CPWI Hymnal ‎#244

244. Ye watchers and ye holy ones

1 Ye watchers and ye holy ones,
bright seraphs, cherubim and thrones,
raise the glad strain,
alleluia!
Cry out, cominions, 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!
Thou 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
• Atuhor: John Athelstan Laurie Riley, 1858-1945
• Meter: 8.8.4.4.8.8 with Alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: General Hymns: God the Father

Tune Information

• Name: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 8.8.4.4.8.8 with Alleluias
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Auserlesene Catholische Geistliche Kirchengesänge, Cologne, 1623; Arrangement: The English Hymnal, 1906