Hymn: “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”

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.

In Bethlehem, in Israel,
This blessèd babe was born
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessèd morn,
The which His mother Mary
Did nothing take in scorn.

From God our heav’nly Father
A blessèd angel came
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same,
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by name.

“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.”

The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoicèd much in mind
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest, storm, and wind
And went to Bethl’em straightway
This blessèd Babe to find.

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
All others doth deface.

Listen to the message “Tidings of Comfort and Joy” by Alistair Begg

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