"God rest ye merry, gentlemen" Or "Noel, noel: The Boar's Head"
1. 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 O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy! 2. In Bethlehem, in Israel The blessed Babe was born And laid within a manger Upon this blessed morn The which His Mother Mary Did nothing take in scorn O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy! 3. 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 O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy! 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 power and might." O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy! 5. The shepherds at those tidings Rejoiced much in mind And left their flocks a-feeding In tempest, storm and wind: And went to Bethlehem straightway The Son of God to find O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy! 6. And when they came to Bethlehem Where 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 joy O tidings of comfort and joy! 7. 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 Doth bring redeeming grace O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy! |
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Tidings good I think to tell. 1. A boar's head, that we bring here, Betokeneth a prince without peer Is born this day to buy us dear, Noel. 2. A boar is a sovereign beast, And acceptable in every feast; So might this Lord be to most and least, Noel. 3. The boar's head we bring with song, In worship of Him that thus sprung Of a Virgin to redress all wrong; Noel. Here's a slightly more spirited version of a Boar's Head Carol (with slightly different lyrics that I wasn't able to obtain). It's worth giving a listen:
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