Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
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arrangement of traditional French carol
text from Liturgy of St. James, trans. by Gerard Moultrie, 1864
Duration: 4 minutes
Instrumentation: SATB, piano and violin
Also available for strings, brass, and organ; and saxophone trio and piano
Premiere: Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Waupun, WI, December 2012
text from Liturgy of St. James, trans. by Gerard Moultrie, 1864
Duration: 4 minutes
Instrumentation: SATB, piano and violin
Also available for strings, brass, and organ; and saxophone trio and piano
Premiere: Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Waupun, WI, December 2012
Lyrics
Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand;
set your mind on things eternal, for with blessing in his hand
Christ our Lord to earth descended, came our homage to command.
King of Kings, yet born of Mary, once upon the earth he stood;
Lord of lords we now perceive him in the body and the blood.
He has given to all the faithful his own self for heavenly food.
At his feet the six-winged seraph, cherubim with sleepless eye
veil their faces to his presence, as with ceaseless voice they cry:
"Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, Lord Most High!"
Rank on rank the host of heaven stream before him on the way,
as the Light of Light, descending from the realms of endless day,
comes, the powers of hell to vanquish, clears the gloom of hell away.
Text: Liturgy of St. James, trans. Gerard Moultrie, 1864
Tune: French, 17th century
Full Score
Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand;
set your mind on things eternal, for with blessing in his hand
Christ our Lord to earth descended, came our homage to command.
King of Kings, yet born of Mary, once upon the earth he stood;
Lord of lords we now perceive him in the body and the blood.
He has given to all the faithful his own self for heavenly food.
At his feet the six-winged seraph, cherubim with sleepless eye
veil their faces to his presence, as with ceaseless voice they cry:
"Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, Lord Most High!"
Rank on rank the host of heaven stream before him on the way,
as the Light of Light, descending from the realms of endless day,
comes, the powers of hell to vanquish, clears the gloom of hell away.
Text: Liturgy of St. James, trans. Gerard Moultrie, 1864
Tune: French, 17th century
Full Score
Video
Arrangement for SATB, piano and saxophone trio, premiered December 2016 at Calvin Christian High School in Fridley, MN
Arrangement for SATB, piano and saxophone trio, premiered December 2016 at Calvin Christian High School in Fridley, MN