Author: Kate Bartlett Appears in 4 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Lyrics: ... night of old, There were in the fields abiding, Shepherds with ... faithful shepherds Kept their watch from eve till morn, Lest their sheep ... to sing. Songs of praise to God their shepherd, Who defended ... joyful bring we Tidings glad of Jesus’ birth." Lift we now ... Used With Tune: [In the country nigh to Bethlehem] Text Sources: Christmas Carols New and Old , third series, by Henry R. Bramley and John Stainer (London:l Novello Ewer & Company, circa 1878)
In The Country Nigh To Bethlehem