God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Divers / Loreena McKennitt Lyrics

God rest ye merry, gentlemen,
May God bring peace to you, gentlemen,

Let nothing you dismay
Do not be discouraged by anything,

Remember Christ our Saviour
Recall that Christ is our rescuer,

Was born on Christmas Day
Christ's birth occurred on Christmas day,

To save us all from Satan's power
His birth was to save us from Satan's grasp,

When we were gone astray.
Back when we went off track.

O tidings of comfort and joy,
Such joyful and comforting words,

comfort and joy;
of comfort and joy!

O tidings of comfort and joy!
Such joyful and comforting words!

From God our Heavenly Father
From the lord above,

A blessed angel came
An angel arrived,

And unto certain shepherds
And spoke to the shepherds,

Brought tidings of the same
Shared the same wonderful news,

How in that Bethlehem was born
The good news is that Christ was born,

The son of God by name
Who goes by the name the 'son of God.'

"Fear not," then said the angel
The angel assured, 'Do not be afraid,'

"Let nothing you affright
Don't be intimidated by anything,

This day is born a saviour
Today He is born, our savior,

Of a pure virgin bright
Born of a pure, bright virgin,

To free all those who trust in him
To liberate all who believe in Christ,

From Satan's pow'are and might"
From Satan's power and might."

The shepherds at those tidings
The shepherds received the news,

Rejoiced much in mind,
And were overwhelmed with happiness,

And left their flocks a-feeding
Left their flocks to find,

In tempest, storm and wind
Despite all the inclement weather.

And went to Bethlehem straightaway
Immediately traveled to Bethlehem,

This blessed babe to find.
To find the blessed child.

But when to Bethlehem they came
Upon arriving in Bethlehem,

Whereat this infant lay
Where they found the infant,

They found him in a manger
In a manger where animals feast,

Where oxen feed on hay
Where oxen eat their hay.

His mother Mary kneeling
Christ's mother, Mary, kneeling,

Unto the Lord did pray
Prayed to the Lord above.

Now to the Lord sing praises
Sing praises now to the Lord,

All you within this place
Everyone here,

And with true love and brotherhood
And in genuine love and kindred spirit,

Each other now embrace
Embrace each other,

This holy tide of Christmas
During this sacred season of Christmas,

All others doth deface
Every other thing seems irrelevant.