LET ALL MORTAL FLESH KEEP SILENCE
Written by Nathan Drake and Author unknown, Byzantine.
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Chords (Acoustic)
(Capo 1)
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Dm C
Let all mortal flesh keep silence
Bb Asus
and with fear and trembling stand
Dm C
Ponder nothing earthly minded
Bb Asus
for with blessing in his hand
Dm C Bb Asus
Christ our God to Earth de-scend-eth
Dm C Dm
our full homage to de-mand
Dm C
King of kings yet born of Mary
Bb Asus
as of old on Earth he stood
Dm C
Lord of Lords in human vesture
Bb Asus
In the body and the blood
Dm C Bb Asus
He will give to all the faith--ful
Dm C Dm
His own self for heavenly food
Dm C
Rank on rank the hosts of heaven
Bb Asus
spreads its vanguard on the way
Dm C
As the light of light descendeth
Bb Asus
from the realms of endless day.
Dm C Bb Asus
That the powers of hell may van---ish
Dm C Dm
as the darkness clears away
Dm C
At his feet the six winged seraph
Bb Asus
Cherubim with sleepless eye
Dm C
Veil their faces to his presence
Bb Asus
as with ceaseless voice they cry
Dm C Bb Asus
Al-le-lu-ia Al-le-lu-ia
Dm C Dm
Al-le-lu-ia Lord most high
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Available worship resources for Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence include: chord chart, lyric video, and streaming. Author unknown, Byzantine. Modern arrangement and recording by Nathan Drake, Reawaken Hymns.
LYRICS
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Lyrics
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Verse 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
Verse 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
Verse 3
Rank on rank the hosts of heaven
Spreads its vanguard on the wa
As the light of light descendeth
From the realms of endless day.
That the powers of hell may vanish
As the darkness clears away
Verse 4
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