verse 1
C               F             C      G  C 
While shepherds watched their flocks by night, 
             F  Dm  G 
All seat – ed on the ground, 
   G7       Dm     G         C 
The an - gel of the Lord came down, 
   F        Dm        C 
And glo - ry shone a - round, 
Dm  C        G         C 
And glo - ry shone a - round. 
 
verse 2
C                F       C      G  C 
"Fear not," said he, for migh - ty dread 
                F      Dm   G 
Had seized their trou – bled mind, 
     G7         Dm       G     C 
"Glad tid - ings of great joy I bring 
  F       Dm        C 
To you and all man - kind, 
Dm   C       G         C 
To   you and all man - kind." 
 
verse 3
C           F          C    G    C 
"To you, in Da - vid's town this day 
           F    Dm    G 
Is born, of Da - vid's line, 
   G7         Dm     G          C 
The Sav - ior, who is Christ the Lord; 
   F          Dm     C 
And this shall be the sign, 
Dm   C          G      C 
And  this shall be the sign:" 
 
verse 4
C                F        C     G     C 
"The heav’n - ly babe you there shall find 
           F    Dm    G 
To hu - man view dis - played, 
   G7        Dm         G        C 
All mean - ly wrapped in swathing bands, 
   F    Dm        C 
And in a man - ger laid, 
Dm   C    G         C 
And  in a man - ger laid." 
 
verse 5
C             F     C   G  C 
"All glo - ry be to God on high 
          F     Dm  G 
And to the earth be  peace. 
    G7           Dm         G         C 
Good will hence - forth from heav’n to men 
    F       Dm       C 
Be - gin and nev – er cease, 
Dm   C       G        C 
Be - gin and nev – er cease!"