Singing the Living Tradition ‎#253

253. O Come, All Ye Faithful

LATIN -
1 Adeste, fideles, laeti, triumphantes;
venite, venite in Bethlehem.
Natum videte Regem angelorum.

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

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1 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; [Refrain]

2 Lo, humble shepherds, hasting to his cradle,
leaving their flocks in the fields, draw near.
We, too, with gladness, thither bend our footsteps; [Refrain]

3 Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation;
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all glory in the highest; [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Adeste, fideles, laeti triumphantes (O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant
• Title: O Come, All Ye Faithful
• Author: John Francis Wade, 1711-1786
• Translator: Frederick Oakeley, 1802-1880 (alt.)
• Refrain First Line: venite, adoremus
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English; Latin
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Jewish and Christian Teachings: Christmas
• Notes: Other translators also

Tune Information

• Name: ADESTE FIDELES
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: John Francis Wades's manuscript, c. 1740-1743