Caitelen Schneeberger on vocals. Me on piano. The text is very powerful:
Let all mortal flesh keep silence,Thanks to Fernando Ortega for drawing attention to this song and giving inspiration on the arrangement. You can get his version here on AmazonMP3 or at
And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly minded,
For with blessing in His hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth,
Our full homage to demand.
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 heavenly food.
Rank on rank the host of heaven
Spreads its vanguard on the way,
As the Light of light descendeth
From the realms of endless day,
That the powers of hell may vanish
As the darkness clears away.
At His feet the six wingèd seraph,
Cherubim with sleepless eye,
Veil their faces to the presence,
As with ceaseless voice they cry:
Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Lord Most High!
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2 comments:
Nice song, Z...
I have to say... the part around 2:14 when your acoustic guitar player does a little nasal check... not so nice. *grin*
Dr. J
I love this song. One of the great things about it is that it comes from the Liturgy of St James, sometime in the 4th century, which makes it part of one of the earliest extant liturgies of the Christian Church. It is a beautiful Advent hymn, but it can also be used as a communion hymn too.
I would encourage you to teach it to your congregation. Picardy is the tradition melody, and it is powerful. With that one tune, you can sing it slower, which produces a somber and reflective note, or sing it faster and you sense something of the power of the tune and the Christ spoken of in the tune.
Thanks for sharing this! How about doing something with "Of the Father's Love Begotten"?
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