COME REJOICE ALL GOOD CHRISTIANS


Come rejoice, all good Christians,
And rejoice now, I pray,
For joy our Redeemer
Was born on this day,
In the city of David,
And a cottage so poor:
Then rejoice and be your merry,
We have blessings in store.

Chorus
And therefore be your merry,
Rejoice and be your merry,
Set sorrows away,
Christ Jesus our Saviour
Was born on this day.

Our Lord he was born
Of a Virgin most pure,
Within a poor stable
Both safe and secure.
He was guarded most safely
With Angels so bright,
Who told three poor Shepherds
Those things in the night. Chorus

They said, Be not fearful,
But to Bethlehem go:
Then rejoice and be chearful,
For 'tis certainly so.
For a young Son to Joseph
Is in Bethlehem born:
Then rejoice, all good Christians,
And cease for to mourn. Chorus

And when those three Shepherds
Did to Bethlehem come,
And arrived at the stable,
Then in they did run,
Where they found blessed Mary
With Jesus her Son:
There they found our Lord sleeping,
And thus they begun. Chorus

With the sweetest Hallelujah
The Heavens did rejoice,
With the Saints and the Angels,
And all with sweet voice,
Crying Glory and honour
To our Heavenly King,
In the clouds of the air
Then this Host they did sing. Chorus

Then well may we Christians,
That dwell on the earth,
Rejoice and be glad
For sweet Jesus his birth,
Who brought us salvation,
If we mind but the same:
Then let all in the nation
Sing praise to his name. Chorus

With true zeal and honour
Let us joyfully sing,
In praise of our salvation,
To our Heavenly King;
To our Heavenly Father,
That remaineth above,
And to our dear Saviour,
That redeem'd us with love. Chorus



(Contributed by Frank DiSalle - December 2003)