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Verse 1
O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye,
To Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him, (Luke 2:15)
Born the King of angels; (Heb. 1:6)
Chorus
O come, let us adore Him, (Ps. 95:6, Matt. 2:11)
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:11)
Verse 2
True God of true God
Light from Light Eternal,
Lo, He shuns not
The virgin’s womb; (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23)
Son of the Father,
Begotten, not created; (John 1:18)
Verse 3
Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation; (Luke 2:13-14)
O sing, all ye citizens
Of Heaven above! (Ps. 148:1-2, Phil. 3:20)
Glory to God, all
Glory in the highest; (Luke 2:14)
Verse 4
See how the shepherds,
Summoned to His cradle,
Leaving their flocks,
Draw nigh to gaze; (Luke 2:7-20)
We too will thither
Bend our joyful footsteps;
Verse 5
Lo! star led chieftains,
Magi, Christ adoring,
Offer Him incense,
Gold, and myrrh; (Matt. 2:1-12)
We to the Christ Child
Bring our hearts’ oblations.
Verse 6
Child, for us sinners
Poor and in the manger, (Luke 2:7)
We would embrace Thee,
With love and awe;
Who would not love Thee,
Loving us so dearly? (Gal. 2:20, I John 4:19)
Verse 7
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning;
Jesus, to Thee be all glory given; (Phil. 2:9-11)
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing. (John 1:14, I Tim. 3:16)