GOD REST YOU MERRY GENTLEMEN
Available worship resources for God Rest You Merry Gentlemen include: chord chart, multitrack, backing track, lyric video, and streaming. Author Unknown, 18th century. Modern arrangement and recording by Nathan Drake, Reawaken Hymns. CCLI# 7197593
FULL BAND
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen Chords
Em
God rest you 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.
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G Em
O tidings of comfort and joy,
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Comfort and joy,
G D/F# Em
O tidings of comfort and joy.
Em
From God our heavenly Father,
C B
A blessed angel came;
Em
And unto certain shepherds
C B
Brought tidings of the same;
Am G
How that in Bethlehem was born
Em D/F#
The Son of God by name.
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Em
Fear not, then, said the angel,
C B
Let nothing you affright;
Em
This day is born a Savior
C B
Of a pure virgin bright;
Am G
To free all those who trust in him
Em D/F#
From Satan’s power and might.
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Em
The shepherds at those tidings
C B
Rejoiced much in mind,
Em
And left their flocks a-feeding,
C B
In tempest, storm, and wind,
Am G
And went to Bethlehem straightway,
Em D/F#
The Son of God to find.
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God Rest You Merry Gentlemen Chords (Livestream)
Em
God rest ye merry, gentlemen;
C Bm
Let nothing you dismay
Em
Remember Christ our Savior
C Bm
Was born on Christmas day
Am G
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
Em D/F#
When we were gone astray
Refrain
G Em
O tidings of comfort and joy,
D/F#
Comfort and joy!
G D/F# Em
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Em
From God our heavenly Father
C Bm
a blessed angel came
Em
And unto certain shepherds
C Bm
brought tidings of the same
Am G
How that in Bethlehem was born
Em D/F#
the Son of God by name
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Em
Now to the Lord sing praises,
C Bm
all you within this place
Em
And with true love and brotherhood
C Bm
each other now embrace
Am G
This holy tide of Christmas
Em D/F#
all other doth deface
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