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title: "Merry Winter Solstice!   Here's "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" with…"
date: 2020-12-21
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# Merry Winter Solstice!   Here's "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" with…

*December 21, 2020 · Facebook*

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Merry Winter Solstice! Here\'s \"God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen\" with pagan lyrics:\
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Gods rest ye Merry Paganfolk, let none of you dismay\
Remember that the sun returns, upon this Solstice day\
The growing dark is ended now, and Spring is on its way\
O-o Tidings of Comfort and Joy\
Comfort and Joy\
O-o Tidings of Comfort and Joy\
Though Winter\'s worst still lies ahead, there\'s tempest snow and rain\
Beneath death\'s blanket on the ground the spark of life remains\
The Earth shall blossom once again the air be sweet and clear\
O-o Tidings of Comfort and Joy\
Comfort and Joy\
O-o Tidings of Comfort and Joy\
Within each blessed apple lies the promise of the Queen\
For from this frozen field shall rise the orchards fresh and green\
The sun\'s warm rays caress the seeds to raise life\'s song again\
O-o Tidings of Comfort and Joy\
Comfort and Joy\
O-o Tidings of Comfort and Joy\
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On Solstice night, the winter comes\
Stalking through the antlered trees,\
Riding on the frozen wind.\
With hoof and horn, this longest night\
Brings round once more\
The ancient, endless joust:\
Light and Dark contest for power,\
And Light, this night, shall triumph.\
© 1993\
Deirdre Pulgram Arthen
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