While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

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6 "All glo - ry be to God on high, and to the earth be peace;

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1 While shep - herds watched their flocks by night, all seat - ed on the ground,
2 "Fear not," said he for might - y dread had seized their trou - bled mind

3 "To you, in Da - vid's town, this day is born of Da - vid's line

"The heav - enly babe you there shall find to hu - man view dis - played,

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to those on whom his fa - vor rests good - will shall nev - er cease."

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an an - gel of the Lord came down, and glo - ry shone a - round.
"glad ti - dings of great joy I bring to you and all man - kind.
a Sav - ior who is Christ the Lord; and this shall be the sign:

all sim - ply wrapped in swad - dling clothes and in a man - ger laid."
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5 Thus spoke the angel. Suddenly

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;
to those on whom his favor rests
goodwill shall never cease."

Text: Luke 2:8-14; vers. Nahum Tate, 1700, alt. CM

Tune: T. Este's The Whole Book of Psalmes, WINCHESTER OLD
1592; desc. Alan Gray, 1923 www.hymnary.org/text/while_shepherds_watched_their_flocks_by

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