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Christmas Carols · No. 11 · Words: John Francis Wade; tr. Frederick Oakeley
O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A beloved Latin Christmas hymn written by John Francis Wade around 1743, calling the faithful to Bethlehem to worship the newborn Christ. The standard English translation by Frederick Oakeley ('O come, all ye faithful') dates to 1841.
Verse 1
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold him, born the King of Angels:
Chorus
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord!
Verse 2
God of God, Light of Light,
Lo! he abhors not the Virgin's womb;
Very God, be-gotten, not created:
Verse 3
Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of Heaven above!
Glory to God, glory in the highest:
Verse 4
Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning;
Jesus, to thee be all glory given!
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing!
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