Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 401 hymnals First Line: The first Nowell, the angel did say Lyrics: ... , Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay ... they lay a-keeping their sheep, On a cold winter' ... , Born is the King of Israel! 2 They looked up ... , Right over the place where Jesus lay. [Refrain] 5 Then ... both made heaven and earth of naught, And with His ... Topics: Jesus Christ the Lord His Birth; Christ Birth and Infancy of; Christ Nativity, The; Christmas; Nativity, the Used With Tune: THE FIRST NOWELL Text Sources: Old English carol
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell