X:1
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).
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q:1/4=100
V:1 program 1 68
V:2 program 1 71
V:3 program 1 70
V:4 clef=bass program 1 42
K:F [V:1] FG | A2 F2 c2 A2 | A2 G2 G2 GA |
w:While_ shep-herds watched their flocks by night, All_ [V:2] FG | F2 F2 F2 F2 | F2 E2 E2 EF | [V:3] A,B,| C2 A,2 A,2 C2 | C2 C2 C2 C2 | [V:4] F,2 | F,2F,2 F,2 F,2| C,2 C,2 C,2 B,A, | % [V:1] B2 G2 c2 B2 | A6 FG |
w:seat-ed on the ground, The [V:2] G2 E2 E2 E2 | F6 FE | [V:3] D2 B,2 G,2 C2 | C6 A,B,| [V:4] G,2 G,F, E,2 C,2 | F,6 F,2 | % [V:1] A2 F2 c2 A2 | A2 G2 G2 GA | B2 B2 A2 G2 | F6 c2 |
w:An-gel of the Lord came down, And_ Glo-ry shone a-round. Sweet [V:2] F2 F2 F2 F2 | F2 E2 E2 EF | G2 F2 E2 E2 | F6 A2 | [V:3] C2 A,2 A,2 C2 | C2 C2 C2 C2 | D2 D2 C2 B,2 | A6 z2 | [V:4] F,2 F,2 F,2 F,2 | C,2 C,2 C,2 B,A,| G,2 G,2 C2 C,2 | F,6 z2 | % [V:1] c6 c2 | B2 c2 A2 B2 | G6 c2 |
w:bells, sweet chim-ing Christ-mas bells, Sweet [V:2] A6 A2 | E2 A2 F2 G2 | E6 E2 | [V:3] z2 A,2 C2 A,2 | G,2 A,2 A,2 B,2 | C2 C2 G,2 B,2 | [V:4] z2 F,2 F,2 F,2 | C,2 C,2 C,2 C,2 | C,2 C,2 C,2 C,2 | % [V:1] c6 c2 | B2 c2 A2 B2 | G6 B2 |
w:bells, sweet chim-ing Christ-mas bells, They [V:2] A6 A2 | E2 A2 F2 G2 | E6 G2 | [V:3] A,2 A2 C2 A,2 | G,2 A,2 A,2 B,2 | C2 G,2 G,2 C2 | [V:4] F,2 F,2 F,2 F,2 | C,2 C,2 C,2 C,2 | C,2 C,2 C,2 E,2 | % [V:1] A2 c2 B2 d2 | c2 f2 d2 B2 | A4 G4 | F6 FG |
w:lead us on our heav'n-ly way, sweet chim-ing bells. They_ [V:2] F2 F2 E2 E2 | F2 F2 F2 G2 | F4 E4 | F6 CE | [V:3] C2 A,2 C2 B,2 | C2 C2 B,2 G,2 | C4 B,4 | A,6 A,C | [V:4] F,2 F,2 G,2 G,2 | A,2 A,2 B,2 G,2 | C4 C,4 | F,6 A,G,| % [V:1] A2 c2 B2 d2 | c2 f2 d2 B2 |A4 G4 | F6 |]
w:lead us on our heav'n-ly way, sweet chim-ing bells. [V:2] F2 F2 E2 E2 | F2 F2 F2 G2 | F4 E4 | F6 |] [V:3] C2 A,2 C2 B,2 | C2 C2 B,2 D2 | C4 B,4 | A,6 |] [V:4] F,2 F,2 G,2 G,2 | A,2 A,2 B,2 G,2 | C4 C,4 | F,6 |] Update - tidied up the abc and added the instruments (as in the midi). Edited By Phil Taylor - 12/28/2002 1:43:08 PM </em><hr></blockquote>Preview: User name:  (must be completed)Enter password:  or check to post as guest: Link makerPlease read our notes on posting html.Contact us