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Watching in the Meadows (Christmas Eve)

Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Watching in the meadows Used With Tune: [Watching in the meadows]

[Watching in the meadows]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Myles B. Foster Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 56712 17767 6655 Used With Text: Christmas Eve

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Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10669 Lyrics: 1 Watching in the meadows O’er their flocks by night, Shepherds heard glad tidings, Saw Heaven’s wondrous light! Hallelujahs heard they From the angels then— "Peace on earth," their message, And "Goodwill to men!" "Peace on earth," their message, And "Goodwill to men!" "Peace on earth, Peace on earth." 2 Hark, that joyous message! Mourners, cease to grieve! Join to hail with gladness, Blessèd Christmas Eve! Children, let those tidings Ring forth once again: "Glory in the highest," And "Goodwill to men!" "Glory in the highest," And "Goodwill to men!" "Peace on earth, Peace on earth." Languages: English Tune Title: [Watching in the meadows]

Watching in the Meadows (Christmas Eve)

Hymnal: The Army and Navy Hymnal #RC25 (1921) First Line: Watching in the meadows Languages: English Tune Title: [Watching in the meadows]

Watching in the meadows

Hymnal: Carols Old and Carols New #203 (1916) Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [Watching in the meadows]

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Anonymous

Author of "Watching In The Meadows" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Myles Birket Foster

1851 - 1922 Person Name: Miles Birket Foster Composer of "[Watching in the meadows]" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: November 29, 1851, London, England. Died: December 18, 1922, London, England. Son of an artist, Foster attended Brighton and Guildford Grammar School and entered the stock exchange. He subsequently enrolled at the Royal Academy of Music and played the organ at St. James Church, Marylebone, and St. George’s, Campden Hill. From 1880-92 he was organist at the Foundling Hospital and at Her Majesty’s Theatre, and was choirmaster of St. James, Holborn. He composed children’s cantatas and much church music. His works include: Methodist Free Church Hymns, 1889 (co-editor) Anthems and Anthem Composers (London: Novello and Company, 1901) History of the Philharmonic Society (London: 1913) --www.hymntime.com/tch/