{"id":17651,"date":"2021-04-08T16:56:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T16:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/?p=17651"},"modified":"2021-04-08T16:56:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T16:56:57","slug":"god-rest-you-merry-gentlemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/?p=17651","title":{"rendered":"God Rest You Merry Gentlemen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"height\" align=\"center\">\n<table width=\"400\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#013E86\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/480\/05-GODRE-T.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;God Rest You Merry Gentlemen,&quot; Lyrics, Text Format\" width=\"371\" height=\"480\" name=\"Text_Format\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"400\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#013E86\">\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/480\/05-GODRE-T2.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;God Rest You Merry Gentlemen,&quot; Lyrics, Text Format\" width=\"371\" height=\"480\" name=\"Text_Format\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Minor tonality, syncopation, and a melody<br \/>\nstepping up and down the staff.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17651-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/MIDI\/05-GODRE.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/MIDI\/05-GODRE.mp3\">https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/MIDI\/05-GODRE.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Description<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul type=\"square\">\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Origin<\/strong>: England &#8211; Traditional Carol<\/li>\n<li class=\"style6\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Key<\/strong>: D minor (pitched in F Major)<\/li>\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Time<\/strong>: 4\/4<\/li>\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Form<\/strong>: AB &#8211; verse\/refrain<\/li>\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Rhythm<\/strong>: <strong class=\"beginners\">beginners<\/strong>: | ta ta ta ta | ta\/a\/a ta |<br \/>\n| ta\/a ta ta | ta\/a ti ti ta | syncopation<\/li>\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Pitches<\/strong>: <span class=\"intermediate\"><strong>intermediate<\/strong><\/span>: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La<\/li>\n<li class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Intervals<\/strong>:<strong class=\"intermediate\"> intermediate<\/strong>: La\/Mi (P5), Mi\\La (P5), Fa\\Re (m3), La<span class=\"style2\">8<\/span>\\Mi (P4), Do\\La (m3), La\/Do (m3), La\/Re (P4) &#8211; <em>melody moves primarily by steps<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"style6\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: dotted half, half, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, syncopation, minor tonality, verse\/refrain<\/li>\n<li class=\"style6\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Key Words<\/strong>: world geography: England, Bethlehem, Israel; scared, Christmas carol, Christmas hymn, birth of Jesus, Bible story, Christ, Saviour, Satan, holiday song, seasonal song, astray, Jewry, blessed, manger, mother Mary, scorn, tiding, comfort, God, heavenly, Father, angel, shepherds, brought, Son of God, affright, Savior, Virgin, rejoiced, flocks, tempest, straight, oxen, kneeling, pray, praises, brotherhood, embrace, holy tide, doth deface, reign, kindred; abbreviation: Bethl&#8217;em (Bethlehem), pow&#8217;r (power)<\/li>\n<li class=\"style6\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Recorder<\/strong>: <strong class=\"intermediate\">intermediate<\/strong>: introducing B flat, D minor tonality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/?product=god-rest-you-merry-gentlemen\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13390 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicyoucanread.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/images.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"64\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<table width=\"406\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<caption class=\"height\"><strong><strong><span class=\"style13\" style=\"color: #3366cc; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;God Rest You Merry Gentlemen&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style6\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">1.<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">God rest you merry, gentlemen,<br \/>\nLet nothing you dismay,<br \/>\nFor Jesus Christ our Saviour<br \/>\nWas born upon this day,<br \/>\nTo save us all from Satan&#8217;s pow&#8217;r<br \/>\nWhen we were gone astray:<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><em>Refrain:<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><em>O tidings of comfort and joy,<br \/>\ncomfort and joy,<br \/>\nO tidings of comfort and joy.<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">\n<div align=\"right\">2.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">In Bethlehem in Jewry<br \/>\nThis blessed Babe was born,<br \/>\nAnd laid within a manger,<br \/>\nUpon this blessed morn;<br \/>\nThe which His mother Mary<br \/>\nDid nothing take in scorn:<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><span class=\"style6\"><em>Refrain<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">3.<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">In Bethlehem, in Israel,<br \/>\nThis blessed Babe was born,<br \/>\nAnd laid within a manger<br \/>\nUpon this blessed morn;<br \/>\nThe which His mother Mary<br \/>\nDid nothing take in scorn:<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><span class=\"style6\"><em>Refrain<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">4.