Easter God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (by Suzette Jamy -- SATB)

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From Lily: Such a beautiful way to arrange a classic. Can't wait to use this for our Easter program!
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Song background:

I love the traditional Christmas song "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". While I love the minor key of the original tune, I wanted to find an arrangement that was in a major key. I looked but could not find one (but maybe I didn't look hard enough). So I decided to arrange my own. And as I was arranging the piece I kept thinking how I wanted to arrange an Easter song for my next piece. Then I realised with a few tweaks of the lyrics, this could be an Easter song. So here it is, a little unconventional, but that's just the way I am. I present to you an Easter God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen for a four part choir. I hope you love it just as much as I do and it brings joy when you sing and hear it.

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Lyrics: God rest ye merry Gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our Savior
Was ris'n on Easter Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray
O Tidings of Comfort and Joy

From God our Heavenly Father
A blessed Angel came
And welcomed home our Savior
His tomb He broke away.
And though He died on Calvary
He lives to sing God's praise
O tidings of Comfort and Joy

Comfort, Comfort and Joy
Praise we sing to our Lord and King
O Comfort, Comfort and Joy
This day to the world our Savior brings.

Now in the garden Mary weeps
Her Savior He is missed.
His tomb is an abandon home.
O who has robbed His crypt?
"Why seekest thou" the Gardner said
"The living 'mongst the dead?
I'm your Savior of Comfort and Joy."

Comfort, Comfort and Joy
Praise we sing to our Lord and King
O Comfort, Comfort and Joy
This day to the world our Savior brings.

Now to the Lord sing praises
All you within this place.
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace.
The Holy tide of Easter
All other doth deface
O tidings of Comfort and Joy
O tidings of Comfort and Joy

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