 God rest you, merry gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay, For Jesus Christ our Saviour Was born on Christmas Day." Dolly listened with a devout look, glancing at Marner in some confidence that this strain would help to allure him to church. "That's Christmas...  Stories from My Attic - Page 183by Horace Elisha Scudder - 1896 - 269 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Eliot - 1911 - 230 pages
...body, he began with a clear chirp, and in melody that had the rhythm of an industrious hammer : — " God rest you, merry gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay; For Jesus Christ our Savior Was born on Christmas Day." Dolly listened with a devout look, glancing at Marner in some confidence... | |
 | Robert Haven Schauffler - 1912 - 378 pages
...Guide where our Infant Redeemer is laid ! GOD REST YE, MERRY GENTLEMEN DINAH MARIA MULOCK God rest ye, merry gentlemen ; let nothing you dismay, For Jesus Christ, our Saviour, was born on Christmas-day. The dawn rose red o'er Bethlehem, the stars shone through the gray, When Jesus Christ,... | |
 | Hester Dorsey Richardson - 1913 - 644 pages
...assuring themselves of greater safety by liveing by us. CHAPTER IV CHRISTMAS ON THE "ARK," AD 1633 God rest you, merry gentlemen; Let nothing you dismay,...For Jesus Christ our Saviour Was born upon this day. THE first Christmas mentioned in connection with the early Maryland settlers was the one spent en route... | |
 | Margaret Elizabeth Munson Sangster - 1913 - 458 pages
...chord on the piano, and directly the house rang with the stirring melody of an old Christmas carol. God rest you, merry gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay: For Jesus Christ, our Saviour, Was born on Christmas Day. As the last notes died away, everyone was conscious of a new sensation. Standing... | |
 | Susan Taber - 1914 - 362 pages
...again that life is worth living." And Walter sighed, very sorry for himself. CHAPTER XVII God rest ye merry gentlemen ; let nothing you dismay For Jesus Christ our Saviour, was born on Xmas day. Old Carol. THE Christmas season was rapidly approaching; that season which stands for... | |
 | Emilie Kip Baker - 1915 - 232 pages
...never show him — never That swan's nest among the reeds. ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING. GOD rest ye, merry gentlemen ! Let nothing you dismay, For Jesus Christ, our Saviour, Was born on Christmas Day. The dawn rose red o'er Bethlehem, The stars shone though the gray, When Jesus Christ,... | |
 | Jacob William Wright - 1916 - 72 pages
...wrinkled cheeks . . . and the tremulous voice, still soft and sweet, chanting: "God rest you, merrie gentlemen! Let nothing you dismay; For Jesus Christ, our Saviour, Was born on Christmas Day!" Aye and amen, dear soul! God rest you— and He does! When Day is Done If the page... | |
 | Michael Vincent O'Shea, Ellsworth D. Foster, George Herbert Locke - 1918 - 936 pages
...favorite in England, has the simplicity and picturesque charm of many of the older carols: God rest ye, merry gentlemen ; let nothing you dismay, For Jesus Christ, our Saviour, was born on Christmas Day. The dawn rose red o'er Bethlehem, the stars shone through the gray, When Jesus Christ,... | |
 | 1917 - 834 pages
...housen nor in hall. Nor in the place of paradise. Rut in the oxen's stall. From As Joseph Was a Walking. God rest you merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay, For Jesus Christ our Savior, Was born upon this day, To save us all from Satan's power. When we were gone astray. From "God... | |
 | Marie Conway Oemler - 1921 - 278 pages
...fatherhood welled up in John's heart. He pressed his face down against the damp curls. He began to sing: "God rest you, merry gentlemen ! Let nothing you dismay. For Jesus Christ our Saviour was born on Christmas Day." The baby, with half-closed eyes, crooned a tuneless tune to the fire, his hand patting... | |
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