Let all mortal flesh keep silent

Let all Mortal Flesh keep Silence: Ps. 96:9; Habakkuk 2:20 Let all Mortal Flesh keep Silence starts the text of the Cherubic hymn, part of the oldest liturgy of the church of Jerusalem by it’s first leader-Bishop; James the Just - who in this is called the “brother of God.”. The approx.time first done could of possibly been close to the writing of Romans or just after 100AD. The hymn symbolically incorporates those present, at this public worship, into the presence of the angels gathered around God's throne. Harmonized to the French folk tune Picardy (1906)                                                                                                                     Harkins 06-10

1st verse: 8.7.8.7; single chords 

Cm                                 Bb               Abmaj7                                 Gsus G7

Let all mortal flesh keep silence__and with fear and trembling stand__
Cm                                      Bb       Abmaj7                          Gsus
ponder nothing earthly minded__for with blessing in his hand__
Cm                        Bb2           Ab       Gsus       Fm7                    Bb        Cm
Christ our God to Earth__de-sce-nd--eth___ our full homage to de-mand__

Verse 2: some more ind. notes

Cm                                      Bb        Gm/Abmaj7               Gsus 7
 King of kings yet born of Mary__ As of old on Earth he stood__
Cm                                     Gm7         Abmaj7                      Gsus   G7
Lord of Lords in human vesture__ In the body and the blood__
Cm                   Bb      Abmaj7   Gsus    Fm                              Bb             Cm
He will give to all the faith-------ful____His own sheep their heavenly food...

Verse 3: modulate high notes to low

Cm                                  Gm / Bb         Fm/Abmaj7                      Gsus-G7
Rank on rank the hosts of heaven__Spreads its vanguard on the way__
Cm                               Gm7               Fm7/Ab                           Gsus  G
As the light of light descendeth__from the realms of endless day.__
Cm                            Bb          Abmaj7  Gsus      Abmaj7                Bb          Cm
That the powers of sheol may va-------nish ___ as the darkness clears away__

Verse 4: solo upper register Ab to Cm then going lower start playing below middle c and moving up the scale.

Cm                                       Bb2         Abmaj7                          Gsus  G7
At his feet the six wing-ed seraph__Cherubim with sleepless eye__
Cm                                Gm7          Abmaj7                                 Gsus  G7
Veil their faces to his presence__as with ceaseless voice they cry__
Cm                 Fm7     Cm/Ab       Bb2
Al-le-lu-ia   --   Al---le----lu----------ia__
Fm7                Ab    Bb      Cm
Al-le-lu-ia___ Lord most high     

Cm  Cm/Bb  Cm/Ab  Cm/Gsus   Ab  Bb  Ab  Bb  Fm  Ab  Gsus  Cm