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Text:O come, all you faithful
Adapter:F. Oakeley (1802-1880)
Author:J. F. Wade (1711-1786)
Tune:ADESTE FIDELES
Arranger:W. H. Monk (1823-1889)
Arranger (st. 3):David Willcocks (born 1919)
Composer (attributed to):J. F. Wade (1711-1786)
Composer (descant):David Willcocks (bonr 1919)

65. O come, all you faithful

1 O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!
O come now, O come now, to Bethlehem!
Come and behold him, born the king of angels:

Refrain:
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!

2 God from God, Light from light,
he who abhors not the virgin’s womb;
very God, begotten, not created: [Refrain]

3 Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation!
sing, all ye citizens of heaven above,
'Glory to God in the highest!' [Refrain]

[OR on Christmas morning:]
4 Yes, Lord, we greet you, born this happy morning;
Jesus, to you be all glory given!
Word of the Father now in flesh appearing: [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: O come, all you faithful
Author: J. F. Wade (1711-1786)
Adapter: F. Oakeley (1802-1880)
Refrain First Line: O come, let us adore him
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 1987
Topic: God, Saviour: Promised and Incarnate; Christmas 1: The Incarnation
Source: and others
Notes: Includes alternate 4th stanza for Christmas morning. See also traditional long version, 597
Tune Information
Name: ADESTE FIDELES
Composer (attributed to): J. F. Wade (1711-1786)
Arranger: W. H. Monk (1823-1889)
Arranger (st. 3): David Willcocks (born 1919)
Composer (descant): David Willcocks (bonr 1919)
Meter: Irregular
Source: Eighteenth-century melody
Copyright: Descant and arr. © Oxford University Press
Notes: For alternative descant and arrangement see 597.



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