God rest you merry gentlemen 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.
In Bethlehem, in Jewry, This blessed Babe was born, And laid within a manger, Upon this blessed morn; To which His mother Mary Did nothing take in scorn. O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy.
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.
'Fear not,' then said the angel, 'Let nothing you afright, 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.
The shepherds at those tidings Rejoiced much in mind, And left their flocks a-feeding, In tempest, storm and wind: And went to Bethlehem straightway The Son of God to find. , O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy.
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: O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy.
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 other doth deface: O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy.