It describes the Annunciation to the shepherds, closely paraphrasing the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke. While shepherds watch’d their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. By Harry de Quetteville 24 December 2006 12:01am. This has been followed by a number of childrens parody versions, including one which runs. Why shepherds need not watch their flocks by night. Suddenly the angel appears by their sides.
It was recorded in 1700 and has been attributed to Nahum Tate, the Irish poet who was Englands Poet Laureate at that time. Passion Play: Shepherds Watching Their Flocks by Night 1903 YOUR RATING Drama Short This scene represents the plains near the city and opens with the shepherds guarding their flocks, as the youthful David did a thousand years before.
While shepherds watched their flocks by night is a Christmas hymn, first published in Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady's 1700 supplement to their New Version of the Psalms of David: the text is generally attributed to Tate. While shepherds watchd their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around.
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