The lyrics of this Christmas Carol tell that part of the Nativity Story where an angel appears to a group of shepherds and tells them to go and find the baby Jesus in a manger. The melody is called "Winchester" or "Winchester Old" and was originally arranged by William Henry Monk (1823-1889) who also wrote the well-known hymn tune Abide With Me.
This Seasonal favourite is available for a variey of instruments. The following sheet music versions should satisfy most of the common instruments: Keyboard, Guitar, Accompaniment, Main, High, Bass, Clar, Horn, Sax and Viola.
The audio controls below allow you to play the mp3 version of While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night for piano or you can download the MP3 file. You can also download the midi version of While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night for piano.
The image below is the first page of the sheet music, and here you can download the full sheet music for While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night for piano in PDF format.
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