While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
All seated
on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down,
And glory
shone around,
And glory shone around.
¡§Fear not!¡¨ said he, for mighty dread
Had seized their
troubled mind.
Glad tidings of great joy I bring
To you
and all mankind
To you and all mankind.
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,
And this shall be the sign.
The heavenly Babe you there shall find
To human view
displayed,
All meanly wrapped in swathing bands,
And in a
manger laid,
And in a manger laid.¡¨
Thus spake the seraph and forthwith
Appeared a shining
throng
Of angels praising God on high,
Who thus addressed
their song,
Who thus addressed their song:
¡§All glory be to God on high,
And to the earth be peace;
Good will henceforth from heaven to men
Begin and never
cease,
Begin and never cease!¡¨
