The King and Blessed One. All glory, etc.

The company of angels
Are praising Thee on high;
And mortal men, and all things
Created, make reply. All glory, etc.

The people of the Hebrews
With palms before Thee went;
Our praise and prayer and anthems
Before Thee we present. All glory, etc.

To Thee before Thy Passion
They sang their hymns of praise;
To Thee, now high exalted
Our melody we raise. All glory, etc.

Thou didst accept their praises;
Accept the prayers we bring,
Who in all good delightest,
Thou good and gracious King. All glory, etc.

The translator, Rev. John Mason Neale, D.D., was born in London, Jan.
24, 1818, and graduated at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1840. He was a
prolific writer, and after taking holy orders he held the office of
Warden of Sackville College, East Grimstead, Sussex. Best known among
his published works are _Mediæval Hymns and Sequences_, _Hymns for
Children_, _Hymns of the Eastern Church_ and _The Rhythms of Morlaix_.
He died Aug. 6, 1866.