The First Nowell
arr.Timothy Baxter
traditional English text
Soprano
q =108 mp
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1. 2. The They mp
Alto
first No - well look - èd up
the and
1. The first
No 2. They look - èd mp
BASS
1. 2.
an - gel did saw a
1. 2. mp
TENOR
well up
the and
an gel -did saw a
fields to
where they the earth
fields where they
to
the
earth
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well,
well,
lay, it
lay, it
keep - ing their sheep, gave great light,
keep - ing their gave great
sheep light,
No - well,
No -- well,
No
- well,
No -
well,
say star,
well,
cold so
winter's night that it con - tin - ued both
in a and
cold so
king
of
Is
f
f
of
Is
Born is f
the
king
deep: night:
the
so and
winter's night that it con - tin - ued both
was day
Born is
f
was day
-
so and
deep: night:
-
p
In And p
was to cer tain poor shep - herds in fields as they lay; shi - ning in the east be - yond them far;
No -
say star
in a and
was to cer tain poor shep - herds in fields as they lay; shi - ning in the east be - yond them far;
No - well,
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In And
Refrain mf
No -
mf
mf
No mf
ra - el!
ra - el!