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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen [G,w]

Found in God_Rest_Ye_Merry_Gentlemen.abc from the John Chambers abc collection
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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen [G,w] - staff notation
X:1
T:God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen [G,w]
C:Traditional
S:GuitarNut.com, MySheetMusic.com
Z:ABC by Thornton Rose, December 2001
Q:1/4=140
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:G
  E | "Em"E B (B A) |  G   F   E    D | E  F     G   A | "B"B3
w:God rest  ye mer-ry, gen-tle-men. Let no-thing you dis-may.
  E | "Em"E B B      A | (G F) E   D | E    F  G      A | "B"B3
w:Re-mem-ber  Christ our Sav_  ior was born on Christ-mas day,
  B | "Am"c A  B   c |  "Bm7"d e "B7"B A |  "Em"G E    F    G | "D"A2
w:To  save  us all from Sa-tan's pow'r when we    were gone a-stray;
  (G A) | "G"B2 "C"c B | ("B7"B A) G    F | "Em"E2 G/2F/2   E | "D"A2
w:O_      ti-dings   of  com_      fort and joy,   com-fort and joy,
  (G A) | ("G"B c) d     e | ("B7"B A) G    F | "Em"E3 |]
w:O_      ti_      dings of  com_      fort and joy.
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W:2. From God our heavenly Father a blessed angel came.
W:And unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same,
W:How that in Bethlehem was born the Son of God by name:
W:O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy,
W:O tidings of comfort and joy.
W:
W:3. The shepherds at those tidings rejoiced much in mind,
W:And left their flocks a-feeding, in tempest, storm, and wind,
W:And went to Bethlehem straightway this blessed babe to find:
W:O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy,
W:O tidings of comfort and joy.
W:
W:4. But when to Bethlehem they came, whereat this infant lay
W:They found him in a manger, where oxen feed on hay;
W:His mother Mary kneeling, unto the Lord did pray:
W:O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy,
W:O tidings of comfort and joy.
W:
W:5. Now to the Lord sing praises, all you within this place,
W:And with true love and brotherhood each other now embrace;
W:This holy tide of Christmas all others doth deface:
W:O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy,
W:O tidings of comfort and joy.

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