Jesus the Glory of the Holy Angels

Verse 1

Christ, the fair glory of the holy angels, thou who hast made us, thou who o'er us rules, grant of thy mercy, unto us thy servants, steps up to heaven.

Verse 2

Send thy archangel, Michael, to our succour; peacemaker blessèd, may he banish from us striving and hatred, so that for the peaceful all things may prosper.

Verse 3

Send thine archangel, Gabriel, the mighty; herald of heaven, may he from us mortals, spurn the old serpent, watching o'er the temples where thou art worshiped.

Verse 4

Send thy archangel, Raphael, the restorer, of the misguided ways of those who wander, who at thy bidding strengthens soul and body with thine anointing.

Verse 5

May the blest Mother of our God and Saviour, may the assembly of the saints in glory, may the celestial companies of angels ever assist us.

Verse 6

Father almighty, Son and Holy Spirit, God ever blessèd, be thou our preserver; thine is the glory which which the angels worship veiling their faces.