fifalttr, Ittt FROM THE LIBRARY OF REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D. BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO THE LIBRARY OF PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY scc- 15/6 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/psalteroOOcath 13 ACCORDIN G TO-THE 'USE-OF dieHluftrtottj! & €ttti\mt Ctmrcfc of Saturn. for tkeprincipalFES TI V AL S &, SE AS O N S ; with due appropiiateMUSLCAL INTONATION &MELODIES, Together with HY MN S, andother DEV OTI ON s,from Ancient Englifhf ources, andthemorehnportaiit vari atioiLS of tlie YORK aacLHEREF OED Ufes . AL S 0, €ht Ititanpet^ligiijs of tueUDcati. TRANSLATED AND ARRANGED, FOR PR1VATE.OR CCEN OB1AL USE. With Explanatory Notes and Comments. Pxoitedandf oidhy Jofept) ^pafttt*. athis Dwelling honfeinAlderfgate Street,withinthe City of London. Andfoldalfo athis Shop,78.NewBonAStreethi the City of Weftminfter. M.DCCCL1I. Ima permutat brevis hora summis. Earth one brief hour doth elevate to heaven. |[ TO THE DEVOUT READER. You have here the framework, and many of the particulars of that noble Service which for many centuries was, in the celebrated Church of Sarum, offered to God and our Redeemer, by the brother- hood of Clergy and Canons attached to that Cathe- dral j and was alfo ufed throughout all the South of England and in Ireland. It is in fubftance the fame, (with feveral additions indeed, and fome variety of detail), as that which S. Auguftine introduced into England, but which did not finally become arranged and confolidated into the form of the Breviary until fubfequently to the year of our Lord 1 200. The tranfiation is taken, not without collation of MSS.,*from the printed Breviariesf of the early part of the 16th century : mainly from that un- abbreviated and more complete edition, printed in folio, by Byrkman, at Paris, in 1 5 16, and again by C. Chevallon, in 1531; which, ftated in the title page to be " Bre-viarium feu Horarium domefticum five Choro Ecclefiaflko deferviens," we may prefume was that verfion actually in ufe in the Cathedral. This moreover contains the Legenda entire, and nearly agrees with the lateft and moft complete MSS. A revifed tranfiation of the Pfalms (which differ little from the ordinary Vulgate) was ine- vitable, on account of the manner in which, throughout, they, as is well known, enter into the Antiphons, Refponfes, and Petitions, to which the proper mufical notation had to be attached. This is founded on the Douay as now ufed, with an efpecial reference to the Englifh Prayer-book ver- fion. The mufical notation is taken nearly litera- tim, as well as a few of the Rubrics, from three MSS., — 1. A noble noted Breviary, of large folio fize, of the early part of the 15 th century, nearly perfect, belonging to the Bifhop of Salifbury, called the Arlyngham MS., becaufe originally written for Walter Long, of Arlyngham or Erlyngham, Clerk, whofe obit is therein recorded. 2. An equally fine folio MS., unfortunately imperfect, of later date, (Lanfdowne MSS. 4.63, Brit. Muf.) of Sarum ufe, but apparently written for Norwich Cathedral. 3. An accurate and beautiful MS., in fmall folio, (Arundel MSS. 130, ibid.) of Sarum ufe, dated 1445, with the Percy arms in the corner of the firft page. The Melodies for the Hymns are from thefe fame MSS., collated with a Hymnal of the 14th century, (Harleian MSS. 2951) as far as that contains them, and the printed editions. In order to make the volume as complete as pofiible in itfelf, moft of the Hymns, Collects, and Vefper Refponfories from the Proper of The Time have been added $ and within brackets from the Anglo-Saxon Pfalters, the ancient titles to the Pfalms, and the Orifons appended to them in King Athelftan's book, (MSS. Cotton. Galba A. xviii.) which have never before been published. The Anglo-Saxon Hymns trandated, are from that very complete collection publiihed by Darling, London, 1850, from the fources therein men- tioned. It may be proper to obferve that the titles here given to them (fcil. "Canterbury," "Nor- wich," " Worcefter," ) do not indicate that they were the ordinary hymnody of thofe dioccfes, but only that they were ufed in certain churches and religious communities within them. Much affift- ance has alfo been derived from the Latin edition of the Sarum Pfalter, publiihed by