God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

God rest ye merry, gentlemen 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 Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy In Bethlehem, in Jewry This blessed babe was born And laid within a manger Upon this blessed morn For which his mother Mary did nothing take in scorn 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 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 Oh, tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy Oh, tidings of comfort and joy --- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Bruce Cockburn