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GOD REST YOU MERRY
Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 84 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
While Shepherds Watched
Author: Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 1,106 hymnals First Line: While shepherds watched their flocks by night Lyrics: 1 While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.
"Fear not," said he, for mighty dread
Had seized their troubled mind;
"Glad tidings of great joy I bring
To you and all mankind.
2 "To you, in David's town, this day
Is born of David's line
A Savior, who is Christ the Lord;
And this shall be the sign:
The heav'nly Babe you there shall find
To human view displayed,
All meanly wrapped in swaddling clothes
And in a manger laid."
3 Thus spake the seraph,and forthwith
Appeared a shining throng
Of angels, praising God, and thus
Addressed their joyful song:
"All glory be to God on high,
And to the earth be peace:
Goodwill henceforth from heav'n to men
Begin and never cease." Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED
While Shepherds Watched
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 121 hymnals Refrain First Line: O tidings of comfort and joy Lyrics: 1 God rest you 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 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]
3 "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." [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
Doth bring redeeming grace [Refrain] Topics: Christmas; Jesus Christ Scripture: Luke 2:10-11 Used With Tune: GOD REST YOU MERRY Text Sources: English Carol, 18th C.
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Christmas Carol
Author: D. M. Muloch Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: God rest ye merry children, let nothing ye affright Used With Tune: [God rest ye merry children, let nothing ye affright]
Christmas Carol
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Hymnal: The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #41 (1936) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6 with refrain Refrain First Line: O tidings of comfort and joy Lyrics: 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 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] Topics: Christmas Tune Title: [God rest you merry, gentlemen]
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Hymnal: Breaking Bread (Vol. 39) #93 (2019) Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 with refrain Refrain First Line: O tidings of comfort and joy Lyrics: 1 God rest you 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 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]
3 "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]
4 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] Topics: Seasonal Music Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: GOD REST YOU MERRY
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Hymnal: Hymns to the Living God #135 (2017) Meter: Irregular Refrain First Line: O tidings of comfort and joy Lyrics: 1 God rest you 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.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
2 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.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
3 "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."
O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
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 deface.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
Topics: Jesus Christ Incarnation Languages: English Tune Title: GOD REST YOUR MERRY
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
Christopher M. Idle
b. 1938 Person Name: Christopher Idle Author of "For ever LORD, I'll sing your love" in Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship Christopher Martin Idle (b. Bromley, Kent, England, 1938) was educated at Elthan College, St. Peter's College, Oxford, and Clifton Theological College in Bristol, and was ordained in the Church of England. He served churches in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria; London; and Oakley, Suffolk; and recently returned to London, where he is involved in various hymnal projects. A prolific author of articles on the Christian's public responsibilities, Idle has also published The Lion Book of Favorite Hymns (1980) and at least one hundred of his own hymns and biblical paraphrases. Some of his texts first appeared in hymnals published by the Jubilate Group, with which he is associated. He was also editor of Anglican Praise (1987). In 1998 Hope Publishing released Light Upon the River, a collection of 279 of his psalm and hymn texts, along with suggested tunes, scripture references, and commentary.
Bert Polman
Christopher M. Idle
David Willcocks
1919 - 2015 Person Name: David Willcocks (born 1919) Arranger of "GOD REST YOU MERRY" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.)
David Willcocks
Elizabeth Poston
1905 - 1987 Person Name: E. P. Arranger of "[God rest you merry, Gentlemen]" in The Cambridge Hymnal Elizabeth Poston (24 October 1905 – 18 March 1987) was an English composer, pianist, and writer.
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Elizabeth Poston
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary
Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary
