While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Christmas)
CHRISTMAS / ENGLISH / GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL / NAHUM TATE
Composer:
Nahum Tate, George Frideric Handel – While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night (Christmas)
Known singers:
Hymn Charts – While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
OCP Session Choir – While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Willow Connection – While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Lyrics
Verse 1 While shepherds watched their flocks by night, all seated on the ground, an angel of the Lord came down, and glory shone around. Verse 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. Verse 3 "To you, in David's town, this day is born of David's line a Savior, who is Christ the Lord; and this shall be the sign: Verse 4 "The heavenly babe you there shall find to human view displayed, all simply wrapped in swaddling clothes and in a manger laid." Verse 5 Thus spoke the angel. Suddenly appeared a shining throng of angels praising God, who thus addressed their joyful song: Verse 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."
Chords
[Verse 1]
G C G D G
While shepherds watched their flocks by night,C Am D
All seat – ed on the ground,D7 Am D G
The an – gel of the Lord came down,C Am G
And glo – ry shone a – round,Am G D G
And glo – ry shone a – round.[Verse 2]
G C G D G
“Fear not,” said he, for migh – ty dreadC Am D
Had seized their trou – bled mind,D7 Am D G
“Glad tid – ings of great joy I bringC Am G
To you and all man – kind,Am G D G
To you and all man – kind.”[Verse 3]
G C G D G
“To you, in Da – vid’s town this dayC Am D
Is born, of Da – vid’s line,D7 Am D G
The Sav – ior, who is Christ the Lord;C Am G
And this shall be the sign,Am G D G
And this shall be the sign:”[Verse 4]
G C G D G
“The heav’n – ly babe you there shall findC Am D
To hu – man view dis – played,D7 Am D G
All mean – ly wrapped in swathing bands,C Am G
And in a man – ger laid,Am G D G
And in a man – ger laid.”[Verse 5]
G C G D G
“All glo – ry be to God on highC Am D
And to the earth be peace.D7 Am D G
Good will hence – forth from heav’n to menC Am G
Be – gin and nev – er cease,Am G D G
Be – gin and nev – er cease!”
Videos
Audios
Hymn Charts – While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
OCP Session Choir – While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Willow Connection – While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
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