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.

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