O Come, All Ye Faithful

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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:
	O come let us adore him, O come let us adore
	him,
	O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.


2.	True God of true God, Light from Light
	Eternal,
	lo, he shuns not the Virgin's womb; 
	Son of the Father, begotten not created;
	
	(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)


4.	See how the shepherds, summoned to his
	cradle,
	leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze;
	
	we too will thither bend our joyful footsteps;
	
	(Refrain)


5.	Child, for us sinners poor and in the
	manger,
	we would embrace thee with love and awe.
	
	Who would not love thee, loving us so dearly?
	
	(Refrain) 


6.	Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy
	morning,
	Jesus, to thee be all glory given. 
	Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing:
	
	(Refrain) 

Words by:

John F. Wade;
trans. by Frederick Oakeley and others
Music by:

John F. Wade;
harm. from Collections of Motetts or Antiphons