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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".
It is still used for the traditional words "While Shepherds Watched" in some churches including Leeds Parish Church and St Aidan's Church in Manor Parish, Sheffield, but no longer widely recognised as a hymn or carol tune in the United Kingdom.
The song first appeared in print in 1857 in the hymnal Het nachtegaaltje (The little nightingale), [1] compiled and written by lyricist Isaac Bikkers (1833-1903). [ 2 ] The hymn is thus one of a series that have drawn on that text, including Angels We Have Heard on High , Angels from the Realms of Glory , While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks ...
A Wassail song from the Devon village of Jacobstowe, from the Baring-Gould collection. "Awake Awake (New Years Carol)" (Traditional, Roud 701) (4:06) Not the same song as the one by Steeleye Span. "Diadem" (Traditional, Roud 17726) (3:28) A song from Yorkshire where Christ is portrayed as a king. "Jolly Old Hawk" (Traditional, Roud 1048) (2:51)
"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.
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"Go Tell It on the Mountain" references the Annunciation to the Shepherds described in the Gospel of Luke, hence the alternate title of "While shepherds kept their watching". The Nativity is also referenced in the final verse of the song: Down in a lowly manger, the humble Christ was born, and God sent us salvation, that blessed Christmas morn.