HOW TO USE THIS PIECE WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS (CLICK THE TITLE TO VIEW AND HEAR ONLINE)   THE HYMN-TEXT WAS WRITTEN BY NAHUM TATE AROUND 1706.  THE HYMN-TUNE IS NOT THE ONE USUALLY FOUND IN AMERICAN HYMNALS BUT THIS OLD LANCASHIRE TUNE WITH ITS DUPLE METER CERTAINLY YIELDS AN ENERGETIC PIECE.  THE CANONIC PHRASE NEAR THE END AND THE MELISMA IN PART I ADDS VARIETY AND FURTHER EXCITEMENT TO THE ROUSING ENDING.  CONSULT THE VARIABLE VOICE CHART TO SEE THE VARIOUS VOICINGS  THAT CAN BE USED WITH THIS GREAT PIECE.   Words by Nahum Tate (1706) Music:  Old Lancashire Tune Arranged by Irvin Cooper Three-part Variable Voicing with Piano Cambiata Press Catalog #I97680   You may Order or from J.W. Pepper USE KEYWORDS:  Watchman, Tell Us  Irvin Cooper Cambiata Press WITHIN:  All Information (drop-down)