1.Ye watchers and ye holy ones,Bright seraphs, cherubim and thrones,Raise the glad strain, Alleluia!Cry out, dominions, princedoms, powers,Virtues, archangels, angels’ choirs:Refrain:Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia!2.O higher than the cherubim,More glorious than the seraphim,Lead their praises, Alleluia!Thou bearer of th’eternal Word,Most gracious, magnify the Lord.Refrain:Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia!3.O 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.Refrain:Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia! Alleluia!Alleluia!