God rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay For, Christ, our Saviour Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy From God our Heavenly 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 The shepherds at those tidings Rejoiced much in mind, And left their flocks a-feeding In tempest, storm and wind: And went to Bethlehem straightway The blessings they to find. O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy And went to Bethlehem straightway The blessings they to find. O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy