Here, while the cherubim within the veil
Adore the blest, life-giving Trinity,
We, in earth's worship echoing their part,
Hymn the Thrice-Holy in their company.

So let all earthly cares be cast aside,
That we may welcome him who draweth nigh,
The King of Glory entering his courts,
Girt by the hidden armies of the sky.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!


6th century
tr. C. S. Phillips