While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks chords by Christmas Songs

verse 1:
 G                 C               G        D    G
While shepherds watched their flocks by night,


                 C    Am     D
All seat – ed on the ground,


     D7          Am        D           G
The an - gel of the Lord came down,


     C          Am           G
And glo - ry shone a - round,

 Am     G          D           G
And glo - ry shone a - round.



verse 2:
 G                  C         G        D    G
"Fear not," said he, for migh - ty dread


                  C          Am      D
Had seized their trou – bled mind,


       D7            Am          D       G
"Glad tid - ings of great joy I bring


    C         Am           G
To you and all man - kind,


 Am      G         D           G
To   you and all man - kind."



verse 3:
 G             C            G      D      G
"To you, in Da - vid's town this day


             C      Am       D
Is born, of Da - vid's line,


     D7            Am        D            G
The Sav - ior, who is Christ the Lord;


     C            Am        G
And this shall be the sign,


 Am      G            D        G
And  this shall be the sign:"



verse 4:
 G                    C          G       D       G
"The heav’n - ly babe you there shall find


             C      Am       D
To hu - man view dis - played,


     D7           Am            D          G
All mean - ly wrapped in swathing bands,


     C      Am           G
And in a man - ger laid,


 Am      G      D           G
And  in a man - ger laid."



verse 5:
 G               C       G     D    G
"All glo - ry be to God on high


            C       Am     D
And to the earth be  peace.


      D7              Am            D             G
Good will hence - forth from heav’n to men


      C         Am            G
Be - gin and nev – er cease,


 Am      G         D            G
Be - gin and nev – er cease!"