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While
“Fear
“To
“The
Thus
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Verse
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you,
heaven
spoke
glo
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said
in
ly
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ry
watched
he,
Da
babe
se
be
their
for
vid’s
you
raph,
to
flocks
might
town
there
and
God
by
y
this
shall
forth
on
night,
dread
day,
find
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high,
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the
great
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ing
from
Lord
joy
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swath
God,
heaven
came
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the
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who
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Lord,
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earth
title
While shepherds watched their flocks
My.Hymnary #39 - While shepherds watched their flocks
WORDS: Nahum Tate
MUSIC (CHRISTMAS 8.6.8.6.(C.M.) with Repeats): George Frederick Handel; from Weyman's, Harmonia Sacra
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and
to
and
and
ad
be
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you
this
in
dressed
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ry
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shall
a
their
and
shone
hu
be
man
joy
ne
a
man
the
ger
ful
ver
round,
kind,
sign,
laid,
song,
cease,
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and
to
and
and
ad
be
glo
you
this
in
dressed
gin
ry
and
shall
a
their
and
shone
hu
be
man
joy
ne
a
man
the
ger
ful
ver
round.
kind.
sign:
laid.”
song:
cease."
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My.Hymnary #39 - While shepherds watched their flocks
WORDS: Nahum Tate
MUSIC (CHRISTMAS 8.6.8.6.(C.M.) with Repeats): George Frederick Handel; from Weyman's, Harmonia Sacra
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“Fear not,” said he, for...
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First Line:
While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground
Title:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks
Author:
Nahum Tate (1700)
Meter:
8.6.8.6
Language:
English
Notes:
Spanish translation: See
"Pastores cerca de Belén"
by George P. Simmonds; Swahili translation: See
"Usiku walipoketi wachunga wa kondoo"
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Public Domain
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Title:
CHRISTMAS (Handel)
Composer:
George Frideric Handel (1728)
Meter:
8.6.8.6.6
Copyright:
Public Domain