The first Nowell

The words

1. Verse 1

   The first No well the an gel did say was to cer tain poor shep herds in fields as they lay; in fields where they lay keep ing their sheep, on a cold win ter's night that was so deep: No well, No well, No well, Nowell, born is the King of Is rael!

2. Verse 2

   They look ed up and saw a star shin ing in the east be yond them far; and to the earth it gave great light, and so it con tin ued both day and night:

3. Verse 3

   And by the light of that same star three wise men came from coun try far; to seek for a king was their in tent, and to follow the star wher ev ver it went:

4. Verse 4

   This star drew nigh to the north west; o'er Beth le hem it took its rest, and there it did both stop and stay right o ver the place where Je sus lay:

5. Verse 5

   Then en tered in those wise men three, full rev 'rent ly up on their knee, and of fered there in his pre sence their gold and myrrh and fran kin cense:

6. Verse 6

   Then let us all with one ac cord sing prais es to the heav'n ly Lord, that hath made heav'n and earth of naught, and with his blood mankind hath bought:

Free to sing: John Stainer died in 1901.