Christmas
God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
- Words:
- Traditional English Carol
- Music:
- Traditional Tune
Sheet music
- 1God rest you merry, gentlemen,Let nothing you dismay,Remember Christ our SaviorWas born on Christmas Day;To save us all from Satan’s pow’rWhen we ere gone astray.O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joy;O tidings of comfort and joy.
- 2From God our heav’nly FatherA blessed angel came;And unto certain shepherdsBrought tidings of the same;How that in Bethlehem was bornThe 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 SaviorOf a pure Virgin bright,To free all those who trust in HimFrom Satan’s pow’r and might.”O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joy;O tidings of comfort and joy.
- 4Now to the Lord sing praises,All you within this place,And with true love and brotherhoodEach other now embrace;This holy tide of ChristmasAll others doth deface.O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joy;O tidings of comfort and joy.Amen.
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.