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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Annie Lennox

God rest ye, merry gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
For (1)__________ Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day
To (2)________ us all from Satan's powers
When we were (3)________ astray
Glad tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
Glad tidings of comfort and joy

In Bethlehem, in Israel
This (4)______________ Babe was born
And (5)________ (6)____________ a manger
Upon this blessed morn
Though which His Mother Mary
Did nothing take in scorn
(Oh oh) (7)______________ of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
(Oh oh) tidings of comfort and joy
From God our Heavenly Father
A blessed Angel came
And (8)________ (9)______________ Shepherds
Brought (10)______________ of the same
How that in (11)__________________ was born
The Son of God by Name
(Oh oh) (12)______________ of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
(Oh oh) tidings of (13)______________ and joy

"Fear not then," said the Angel
"Let (14)______________ you affright
This day is born a Saviour
Of a (15)________ Virgin bright
To (16)________ all (17)__________ who trust in Him
From Satan's power and might."
(Oh oh) tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
(Oh oh) tidings of (18)______________ and joy

Now to the (19)________ sing praises
All you (20)____________ (21)________ place
And with true (22)________ and brotherhood
Each other now embrace
This holy tide of Christmas
All (23)__________ doth deface
(Oh oh) tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
(Oh oh) (24)______________ of (25)______________ and joy

Answers:
(1) Jesus(2) save(3) gone(4) blessed(5) laid(6) within(7) tidings(8) unto(9) certain(10) tidings(11) Bethlehem(12) tidings(13) comfort(14) nothing(15) pure(16) free(17) those(18) comfort(19) Lord(20) within(21) this(22) love(23) other(24) tidings(25) comfort