God rest you merry, Gentlemen!

1. GOD rest you merry, Gentlemen! Let nothing you dismay; Remember Christ our Saviour Was born upon this day, To save us all from Satan’s power When we were gone astray. O tidings of comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy. 2. In Bethlehem in Jury This blessèd Babe was born, And laid within a manger Upon this blessèd morn: The which His Mother Mary Nothing did take in scorn. O tidings of comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy. 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. O tidings of comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy. 4. “Fear not,” then said the angel, “Let nothing you affright: This day is born a Saviour Of virtue, power, and might; So frequently to vanquish all The friends of Satan quite.” O tidings of comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy. 5. 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 This blessèd Babe to find. O tidings of comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy. 6. But when to Bethlehem they came, Where this dear Infant lay, They found Him in a manger Where oxen feed on hay; His mother Mary, kneeling, Unto the Lord did pray. O tidings of comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy. 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 efface. O tidings of comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy.