Key: D
Introduction:
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While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night,
D E A
Behold throughout the heavens there shone a Holy Light.
D A D
The shepherds feared and trembled when lo! Above the earth,
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Rang out the angel Chorus that hailed our Saviour's birth.
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Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born
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And brought us God's salvation that blessed Christmas morn!
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