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"O Come, All Ye Faithful" (originally written in Latin as ) is a Christmas carol which has been attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade (1711–1786), with the earliest copies of the hymn all bearing his signature, John Reading (1645–1692) and King John IV of Portugal (1604–1656).〔 〕〔LindaJo H. McKim (1993). "The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion". p. 47. Westminster John Knox Press,〕〔 The original four verses of the hymn were extended to a total of eight, and these have been translated into many languages. The English translation of "O Come, All Ye Faithful" by the English Catholic priest Frederick Oakeley, written in 1841, is widespread in most English speaking countries.〔 The present harmonisation is from the ''English Hymnal'' (1906).〔 ==Tune== Besides John Francis Wade, the tune has been purported to be written by several musicians, from John Reading and his son to Handel and even Gluck, including the Portuguese composers Marcos Portugal or the king John IV of Portugal himself. Thomas Arne, whom Wade knew, is another possible composer. There are several similar musical themes written around that time, though it can be hard to determine whether these were written in imitation of the hymn, the hymn was based on them, or they are totally unconnected. Wade included it in his own publication of ''Cantus Diversi'' (1751). It was published again in the 1760 edition of ''Evening Offices of the Church''. It also appeared in Samuel Webbe's ''An Essay on the Church Plain Chant'' (1782). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「O Come, All ye Faithful」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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