LET ALL MORTAL FLESH KEEP SILENCE
Text:  Traditional French carol


Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly minded,
For with blessing in His hand
Christ our Lord 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 heav'nly food.

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(The following verse wasn't originally included because it was discovered
long after I arranged the song, but I felt I should post it here anyway.)

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 pow'rs of Hell may vanish
As the darkness clears away.
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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, Lord Most High!"