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
O come let us adore Him, o come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord
God of God, light of light
Lo, He abhors not the Virgin's womb
Very God, begotten, not created
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
O come let us adore Him, o come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord
See how the shepherds summoned to His cradle
Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze
We, too, will thither bend our hearts' oblations
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
O come let us adore Him, o come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord
Lo, star-led chieftains, Magi, Christ adoring
Offer Him incense, gold and myrrh
We to the Christ child bring our hearts' oblations
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
O come let us adore Him, o come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord
Child, for us sinners, poor and in the manger
Fain we embrace Thee with love and awe
Who would not love Thee, loving us so dearly?
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
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
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above
"Glory to God in the highest"
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
O come let us adore Him, o come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord
Yeah, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning
Jesus, to Thee be all glory given
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing
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
O come let us adore Him, o come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord
O come ye, o 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
God of God, light of light
Lo, He abhors not the Virgin's womb
Very God, begotten, not created
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
O come let us adore Him, o come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord
See how the shepherds summoned to His cradle
Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze
We, too, will thither bend our hearts' oblations
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
O come let us adore Him, o come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord
Lo, star-led chieftains, Magi, Christ adoring
Offer Him incense, gold and myrrh
We to the Christ child bring our hearts' oblations
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
O come let us adore Him, o come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord
Child, for us sinners, poor and in the manger
Fain we embrace Thee with love and awe
Who would not love Thee, loving us so dearly?
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
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
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above
"Glory to God in the highest"
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
O come let us adore Him, o come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord
Yeah, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning
Jesus, to Thee be all glory given
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing
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
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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AddedJuly 23rd, 2012
Last updatedMarch 7th, 2022
About"O Come, All Ye Faithful" (originally written in Latin as Adeste Fideles) is a Christmas carol which has been attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade (1711–1786), John Reading (1645–1692) and King John IV of Portugal (1604–1656), with the earliest manuscript of the hymn bearing his name, located in the library of the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa.
The original four verses of the hymn were extended to a total of eight, and these have been translated into many languages. The English translation of "O Come, All Ye Faithful" by the English Catholic priest Frederick Oakeley, written in 1841, is widespread in most English speaking countries. The present harmonization is from the English Hymnal (1906).
Besides John Francis Wade, the tune has been purported to be written by several musicians, from John Reading and his son to Handel and even Gluck, including the Portuguese composers Marcos Portugal or the king John IV of Portugal himself. Thomas Arne, whom Wade knew, is another possible composer. There are several similar musical themes written around that time, though it can be hard to determine whether these were written in imitation of the hymn, the hymn was based on them, or they are totally unconnected.
Wade included it in his own publication of Cantus Diversi (1751).
It was published again in the 1760 edition of Evening Offices of the Church. It also appeared in Samuel Webbe's An Essay on the Church Plain Chant (1782).
An original manuscript of the oldest known version, dating from 1751, is held by Stonyhurst College in Lancashire.
The Latin lyrics are:
Adeste fideles læti triumphantes,
Venite, venite in Bethlehem.
Natum videte Regem angelorum: Venite adoremus;;
Venite adoremus ; Venite adoremus Dominum.
Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine Gestant puellæ viscera
Deum verum, genitum non factum.
Venite adoremus; Venite adoremus ;
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Cantet nunc io, chorus angelorum;
Cantet nunc aula cælestium,
Gloria, gloria in excelsis Deo,
Venite adoremus; Venite doremus ;
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Ergo qui natus die hodierna.
Jesu, tibi sit gloria,
Patris æterni Verbum caro factum.
Venite adoremus; Venite adoremus ;
Venite adoremus Dominum.
There are additional Latin verses in various sources. For example:
En grege relicto, humiles ad cunas,
Vocati pastores adproperant:
Et nos ovanti gradu festinemus,
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Stella duce, Magi Christum adorantes,
Aurum, tus et myrrham dant munera.
Iesu infanti corda præbeamus
Venite adoremus; Venite adoremus;
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Æterni parentis splendorem æternum
Velatum sub carne videbimus
Deum infantem pannis involutum Venite adoremus;
Venite adoremus; Venite adoremus Dominum.
Pro nobis egenum et fœno cubantem,
Piis foveamus amplexibus.
Sic nos amantem quis non redamaret?
Venite adoremus; Venite adoremus;
Venite adoremus Dominum
The original four verses of the hymn were extended to a total of eight, and these have been translated into many languages. The English translation of "O Come, All Ye Faithful" by the English Catholic priest Frederick Oakeley, written in 1841, is widespread in most English speaking countries. The present harmonization is from the English Hymnal (1906).
Besides John Francis Wade, the tune has been purported to be written by several musicians, from John Reading and his son to Handel and even Gluck, including the Portuguese composers Marcos Portugal or the king John IV of Portugal himself. Thomas Arne, whom Wade knew, is another possible composer. There are several similar musical themes written around that time, though it can be hard to determine whether these were written in imitation of the hymn, the hymn was based on them, or they are totally unconnected.
Wade included it in his own publication of Cantus Diversi (1751).
It was published again in the 1760 edition of Evening Offices of the Church. It also appeared in Samuel Webbe's An Essay on the Church Plain Chant (1782).
An original manuscript of the oldest known version, dating from 1751, is held by Stonyhurst College in Lancashire.
The Latin lyrics are:
Adeste fideles læti triumphantes,
Venite, venite in Bethlehem.
Natum videte Regem angelorum: Venite adoremus;;
Venite adoremus ; Venite adoremus Dominum.
Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine Gestant puellæ viscera
Deum verum, genitum non factum.
Venite adoremus; Venite adoremus ;
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Cantet nunc io, chorus angelorum;
Cantet nunc aula cælestium,
Gloria, gloria in excelsis Deo,
Venite adoremus; Venite doremus ;
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Ergo qui natus die hodierna.
Jesu, tibi sit gloria,
Patris æterni Verbum caro factum.
Venite adoremus; Venite adoremus ;
Venite adoremus Dominum.
There are additional Latin verses in various sources. For example:
En grege relicto, humiles ad cunas,
Vocati pastores adproperant:
Et nos ovanti gradu festinemus,
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Stella duce, Magi Christum adorantes,
Aurum, tus et myrrham dant munera.
Iesu infanti corda præbeamus
Venite adoremus; Venite adoremus;
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Æterni parentis splendorem æternum
Velatum sub carne videbimus
Deum infantem pannis involutum Venite adoremus;
Venite adoremus; Venite adoremus Dominum.
Pro nobis egenum et fœno cubantem,
Piis foveamus amplexibus.
Sic nos amantem quis non redamaret?
Venite adoremus; Venite adoremus;
Venite adoremus Dominum
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