![]() The traditional 17th century carol God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen features lyrics about Jesus’s birth. Having read this story, a reader was reminded of the Covid version of the carol from the last two years, and sent us the local version they were singing last Christmas. A Christmas carol rewritten to be more inclusive to women and queer people has prompted a row within the Church of England, after critics said the move was an attempt to push political ideology. “God rest you, queer and questioning, your anxious hearts be still, Believe that you are deeply known and part of God’s good will For all to live as one in peace the global dream fulfilled.” O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy. Some of the new lyrics read: “God rest you also, women, who by men have been erased, Through history ignored and scorned, defiled and displaced Remember that your stories too, are held within God’s grace. Let nothing you dismay Remember Christ, our Saviour, Was born on Christmas day, To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray. ![]() However, at a carol service on Monday, an alternate version of the lyrics was printed in the order of service to feature “new inclusive words for a traditional hymn”.Īll Saints with Holy Trinity in Loughborough used the carol with updated lyrics that removed reference to Christ as saviour and to Satan, instead referring to “queer and questioning” and “women, who by men have been erased”.Ī parishioner and Church of England ordinand tweeted a picture of the order of service for the Mayor’s Community Carol Service with the updated lyrics. The traditional 17th century carol God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen features lyrics about Jesus’s birth and the joy of the shepherds and Mary. ![]() A Christmas carol rewritten to be more “inclusive” to women and “queer” people has prompted a row within the Church of England, after critics said the move was an attempt to “push political ideology”.
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