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The "meane" of chapter VIII in Christopher Tye's Actes of the Apostles of 1553.The latter half was adapted and used as the tune of "Winchester Old". "While shepherds watched their flocks" [1] is a traditional Christmas carol describing the Annunciation to the Shepherds, with words attributed to Irish hymnist, lyricist and England's Poet Laureate Nahum Tate. [2]
In Cornwall, the carol "While shepherds watched their flocks" is popularly sung to "Lyngham", a tune usually associated with "O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing". Another tune traditionally used for it in Cornwall is "Northrop". [12]
The tune is 86.88.666 but is commonly used with lyrics in common metre (86.86). In order to fit, the third line is sung twice and the fourth three times as in "Grace 'tis a charming sound", "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" and "On Ilkla Moor baht 'at".
Hymn: "While shepherds watched their flocks by night" – words by Nahum Tate (1652-1715); melody ('Winchester Old') arranged by George Kirbye (c. 1565-1634); descant by Nicholas Marston (died 1624) Seventh lesson from Luke 2: 8–16 (read by the Director of Music of King's College)
While Shepherds Watched (Lyngham) 02:38; Stannington 02:12; Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 02:09; The First Noel 02:58; Shepherds Arise 03:31; On Christmas Day 01:38; The King 01:31; O Little Town Of Bethlehem 02:21; Little Pot Stove 04:47; I'd Like To Tell To You 01:45; Rocking Me Babies 02:16; Cornish Wassail Song 05:05; A Folk Song A Day 7 ...
"While by My Sheep I Watched at Night" "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" words: Nahum Tate, music (UK): "Winchester Old" from Este's Psalter adapted from Christopher Tye, music (US): adapted from Handel, 1728; arranged in Harmonia Sacra, 1812. 1700 "With Wondering Awe", the Wisemen Saw... music and verse: Anon "Wolcum Yole"
It is sung to the hymn tune "Cranbrook", composed by Thomas Clark in 1805; while according to Andrew Gant, the words were composed by members of Halifax Church Choir "some 50 years after Clark wrote his melody", on an outing to Ilkley Moor near Ilkley, West Yorkshire. [4] [5] It is classified as numbers 2143 and 19808 in the Roud Folk Song Index.
"While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" (Words: Nahum Tate / Tune: Traditional, Roud 936) (5:17) Sung to one of the many traditional tunes found in Yorkshire - this version was collected from the singing of Walter Pardon. [4] "On Christmas Day It Happened So" (Traditional, Roud 1078) (2:43) From Hamer's "Garners Gay".