O Come, All Ye Faithful
This is a well-known English version of the Latin Carol "Adeste Fideles".
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Christmas Carol
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.
God of God,
Light of light,
Lo, he abhors not the Virgin's womb;
Very God,
Begotten, not created:
(Chorus)
Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens
Of Heaven above!
Glory to God in the highest:
(Chorus)
Yea, Lord, we greet thee,
Born this happy morning;
Jesus, to thee be glory given!
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing!
(Chorus)
In the recording you can hear the 1st and 3rd verses sung with the chorus as written below...
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.
Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens
Of Heaven above!
Glory to God, glory in the highest:
(Chorus)
MP3: Sung by David Lawrence and Neeru Iyer.
The 2nd recording is as follows (1st and last verse and the refrain):
Oh, come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
Oh, come ye, oh, come ye, to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him, born the King of angels...
Refrain:
Oh, come, let us adore Him, oh, come, let us adore Him,
Oh, come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning;
Jesus, to Thee be all glory giv'n;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing...
Refrain
MP3 2: Esther ben Simonides & Adele de Pignerolles
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
This English translation of "O Come, All Ye Faithful" was penned by the English Catholic priest Frederick Oakeley.
Image: The Adoration of the Shepherds, Pinturicchio, Italy, 1501.
