"Christ the Fair Glory of the Holy Angels"

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Text: Rabanus Maurus, c. 9th century

Translated to English by Rev. Percy Dearmer. 1906

Tune: Coelites Plaudant from the 1728 Rouen Antiphoner​

Sing along with me to learn this Lauds and Vesper hymn for Michaelmas on September 29th.

Christ, the fair glory of the holy Angels,
Thou who hast made us, thou who o’er us rulest,
Grant of thy mercy unto us thy servants
Steps up to heaven.

Send thy Archangel, Michael, to our succour;
Peacemaker blessed, may he banish from us
Striving and hatred, so that for the peaceful
All things may prosper.

Send thy Archangel, Gabriel, the mighty;
Herald of heaven, may he from us mortals
Spurn the old serpent, watching o’er the temples
Where thou art worshipped.

Send thy Archangel, Raphael, the restorer
Of the misguided ways of men who wander,
Who at thy bidding strengthens soul and body
With thine anointing.

May the blest Mother of our God and Saviour,
May the assembly of the Saints in glory,
May the celestial companies of Angels
Ever assist us.

Father almighty, Son and Holy Spirit,
God ever blessèd, be thou our preserver;
Thine is the glory which the Angels worship,
Veiling their faces. Amen.

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