Lyrics -- English
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,
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. Refrain
Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation;
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God,
In the highest; Refrain
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning;*
Jesu, to Thee be glory given;
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing. Refrain
*Before Christmas day sing
“Born on Christmas morning”
Lyrics -- Latin
Adeste Fideles laeti triumphantes,
Veníte, veníte in Bethlehem.
Natum vidéte, Regem Angelorum:
Veníte adoremus,
Veníte adoremus,
Veníte adoremus,
Dominum.
Deum de Deo, lumen de lúmine,
gestant puellae viscera
Deum verum, genitum non factum:
Veníte adoremus, etc.
Cantet nunc io chorus Angelórum
cantet nunc aula caelestium:
Gloria in excelsis Deo:
Veníte adoremus, etc.
Ergo qui natus, die hodierna
Jesu, tibi sit glória
Patris aeterni Verbum caro factum:
Veníte adoremus, etc.
Recordings
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Details
- Album: From Advent to Epiphany Volume 1
- Tune: Adeste fideles
- Meter: Irregular and Refrain
- Style: Carol
- Church Year: Christmas
- Composer: John Francis Wade (1711 -- 1786)
- Lyricist: Unknown
- Translator: Frederick Oakeley (1802 -- 1880)
- Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain.
- Performance ℗ 2018 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved.