The Choir of St Mary-le-Tower, William Baldry and Ipswich - God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (Arr. for choir by David Willcocks)

God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
For Jesus Christ our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day,
To save us all from Satan’s pow’r
When we were gone astray;
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy.
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, O tidings …
The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoicèd much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding,
In tempest, storm, and wind,
And went to Bethlehem straightway,
This blessèd babe to find. O tidings …
Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and fellowship
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All others doth deface: O tidings …

Written by:
TRADITIONAL (PD), JOHN WILLIAMS

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