O Holy Night: “People stand up! Sing of your deliverance!”

n the Worship Reformation Network mailing list, some recent discussion has revolved around “O Holy Night” and its appropriateness as a congregational song. Leeanne White posted a translation of the original French poem on which “O Holy Night” is based.
Midnight, Christians, it’s the solemn hour,
When God-man descended to us
To erase the stain of original [...]