God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

Verse 1

God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
Remember Christ our Saviour
Was born on Christmas Day;

To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray.

Chorus

O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.

Verse 2

In Bethlehem, in Jewry,
This blessed Babe was born,
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn;

The which His Mother Mary,
Did nothing take in scorn.

Verse 3

From God our heav'nly 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 4

"Fear not, then," said the angel,
"Let nothing you affright,
This day is born a Savior
Of a pure Virgin bright,

To free all those who trust in Him
From Satan's pow'r and might."

Verse 5

The shepherds at these tidings
Rejoi-ced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest, storm and wind,

And went to Bethlehem straight 'way
This blessed Babe to find.

Verse 6

And when they came to Bethlehem
Where our dear Savior lay,
They found Him in a manger
Where oxen feed on hay.

His mother Mary knee-led down
And to the Lord did pray:

Verse 7

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.