Leflie, London, 1842 ; and laftly, heartfelt thanks muft be given to many kind friends for very effectual aid. May this Book afiift their devotions, and the devotion of many others, and profit the fouls of all that ufe it ; and may thofe who do fo ever remember to offer a prayer for him who trandated it. J. D. C. S^uinquagefma, 1 8 52. * There are fome eight or ten of thefe MSS. of the iq.th and l$tb centuries, many of them ferfetl, in the Harleian, Cottonian, and Old Royal Libraries, in the Britijh Mufeum. f Betiveen the years 1495 and 1 5 57 "were publifhed upwards of IOO editions of the Sarum Breviary, 87 of the Miffal, and more than 1 10 of the Hora or Enchiridion, -which was a book of private devotion. THE HOURS OF THE CROSS. HOR^E CRUCIS. THE HOURS OF THE CROSS. [Ad Matutinas. De Cruce. At Matins. Patris Sapientia, Veritas Divina, He that is the great profound Sapience Deus Homo, captus eft Hora Matutina, And Divine Truth ot The Father on high, Which for mankind of his benevolence, A notis difcipulis cito dereli&us, Himfelf hath made both God and man jointly, A Judaeis venditus, traditus, afflidtus. Was fold and bought by the Jews traitoroufly. And about Midnight perturbed and taken, And of his difciples anon forfaken. Ad Primam. At Prime. Hora Prima ductus eft Jefus ad Pilatum, The Firft Hour in the morning early, Falfis teftimoniis multum accufatum ; Unto their judge, called Pilate, the Jews, In collo percutiunt manibus ligatum : Jefu with his hands bounden they carry, Where many a falfe witnefs did Him accufe. Vultum Dei confpuunt Lumen cceli gratum. In his neck they Him fmite, his Body they bruife, They fpytte and defile there his godly Face, The Light of Heaven replete with all grace. Ad Tertiam. At Terce. Crucifige ! clamitant Hora Tertiarum, About three hours after the fun began to fpring, Illufus induitur vcfte purpurarum ; All the Jews cry Jefu to crucify ; And in fcorn they clothed Him with purple Caput Ejus pungitur corona fpinarum \ clothing. Crucem portat humeris ad locum pcenarum. And inftead of a crown on his head they tye A wreath of thorn that pricked cruelly. And led Him forth to the place where He died, With a great huge Crofs on his moulders laid. Ad Sex tarn. At Sext. Hora Sexta Jefus eft Cruci conclavatus, The Sixth Hour fpringing before the midday, Jefu hand and foot to the Crofs they nailed, With the ftiamefuleft death that they contrive Atque cum latronibus pendens deputatus ; Prae tormentis fitiens felle faturatus, may, Agnus crimen diluit fie ludificatus. In defpite between two thieves Him hanged. When that they thought that for pain He thii fted, His thirft for to quench they proffered Him gall. This Lamb thus illuded bought our fins all. Ad Nonam. At None. Hora Nona Dominus Jefus expiravit, Our merciful Lord Jefu, God's Son, Heli ! damans Animam Patri commendavit ; Calling unto His Father Almighty, Yielded up his Soul, and full upon None, The fpirit departed that blefTed Body. [ly, Latus Ejus lancea miles perforavit, Terra tunc contremuit et fol obfeuravit. The fun waxed dark, the earth quaked wondrouf- Great marvellous things to behold and hear! And yet a knight pierced his heart with a fpear. The Hours of the Crofs. Ad Vefoeras. De Cruce deponitur Hora Vefpertina, Fortitudo latuit in mente divina ; Talem mortem fubiit vita; medicina, Heu ! corona gloriae jacuit fupina. Ad Completorium. Hora Completorii datur fepultura, Corpus Chrifti nobile, fpes vita? futurce ; Conditur aromate, complentur fcriptura?, Jugi fit memoria Mors haec mihi curje. Has Horas Canonicas cum devotione, Tibi, Chrifte, recolo pia ratione ; Ut ficut Tu paffus es pcenas in Agone, Sic labori confonans confors fim coronae." At Vefpers. The dead Body of Chrift, that Bleffed Man, From the Crofs was loofed, and taken away At Even-fong time ; but alas ! where was then His crown of glory and great ftrength that day? Full (prewly) furely within the Godhead it lay. Yet would He his cruel death fuffer thus, The true medicine of life to bring to us. At Compline. The hope of our life ever to indure, Of Jefu the noble and bleffed Body, At Compline time was brought to fepulture, Spiced and adorned fragrant and fweetly. Of Scripture complete was then The Myftery. Therefore, Jefu, grant we thy Wounds tender, And thy Death bufily ftill to remember. b O Bleffed Chrift, thefe Hours Canonical