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God rest ye merry, gentlemenLet nothing you dismayRemember, Christ, our SaviorWas born on Christmas dayTo save us all from Satan's powerWhen we were gone astrayO tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joyO tidings of comfort and joyIn Bethlehem, in Israel,This blessed Babe was bornAnd laid within a mangerUpon this blessed mornThe which His Mother MaryDid nothing take in scornO tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joyO tidings of comfort and joyFrom God our Heavenly FatherA blessed Angel came;And unto certain ShepherdsBrought tidings of the same:How that in Bethlehem was bornThe Son of God by Name.SongtexteO tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joyO tidings of comfort and joy"Fear not then," said the Angel,"Let nothing you affright,This day is born a SaviorOf a pure Virgin bright,To free all those who trust in HimFrom Satan's power and might."O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joyO tidings of comfort and joyThe shepherds at those tidingsRejoiced much in mind,And left their flocks a-feedingIn tempest, storm and wind:And went to Bethlehem straightwayThe Son of God to find.O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joyO tidings of comfort and joyAnd when they came to BethlehemWhere our dear Savior lay,They found Him in a manger,Where oxen feed on hay;His Mother Mary kneeling down,Unto the Lord did pray.O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joyO tidings of comfort and joyNow to the Lord sing praises,All you within this place,And with true love and brotherhoodEach other now embrace;This holy tide of ChristmasAll other doth deface.O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joyO tidings of comfort and joy Aus Songtexte Mania