Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Let all mortal flesh keep silence
And with fear and trembling stand
Ponder nothing earthly-minded
For with blessing in His hand
Christ, our God, to earth descended
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 (rank on rank, the host of heaven)
Spreads its vanguard on the way (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-winged seraph
Cherubim with sleepless eye
Veil their faces to the presence
As with ceaseless voice, they cry
"Hallelujah! (Hallelujah!) Hallelujah!
Alleluia, Lord Most High!
Alleluia, Lord Most High!"