118 The First Noel
[1]
The first noel 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 winter s night that was so deep.
The first noel 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 winter s night that was so deep.
[C]
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.
[2]
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.
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.
[C]
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.
[3]
And by the light of that same star
Three wise men came from country far;
To seek for a king was their intent
And to follow the star wherever it went.
And by the light of that same star
Three wise men came from country far;
To seek for a king was their intent
And to follow the star wherever it went.
[C]
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.
[4]
This star drew nigh to the northwest
O er Bethlehem it took its rest
And there it did both stop and stay
Right over the place where Jesus lay.
This star drew nigh to the northwest
O er Bethlehem it took its rest
And there it did both stop and stay
Right over the place where Jesus lay.
[C]
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.
[5]
Then entered in those wise men three
Full reverently upon the knee
And offered there in His presence
Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.
Then entered in those wise men three
Full reverently upon the knee
And offered there in His presence
Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.
[C]
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.
Noel Noel Noel Noel
Born is the King of Israel.