“While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.”

— Nahum Tate

Hymn While shepherds watched their flocks by night

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Anglo-Irish poet and playwright 1652–1715

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“I will have shepherds for my philosophers,
Tall dreary men lying on the hills all night
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“As stars in the night sky glittering
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And tip with silver every mountain's head;
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And feed me with a shepherd's care;
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“While shepherds watched their flocks by night,All seated on the ground,The angel of the Lord came down,And glory shone around.”

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“While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.”