Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

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Word & Song by Anthony Esolen
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"While by My Sheep I Watched by Night"
Hymn of the Week

"While by My Sheep I Watched by Night"

Traditional German carol (17th c. or before)

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I first heard Bing Crosby sing our Hymn of the Week, “While By My Sheep I Watched by Night,” on an album of Christmas music that my parents had bought, though we weren’t a musical family, and I had to come by my knowl…

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