God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

[Verse 1]
God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember‚ Christ‚ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray
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
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy!

[Verse 3]
The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest‚ storm and wind:
And went to Bethlehem straightway
This blessed babe to find
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy!

[Verse 4]
And 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 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 other doth deface
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy!