O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, by the cooper ...

Cappeau then approached his good friend and composer, a Jewish man named Adolphe Charles Adams, to put the words to music. Three weeks later Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) premiered at a midnight ...