O Christ The Glory Of The Angel Choirs CH 308. Tune Veni Redemptor -Organ Andrew Addy

O Christ, the glory of the Angel choirs!
Author and Ruler of the human race!
Grant us one day to mount the path of Heav’n,
And see in bliss thy face.

And oh, thy Raphael, physician blest,
Send down to us from yon celestial height,
To heal our souls’ diseases, and to guide
Our course through life aright.

Thou too, O Mary, Mother of our God!
With all the bright angelic host descend,
And bring with thee th’ Assembly of the Saints,
Thy children to befriend.

This grace on us bestow, O Father blest,
And Thou, O Son by an eternal birth;
With Thee, from both proceeding, Holy Ghost!
Whose glory fills the earth.


This hymn is used for the Lauds on the Feast of St. Raphael in the Extraordinary Form . Fr. Caswall authored another translation of this hymn for other feast days.

Words: attr. Rabanus Maurus, ca. 9th C.; tr. Fr. Edward Caswall, C.O., 1849.
Tune: TBD…
Meter: 10.10.10.6