O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
A small mystery surrounds the writing credits of this Christmas Carol.
It is usually attributed to John Francis Wade (1711 – 1786), an English hymnist and music copyist. However, there is written evidence of this carol in Latin, which is older than Wade’s version, in a library in Portugal.
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, (3x)
Christ the Lord.
O Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of Heaven above.
Glory to God in the highest.
O come, let us adore Him, (3x)
Christ the Lord.
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O Hail, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning.
Jesus, to thee be glory given.
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.
O come, let us adore Him, (3x)
Christ the Lord.