From the recording Christmas Carols
It's one of the most traditional and well known Christmas Carols, but I couldn't think of a better piece to start with on this album. The wonderful intro played by Rineke de Wit & Dennis de Bruijn on Oboe & Piano only confirmed it was good thinking! Widely known as 'O come, all ye faithful', this Christmas song was originally (in the year 1744) written in Latin as 'Adeste fideles'. Therefore you will hear the first verse in Latin, and the second verse in English.
EJ - December 1st, 2020
Lyrics
Adeste fideles, laeti triumphantes,
venite, venite in Bethlehem.
Natum videte, regem angelorum,
venite adoremus,
venite adoremus,
venite adoremus, Dominum!
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,
o come, let us adore Him,
o come, let us adore Him,
o come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!