An angel told shepherds with great, great joy
(Tune: There was a jolly miller who lived by himself ) Watch it at http://youtu.be/_WHMFH-BnnQ
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An angel told shepherds with great, great joy
Messiah’s come to earth as a baby boy.
You’ll find him in a stable now
Borrowing the manger of an innkeeper’s cow.
Children count loud – or silently - One,two,three,four
Then suddenly an angel crowd
Appeared in the night and sang out loud:
‘Glory to God’ and ‘Peace on earth’,
‘We’re celebrating Jesus’ birth’.
Children count loud – or silently - One,two,three,four
He has come to earth to save us all
And he’s truly lying in a stable stall.
Children count loud – or silently - One,two,three,four
He came to earth for you and me
Though we finally nailed him to a tree.
But then he rose up from the grave
That we from sin could all be saved.
Children count loud – or silently - One,two,three,four
So that is why the angels sang
To shepherds who to Bethlehem ran.
We have used this carol in several settings and developed an all-age activity which genuinely involves people of all ages. The children start and the rest of the fellowship/ congregation have on every occasion we’ve used it been delighted to join in. Read how this works at Christmas All-age activity
If you like this, you might also enjoy other contemporary Carols on this site which you can find by Clicking Here and especially the following
We have used this carol in several settings and developed an all-age activity which genuinely involves people of all ages. The children start and the rest of the fellowship/ congregation have on every occasion we’ve used it been delighted to join in. Read how this works at Christmas All-age activity
If you like this, you might also enjoy other contemporary Carols on this site which you can find by Clicking Here and especially the following
Other contemporary carols/ Christmas hymns on this site are as follows (with links)
Before the Creation, the Word was with God (The Chriistmas Gospel sung to ‘To God be the Glory)
In Bethlehem, with Borrowed Cattle Stall (Sung to Plaisir D’Amour, French folksong tune with fanfare for Isaiah’s proclamation)
Vivid Winter’s Morn (A carol in ‘Rock’ mode)
