God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day;
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray.
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O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy!
In Bethlehem, in Israel,
this blessèd Babe was born,
And laid within a manger
upon this blessèd morn;
The which His mother Mary
did nothing take in scorn.
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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.
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"Fear not, then," said the angel,
"Let nothing you affright;
This day is born a Savior
Of a pure virgin bright,
To free all those who trust in him
From Satan's power and might."
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The shepherds at those tidings
rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
in tempest, storm and wind,
And went to Bethlehem straight'way
this blessèd Babe to find.
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And when they came to Bethlehem
Where our dear Savior lay
They found him in a manger
Where oxen feed on hay
His mother Mary kneeling
unto to the Lord did pray
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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.
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God bless the ruler of this house,
and send him long to reign,
And many a merry Christmas
may he live to see again;
Among your friends and kindred
that live both far and near—
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That God send you a happy new year,
happy new year,
And God send you a happy new year.
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