Loreena McKennitt Follow

God rest ye merry, gentlemen,Let nothing you dismayRemember Christ our SaviourWas born on Christmas DayTo save us all from Satan's powerWhen we were gone astray.O tidings of comfort and joy,comfort and joy;O tidings of comfort and joy!From God our Heavenly FatherA blessed angel cameAnd unto certain shepherdsBrought tidings of the sameHow in that Bethlehem was bornThe son of God by name"Fear not," then said the angel"Let nothing you affrightThis day is born a saviourOf a pure virgin brightTo free all those who trust in himFrom Satan's pow'r and might"The shepherds at those tidingsRejoiced much in mind,And left their flocks a-feedingIn tempest, storm and windAnd went to Bethlehem straightawayThis blessed babe to findBut when to Bethlehem they cameWhereat this infant layThey found him in a mangerWhere oxen feed on hayHis mother Mary kneelingUnto the Lord did prayNow to the Lord sing praisesAll you within this placeAnd with true love and brotherhoodEach other now embraceThis holy tide of ChristmasAll others doth deface