God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Plymouth Festival Orchestra and Chorus/Bel Canto Voices Lyrics
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Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our savior
Was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy
From God our heavenly father
The blessed angel came
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same
How bad 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
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 ever that you can face
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy
The song "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" is a classic Christmas carol that has been around for more than 500 years. The song begins by encouraging the true meaning of Christmas, to remind each other to not be dismayed and that Christ was born on Christmas day. The purpose of the birth was to save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray. The song then goes on to talk about the angel who appeared to the shepherds, bringing them the news of the same. This angel told the shepherds that the son of God was born in Bethlehem. The song concludes by encouraging everyone to sing praises to the Lord and to embrace each other with true love and brotherhood during this holy time of Christmas.
Overall, the song is a reminder to not only celebrate the holiday season with presents and festivities, but to also remember the true nature of the holiday and the reasons for the season. It serves as a message of comfort, hope, and joy during a time that can often be stressful and overwhelming.
Line by Line Meaning
God rest ye merry gentlemen
May God grant you peaceful and joyous spirits
Let nothing you dismay
Do not allow anything to bring you despair
Remember Christ our savior
Recall that Jesus is our savior
Was born on Christmas day
He was born on the day we celebrate as Christmas
To save us all from Satan's power
He came to rescue us from Satan's control
When we were gone astray
When we had lost our way
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy
Good news that brings happiness and reassurance
From God our heavenly father
A message from our divine father in heaven
The blessed angel came
An angel full of grace arrived
And unto certain shepherds
Appeared before some chosen shepherds
Brought tidings of the same
Announcing the same good news as before
How bad in Bethlehem was born
The Savior, Jesus, was born in Bethlehem
The son of God by name
He is the son of God and was named Jesus
Now to the Lord sing praises
Sing songs of praise to the Lord
All you within this place
Everyone present here should sing
And with true love and brotherhood
Show genuine love and compassion towards each other
Each other now embrace
Give each other a warm hug
This holy tide of Christmas
This sacred occasion of Christmas
All ever that you can face
No matter what challenges you may encounter
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy
Good news that brings happiness and reassurance
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DP, LOREENA MCKENNITT
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@yeshuaswords2776
This is the prophecy about the second coming of Jesus
Zechariah 13:7
“Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is close to me!” declares the LORD Almighty. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
The Shepherd here is Jesus.
John 10:11
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
This is the fulfillment of the prophecy.
Matthew 26:31
Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: “’I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
This happened near 30 AD.
Hosea 6:1-2
Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.
After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.
In prophecies 1day is equal to 1000 years. Which means after two thousand years Jesus will return again.
And on the third day which is the 3rd millennium, we will live in his sight. We all know we cannot see God's face and live on Earth. So it's the second coming of Jesus.
Luke 21:11 ►
There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
Matthew 24:6
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
We are the witnesses of all these things. From the death of Jesus to 2030 there are 2000 years. Jesus is coming soon. Let's all repent and turn from our old ways and turn to the Lord.
Praise the Lord.
Peace and Love to you all
Easter is pagan, the resurrection day of the Lord is correct and please stop taking the Lord's name in vain like saying omg or using it with a bad word or taking it in anyway that is in vain. Even the devil trembles in his name and we shouldn't use the powerful name like that. For the people who says Jesus is not God here's a verse.
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Everlasting Father?. There's your answer
The whole world will turn against Israel and not just Palestinians. Then know the end is near.
God bless you all.
Please spread this message to the ends of the world
@carolinewhite6010
He calls us all to be One :) .as we are all Brothers and Sisters of our Father.
One Body, one Mind, one Spirit,
Ephesians 4 : 1-7
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.... Note it says ( IN YOU ALL - regardless of Religion )
7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
God Bless Xx
@mikefanofmovies
"Thus says the Lord:
I hear your songs and your spiritual hymns, offered up to God... HE LOOKS NOTHING LIKE ME![1] I see your uplifted hands, and I hear all these prayers offered up in the name of Christ... HE LOOKS NOTHING LIKE ME!
Perverse generation, the Day of The Lord is here; yes, I have declared it! In these very Letters and by My servants, I have made it known! Lo, through this man I have spoken it, for he does seek to honor Me... I HAVE BROUGHT GLORY TO MY NAME! Yet you have hated both Me and My Word! You have rejected the voice of The Living God, you have loathed the messengers of The Most High! Therefore shall I also reject you, for your ways are loathsome in My sight! I have left you in famine, and now I shall leave you utterly desolate.
For I have called to My lambs; their hearts sing in anticipation. I have called to My sheep; they have embraced My voice. Yea, I have entered in and gathered them together. Behold, the harvest is separated, all is ready, the door is shut.
I have but to call out, and the first election shall pass from your sight, and the gate shall be shut. For the door is shut already, the time has passed; no more shall pass through.
I tell you the truth, you have done this!
You have decided, your decision is made!
Yes, YOU have shut the door to ME!...
Therefore is it also shut to you...
And it shall not be opened again
Until you breathe your last, testifying to the
Name of Glory and Him crucified,
Until the time I open it anew...
Behold, I shall open the gates of the city
And the dead shall pass through,
The martyrs of The Lord lifted up to glory!"
~
"Thus says The Lord: Most assuredly, I say to you, any and all rituals which are rooted in paganism are an abomination in the eyes of God! And all who place My name upon them, or do them by permission in My name, have surely taken the name of The Lord in vain!
I know many say they celebrate this holiday in loving memory of My earthly birth, yet on this day I did not come into the world by way of water and blood. For that day and hour remains unknown to you, nor do you understand. For you cast off knowledge, and refuse to honor the appointed times which The Father commanded you to keep holy and remember.[1] Thus My people are indeed destroyed for lack of knowledge, as it is written.[2]
How long shall you mar My image before the people?!
How long shall My name be blasphemed
Because of you, O churches of men?!...
How long shall you commit adultery with the
Harlot and revel in the idolatries of the pagan?!
How long shall you remain married to this world
And all its fornications against God?!...
Again I tell you, ALL religions, religious rituals
And celebrations, rooted deeply in paganism,
Are an abomination in the eyes of The Most High God!
Well did My servant Sha’ul (also known as Paul) prophesy of you, saying: In the latter days some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their consciences seared as with a hot iron.[3] And well did he prophesy of this generation, saying: Men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof[4].
Therefore, woe to all who celebrate this detestable holiday of men! Woe, I say to you! And three times woe, to all who do so in MY name! Hypocrites! Workers of idolatry! You are a perverse people who do always take the name of The Lord in vain! Yet I hear you saying, “But we only seek to honor You, Lord, in any and all ways.” Yet I ask you, how can we be one if your heart belongs to another?[5] And how does reveling in those things I hate honor Me? I tell you the truth, all who love this world more than Me are not worthy of Me! And all who honor the ways of the harlot dishonor Me and shall share in her judgment! And ALL, who revel in the ways of the pagan, have cast their lot with satan! Or have you never read these Scriptures: You can not drink the cup of The Lord and the cup of demons; you can not partake of The Lord’s table and of the table of demons?![6]
Indeed, what do all these things have to do with Me? Why do you decorate the tree? Is it not beautiful as it is? And why do you decorate your house? A household, which seeks to honor Me, has no need of worldly decorations. For in humility, set apart, shall you shine forth. And why do you give worldly gifts in My name? Am I not The Gift, He who ascended on high, He who led captivity captive and gave gifts to men?[7] Therefore receive of Me, of all I offer, and be separate. For in following My ways do you give gifts to Me and to each other, even to all those around you, for the gifts I bring endure forever.
Therefore, again I ask you, what matter these things of the world and men, which shall soon pass away? Yet you say, “All these things are a metaphor and a testament to You, Lord.” Yet I tell you, anything which comes from sin is sin; do not do it! Tear down all these whitewashed walls of abomination, and do only as The Word of God instructs! For the season of giving is each and every day, and the season of love is every day, every hour, every minute, every moment of your life lived in Me. So then, share My gifts and withhold not; lift up the poor in spirit and feed the hungry, help the needy and comfort the sick, doing so in My name. Yet do not do as the pagans do, for this is sin. Be completely separate and shun these perverse holidays of men; stop breaking My Commandments!
You wish to celebrate My name and My earthly birth, do so; yea, bring glory to My name by your obedience, set apart. You wish to enjoy festivals with your family, do so; I have given you seven.[8] And in these seven is wisdom and understanding, the very mind of God, revelation beyond words, the will of God made manifest. Yet no more do as the pagans and false teachers would have you do. Cast off this holiday; throw away your tree and lights, rid your house of all decorations, turn away from these filthy traditions. Honor Me as I truly am, obey the Scriptures, and turn away from the commandments of men.[9]
Know this: The Salvation Day of Men is four-fold...
