1 There dwelt in old Ju­dea,
A maid­en fair to see;
The mo­ther mild and un­de­filed,
Of a bless­èd babe was she.

Refrain:
Sing No­ël, sing No­ël,
And mer­ry be al­way;
For Christ was born, in the ear­ly morn,
All on a Christ­mas Day.

2 And as the in­fant Je­sus
Lay on His low­ly bed,
A cir­cle bright of heav’n­ly light
Shone round about His head. [Refrain]

3 The shep­herds bowed before Him,
While an­gels swift did fly
On blest em­ploy, with songs of joy,
To fill the star­ry sky. [Refrain]

4 For this was Prince Em­ma­nu­el,
Who laid aside His crown;
And all to win our souls from sin
Unto the earth came down. [Refrain]

5 Now God, my dear Re­deem­er,
I give my heart to Thee;
For, by my word, this lov­ing Lord,
Shall be the Lord of me. [Refrain]