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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 234 · Words: John F. Wade; trans. Frederick Oakeley · Tune: ADESTES FIDELES
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A beloved Christmas hymn originally written in Latin as 'Adeste Fideles' by John F. Wade around 1743. The familiar English translation 'O Come, All Ye Faithful' was made by Frederick Oakeley in 1841, calling the faithful to worship the newborn Christ in Bethlehem.
Verse 1
Adeste, fideles,
laeti triumphantes;
venite, venite
in Bethlehem.
Natum videte
Regem angelorum.
Refrain
Venite adoremus,
venite adoremus,
venite adoremus,
Dominum.
Latin 1
Adeste, fideles, laeti triumphantes;
venite, venite in Bethlehem.
Natum videte Regem angelorum.
Refrain
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
Latin Refrain
Venite adoremus, venite adoremus,
venite adoremus, Dominum.
Verse 2
True God of true God,
Light from Light Eternal,
lo, he shuns not
the Virgin’s womb;
Son of the
Father,
begotten,
not created;
Refrain
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
Verse 3
Sing, choirs of angels,
sing in exultation;
O sing, all ye citizens
of heaven above!
Glory to God,
all glory in
the highest;
Refrain
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
Verse 4
See how the shepherds,
summoned to his cradle,
leaving their flocks,
draw nigh to gaze;
we too will thither
bend our
joyful footsteps;
Refrain
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
Verse 5
Child, for us sinners
poor and in the manger,
we would embrace thee
with love and awe.
Who would not
love thee,
loving us
so dearly?
Refrain
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
Verse 6
Yea, Lord, we greet thee,
born this happy morning,
Jesus, to thee be
all glory given.
Word of the
Father,
now in flesh
appearing:
Refrain
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
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