God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen *airhorn* by slugabed published on 2016-12-15T13:06:41Z. Which long time had gone astray. [23] For the week ending 17 December 2011, American metalcore band August Burns Red's version peaked at number three on Hard Rock Digital Song Sales,[24] number thirty-five on Rock Digital Song Sales,[25] number one on Christian Digital Song Sales,[26] and number thirty-four on Holiday Digital Song Sales. May nothing you dismay! 452), and is listed as no. A variant text was printed in 1775 in The Beauties of the Magazines, and Other Periodical Works, Selected for a Series of Years. //]]>, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. From God our Heavenly Father A blessed angel came And unto certain shepherds Brought tidings of the same [17] For the week ending 7 January 2006, American contemporary Christian band MercyMe's version peaked at number thirty-four on Adult Contemporary,[18] number nine on Hot Christian Songs,[19] and number nine on Christian Airplay[20] The version also peaked at number forty-nine on Christian Digital Song Sales for the week ending 17 December 2011. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 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 pow'r When we were gone astray; O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy. Oh tidings of comfort and joy. [21] American smooth jazz gospel singer Tim Bowman's version peaked at number twenty-nine on Smooth Jazz Songs for the week ending 9 January 2010, the version's only week on the chart. "God Rest Ye, Merry Christians" in Mildred Gauntlett, The word could mean "pleasant-sounding" (of animal voices), "handsome" (of a dress), "fine-tasting" (of herbs) or simply "fine" (of weather). [10] The traditional English melody is in the minor mode; the earliest printed edition of the melody appears to be in a parody, in the 1829 Facetiae of William Hone. O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy; O tidings of comfort and joy It had been traditional and associated with the carol since at least the mid-18th century, when it was recorded by James Nares under the title "The old Christmas Carol". God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. God rest ye merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our Saviour Was born on Christmas Day To save us all from Satan's pow'r When we were gone astray Oh tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy Oh tidings of comfort and joy God rest ye merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our Saviour Was born on Christmas Day For Jesus Christ our Saviour God rest ye merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our Saviour Was born on Christmas Day To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen is an English traditional Christmas carol. [22], The Glee Cast's version peaked at number eighteen on Billboard Holiday Digital Songs for the week ending 4 December 2010. Come All You Worthy Gentlemen;[1] God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; God Rest Ye, Merry Christians;[2] or God Rest You Merry People All. God rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember, Christ, our Saviour Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy In Bethlehem, in Israel, This blessed Babe was born And laid within a manger Upon this blessed morn From God our Heavenly Father A blessed Angel came; Geschichte. The transitive use of the verb rest in the sense "to keep, cause to continue, to remain" is typical of 16th- to 17th-century language (the phrase rest you merry is recorded in the 1540s[8]). Artist: Boyz II Men Album: Winter/Reflections Song: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Nathan) 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. To save poor souls from Satan's power, [3], It is one of the oldest extant carols, dated to the 16th century or earlier. Listen. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (also known as God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen) is an English traditional Christmas carol. ‘God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen’ full lyrics. It is in the Roxburghe Collection (iii. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen est une hymne chrétienne traditionnelle et un chant de Noël. "http":"https";t.getElementById(r)||(n=t.createElement(e),n.id=r,n.src=i+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js",s.parentNode.insertBefore(n,s))}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); It was published by William B. Sandys in 1833, although the author is unknown. //