WA EYIN OLOOTO

Words: John Francis Wade

Wa eyin olooto Layo ati'segun Wa kalo, wa kalo si Betlehem Wa ka lo wo o! Oba awon Angeli! E wa ka lo juba Re/2X E wa ka lo juba Kristi Oluwa Olodumare ni, Imole Ododo, Ko si korira inu wundia; Olorun paapaa ni Ti a bi, ti a ko da; Angeli, e korin, Korin itoye Re, Ki gbogbo eda orun si gberin: Ogo f'Olorun Li oke orun, Nitooto, a wole F'Oba ta bi loni; Jesu, Iwo lawa n fi ogo fun, 'Wo Omo Baba, T'O mara wa wo!

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! God of God, Light of Light eternal, lo, he abhors not the virgin’s womb; Son of the Father, begotten, not created; Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, sing, all ye citizens of heaven above: “Glory to God, all glory in the highest!” Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning; Jesus, to thee be all glory given; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing;

The text to the Carol O Come All Ye Faithful was originally written in Latin (Adeste Fideles) and was intended to be a hymn, it is attributed to John Wade, an Englishman. The music to O Come All Ye Faithful was composed by fellow Englishman John Reading in the early 1700s. The tune was first published in a collection known as "Cantus Diversi" in 1751.

In 1841 Rev. Frederick Oakley is reputed to have worked on the familiar translation of O Come All Ye Faithful which replaced the older Latin lyrics "Adeste Fideles". (Source)