{"slug": "god-rest-ye-merry-gentlemen", "title": "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", "first_line": "God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay", "author_source": "Traditional English", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": true, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Angels", "Atonement", "Christmas", "Advent", "Consecration"], "scripture": ["Luke 2:13-14", "1 Corinthians 15:21-22"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:56; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1918).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "god_rest_ye_merry_gentlemen", "total_instances": 143}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "God rest ye mer -- ry, gen -- tle -- men, let noth -- ing you dis -- may, Re -- mem -- ber Christ our Sav -- ior was born on Christ -- mas Day; To save us all from Sa -- tan's pow'r when we were gone a -- stray.", "prose": ["God rest ye merry, gentlemen,", "let nothing you dismay,", "Remember Christ our Savior", "was born on Christmas Day;", "To save us all from Satan's pow'r", "when we were gone astray."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "In Beth -- le -- hem, in Is -- ra -- el, this bless -- ed Babe was born, And laid with -- in a man -- ger up -- on this bless -- ed morn; The which His moth -- er Ma -- ry did noth -- ing take in scorn.", "prose": ["In Bethlehem, in Israel,", "this blessed Babe was born,", "And laid within a manger", "upon this blessed morn;", "The which His mother Mary", "did nothing take in scorn."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "From God our heav'n -- ly Fa -- ther a bless -- ed an -- gel came; And un -- to cer -- tain shep -- herds brought tid -- ings of the same; How that in Beth -- le -- hem was born the Son of God by name.", "prose": ["From God our heav'nly 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."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "\"Fear not, then,\" said the an -- gel, \"Let noth -- ing you a -- fright This day is born a Sav -- ior of a pure Vir -- gin bright, To free all those who trust in Him from Sa -- tan's pow'r and might.\"", "prose": ["\"Fear not, then,\" said the angel,", "\"Let nothing you afright", "This day is born a Savior", "of a pure Virgin bright,", "To free all those who trust in Him", "from Satan's pow'r and might.\""]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The shep -- herds at those tid -- ings re -- jo -- iced much in mind, And left their flocks a -- feed -- ing in tem -- pest, storm and wind, And went to Beth -- l'em straight -- aw -- ay this bless -- ed Babe to find.", "prose": ["The shepherds at those tidings", "rejoiced much in mind,", "And left their flocks afeeding", "in tempest, storm and wind,", "And went to Bethl'em straightaway", "this blessed Babe to find."]}}, "refrain": {"syllabified": "O tid -- ings of com -- fort and joy, com -- fort and joy; O tid -- ings of com -- fort and joy.", "prose": ["O tidings of comfort and joy,", "comfort and joy;", "O tidings of comfort and joy."]}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}