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Glory Shone Around 98

The Sacred Harp, 2012 Revised Cooper Edition

Composer: Thomas Jefferson Allen, 1902
Alto: Rev. David Crockett Allen, 1902
Poet: Nahum Tate, 1702
Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down
And glory shone around.


While Shepherds watch'd their Flocks by Night, Stanza 1