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O Come, All Ye Faithful

Representative Text

1 O come, all ye faithful!
Joyfully triumphant,
To Bethlehem hasten now with glad accord;
Lo! in a manger
Lies 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 Raise, raise, choirs of angels,
Songs of loudest triumph,
Thro' heaven's high arches be your praises pour'd:
Now to our God be
Glory in the highest; [Refrain]

3 Amen! Lord, we bless Thee,
Born for our salvation!
O Jesus! for ever be Thy Name ador'd;
Word of the Father,
Late in flesh appearing; [Refrain]

Source: Redemption Songs: a choice collection of 1000 hymns and choruses for evangelistic meetings, solo singers, choirs and the home #40

Translator: William Mercer

Mercer, William, M.A., born at Barnard Castle, Durham, 1811, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., 1835). In 1840 he was appointed Incumbent of St. George's, Sheffield. He died at Leavy Greave, Sheffield, Aug. 21, 1873. His principal work was:—- The Church Psalter and Hymn Book, comprising The Psalter, or Psalms of David, together with the Canticles, Pointed for Chanting; Four Hundred Metrical Hymns and Six Responses to the Commandments; the whole united to appropriate Chants and Tunes, for the use of Congregations and Families, by the Rev. William Mercer, M.A. . .. Assisted by John Goss, Esq…., 1854; enlarged 1856; issued without music, 1857; quarto edition 1860; rearranged edition (Oxford edition) 1864; Appendix 1872.… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O come, all ye faithful, Joyfully triumphant
Title: O Come, All Ye Faithful
Translator: William Mercer
Source: Latin, 18th century
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O come, let us adore Him
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

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Celestial Songs #34

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Hosanna for the Sunday School #101

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Laudes Domini #121

Melodies of Grace and Truth #34

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Redemption Songs #40

Sacred Songs and Solos #740

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Songs of the Christian Centuries #6

The Book of Praise #174

The Home and School Hymnal #52

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