O Holy Night (Easy Chromatic Duet)

by Adolphe Adam

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Composed by Adolphe Adam	
English Lyrics by John Sullivan Dwight
Key of C Major		Range: C3 to E5
Requires one 12 hole and one 16 hole Key of “C” chromatic
	1st harp: 12 hole
	2nd harp: 16 hole

Tab Notations:
none = blow    - = draw       * = button in
. = lower register (first four holes on 16 hole)
-4__ = hold    (.2.3) = blow .2 & .3 together
-(.2.3) = draw .2 & .3 together
-(.2.4)* = draw .2 & .4 with button in while blocking hole .3
(R) = repeat previous parenthesized dyad (2 note chord)


1st:                     2  2______ 2   3_________
                     1.  O  ho__ -  ly  night_____
                     2.  Led by____ the light_____
                     3.  Tru-ly____ He  taught____
2nd:.1 .3 (1,2) .3 .1 .3    (1,2) .3    .1   (.2.3) 

1st: 3   -3___ -3  -2      -3   4_____ 3___  
     the stars are bright – ly  shin – ing,
     of  stars se – rene_ - ly  beam – ing,
     us  all   to  love    each oth  -  er
2nd:     1____________________  .1

1st: 3    2_   -1  1      2    2*    3     2*___ -1    1
     it   is   the night  of   the   dear  Sav – ior’s birth;
     With glow–ing hearts by   His   cra – dle   we    stand.
     His  law  is  love   and  His   gos – pel   is    peace.
2nd:      .3       .1   (.2.3)     -(.2,1)____________ .1

1st:    2    2   2   3_______ 3   -3  -3  2*   -3  4____  3_
        Long lay the world___ in  sin and er - ror pin –  ing,
        Thus led by  light___ of  star so sweet-ly gleam- ing
        Good-will on earth,__ with ev-‘ry one    a bro –  ther,
2nd: .3 (1,2) .3      .1 (2,3)      1______________ .1 .3 (.2.4)  

1st:  3    -2*  2    -4      3__  -3    -4____ 4___  -4   2___________________
      Till He_  ap - pear’d  and  the   soul__ felt  its  worth.______________
      Here came the  wise__  men  from  the    O -  rient land._______________
      And  in   His  Name__  all   op – pres - sion shall cease.______________
2nd:      -.2        -.4   (.2.3)       -.1*_____________ .2 (.2.3) -.4 (.2.3)

1st: 3     3      -3 -1    3   -3___ 3  4____ 2    -3      3
     A     thrill of hope  the wea – ry world re – joic –  es,
     The    King  of Kings lay thus  in low – ly   man  –  ger,
     Sweet hymns  of joy   in  grate-ful ad – or–   a   -  tion,
2nd:      -(.2.4)___ .3    -1 (.2.4)___________ -(.1.4)*__(.2.4)  

1st:   3   3   -3  -1    3  -3     3    4__ 2     3_____
       For yon-der breaks a  new    and glo-rious morn.
       In  all our tri – als born   to  be  our   Friend.
       Let all with-in   us  praise His Ho- ly    Name.
2nd: -(.2.4)______ .3   .2* (.1.2.4)_____________________  -.4

1st: 4_________ -4    -3   -4________________ -4  -5_________
     Fall______ on    your knees!____________ Oh! Hear_______
     He________ knows our  need,_____________ He guard_____ -
     Christ____ is    the  Lord,_____________ the hope_______
2nd: -.3 .2 -.3 .4         .2__.3*(.2~-3*~-.4)    -.1__ .2*__

1st: -3  -3 -3    4_____ 4        5  6_____-5__  3     4_____________
     the an-gel   voic – es!       O night______ di – vine!__________
     eth us from  dan –  ger.      Be hold______ your King!__________
     of  ev-‘ry   na  –  tion.     His pow’r____ and  glo___________-
2nd: __ -(.1.2,1) -.3 .2 -.3 (.2.4)  .3 (.2.3)–(.2.4) .1(.2.3)(.2.3.4)

1st: -4_-3 3____________ 3      -3       3   3________________
     O____ night________ when   Christ__ was born,____________
     Be -  fore_________ Him    low__ -  ly  bend.____________
     ry    ev__________- er     more____ pro-claim,___________
2nd: .2*   .1 (.2.3.4) -(.1.2.4).3           .1 .2 .3 (.2.3.4)

1st: 5    -5____________ 3    6______________ -5   4____________
     O    night_________ di – vine!__________  O   night,_______
     Be - hold,_________ be – hold___________ your King!________
     His  pow’r_________ and  glo____________- ry   ev -________
2nd:      .3 –(.2.4)(R)(R)    .1 .4_(.4.3.2)-(.2.4).3_ (.2.3.4) 

1st: -4 4-4-3-4 4________ -5____ 5____________________
     O_________ night_____ di  – vine!________________
     Be_______ -fore______ Him   bend.________________
     er_______ -more______ pro - claim._______________
2nd: -(.1.2)   -(.2.3)__ -(.2.4) (.1.2.3.4)___________