RitualSong (2nd ed.) ‎#717

717. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

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1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly-minded,
For with blessing in his hand
Christ our God, to earth descending,
Comes, our homage to demand.

2 King of kings, yet born of Mary,
As of old on earth he stood,
Lord of lords in human vesture,
In the Body and the Blood
He will give to all the faithful
His own self for heav'nly food.

3 Rank on rank the host of heaven
Spreads its vanguard on the way;
As the Light of Light, descending
From the realms of endless day,
Comes, the pow'rs of hell to vanquish
As the darkness clears away.

4 At his feet the six-winged seraph;
Cherubim with sleepless eye
Veil their faces to the Presence,
As with ceaseless voice they cry,
"Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, Lord Most High!"

Text Information

• First Line: Let all mortal flesh keep silence
• Title: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
• Paraphraser: Gerard Moultrie, 1829-1885 (alt.)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 8 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2016
• Topic: Praise
• Source: Liturgy of St. James, 5th C.

Tune Information

• Name: PICARDY
• Harmonizer: Richard Proulx, b. 1937
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 8 7
• Key: d minor or modal
• Source: French Carol
• Copyright: Harm. © 1986, GIA Publications, Inc.