1 O thou holiest, O thou happiest,
Grace giving Christmas time has come!
World in sin forlorn,
Christ to save was born,
O rejoice, O rejoice, all Christendom!
2 O thou holiest, O thou happiest,
Peace giving Christmas time has come!
Christ’s light is beaming,
Our soul redeeming,
O rejoice, O rejoice, all Christendom!
3 O thou holiest, O thou happiest,
Life giving Christmas time has come!
Angels in glory
Shout the great story,
O rejoice, O rejoice, all Christendom!
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16819
Falk, Johannes Daniel, was born Oct. 28, 1768, at Danzig, where his father was a wig-maker. With a stipend from the Town Council of Danzig, he entered the University of Halle in 1791, where he studied the classics and theology, remaining as a private tutor for some time after completing his course. In 1798 he married and settled as a man of letters at Weimar, where he was welcomed by Herder, Goethe and Wieland, and where he gained some reputation as a writer of satirical works. During the Napoleonic wars, after the battle of Jena, 1806, Falk found his true vocation as a philanthropist, first in the field hospitals and then in the care of destitute children. With the court preacher Horn he founded the "Society of Friends in Need," and shortl… Go to person page >
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