Ye holy Angels bright

General information

Lyricist: Richard Baxter

Settings by composers

• Joseph Barnby
  • I SATB
  • II SATB
• Charles Villiers Stanford SATB.SATB

Other settings possibly not included in the manual list above

• Henk Vogel — Darwall's 148th

Original text and translations

English text

1  Ye holy Angels bright, Who wait at God's right hand, Or thro’ the realms of light Fly at your Lord's command, Assist our song, Or else the theme Too high doth seem For mortal tongue.

2  Ye blessed souls at rest, Who ran this earthly race And now, from sin released, Behold your Savior's face, His praises sound, As in his sight With sweet delight Ye do abound.

3  Ye saints, who toil below, Adore your heav’nly King, And onward as ye go Some joyful anthem sing; Take what he gives And praise him still, Through good or 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 fill’d with praise!