Hymn Chords

118. The First Noel

Eb        Cm Bb Fm  Eb    Ab  Eb
The first no-el the angel did say
Bb7    Eb      Fm   Eb   Ab    Bb7 Eb          Bb7  Eb
Was to certain poor shep-herds in fields where they lay;
Bb7 Eb    Cm    Bb   Fm  Eb      Ab    Eb
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,
Ab   Eb       Fm    Eb    Bb7  Eb  Bb7 Eb
On a cold win-ter’s night that was so deep.
Bb7 Eb Cm Gm  Eb Ab     Eb Bb
No-el, No-el, No-el, No-el,
Cm   Ebmaj7 Ab Eb   Bb7 Eb Bb7 Eb
Born is    the King of Is-ra-el.


[[Full Lyrics]]

[Verse 1]
The first noel the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay;
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,
On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.

[Refrain]
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel

[Verse 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.

[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.

[Verse 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.

[Verse 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.