Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
"O tidings of comfort and joy!"
Enjoy this traditional English Christmas carol, "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen," performed by Emmaus Music. This version features our signature acoustic arrangement of piano and guitar, providing a prayerful yet joyful accompaniment for the Christmas season, Midnight Mass, or school Nativity plays.
🎹 Instrumental / Backing Track:
Looking for an acoustic accompaniment for your own service or carol concert? Access the instrumental piano and guitar version here: youtu.be/CBfy-kEZhs0
📖 Lyrics:
1: God rest you merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay,
for Jesus Christ, our Saviour, 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.
2: In Bethlehem, in Judah this blesséd babe was born,
and laid within a manger up on this blesséd morn,
the which his Mother Mary, did nothing take in scorn.
3: From God, our Heav’nly Father, a blesséd angel came;
and unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same;
how that in Bethlehem was born the Son of God by name:
4: “Fear not!", then said the angel, “Let nothing you affright,
this day is born a Savior of a pure virgin bright,
to free all those who trust in Him from Satan’s pow’r and might."
🙏 Usage & Support:
Emmaus Music provides acoustic liturgical resources for parishes and schools worldwide. Please feel free to use our music in your services—all we ask is that you attribute the music to our channel! Let us know in the comments where you are using our material; it is a wonderful encouragement to our ministry.
✨ Stay Connected:
Support our choir by subscribing and turning on notifications for more traditional hymns and modern reflections.
#ChristmasCarols #GodRestYeMerryGentlemen #TidingsOfComfortAndJoy #CatholicChristmas #AcousticHymns #EmmausMusic
"O tidings of comfort and joy!"
Enjoy this traditional English Christmas carol, "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen," performed by Emmaus Music. This version features our signature acoustic arrangement of piano and guitar, providing a prayerful yet joyful accompaniment for the Christmas season, Midnight Mass, or school Nativity plays.
🎹 Instrumental / Backing Track:
Looking for an acoustic accompaniment for your own service or carol concert? Access the instrumental piano and guitar version here: youtu.be/CBfy-kEZhs0
📖 Lyrics:
1: God rest you merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay,
for Jesus Christ, our Saviour, 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.
2: In Bethlehem, in Judah this blesséd babe was born,
and laid within a manger up on this blesséd morn,
the which his Mother Mary, did nothing take in scorn.
3: From God, our Heav’nly Father, a blesséd angel came;
and unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same;
how that in Bethlehem was born the Son of God by name:
4: “Fear not!", then said the angel, “Let nothing you affright,
this day is born a Savior of a pure virgin bright,
to free all those who trust in Him from Satan’s pow’r and might."
🙏 Usage & Support:
Emmaus Music provides acoustic liturgical resources for parishes and schools worldwide. Please feel free to use our music in your services—all we ask is that you attribute the music to our channel! Let us know in the comments where you are using our material; it is a wonderful encouragement to our ministry.
✨ Stay Connected:
Support our choir by subscribing and turning on notifications for more traditional hymns and modern reflections.
#ChristmasCarols #GodRestYeMerryGentlemen #TidingsOfComfortAndJoy #CatholicChristmas #AcousticHymns #EmmausMusic
