"shepherds listen" appears in 3 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
shepherds listen
...Jesus the promised Messiah, draweth near;
Hushed into wondering silence, shepherds listen,
Glory light streaming around them, bright and clear....
Jesus the promised Messiah, draweth near;
Hushed into wondering silence, shepherds listen,
Glory light streaming around them, bright and clear.
...O’er distant Syrian plains,
The watching shepherds listen
To clear, angelic strains....
O’er distant Syrian plains,
The watching shepherds listen
To clear, angelic strains.
...Where the oxen had been fed.
Happy were those shepherds listening
To the holy angel’s word;...
Where the oxen had been fed.
Happy were those shepherds listening
To the holy angel’s word;
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