Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#91

91. 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 th’eternal Word,
Most gracious, magnify the Lord. [Refrain]

3 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
• Title: Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
• Author: Athelsta Riley (1858-1945) (1906)
• Refrain First Line: Alleluia
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.Alleluias
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: God the Father: Majesty and Power of God

Tune Information

• Name: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.Alleluias
• Incipit: 11231 34511 23134
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Geistliche Kirchengesang, Koln, 1623
• Notes: Music from The English Hymnal by permission of Oxford University Press.