O Come All Ye Faithful
Embrace the Divine Joy: O Come All Ye Faithful Interpretation
Lyrics
O come all ye faithful
Invitation to all believers to come together
Joyful and triumphant
Encouraging a sense of joy and triumph among the faithful
O come ye o come ye
Repeated invitation to come to Bethlehem
To Bethlehem
Specific reference to the destination being Bethlehem
Come and behold him
Call to witness the birth of the king of angels
Born the king of angels
Declaration of Jesus as the king of angels
O come let us adore him
Repeated urging to adore Jesus
O come let us adore him
-O come let us adore him
-Christ the lord
Identification of Jesus as the Lord and Christ
Sing choirs of angels
Call for angelic choirs to sing
Sing in exaltation
Encouragement for exalted singing
O sing all ye citizens
Invitation for all citizens of heaven to join in singing
Of heaven above
Specific reference to the heavenly origin of the citizens
Glory to god
Declaration of glory to God
Glory in the highest
Emphasis on giving glory in the highest
O come let us adore him
Repeated urging to adore Jesus
O come let us adore him
-O come let us adore him
-Christ the lord
Reiteration of Jesus as the Lord and Christ
O come all ye faithful
Repetition of the initial call for all faithful to come
Joyful and triumphant
Reiteration of joy and triumph among the faithful
O come ye o come ye
Repeated invitation to come to Bethlehem
To Bethlehem
Confirmation of Bethlehem as the destination
Come and behold him
Call to witness the birth of the king of angels (repeated)
Born the king of angels
Reiteration of Jesus as the king of angels
O come let us adore him
Repeated urging to adore Jesus
O come let us adore him
-O come let us adore him
-Christ the lord
Reiteration of Jesus as the Lord and Christ
O the Lord
Final reference to the Lord, concluding the song
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