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title: The First Noel
key: D
time: 3/4
tempo: 100
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[Verses]
L1: The first No - el, the an - gel did say was to cer - tain poor shep - herds in fields as they lay, in fields where they lay keep - ing their sheep, on a cold win - ter's night that was so deep.
L2: They looked up and saw a star shin - ing in the east, be - yond them far, and to the earth it gave great light, and so it con - tin - ued both day and night.
L3: And by the light of that same star three wise men came from coun - try far, to seek for a King was their in - tent, and to fol - low the star wher - e - ver it went.
L4: This star drew nigh to the north - west, o'er Beth - le - hem it took its rest, and there it did both stop and stay, right o - ver the place where Je - sus lay.
L5: Then en - tered in those wise men three, full rev - erent - ly up on the knee, and of - fered there in His pre - sence, their gold and myrrh and frank - in - cense.
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A: d | s, :- :d | r :- :r | s :s :f | m :- :d.r | s :m :f | s :d :f | m :- :r | d :- :t, | s, :- :d | r :- :r | s :s :f | m :- :d.r | s :m :f | s :f :f | m :- :r | d :-
T: s,.f, | m, :- :d | t, :- :l, | s, :- :l,.t, | d :- :l,.s, | s, :- :t, | d :l, :f, | s, :d :s, | s, :- :s,.f, | m, :- :d | d :t, :l, | s, :- :l,.t, | d :- :l,.s, | s, :- :t, | d :- :r | s, :d :s, | s, :-
B: d, | d, :- :l,, | s,, :s, :f, | m, :- :f, | d, :- :f,.f, | m, :d, :r, | m, :f, :r, | m,.f, :s, :s, | d, :- :s,, | d, :- :l,, | s,, :s, :f, | m, :- :f, | d, :- :f,.f, | m, :d, :r, | m, :f, :r, | m,.f, :s, :s,, | d, :-

[Refrain]
L: No - el, No - el, No - el, No - el, born is the King of Is - ra - el.
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A: t, | s, :- :d | t, :- :m | f :- :f | m :- :s | m :m :f | m :- :f | m :- :r | d :-
T: s,.f, | m, :- :l, | s, :- :s, | l, :-.t, :d.r | m :- :r | d :d :d | d :- :d | s, :- :s, | s, :-
B: s,, | d, :- :l,, | m, :- :d, | f, :-.s, :l,.t, | d :- :t, | l, :s, :f, | 0 :- :- | m,.f, :s, :s,, | d, :-