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Text: | Who Was There |
Author: | Mary Nelson Keithahn |
Tune: | FIRST TO KNOW |
Composer: | John D. Horman |
1 Who was there to hear good news proclaimed
by an angel from on high?
Who was there to hear the glorias
that rang throughout the sky?
Only shepherds on a barren hill,
caring for their flocks that night;
only shepherds lifting up their eyes
to see the wondrous sight.
2 Who knelt there beside the manger bed
of the new-born holy child?
Who stood round to sing the angels’ song
to Mary, mother mild?
Only shepherds bravely greeting him
who would rule their hearts one day;
only shepherds trusting peace would come
to those who walk his way.
3 Who amazed their friends with stories of
angel songs, incarnate Word?
Who gave thanks and praised God joyfully
for wonders seen and heard?
Only shepherds, simple folk and poor,
on a hill near Bethlehem;
only shepherds wise enough to see
that Christ had come for them.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Who was there to hear good news proclaimed |
Title: | Who Was There |
Author: | Mary Nelson Keithahn (2009) |
Meter: | 97.96 D |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2017 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Christmas: Shepherds |
Notes: | This Christmas text focuses on the response of the shepherds |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | FIRST TO KNOW |
Composer: | John D. Horman (2010) |
Meter: | 97.96 D |
Key: | G Major |
Source: | Faith That Lets Us Sing |
Copyright: | Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc. |