To Thee I offer with meek devotion ; For as Thou haft fuffered thefe pains all In thy grievous Agony ; by like reafon, So by the remembrance of thy Paffion, Make me according to my bufinefs, Partaker of thy crown and glory endlefs. ] CFROM THE EXCERPTIONS OF ARCHBISHOP ECGBERT. I" ET every Bifhop in his Diocefe diligently pro- |_ vide that the Churches of God be well con- ftrufted and kept in repair, &c. ; and let the Bifhop efpecially take care that the fervants of God cele- brate the canonical hours altogether at the appointed time. The Holy Fathers then, appointed Seven Synaxes to be fung, which all the clergy ought to fay every day at the proper hour. The firft of thefe is the Synaxis of Nofturns ; the fecond the Firft hour of the day ; the third is the hour which we callTercej the fourth is the Sixth hour ; the fifth is the Ninth hour ; the fixth fynaxis is the Vefper hour j the feventh fynaxis we call Compline. Thefe feven Synaxes we ought with folicitude every day to render to God for ourfelves and for all Chriftian people ; as the Pfalmift teftifies, faying. " Seven times a day do I praife Thee becaufe of Thy righteous judgements." d ] a Sar. Prymer, Rouen, 1538, %vo. — Brcv. Sari/bur. MSS. Arlyngliam, in Servit. Beat. Mar. per Ad-vent. b Sar. Prymer, Ker-uer, Paris, 1532. c Sar. Prymer, 1 54.3. d Excerptions of Archbijhop Ecgbert, xxviii., Ancient Laws and Inflitutes of England, Vol. I. Directions to Priejis. C DIRECTIONS TO PRIESTS. Refpeiling the Canonical Hours, carefully attend to the following direclions. CINCE every beneficed clergyman and other perfon in holy orders, is, in conformity with the determinations of the Church, bound to fay the feven Canonical Hours ; let him take good heed before all things to prepare his mind by entirely ridding it of vain thoughts. Let him not mingle converfation, laughter, or jokes with his prayers ; let him not be thinking of birds, dogs, or beafts; let him choofe a place fitted for devotion, and clear from everything which may impede it ; let him not draw near for the fake of human praife, but with an upright and good intent ; pur- pofing God's praife, the performance of his duty, the increafe of his deferts, and fupplication for his benefactors. In the firft place, then, let him fortify himfelf with the fign of the Holy Crofs, and beginning with the Lord's Prayer and the Angelic Salutation ; that the divine grace may be his helper, and fo his mind be elevated to greater devotion in the praife of God, and his worfhip of the Creator be rendered more acceptable. Let us then, deareft brethren, read throughout the Canonical Hours with attention of heart ; affectionately with de- votion of mind ; in their entirety with a diftinct utterance of the lips ; reverently with obeifance of body and foul; be- comingly at the appointed places and hours. For with thofe occupied in Pfalmody, as faith S. Bernard on the Canticles, the holy angels vouchfafe to mingle ; where- fore we fhould be mindful of their prefence when we are {landing to pray or fing pfalms, and ftand with all reverence and order, and pay the more particular attention to the verfes which follow ; When Pfalms thou fingeft to The Lord, Three rules in Pfalmody regard — Heavenward direct thy heart ; forthtell Clearly the words ; the fenfe mark well. Then prayerfully the Hours we fay, When heart and lips together pray ; Lift as ye fing ; begin the ftrain With one accord; and let the dole be plain. He verily who faith devoutly the Canonical Hours fhall be abundandy re- warded by God. In his tribulation he fhall be comforted ; in danger he fhall be pre- ferved ; he fhall obtain more abundantly the grace of God as well as glory ; he lightens his confcience ; he payeth his tribute and a debt to God ; for it is the bounden duty of Clerks day by day to fulfil the fervices of the Seven Hours. To him in very deed fhall the angels of God be familiar friends and guardians ; and all his works fhall be thenceforth more acceptable to God, more deferving as regards himfelf, and more profitable to the living and the departed. Finally, more fpeedily and readily doth God liften to thefe prayers than to others which are offered privately.