Lutheran Worship ‎#308

308. 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, dominions, princedoms, pow'rs,
Archangels, virtues, angel choirs:
"Alleluia, alleluia!"
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

2 Respond, O 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!

3 O friends, in gladness let us sing,
Eternal 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: J. Athelstan Riley, 1858-1945
• Meter: 88 888 and alleluias
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Topic: Angels; Celebration; Communion of Saints; Eternal Life; The Church Triumphant
• Copyright: From the "English Hymnal" by permission of Oxford University Press. St. 2 omitted by permission.
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
• Meter: 88 888 and alleluias
• Key: D Major
• Source: Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Köln, 1623
• Copyright: Arrangement: Arr. and Harm. by Ralph Vaughan Williams. From the English Hymnal by permission of Oxford University Press.