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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 121 hymnals First Line: God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay Refrain First Line: O tidings of comfort and joy Text Sources: English carol, 18th cent.
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
GOD REST YOU MERRY
Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 81 hymnals Tune Sources: English melody, 18th cent. Tune Key: e minor Incipit: 11554 32171 23451 Used With Text: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
GOD REST YOU MERRY
GOD REST YE MERRY (CORNISH)
Appears in 3 hymnals Tune Sources: Anonymous Cornish carol, first printed 1833 Incipit: 11654 32165 17711 Used With Text: God rest you merry, gentlemen (kornvala melodio)
GOD REST YE MERRY (CORNISH)
[God rest ye merry, gentlemen]
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. S. B. Hodges, S.T.D. Incipit: 53525 12354 53523 Used With Text: God rest ye merry, gentlemen
[God rest ye merry, gentlemen]
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #1904 Refrain First Line: O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy Lyrics: 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.
Refrain:
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
2. In Bethlehem, in Israel,
this blessèd Babe was born,
And laid within a manger
upon this blessèd morn;
The which His mother Mary did
nothing take in scorn. [Refrain]
3. From God our heavenly Father
a blessèd angel came;
And unto certain shepherds
brought tidings of the same;
How that in Bethlehem was born
the Son of God by name. [Refrain]
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 power and might. [Refrain]
5. The shepherds at those tidings
rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
in tempest, storm and wind,
And went to Bethl’em straightaway
this blessèd Babe to find. [Refrain]
6. But when to Bethlehem they came
where our dear Savior lay,
They found Him in a manger
where oxen feed on hay;
His mother Mary kneeling
unto the Lord did pray. [Refrain]
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. [Refrain]
8. God bless the ruler of this house,
and send him long to reign,
And many a merry Christmas
may live to see again;
Among your friends and kindred
that live both far and near—
That God send you a happy new year, happy new year,
And God send you a happy new year. Languages: English Tune Title: [God rest ye merry, gentlemen]
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Hymnal: Journeysongs (2nd ed.) #337 (2003) Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 with refrain Refrain First Line: O tidings of comfort and joy Lyrics: 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 pow'r
When we were gone astray.
Refrain:
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
2 In Bethlehem in Judah
This blessed babe was born,
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn:
For which his Mother Mary
Did nothing take in scorn. [Refrain]
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. [Refrain]
4 "Fear not, then," said the angel,
"Let nothing you affright;
This day is born a Savior
Of Virgin pure and bright,
To free all those who trust in him
From Satan's pow'r and might." [Refrain]
5 Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and charity
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
is filled with heav'nly grace. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: GOD REST YE MERRY
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
Hymnal: The Hosanna #72 (1884) First Line: God rest ye merry, gentlemen Languages: English Tune Title: [God rest ye merry, gentlemen]
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
Anonymous
Author of "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
John Stainer
1840 - 1901 Person Name: John Stainer, 1840-1901 Harmonizer of "GOD REST YE MERRY" in One in Faith
John Stainer
Winfred Douglas
1867 - 1944 Person Name: Charles Winfred Douglas, 1867-1944 Harmonizer of "GOD REST YOU MERRY" in The Hymnal 1982 Charles Winfred Douglas (b. Oswego, NY, 1867; d. Santa Rosa, CA, 1944), an influential leader in Episcopalian liturgical and musical life. Educated at Syracuse University and St. Andrews Divinity School, Syracuse, New York, he moved to Colorado for his health. There he studied at St. Matthew's Hall, Denver, and founded the Mission of the Transfiguration in Evergreen (1897). Ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1899, he also studied in France, Germany and England, where he spent time with the Benedictines of Solesmes on the Island of Wight from 1903 to 1906. For much of his life, Douglas served as director of music at the Community of St. Mary in Peekskill, New York, and had associations with cathedrals in Denver, Colorado, and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He promoted chanting and plainsong in the Episcopal Church through workshops and publications such as The American Psalter (1929), the Plainsong Psalter (1932), and the Monastic Diurnal (1932). His writings include program notes for the Denver Symphony Orchestra, various hymn preludes; organ, as well as the book, Church Music in History and Practice (1937). He was editor of both the Hymnal 1916 and its significant successor, Hymnal 1940, of the Episcopal Church. Douglas's other achievements include a thorough knowledge of the life and culture of Hopi and Navajo natives, among whom he lived for a number of years.
Bert Polman
Winfred Douglas
