Title Hymn Tune for Christmas (t) 
Short Title Miller, J. MS, 1798 
Page [98] 
Genre  MS 
Country 
Instruments  FI 
Incipit  //321//5432//17-12//12//3212//3456//554//34531//2343// 
First Line While sheep herds watch theire flocks by night (fl) 
Verses
Stress Notes  351133532 
Intervals  -2,-2,5,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,2,2,-2,2,2,-2,-2,2,2,2,2,2,-2,-2,-2,2,2,-3,-3,2,2,2, 
Key Signature F#, C# 
Time Signature 3/4 
Do
Date 1798-1801 
Number C113.90 
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