The Hymnal ‎#145

145. The first Nowell, the angel did say

Text Information

• First Line: The first Nowell, the angel did say
• Refrain First Line: Noel, Noel
• Publication Date: 1956
• Scripture:
  Matthew 3:1
  ;
  Matthew 3:9-11
  ;
  Luke 2:7-20
• Topic: Christmas; Christ: The King; Christ the Son: Birth of Jesus
• Source: Old English Carol
• Notes: Alma 10:19, 26; Helaman 5:59, 126

Tune Information

• Name: THE FIRST NOWELL
• Composer (descant): Kathryn Reese O'Boyle
• Meter: Irregular, with Refrain
• Key: D Major
• Source: Traditional Melody in W. Sandys' Christmas Carols, 1833
• Copyright: Descant used by permission from "The Hymnal for Youth," 1941, by the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education.