90. 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, powers,
virtues, archangels, angels' choirs:
Refrain:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
2. O higher than the cherubim,
more glorious than the seraphim,
lead their praises, Alleluia!
Thou bearer of th' eternal Word,
most gracious, magnify the Lord: (Refrain)
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: (Refrain)
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: (Refrain)
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Ye watchers and ye holy ones |
| Title: | Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones |
| Author: | John Athelstan Laurie Riley (1906) |
| Publication Date: | 1989 |
| Meter: | 88.44.88 with Refrain |
| Topic: | New Heaven and a New Earth: Communion of the Saints |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | Alleluia |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | LASST UNS ERFREUEN |
| Harmonizer: | Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906) |
| Meter: | 88.44.88 with Refrain |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Source: | Geistlich Kirchengesäng, Cologne, 1623 |