* C PRAISE OF THE PSALMS. Of the praife, virtue, and efficacy of the PfalmsJ npHE royal prophet David fpeaketh A thus, " O fing praifes to our God, fing ye praifes with underftanding."Pf. xlvi. e Brev. ad UJ. Sar. Pars Hyemalis F.R. Brit. Mufeum, Prefs Mark, 4681. — In tie later Breviaries this is tvatting. { " Portiforium feu Breviarium ad injignis Sari/burienfis Ecclefia ufum accuratijfme cafiigatum cum multis annotaciunculis ac Uteris alphabeticis E-vangeliorum et Epijiolarum capitulorumque originem indicantibus qua nujquam hucujque fuerunt additte." "Imp. Lond. 1555. Kyngjion and Sutton." Praife of the Pfalms. And again, " Let us with pfalms rejoice before Him : " Pf. xciv. And defervedly mould we fing pfalms with all willing- nefs to God : for penitence attends thofe who devoutly fing them, and the con- gratulations of angels, as faith the fame Pfalmift, " Before the gods" (angels truly), " I will fing praife unto Thee." Hence we ought to take diligent heed left becaufe of our floth, negligence or levity, the angels of God depart from us. For there is no man who either in words or thought can duly fet forth the virtues and divine excellence of the Pfalms, if, as they ought to be, the divine praifes are celebrated with a pure and attentive heart. For in the Pfalms are defcribed the rewards of the good and the punifhments of the wicked, inftruftion for the ignorant, the progrefs of thofe who are advancing to perfection, the perfection of thofe who have attained it, the life of the aftive, and the meditations of the contem- plative. — The ringing of pfalms, as hath been faid, infufes virtue, beautifieth the foul, invites angels to our help, puts the fiends to flight, difperfes darknefs, increases holi- nefs, wafhes out our fins, augments our hope, enlightens as the fun, like fire burns away fin, moiftens like oil, is the ointment of mercy, the fun of righteoufnefs, the por- tion of the angels, pleafes God, offends the devil, afiuages wrath, mitigates anger, dif- pels all fin, purifies the mouth, fanftifies the heart, clears the fenfes, deftroys all iniquity, inftru&s imperfection, ftirs up ex- alted defires for the Heavenly kingdom, is the hope of falvation, confolation in grief, protection in trouble, the knowledge of true light, a fount of fanftity, relieves all anxiety, and is as it were a wondrous trumpet. He who loves the continual and diligent finging of pfalms cannot love fin. — Pfalmody, if you will believe me, comforts the fad, foftens the angry, ftrengthens the weak, humbles the proud, gladdens the humble, ftirs up the flothful, reconciles the quarrelfome, lifts the heart to Hea- ven, and unites the creature with the Creator. Whatever is found in the Pfalms, conduces to the edification, profit and com- fort of mankind. In the Pfalms you will find, if indeed you examine them with an intent mind, and not rapidly running over the words : the Incarnation, Paffion, Refur- reftion and Afcenfion of the Word, our Lord. In the Pfalms you will find earneil confeflion of fin, earneft fupplication for the divine mercy, a defence againft adver- fity, and worthy giving of thanks for everything that may happen to thee. In the Pfalms moreover you acknowledge your infirmity and mifery, and by thefe means you befeech God for his mercy ; and if thou deferveft that God fhould reveal to thee the fecret things of the Pfalms, thou wilt find in them all the virtues. If thou wouldeft make confeflion of fin and do penance : fing the ftven Penitential Pfalms of David, not with a rapid voice, but with an intent mind ; and quickly thou wilt have experience of God's mercy, and thy foul will be enlightened with fpiritual joy, and a great hope of pardon will be vouchfafed to thee. If too thou would'ft pray : apply thy mind to the meaning of thofe Pfalms which begin " Unto Thee, O Lord, have I lift up my foul," "In Thee, O Lord, have I put my truft," "Bow down thine ear, O Lord," " Hafte Thee, O God, to deliver me," " Save me, O God, for Thy Name's fake," " God be merciful unto us," " Hear O God, my prayer," in the firft place ; for in no other way can the foul of man fo completely extricate itfelf from mifery, and the ftraits of tribulation and temp- tation, and invoke the mercy of God. {[ Moreover, if thou wouldeft praife the Majefty of God, and give Him thanks for all his benefits : repeat the Pfalms whofe title is " Alleluya, (Praife the Lord)," and "Blefs the Lord, O my foul;" for thou doft offer to Almighty God a facrifice fweetcr