Angel Voices, Ever Singing

Angel voices, ever singing

Author: Francis Pott (1861)
Tune: ANGEL VOICES (Sullivan)
Published in 374 hymnals

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1 Angel voices ever singing
round Thy throne of light,
angel harps, forever ringing,
rest not day nor night;
thousands only live to bless Thee
and confess thee Lord of might.

2 Thou who art beyond the farthest
mortal eye can scan,
can it be that Thou regardest
songs of sinful man?
Can we feel that Thou art near us
and wilt hear us? Yea, we can.

3 Yea, we know Thy love rejoices
o'er each work of Thine;
Thou didst ears and hands and voices
for Thy praise combine;
craftsman's art and music's measure
for Thy pleasure didst design.

4 Here, great God, today we offer
of Thine own to Thee;
and for Thine acceptance proffer,
all unworthily,
hearts and minds and hands and voices
in our choicest melody.

5 Honor, glory, might, and merit
Thine shall ever be,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
blessed Trinity:
of the best that Thou hast given
earth and heaven render Thee.

Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #165

Author: Francis Pott

Francis Pott studied at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1854, and M.A. in 1857. He was ordained Deacon in 1856, and Priest in 1857. He was Curate of Bishopsworth, Bristol, 1856; of Ardingley, Sussex, 1858; was appointed to Ticehurst in 1861; and is now incumbent of Northill, Bedfordshire. Mr. Pott has made many acceptable translations, and has edited "Hymns Fitted to the Order of Common Prayer, etc.;" a compilation of real merit. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Angel voices, ever singing
Title: Angel Voices, Ever Singing
Author: Francis Pott (1861)
Meter: 8.5.8.5.8.7
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Angel voices ever singing. F. Pott. [Choir Festival.] Appeared in his Hymns fitted to the Order of Common Prayer, 2nd edition, 1866, in 5 stanzas of 7 lines, and from thence has passed into Harland, Snepp, Thring, Church Hymns, and others. It is one of the author's most successful and popular efforts. Its original title is "For the Dedication of an Organ, or for a Meeting of Choirs." Its use has extended to America, and other English-speaking countries.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Angel-voices ever singing, p. 68, ii. This hymn was written for the opening of an organ in Wingates Church, Lancashire, 1861.

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

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American Junior Church School Hymnal #6

American Student Hymnal #d20

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Ancient and Modern #589

Angelic Songs #d9

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #40

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Augsburg Songs for Sunday Schools and other services #9

Augsburg Songs, Nos. l and 2 Combined #d13

Ausgewahlte Lieder des Evangeliums (Selected Gospel Songs) #d5

Australian Hymn Book #386

Book of Common Praise #d25

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Book of Worship #155

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Boundless Love #195

Carmina for Social Worship #d11

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Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #6

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Chautauqua Hymnal and Liturgy #21

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Childhood Songs #34

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Christ in Song #269

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Christian Praise #d20

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Christian Praise #608

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Christian Song #63

Christian Worship and Praise #218

Christian Worship #101

Christian Youth Hymnal #73

Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #346

Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #474

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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #35

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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #d27

Church Hymnal, Third Edition #562

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #498

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Church Hymns and Tunes #100a

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Church Hymns and Tunes #100b

Church Hymns with Tunes #316

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Church Hymns #361

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Common Praise (1998) #325

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Common Praise #377

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Common Praise #90

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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #240

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Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #37

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Complete Mission Praise #34

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Concordia #213

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CPWI Hymnal #363

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De Ungas Sångbok #264

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Elmhurst Hymnal #43

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Evangel Songs #49

Everybody's Hymn Book for Church and Home #d13

Favorite Hymns #d8

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Fellowship Hymns #6

Gems from Augsburg Songs for Sunday Schools and other Services #d6

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Gems of Song #188

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Gloria Deo #112

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Gloria #41

Glorious Gospel Hymns #49

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Great Hymns of the Church, Selected from the Methodist Hymnal #d9

Heavenly Echoes #d3

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His Worthy Praise #107

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Holy Voices #18

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Hosanna for the Sunday School #41

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #641

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #615

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #275a

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #275b

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #615

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Hymnal for American Youth #30

Hymnal for children #d11

Hymnal for Christian Worship #d19

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Hymnal for the Sunday School #111

Hymnal for the Sunday School. Rev. #d11

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Hymnal with Music for Children #157

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Hymnal with Music for Children #157

Hymnal, a Teacher's Manual. Vol. 1 #d4

Hymns Ancient and Modern (Standard ed.) #550

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard Edition #163

Hymns Ancient and Modern, Revised #246

Hymns and Prayers for Church Societies and Assemblies #d6

Hymns and Psalms #484a

Hymns and Psalms #484b

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Hymns and Sacred Songs #95

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Hymns and Songs for the Sunday School #28

Hymns and Tunes for Children of the Church #d12

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Hymns and Tunes for Schools #20a

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Hymns and Tunes for Schools #20b

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Hymns for the Church #425

Hymns for the King's Children #d5

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Hymns for the Living Age #7

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #307

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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #498

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Hymns of Praise Number Two #78

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Hymns of Praise Numbers One and Two Combined #331

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Hymns of Praise with Tunes #3

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Hymns of the Ages #137

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