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The First Noel

Key - C
Tempo - 125 | Time - 4/4

Verse 1

The

first No-

el the an

gel did

say

Was to

certain poor

shepherds in

fields as they

lay;

fields where

they lay

keeping their

sheep,

On a

cold win-ter's

night that

was so

deep.

Chorus

-el, No-

el, No

-el, No-

orn is the

King of

Is-ra-

el.

Verse 2

They

looked u

p and

saw a

star

Shining

in the

east, beyo

nd them

far;

And

to the

earth it g

ave great

light,

And

so it con

tinued both

day and

night.

Verse 3

And

by the

light of t

hat same

star

Three

Wise Men

came from

country

afar;

seek for

a King

was their

intent,

And to

follow the

star wh

erever it

went.

Verse 4

This

star drew

nigh to

the

northwest,

O'er

Bethleh

em it

took it

rest;

And

there it

did both

stop and

stay

Right

over the

place where

Jesus

lay.

Verse 5

Then

entered

in those

Wise Men

three,

Full

reveren

tly up

on their

knee,

And

offered

there, in

His pres

ence,

Their

gold and

myrrh and

frankince

nse.

Verse 6

Then

let us

all with

one acc

ord

Sing

praises to

our hea

venly L

ord;

That hath

made hea

ven and e

arth of

naught,

And

with His blo

od man

kind hath

bought.

{comment: Verse 1}
The [C]first No-[G]el the an[F]gel did [C]say
Was to [F]certain poor [C]shepherds in [G]fields as they [C]lay;
In [C]fields where [G]they lay [F]keeping their [C]sheep,
On a [F]cold win-ter's [C]night that[G]was so [C]deep.

{comment: Chorus}
{start_of_chorus} 
No[C]-el, No-[G]el, No[F]-el, No-[C]el
B[F]orn is the [C]King of [G]Is-ra-[C]el.
{end_of_chorus}

{comment: Verse 2}
They [C]looked u[G]p and [F]saw a [C]star 
Shining[F] in the [C]east, beyo[G]nd them [C]far;
And [C]to the [G]earth it g[F]ave great [C]light,
And [F]so it con[C]tinued both [G]day and [C]night.

{comment: Verse 3}
And [C]by the[G] light of t[F]hat same [C]star
Three [F]Wise Men [C]came from [G]country [C]afar;
To [C]seek for [G]a King [F]was their [C]intent,
And to [F]follow the [C]star wh[G]erever it [C]went.

{comment: Verse 4}
This [C]star drew [G]nigh to [F]the [C]northwest,
O'er [F]Bethleh[C]em it [G]took it [C]rest;
And [C]there it [G]did both [F]stop and [C]stay
Right [F]over the [C]place where[G] Jesus [C]lay.


{comment: Verse 5}
Then [C]entered [G]in those [F]Wise Men [C]three,
Full [F]reveren[C]tly up[G]on their [C]knee,
And [C]offered [G]there, in [F]His pres[C]ence,
Their [F]gold and [C]myrrh and [G]frankince[C]nse.

{comment: Verse 6}
Then [C]let us [G]all with [F]one acc[C]ord
Sing [F]praises to[C] our hea[G]venly L[C]ord;
That hath [C]made hea[G]ven and e[F]arth of [C]naught,
And [F]with His blo[C]od man[G]kind hath [C]bought.

The first No-el the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,
On a cold win-ter's night thatwas so deep.

No-el, No-el, No-el, No-el
Born is the King of Is-ra-el.

They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east, beyond them far;
And to the earth it gave great light,
And so it continued both day and night.

And by the light of that same star
Three Wise Men came from country afar;
To seek for a King was their intent,
And to follow the star wherever it went.

This star drew nigh to the northwest,
O'er Bethlehem it took it rest;
And there it did both stop and stay
Right over the place where Jesus lay.


Then entered in those Wise Men three,
Full reverently upon their knee,
And offered there, in His presence,
Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.

Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our heavenly Lord;
That hath made heaven and earth of naught,
And with His blood mankind hath bought.

"The First Noel"
Words by Author Unknown. Music by .
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