"O Come All Ye Faithful"
17th Century Latin Words by John Francis Wade
English Translation by F. Oakley 1841
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:
(quietly) O come let us adore him,
(medium) O come let us adore him,
(louder) O come let us adore him, Christ the lord!
2- Sing choirs of angels, sing in exultation.
Sing, all ye citizens of Heaven above,
Glory to God in the highest (Refrain)
3- Yea, Lord we great thee, born this happy morning,
Jesus, to thee be all glory given;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing. (Refrain)
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(O come let us adore hi~im, Chri~ist the lord!)
1- Come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
Refrain:
2- Sing choirs of angels, sing in exultation.
3- Yea, Lord we great thee, born this happy morning,
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Syllabic legend:
... hold
(Anticipate)
~ syllables
' monosyllabic
- emphasized
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(O) come ye, O co~ome ye to Be~ethlehem,
Come and behold him, born the king of a~angels:
O come let us adore him,
O come let us adore him,
O come let us adore hi~im, Chri~ist the lord!
(O) Sing, all ye citizens of He~eav'n above,
Glory to Go~od i~in the~e hi~i~ighest (Refrain)
(O) Jesus, to the~ee be all glory giv-en;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing. (Refrain)