Shepherds Watching O'er Your Flocks
Rev. Matthew Woodward

Shepherds watching o'er your flocks,
As the darkness steals around,
Hark! What melody divine,
Floods the sky with wondrous sound.
Gloria in excelsis Deo,
In excelsis Deo.

Lift your wondering eyes to Heaven,
Choirs of angels gathered there,
In the solemn midnight hour
Break the stillness of the air.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Stay not on the bleak hikllside,
Hasten, Shepherds to obey,
To adore you infant Child
Angels beckon you away.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Where the ox and ass are stalled,
There a babe in swaddling bands,
You to greet and you to bless
Lifts his tiny infant hands,
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Kneel down shepherds, bow your heads
Deep the mystery of love;
He is God, and He is Man,
Here on earth_in Heaven above.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Mary, Joseph, shepherds too,
Join the Angel choir on high,
Make Heaven''s highest arches ring
Through the deep dark midnight sky.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.