than honey and the honeycomb. Of the Hours. Further, if thou art afflicted with bodily or fpiritual temptations, and feem to be for- faken from thine inmoft foul : repeat the pfalms "O God, my God, look upon me." " Hear, O God, my ^application," " Save me, O God," and forthwith God will lighten thy burthen. {[ If this prefent life be wearifome to thee, and thou haft an ardent and longing defire to behold God : fing thofe pfalms, " Like as the hart defireth," " How amiable are thy tabernacles," "O God, Thou art my God, to Thee at break of day," and He will immediately fulfil thy defire. f[ If thou doft fuppofe thyfelf deferted in tribu- lations : with compunftion of heart repeat the pfalms "How long, O Lord?" "O God we have heard with our ears," "Have mercy upon me, O God," " Hear O God, my prayer," " In Thee, O Lord, have I put my truft," and foon wilt thou be vifited with the favour of God. And when thou haft recovered reft, then fing forth in praife of God "I will always give thanks unto the Lord," " Praife the Lord, O my foul." And whether in adverfity or profperity, chant the Song of the Three Children, for no mortal man can duly fet forth the excellency of this hymn, in which every creature is invited to praife God. |f If, moreover, thou defireft to exercife thyfelf in the divine praifes and commands, fay through the pfalm " BlefTed are the undefiled in the way ;" and although to the end of life thou wert employed in fearching out the virtue of this pfalm, thou wouldeft never be able fully to comprehend it : fince there is fcarce any verfe in it in which you may not read fet down a law, or a com- mand, or a precept, words of righteoufnefs, or the difcourfe of the judgments of the Lord. In the Pfalter, if thou art attentive, thou haft the means of fearching into, and learning the prophets; fo, moreover, the fayings of the evangelifts and apoftles, if thou wouldeft enquire of the agreement between them. So far refpefting the praife and excellency of the Pfalms. C OF THE HOURS. [HOPV THE SATING OF THE HOURS FIRST BEGAN, AND WHT THET ARE SO CALLED. HPHE firft that now we find in fcripture to have ufed the worshipping of God at certain hours of the day, was Daniel the prophet, as it appeareth in his fixth chapter. And in the New Teftament, in the Acts of the Apoftles, the tenth chapter, we read that S. Peter the Apoftle accuftomed himfelf to certain hours of prayer. By which examples (as S. Cyprian teftified) the Catholic Church of Chrift did firft receive and admit fuch manner of praying. Whereupon the fame ufual fervice that we call Pryme and Hours, was firft inftituted to be faid and fung in the churches of England, according to the cuftom and ufe of the Diocefe ; fomewhere after the Uie of Sarum, and fomewhere after the Ufe of York. And therefore when we read Hora Prima, Tertia, Sexta, Nona, that is the firft, the third, the fixth and the ninth hour, even as they make mention of feveral hours, fo were they ; and they may be ufed at feveral times of the day, to be faid in remem- brance of Chrift's pafiion, and the compaffion of the Virgin Mother.*] [ |[ HOW AND WHT GOD'S SERVICE IS SATD EACH DAT IN SEVEN HOURS.— Capitulo primo. 11 "QEPTIES in die laudem dixi Tibi." Thefe are the words of the prophet David, S Sarum Prymer, Rouen, 1538, Otla-vo. Printed for Le Roux. h " Hereafter follmuitb the booke, called the Myrroure of our Lady, -very neceJJ'ary for all relygyous.'' The Colophon is as fo/loivs : " Tkys boke and fed with eyfe and gal. The fame hour, after his refurrec- tion, He appeared to the Apoftle S. James ; and on Afcenfion Day, the fame hour, He fate and ate with 1 Pfalm cxviii. i Proverbs xxi-v. k PJalm cx-viii. ' PJalm cxviii. ra Pfalm liii. n Daniel W. ° Ails Hi. P Ac7s xvi. 1 Luke mi. r Matthew xx-vi. s Secundum conjuetudinem Ecdefia? Sarum. ibid. l Matthew xx-vii. " Mark x-vi. v John xxi. " Matthew xx-viii. x A&$ ii. 1 John xix. Orifons for the Hours. his Apoftles. At hour of None, our Lord Jefus Chrift cryed and gave out his foul by deth; 2 the fame hour a knight opened our Lord's fide with a fpear, and fmote through his herte, whereout came water to our baptifm, and blode to our redemption." And on Eafter Day He appeared the fame hour to S. Peter. At Evenfong-time, our Lord Jefus Chrift, on Shere Thurfday, fupped with his Apoftles and ordained the holy