Born: Cir­ca 1710; var­i­ous sourc­es give his birth­place as Dou­ay, France, or in Eng­land.

Died: Au­gust 16, 1786, Douay, France.

A Ca­tho­lic lay­man, Wade fled the Ja­co­bite re­bel­lion in 1745, set­tling in Douay, France. He taught mu­sic and co­pied plain chant and hymn man­u­scripts for pri­vate use.

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Lyrics

1. O Come, All Ye Faithful