“God rest you merry Gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay;
Remember Christ our Saviour,
Was born on Christmas-day;
To save our souls from Satan’s power,
Which long time had gone astray:
This brings Tydings of Comfort and Joy.”
– from “Three New Carols for Christmas”, Wolverhampton, printed by J. Smart, circa 1760
Jim’s Quote of the Day:
