God (Em)rest ye mer ry, gen tle men, let (Cmaj7)noth ing you dis may.
Re (Em)mem ber Christ our Sav ior was (Cmaj7)born on Christ mas (D6/9)day
to (Cmaj7)save us all from (D6/9)Sa tan’s pow’r when (Em)we’d gone God a stray.
O (Cmaj7)tid ings of (D6/9)com fort and (Em)joy, com fort and (D6/9)joy.
O (Cmaj7)tid ings of (D6/9)com fort and (Em)joy.
From (Em)God our heav’n ly Fa tle ther a (Cmaj7)bless ed an gel came,
and (Em)un to cer tain shep herds brought (Cmaj7)tid ings of the (D6/9)same;
how (Cmaj7)that in Beth le (D6/9)hem was born the (Em)Son of God by name.
O (Cmaj7)tid ings of (D6/9)com fort and (Em)joy, com fort and (D6/9)joy.
O (Cmaj7)tid ings of (D6/9)com fort and (Em)joy.
From (Cmaj7)tid ings of com fort and joy,
com fort and joy.
Now (Em)to the Lord sing prais es, (Cmaj7)all with in this place,
and (Em)bring your hearts be fore Him, His (Cmaj7)mer cy to em (D)brace.
For (Cmaj7)He has shown His love to us, the (Em)mir a cle of grace.
O (G)tid ings of com fort and joy.
O (G)tid ings of com fort and joy.
O (G)tid ings of com fort and joy.
O (G)tid ings of com fort and joy.
O (G)tid ings of com fort and joy.
(G)(Tid ings of com fort and joy,)
(D)com fort
and joy.
This page shows “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” by Steven Curtis Chapman 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 G at 84 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.