Verse 1:
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God rest you merry, gentlemen,
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Let nothing you dis-may
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Re - member Christ our Saviour
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Was born on Christmas Day,
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To save us all from Satan's pow'r
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When we were gone a-stray:
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O tidings of com - fort and joy,
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Comfort and joy!
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O tidings of com - fort and joy!
Verse 2:
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In Beth-le-hem, in Jewry,
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This bles-sed babe was born;
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And laid within a manger
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U - pon this blessed morn:
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The which His mother Ma - ry
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Did nothing take in scorn:
Verse 3:
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From God, our heavenly Father,
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A bles-sed angel came;
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And unto certain shepherds
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Brought tidings of the same,
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How that in Beth-le-hem was born
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The Son of God by name:
Verse 4:
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'Fear not,' then said the angel,
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'Let nothing you aff - right;
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This day is born a Saviour
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Of a pure virgin bright,
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To free all those who trust in Him
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From Satan's power and might:'
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The shep-herds at those tidings
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Re-joiced much in mind,
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And left their flocks a-feeding
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In tem-pest, storm and wind:
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And went to Bethlehem straight-a-way
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The Son of God to find:
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But when they came to Bethlehem
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Where our dear Saviour lay,
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They found Him in a manger
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Where oxen feed on hay;
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His mother Mary kneeling down
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Un-to the Lord did pray:
Verse 7:
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Now to the Lord sing praises,
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All you within this place,
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And with true love and fellowship
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Each other now em - brace;
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This holy tide of Christ - mas
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All bitterness dis - place: