The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth-H.E.R.R.

[00:00.000] 作词 : Joost van den Vondel [00:00.368]Chorus of Angels: [00:00.874]*Strophe* [00:01.623]Who is it on His Throne, high-seated, [00:04.383]So deep in boundless realms of light, [00:07.120]Whose measure, space nor time hath meted, [00:11.133]Nor e'en eternity; whose might, [00:14.377]Supportless, yet itself maintaineth, [00:17.873]Floating on pinions of repose; [00:20.369]Who, in His mightiness ordaineth [00:23.868]What round and in Him changeless flows [00:26.869]And what revolves and what is driven [00:28.865]Around Him, centre of His plan; [00:30.133]The sun of suns, the spirit-leaven [00:33.130]of space; the soul of all we can [00:35.378]Conceive, and of the unconceivèd; [00:38.034]The heart, the life, the fount, the sea, [00:43.782]And source of all things here perceivèd, [00:46.772]That from Him spring, that His decree [00:50.778]Omnipotent and Mercy flowing [00:52.281]And Wisdom from naught did evoke, [00:54.023]Ere this full-crownèd palace glowing, [00:56.534]The Heaven of Heavens, the darkness broke? [01:00.031]Where o'er our eyes our wings extending [01:04.523]To veil His dazzling Majesty, [01:07.027]'Mid harmonies to Him ascending, [01:10.279]We fall before Him tremblingly [01:13.020]And kneel, confused, in awe together. [01:16.782]Who is it? Name, or picture then [01:21.279]His Being with a Seraph's feather. [01:23.273]Or is't beyond your tongue and ken? [01:27.037]*Antistrophe* [01:51.777]'Tis God: Being infinite, eternal, [01:56.279]Of everything that being has. [01:58.030]Forgive us, O! Thou Power supernal, [02:02.532]By all that is and ever was [02:05.787]Ne'er fully praised, ne'er to be spoken; [02:08.785]Forgive us, nor incensed depart, [02:11.530]Since no imagining, tongue nor token [02:14.286]Can Thee proclaim. Thou wert, Thou art [02:18.286]Fore'er the same. All Angel praising [02:21.282]And knowledge is but faint and tame. [02:24.540]'Tis but foul sacrilege, their phrasing; [02:27.034]For each bears his peculiar name [02:29.531]Save Thee. And who can by declaring [02:32.285]Reveal Thy name? And who make known [02:35.277]Thine oracles? Who is so daring? [02:39.024]He who Thou art Thou art alone. [02:53.542]Save Thee none knows Thy power transcendent. [02:57.535]Who grasps Thy full divinity? [03:00.538]Who dares to face Thy Throne resplendent, [03:03.780]The fierce glow of eternity? [03:06.279]To whom the light of light revealèd? [03:08.792]What's hid behind Thy sacred veil, [03:12.037]From us Thy Mercy hath concealèd. [03:14.774]Such bliss transcends the narrow pale [03:16.538]Of our weak might. Our life is waning; [03:20.028]But Thine, Lord, shall know endless days. [03:24.969]Our being in Thine finds its sustaining! [03:27.734]Exalt the Godhead! Sing His praise! [03:30.231]*Epode* [03:31.224]Holy! holy! once more holy! [03:35.217]Three times holy! Honor God! [03:37.732]Without Him is nothing holy! [03:39.977]Holy is His mighty nod! [03:42.471]Strong in mystery He reigneth! [03:45.977]His commands our tongues compel [03:49.224]To proclaim what He ordaineth, [03:50.978]What the faithful Gabriel [03:52.724]With his trumpet came expounding. [03:53.168]Praise of man to God redounding! [04:04.174]All that pleaseth God is well.