For starters, the word 'rest' is used in 'God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen' in a sense meaning 'to keep,' 'to continue to be' or 'to remain as specified' (as in the phrase 'rest assured').
Another example in the latter vein is the claim that the Christmas carol"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" originated in the 15th century as a reaction to the"dark, somber [Christmas] songs usually written in Latin" of the time, and that its title phrase would more meaningfully be rendered in modern English as"God make you mighty, gentlemen":
Thus knowing the origin of the words would make our Christmas different. Knowing the true meaning of Christmas is pretty much huge.Merry is MIGHTY. It is when Jesus came down on earth, born in a manger, grew up as a carpenter and was laser focused on his mission — to destroy the works of the devil and to save mankind from sin.You have heard it said,"Things aren't always what they appear to be.
Although"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" has always been an undeniably religious Christmas carol, the additional elements that are now claimed of it are not supported by textual and linguistic analysis:
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