O Come, All Ye Faithful

Text by John Francis Wade

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About this hymn

Date: 1743
Tune: Adeste Fideles
Composer: John Francis Wade
Key: G
Meter: Irregular

Historical background

This edition is preserved in the Open Hymnal Project at source revision d35811b2d5c9. Contributor and publication details below are reproduced from the score metadata rather than inferred.

Theology & Scripture

The source index associates this text with Angels, Christmas/Advent, Discipleship, Fellowship, God, As King, God, Love of.

Lk 2:15-16

Musical background

Adeste Fideles is presented in the source key of G, with four documented parts.

Sources & rights

Verified for United States on 2026-10-13. Public domain — source score marking

Words: John F. Wade, circa 1743. v.1-3, 6 Translated by Frederick Oakeley, 1841; v. 4, 5 Translated by William T. Brooke (1848-1917). Music: 'Adeste Fideles' or 'Portuguese Hymn' John F. Wade, 1743. Setting: "A Hymnal" (Episcopal), 1916. copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2007 Revision.