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God rest ye merry, gentlemen, |
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Let nothing you dismay |
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Remember Christ our Saviour |
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Was born on Christmas Day |
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To save us all from Satan's power |
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When we were gone astray. |
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O tidings of comfort and joy, |
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Comfort and joy; |
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O tidings of comfort and joy! |
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"Fear not," then said the angel |
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"Let nothing you affright |
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This day is born a saviour |
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Of a pure virgin bright |
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To free all those who trust in him |
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From Satan's pow'r and might" |
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O tidings of comfort and joy, |
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Comfort and joy; |
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O tidings of comfort and joy! |
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The shepherds at those tidings |
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Rejoiced much in mind, |
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And left their flocks a-feeding |
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In tempest, storm and wind |
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And went to Bethlehem straightaway |
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This blessed babe to find |
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O tidings of comfort and joy, |
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Comfort and joy; |
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O tidings of comfort and joy! |
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But when to Bethlehem they came |
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Whereat this infant lay |
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They found him in a manger |
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Where oxen feed on hay |
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His mother Mary kneeling |
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Unto the Lord did pray |
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O tidings of comfort and joy, |
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Comfort and joy; |
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O tidings of comfort and joy! |
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Now to the Lord sing praises |
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All you within this place |
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And with true love and brotherhood |
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Each other now embrace |
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This holy tide of Christmas |
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All others doth deface |
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O tidings of comfort and joy, |
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Comfort and joy; |
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O tidings of comfort and joy! |