Sacrament of his holy body and blode. b The fame houre, on Good Friday, He was taken down from the crofs; c and on Eafter - day, the fame houre, He met with two of his dif- ciples, going toward Emmaus, and made Himielf known to them in breaking of bread. d At Com- plyn time, our Lord Jefus Chrift, on Shere Thurf- day, at even, prayed, and fweat blood. e The fame hour, on Good Friday, He was buried. And on Eafter-day, the fame hour, He appeared to his difciples, gathered together in a clofe place, for fear of the Jews, and faid to them "Peace be to you." f Thus may ye fee that not without good reafons, thefe hours are fet and ordained to be fpecially occupied to the fervice and praifing of our Lord God, rather than other hours on the day.] <[ ORISONS FOR THE HOURS. [AT MATINS. O Lord, who grieved with their afflictions, didft lead thy people out of the darknefs of Egypt, and vouchfafe to deliver them by the hand of thy fervant : do Thou grant alfo unto us thy fervants, that delivered from the darknefs of this world, we may be allowed to enter into that reft which Thou haft promifed to our fathers, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.s O Lord God, who haft caufed me to arrive at this fecond hour, through the darknefs of the night : preferve me this day in every hour and moment of time, and through thy mercy caufe me ever to continue without hurt, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Our Father. Hail Mary. AT LAUDS. O Lord, who with the three children in the fur- nace, did'ft vouchfafe to be prefent in the fourth place : to whom it is moft eafy to temper the nature of fires, and to extinguifh the fiercenefs of flames : extend this thy fame power to protect us and to deliver our fouls, who liveft and reigneft with the Father, in the unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. AT PRIME. O Lord God, who haft caufed us to arrive at the beginning of this day, preferve us in the fame, by thy power: and grant that in this day we fall into no fin, nor run into any danger, but may all our fayings tend, our thoughts and words be directed to do what is righteous in thy fight, through Jefus Chrift. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary. A? THE THIRD HOUR. O Lord Jefus Chrift, who at the third hour of the day, waft led forth to the pain of the Crofs for the falvation of the world : I fuppliantly befeech Thee to blot out mine offences : and may I deferve to obtain forgivenefs with Thee for my paft fins, and watch ftriftly againft all future tranfgreffions, who with The Father and The Holy Ghoft liveft and reigneft God, world without end. Amen.' 1 O Lord, Father Almighty, we humbly entreat the glory of Thy Majefty, that as at the third hour Thou didft ftrengthen thine apoftles by the divine vifitation of Thy Spirit : fo by his coming, Thou would'ft vouchfafe to illumine and keep our hearts, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. AT THE SIXTH HOUR. O Lord Jefus Chrift, who when for the redemp- tion of the world, Thou didft at the fixth hour afcend the tree of the Crofs, the whole world was ' Matthew xx-vii. d Luke xxiv. John b Matthew xx-vi. Luke c Matthew xxvii. ' John XV. S From Galba, A. xviii. MSS. Cott. Lib. Brit. Mas., the P falter of Atheiftan.— Of thefe Orifons, thofe •which ha-ve "Hail Mary," at the end, are taken from the" Hora? ad ufum Sar." and the " Enchiridion ; " others from Galba, A. x-viii., as above mentioned. h Galba, A. x-viii. the 8 Orifons before the Divine Office turned back into darknefs : flied forth fuch light upon my foul and body, that I may be worthy to attain eternal life : who liveft and reigneft God, for ever and ever. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary. We humbly befeech Thy Holy and terrible Name, Lord Almighty, who at the fixth hour of the day did'ft will Thy moft glorious Son, our Lord, to afcend the Crofs to deliver us from the power of the moft wicked enemy; grant, we pray Thee, that redeemed by this his Crofs, we may at all times ferve Thee righteoufly without offence, through the fame our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. AT THE NINTH HOUR. Lord Jefus Chrift, who at the ninth hour in thine agony on the Crofs, did'ft command the believing thief to pafs within the walls of Paradife, 1 humbly befeech Thee to grant, that confeffmg my fins, I may after my death enter with gladnefs into the joys of Paradife : who with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveft and reigneft God, world without end. