Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
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"Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones" is a popular Christian hymn with text by Athelstan Riley, first published in the English Hymnal. It is sung to the German tune Lasst uns erfreuen. Its uplifting melody a
Original publication: English Hymnal, 1906
Axion Estin
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Axion estin, or "It is Truly Meet," is a pair of hymns to the Virgin Mary used in the Divine Liturgies of the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches, consisting of a magnification and a theo
Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
…the final movement of The Company of Heaven (1937), a cantata by Benjamin Britten. The 1906 text is based on two ancient Christian prayers, Te Deum and Axion Estin. The first stanza addresses each of the traditional nine choirs of angels. The second stanza focuses on the Blessed Virgin Mary. The third stanza urges…
The original icon of Axion Esti, in Protaton Church, in Mount Athos.