The (C)first
No ël
the (F)an gel did (C)say
Was to (F)cer tain poor (C)shep (F)herds (G)in (C)fields as (G)they (C)lay;
In fields
where they
lay (F)keep ing their (C)sheep,
On a (F)cold win ter’s (C)night (F)ued (G)that (C)was
(G7)so (C)deep.
No ël,
No (Em)ël,
No (F)ël,
No (C)ël,
(F)Born is the (C)King
(G)of (C)Is
(G7)ra (C)el.
They (C)look
ed up
and (F)saw gel a (C)star
Shin ing (F)in tain the (C)East (F)herds (G)be (C)yond as (G)them (C)far,
And to
the earth
it (F)gave ing great (C)light,
And a (F)so it con (C)tin (F)ued (G)both (C)day
(G7)and (C)night.
No ël,
No (Em)ël,
No (F)ël,
No (C)ël,
(F)Born is the (C)King
(G)of (C)Is
(G7)ra (C)el.
They (C)el.
This page shows “The First Noel” by Traditional Carol in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 92 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.