| Masters in this Hall,
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| Hear ye news to-day
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| Brought from over sea,
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| And ever I you pray:
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| Going o’er the hills,
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| Through the milk-white snow,
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| Heard I ewes bleat
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| While the wind did blow!
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| Nowell! |
| Nowell! |
| Nowell!
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| Nowell, sing we cheer
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| Holpen are all folk on earth,
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| Born is God’s son so dear:
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| Nowell! |
| Nowell! |
| Nowell!
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| Nowell, sing we loud
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| God to-day hath poor folk raised
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| And cast a-down the proud.
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| Shepherds many a one
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| Sat among the sheep,
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| No man spake more word
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| Than they had been asleep.
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| Quoth I, «Fellows mine,
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| Why this guise sit ye?
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| Making but dull cheer,
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| Shepherds though ye be?»
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| Nowell! |
| Nowell! |
| Nowell!
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| Nowell, sing we cheer
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| Holpen are all folk on earth,
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| Born is God’s son so dear:
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| Nowell! |
| Nowell! |
| Nowell!
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| Nowell, sing we loud
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| God to-day hath poor folk raised
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| And cast a-down the proud.
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| «Shepherds should of right
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| Leap and dance and sing,
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| Thus to see ye sit,
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| Is a right strange thing.»
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| Quoth these fellows then,
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| «To Bethlem town we go,
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| To see a mighty lord
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| Lie in manger low.»
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| Nowell! |
| Nowell! |
| Nowell!
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| Nowell, sing we cheer
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| Holpen are all folk on earth,
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| Born is God’s son so dear:
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| Nowell! |
| Nowell! |
| Nowell!
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| Nowell, sing we loud
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| God to-day hath poor folk raised
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| And cast a-down the proud.
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| Ox and ass him know,
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| Kneeling on their knee,
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| Wondrous joy had I
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| This little babe to see:
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| This is Christ the Lord,
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| Masters be ye glad!
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| Christmas is come in,
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| And no folk should be sad.
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| Nowell! |
| Nowell! |
| Nowell!
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| Nowell, sing we cheer
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| Holpen are all folk on earth,
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| Born is God’s son so dear:
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| Nowell! |
| Nowell! |
| Nowell!
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| Nowell, sing we loud
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| God to-day hath poor folk raised
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| And cast a-down the proud.
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| Nowell! |
| Nowell!
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| God to-day hath poor folk raised
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| And cast a-down the proud.
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| Nowell! |
| Nowell!
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| Nowell! |
| Nowell! |
| Nowell! |
| Nowell! |
| Nowell! |
| Nowell! |
| Nowell!
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| God to-day hath poor folk raised
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| And cast a-down the proud |