While shepherds watched their flocks by night

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bands,
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you and all man - kind,
this shall be the sign,
in a man - ger laid,
glo - ry shone a - round,
you and all man - kind,
this shall be the sign,
in a man - ger laid,
round,
kind,
sign,
laid,
And
To
And
And
While shepherds watched their flocks by night
the
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the
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Lord
joy
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swath
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glo - ry shone a - round,
you and all man-kind,
this shall be the sign,
in a man - ger laid
And
To
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And
glo - ry shone a -round
you and all man-kind,
this shall be the sign,
in a man - ger laid,
down,
bring,
Lord,
bands,
down,
bring,
Lord,
bands,
down,
bring,
Lord,
bands,
down,
bring,
Lord,
bands,
And
To
And
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glo
you
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in
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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
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round, And
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sign, And
laid, And
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all
be
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sign
laid."
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man - kind."
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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.