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Text:Song Of The Shepherds
Author:Judson Wheller Van DeVenter
Tune:[By the quiet waters flowing]
Composer:Joseph Lincoln Hall
Media:MIDI file

9680. Song Of The Shepherds

1 By the quiet waters flowing,
In the boundless pastures green,
Rest we, as the daylight going,
Leaves a gloom upon the scene.
Silently our watches keeping
Thro’ the shades of eventide,
O’er the flocks now still and sleeping
Undisturbed and satisfied.

Refrain:
Sleep, gently sleep,
Sleep gently sleep.

2 One by one the stars appearing
In their never ending flight
Tell us of the morning nearing,
And illuminate the night.
As we watch them come unceasing,
One remains to grace the skies;
So we look with faith increasing,
For the Star of Hope to rise. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: By the quiet waters flowing
Title: Song Of The Shepherds
Author: Judson Wheller Van DeVenter (1900)
Refrain First Line: Sleep, gently sleep
Language: English
Source: The Service of Praise (Philadelphia: Hall-Mack Company, 1900)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [By the quiet waters flowing]
Composer: Joseph Lincoln Hall
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain



Media
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MIDI file: Midi
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