There were shepherds abiding in the fields

From Messiah, HWV 56, Part I, Scene 4: The Annunciation to the Shepherds

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	C major
Meter	4/4
Length	4 measures

English text
There were shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
Opera Stanford

About the text

• Author: Charles Jennens
• Text references: Luke 2:8 (condensed)

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/17, p. 68, p. 68
• Bärenreiter piano–vocal score ›
• Opera Stanford ›
• Scores at IMSLP ›
• Wikipedia ›

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