Verse 1
Am                    G     Am               Gm       F        Esus4  E
Let all mortal flesh keep silence, And with fear and trembling stand;
F               Am  G  Am                Gm      F      Esus4  E
Ponder nothing earthly minded, For with blessing in His hand,
A                  Dm      Am  G    F               Dm  G  Am
Christ our God to earth descendeth, Our full homage to demand.

Verse 2
Am                       G  Am         Gm       F      Esus4  E
King of kings, yet born of Mary, As of old on earth He stood,
F                 Am  G  Am              Gm   F      Esus4  E
Lord of lords, in human vesture, In the body and the blood;
A               Dm       Am   G   F                Dm G     Am
He will give to all the faithful His own self for heavenly food.

Verse 3
Am                    G   Am                 Gm      F      Esus4  E
Rank on rank the host of heaven Spreads its vanguard on the way,
F                Am    G  Am               Gm        F      Esus4  E
As the Light of light descendeth From the realms of endless day,
A                   Dm      Am  G  F                 Dm   G  Am
That the powers of hell may vanish As the darkness clears away.

Verse 4 
Am                   G       Am         Gm        F        Esus4  E
At His feet the six wingèd seraph, Cherubim with sleepless eye,
F                Am  G  Am                 Gm         F        Esus4  E
Veil their faces to the presence, As with ceaseless voice they cry:
A         Dm          Am      G                 F         Dm   G    Am
Alleluia, Al  -  le - lu  -  ia,               Alleluia, Lord Most High!