The First Noel
By Traditional
Verse
The
G
first No
D
el the
C
angels did
G
say
Was to
C
certain poor
Bm
Shepherds in
C
fields as
D
they
G
lay:
In
G
fields where
D
they lay
C
keeping their
G
sheep
On a
C
cold winter's
Bm
night that
C
was
D
so
G
deep.
Chorus
No
G
el No
D
el, N
C
oel N
G
oel
C
Born is the
Bm
King of
C
Is
D
ra
G
el.
Verse
They
G
looked
D
up and
C
saw a
G
star
Shining
C
in the
Bm
east bey
C
ond t
D
hem f
G
ar:
And
G
to the
D
earth it
C
gave great
G
light
And
C
so it cont
Bm
inued both da
C
y a
D
nd ni
G
ght.
Chorus *
No
G
el No
D
el, N
C
oel N
G
oel
C
Born is the
Bm
King of
C
Is
D
ra
G
el.
Verse
And
G
by the lig
D
ht of t
C
hat same
G
star
Three
C
wise men
Bm
came from the
C
cou
D
ntry
G
far;
To
G
seek for a
D
King was
C
their in
G
tent,
And to
C
follow the
Bm
star where
C
ver
D
it we
G
nt.
Chorus *
No
G
el No
D
el, N
C
oel N
G
oel
C
Born is the
Bm
King of
C
Is
D
ra
G
el.
Verse
This
G
star
D
drew nigh to t
C
he north-
G
west;
O'er
C
Bethle
Bm
hem it t
C
ook i
D
t's
G
rest,
And
G
there it
D
did both
C
stop and
G
stay,
Right
C
over the
Bm
place where J
C
es
D
us
G
lay.
Chorus *
No
G
el No
D
el, N
C
oel N
G
oel
C
Born is the
Bm
King of
C
Is
D
ra
G
el.
Verse
Then
G
entered
D
in those
C
wise men
G
three,
Fell
C
reveren
Bm
tly
C
upon
D
their
G
knee,
And
G
offered
D
there in his
C
pre
G
sence
Their
C
gold and
Bm
myrrh and
C
fran
D
kince
G
nse.
Chorus *
No
G
el No
D
el, N
C
oel N
G
oel
C
Born is the
Bm
King of
C
Is
D
ra
G
el.
Verse
Then
G
let us
D
all with
C
one
G
accord
Sing
C
praises
Bm
to our he
C
aven
D
ly Lo
G
rd,
That
G
hath
D
made heav'n and
C
earth of
G
nought,
And
C
with his
Bm
blood mank
C
ind
D
has b
G
ought.
Chorus *
No
G
el No
D
el, N
C
oel N
G
oel
C
Born is the
Bm
King of
C
Is
D
ra
G
el.
Chorus *
No
G
el No
D
el, N
C
oel N
G
oel
C
Born is the
Bm
King of
C
Is
D
ra
G
el.