Shepherds in Judea<\/strong> tells the story of the announcement of Jesus’ birth to the shepherds. The verse in 2\/4 contrasts with a lilting refrain in 3\/8. The mood is joyful, with energy. In each refrain, the angels give the shepherds the news as well as advice. The refrain’s words, repeated twice, are different for each verse.<\/p>\n The original song is by William Billings, titled “Emanuel”, from his book the Psalm-Singer’s Amusement, from 1781. This version sets four of the six verses, with some changes to the words.<\/p>\n Shepherds in Judea<\/strong> is part of a larger cantata, Shepherds and Angels<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, with violin, harp, and tambourine. Instrumentally, that set aligns well with Britten\u2019s Ceremony of Carols<\/em> or Susa\u2019s Carols and Lullabies<\/em>. Teach your chorus\u00a0Shepherds in Judea<\/strong>\u00a0this year, and expand to Shepherds and Angels<\/em> next season.<\/p>\n Preview score<\/strong>\u00a0 Click the big button to download a free perusal score. The watermarked PDF is disabled for printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\tDownload “Shepherds in Judea, SATB & piano, preview”\tpjm-shepherdsinjudea-satb-preview.pdf\t\t– Downloaded 2847 times\t\t– 392.18 KB<\/small>\n<\/a>\n\n Listen<\/strong>\u00a0 The Master Singers of Lexington, MA sang\u00a0Shepherds in Judea<\/strong>\u00a0in 2010 in the Shepherds and Angels<\/em> version with violin and harp.<\/p>\nView and listen<\/h2>\n