Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Picardy)

Saint Peter's Catholic Church
Established 1821 in the Diocese of Charleston
City of Columbia, South Carolina USA

Hymn in Procession: All Souls Parish Mass (with Duruflé's REQUIEM)
2 November 2009

1) 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 descendeth,
Our full homage to demand.

2) 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.

3) 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 powers of hell may vanish
As the darkness clears away.

4) At His feet the six wingèd seraph,
Cherubim with sleepless eye,
Veil their faces to the presence,
As with ceaseless voice they cry:
Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Lord Most High!

Tune: PICARDY, with interlude taken from "Fugue sur le nom d'Alain" (Opus 7b) by Maurice Duruflé,
free arranged by Mark Husey, Organist
2002 III/38 Peragallo pipe organ http://www.visitstpeters.org/music.htm#peragallo

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Picardy
• Durufle
• interlude

[chamberl]

Unfortunately you can't get people to go to church now unless you have drums and guitars and mindless hand waving and clapping.

[Iabodeely]

This is perhaps the best version of this hymn I have found on youtube. Well done! The incorporation of Durufle's Fugue on A.L.A.I.N. was masterful.

[optimatus]

@chamberl

That's correct, I am Dutch :)

[chamberl]

@optimatus I always like to guess nationalities of people who respond ;-)

Dutch?

[optimatus]

@chamberl Christ is there, where two or three people gather in His Name. What are numbers if Christ Himself is with us?

[jrrtex]

This is really well done. The choir and esp the organist should be congratulated. I miss this kind of music as it seems to be more of a surprise than the norm anymore. Thank you for making my day!!!

[optimatus]

@chamberl People seem to fear quietness and silence.

[inri120]

Stay Calm friends relax and pray !! for it all will come back slowly but surly it will all come back. The mindless hand waving and claping will all just cese to be a nightmare . +Pax et Bonum+

[OSXHD]

@chamberl I'm in no way religous but my school has a compulsory chapel service every Friday. I despise religion, for what it stands for, the problems it causes and its deceitful nature but I also respect the good that it does. In spite of this, I love hymns and find it very peaceful. This hymn in particular has something very special about it.

[rhywe]

chamberl, you are absoluty right. The general make up of the christian church these days does not apprceiate high church.

[MrIcetreyman]

A very dignified procession!

[gbp2]

@cvcollection This was the Mass of All Soul's Day. In 2009 it fell on a Monday. Somehow I expect St. Peter's is often packed!

Be at Peace, God remains at work. Jesus remains at his side.