‘God rest you, queer and questioning …’ Altered lyrics for iconic Christmas carol sung at UK church; ideology behind it blasted as ‘woke, unbiblical’
A U.K. church is raising eyebrows for performing the iconic Christmas carol “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” with altered lyrics that reflect a “woke, unbiblical” ideology.
What are the details?
All Saints with Holy Trinity in Loughborough used the updated carol — which removes references to Satan as well as to Christ as Savior — and instead refers to “queer and questioning” “women, who by men have been erased,” MSN reported.
The network added that the altered lyrics were printed in the order of a Monday carol service to feature “new inclusive words for a traditional hymn.”
MSN said the new lyrics read, in part:
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.
The network noted there’s more where that came from:
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.
The world is going mad. Thank God for Biblical Christ centred churches. What a travesty “ ‘God rest you, queer and questioning, your anxious hearts be still.’ We are ripe for God’s Judgements
https://t.co/5WDwqrf4KL— Macira (@macira007) December 21, 2022
Apparently, this week wasn’t the first time the altered carol was performed at All Saints. Here’s a video of the church’s Carol Service from 2020, during which a choir also belted it out:
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