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1 While by the sheep we watched at night,
glad tidings brought an angel bright.
Refrain:
How great our joy!
Great our joy!
Joy, joy, joy!
Joy, joy, joy!
Praise we the Lord in heaven on high!
Praise we the Lord in heaven on high!
2 There shall be born, so he did say,
in Bethlehem a child today. [Refrain]
3 There shall the child lie in a stall,
this child who shall redeem us all. [Refrain]
4 This gift of God we'll cherish well,
that ever joy our hearts shall fill. [Refrain]
Source: Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #90
First Line: | While by my sheep I watched at night |
Title: | While by My Sheep |
Translator: | Theodore Baker |
Meter: | Irregular |
Source: | Traditional German carol |
Language: | English |
Instances (1 - 23 of 23) | Title | First Line | Tune | Tune Key | Author | Meter | Scripture | Date | Subject | Source | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #108 | How Great Our Joy | While by the sheep we watched at night | JUNGST | Irregular | Isaiah 12:3 | 1991 | Traditional German carol | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
Baptist Hymnal 2008 #202 | How Great Our Joy | While by the sheep we watched at night | JÜNGST | Irregular meter | 2008 | Jesus, Birth | | Traditional German Carol | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
Chalice Hymnal #170 | How Great Our Joy! | While by the sheep we watched at night | JUNGST | Irr. | Luke 2:8-14 | 1995 | God Known in Jesus Christ | Birth; Christian Year: Christmas | ; Jesus Christ | ; Jesus Christ: Birth | ; Joy | | Traditional German carol, alt. | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
Christmas Favorites #31 | While by My Sheep | While by my sheep I watched at night | [While by my sheep I watched at night] | 2000 | |||||||||||||
Common Praise (1998) #134 | While by the Sheep We Watched At Night | While by the sheep we watched at night | JÜNGST | Theodore Baker | 88 with refrain | Luke 2:1-20 | 1998 | Christmas | ; Epiphany | | German carol (17th cent.) | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Hymns for a Pilgrim People: a congregational hymnal #116 | While by My Sheep | While by my sheep we watched at night | JÜNGST | Irregular | Luke 2:10 | 2007 | Christmas | ; Jesus Christ | ; Joy | | Traditional German Carol | ![]() | ||||||||
Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #90 | How Great Our Joy | While by the sheep we watched at night | JUNGST | 8.8 refrain 4.3.3.3.8.8 | Luke 2:1-20 | 2013 | Church Year | Christmas | Traditional German carol | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Praise! Our Songs and Hymns #191 | While by Our Sheep | While by our sheep we watched at night | [While by our sheep we watched at night] | Theodore Baker | 1979 | Christ | his birth | German carol | ![]() | |||||||||
Rejoice Hymns #198 | How Great Our Joy | While by the sheep we watched at night | JÜNGST | Irregular | Matthew 2:10 | 2011 | Christmas | ; Joy | | German carol | |||||||||
Scripture Song Database #1538 | How Great Our Joy! | [How Great Our Joy!] | Luke 2:14 | 2008 | Traditional German carol - <i>Chalice Hymnal</i> (Chalice Press, 2001) | ||||||||||||
Sing Joyfully #192 | How Great Our Joy | While by the sheep we watched by night | [While by the sheep we watched by night] | 1989 | Traditional German carol | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
Singing the New Testament #10 | How Great Our Joy! | While by my sheep we watched at night | JUNGST | Luke 2:8-14 | 2008 | Children, Songs for | ; Christmas/Birth of Christ | ; Incarnation of Christ | | ![]() | ||||||||||
Small Church Music #1650 | Jungst | While by the sheep we watched | JUNGST | Theodore Baker | ![]() | ||||||||||||
The Celebration Hymnal: songs and hymns for worship #269 | How Great Our Joy! | While by the sheep we watched at night | JUNGST | Irregular meter | 1997 | Christ | Birth | Traditional German carol | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
The Christian Life Hymnal #117 | Joy, joy, joy! | While by the sheep we watched at night | Jüngst | 2006 | |||||||||||||
The Covenant Hymnal: a worshipbook #155 | While by Our Sheep | While by our sheep we watched at night | JÜNGST | Irregular | Luke 2:8-20 | 1996 | Christmas | Birth | German carol | |||||||||
The Cyber Hymnal #2377 | How Great Our Joy | While by the sheep we watched at night | JÜNGST | Theodore Baker, 1851-1934 | irr. | Traditional German carol | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #144 | How Great Our Joy! | While by the sheep we watched at night | JÜNGST | Irregular meter | 1986 | Jesus Our Savior : His Adoration and Praise | ; Jesus Our Savior : His Birth | ; Joy | | Traditional German carol | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
The Worshiping Church #166 | While by the Sheep We Watched | While by the sheep we watched at night | JUNGST | Irregular | Psalm 67:4; Isaiah 12:3; Luke 2:8-12; Luke 2:20 | 1990 | Traditional German carol | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #215 | While by the Sheep we Watched at Night | While by the sheep we watched at night | JUNGST | Anonymous | Irreg. | Isaiah 12:3; Luke 2:8-12; 1 Peter 1:8 | 1990 | German carol | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
Worship and Rejoice #200 | While by the Sheep | While by the sheep we watched at night | JÜNGST | Irregular | 1 Peter 1:8; John 3:16; Luke 2:1-20 | 2008 | German carol | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Worship in Song: A Friends Hymnal #96 | While by My Sheep I Watched at Night | While by my sheep I watched at night | JOY, JOY, JOY | Luke 2:8-16 | 1996 | Angels | ; Christmas | ; Story of Jesus | ; Joy | ; Nativity | ; Praise | ; Prophecy | | German | ||||||||||
Worship Together #301 | How Great Our Joy! | While by the sheep we watched at night | JÜNGST | 1995 | Traditional German carol |