God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Embracing the Joyful Message: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,
Expressing joyful news or information that brings comfort and happiness.
Comfort and joy.
Reiterating the message of comfort and joy.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
Repeating the proclamation of joyful tidings.
God rest ye merry gentlemen,
Addressing individuals with a wish for them to have a peaceful and joyful rest.
Let nothing you dismay.
Encouraging the gentlemen not to be disheartened or discouraged.
Hey, remember Christ our savior
Reminding the audience of the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas day.
Was born on Christmas day.
Highlighting the purpose of Christ's birth, emphasizing salvation.
To save us all from Satan's power
Explaining that Christ was born to save humanity from the influence of Satan.
When we were gone astray.
Describing the state of humanity as being led astray before Christ's intervention.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, joy.
Reiterating the joyful message of comfort and joy.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
Affirming the message of comfort and joy.
From God, our heavenly father,
Introducing God as the heavenly father in the narrative.
A blessed angel came.
Describing the arrival of a blessed angel with significant news.
And unto certain shepherds,
Narrating the delivery of tidings to certain shepherds.
Brought tidings of the same.
Specifying that the tidings were about the birth of the son of God in Bethlehem.
How that in Bethlehem was born,
Detailing the birth of the son of God in Bethlehem.
The son of God by name.
Identifying the son of God by name.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, joy.
Repeating the joyful message of comfort and joy.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
Reaffirming the proclamation of comfort and joy.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
Continuing the expression of comfort and joy.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
Concluding the repetition of the joyful tidings.
To save us all from Satan's power
Reiterating the purpose of Christ's birth to save from Satan's power.
When we were gone astray.
Recalling the state of humanity being led astray before Christ's intervention.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy, joy.
Emphasizing the message of comfort and joy.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
Reiterating the proclamation of comfort and joy.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
Expressing the joyful tidings again.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
Continuing the expression of comfort and joy.
Oh,
Introducing a section with an exclamation.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,
Reaffirming the joyful message of comfort and joy.
Comfort and joy.
Reiterating the essence of comfort and joy.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
Repeating the proclamation of joyful tidings.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
Further repeating the message of comfort and joy.
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
Concluding with a final repetition of the joyful tidings.
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