O come, all ye faithful,\nJoyful and triumphant,\nO come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;\nCome and behold him\nBorn the king of angels.\nO come, let us adore him,\nO come, let us adore him,\n53\nO come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.\n2. A virgin his Mother;\nGod of God she beareth,\nBeareth the Light who doth from Light proceed,\nTrue, uncreated,\nFrom all time begotten.\n3. Their flocks left behind them,\nTo his lowly cradle\nThe shepherds obedient with haste repair:\nThither with joyful\nFootsteps we would follow.\n4. Star-led, the Magi,\nChrist their king adoring,\nGold, myrrh and incense at his feet bestow;\nWe on his birthday\nBring our hearts’ oblation.\n5. The splendour eternal\nOf eternal Godhead\nVeiled with infirmities of flesh we see:\nHiding his glory,\nSwaddling clothes he weareth:\n6. Then tenderly greet him,\nFor our sakes despised,\nHomeless this night and in a manger laid:\nLove so unsparing\nNought but love can answer.\n7. Sing alleluia,\nAll ye choirs of angels,\nSing, all ye citizens of heaven above;\nChanting his glory,\nGlory in the highest.\n8. Yea, Lord, we greet thee,\nBorn this happy morning;\nTo thee, O Jesus, be the glory given;\nWord of the Father,\nNow in flesh appearing.