= 38. THE FIRST NOWELL English traditional carol arranged by DAVID WILLCOCKS mf FULL voices The. first No- ‘ORGAN the. an- gel did say, Wasto cer-tain poor shep-herds in aif 2 fields as they lay;, In. fields_where they Tay, Keep-ing their sheep, On a a) rite aaa ea REFRAIN cold win-ter’s night that was so deep: No - well, No ~ OF - well, No- well, No - well, Born. is the King. of Is - e © 1961 Ontord University PressThe first Nowell a7 %, SOPRANO mare ; concany J 2. They tok - ed. up———and_ sae a stay Shining 4. This star drew nigh to__ the north-west; Over mf, a a tenor BE BASS e Tot? r Ss in— the east, be - yond. them farj. And to the earth. it Beth - le - hem— it took——its rest, And there. it did_— both zd sa a é Ti as eS gave. great light, And so it con - tin-ued both day— and night: stop and stay Right ov-er the. place. where Je - sus lay: dc), = acy ay REFRAIN (voices in unison) No - well,_— No - well, No - well, No oncan gl! F r a Note: vv. 2&4 may be sung by unaccompanied voices.128 The first Nowell SOPRANO. ‘ALTO “ast & bel pS And by the. light of__ that same ster, _ Three vecpufen ef = terd in those wise men theaz Fut MELoDY(mf) = ey = (ORGAN) TENOR BASS. eS 7 za ore G wise men came from coun- try far;_ To. seek_ fora king was re = vitent-ly-— up - on their knee, And off. ord. there. in —? fol-low the star_ wher-ev-er it went: gold— and myrrh and frank - in - cense-. Sag ae oe their. in - tent, And to his pre - sence_ Their. me REFRAIN (ie $d eau Cea arene ae Born is__ the King of a J u Note: wy. 35 may be sung unaccompanied, oF with organ, or by unison voices (tenor part) with descant (soprano part), and organThe first Nowell 129 vorces * 6. Then let us— all with. one— ac- cord Sing prai- ses ORGAN f re to—— our heav'n-ly Lord, That hath— made heav'n and— earth. of ad REFRAIN DESCANT (Sops) naught, And with. his blood_man-kind— hath bought: No - well — -well, Nowell, No- well, Born is the King. of Is - 1a 2