God Rest Ye
Merry Gentlemen


VERSE 1

God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember, Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan’s power
When we were gone astray

REFRAIN

O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
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

VERSE 3

Fear not then, said the angel
Let nothing you affright
This day is born a Saviour
Of a pure virgin bright
To free all those who trust in him
From Satan’s power and might

VERSE 4

The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind
And left their flocks afeeding
In tempest storm and wind
And went to Bethlehem straightway
The blessed Babe to find

VERSE 5

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

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