O Come, All Ye Faithful, Triumphantly Sing

Representative Text

1 Oh come, all ye faithful, triumphantly sing;
Come, see in the manger the angels' great King.
To Bethlehem hasten with joyful accord;
Oh, come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

2 True Son of the Father, He comes from the skies;
To be born of a virgin He does not despise.
To Bethlehem hasten with joyful accord;
Oh, come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!

3 Hark, hark to the angels, all singing in heaven,
"To God in the highest all glory be given!"
To Bethlehem hasten with joyful accord:
Oh, come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

4 To Thee, O Lord Jesus, this day of Thy birth,
Be honor and glory through heaven and earth,
True Godhead incarnate, omnipotent Word,
Oh, come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

Source: Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #97

Translator: Edward Caswall

Edward Caswall was born in 1814, at Yately, in Hampshire, where his father was a clergyman. In 1832, he went to Brasenose College, Oxford, and in 1836, took a second-class in classics. His humorous work, "The Art of Pluck," was published in 1835; it is still selling at Oxford, having passed through many editions. In 1838, he was ordained Deacon, and in 1839, Priest. He became perpetural Curate of Stratford-sub-Castle in 1840. In 1841, he resigned his incumbency and visited Ireland. In 1847, he joined the Church of Rome. In 1850, he was admitted into the Congregation of the Oratory at Birmingham, where he has since remained. He has published several works in prose and poetry. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872… Go to person page >

Author: John Francis Wade

John Francis Wade (b. England, c. 1711; d. Douay, France, 1786) is now generally recognized as both author and composer of the hymn "Adeste fideles," originally written in Latin in four stanzas. The earliest manuscript signed by Wade is dated about 1743. By the early nineteenth century, however, four additional stanzas had been added by other writers. A Roman Catholic, Wade apparently moved to France because of discrimination against Roman Catholics in eighteenth-century England—especially so after the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. He taught music at an English college in Douay and hand copied and sold chant music for use in the chapels of wealthy families. Wade's copied manuscripts were published as Cantus Diversi pro Dominicis et Festis p… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O come, all ye faithful, triumphantly sing!
Title: O Come, All Ye Faithful, Triumphantly Sing
Latin Title: Adeste fideles
Translator: Edward Caswall
Author: John Francis Wade
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymnal #19

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Hymnal for Church and Home #97

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Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #97

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The Methodist Hymnal (Text only edition) #125

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The Methodist Hymnal #125

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The Voice of Thanksgiving #304

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The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 2 #264

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Victorious Service Songs #306

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