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Hallelujah! It's Christmas!
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Oct 25, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
A bright, congregational Christmas medley that stitches together two familiar strands of worship: the invitation of "O Come, All Ye Faithful" and the ceaseless reign proclaimed in "Hallelujah." The opening verses call the faithful to Bethlehem, joyful and triumphant, to behold the child born as King of angels, and the repeated refrain "O come, let us adore Him" turns the song into a direct summons to worship rather than a quiet nativity scene. From there the lyric shifts into a looping declaration that He shall reign forever and ever, building momentum through repetition until the chorus lands on "King of kings" paired with hallelujahs. The structure is deliberately simple and cyclical, the kind of thing a room full of voices can pick up on a first hearing, with each pass adding weight to the claim that Christ's rule has no end. There is no narrative arc or personal testimony here, just adoration and proclamation held together, which suits the season it was written for. The song ends where its central assertion began, on that unbroken reign, leaving the listener with a line to carry out of the room.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
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
And he shall reign forever and ever
And he shall reign forever and ever
And he shall reign forever and ever
And he shall reign forever and ever
King of kings
Hallelujah, hallelujah
The Lord all forever and ever
King of kings
Hallelujah, hallelujah
The Lord all forever and ever
King of kings
Hallelujah, hallelujah
The Lord all forever and ever
King of kings
Hallelujah, hallelujah
And he shall reign forever and ever