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John Francis Wade (1711 – 16 August 1786) was an English hymnist who is credited with writing and composing the hymn "Adeste Fideles" (which was later translated to "O Come All Ye Faithful").
Born either in England or in Douai, France, Wade fled to France after the Jacobite rising of 1745 was crushed. As a Catholic layman, he lived with exiled English Catholics in France for the rest of his life. There, he taught music and worked on church music for private use.
Jacobite symbolism
Professor Bennett Zon, Head of the Department of Music at Durham University, has noted that Wade's Roman Catholic liturgical books were often decorated with Jacobite floral imagery, and argued that the texts had coded Jacobite meanings. Zon describes the… Go to person page >| Composer: | John Francis Wade |
| Meter: | Irregular with refrain |
| Key: | G Major or modal |
| Source: | John F. Wade's "Cantus Diversi," 1751; John F. Wade's Cantus Diversi, 1751 |
| Instances (51) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| A New Hymnal for Colleges and School #225 | Adeste fideles, laeti triumphantes (O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant) | Venite adoremus (O come, let us adore him) | Adeste fideles | 1992 | |||||||||||||
| African American Heritage Hymnal #173 | O come, let us adore Him | O Come, Let Us Adore Him | John F. Wade, c.1711-1786; Frederick Oakeley, 1802-1880 | Stephen Key; John F. Wade, c.1711-1786 | 7.7.7.3 | Revelation 19:7 | ADESTE FIDELES | A Flat Major | English | 2001 | |||||||
| African American Heritage Hymnal #199 | O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come let us adore Him | John F. Wade, c.1711-1786; Frederick Oakely, 1802-1880 | John F. Wade, c.1711-1786 | Irregular with refrain | Luke 2:15-20 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or Modal | Latin; English | 2001 | ||||||
| An American Christmas Harp #63 | Hither ye faithful, haste with songs of triumph | Portuguese Hymn | O come and let us worship | PORTUGUESE HYMN | 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Baptist Hymnal 1991 #89 | O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore him | John Francis Wade; Frederick Oakeley | John Francis Wade | Irregular | Psalm 30:4 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major | 1991 | |||||||
| Baptist Hymnal 1991 #427 | For He alone Is worthy | For He Alone Is Worthy | John Francis Wade | Irregular | Revelation 5:9 | ADESTE FIDELES (Refrain) | G Major | 1991 | |||||||||
| Baptist Hymnal 2008 #199 | O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore Him | John Francis Wade; Frederick Oakeley | John Francis Wade; Richard Kingsmore | Irregular | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | English | 2008 | |||||||
| Celebrating Grace Hymnal #103 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore Him | John Francis Wade; Frederick Oakeley | John Francis Wade | Irregular with refrain | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | English | 2010 | |||||||
| Celebration Hymnal #196 | O come, let us adore Him | O Come, Let Us Adore Him | O, come, let us adore Him | 7.7.10 | Matthew 2:2 | ADESTE FIDELES | F Major or modal | English | 1997 | ||||||||
| Celebration Hymnal #247 | Let's worship and adore Him | Let's Worship and Adore Him | Tom Fettke | 7.7.10 | Revelation 15:4 | ADESTE FIDELES (Refrain only) | A Flat Major | English | 1997 | ||||||||
| Celebration Hymnal #249 | O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, | O Come, All Ye Faithful | John Francis Wade; Tom Fettke | Irregular | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | 1997 | ||||||||||
| Chalice Hymnal #148 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore him | John Francis Wade; Frederick Oakeley and others | John Francis Wade; David Willcocks | Luke 2:8-20 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | 1995 | ||||||||
| Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #81 | John Francis Wade | Irregular | PORTUGUESE HYMN | 115125323432117 | 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Christian Worship: a Lutheran hymnal #55 | Oh, come, all ye faithful | Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore him | John F. Wade, c. 1711-86; Frederick Oakeley, 1802-80 | John F. Wade; David V. Willcocks | Irregular | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major | 1993 | ||||||||
| Christmas Favorites #7 | O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore Him | Anonymous; Frederick Oakeley (1842) and Others,; William Mercer‡ | John Francis Wade? c. 1740-43 | [O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant] | 2000 | ||||||||||
| Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #306 | O come, all ye faithful | O come, let us adore him | John Francis Wade (c. 1711-1786) | John Francis Wade (c. 1711-1786) | Irregular | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | English | 2005 | ||||||||
| Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #307 | Adeste, fideles | venite, adoremus | John F. Wade (c. 1711-1786) | John Francis Wade (c. 1711-1786) | Irregular | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | 2005 | |||||||||
| Common Praise #118 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore him | Frederick Oakeley (1802-1880); William T. Brooke (1848-1917); Étienne-Jean-François Borderies; John Francis Wade (1711-1786) | John Francis Wade (1711-1786); David Willcocks (1919-) | Irregular | Psalm 96; Matthew 2:1-12; Luke 2:1-20; John 1:1-18; Psalm 96; Matthew 2:1-12; Luke 2:1-20; John 1:1-18 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | Latin; English | 1998 | ||||||
| Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #133 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore Him | J. F. Wade, c. 1711-1786; F. Oakeley,1802-80 | J. F. Wade, c. 1711-1786 | Irregular | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | Latin; English | 1996 | |||||||
| Evangelical Lutheran Worship #283 | O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant! | Venite adoremus (O come, let us adore him | John Francis Wade, 1711-1786; Frederick oakely, 1802-1880 | John Francis Wade | Irregular | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or Modal | 2006 | |||||||||
| Gather Comprehensive #341 | O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant (Adesté fidelés, laéti, triumphántes) | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore him (Veníte adorémus) | John F. Wade, 1711-1786; Frederick Oakeley, 1802-1880 | John F. Wade, c. 1711-1786 | Irregular with refrain | Matthew 2:10-11; Luke 2:10-11; Luke 2:13-15; John 1:1-5; John 1:14 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major | Latin; English | 1994 | ||||||
| Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #357 | O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant (Adesté fidelés, laéti, triumphántes) | O Come, All Ye Faithful | John F. Wade, c. 1711-1786; Frederick Oakeley, 1802-1880 | John F. Wade, c. 1711-1786 | Irregular with refrain | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | Latin; English | 2004 | ||||||||
| Hinário para o Culto Cristão #90 | Oh, vinde, fiéis, triunfantes, alegres | Oh, Vinde, Fiéis! | Oh, vinde, adoremos | John Francias Wade; James Theodore Houston | John Frances Wade | 12.11.12 with refrain | ADESTE FIDELIS | G Major or modal | Latin; Portuguese | 1991 | |||||||
| Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #83 | O come, all ye faithful | O come, let us adore him | John Francis Wade, 1711-1786; Frederick Oakeley, 1802-1880 | John Francis Wade, 1711-1786 | Irregular | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | English | 1985 | ||||||||
| Hymns of Faith #130 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | John F. Wade; Frederick Oakeley | Psalm 95:6; Luke 2:15; John 1:14 | [O come, all ye faithful] | A Flat Major | 1980 | ||||||||||
| Les Chants de Pèlerin #158 | Ô peuple fidèle, Jésus vous appelle | Ô Peuple Fidèle | anonyme | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | French | 2001 | ||||||||||
| Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #76 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore him | Fredrick Oakeley; John F. Wade | John F. Wade | Irregular | Luke 2:4-14; John 1:14 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | 2013 | |||||||
| Lutheran Service Book #379 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore Him | Frederick Oakeley, 1802-80; Juan Bautista Cabrera, 1837-1916; John F. Wade, c. 1711-86 | John F. Wade, c. 1711-86 | Irregular | Luke 2:15 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | English; Spanish | 2006 | ||||||
| Presbyterian Hymnal #41 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore Him | John Francis Wade; Frederick Oakeley | John Francis Wade | 6.6.10.5.6 with refrain | Luke 2:8-20 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major | English | 1990 | ||||||
| Presbyterian Hymnal #42 | Sing choirs of angels | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore Him | John Francis Wade; Frederick Oakeley | David Willcocks | Luke 2:8-20 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major | English | 1990 | |||||||
| Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #340 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore him | John Francis Wade; Frederick Oakeley | John Francis Wade | Irregular | John 1:1-14; John 1:14 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major | English | 1987 | ||||||
