Hymn Chords

118. The First Noel

Ab        Fm Eb Bbm Ab    Db  Ab
The first no-el the angel did say
Eb7    Ab      Bbm  Ab   Db    Eb7 Ab          Eb7  Ab
Was to certain poor shep-herds in fields where they lay;
Eb7 Ab    Fm    Eb   Bbm Ab      Db    Ab
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,
Db   Ab       Bbm   Ab    Eb7  Ab  Eb7 Ab
On a cold win-ter’s night that was so deep.
Eb7 Ab Fm Cm  Ab Db     Ab Eb
No-el, No-el, No-el, No-el,
Fm   Abmaj7 Db Ab   Eb7 Ab Eb7 Ab
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.