While Shepherds Watched

While Shepherds Watched

While shepherds watch’d their flocks by night,All seated on the ground,The Angel of the Lord came down,And glory shone around.“Fear not,” said he (for mighty dreadHad seized their troubled mind);“Glad tidings of great joy I bringTo you and all mankind.“To you in David’s town this dayIs born of David’s lineThe Saviour, who is Christ the Lord;And this shall be the sign:“The heavenly Babe you there shall findTo human view display’d,All meanly wrapt in swathing-bands;And in a manger laid.”Thus spake the seraph; and forthwithAppear’d a shining throngOf angels praising God, and thusAddress’d their joyful song:“All glory be to God on high,And to the earth be peace;Good-will henceforth from heaven to menBegin, and never cease!”

While shepherds watch’d their flocks by night,All seated on the ground,The Angel of the Lord came down,And glory shone around.“Fear not,” said he (for mighty dreadHad seized their troubled mind);“Glad tidings of great joy I bringTo you and all mankind.“To you in David’s town this dayIs born of David’s lineThe Saviour, who is Christ the Lord;And this shall be the sign:“The heavenly Babe you there shall findTo human view display’d,All meanly wrapt in swathing-bands;And in a manger laid.”Thus spake the seraph; and forthwithAppear’d a shining throngOf angels praising God, and thusAddress’d their joyful song:“All glory be to God on high,And to the earth be peace;Good-will henceforth from heaven to menBegin, and never cease!”

While shepherds watch’d their flocks by night,All seated on the ground,The Angel of the Lord came down,And glory shone around.

While shepherds watch’d their flocks by night,

All seated on the ground,

The Angel of the Lord came down,

And glory shone around.

“Fear not,” said he (for mighty dreadHad seized their troubled mind);“Glad tidings of great joy I bringTo you and all mankind.

“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 in David’s town this dayIs born of David’s lineThe Saviour, who is Christ the Lord;And this shall be the sign:

“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:

“The heavenly Babe you there shall findTo human view display’d,All meanly wrapt in swathing-bands;And in a manger laid.”

“The heavenly Babe you there shall find

To human view display’d,

All meanly wrapt in swathing-bands;

And in a manger laid.”

Thus spake the seraph; and forthwithAppear’d a shining throngOf angels praising God, and thusAddress’d their joyful song:

Thus spake the seraph; and forthwith

Appear’d a shining throng

Of angels praising God, and thus

Address’d their joyful song:

“All glory be to God on high,And to the earth be peace;Good-will henceforth from heaven to menBegin, and never cease!”

“All glory be to God on high,

And to the earth be peace;

Good-will henceforth from heaven to men

Begin, and never cease!”


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