God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen(full verses) - Song Lyrics with Orchestral backing music.
LYRICS:
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Words: Traditional English.
Music: 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen' Traditional English.
CCLI # 39441 P.D.
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.
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
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.
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
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.
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
4. "Fear not, then," said the angel, "Let nothing you afright
his 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.
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
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.
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
6. But when to Bethlehem they came where our dear Savior lay,
They found Him in a manger where oxen feed on hay;
His mother Mary kneeling unto the Lord did pray.
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
7. 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.
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy.
8. God bless the ruler of this house, and send him long to reign,
And many a merry Christmas may live to see again;
Among your friends and kindred that live both far and near
That God send you a happy new year, happy new year,
And God send you a happy new year.
FOR SINGERS - music is mostly SATB formatted:
Centre: Soprano (violin/piccolo/flute/cello), Bass (Acoustic Bass/Contrabass)
Right 100% Alto (clarinet), Left 100% Tenor (oboe/tuba/trombone)
Lyrics are formatted for church type projection, for use in worship or choir practice etc.
SONG VERSIONS are the original traditional ones. There are also some variant versions of tunes, standard / full verses or instrumentation.
Lyrics and tunes used are PD versions, my music performance(sound recording) is copyright© Rod Smith but non-commercial, worship and individual education use is OK but NO posting to other YouTube channels or on-line anywhere without permission. Copyright, author and CCLI number (where available) are on the video.
UPDATES & CORRECTIONS: please let me know of any problem or deficiency with a song or music, and I will try and provide a new corrected version.
Thanks Rod
