God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Traditional

God rest ye merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay
Remember 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 in that Bethlehem was born
The son of God by name

"Fear not," then said the angel
"Let nothing you affright
This day is born a saviour
Of a pure virgin bright
To free all those who trust in him
From Satan's pow'are and might"

The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest, storm and wind
And went to Bethlehem straightaway
This blessed babe to find

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

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

Trivia about the song God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Loreena McKennitt

On which albums was the song “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” released by Loreena McKennitt?
Loreena McKennitt released the song on the albums “A Midwinter Night's Dream” in 2008 and “Under a Winter's Moon” in 2022.
Who composed the song “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by Loreena McKennitt?
The song “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by Loreena McKennitt was composed by Traditional.

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