Ye Holy Angels Bright

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1 Ye holy angels bright,
who wait at God's right hand,
or through the realms of light
fly at your Lord's command,
assist our song,
for else the theme
too high doth seem
for mortal tongue.

2 Ye blessèd souls at rest,
who ran this earthly race,
and now, from sin released,
behold the Saviour's face,
his praises sound,
as in his sight
with sweet delight
ye do abound.

3 Ye saints, who toil below,
adore your heavenly King,
and onward as ye go
some joyful anthem sing;
take what he gives
and praise him still,
through good and ill,
who ever lives.

4 My soul, bear thou thy part,
triumph in God above,
and with a well-tuned heart
sing thou the songs of love;
let all thy days
till life shall end,
whate'er he send,
be filled with praise.

Source: Ancient and Modern: hymns and songs for refreshing worship #826

Author: Richard Baxter

Baxter, Richard. Only s. of Richard Baxter, yeoman, Eaton Constantine, Shropshire, b. at Rowton, Shropshire, Nov. 12,1615. He was educated at Wroxeter School, and for a time held the Mastership of the Dudley Grammar School. On taking Holy Orders, he became, in 1640, Ourate of Kidderminster. Subsequently he was for some time chaplain to one of Cromwell's regiments. Through weakness he had to take an enforced rest, during which he wrote his Saints’ Everlasting Rest. On regaining his health he returned to Kidderminster, where he remained until 1660, when he removed to London. At the Restoration he became chaplain to Charles II and was offered the bishopric of Hereford, which he refused. On the passing of the Act of Uniformity, he retired fro… Go to person page >

Notes

Ye holy angels bright. R. Baxter. [United Praise to God.] This in Chope's Hymnal, 1858; the S. P. C. K. Church Hymns, 1871; the 1889, Suppl. Hymns to Hymns Ancient & Modern, and others, is altered from Baxter's "Psalm of Praise," in his Poetical Fragments, 1681. The recast is by Mr. Chope.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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DARWALL

Composed by John Darwall (b. Haughton, Staffordshire, England, 1731; d. Walsall, Staffordshire, England, 1789), DARWALL'S 148TH was first published as a setting for Psalm 148 in Aaron William's New Universal Psalmodist (1770) with only soprano and bass parts. The harmonization dates from the ninete…

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A Church of England Hymn Book #467

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A Collection of Hymns #139

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A Selection of Hymns #22

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Ancient and Modern #826

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #840

Australian Hymn Book #26

Christian Praise #d387

Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #376

Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #489

Church Hymnal, Third Edition #488

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #179

Church Hymns with Tunes #560

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Church Hymns #606

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Common Praise (1998) #323

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Common Praise #626

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Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #755

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Complete Mission Praise #783

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CPWI Hymnal #799

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Hymn Tunes #69

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Hymn Tunes #70

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Hymns Ancient and Modern (Standard ed.) #546

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Edition #408

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard Edition #198

Hymns Ancient and Modern, Revised #371

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Hymns and Chorales #18

Hymns and Psalms #20

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Hymns for a Pilgrim People #3

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #353

Hymns for Worship #20

Hymns of Faith #23

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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #179

Hymns of the Christian Life #d492

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Hymns of the Christian Life #50

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Hymns of the Church Militant #8

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Hymns of the Church Universal #6

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Hymns of the Church #50

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Hymns of the Faith with Psalms #1

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Hymns of the Faith #1

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #362

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #362

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #400

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Hymns of the Living Church #64

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #5

Hymns Old and New #564

Immanuel Hymnal #d563

Pilgrim Hymnal #23

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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #P148.7

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Rejoice in the Lord #578

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Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #409

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #62

Sing Glory #76

Singing the Faith #69

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Songs of Praise #401

Songs of praise #701

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Sursum Corda #17a

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Sursum Corda #17b

The American Hymnal #d689

The Australian Hymn Book with Catholic Supplement #26

The Bible Hymn Book #d293

The Book of Catholic Worship #d93

The Book of Common Praise #375

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The Book of Common Praise #545

The Book of Praise #158

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The Book of Praise #606

The Cambridge Hymnal #138a

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The Church and School Hymnal #224

The Church Hymnal #d504

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The Church Hymnal with Canticles #570

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The Church Hymnal #299

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The Covenant Hymnal #760

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The Cyber Hymnal #7760

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The English Hymnal #517

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The English Hymnal #517

The Harvard University Hymn Book #d288

The Harvard University Hymn Book #16

The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada #6

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The Hymnal #65

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The Hymnal 1982 #625

The Hymnal for Schools #d209

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The Hymnal for Schools #54

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The Hymnal of Praise #98

The Hymnal of the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America #d578

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The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 #600

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The Hymnal #264

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The Hymnal #62

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The Hymnal #65

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The Institute Hymnal #41

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #669

The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes #26

The National Psalmist #d248

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The New English Hymnal #475

The New Hymnal of Praise #d404

The Oxford American Hymnal for Schools and Colleges #d394

The Oxford Hymn Book #330

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The Oxford Hymn Book #330a

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The Oxford Hymn Book #330b

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