119 | The Hymnal#120 | 121 |
Text: | While shepherds watched their flocks by night |
Author: | Nahum Tate |
Tune: | CHRISTMAS |
Composer: | George Frederick Handel |
1 While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around,
And glory shone around.
2 "Fear not," said he-- for mighty dread
Had seized their troubled mind—
"Glad tidings of great joy I bring
To you and all mankind,
To you and all mankind.
3 "To you, in David's town this day,
Is born of David's line
The Saviour, who is Christ, the Lord,
And this shall be the sign:
And this shall be the sign:
4 "The heavenly Babe you there shall find
To human view displayed,
All meanly wrapped in swathing bands,
And in a manger laid,
And in a manger laid."
5 Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith
Appeared a shining throng
Of angels praising God, who thus
Addressed their joyful song:
6 "All glory be to God on high,
And to the earth be peace:
Good will henceforth, from heaven to men,
Begin and never cease!"
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | While shepherds watched their flocks by night |
Author: | Nahum Tate (1703) |
Meter: | C. M. |
Publication Date: | 1950 |
Topic: | Jesus Christ the Lord: His Birth; Christ: Birth and Infancy of; Christ: Nativity, The(4 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | CHRISTMAS |
Composer: | George Frederick Handel (1728) |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | D Major |