Bright the Vision that Delighted Richard Mant (1776-1848)

LAUS DEO (8.7.8.7.) Richard Redhead (1820-1901)

Bright the vi-sion that de-light-ed
   Once the sight of Ju-dah's seer;
Sweet the count-less tongues u-ni-ted
   To en-trance the pro-phet's ear.

Round the Lord in glo-ry seat-ed
   Cher-u-bim and ser-a-phim
Filled His tem-ple, and re-peat-ed
   Each to each the alt-'rnate hymn:

"Lord, thy glo-ry fills the heav-en;
   Earth is with its ful-ness stored;
Un-to Thee be glo-ry giv-en,
   Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho-ly, Lord."

Heav'n is still with glo-ry ring-ing,
   Earth takes up the an-gels' cry,
"Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho-ly," sing-ing,
   "Lord of hosts, the Lord most high."

With His ser-aph train be-fore Him,
   With His ho-ly Church be-low,
Thus u-nite we to a-dore Him,
   Bid we thus our an-them flow:

"Lord, thy glo-ry fills the heav-en;
   Earth is with its ful-ness stored;
Un-to Thee be glo-ry giv-en,
   Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho-ly, Lord."

Thus Thy glo-rious Name con-fess-ing,
   We a-dopt Thine an-gels' cry,
"Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho-ly," bless-ing
   Thee, the Lord of Hosts most high.