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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