o tidings of comfort and joy,  

comfort and joy;  

o tidings of comfort and joy!  



god rest you merry, gentlemen,  

let nothing you dismay  

remember christ our saviour  

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!  



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.



"fear not," then said the angel  

"let nothing you affright  

this day is born a saviour  

of a virgin pure and 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!  



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  

o tidings of comfort and joy,  

comfort and joy;  

o tidings of comfort and joy!