X:23004
T:While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (in G)
R:March
C:Trad. - Winchester Old, 1592
O:England
Z:Paul Hardy's Xmas Tunebook 2012 (see www.paulhardy.net). Creative Commons cc by-nc-sa licenced.
M:2/2
L:1/8
Q:1/2=100
K:G
"G"G4 B4-|B2 B2 "D"A4|"G"G4 "C"c4|c4 "G"B4|"D"A4 "G"B4|d4 d4|"A"^c4 "D"d4-|d8|
"G"B4 "Em"e4-|e2 d2 "C"c4|"G"B4 "D"A4|"G"G4 "D"F4|"G"B4 "D"A4|"G"G4 G4|"D"F4 "G"G4-|"G"G8|
%%text Play on C whistle with D fingering as shown.
#X:23005
T:While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (in F)
R:March
C:Trad. - Winchester Old, 1592
O:England
Z:Paul Hardy's Xmas Tunebook 2012 (see www.paulhardy.net). Creative Commons cc by-nc-sa licenced.
M:2/2
L:1/8
Q:1/2=100
K:Fmaj
"F"F4 A4-|A2 A2 "C"G4|"F"F4 "Bb"B4|B4 "F"A4|"C"G4 "F"A4|c4 c4|"G"=B4 "C"c4-|c8|
"F"A4 "Dm"d4-|d2 c2 "Bb"B4|"F"A4 "C"G4|"F"F4 "C"E4|"F"A4 "C"G4|"F"F4 F4|"C"E4 "F"F4-|"F"F8|
W:While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
W:All seated on the ground,
W:The angel of the Lord came down,
W:And glory shone around.
W:
W:(Nahum Tate, 1700)