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Harmonizations
CPDL #18434: 
- Editor: Rod Mather (submitted 2008-12-29). Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: arr. John Stainer
- CPDL #7045:
- Editor: Edward L. Stauff (submitted 2004-05-20). Score information: Letter, 1 page Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
- CPDL #1696:
- Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27). Copyright: CC BY 1.0
- Edition notes: arr. Rev. W. D. V. Dunconbe
- CPDL #1695:
- Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27). Copyright: CC BY 1.0
- Edition notes:
- CPDL #622:
- Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 1999-12-07). Score information: 20 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: arr. John Stainer
Arrangements
CPDL #16450:
- Editor: Marcello Noia (submitted 2008-03-26). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 129 kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Arr. Marcello Noia. Includes a keyboard reduction of the a cappella choral score.
General Information
Title: God rest you merry, gentlemen
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carols
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:
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Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- God rest ye1 merry, gentlemen
- Let nothing you dismay
- For Jesus Christ our Saviour
- Was born upon this 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
- 2.
- In Bethlehem, in Jewry,
- This blessèd Babe was born
- And laid within a manger
- Upon this blessèd morn
- To 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 Heavenly Father
- A blessèd 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 affright,
- This day is born a Saviour
- Of a pure Virgin bright,
- To free all those who trust in Him
- From Satan's power 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 a-feeding
- In tempest, storm and wind:
- And went to Bethlehem straightway
- 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
- Whereat this Infant 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 other doth deface.
- O tidings of comfort and joy,
- Comfort and joy
- O tidings of comfort and joy
1 "ye" is often replaced with "you".