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Text:While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Author:Nahum Tate, 1652-1715
Tune:CHRISTMAS
Composer:George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759

156. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

Text Information
First Line: While shepherds watched their flocks by night
Title: While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Author: Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (alt.)
Meter: C.M.
Publication Date: 1996
Scripture:
Topic: Christmas: Birth
Tune Information
Name: CHRISTMAS
Composer: George Frideric Handel, 1685-1759 (arr.)
Meter: C.M.
Key: C Major
Source: Weyman's Melodia Sacra, 1815



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