O Come, All Ye Faithful SOPRANO SOLO David Willcocks

O Come, All Ye Faithful – David Willcocks SOPRANO SOLO rehearsal part See the complete playlist of Choral Rehearsal Parts    • O Come, All Ye Faithful - David Willcocks   O Come, All Ye Faithful, arranged by Sir David Willcocks, is one of the most beloved and majestic carols in the English choral tradition. In O Come, All Ye Faithful, Willcocks enriches the traditional melody with brilliant harmonies, powerful organ accompaniment, and a soaring descant that lifts the final verses to glorious heights. This arrangement, featured in the famous Carols for Choirs series, has become synonymous with Christmas services and the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge. Sir David Willcocks (1919–2015) was a distinguished British conductor, organist, and composer, revered for his long tenure as Director of Music at King’s College, Cambridge. His choral arrangements are admired for their clarity, warmth, and grandeur. The text of O Come, All Ye Faithful (Latin: Adeste Fideles) is traditionally attributed to John Francis Wade, an 18th-century hymnist, with its Latin verses celebrating the birth of Christ and the call to worship. Lyrics (English Translation): 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. Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heav’n above; Glory to God in the highest: O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning, Jesus, to Thee be glory giv’n; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing: O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. #choirparts #rehearsaltrack #choralguide