There Was Starlight on the Hillside

q = 88–104
Smoothly

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1. There was star - light on the hill - side, And one star bent ver - y low
2. There were shep - herds on the hill - side On that night in Beth - le - hem.
3. There was Je - sus in the man - ger, Born that night in Beth - le - hem.

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G7
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Till it passed a - bove a sta - ble On that night so long a - go.

Heav’n - ly hosts ap - peared, pro - claim - ing Joy - ous tid - ings un - to them.
And the shep-herds left the hill - side, And they came to wor - ship him.

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? bbb n ˙ œ nœ œ bœ n˙ ˙ ( b)˙
Words: Mabel Jones Gabbott, 1910–2004. © 1973 IRI Luke 2:4 –16
Music: Michael Finlinson Moody, b. 1941. © 1973 IRI Matthew 2:1– 2

The Shepherd’s Carol

Round
Simply q. = 54 – 58 (Conduct two beats to a measure.)

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➀ ➁
1. Mar - y, Mar - y, hush, see the Child. Jo - seph, Jo - seph, look, see how mild!
2. All God’s chil - dren, come to a - dore, Bring - ing gifts of love ev - er - more.
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&b œ œ œj œ . œ œ œ . œ. œ œ œ. œ œ œ . œ# œ œ .
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➂ ➃
This is Je - sus; this is our King. This is our Sav - ior; his prais - es we sing.
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(Use cue notes to repeat.)

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To sing this song as a round, divide into groups. Begin with a new group at each number. Luke 2:13 –14, 20
Round may be sung with or without accompaniment.
Words and music: Daniel Lyman Carter, b. 1955. © 1981 IRI

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