Meter: 7.7.7.7 DAppears in 258 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Joseph Parry, 1841-1903Scripture: Luke 2:6-7Tune Key: e minorIncipit: 11234 53213 21712 Used With Text: Jesu, lover of my soul
Meter: IrregularAppears in 29 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thomas Clark (1775-1859); David Peacock (b. 1949)Scripture: Luke 2:1-20Tune Key: B Flat MajorIncipit: 15654 32151 76565 Used With Text: While shepherds watched their flocks by night
Meter: 11.10.11.10Appears in 8 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Healey Willan (1880-1968)Scripture: Luke 2:1-20Incipit: 32143 25436 51765 Used With Text: Brightest and Best
Meter: 11.10.11.10Appears in 60 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Joseph Francis Thrupp, 1827-1867Scripture: Luke 2:7Tune Key: D MajorIncipit: 32156 71765 32114 Used With Text: Brightest and best
Meter: 11.10.11.10Appears in 22 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750Scripture: Luke 2:7Tune Sources: Melody adapted from "Himmels-Lust", Jena (1679); Harmony slightly adjusted fro a cantata by BachTune Key: a minorIncipit: 33321 71654 37751 Used With Text: Brightest and best
Meter: 8.6.8.6 DAppears in 20 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. Walford Davies, 1869-1941Scripture: Luke 2:6-16Tune Key: F MajorIncipit: 32313 23136 53213 Used With Text: O little town of Bethlehem
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6Appears in 70 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Johann Crüger (1598-1662); William Henry Monk (1823-1889)Scripture: Luke 2:1-20Incipit: 56543 23311 25356 Used With Text: Hail to the Lord's anointed
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Richard Runciman Terry, 1865-1938Scripture: Luke 2:1-20Tune Key: D MajorIncipit: 54322 13255 45167 Used With Text: Crown him with many crowns
Appears in 715 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George Job Elvey, 1816-1893Scripture: Luke 2:1-20Tune Key: C MajorIncipit: 11133 66514 32235 Used With Text: Crown him with many crowns
Meter: 8.7.8.7 DAppears in 570 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rowland Hugh Prichard; Ralph Vaughan WilliamsScripture: Luke 2:1-7Tune Key: F MajorIncipit: 12123 43212 54332 Used With Text: Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus