Liederbuch/ God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
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Weihnachtslied Alternativtitel: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen • Text und Melodie: trad. (Mitte 18. Jhd.) bearbeitet von Mjchael

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
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God [Em]rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let [C]nothing you dis-[B7]may,
For [Em]Jesus Christ our Saviour
Was [C]born upon this [B7]day,
To [Am]save us all from [G]Satan’s power
When [Em]we were gone as-[D]tray
- Chorus
O [G]tidings of [B7]comfort and [Em]joy,
comfort and [D]joy,
O [G]tidings of [B7]comfort and [Em]joy.
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In [Em]Bethlehem, in Jury,[1]
This [C]blessed Babe was [B7]born,
And [Em]laid within a manger
Up-[C]on this blessed [B7]morn,
The [Am]which His Mother [G]Mary
Did [Em]nothing take in [D]scorn...
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From [Em]God our heavenly Father
A [C]blessed angel [B7]came,
And [Em]unto certain shepherds
Brought [C]tidings of the [B7]same,
How [Am]that in Bethle-[G]hem was born
The [Em]Son of God by [D]name...
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The [Em]shepherds at those tidings
Re-[C]joicéd much in [B7]mind,
And [Em]left their flocks a-feeding
In [C]tempest, storm and [B7]wind,
And [Am]went to Bethle-[G]hem straightway,
This [Em]blessed Babe to [D]find...
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But [Em]when to Bethlehem they came,
Wher-[C]eat this Infant [B7]lay,
They [Em]found Him in a manger,
Where [C]oxen feed on [B7]hay;
His [Am]mother Mary [G]kneeling,
Un-[Em]to the Lord did [D]pray...
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Now [Em]to the Lord sing praises,
All [C]you within this [B7]place,
And [Em]with true love and brotherhood
Each [C]other now em-[B7]brace;
This [Am]holy tide of [G]Christmas
All [Em]others doth de-[D]face...
Begleitvorschlag
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- Anschlag für eine Reel[2]
Die 2 und die 4 werden betont.
Chorsatz
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