12/24/2025
Lyrics to the tune of the Gloucestershire Wassail by Dr. Zeile
May holiday blessings descend on this house,
The Master and Mistress who welcome as host!
Their off’rings be ample and drink freely flow
For we’ve come to the feast through ice-clods and snow.
May furnace be working and hearth well supplied
To warm all the guests as they tumble inside
Their faces be cheerful as they recognize
Kith, kin, and neighbor in each pair of eyes.
The birth of the Christ is the reason we’re here,
The great Son of God who holds each sinner dear;
He bids us be merry and not be afraid
Our debts and transgressions have all been repaid.
And since we are given so rich a supply
Of life everlasting how can we deny
The best of our favors to each one and all
Who are gathered to sup in our host’s dining hall?
So blessing we pray thee this night of our cheer
And peace with prosperity in the new year!
May joy, grace, contentment, with faith, hope, and love,
Be yours now in the present and the Kingdom above.
