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 18th cent. Tr. F. Oakeley, 1802-80. [For the Complete Version, see No. 614.]

Adeste, fideles


 * 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.


 * 2 God of God,
 * Light of Light,

Lo! he abhors not the Virgin's womb;
 * Very God,
 * Begotten, not created:


 * 3 Sing, choirs of Angels,
 * Sing in exultation,

Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above;
 * Glory to God
 * In the Highest:

Unison.
 * 4 Yea, Lord, we greet thee,
 * Born this happy morning,

Jesu, to thee be glory given;
 * Word of the Father,
 * Now in flesh appearing: