The First Noel

Verse 1
The first No­el the an­gel did say
Was to cer­tain poor shep­herds in fields as they lay;
In fields where they lay tend­ing their sheep,
On a cold win­ter’s night that was so deep. (Luke 2:8-14)

Chorus
Noel, No­el, No­el, No­el,
Born is the King of Is­ra­el. (Mic. 5:2, John 1:49, Matt. 27:42, Mark 15:32, John 12:13)

Verse 2
They look­èd up and saw a star
Shining in the east, be­yond them far; (Matt. 2:2)
And to the earth it gave great light,
And so it con­tin­ued both day and night.

Verse 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. (Matt. 2:1-2)

Verse 4
This star drew nigh to the north­west,
Over Beth­le­hem it took its rest;
And there it did both stop and stay,
Right ov­er the place where Je­sus lay. (Matt. 2:9)

Verse 5
Then did they know as­sur­ed­ly
Within that house the King did lie;
One en­tered it them for to see,
And found the Babe in po­ver­ty. (Matt. 2:11, II Cor. 8:9)

Verse 6
Then en­tered in those wise men three,
Full rev­er­ent­ly up­on the knee,
And of­fered there, in His pre­sence,
Their gold and myrrh and frank­in­cense. (Matt. 2:12)

Verse 7
Between an ox stall and an ass,
This Child tru­ly there He was;
For want of cloth­ing they did Him lay
All in a man­ger, among the hay. (Luke 2:7)

Verse 8
Then let us all with one ac­cord
Sing prais­es to our heav’n­ly Lord; (Rom. 15:6)
That hath made Heav’n and earth of naught, (Heb. 11:3, Gen. 1:1, Ps. 33:6, Ps. 33:9, John 1:1-3)
And with His blood man­kind hath bought. (Acts 20:28, I Pet. 1:18-19, Rev. 5:9)

Verse 9
If we in our time shall do well,
We shall be free from death and hell;
For God hath pre­pared for us all
A rest­ing place in ge­ner­al.