62 -68 2 H H H : 4 2 G = 4 :

As Shepherds Kept Their LonelyVigil

SATB
2

H H H H H H H H H

H H HH H H H H H H HH H G r H H H G H H G G
4 10

H H HH H H rH H H G
12

Sally DeFord

Verse 1: Soprano/Alto Verse 2: Tenor/Bass 8

H G = : : H

H H H H H H : H H

r H H H H H H H H H As shep - herds kept their lone - ly vig - il, H H H G r H H H G H H H H H H H H H H

Fear ye not, the

an - gel said, let

in the fields a not your hearts be

H H H H H H
-

bid trou

H G

H H

H H H H

H H

H G

H H H H

H HH H H H H H H H H rH H H H H G G (1&2) Glo
18

ing, bled

r H
A But

H H H

14

H H H G rH H H G = H H H H : : H H HH H HH H H H

mul - ti - tude of get ye up to

hea - ven's host brought Beth - le - hem, to

long - a - wait - ed seek a low - ly

H H H H H H
16

ti sta

H H H H H
- ri - a! In ex -

dings, ble,

H G
20

H H

H G

H H H
22

HH H rH H H G H H H H H H H H H H H H H

cel - cis de - o,

Peace on

H H H H H H H H H H H H H

earth, good

will to

H H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H HH H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H H H {

G H H r H G

H H H H

24

H H H H
born,

men,

Glo - ri - a! In ex - cel - cis de - o,

Christ is

H = H

H HH H H

H H H HH

H H H H

H H H H H

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As Shepherds...1

: :

born

H H H H
in

26

Beth - le

H H H H = H
Choir unison: : H H Ye shall H H H : = H H H

H H H H H H

H H H HH G H H rH G H H G G H H H H H H H H H H H
34

hem.

28 1.

H H H H HH H H H H H H HH H H H H H H H H H H H H H H rH rH H H H H H H H H H H H G G G H H
36

30 2.

32

H H
find

H H H H H

the

ho - ly

in - fant

H H H H H H H
ly - ing in

H H H : = :

see,

H H H
know, and

H H H
38

H H

and

42

Soprano:

H H H H H

H H

H H H

tes - ti - fy,

H H

H H H H H H H H H H

H H H

H H

man

ger,

H H H H H
40

H H H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H

Come

r H

this

child shall

H H

H H H H H
be

Alto:

As Shepherds...2

H H = H H Bass: H H H H : = H H
Glo -

Tenor:

H H HH H H HH
ri - a!

H H H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
de - o,

H H H

44

H H H H H H H H H H H H
on earth, good

H H H

H H

our

Sav

H H H H H

H H H H H

ior,

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

H H H HH H H
will

46

H H
Glo

In ex - cel - cis

Peace

H H H H H HH H

H H H H H H H H H

to

men,

H H H H H HH H

H H H H H H H

H H H H

H H

H H H H

H H

H H HH H H HH
-

H H H H H H H H H H H H
ri - a!

In ex -

H H

H H H H

H H H H H H H H =
cel - cis

H H H H : H H H H
de - o,

48

H H H H H H H H H H H
is born,

Christ

H H H H H H H : H H H H H H

H H

H H H H
H
born

H H

50

G G

H H H H H
in

Beth - le

G G H H H

G G

hem.

G G H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H H H H

= :

H H H H H H H H H H H H H
54

52

H H H

H H

H H H

H H H H H H H H H H
tell

H H H H H H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H : H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

56

H
Tell

r H H H H
the

(Then

H H H H H H H H
the news

'til

all

58

H
Tell

r H H H H H H H

H H H H H H H H H
the world, 'til

all

H H H H H H H
es,

the world re

joi

60

H H H H H H
tongueshall ces,)

ces,)

won - d'rous (Then

news tell

H H H H H H H H
the news a - broad

a - broad

'til 'til

all all

H H H H

the

won -d'rous

news

H H H

H H

H H

H H H

H H H

H H H H

H H H H H H H H H
the world, 'til

the world

re

joic all

'til -

ev - 'ry joi -

H H H H H H H
ces,

the world re

H H H H H H
tongueshall

'til

all

H H

the world

H H H

H H

re

H H H H H H H H H H H

joi

'til

ev - 'ry

H H

H H H

H H

H H H

As Shepherds...3

 H H H H H H :
Sing his sing Sing

praise and

H H H H

join

62

H H H H H H
his his

his

praise and praise and

join join

H H H H H H H H H
with an - gel

voi

ces,)

H H
voi voi -

H H
ces, ces,)

64

H H H H H = H

H H :

sing

H H H H

H H H H H H H H H
with an - gel

with

an - gel

piu

H H

H H

Glo

H H H H
-

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
ri - a!

H H H H H H H H
de - o,

In ex - cel - cis

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

praise and

join

H H

with

an - gel

66

H H H H : H H H H
Peace

H H H

H H

H H H H H H H H
68

voi

ces,

H H

H H H HH H H
will

H H H H
-

H H HH H H HH H H H H H H H H
ri - a!

H H

piu

H H H

H H H

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
de - o,

70

H H H H H H H H H H H
born,

H H H H

on

earth, good

H H H H

H H H H

to

men,

H H H

Glo

In ex - cel - cis

Christ is

= H H H H : H H H H H H H H =
Born in Beth - le

H H : H

HH H

H H H H H
72

H H HH H H H G G

H H H H

H H H H

H H

H H

H H H H
74

H H H H H H H H H H H

G G
hem!

76

As Shepherds...4

H H H H H = H H H

H H H H : H H H H

H H H H

H H HH H H H H H H H H H H H H H

H H H

H HH H H H H H H H molto rit H H H H H H H

G G G

G G

G G G G G