Canterbury Cathedral Choir The First Nowell Lyrics

The First Nowell Lyrics

The-e fir-ist No-o-el, thee-ee angel did say

Was to certain poor shepherds
in fields as they lay

I-in fie-ields wher-ere they lay-ay keeping their
sheep

In a cold winter's ni-ight that wa-as so deep

No-o-e-el,
No-o-el, No-o-el, No-o-e-el

Born is the Ki-ing of I-is-ra-el



They-ey loo-ook-ed up a-and saw-aw a star

Shining i-in the Ea-east
beyo-ond them far

A-and to-oo the-ee earth i-it ga-ave great light

A-and so it continued both day-ay and night

No-o-e-el, No-o-el,
No-o-el, No-e-el

Born is the Ki-ing of I-is-ra-el



A-and by-y
the-e light o-of tha-at same star

Three-ee wi-ise men ca-ame from
cou-ountry far

To-oo see-eek for a King wa-as their-eir intent

And
to follow the sta-ar wherever it went

No-o-e-el, No-o-el, No-o-el,
No-o-e-el

Born is the Ki-ing of I-is-ra-el



This star-ar
drew-ew nigh to the-e northwest

O'er Be-eth-le-he-em it too-ook its
rest

A-and there-ere it did bo-oth sto-op and stay

Ri-ight o-over
the pla-ace where Je-esus lay

No-o-e-el, No-o-el, No-o-el, No-o-e-el

Born is the K-ing of I-is-ra-el



The-en e-entered in tho-ose
wi-ise men three

Fe-ell re-everently upo-on their knee

A-and
o-offered there i-in hi-is presence

Bo-oth go-old, and myr-rh, and
fra-ankincense

No-o-e-el, No-o-el, No-o-el, No-e-el

Born is the
Ki-ing of I-is-ra-el



The-en le-et u-us all wi-ith one-ne accord

Si-ing prai-aises to-oo our heavenly Lord

Tha-at ha-ath made heaven and
ear-earth of nought

A-and wi-ith his bloo-ood manki-ind had bought

No-o-e-el, no-o-el, no-o-el, no-o-e-el

Born is the ki-ing of
I-is-ra-el