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1. This Christmas hymn in its original language was called, "Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht!", and at one time it was also called, "The Tyrolean Folk Song". What is one of the most beloved Christmas hymns called today?
2. What song once called, "Luther's Cradle Hymn", was probably not written by Martin Luther?
3. Robert MacGimsy once said about this song, "This is not so much a song as just a meaning. You just have to imagine an aging Negro standing in the middle of a field just giving his heart to Jesus in the stillness." What Christmas song was he speaking of?
"The Complete book Of Hymns", William J. Petersen & Ardythe Petersen
4. The writer of, "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", was as meticulous about incorporating scriptural truths into his hymns as his famous brother was in preaching these truths in his sermons. Who wrote this hymn?
5. Most Christmas hymns are written about Christ the King but this one was written about a different king. Who was this king?
6. "And in despair I bowed my head: "There is no peace on earth," I said.
For hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth good will to men."
Strange words to be found in a Christmas hymn but they are found in the hymn, "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day". What famous poet who authored, "Hiawatha", also wrote this hymn?
7. What traditional Christmas hymn was set to the tune of an old English folk song called, "Greensleeves"?
8. No one knows how long the chorus of, "Go Tell It On The Mountains", was sung throughout the Appalachian Mountains before John Work wrote the verses to it and published them in 1907. What was John Work's actual profession?
9. What hymn inspired by a trip to the Holy Land was written by a pastor for a children's Christmas program?
10. What joyful, exuberant Christmas hymn was not intended to be a Christmas hymn at all?
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