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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

from Christemasse by David Krienke

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"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" is an English traditional Christmas carol.
The melody is in Aeolian mode.
It was published by William B. Sandys in 1833, although the author is unknown.
Like so many early Christmas songs, this carol was written as a direct reaction to the music of the fifteenth century church.
However, in the as-yet earliest known publication of the carol on a circa 1760 broadsheet, it is described as a "new Christmas carol," suggesting its origin is actually in the mid-18th century.
It appeared again among "new carols for Christmas" in another 18th-century source, a chapbook believed to be printed between 1780-1800.

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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.

Refrain
O tidings of comfort and joy – comfort and joy!
O tidings of comfort and joy!

In Bethlehem – in Jewry, this blessed Babe was born –
And laid within a manger, upon this blessed morn –
To which, His mother Mary, did nothing take in scorn.

~~~Refrain~~~

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.

~~~Refrain~~~

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 other doth deface.

~~~Refrain~~~

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from Christemasse, released December 12, 2010
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David Krienke Elkhart, Indiana

Born into a family of Gospel singers & musicians in South Bend, Indiana, David began singing & playing the piano as a small child.
In the 1970's, his musical style was shaped by the acoustic rock artists of the time - and in the 1980's David played the local nightclub circuit as keyboardist/singer with the band Justus.
But God comes in places unlooked for - unexpectedly.
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