The first noel the angel did say
Was
to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay;
In
fields where they lay keeping their sheep,
On
a cold winter's night that was so deep.
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They
looked up and saw a star
Shining
in the east, beyond them far,
And
to the earth it gave great light,
And
so it continued both day and night.
3
And
by the light of that same star,
Three
wise men came from country far,
To
seek for a king was their intent,
And
to follow the star wherever it went.
4
This
star drew nigh to the northwest,
O'er
Bethlehem it took its rest,
And
there it did both stop and stay,
Right
over the place where Jesus lay.
5
Then
entered in those wise men three,
Full
reverently upon the knee,
And
offered there, in His presence,
Their
gold, and myrrh, and frankincense.