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God rest ye merry gentlemen 00:01

Let nothing you dismay 00:04

For Jesus Christ, our Saviour 00:07

Was born on Christmas day 00:11

To save us all from Satan's powers 00:14

When we were gone astray 00:17

Glad tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy 00:22

Glad tidings of comfort and joy 00:29

00:37

In Bethlehem, in Israel 00:46

This blessed Babe was born 00:49

And laid within a manger 00:53

Upon this blessed morn 00:56

The which His Mother Mary 00:59

Did nothing take in scorn 01:03

O, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy 01:07

O, tidings of comfort and joy 01:14

From God, our Heavenly Father 01:21

A blessed Angel came 01:24

And unto certain Shepherds 01:28

Brought tidings of the same 01:31

How that in Bethlehem was born 01:34

The Son of God by Name 01:38

O, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy 01:42

O, tidings of comfort and joy 01:49

01:55

"Fear not then," said the Angel 01:59

"Let nothing you affright 02:02

This day is born a Saviour 02:06

Of a pure Virgin bright 02:09

To free all those who trust in Him 02:13

From Satan's power and might" 02:16

O, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy 02:21

O, tidings of comfort and joy 02:27

02:35

Now to the Lord sing praises 02:38

All you within this place 02:41

And with true love and brotherhood 02:44

Each other now embrace 02:47

This holy tide of Christmas 02:51

All other doth deface 02:54

O, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy 02:59

O, tidings of comfort and joy 03:05

03:13

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Annie Lennox

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A Christmas Cornucopia

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Lyrics:

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God rest ye merry gentlemen

Let nothing you dismay

For Jesus Christ, our Saviour

Was born on Christmas day

To save us all from Satan's powers

When we were gone astray

Glad tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy

Glad tidings of comfort and joy

...

In Bethlehem, in Israel

This 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

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 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

...

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 other doth deface

O, tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy

O, tidings of comfort and joy

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
dismay /dɪsˈmeɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of distress or disappointment verb - to cause someone to feel a loss of courage or confidence
dismay /dɪsˈmeɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of distress or disappointment verb - to cause someone to feel a loss of courage or confidence
joy /dʒɔɪ/ A2	noun - a feeling of great happiness
comfort /ˈkʌmfərt/ B1	noun - a state of physical ease and freedom from pain verb - to make someone feel less worried or sad
born /bɔːrn/ A2	verb - to come into life by the emergence of a new individual from the mother's body
manger /ˈmæn.dʒər/ B1	noun - a structure used to feed animals or a place for sleeping, often in the context of a feeding trough
shepherds /ˈʃɛpərd/ B2	noun - persons who tend sheep
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ B2	noun - a spiritual being often depicted as a messenger of God
sheep /ʃiːp/ A2	noun - a domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat
virgin /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/ C1	noun - a person who has not engaged in sexual intercourse adjective - untouched by sexual activity
trust /trʌst/ B2	verb - to believe in the reliability or truth of someone or something
power /ˈpaʊər/ B2	noun - the ability to do something or act in a particular way

Vocabulary

Meanings

dismay

/dɪsˈmeɪ/

noun
- a feeling of distress or disappointment

verb
- to cause someone to feel a loss of courage or confidence

dismay

/dɪsˈmeɪ/

noun
- a feeling of distress or disappointment

verb
- to cause someone to feel a loss of courage or confidence

joy

/dʒɔɪ/

noun
- a feeling of great happiness

comfort

/ˈkʌmfərt/

noun
- a state of physical ease and freedom from pain

verb
- to make someone feel less worried or sad

born

/bɔːrn/

verb
- to come into life by the emergence of a new individual from the mother's body

manger

/ˈmæn.dʒər/

noun
- a structure used to feed animals or a place for sleeping, often in the context of a feeding trough

shepherds

/ˈʃɛpərd/

noun
- persons who tend sheep

angel

/ˈeɪndʒəl/

noun
- a spiritual being often depicted as a messenger of God

sheep

/ʃiːp/

noun
- a domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat

virgin

/ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/

noun
- a person who has not engaged in sexual intercourse

adjective
- untouched by sexual activity

trust

/trʌst/

verb
- to believe in the reliability or truth of someone or something

power

/ˈpaʊər/

noun
- the ability to do something or act in a particular way

Grammar:

God rest ye merry gentlemen

➔ Imperative mood

➔ The phrase "God rest" is an imperative, suggesting a wish or command.
Let nothing you dismay

➔ Let + object + base form of the verb

➔ This structure is used to give permission or make a suggestion.
To save us all from Satan's powers

➔ Infinitive phrase

➔ The phrase "To save" indicates purpose or intention.
Glad tidings of comfort and joy

➔ Noun phrase

➔ This phrase consists of a noun and its modifiers, conveying a specific meaning.
This day is born a Saviour

➔ Passive voice

➔ The structure emphasizes the action done to the subject rather than who performs it.
Fear not then, said the Angel

➔ Reported speech

➔ This structure is used to convey what someone else has said.
Now to the Lord sing praises

➔ Infinitive as a subject

➔ The infinitive "to sing" acts as the subject of the sentence.