Music: 14th century Germany melody harmonized by Sir Joh Stainer, 1867
Words: Medieval Latin translated by John M. Neale (1818-1866), 1853
From: Guitar Picker (www.gospelmusic.tk)

Good Christian Men, Rejoice

D
Good Christ-ian men, re-joice -
A    Bm                 D       A
With heart and soul and voice; -
D    G  A       D    A  D
Give ye heed to what we say:
       Bm     Em      D     A  D
News!  News!  Je-sus Christ is born to-day:
D  G   D   A  D     A  Bm
Ox and ass be-fore him bow,
    G     D  A   D
And He is in the man-ger now,
D6       F#sus F#7 Bm A
Christ is born to-day
D         G    A  D
Christ is born to-day

Good Christ-ian men, re-joice -
With heart and soul and voice; -
Now we hear of end-less bliss;
Joy!  Joy!  Je-sus Christ was born for this!
He has oped the heavn'-ly door,
And man is bless-ed e-ver-more
Christ was born for this!
Christ was born for this!

Good Christ-ian men, re-joice -
With heart and soul and voice; -
Now ye need not fear the grave:
Peace!  Peace!  Je-sus Christ was born to save!
Calls you one and calls you all,
To gain His e-ver-last-ing hall.
Christ was born to save!
Christ was born to save!

An alternative arrangement


Good Christian Men, Rejoice

Good (F)Christian (C7)men, re(F)joice,
with heart  (C7)soul  (F)voice,
give ye (C7)heed to (F)what we say:
(C)Jesus (F)Christ is (Dm)born to(F)day,
(Am)ox  (C7)ass be(F)fore him (Dm)bow,
 (C)he is (F)in the (Dm)manger (F)now,
(Bb)Christ is (C)born to(Dm)day,
(C) (F)Christ is (C7)born to(F)day

Good (F)Christian (C7)men, re(F)joice,
with heart  (C7)soul  (F)voice,
now ye (C7)hear of (F)endless bliss;
(C)Jesus (F)Christ was (Dm)born for (F)this
(Am)He hath (C7)opened the (F)heav'nly (Dm)door,
 (C)man is (F)blessed (Dm)ever(F)more,
(Bb)Christ was (C)born for (Dm)this,
(C) (F)Christ was (C7)born for (F)this

Good (F)Christian (C7)men, re(F)joice,
with heart  (C7)soul  (F)voice,
now ye (C7)need not (F)fear the grave;
(C)Jesus (F)Christ was (Dm)born to (F)save,
(Am)calls you (C7)one  (F)calls you (Dm)all,
to (C)gain his (F)ever(Dm)lasting (F)hall,
(Bb)Christ was (C)born to (Dm)save,
(C) (F)Christ was (C7)born to (F)save

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Another arrangement

Good (F)Christian (Dm)men, re(C)joice, (F)
with (Bb)heart (Am)soul  (Gm)voice, (C)
(F) give ye (Am)heed to (Dm)what we (Bb) say:
(F) News! News!
(Gm)Jesus (C)Christ is (F)born to(Dm)day,
(F)ox  (Gm)ass be(A)fore him (Dm)bow,
(Gm)He is (C)in the (F)manger (Dm)now,
(Bb)Christ is (C)born to(Dm)day,
(F)Christ is (C7)born to(F)day

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