WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT WHILE shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, "Fear not," said he, for mighty dread "To you in David's town this day, A Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, "The heavenly babe you there shall find All meanly wrapped in swaddling bands, And in a manger laid." Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels praising God, and thus WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED 191 "All glory be to God on high, And to the earth be peace! Good-will henceforth from heaven to men Begin, and never cease." NAHUM TATE. WOLSEY'S FALL [From Henry VIII.] FAREWELL! a long farewell to all my greatness! This is the state of man: today he puts forth But far beyond my depth; my high blown pride Never to hope again. SHAKESPEARE |