Em
God rest ye merry, gentlemen.
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Let nothing you dismay.
Em
Remember Christ, our Savior,
C B7
was born on Christmas Day
Am G
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
Em D
when we were gone astray,
Chorus
G B7 Em
O tidings of comfort and joy,
D
comfort and joy!
G B7 Em
O tidings of comfort and joy!
In Bethlehem, in Israel,
this blessed Babe was born,
and laid within a manger
upon this blessed morn,
To which His Mother Mary
did nothing take in scorn.
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.
The shepherds at these tidings
rejoic-ed much in mind
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest storm and wind
And went straightway to Bethlehem,
The blessed babe to find.
Now, to the Lord sing praises,
All ye within this place,
And in true love and brotherhood
each other now embrace,
This holy tide of Christmas,
of beauty and of grace.