Nahum Tate

Nahum Tate (1652 – 30 July 1715) was an Irish poet, hymnist, and lyricist, who became England's poet laureate in 1692.

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    “The heavenly Babe you there shall find
    To human view displayed,
    All meanly wrapped in swaddling bands
    And in a manger laid.”
    —Nahum Tate (1652–1715)

    “While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
    All seated on the ground,
    The angel of the Lord came down,
    And glory shone around.”
    —Nahum Tate (1652–1715)