God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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God rest ye merry, gentlemen,
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Let nothing you dismay,
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Remember Christ our Savior
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Was born on Christmas day,
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To save us all from Satan's pow'r
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When we were gone astray:
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O tidings of comfort and joy,
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Comfort and joy,
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O tidings of comfort and joy.
Verse 2.
From God our heavenly Father
A blessed angel came.
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same,
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by name:
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.
Verse 3.
"Fear not," then said the angel,
Let nothing you affright,
This day is born a Savior,
Of virtue, power, and might;
So frequently to vanquish all
The friends of Satan quite:
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.
Verse 4.
The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding,
In tempest, storm, and wind,
And went to Bethlehem straightaway
This blessed babe to find:
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.
Verse 5.
But when to Bethlehem they came,
Whereat this infant lay
They found him in a manger,
Where oxen feed on hay;
His mother Mary kneeling,
Unto the Lord did pray:
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.
Verse 6.
Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All others doth deface:
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.
