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| Text: | Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones |
| Author: | John A. Riley, 1858-1945 |
| Tune: | LASST UNS ERFREUEN |
| Harmonizer: | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
1 Ye watchers and ye holy ones,
Bright seraphs, cherubim, and thrones,
Raise the glad strain, Alleluia!
Cry out, dominions, princedoms, powers,
Virtues, archangels, angels' choirs,
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
2 O higher than the cherubim,
More glorious than the seraphim,
Lead their praises, Alleluia!
O bearer of the eternal Word,
Most gracious, magnify the Lord,
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
3 Respond, ye souls in endless rest,
Ye patriarchs and prophets blest,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Ye holy Twelve, ye martyrs strong,
All saints triumphant, raise the song,
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
4 O friends, in gladness let us sing,
Supernal anthems echoing,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
To God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Spirit, Three in One,
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Ye watchers and ye holy ones |
| Title: | Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones |
| Author: | John A. Riley, 1858-1945 |
| Meter: | LM with alleluias |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1994 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | Seasons and Feasts: Ascension |
| Copyright: | From the "English Hymnal" © Oxford University Press |
| Notes: | Now Public Domain |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | LASST UNS ERFREUEN |
| Harmonizer: | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 |
| Meter: | LM with alleluias |
| Key: | C Major |
| Source: | Geistliche Kirchengasänge, Cologne, 1623) |
| Copyright: | Harm. from the English Hymnal © Oxford University Press |
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