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Text: | God rest you merry, gentlemen |
Tune: | GOD REST YOU MERRY |
Harmonizer: | John Stainer, 1840-1901 |
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 And when they came to Bethlehem
Where our dear Saviour lay,
They found him in a manger,
Where oxen feed on hay;
His mother Mary kneeling down,
Unto the Lord did pray: [Refrain]
4 Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other new embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All other doth efface: [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | God rest you merry, gentlemen |
Refrain First Line: | O tidings of comfort and joy |
Meter: | 86 86 86 and refrain |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1986 |
Topic: | The Christian Year: Christmas |
Source: | Traditional |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | GOD REST YOU MERRY |
Harmonizer: | John Stainer, 1840-1901 |
Meter: | 86 86 86 and refrain |
Key: | e minor |
Source: | London Carol Melody |