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%OHTOPICS {Christmas/Advent}, {God, As King}, {Israel}, {Jesus}, {Knowledge [5]}, {Light [2,3]}, {Praise, Son [8]}, {Presence}, {Reverence [6]}, {Seasons [1]}
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T: The First Noel
C: Words: Traditional English carol, possibly dating from as early as the 13th Century.
C: Music: 'The First Noel' Traditional English carol, possibly dating from as early as the 13th Century.
C: Setting: "The Methodist Sunday School Hymnal", 1911.
C: copyright: public domain.  This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2006 Revision.
S: Music source: The Methodist Sunday School Hymnal, 1911 Hymn 66.
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w: 1.~The * first * No- * el the * an- gel did say Was to cer- tain poor shep- herds 
w: 2.~They * look- * èd * up and * saw * a star Shin- ing in * the east, * 
w: 3.~And * by * the * light of * that * same star Three * Wise * Men came * 
w: 4.~This * star * drew * nigh to * the * north- west, Ov- er Beth- * le- hem * 
w: 5.~Then * did * they * know as- * sur- * ed- ly With- * in * that house * 
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w: in fields as they lay; In * fields * where * they lay * tend- ing their sheep, 
w: be- yond * them far; And * to * the * earth it * gave * great light, 
w: from coun- * try far; To * seek * for a King was * their * in- tent, 
w: it took * its rest; And * there * it * did both * stop * and stay, 
w: the King * did lie; One * en- * tered * it them * for * to see, 
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w: On a cold win- ter's night * that was * so deep. 
w: And * so it con- tin- ued both day * and night. 
w: And to fol- low the star * wher- ev- er it went. 
w: Right * ov- er the place * where Je- * sus lay. 
w: And * found * the Babe * in pov- * er- ty. 
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w: No- * el, * No- * el, No- * el, No- el, * Born is the King * of Is- * ra- el. 
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