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130 | The Hymnal#131 | 132 |
Text: | God rest you merry, gentlemen |
Tune: | GOD REST YOU MERRY, GENTLEMEN |
Harmonizer: | John Stainer |
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 power
When we were gone astray.
Refrain:
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
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. [Refrain]
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." [Refrain]
4 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. [Refrain]
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | God rest you merry, gentlemen |
Refrain First Line: | O tidings of comfort and joy |
Meter: | 7. 6. 7. 6. 7. 6. with Refrain |
Publication Date: | 1950 |
Topic: | Jesus Christ the Lord: His Birth; Christ: Birth and Infancy of; Christ: Nativity, The(2 more...) |
Source: | English traditional |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | GOD REST YOU MERRY, GENTLEMEN |
Harmonizer: | John Stainer (1867) |
Meter: | 7. 6. 7. 6. 7. 6. with Refrain |
Key: | e minor |
Source: | Traditional melody |