Come Hither, Ye Faithful

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1 Oh, come all ye faithful, triumphantly sing:
Come, see in the manger our Savior and King!
To Bethlehem hasten with joyful accord:
Oh, come, let us adore Him,
Oh, come, let us adore Him,
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 doth not despise;
To Bethlehem hasten, with joyful accord;
Oh, come, let us adore Him,
Oh, come, let us adore Him,
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,
Oh, come, let us adore Him,
Oh, come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord!

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

Amen.


Source: The Lutheran Hymnal #102

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 >

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The Friends' Hymnal #d86

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The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a127

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The Hymnal and Order of Service #33

The Hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod. Text ed. #d79

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The Hymnal #50

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The Hymnal #25

The Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Congregations #d66

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The Junior Hymnal, Containing Sunday School and Luther League Liturgy and Hymns for the Sunday School #111

The Little Catholic Hymn Book #d58

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The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #70

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The Oxford American Hymnal for Schools and Colleges #d57

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The Parish School Hymnal #16

The Praise Hymnal #31

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The Praise Offering #115

The Selah Song Book (Das Sela Gesangbuch) #d102

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The Selah Song Book (Das Sela Gesangbuch) (2nd ed) #878a

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The Standard Church Hymnal #4

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The Sunday School Chant and Tune Book #39

The Sunday School Hymnal #d40

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The Sunday School Hymnal #31

The Sunday School Liturgy #d12

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The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 4 #326

The Young Churchman's Hymnal (Diocese of Western New York) #d13

The Young Churchman's Hymnal. 5th ed. #d12

Young People's Luther League Convention Song Book. 12th ed. #d12

Youth's Favorite Songs #d18

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #20

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Hymn Book #15

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Sunday School Book #25

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Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #216

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Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #233

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Gloria Deo #127

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The Sunday School Hymnal #31

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The Hymnal and Order of Service #33

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Christian Hymns #159

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #159

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #155

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Hymnal and Order of Service #20

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The Book of Worship #117

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Church Book #129

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Hymnal for the Sunday School #15

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The Church Hymnal #50

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Concordia #64

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The Sanctuary Hymnal, published by Order of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ #138

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Augsburg Songs for Sunday Schools and other services #35

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The Academic Hymnal #17

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American Lutheran Hymnal #347

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Hymnal #25

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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #21

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal #38

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Evangelical Lutheran hymnal #38

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal. 9th ed. #a38

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The Lutheran Hymnal #102

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The Lutheran Hymnary #195

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