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T:Sweet Chiming Bells (While Shepherds Watched)
B:Jack Goodison's Collection of Local and Traditional Carols, 3rd. edn. 2001.
S:Traditionally sung at Stannington and Worrall (Sheffield, South Yorkshire).
N:Sung in four parts: melody line only given here.
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
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Q:1/4=100
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w:While_ shep-herds watched their flocks by night, All_
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w:seat-ed on the ground, The
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w:An-gel of the Lord came down, And_ Glo-ry shone a-round. Sweet
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w:bells, sweet chim-ing Christ-mas bells, Sweet
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w:bells, sweet chim-ing Christ-mas bells, They
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w:lead us on our heav'n-ly way, sweet chim-ing bells. They_
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w:lead us on our heav'n-ly way, sweet chim-ing bells.
W:While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
W:All seated on the ground,
W:The Angel of the Lord came down,
W:And Glory shone around.
W:
W:Chorus:
W:
W:Sweet bells, sweet chiming Christmas bells,
W:Sweet bells, sweet chiming Christmas bells,
W:They lead us on our heav'nly way, sweet chiming bells.
W:They lead us on our heav'nly way, sweet chiming bells.
W:
W:"Fear not" said he, for mighty dread
W:Had seized their troubled minds,
W:"Glad tidings of great joy I bring
W:To you and all mankind.
W:
W:To you in David's town this day,
W:Is born of David's line;
W:A Saviour who is Christ the Lord.
W:And this shall be your sign."