The Book of Praise ‎#159

159. Oh come, all ye faithful

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1 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!

2 God of God, Light of light;
born unto Mary, the virgin blest,
very God, begotten, not created: [Refrain]

3 See how the shepherds, summoned to his cradle,
leaving their flocks draw night with holy fear;
we too will thither bend our joyful footsteps: [Refrain]

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

5 Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning;
Jesus, to thee be glory given;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing: [Refrain]

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FRENCH -
1 Peuple fidèle! Ton Seigneur t'appelle:
c'est fête sur terre, le Christ est né.
Viens à la crèche, voir le Roi du monde:

Refrain:
en lui, viens reconnaître,
en lui, viens reconnaître,
en lui, viens reconnaître
ton Dieu, ton Sauveur!

2 Verbe, Lumière, et splendeur du Père,
il naît d'une mère, petit enfant;
Dieu véritable, le Seigneur fait homme: [Refrain]

3 Peuple, acclame, avec tous les anges,
le Maître du monde qui vient chez nous,
Dieu qui se donne à tous ceax qu'il aime: [Refrain]

4 Peuple fidèle, en ce jour de fête,
proclame la gloire de ton Seigneur.
Dieu se fait homme; vois donc comme il t'aime: [Refrain]

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LATIN -
1 Adeste fideles, laeti triumphantes,
venite, venite, in Bethlehem;
natum videte Regem angelorum:

Refrain:
Venite, adoremus,
venite, adoremus,
venite, adoremus Dominum.

2 Deum de Deo, Lumen de Lumine,
parturit virgo mater;
Deum verum, genitum, non factum: [Refrain]

3 Cantet nunc hymnos chorus angelorum;
cantet nunc aula caelestium:
gloria in excelsis Deo! [Refrain]

4 En grege relicto, humiles ad cunas
vocati pastores approperant;
et nos ovanti gradu festinemus: [Refrain]

5 Ergo qui natus die hodierna,
Jesu, tibi sit gloria:
Patris aeterni verbum caro factum: [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oh come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant
• Title: Oh come, all ye faithful
• Author: John Francis Wade, 1711-1786
• Translator (English): F. Oakeley, 1802-1880 (alt.)
• Translator (French): Claude Rozier, 1924-
• Refrain First Line: Oh come, let us adore him
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English; French; Latin
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Luke 2:1-20
  ;
  John 1:14
• Topic: Church Year: Christmas; Descants and Fauxbourdons; Jesus Christ: Word; Jesus Christ: Light of the World; Languages other than English: Latin; Languages other than English: French; Processionals
• Source: Latin
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ADESTE FIDELES
• Composer: Anonymous
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: G Major
• Source: Arrangement and descant: Hymns Ancient and Modern, Ltd. 1947
• Copyright: Arrangement and descant © 1983 by Hope Publishing Co.