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O Come, All Ye Faithful
Adeste fideles læti triumphantes,
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!
Venite, venite in Bethlehem.
Come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem
Natum videte
Come and behold him
Regem angelorum:
Born the King of angels
Venite adoremus
O come, let us adore him.
Dominum
Christ, the Lord
When I sing this old carol, my thoughts go back to the many times I have joined with a group singing “O come let us adore him” in candle-lit sanctuaries or caroling outside someone’s home, beckoning all to worship Jesus. Adeste Fideles (lit. “be present you faithful”) is one of those songs through which Christmas comes alive for me.
What makes this hymn so memorable is its simplicity – a simple call to worship Christ. No one is completely sure who authored the hymn. Originally written in Latin, the hymn has been attributed to various writers, most often to John Francis Wade ca. 1743. Yet the provenance of this hymn is not as important as what the words communicate and what the music accomplishes.
When people sing “O come, all ye faithful,” the words evoke in us the meaning they express. We come, we behold, and we adore Christ the Lord!
Dr. Bill Carrell
Professor of Christian Studies
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Scripture
About this Plan
The songs of Christmas stir our hearts and strengthen ties to God. We celebrate the Greatest Story of All as we sing carols. These songs are among the riches of the Kingdom that are the legacies from those who have gone before us. They come from varied times, lands, and cultures. What they have in common is that they are gifts that help us unwrap The Gift of Jesus, God-with-us.
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