God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

1.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.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.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."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.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.

RefrainO tidings of comfort and joy,
comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.