Ye servants of the Lord (Johannes Leisentritt)

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• (Posted 2020-11-17)  CPDL #61514:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2020-11-17).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 34 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn with four-part harmony and underlaid words in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard

• (Posted 2020-11-17)  CPDL #61513:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2020-11-17).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 72 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard, melody with words.

General Information

Title: Ye servants of the Lord
Composer: Johannes Leisentritt
Tune: Narenza
Lyricist: Philip Doddridge

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn   Meter: 66. 86 (S.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella or keyboard

First published:
    2nd published: 1983 in Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard, no. 150
Description:  Melody adapted from Johannes Leisentritt, published in Catholicum Hymnologium, 1584. A descant to the hymn can be found here.

External websites:

• https://embassysingers.de/scores/hymns.html

Original text and translations

English text

Ye servants of the Lord,
each in his office wait,
observant of his heavenly word,
and watchful at his gate.

Let all your lamps be bright,
and trim the golden flame;
gird up your loins as in his sight,
for aweful is his name.

Watch! ’tis your Lord’s command,
and while we speak, he’s near;
mark the first signal of his hand,
and ready all appear.

O happy servant he
in such a posture found!
he shall his Lord with rapture see,
and be with honour crowned.

Christ shall the banquet spread
with his own royal hand,
and raise that faithful servant’s head
amid the angelic band.