The Shepherds Had an Angel

The shep­herds had an an­gel

The wise men had a star

But what have I

a lit­tle child

To guide me home from far

Where glad stars sing to­ge­ther

And sing­ing an­gels are?

Lord Je­sus is my guard­ian

So I can no­thing lack;

The lambs lie in His bo­som

Along life’s dan­ger­ous track:

The will­ful lambs that go as­tray

He

bleed­ing

brings them back.

Those shep­herds

through the lone­ly night

Sat watch­ing by their sheep

Until they saw the heav’n­ly host

Who nei­ther tire nor sleep

All sing­ing Glo­ry

glo­ry

In fes­tiv­al they keep.

Christ watch­es me

His lit­tle lamb

Cares for me day and night

That I may be His own in Heav’n:

So an­gels clad in white

Shall sing their Glo­ry

glo­ry

For my sake in the height.

Lord

bring me near­er day by day

Till I my voice unite

And sing my Glo­ry

glo­ry

With an­gels clad in white.

All glo­ry

glo­ry

giv’n to Thee

Thro’ all the heav’n­ly height.