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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]
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".
Their first CD While shepherds watched includes While shepherds watched their flocks by night sung to the 'Old Foster' or Ps. 47 tune, [8] while their CD Haydn and his English Friends includes The God of Gods, the Lord, [9] also taken from A 2d Collection of Sacred Music.
"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".
"While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" (arranged by Arthur Warrell) [2:12] "The Coventry Carol" (arranged by Bryceson Treharne) [3:32] Side 2 "Silent Night, Holy Night" (music by Franz Gruber, words by Josef Mohr) [3:15] "Carol Of The Bells" (arranged by Peter J. Wilhousky, written by M. Leontovich) [1:30]
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night: Traditional Thomas Ravenscroft (ed.) Christmas 1.50 While the shepherds were watching Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: Christmas 2. 1 A babe is born I wys Frederick Bainton: Christmas 2. 2 A child is born in Bethlehem Samuel Scheidt: David Willcocks (ed.) Christmas 2. 3 Adam lay ybounden: Boris Ord ...
The suggested tempo range (in beats per minute) is given, along with an indication of the appropriate mood for the song such as "joyfully," "reflectively," "with vigor," etc. Beneath the hymn are listed the author and composer and their years of birth and death (if applicable), copyright information, and scriptural references.
an anagram of "While shepherds watched their flocks by night, all seated on the ground". [15] Another much-quoted example of his brilliance in clue-setting is the following: Poetical scene with surprisingly chaste Lord Archer vegetating (3, 3, 8, 12) which yields "The Old Vicarage, Grantchester". This is the title of a poem by Rupert Brooke.