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!
