Hoy en día, se interpreta habitualmente a cuatro voces, con el arreglo del compositor inglés John Stainer, publicado por primera vez en su obra Carols, New and Old, en 1871.[4] La melodía está incluida, junto con los villancicos Good Christian Men, Rejoice, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen y Come ye, lofty; come, ye lowly, en la fantasía coral Christmas Day (1910), de Gustav Holst.Como ocurre con muchas canciones tradicionales y villancicos, la letra difiere en los libros.O'er Bethlehem town it took its rest; The wise men learnt its cause of stay, And found the place where Jesus lay.Sing praises to our heavenly Lord That hath made heaven and earth of nought, And with his blood mankind hath bought: Our Blest Messiah's place it was; To save us all from bond and thrall, He was a Redeemer for us all!
"The First Nowell" en Carols, New and Old (1879)
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