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary. AT THE HOUR OF VESPERS. 1 thank Thee, O Lord Almighty God, who haft permitted me through the courfe of this day to reach this Vefper hour, and I humbly befeech Thee, that the lifting up of my hands to Thee, may be in thy fight an acceptable evening facrifice, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary. O Lord, who haft wrought out our falvation in the midft of the earth, with whom the darknefs is not dark, but the night is as clear as the day ; lighten our darknefs, we befeech Thee, O Lord, fo that paffing a peaceful and quiet night, in the morning hours we may rife again to thy praifes, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. Enlighten our night, we entreat Thee, Almighty Lord, and caufe us thy fervants ever to fieep from their fins: fo that awake to the virtues of the angels, and fafe from every evil, we may by thy help be worthy to attain to the clear day through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.' AT THE HOUR OF COMPLINE. O Lord God, the Ruler and Protector of all men, who haft divided the light from the darknefs: I befeech Thee with the prayer of faith, that through the darknefs of the coming night, thy right hand may protect me, and that I may rife again with joy in the light of the morning, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary. ORISON OF S. AUGUSTINE, IN THE NIGHT. O God our Father, who doft exhort us to pray, and who doft grant what we alk, if only when we a/k we live a better life : hear me who am trembling in this darknefs, and ftretch out thy right hand unto me: hold forth thy light before me : recall me from my error, and Thou being my guide, may I be reftored to myfelf and to Thee, through Jefus Chrift. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary.] |[ ORISONS BEFORE THE DIVINE OFFICE. [ When thou enter efi into the church jay thus : O Lord, in the multitude of thy mercy I will enter into thy houfe. I will worlhip at thy holy temple, and I will confefs Thy Name. O Lord, lead me forth in thy righteoufnefs, becaufe of mine enemies : direct my way before thy face. O Lord, open Thou my mouth to blefs Thy Holy Name : purity my heart from all vain, perverfe. and empty thoughts: illumine my underftanding, inflame my affections: that I may be enabled worthily, Galba, A. xviii. MSS. Cott. Lib. Form of Bidding the Bedes attentively, and devoutly to recite this Office, and deferve to be heard before the face of Thy Divine Majefty, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. t[ A devout Prayer before faying the Divine Office. O Father of Mercies, deeply and truly do I know how much rather it would become me, a miferable and unworthy finner, to caft myfelf proftrate before Thee, and with crying and tears, to entreat pardon of my fins, than to praife Thee with unclean lips. Neverthelefs trufting in thy moft tender goodnefs and great loving-kindnefs, and thy power, which Thou haft revealed to all mortals : I defire from the bottom of my heart to give Thee praife; befeeching the bowels of thy fatherly compaffion, not to defpife me, an unclean worm, a dead dog, a corrupt carcafe, O Lord, my God, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] C ORISONS BEFORE PSALMODY. [Vouchfafe, O Almighty Lord God, to accept thefe facred verfes, which I an unworthy finner, defire to fing in honour of Thy Name : for myfelf a miferable finner, and for all my mifdeeds, adYions, fayings, thoughts, iniquities, lufts, for all my neglefts great and fmall : that they may profit to my eternal life, by helping my walk, and turning me to pure penitence, through Chrift our Lord. Amen. ^ Orifon of the Venerable Beda. Grant, I entreat Thee, Almighty and Merciful God, that fpeaking with underftanding and good will, and in plainnefs, I may deferve to be heard by Thee ; for I need thy help in all things ; fo that by the gift of thy grace, I may be enabled not unworthily to fing the words of Thy Majefty, through our Lord Jefus ChriftJ ^ O Liberator of fouls, Redeemer of the world, Jefus Chrift, The Lord, King Eternal and Immortal : I fupplicate and befeech thine infinite goodnefs, that of thy great mercy by the Pfalms, which I un- worthy and a finner, fing before Thee, Thou wouldeft free my foul from fin, turn my heart from every evil way, from all wicked and perfidious thoughts, releafe my foul from the flavery of Sin, drive far away carnal concupifcence, loofe me from every fnare of Satan and his wicked minifters vifible and invifible, who feek after my foul : pro- tect me from thefe and all other evils, Almighty Lord. Amen.] k C THE FORM OF BIDDING THE BEDES. 