The Hymnbook ‎#34

34. 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,
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,
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!

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,
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!

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,
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Ye watchers and ye holy ones
• Title: Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
• Author: Athelstan Riley (1906)
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 22:19-26
• Topic: Worship: Adoration and Praise; Adoration and Praise; Angels; Discipleship; Saints; Trinity, The Holy
• Copyright: From "The English Hymnal". Used by permission of Oxford University Press.
• Notes: Now Public Domain; This hymn may be sung to the tune "Lasst uns erfreuen," on opposite page.

Tune Information

• Name: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
• Meter: 8. 8. 4. 4. 8. 8. with Alleluias
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Geistliche Kirchengesäng, Cologne, 1623
• Copyright: Music from The English Hymnal. Used by permission of Oxford University Press.