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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

A shepherd band
Language: English 
A shepherd band their flocks are keeping,
And gentle lambs are sweetly sleeping;
When suddenly they all behold
An angel in bright robes with harp of gold.

Glad tidings of great joy he bringeth,
The azure vault with anthems ringeth;
"Emmanuel" awakes the song,
And countless hosts the glorious theme prolong.

The shepherds view the host returning,
Their hearts with holy ardour burning;
To Bethlehem they wend their way,
Repeating with glad tongues th’angelic lay.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Ronald A. Beckett , "A shepherd band", 1982, published 2008 [ voice and piano ], in Songs and Arias, Volume 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Jennifer Blackwell

This text was added to the website: 2020-01-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 75

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