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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A Church hymnal #254

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A Handy Book of Old and Familiar Hymns #40

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Armed Forces Service Book for Public and Private Use. 2nd rev. ed. #d63

Army and Navy Service Book for Public and Private Use. Rev. ed. #d11

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Augsburg Songs, Nos. l and 2 Combined #d47

Bells of Heaven #d63

Bells of Heaven #d56

Boerneharpen. 3. del. En Sangbog for Uge-og Sondagsskolen og Hjemmet #d8

Book of Common Praise #d81

Book of Hymns for the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Wisconsin and Other States #d42

Book of Hymns for the joint Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and other states #d38

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Book of Worship #233

Cantate Omnes ... with Supplement #d18

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Christ in Song #49

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Church Book #129

Cross and Crown Hymnal, 3rd ed. #d281

Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book with Tunes #159

Evangelical Lutheran Hymnbook (Lutheran Conference of Missouri and Other States) #d53

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Forms and Hymns for Christmas #9

Forty-Six Chorales #d10

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Gates of Praise #169

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Gates of Praise #169

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Gems of Christian Song #d14

Happy Voices No. 1 #d22

Hymn Book for the use of Evangelical Lutheran Schools and Congregations #d17

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Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #25

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #66a

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Hymnal with Music for Children #222

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Hymns of Worship and Songs of the Gospel #d196

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In Excelsis #186

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In Excelsis #a186

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Luther League Hymnal #83

Lutheran Sunday School Hymnal. 9th ed. #d30

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Lyra Catholica #296

New Service and Tune Book for Sunday School #d20

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #507

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Service and Hymns for Sunday Schools #d22

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Songs of Pilgrimage #1516

Songs of Praise #d42

Songs of Praise for Sunday Schools, Church Societies and the Home #d42

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Songs of the Cross, for the Sabbath-school #143

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Songs of the Kingdom #169

Sunday School Hymnal #d61

Sunday School Hymns #d29

Sunday School Service and Hymn Book arranged by the Sunday School Committee #d23

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Sunday-School Book #82

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The Book of Praise for Church, School and Home #33

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The Book of Praise for Sunday Schools #33

The Brethren's Sunday School Song Book #d17

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The Catholic Hymn Book #31

The Centennial Hymnal #d62

The Chapel Hymnal #d59

The Chautauqua Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns for Gatherings ... and Young Peoples Organizations #d14

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The Children's Hymnal #d197

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The Children's Hymnal and Service Book #3

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The Christmas Song Book #34

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The Church and Home Hymnal #95

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The Church Hymnal #26

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The Church Hymnal #50

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The Church Hymnary #179

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The Church Porch #40

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The Churchman's Hymn-Book, a Collection of Hymns Old and New, for Use in the Services of the Church #d68

The Concordia Hymnal #d53

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