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“平安夜”是另一首著名的圣诞赞美诗。它是由奥地利奥本多夫的教区牧师约瑟夫·莫尔在圣尼古拉斯小教堂的管风琴发生故障时写的。莫尔在一八一八年十二月二十四日写了这首由吉他伴奏的歌曲。

“平安夜”讲述了路加福音第二章中弥赛亚耶稣诞生的故事。

在这首歌的三节结尾处，我们听到了耶稣出生时被赋予的重要称谓。祂是“救主”、“基督（弥赛亚）”和“主”。所有这些称谓都是主的天使在路加福音二章十一节中提到的。

天使在夜间向牧羊人显出荣光，宣布救主在附近大卫的城（伯利恒）诞生，说：“祂是弥赛亚（基督），是主。”

这是有史以来最伟大的诞生喜讯。在伯利恒出生的婴孩对整个世界都有意义。祂是救主，是拯救我们世人脱离罪恶的人子。祂是弥赛亚，是先知们所预告的“受膏者”。而且祂就是主。神差祂的儿子，本就是完全的神，诞生为人，住在我们中间。

“救主今夜降生！”

"Silent Night! Holy Night" is another well-known Christmas hymn. It was written by parish priest Joseph Mohr when the organ at the small church of St. Nicholas in Oberndorf, Austria, broke down. Mohr wrote this song to be accompanied by guitar on December 24, 1818.

"Silent Night" tells the story of the birth of Jesus the Messiah from Luke 2.

In the closing lines of three stanzas in this song, we hear important titles that are assigned to Jesus at his birth. He is the "Savior," "Christ (Messiah)," and "Lord." All of these titles are mentioned by the angel of the Lord in Luke 2:11.

Appearing to shepherds at night in a bright burst of glory, the angel announces the birth of the Savior in the nearby town of David (Bethlehem), saying, "He is the Messiah [Christ], the Lord."

This is the greatest birth announcement ever. The baby born in Bethlehem has significance for the whole world. He is the Savior, the one who saves us from our sins. He is the Messiah, the "anointed one" promised through the prophets. And he is the Lord. God sent his Son, who is himself fully God, to become human and live among us.

"Christ the Savior is born!"