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*{{CPDLno|1786}} [{{website|xmassongbook}} {{net}}]  
*{{PostedDate|2000-11-27}} {{CPDLno|1786}} [{{website|xmassongbook}} {{net}}]
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==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Bethlehem''<br>
{{Title|''Bethlehem''}}
'''First Line:''' While shepherds watched their flocks by night<br>
{{FirstLine| While shepherds watched their flocks by night}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Composer|William Billings}}
{{Lyricist|Nahum Tate}}
{{Lyricist|Nahum Tate}}
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{{Language|English}}
{{Language|English}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
{{Published|1778}}
{{Pub|1|1778|in ''[[The Singing Master's Assistant (William Billings)|The Singing Master's Assistant]]''}}


'''Description:''' This setting was first published on pp69-70 of William Billings' ''The Singing Master's Assistant'', Boston: 1778. ''Hymn Tune Index'' tune number 4002a.
'''Description:''' This setting was first published on pp69-70 of William Billings' ''The Singing Master's Assistant'', Boston: 1778. ''Hymn Tune Index'' tune number 4002a.
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The same text was previously set to a different tune by Billings, 'An Hymn for Christmas or Charlston', on p15 of his collection ''The New-England Psalm-Singer'', Boston: (1770).
The same text was previously set to a different tune by Billings, 'An Hymn for Christmas or Charlston', on p15 of his collection ''The New-England Psalm-Singer'', Boston: (1770).


'''External websites:'''  
'''External websites:'''


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==

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  • (Posted 2017-08-20)  CPDL #45993:       
Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2017-08-20).   Score information: 7 x 10 inches (landscape), 2 pages, 48 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
  • (Posted 2012-01-03)  CPDL #25269:         
Editor: Gerd Eichler (submitted 2012-01-03).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 69 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: Only 1st verse in original print and in this edition.
  • (Posted 2000-11-27)  CPDL #01786:  Network.png
Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27).   Copyright: Personal
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General Information

Title: Bethlehem
First Line: While shepherds watched their flocks by night
Composer: William Billings
Lyricist: Nahum Tate

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: SacredCarol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1778 in The Singing Master's Assistant

Description: This setting was first published on pp69-70 of William Billings' The Singing Master's Assistant, Boston: 1778. Hymn Tune Index tune number 4002a.

The same text was previously set to a different tune by Billings, 'An Hymn for Christmas or Charlston', on p15 of his collection The New-England Psalm-Singer, Boston: (1770).

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at While shepherds watched their flocks by night.