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Echoing their joyous strains |: Gloria in excelsis Deo! :| Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be? Which inspire your heavenly songs? |: Gloria in excelsis Deo! :| Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee, Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
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]
See how the shepherds, summoned to His cradle, Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze; We too will thither bend our joyful footsteps; O come, let us adore Him, (3×) Christ the Lord. Lo! star led chieftains, Magi, Christ adoring, Offer Him incense, gold, and myrrh; We to the Christ Child bring our hearts’ oblations. O come, let us adore Him ...
The adoration is an episode in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Luke.Shepherds are watching their flocks by night, apparently near Bethlehem, when an angel appears to announce the good news that "today in the City of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord". [1]
"World, for All Your Gain and Pleasure" "You Are the King" "You Are the Rock" "You Are the Shepherd" "You Have a Special Place" "You Hear the Hungry Crying" "You Said, Pray Thus" "You, Jesus, Are My Shepherd True" "Your Brightness, Christ, Consumes the Night" "Your Heart, O God, Is Grieved" "You're My Good Shepherd" "Zion, Dwelling of the Lord"
This Jubilee will run through Jan. 6, 2026. At the beginning of Tuesday's ceremony, Francis oversaw the opening of a special bronze-panelled "Holy Door" at St. Peter's, which is only open during ...
Franz Liszt included the carol in his piano suite Weihnachtsbaum in the movement entitled "Die Hirten an der Krippe" (The Shepherds at the Manger). Norman Dello Joio uses the theme as the basis of his Variants on a Medieval Tune for wind ensemble. Ronald Corp composed a setting of "In dulci jubilo" for unaccompanied SATB choir in 1976.
In 2002, the late queen celebrated 50 years on the throne. Here's a look back at some of the most memorable photos from the day.