While shepherds watched their flocks by night

While shepherds watched their flocks by night 

New Version of Tate and Brady (1696) Cranbrook, by Thomas Clark (1775-1859) 

Edited by Francis Roads 

[q=112] 

Soprano 

 

[Air] 

 

 

S 

Alto 

Tenor 

Bass 

3 

 

1. While 

2. "Fear 

3. "For 

4. "The 

 

 

 

1. 

 

 


2. "Fear 

3. "For 

4. "The 

While 

2. "Fear 

3. "For 

4. "The 


2. "Fear 

3. "For 

4. "The 

shep 

not," 

un 

heaven 

shep 

not," 

un 

heaven 

shep 

not," 

un 

heaven 

shep 

not," 

un 

heaven 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

herds 

said 

to 

ly 

herds 

said 

to 

ly 

herds 

said 

to 

ly 

herds 

said 

to 

ly 

watched 

he, 

you 

babe 


he, 

you 

babe 


he, 

you 

babe 


he, 

you 

babe 

their 

for 

in 

you 


for 

in 

you 


for 

in 

you 


for 

in 

you 

flocks 

migh - 

Da - 

there 


migh - 

Da - 

there 


migh - 

Da - 

there 


migh - 

Da - 

there 

by 

ty 

vid's 

shall 


ty 

vid's 

shall 


ty 

vid's 

shall 


ty 

vid's 

shall 

night, 

dread 

town 

find 


dread 

town 

find 


dread 

town 

find 


dread 

town 

find 

All 

Had 

Is 

To 

All 

Had 

Is 

To 

All 

Had 

Is 

To 

All 

Had 

Is 

To 

seat 

seized 

born 

hu 

seat 

seized 

born 

hu 

seat 

seized 

born 

hu 

seat 

seized 

born 

hu 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

ed 


of 

man 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ed 


of 

man 

ed 


of 

man 

 

ed 


of 

man 

1 

A 

T 

B 

 

 

 

 

 

on 

trou - 

Da - 

view 

on 

trou - 

Da - 

view 

on 

trou - 

Da - 

view 

on 

trou - 

Da - 

view 

the 

bled 

vid's 

dis - 

the 

bled 

vid's 

dis - 

the 

bled 

vid's 

dis - 

the 

bled 

vid's 

dis - 

ground, 

minds, 

line 

played 

ground, 

minds, 

line 

played 

ground, 

minds, 

line 

played 

ground, 

minds, 

line 

played 

The 

"Glad 

A 

All 

The 

"Glad 

A 

All 

an - gel of the Lord came 

ti - dings of great joy I 

Sa - viour who is Christ the 

mean - ly wrappedin 

swath - ing 

an - gel of the Lord came 

ti - dings of great joy I 

Sa - viour who is Christ the 


swath - ing 

down, 

bring, 

Lord, 

bands, 

 

 

down, 

bring, 

Lord, 

bands, 

 

 

 

The 

"Glad 

A 

All 

The 

"Glad 

A 

All 

an - gel of the Lord 

ti - dings of great joy 

Sa - viour who is Christ 


swath - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

an - gel of the Lord 

ti - dings of great joy 

Sa - viour who is Christ 


swath - 

came 

I 

the 

ing 

came 

I 

the 

ing 

Creative Commons licence: for details see . You may copy for non-commercial use. 

More free downloads are available from Roding Music.

2 

S 

A 

T 

B 

S 

A 

T 

B 

6 

 

 

 

 

8 

 

 

 

 

The 

Glad 

A 

All 

The 

Glad 

A 

All 

down, 

bring, 

Lord, 

bands, 

down, 

bring, 

Lord, 

bands, 

round, 

kind, 

sign, 

laid, 

an - 

ti 

Sa 

- 

- 

mean - 

an 

ti 

Sa 

mean 

gel of 

dings of 

viour who 

ly wrapped 

- gel of 

- dings of 

- 

- ly 

viour who 

wrapped 

And 

To 

And 

And 

of 

of 

who 

wrapped 

of 

of 

who 

wrapped 

glo - ry shone a - round, 

you and all man - kind, 

this shall be the sign, 

in a man - ger laid, 


you and all man - kind, 



round, 

kind, 

sign, 

laid, 

And 

To 

And 

And 

While shepherds watched their flocks by night 

the 

great 

is 

in 

the 

great 

is 

in 

the 

great 

is 

in 

the 

great 

is 

in 

Lord 

joy 

Christ 

swath 

Lord 

joy 

Christ 

swath 

Lord 

joy 

Christ 

swath 

Lord 

joy 

Christ 

swath 

came 

I 

the 

- ing 

came 

I 

the 

- ing 

came 

I 

the 

- ing 

came 

I 

the 

- ing 


you and all man-kind, 


in a man - ger laid 

And 

To 

And 

And 

And 

To 

And 

And 

glo - ry shone a -round 

you and all man-kind, 



down, 

bring, 

Lord, 

bands, 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

down, 

bring, 

Lord, 

bands, 

down, 

bring, 

Lord, 

bands, 

down, 

bring, 

Lord, 

bands, 

And 

To 

And 

And 

glo 

you 

this 

in 

And 

To 

And 

And 

And 

To 

And 

And 

glo - ry shone a - round, And 

you and all man - kind, To 

this shall be the sign, And 

in a man - ger laid, And 

glo - ry shone a - 

you and all man 

this shall be the 

in a man - ger 

And 

To 

And 

And 

round, And 

- kind, To 

sign, And 

laid, And 

glo 

you 

this 

in 

glo 

you 

this 

in 

glo 

you 

this 

in 

- ry 

and 

shall 

a 

shone 

all 

be 

man 

- ry 

and 

shall 

shone 

all 

be 

a 

man 

the 

- 

- 

a man - ger 

 

 

 

 

And 

To 

And 

And 

And 

To 

And 

And 

- ry shone a - 

and all man - 

shall be the 

a man - ger 

a 

man 

the 

- ger 

glo - ry shone 

you and all 

this 

in 

shall 

a 

be 

man - 

glo 

you 

this 

in 

- ry shone 

and all 

shall be 

a man 

- ry 

and 

shall 

a 

shone 

all 

be 

man 

a 

man 

the 

- ger 

a 

man 

the 

- ger 

- 

- 

round. 

kind." 

sign 

laid." 

a - round. 

man - kind." 

the 

ger 

sign." 

laid." 

- 

- 

- 

- 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

round. 

kind." 

sign." 

laid." 

 

round. 

kind,." 

sign 

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, 

Goodwill henceforth to men on earth 

Begin and never cease." 

Circled numbers correspond with lines of text; underlined text is to be repeated 

by tenor and bass in bars 6-7; original a tone higher.

While shepherds watched their flocks by night

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?