The New English Hymnal ‎#478

478. Ye watchers and ye holy ones

1 Ye watchers and ye holy ones,
Bright Seraphs, Cherubim and Thrones,
Raise the glad strain, Alleluya!
Cry out Dominions, Princedoms, Powers,
Virtues, Archangels, Angels' choirs,

Refrain:
Alleluya, Alleluya,
Alleluya, Alleluya, Alleluya!

2 O higher than the Cherubim,
More glorious than the Seraphim,
Lead their praises, Alleluya!
Thou Bearer of the eternal Word,
Most gracious, magnify the Lord, [Refrain]

3 Respond, ye souls in endless rest,
Ye Patriarchs and Prophets blest,
Alleluya, Alleluya!
Ye holy Twelve, ye Martyrs strong,
All Saints triumphant, raise the song [Refrain]

4 O friends, in gladness let us sing,
Supernal anthems echoing,
Alleluya, Alleluya!
To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One, [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Ye watchers and ye holy ones
• Author: Athelstan Riley, 1858-1945
• Meter: 88 44 88 and alleluyas
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: Michaelmas; All Saints: November 1st; Common of Saints
• Copyright: By permission of Oxford University Press (from "English Hymnal")
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
• Adapter: R. Vaughan Wiliams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 88 44 88 and alleluyas
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Phrases used from an Easter hymn in the Cologne Geistliche Kierchengesäng of 1623
• Copyright: By permission of Oxford University Press (from "English Hymnal")