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SDA Hymnal 132

O Come, All Ye Faithful

Words: John Francis WadeMusic: John Francis WadeTune: Adeste FidelesIrregular

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1O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem!
Come and behold Him, born the King of angels!

RefrainO come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord!

2Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all glory in the highest!

3Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning,
Jesus, to Thee be all glory given;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing!

Scripture
Luke 2:8-20

The verse

Meter
12.10.11
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 47% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,˘////˘/˘˘˘/˘12A
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem!˘//˘//˘/˘/10B
Come and behold Him, born the King of angels!/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11C

Verse 2

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,//˘/˘/˘????11A
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!˘////˘˘˘/˘˘/12B
Glory to God, all glory in the highest!/˘˘///˘˘˘/˘11C

Verse 3

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning,//˘///˘/˘/˘11A
Jesus, to Thee be all glory given;/˘˘/˘//˘/˘10B
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing!/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11C

Refrain

O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him,˘//˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘14A
O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord!˘//˘˘/˘/˘/10B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.