As shepherds in Jewry
( As shepherds in Jewry were guarding their sheep ; A token I leave you whereby you may find ; To Bethlehem city the shepherds repaired )
Edition
Published by
Carl Fischer Inc.
[USA]
, 1969
; in American folk hymns for Christmas
(13 p.)
Ref. :
CM7707
(4 p.)
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
Genre-Style-Form:
Sacred ; Hymntune setting ; Christmas carol
Type of Choir:
unspecified voicing (1 boy choir OR children OR girls choir voices )
Instrumentation:
Keyboard
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Organ (1) or Piano (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
1
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
F major
Duration:
3.5 min.
Liturgical Use:
Christmas
Number of verses:
3
Musicological Sources:
Tune: From Christian Harmony, 1805