The First Noel (Vol. 1) AG 3 - G Shapes

AG 3 - G Shapes

Add To

Rehearsal Player

Play the song with your instrument loud in the mix

Full Mix
Acoustic
Acoustic Guitar
Acoustic Guitar 2 EASY
Acoustic Guitar 3 EASY
Electric
Electric Guitar
Electric Guitar 2 EASY
Bass
Bass Guitar
Bass Guitar EASY
Keys
Piano
Piano EASY
Vocals
High Harmony
Melody
Low Harmony
Put Capo on Fret:
Capo
Play in these Chord Shapes

Intro

F/A C F/A C
                                                                                  
Dm Am G
                                                       

Verse 1

C Em F C
The   first   no el    the     angels   did     say
G/B Am Em F C
Was   to     certain  poor    shepherds  in   fields  as  they   lay
C Em F C
In   fields where   they   lay     keeping their   sheep
G/B Am Em F G C
On    a      cold  winter's    night  that    was     so      deep

Chorus

C Em F C G/B
No el     no el     no el     no el        
Am Em F G
Born  is  the    King  of   Is    -     rael
C Em F C G/B
No el     no el     no el     no el        
Am Em F G
Born  is  the    King  of   Is    -     rael

Intro

F/A C F/A C
                                                                                  
Dm Am G
                                                       

Verse 2

C Em F C
They   looked    up   and     saw   a     star
G/B Am Em F G C
Shining      in   the     east   be yond     them     far
C Em F C
And   to the   earth   it   gave great   light
G/B Am Em F G C
And     so  it  con tinued both   day     and     night

Chorus

C Em F C G/B
No el     no el     no el     no el        
Am Em F G
Born  is  the    King  of   Is    -     rael
C Em F C G/B
No el     no el     no el     no el        
Am Em F G C
Born  is  the    King  of   Is    -     ra    -     el

Verse 3

C Em F C
Then   let   us     all   with     one   a ccord
G/B Am Em F G C
Sing      praises      to  our    hea  -  ven ly       Lord
C Em F C
That   hath  made    heaven  and    earth   of     nought
G/B Am Em F G C
And      with  His    blood  man kind      has      bought

Chorus

C Em F C G/B
No el     no el     no el     no el        
Am Em F G
Born  is  the    King  of   Is    -     rael
C Em F C G/B
No el     no el     no el     no el        
Am Em F G
Born  is  the    King  of   Is    -     rael

Outro

F/A C F/A C
                                                                                  
Dm Am G
                                                       

Outro

F/A C F/A C
                                                                                  
Dm Am Gsus G
                                                                                  
C
 

Devotional

The First Noel (Vol. 1)

Play the devotional:
LISTEN WITH SONG
LISTEN WITHOUT SONG
[The wise men] went on their way.  And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was.  When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.  And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him.  Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. (Matthew 2:9-11)           
On the night Jesus was born, that First Noel, one star sang a song for the ages. In all of its brightness, it declared, "Glory in the Highest!" with the fulfillment of all of God's promises.  It was a long-awaited star proclaiming a long-awaited Messiah, a star of stars that announced the King of Kings.
 
Matthew writes that wise men studied the skies and saw this star, a star that told them something profound had happened, something that would change the course of history.  They came to Jerusalem, walked into the town in which Herod is king, and asked, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?" (Matthew 2:2).  Not, "where is the baby who will become the king one day?"  No, a star told us that there is a baby King, "a baby who is already King" and we are here to worship him.
 
No Way to Treat a King
 
And how do Herod and the Jews respond?  With joy and excitement and gratitude?  Remember these "the people of Jerusalem" are Jesus' people.  This is Israel, the ones to whom Jesus was promised, their King, their Savior.  But unlike the wise men, Herod was threatened by this baby King and didn't want to worship the child.  He wanted to kill the baby, and he was willing to kill every young boy in Bethlehem to make sure that Jesus was dead. Jesus' own people hear that the promised King has arrived to save them, and how do they respond?  Over and over throughout the gospels, we see that the Jews were troubled.  They were filled with fear and pride and faithlessness.  They try to stop Jesus.
 
Like so many of us today, the Jews were clinging to what they knew.  They were content with the king they knew, the world they knew, the life they knew.  They knew that if this child really was the Christ, everything had to change.  They were terrified of what changes Jesus might bring or of what he might take away.  Instead of running to the newborn King, exalting him, welcoming him into the world, they feared him and they rejected him.
 
The Brightness of His Rising
 
But in the very same moments with the very same news, the wise men responded very differently. "When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy" (Matthew 2:10).  The wise men were beside themselves with joy because of this star.  These guys weren't Jewish priests.  They weren't Jewish at all.  They were men from the east.  From the moment of his birth, the joy Jesus brings is a joy for the nations, for the whole world.  It happened just like Isaiah predicted, "The Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.  And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising" (Isaiah 60:3).
 
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. "Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel" born is the King of Israel!
 
The wise men were enamored with the star, the way we might be with the first snowfall of the year or a best friend's engagement ring or a last second shot to beat our biggest rival.  They couldn't take their eyes off of it.  Nothing would distract them or get in the way because they knew the Savior would come by that great light.
 
The Poor Child, the Promised King
 
They finally arrive at Bethlehem. "And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh" (Matthew 2:11). Wouldn't you think they would be completely disappointed, confused, defeated?  The star led them to a humble home with a humble family, who had given birth in a stable.
 
Yet the wise men are not fooled or caught off guard by the strange circumstances.  No, they fall down and they worship Jesus.  Give us a poor child with modest accommodations and little fanfare.  Just give us Jesus.  We need the King.
 
They brought expensive gifts, but they knew nothing they brought would be enough. This wasn't just a king; this was the King, the King of Kings.  And it had been given to them to see his star and to see him "the little baby" with their own eyes.
 
With His Blood, Mankind He Bought
 
Why did this baby King come?  He came to save his people from their sins, and to bring them to God (Matthew 1:21-23). How do you respond to this Jesus?  How do you respond to the baby declaring power and authority before he’s even spoken a word, the baby whose birth stopped the stars?  How do you respond to this unassuming answer to years of promise, little hands and ears and a nose in which infinite Almighty God dwelt?  Do you rejoice?  Are you confused?  Is it threatening?  Maybe even offensive?
 
Make no mistake.  If you follow this Star, your life will change.  When we pursue Jesus and his light, he uncovers and confronts our sin, our selfishness, our resistance to him.  But fear not!  Through this King, by his death years later on the cross, we are saved from ourselves, and from death, to eternal life with him.  Don't miss the Star, and don't fear its message. It brings the best news any of us have ever heard.
 
Then let us all with one accord, sing praises to our Heavenly Lord, that hath made heaven and earth of nought, and with his blood mankind has bought.