May Ye Be Merry, Gentlefolk

Tune:  "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"

words adapted by Karen Deal Robinson

May ye be merry, gentlefolk,

Let nothing you dismay.

Although the nights are cold and dark

This is the shortest day.

And soon the days will grow again

As springtime comes our way.

Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,

Comfort and joy.

Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.

The midnight moon rides high and clear

On this the longest night,

And in the frosty darkness

The stars are burning bright,

And though the sun is buried deep

The sky is filled with light.

Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,

Comfort and joy.

Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.