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1 Ye holy angels bright,
who wait at God's right hand,
or through the realms of light
fly at your Lord's command,
assist our song,
for else the theme
too high doth seem
for mortal tongue.
2 Ye blessèd souls at rest,
who ran this earthly race,
and now, from sin released,
behold the Saviour's face,
his praises sound,
as in his sight
with sweet delight
ye do abound.
3 Ye saints, who toil below,
adore your heavenly King,
and onward as ye go
some joyful anthem sing;
take what he gives
and praise him still,
through good and ill,
who ever lives.
4 My soul, bear thou thy part,
triumph in God above,
and with a well-tuned heart
sing thou the songs of love;
let all thy days
till life shall end,
whate'er he send,
be filled with praise.
Source: Ancient and Modern: hymns and songs for refreshing worship #826
First Line: | Ye holy angels bright |
Title: | Ye Holy Angels Bright |
Author: | Richard Baxter (1681) |
Meter: | 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Ye holy angels bright. R. Baxter. [United Praise to God.] This in Chope's Hymnal, 1858; the S. P. C. K. Church Hymns, 1871; the 1889, Suppl. Hymns to Hymns Ancient & Modern, and others, is altered from Baxter's "Psalm of Praise," in his Poetical Fragments, 1681. The recast is by Mr. Chope.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)