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591. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

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1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly minded,
For with blessing in his hand
Christ our God to earth descendeth,
Our full homage to demand.

2 King of kings, yet born of Mary,
As of old on earth he stood,
Lord of lords in human vesture;
In the Body and the Blood
He will give to all the faithful
His own self for heav'nly food.

3 Rank on rank the host of heaven
Spreads its vanguard on the way,
As the Light of Light descendeth
From the realms of endless day,
That the pow'rs of hell may vanish
As the darkness clears away.

4 At his feet the six winged seraph;
Cherubim with sleepless eye,
Veil their faces to the Presence,
As with ceaseless voice they cry,
"Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, Lord Most High!"

Text Information

• First Line: Let all mortal flesh keep silence
• Title: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
• Paraphraser: Gerard Moultrie, 1829-1885 (alt.)
• Meter: 87 87 87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Habakkuk 2:20
  ;
  Isaiah 6:1-5
  ;
  John 1:4-5
  ;
  John 1:14
  ;
  John 6:35
  ;
  John 6:51
  ;
  Luke 1:77-79
  ;
  Matthew 26:28
  ;
  Psalm 5:7
  ;
  Psalm 89:5-7
  ;
  Zechariah 2:13
  ;
  Ephesians 4:4-10
  ;
  1 Timothy 6:13-15
  ;
  Revelation 4:8-11
  ;
  Revelation 19:11-16
• Topic: Angels; Kingdom/Reign of God; Praise; The Liturgical Year: Advent (Sundays and Weekdays); The Liturgical Year: Christmas (Days of); The Liturgical Year: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe; The Liturgical Year: The Epiphany of the Lord; The Liturgical Year: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi); The Liturgical Year: The Transfiguration of the Lord (August 6)
• Source: Liturgy of St. James, 4th cetn

Tune Information

• Name: PICARDY
• Arranger: Randall DeBruyn, b. 1947
• Meter: 87 87 87
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: French, 17th cent.; Chansons populaires des Provinces de France, 1860
• Copyright: © 1990, OCP