From the album Christmas Joy – Beloved Carols for Church and Singers, also available on CD.
While Shepherds Watched : Recording
- Tune: Winchester Old, composed by Christopher Tye (c1505-1573) from Thomas Este’s Psalter (1592). Public Domain.
- Meter: CM.
- Performance ℗ 2021 Richard Irwin Music®. ISRC UKTU21900407. All rights reserved.
While Shepherds Watched : Lyrics
1. While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
all seated on the ground;
the angel of the Lord came down,
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.”
3. “To you, in David’s town, this day
is born of David’s line
a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord,
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.”
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!”
- Lyricist: Nahum Tate (1652-1715). Public Domain.
- Meter: CM.
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