Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#437

437. 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 the 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
• Author: John Athelstan Riley, 1858 - 1945
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Christmas; The Church Year: Easter; The Church Year: Saints' Days - Minor Festivals; The Church: Worship - The Lord's Day; The Church: Worship - The Beginning of Service; The Church: Worship - The Close of Service; The Church: Worship - Morning; The Life In Christ: Commemoration; The Life In Christ: Adoration and Praise
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
• Meter: L. M. With Alleluias
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: From The English Hymnal by permission of the Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain in the United States