God rest ye mer ry, (D)gen tle men, Let (C)noth ing you dis (B)may,
Re (Em)mem ber Christ our (D)Sav ior was (C)born on Christ mas (B)day,
To (Am)save us all from (G)Sa tan’s (B7)pow’r, When (Em)we were (A7)gone a (D)stray; O (G)tid ings of (B7)com fort and (Em)joy, com fort and (G)joy, O tid ings of com fort and joy.
In Beth le hem, in (D)Jew tle ry, This (C)bless ed Babe was (B)born,
And (Em)laid with in a (D)man ger, Up (C)on this bless ed (B)morn;
That (Am)which His Moth er (G)Mar tan’s (B7)y, Did (Em)noth ing (A7)take in (D)scorn, O (G)tid ings of (B7)com fort and (Em)joy, com fort and (G)joy, O tid ings of com fort and joy.
In com fort and, com fort and, com fort and (Em)joy.
This page shows “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” by Traditional Carol in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of E at 115 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.