WHILE BY MY SHEEP

While by my sheep I watched at night
Glad tidings brought an angel bright:
     How great my joy (great my joy),
     Joy, joy, joy! (Joy, joy, joy!)
     Praise we the Lord in heav'n on high.
     (Praise we the Lord in heav'n on high.)

There shall be born, so he did say,
In Bethlehem a Child today:
     How great my joy (great my joy),
     Joy, joy, joy! (Joy, joy, joy!)
     Praise we the Lord in heav'n on high.
     (Praise we the Lord in heav'n on high.)

There shall He lie in manger mean,
Who shall redeem the world from sin:
     How great my joy (great my joy),
     Joy, joy, joy! (Joy, joy, joy!)
     Praise we the Lord in heav'n on high.
     (Praise we the Lord in heav'n on high.)

Lord, evermore, to me be nigh,
Then shall my heart be filled with joy!
     How great my joy (great my joy),
     Joy, joy, joy! (Joy, joy, joy!)
     Praise we the Lord in heav'n on high.
     (Praise we the Lord in heav'n on high.)