God rest you merry gentlemen that nothing you dismay Remember Christ our Savior was born upon this day To save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astray Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy Oh, 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 Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy Oh, 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, this blessed Babe to find Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy But when to Bethlehem they came, whereat this Infant lay They found Him in a manger, where oxen feed on hay His mother Mary kneeling unto the Lord, did pray Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Now to the Lord sing praises, all you within this place And with true love and brotherhood, each other now embrace And no more walking shadow, your sins have been erased Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy