1. Let all mor- tal flesh keep si- lence, And with fear and trem- bling stand; Pon- der no- thing earth- ly mind- ed, For with bles- sing in His hand, Christ our God to earth de- scend- eth, Our full hom- age to de- mand.

2. King of kings, yet born of Ma- ry, As of old on earth He stood, Lord of lords, in hu- man ves- ture, In the bo- dy and the blood; He will give to all the fai- thful His own self for heav'n- ly food.

3. Rank on rank the host of hea- ven Spreads its van- guard on the way, As the Light of light de- scend- eth From the realms of end- less day, That the pow'rs of hell may va- nish As the dark- ness clears a- way.

4. At His feet the six wing�d ser- aph, Che- ru- bim with sleep- less eye, Veil their fa- ces to the pre- sence, As with cease- less voice they cry: Al- le- lu- ia, Al- le- lu- ia Al- le- lu- ia, Lord Most High!