Who translated the English words of "O Come, All Ye Faithful" in 1841?

Frederick Oakeley translated the English words of “O Come, All Ye Faithful” in 1841.

The carol is better known by its Latin title, “Adeste Fideles.” Oakeley, an English priest and author, produced the traditional metrical English translation that begins “O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant.” He originally called his version “Ye Faithful, approach ye” when it was sung at his Margaret Chapel in Marylebone, London.

The Latin hymn’s authorship is disputed. It has been attributed to John Francis Wade, John Reading, King John IV of Portugal, and anonymous Cistercian monks. Wade’s 1751 collection provides the earliest known printed version, containing four Latin verses.

The English text commonly sung today is not entirely Oakeley’s work: later editions combined his translation of the original verses with additional material translated by William Thomas Brooke. This explains why Oakeley is the accepted answer for the 1841 English translation even though the carol’s full English text has a more complex publishing history.