It was ordained before the foundation of the world,
Fulfilled at My birth, finished at My death on the cross,
And solidified eternally upon My resurrection...
I AM THE LORD."
[1]http://answersonlygodcangive.com/Regarding_The_Holy_Days_of_God
[2]Hosea 4:6
[3]1 Timothy 4:1-2
[4]2 Timothy 3:2-5
[6]1 Corinthians 10:21
[7]Ephesians 4:8
[9]Matthew 15:9, Mark 7:7, Titus 1:14
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"Thus says The Lord: My children, keep The Passover. Keep it according to the New Covenant, in faith and love, and remember.
Yet you who call of yourselves Christian do always dishonor Me. Behold, you pollute the glory of My sacrifice with filthy traditions and desecrate My resurrection with pagan practices, forsaking those things which you were to keep holy and remember, nor will you incline the ear. Churches of men, know you not that in these Seven (the Holy Days) is wisdom and understanding, the very mind of God?! Yet you choose vanities on top of vanities, embracing corrupt doctrine and pagan-laced tradition, placing your stamp of approval on them. For you are a most perverse and adulterous generation.
Churches of men, I am not of this world, yet you are of this world. Thus only those who obey My voice trust in Me, and only those who embrace Me as I truly am are set apart. For I live in them and they follow Me. You claim you trust in Me and that I live in you, yet not one of you obeys My voice; indeed, you ignore My example and refuse to walk in My ways. For if I truly lived in you, then you would do as I did.
Beloved, follow Me! Keep the Passover, honor the Holy Days, and remember the Sabbath. Only then will you begin to see, only then will you understand. For the Holy Days are revelation, every Sabbath a blessing, a sign between Me and you that you may know I am The Lord who sanctifies you.
And behold, four are fulfilled:
Salvation assured, sin and death overcome, the Spirit given...
Three are coming quickly:
Sin destroyed, evil bound, My seat taken, Judgment...
A new day, even one thousand years...
Then a short season, consummation...
An everlasting day in The Lord!...
Amen, and amen."
~
"Therefore, again I call you to kiss The Son
And bow before your King!...
For He alone is your salvation,
He alone is your only escape!...
He is The Light, The Only Way, The Only Truth!...
There is no life apart from Him;
Apart from Him is only darkness and death,
The wide path which leads to destruction...
YAHUSHUA-YAHUWAH
Is His name, The Mashiach!...
The Bearer of your cross, The Lover of your soul,
The Risen One, The Mighty One of Jacob...
Immanu El!"
@SomeOne-yv8jf
Angels from the realms of glory
Wing your flight over all the earth
Ye who sang creation′s story
Now proclaim Messiah's birth
Gloria, gloria
Gloria, in excelsis Deo
Gloria, in excelsis Deo
Gloria, gloria, gloria, gloria
Saints before the altar bending
Watching long in hope and fear
Suddenly the lord descending
In his temple shall appear
Though an infant now we view him
He shall fill his Father′s throne
Gather all the nations to him
Every knee shall then bow down
Gloria, in excelsis Deo
Gloria, in excelsis Deo
Gloria Deo...
@bigbird_D
My dad was a Muslim, mom a Buddhist and me chose to be a Christian going after the heavenly Father ♥️♥️. God has given me a full family with lots of love, caring and blessings. Jesus Christ is our Savior and our best friend 💕. God bless you all.
@lindagrey5957
God bless you and your family💕
@scooterin1
Our Heavenly Father blessed us with his own light , his only Son, so we may be redeemed ! Too all who read this, 'Be the Light' of Jesus Christ who gave us power over death.
@amalghalie3973
GOD BLESS YOU 🙌
MAY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WALK WITH YOU AND PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FROM HARM 😊❤
@sadijoel2607
Praise God for your salvation
@ytscarjos0135
God bless you and your family💝.
@itsjacobplays4262
What a beautiful song as we step into 2024 through Christmas, the birth of Jesus my savior.
Praise the Lord. 🎉🎉
@lisarodriguez2926
Definitely! Jesus is the answer to our prayers❤
@user-np2nr1xs6n
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@user-vu5ur1nw3v
Proud to be a Christian from Pakistan ❤