Christmas Greeting

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While shepherds watched their flocks, On Bethlehems plain that winter night

Author: Adam Geibel
Tune: [While shepherds watched their flocks]
Published in 1 hymnal

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Refrain:
We greet this happy season,
This blessed Christmas time:
With songs of joy and gladness
And merry, merry chime,
For Christ the Lord of Glory
Is born this Holy night,
And angels bear the tidings
On wings of Heav’nly light.
Peace on earth,
Good-will from Heav’n to men,
Peace on earth
Good-will from Heav’n to men,
Good-will from Heav’n to men,
All Glory be to God on High.

1 While shepherds watched their flocks
On Bethl’hem’s plain that winter night;
An Angel of the Lord came down
Amid a flood of light.
“Fear not,” the Angel said,
“New light I’ve come to shed
For unto you is born
In Bethl’hem town this blessed day
A Saviour, Christ the Lord,”
And He shall take our sins away:
And a host of Angels swelled the strain,
“Glory be to god on high,
And on earth, Peace,
Good-will to men.” [Refrain]

Source: Uplifted Voices: a 20th century hymn book for sunday-schools and devotional meetings #170

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Author: Adam Geibel

Born: September 15, 1855, Neuenheim, Germany. Died: August 3, 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though blinded by an eye infection at age eight, Geibel was a successful composer, conductor, and organist. Emigrating from Germany probably around 1864, he studied at the Philadelphia Institute for the Blind, and wrote a number of Gospel songs, anthems, cantatas, etc. He founded the Adam Geibel Music Company, later evolved into the Hall-Mack Company, and later merged to become the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Company. He was well known for secular songs like "Kentucky Babe" and "Sleep, Sleep, Sleep." In 1885, Geibel organized the J. B. Stetson Mission. He conducted the Stetson Chorus of Philadelphia, and from 1884-1901, was a music instructor at the… Go to person page >

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First Line:	While shepherds watched their flocks, On Bethlehems plain that winter night
Title:	Christmas Greeting
Author:	Adam Geibel
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	We greet this happy season
Copyright:	Public Domain