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SDA Hymnal 91

Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones

Words: Athelstan RileyMusic: Geistliche KirchengesängeTune: Lasst uns erfreuen8.8.4.4.8.8 with Alleluias

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1Ye watchers and ye holy ones,
Bright seraphs, cherubim and thrones,
Raise the glad strain, Alleluia!
Cry out, dominions, princedoms, powers,
Virtues, archangels, angels' choirs,
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

2O higher than the cherubim,
More glorious than the seraphim,
Lead their praises, Alleluia!
Thou bearer of the eternal Word,
Most gracious, magnify the Lord,
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

3O 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,
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Scripture
Revelation 4

The verse

Meter
8.8.8.9.8.20 · the hymnal prints 8.8.4.4.8.8 with Alleluias
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 45% of beats fit
Rhyme
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Ye watchers and ye holy ones,//˘˘//˘/8A
Bright seraphs, cherubim and thrones,/?????˘/8B
Raise the glad strain, Alleluia!/˘///˘/˘8C
Cry out, dominions, princedoms, powers,//˘/˘???/9D*
Virtues, archangels, angels' choirs,/˘//˘/˘/8E
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘20C

Verse 2

O higher than the cherubim,˘/˘˘˘???8A
More glorious than the seraphim,//˘˘˘/˘/8B*
Lead their praises, Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Thou bearer of the eternal Word,//˘˘˘˘/˘/9D
Most gracious, magnify the Lord,//˘/˘/˘/8E
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘20C

Verse 3

O friends, in gladness let us sing,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Supernal anthems echoing,???/˘/˘˘8B
Alleluia, Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
To God the Father, God the Son,˘/˘/˘/˘/8D
And God the Spirit, Three in One,˘/˘/˘/˘/8D
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘20C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.