While shepherds watched their flocks by night (Thomas Clark)
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- CPDL #18494:
- Editor: Rod Mather (submitted 2008-12-10). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 52 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Arr. Rod Mather.
- CPDL #05044:
Sibelius 2
- Editor: Toby Wardman (submitted 2003-05-13). Score information: A4, 1 page, 80 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: While shepherds watched their flocks by night
Composer: Thomas Clark
Tune: Cranbrook
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Tune published 1805 (but not with this text: see below)
Description: The tune 'Cranbrook' was originally published as a setting of Philip Doddridge's Short Meter text 'Grace, 'tis a charming sound' tune, in Thomas Clark's book A Sett of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, [1805]. In adapting it to Common Meter texts such as 'While shepherds watched their flocks by night' or 'On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at', two slurs are removed from the first line.
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Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
- All seated on the ground,
- The angel of the Lord came down,
- And glory shone around.
- 2.
- "Fear not," said he, (for mighty dread
- Had seized their troubled minds);
- "Glad tidings of great joy I bring
- To you and all mankind.
- 3.
- "To you in David's town this day
- Is born of David's line
- A Saviour, who is Christ the Lord,
- And this shall be the sign:
- 4.
- "The heav'nly Babe you there shall find
- To human view displayed,
- All meanly wrapped in swathing bands,
- And in a manger 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 from Heav'n to men
- Begin and never cease."