Silent Night

• By: Michael Bublé
• Album: Christmas (Deluxe Special Edition)

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ A2	adjective - making no sound
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between one day and the next
holy /ˈhoʊli/ B1	adjective - dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose
calm /kɑːm/ B1	adjective - not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other emotions verb - make (someone) feel peaceful and quiet.
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving out or reflecting a lot of light
Virgin /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/ B2	noun - a person who has never had sexual intercourse
Mother /ˈmʌðər/ A1	noun - a female parent
Child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority
Infant /ˈɪnfənt/ B2	noun - a very young child or baby
tender /ˈtendər/ B2	adjective - showing gentleness and concern or sympathy
mild /maɪld/ B1	adjective - gentle and not easily provoked
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - be in a state of rest when the body and mind are inactive noun - a condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night
heavenly /ˈhevnli/ B2	adjective - resembling heaven
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility
Son /sʌn/ A1	noun - a male child or person in relation to his parents
God /ɡɒd/ A1	noun - the supreme being believed in by many people as the creator and ruler of the universe
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
pure /pjʊər/ B1	adjective - not mixed or adulterated with any other substance or material
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible adjective - of little weight; not heavy
Radiant /ˈreɪdiənt/ C1	adjective - emitting light; shining or glowing brightly
beams /biːmz/ B2	noun - a ray of light verb - shine brightly
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin
dawn /dɔːn/ B2	noun - the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise. verb - begin to develop or become apparent.
redeeming /rɪˈdiːmɪŋ/ C1	adjective - compensating for someone's or something's faults; saving verb - to compensate for the failings or bad aspects of (something).
grace /ɡreɪs/ B2	noun - courteous goodwill
birth /bɜːrθ/ A2	noun - the emergence of a baby or other young from the body of its mother; the start of life

Grammar:

• Silent night, holy night

  ➔ Adjective + Noun (Nominal Sentence)

  ➔ These are simple descriptions, using adjectives to modify nouns. There is an implied verb "is" or "it is a". For example, "Silent night" implies "The night is silent".

• All is calm, all is bright

  ➔ Pronoun + Verb + Adjective

  ➔ "All" is used as a pronoun here, meaning "everything". The verb "is" links it to the adjectives "calm" and "bright".

• Round yon Virgin Mother and Child

  ➔ Preposition + Demonstrative Adjective + Noun Phrase

  ➔ "Round" (archaic) is a preposition indicating location, similar to "around". "Yon" is a demonstrative adjective (archaic) meaning "that over there". "Virgin Mother and Child" is a noun phrase.

• Holy Infant so tender and mild

  ➔ Adjective + Noun + Adverb + Adjective + Conjunction + Adjective

  ➔ "Holy Infant" is the subject, with "so" acting as an intensifier adverb modifying the adjectives "tender" and "mild", which are connected by the conjunction "and".

• Sleep in heavenly peace

  ➔ Imperative Verb + Preposition + Adjective + Noun

  ➔ "Sleep" is an imperative verb, a command. "In heavenly peace" describes where the sleeping should occur.

• Son of God, love's pure light

  ➔ Noun + Preposition + Noun, Noun + Possessive + Adjective + Noun

  ➔ Two noun phrases are present. "Son of God" uses the preposition "of" to show relationship. "Love's pure light" uses the possessive 's to show that the light belongs to love.

• Radiant beams from Thy holy face

  ➔ Adjective + Noun + Preposition + Possessive Pronoun + Adjective + Noun

  ➔ "Radiant beams" is the subject. "From Thy holy face" acts as an adverbial phrase describing where the beams originate. "Thy" is an archaic possessive pronoun meaning "your".

• With the dawn of redeeming grace

  ➔ Preposition + Article + Noun + Preposition + Adjective + Noun

  ➔ This phrase consists of a prepositional phrase providing context. The noun "dawn" is modified by the prepositional phrase "of redeeming grace". "Redeeming" is an adjective modifying "grace".