<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">From God our heavenly Father<br \/>\nA blessed angel came;<br \/>\nAnd unto certain shepherds<br \/>\nBrought tidings of the same;<br \/>\nHow that in Bethlehem was born<br \/>\nThe Son of God by name.<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><span class=\"style6\"><em>Refrain<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">5.<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">&#8220;Fear not, then,&#8221; said the angel,<br \/>\n&#8220;Let nothing you affright<br \/>\nThis day is born a Savior<br \/>\nOf a pure Virgin bright,<br \/>\nTo free all those who trust in Him<br \/>\nFrom Satan&#8217;s power and might.&#8221;<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><span class=\"style6\"><em>Refrain<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\" height=\"28\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">6.<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">The shepherds at those tidings<br \/>\nRejoiced much in mind,<br \/>\nAnd left their flocks a-feeding<br \/>\nIn tempest, storm and wind,<br \/>\nAnd went to Bethl&#8217;em straightaway<br \/>\nThis blessed Babe to find.<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\" height=\"28\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><em>Refrain<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\" height=\"28\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">7.<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">But when to Bethlehem they came<br \/>\nWhere our dear Savior lay,<br \/>\nThey found Him in a manger<br \/>\nWhere oxen feed on hay;<br \/>\nHis mother Mary kneeling<br \/>\nUnto the Lord did pray.<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\" height=\"28\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><em>Refrain<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\" height=\"28\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">8.<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">Now to the Lord sing praises<br \/>\nAll you within this place,<br \/>\nAnd with true love and brotherhood<br \/>\nEach other now embrace;<br \/>\nThis holy tide of Christmas<br \/>\nAll others doth deface.<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\" height=\"28\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><em>Refrain<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\" height=\"28\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">9.<\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\">God bless the ruler of this house,<br \/>\nAnd send him long to reign,<br \/>\nAnd many a merry Christmas<br \/>\nMay live to see again;<br \/>\nAmong your friends and kindred<br \/>\nThat live both far and near:<\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\" height=\"28\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><em>That God send you a happy new year, happy new year,<br \/>\nAnd God send you a happy new year.<\/em><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\" height=\"28\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"style2\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" align=\"right\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"height\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"linespacing\" bgcolor=\"#F6F1CF\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">dditional Formats (click to enlarge)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"height: 100px;\" width=\"285\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"middle\"><span class=\"style6\">music<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/480\/05-GODRE-M.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17651]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Music_Format\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/240\/05-GODRE-M.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;God Rest You Merry Gentlemen,&quot; Music Format\" width=\"185\" height=\"239\" name=\"Music_Format\" border=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"middle\"><span class=\"style6\">beats<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/480\/05-GODRE-B.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17651]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Beats_Format\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/240\/05-GODRE-B.jpg\" alt=\"Click to enlarge: &quot;God Rest You Merry Gentlemen,&quot; Beats Format\" width=\"185\" height=\"239\" name=\"Beats_Format\" border=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"middle\"><span class=\"style6\">rhythm<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/480\/05-GODRE-R.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17651]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Rhythm_Format\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/240\/05-GODRE-R.jpg\" alt=\"Click to Enlarge: &quot;God Rest You Merry Gentlemen,&quot; Rhythm Format\" width=\"185\" height=\"239\" name=\"Rhythm_Format\" border=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 100px;\" width=\"285\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"middle\"><span class=\"style6\">pitch numbers<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/480\/05-GODRE-PN.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17651]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Pitch_Number_Format\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/240\/05-GODRE-PN.jpg\" alt=\"Click to Enlarge: &quot;God Rest You Merry Gentlemen,&quot; Pitch Number Format\" width=\"185\" height=\"239\" name=\"Pitch_Number_Format\" border=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"middle\"><span class=\"style6\">solfeggio<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/480\/05-GODRE-S.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17651]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Solfeggio_Kodaly_Format\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"..\/images\/SONGS\/240\/05-GODRE-S.jpg\" alt=\"Click to Enlarge: &quot;God Rest You Merry Gentlemen,&quot; Solfeggio Format\" width=\"185\" height=\"239\" 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