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God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen

SATB div - 3 minutes - medium difficulty

This classic English carol has always been a favorite. Your choirs will love the percussive vocal elements and tonal cross-relations that propel this arrangement to its heights. Very rhythmically active!

Traditional English Carol

God rest ye 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!

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!

Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace...