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Behind the Christmas Carol: While by My Sheep I Watched at Night

December 8, 2019 Leave a comment

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While by My Sheep was a traditional German carol by Nach Friedrich von Spee. The hymn was written in 1623 and known as Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht. Hugo Jüngst arranged the text to a traditional German melody. Theodore Baker translated the carol into English.

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