February 8, 2014

Angels of God, You See the Father's Face

13th Century Byzantine Icon - Courtesy of Wikipedia

Angels of God, You See the Father's Face was written by the Benedictine Nuns of Stanbrook Abbey. It is set to the tune: Trisagion, written in 1868 by the English composer and organist Henry Thomas Smart (1813-1879). An alternative tune that can also be used is Eventide, as featured in the following video. In the Divine Office (1974), Angels of God, You See the Father's Face is sung at Morning Prayer on the Feast of Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael; Archangels.


Alternative Tune: Eventide

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