English
O Come, All Ye Faithful
- Author
- Anonymous
- Translator
- Frederick Oakeley
- Copyright
- ✓ Public Domain Verified
Verse 1
O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him Born the King of angels;
Refrain
O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ, the Lord.
Verse 2
Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, O sing, all ye bright hosts of heaven above; Glory to God, all Glory in the highest;
Verse 3
Yea, Lord, we greet thee, Born this happy morning, Jesus, to thee be all glory given; Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing;
Public Domain Information
- Text
- Public Domain
- Translation
- Public Domain
- Tune
- Not verified (melody not provided)
- Verified
- October 3, 2026
- Verification sources
- The Army and Navy Hymnal (Public Domain Archive)
Public Domain status verified for the listed text/source.
Rights & Sources
- Text Rights
- Public Domain The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), hymn no. 36, scan page 63 (https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Army_and_Navy_Hymnal.djvu/63). Credit as printed: Latin hymn, 17th century; translated by Frederick Oakeley, 1841. Text author: anonymous/traditional; no named author. Published in the United States before 1931: public domain.
- Tune Rights
- Not verified — not provided
- Translation Rights
- Public Domain Translation by Frederick Oakeley (1802–1880; dates from Wikidata Q5498483) as printed in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), published in the U.S. before 1931; translator died more than 70 years ago: public domain.
- Arrangement Rights
- No BibleSlide arrangement provided
- Recording Rights
- No recording provided
- Score / sheet music Rights
- No sheet music provided