| Rejoice in the Lord #195 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | Frederick Oakeley | J.F. Wade | 6.6.10.5.6 with refrain | Luke 2:15 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major | English | 1985 | |||||||
| Renew! #1 | O come, let us adore him | O Come, Let Us Adore Him | J. F. Wade; F. Oakeley; Anonymous | Irregular | ADESTE FIDELES | F Major or modal | English | 1995 | |||||||||
| Revival Hymns and Choruses #164 | O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore Him | Frederick Oakeley, 1802-1880 | ADESTE FIDELES | A Flat Major | English | 1982 | |||||||||
| Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #132 | O come, all ye faithful | ADESTE FIDELES | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Sing Joyfully #188 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore Him | John F. Wade | [O come, all ye faithful] | A Flat Major | English | 1989 | |||||||||
| Sing With Me #102 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore him | Greg Scheer | Irregular | Luke 2:4-7; Luke 2:13-14; John 1:14 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major | English | 2006 | |||||||
| Songs for Suffering Saints: Thirty-two original hymns set to existing tunes #13 | The earth is the Lord's and all who dwell upon it | Eric Schumacher | Adeste Fideles | 2004 | |||||||||||||
| The Christian Life Hymnal #47 | O come, let us adore Him | O Come, Let Us Adore Him | ADESTE FIDELES | 2006 | |||||||||||||
| The Christian Life Hymnal #90 | O come, all ye faithful | Adeste Fideles | 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #82 | O come, let us adore Him | O Come, Let Us Adore Him | 7.7.10 | ADESTE FIDELES (Refrain only) | G Major or modal | 1986 | |||||||||||
| The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #145 | O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore Him | Frederick Oakeley; John Francis Wade | John Francis Wade | Irregular | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | 1986 | ||||||||
| The New Century Hymnal #135 | Adeste, fideles (O come, all you faithful) | Adeste Fideles (O Come, All You Faithful) | Venite adoremus (O come in adoration) | John Francis Wade; Frederick Oakely | Irregular with refrain | Luke 2:11-15; John 1:14 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | Latin; Latin, English | 1995 | |||||||
| The United Methodist Hymnal #234 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore him | Frederick Oakeley; John F. Wade | John F. Wade | Irregular | ADESTES FIDELES | G Major | English; Latin | 1989 | |||||||
| The Worshiping Church #126 | O come, let us adore him | O Come, Let Us Adore Him | J. F. Wade; F. Oakeley; Anonymous | Irregular | 2 Samuel 22:4; Psalm 44:8; Psalm 95:6; Isaiah 42:8; Revelation 5:12 | ADESTE FIDELES | F Major | English | 1990 | ||||||||
| The Worshiping Church #173 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore him | John F. Wade; Frederick Oakeley | Irregular | Hebrews 1:3-7; Hebrews 1:6; Hebrews 2:9; John 1:6-9; John 1:14; Psalm 95:6; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 2:8-16 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major | English | 1990 | |||||||
| Trinity Hymnal #208 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore him | John Francis Wade; Frederick Oakeley | 6.6.10.5.6 with refrain | Luke 2:13-15 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major | English | 1990 | |||||||
| Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #60 | O come, all ye faithful (Adeste fideles) (Peuple fidèle) | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, let us adore him (Venite adoramus) (En lui viens reconnaître) | Claude Rozier; Frederick Oakeley; John Francis Wade | John Francis Wade | Irregular | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | Latin; English; French | 1996 | |||||||
| Worship and Rejoice #114 | O come, let us adore him | O Come, Let Us Adore Him | Anonymous; John F. Wade, 1711-1786; Frederick Oakeley, 1802-1880 | Irregular | Philippians 2:9-11; Isaiah 42:8; Psalm 95:6; Psalm 44:8; Revelation 7:9-17; 2 Samuel 22:4 | ADESTE FIDELES | F Major or modal | 2001 | |||||||||
| Worship and Rejoice #182 | O come, all ye faithful | O Come, All Ye Faithful | John F. Wade, 1711-1786; Frederick Oakeley, 1802-1880 | Irregular | Luke 2:8-16; Revelation 5:9-14; Matthew 1:23; Hebrews 2:9; Isaiah 7:14; Hebrews 1:3-7; Psalm 95:6; John 1:6-18; Revelation 7:9-17 | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major or modal | 2001 | |||||||||
| Worship in Song: A Friends Hymnal #89 | O come, all ye faithful | O come, let us adore him | Adeste Fideles | 1996 |
