WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS
Written by Nathan Drake, Nahum Tate.
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Chords
from "The Soul Felt Its Worth"
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Intro/Interludes: C
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D
While shepherds watched
G D
their flocks by night,
F#m E A
All seated on the ground,
G A F#
The angel of the Lord came down,
G A D
And glory shone around.
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D G D
Fear not, said he, for mighty dread
F#m E A
Had seized their troubled mind;
G A F#
Glad tidings of great joy I bring
G A D
To you and all mankind.
D G D
To you, in David's town, this day
F#m E A
Is born, of David's line,
G A F#
The Savior, who is Christ the Lord,
G A D
And this shall be the sign:
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D G D
The heav’nly Babe you there will find
F#m E A
To human view displayed,
G A F#
All meanly wrapped in swathing bands,
G A D
And in a manger laid.
D G D
Thus spake the seraph and forthwith
F#m E A
Appeared a shining throng
G A F#
Of angels praising God on high,
G A D
Who thus addressed their song:
D G D
All glory be to God on high,
F#m E A
And to the earth be peace;
G A F#
Good will henceforth from heaven to men
G A D
Begin and never cease.
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Available worship resources for While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks include: chord chart, multitrack, backing track, lyric video, and streaming. Written by Nahum Tate, 1700.. Modern arrangement and recording by Nathan Drake, Reawaken Hymns. CCLI# 7197579