Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Verse 1Let all mortal flesh keep silenceAnd with fear and trembling standPonder nothing worldly mindedFor with blessing in His handChrist our GodTo earth descendethOur full homage to demand
Verse 2King of kings yet born of MaryAs of old on earth He stoodLord of lords in human vestureIn the body and the bloodHe will give to all the faithfulHis own self for heav'nly food
Verse 3At His feet the six winged seraphCherubim with sleepless eyeVeil their faces to the PresenceAs with ceaseless voice they cryAlleluia alleluia alleluiaLord Most High
Verse 4Rank on rank the host of heavenSpreads its vanguard on the wayAs the Light of light descendethFrom the realms of endless dayThat the pow'rs of hell may vanishAs the darkness clears away