Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Hymn to Trinity

Hymn to the Trinity: Blessed angel spirits offer praise undying, ever crying: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth. Saints and martyrs praise thy name, Trinity life-giving, earthborn sorrow leaving before thy throne. Ever crying… Father omnipotent, mighty in glory, Christ thy son our saviour, who died that we might live, Holy Spirit, mystic dove dwelling with us evermore; we praise thee, blessed Trinity. With the angels’ sacred hymn all thy might proclaiming, with the mystic cherubim in songs of praise we join. Holy, holy, holy, join we all in songs of praise for ever: Hallelujah, Lord God of Sabaoth. (Cherubic Hymn, trans. W. G. Rotheby)