This lovely Christmas Carol, thought to be have been written by John Francis Wade, is sometimes referred to by it’s Latin title – Adeste Fideles, though I imagine few of us could recite the rest of the carol in Latin. It is often sung at the beginning of Advent as it is an invitation to come, come and worship the King.
It is the faithful who are invited, those who believe in the uniqueness of His birth.(though I believe there is a version which says, ‘Come, all you unfaithful,’ for all are invited) We are invited to join in with the citizens of heaven above, those who have reached their destination and are waiting for us to join them. Yes, we mostly have to adjust the final verse from – ‘Born that happy morning’ unless we are singing on Christmas Day.
‘God of God, Light of Light, begotten, not created.’ God was never created, He just was, is and will be. In this carol every verse concludes with the words ‘O come, let us adore, Him, Christ the Lord.’ An invitation for us to worships once again. May the wonder of this time never fade from our minds or become ordinary. ‘Come and behold Him, born the King of Angels.’ And king of our lives as well.