Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 127 hymnals Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:15 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.
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.
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 Saviour
Of a pure Virgin bright,
To free all those who trust in Him
From Satan's power 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 now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All others doth deface.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
Amen. Topics: Christ Birth and Infancy; Christ Saviour; Fellowship; Jesus Christ His Birth Used With Tune: GOD REST YOU MERRY Text Sources: English carol, 18th century
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
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