When the shepherds kept their watching There were no silent flocks There were animals calling Simple men at their jobs And while Bethlehem was sleeping There were angels aloft Not over palaces or temples But over shepherds and flocks (INSTRUMENTAL) In the footsteps of David and Abel Even if they had never been told For though all are asleep God keeps watching His sheep And on this night, He sent them an angel "Fear not, for behold I bring you good news There's great joy for all people God's revealing to you For in a Bethlehem stable The Savior is born You will find Him in a manger He is Christ the Lord Glory to God! Glory in the highest! Glory, glory in the highest! Glory to God! Glory in the highest! Glory, glory in the highest! And on earth, peace among those with whom He's pleased"