praise our Lord and Sa-vior Who in the man-ger lay. so were told the ti-dings Which makes the world rejoice. Sing, sing for Christmas! an-gel hosts who her - ald The reign of peace for aye. ritard. Welcome hap-py day! For Christ is born our Savior, To take our sins a - way. 4 Hark, hear them singing, And praise to God on high! 5 Sing, sing for Christmas! And praise to God on high! Let it never cease, On earth, good will and peace.-REF. 42 WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS. "Gabriel." C. M. D. NAHUM TATE, (1652-1715) 1703. 1. While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seat - ed on the ground, 2. "To you in David's town this day, Is born of Da-vid's line, 3. Thus spake the ser aph and forth-with Ap-peared a shi-ning throng "Fear not," said he, for might-y dread Had seized their troubled mind, "The heaven-ly Babe you there shall find, To hu-man view dis-played, "All glo ry be to God on high, And to the earth be peace; "Glad ti-dings of great joy I bring To you and all man-kind. All meanly wrapt in swathing bands, And in a man-ger laid." Good-will henceforth from heaven to men Begin, and nev-er cease." A-men. 1. It came up - on the midnight clear,That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth, To touch their harps of "Peace on the earth, good-will to men From heaven's all-gracious King." Above its sad and low - ly plains They bend on hovering wing, Look now, for glad and gold - en hours Come swift-ly on the wing; When peace shall o - ver all the earth Its an-cient splen-dors fling, The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the an- gels sing. O rest be-side the weary road, And hear the an- -gels sing. |