Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition

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186 Sherburne

Words: Tate and Brady, 1700

Music: Daniel Read, 1785

Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)

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

All glory be to God on high,
And to the earth be peace;
Good will henceforth from heav’n to men
Begin and never cease.