O Come All Ye Faithful

(Traditional)

O Come All Ye Faithful
Joyful and triumphant,
Come ye, Oh come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him,
Born the King of Angels
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing all ye citizens of heaven above
Glory to God, in the highest Glory
O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord.

Come and behold Him
Born the King of angels
O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

This appears on Christmas with You.

 

Documentation

(John Wade, John Reading)

The text to the Carol O Come All Ye Faithful was originally written in Latin (Adeste Fideles) and was intended to be a hymn, it is attributed to John Wade, an Englishman. The music to O Come All Ye Faithful was composed by fellow Englishman John Reading in the early 1700s. The tune was first published in a collection known as "Cantus Diversi" in 1751. In 1841 Rev. Frederick Oakley is reputed to have worked on the familiar translation of O Come All Ye Faithful which replaced the older Latin lyrics "Adeste Fideles". 

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