THE FIRST NOWELL

Do = D, 3/4 English Traditional Carol

arranged by DAVID WILCOCKS
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1. The first No- well the an- gel did say was to certain poor shepherds in

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fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep on a

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cold winter’s night that was so deep. No- well, No- well, No-

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well, No- well, born is the King of I- sra- el.

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S 32 1 . 2 34 5 . 67 1 7 6 5 . 6 7 1 7 6 5 6 7
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B 1 1 7. 6. 5. 5 4 3 . 4 1 . 4 4 3 1 2 3 4 5
2. They look- ed up and saw a star shining in the east be-
4. This star drew high to the northwest o’er Beth- le- hem it

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A 12 3 2 2 1 7. 1 7. 6. 2 1 4 32 3 12 3 2 12
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T 6 . 1 76 5 . 54 3 . 1 76 5 2 1 .2 1 7 .6 5
B 6 2 5 1 . 5. 6. 5. 4. 4 3 2 6. . 6 3 . 4
yond them far; And to the earth it gave great light, and
took its rest, And there it did both stop and stay right

 
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A 3 .2 1 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 . 32 1 . 2 34 5 . 17
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T 54 5 67 1 7 6 5 6 7 1 5 32 1 . 2 34 5 . 17
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B 32 3 4 6 5 4 3 4 5 1 . 32 1 . 2 34 5 . 17
so it con- ti- nued both day and night. No- well, No- well, No-
ov- er the place where Je- sus lay. No- well, No- well, No-

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SATB 6 . 6 5 . . 1 7 6 5 6 7 1 5 4 3 .
well, No- well, born is the King of I- sra- el.

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S 54 3 5 1 1 7 2 5 . 6 3 . 2 5 . 4 3 1 7
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A 7. 1 . 7. 16. 2 . 2 1 32 1 2 1 2 1 3 27. 1 3 2
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T 32 1 . 2 34 5 . 67 1 7 6 5 . 67 1 7 6 5 6 7
B 5 1 . 6. 5. 5 4 3 . 4 1 . 4 3 1 2 3 4 5
3. And by the light of that same star, three wise men came from
5. Then en- ter’d in those wise men three, full re- v’rent- ly up-

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T 1 5 4 3 . 32 1 .2 3 4 5 . 67 1 7 6 5 . 6 7
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B 6 2 5. 1 . 5. 6. 5. 4. 4. 4 3 2 6 3 4 5 . 5 4
coun- try far; to seek for a king was their in- tent, and to
on their knee, and of- fer’d there in his pre- sence their

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A 3 3 2 1 2 32 1 43 2 2 1 7. 1 . 1 5 . 5
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T 1 7 6 5 6 7 1 5 4 3 . 32 1 . 2 34 5 . 17
B 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 5. 1 . 5. 1 . 6. 3 . 1
fol- low the star wherev- er it went. No- well, No- well, No-
gold and myrrh and frank- in- cense. No- well, No- well, No-

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S2 1 . 1 1 . . 3 1 .1 1 5 .5 5 3 2 1 .
A1 6 . 4 5 . . 6 3 4 5 3 2 5. 6. 7. 1 .
A2 6 . 1 1 . . 6 3 4 5 3 2 5. 6. 7. 1 .
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T 6 . 6 5 . . 1 7 6 5 6 7 1 5 4 3 .
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B 4 . 4. 1 . 7. 6. 65 4 3 4 5 3 2 5. 1 .
well, No- well, born is the King of I- sra- el.

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SATB 32 1 . 2 34 5 . 67 1 7 6 5 . 67 1 7 6 5 6 7
6. Then let us all with one ac- cord sing prai- ses to our

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SATB 1 5 4 3 . 32 1 . 2 34 5 . 67 1 7 6 5 . 67 1 7 6
heav’n- ly Lord, that hath made heav’n and earth of naught, and with his

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ATB 5 6 7 1 5 4 3 . 32 1 . 2 34 5 . 17 6 . 6 5 . .
blood mankind hath bought: No- well, No- well, No- well, No- well,

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born is the King of I- sra- el.

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