "It feels so good to be alive / Got all my sisters by my side. The superstar dropped her original song for the upcoming motion picture King Richard yesterday, a soaring, powerful ballad named "Be Alive." The new track, her first since 2020's "Black Parade," is a celebration of resilience and the wins that come from being "hustle personified," which perfectly soundtracks the story of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams and their father and coach Richard Williams. After over a year of hiatus, Beyoncé has released new music.
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