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O Come All Ye Faithful

            O Come All Ye Faithful




            O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
            Come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem.
            Come and behold Him, born the King of angels;

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            O come, let us adore Him,
            O come, let us adore Him,
            O come, let us adore Him,
            Christ the Lord.

            True God of true God, Light from Light Eternal,
            Lo, he shuns not the Virgin's womb;
            Son of the Father, begotten, not created;

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            Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation;
            Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
            Glory to God, all glory in the highest;

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            See how the shepherds, summoned to His cradle,
            Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze;
            We too will thither bend our joyful footsteps;

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            Child, for us sinners poor and in the manger,
            We would embrace Thee, with love and awe;
            Who would not love Thee, loving us so dearly?

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            Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning;
            Jesus, to Thee be glory given;
            Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.

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