God Rest Ye Merry Americans

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[INTRODUCTION] [VERSE 1] God rest ye merry Americans Let nothing you dismay The sales begin at midnight So get your apps ready today We’ve traded peace for urgency And wonder for display O tidings of consumer joy Consumer joy O tidings of consumer joy [VERSE 2] The neighbors hang their Christmas lights The kids all know the songs The old man down on Perry Street Still sings the whole night long The waitress works till closing time The nurse works through the dawn While somebody on Wall Street’s calculating How to make a dollar from this song [CHORUS] God rest ye merry Americans Wherever you may be May all your packages arrive Exactly as agreed May every wish be granted May every screen stay bright But who among us still remembers What happened Christmas night? [VERSE 3] The church bells ring at six o’clock The choir starts to sing The shepherds and the wise men Take their places by the King But somewhere in the back row A single mother prays That this will be the Christmas Her children won’t see her cry [PRE-CHORUS] And all across the country The stories stay the same We’re all looking for a kingdom We just disagree on the name [CHORUS] God rest ye merry Americans Wherever you may be May all your packages arrive Exactly as agreed May every wish be granted May every screen stay bright But who among us still remembers What happened Christmas night? [BRIDGE] God rest the dreamers God rest the doubters God rest the workers Pulling double shifts God rest the teachers God rest the truckers God rest the people Still trying to forgive God rest the lonely God rest the grieving God rest the ones who nearly stayed away God rest the prodigals Halfway down the driveway Trying to find the words to say [BREAKDOWN] O tidings of mercy and grace Mercy and grace O tidings of mercy and grace [FINAL CHORUS] God rest ye merry Americans Let nothing you dismay The story hasn’t ended And hope has not decayed For unto us a Savior came Not power Not prestige And maybe that’s the reason We still don’t quite believe God rest ye merry Americans Wherever you may roam The kingdom’s still among us And Christmas still means home O tidings of mercy and grace Mercy and grace O tidings of mercy and grace [OUTRO] God rest ye merry Americans The light is still on Come home