1 ET us make our prayers to God, be- ^~* leeching his mercy for all Holy J From Tib., C. tii. MSS. Cott. f 30 ; and Spelmaris Anglo-Saxon Pfalter. k Galba, A. xviii., MSS. Cott.f 177, Athelftan's Pfalter. 1 From the Sarum ProceJJional, Rothom. 1555, and MafkelVs Mon. Rit., III. 343. According to the Salifbury Ritual, the Bidding Prayer ivas given out every Sunday and Fejlival (except the fixth day after Chrijlmas Day and S. Silvejier's Day if it be Sunday, and except on Palm Sunday) at the fprinkling of Holy Water, going in procejjion by the South fide of the Choir to the Weftern fide of the Rood loft, and fianding before it. In Parijh Churches, there ivas no procejjion, but it ivas given out from feme altar or pulpit. The Pfalm " De Profundis," " Out of the depths," and the Prayer " Abfolve ive befeech Thee,"' ivere always faid before theCrofs. The Rubric is as folloivs : " Then let the procejjion go in this order ; let a Minifter precede, carrying his ivand in his hand, making ivayfor the procejjion ; then a Boy, m a furplice, ivith bleffed -water ; then the rejl of the Minifters, according to the aforefaid order ; then the Boys and Clerks of the fecond form, according to the order in ivhich they are placed in the Chapter, -without changing their veflments ; and let the procejjion go out at the North door of the prefbytery and make a circuit round it. Let the Bijhop, if prefent, carry his Mitre and Staff. In the end of the procejjion let the Prieft, -whether the Bifhop be prefent or no, go forward -with the Boy carrying the bleffed -water, and as he goes fprinkle each altar. Then coming to the Southern fide by the fonts (" per fonres" J, let them proceed to the CroJ's ; the Priejl -with his aforefaid Minifter fianding in the midft, in their order, Jo that the Boy carrying the water and the Acolyte fiand on the Jlep before the Crofs." The form here given •was ufed on all Sundays -which -were not Doubles, throughout the whole year, ivith any Antiphons and Orifons ivhich might be peculiar to the Sunday. Form of Bidding the Bedes. Church, that God keep it in good eftate: efpecially the Church of England, our Mother Church, this church, and all other in Chriftendom : for the Archbifhops and Bifhops, and efpecially for our Bifhop N., that God him keep in his holy fervice: for the Dean (or Reclor,) and all other min- irters that ferve this church: for the Holy Land, that God deliver it out of the hands of the heathen : for the peace of the church and of the earth, for our Sovereign Lady the Queen, and all her children, and all that have this land to govern : and for the welfare of N. and N., and all this church's friends : for our brethren and fis- ters, and all our parifhioners, with all that any good do to this church and founda- tion, and for all true Chriftian people. Deus mifcreatur. Ps. Ixvi. r~** OD be merciful unto us and blefs us : ^-^ and fhew the light of his countenance upon us, and be merciful unto us j That we may know thy way upon earth : thy faving health among all nations. Let the people give thanks to Thee, O God : yea let all the people give thanks to Thee. Let the nations rejoice and be glad, for Thou doft judge the folk with equity : and govern the nations upon earth. Let the people give thanks to Thee, O God, let all the people give thanks to Thee : the earth hath given her increafe. May God, even our God, blefs us ; may God blefs us : and all the ends of the world fear Him. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever (hall be : world without end. Amen. Lord, have mercy. Chrift, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. (~)UR Father (fccretly). ^^^ And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen. O Lord, (how thy mercy upon us. And grant us thy falvation. Let thy Priefts be clothed with right- eoufnefs ; And let thy Saints rejoice. O Lord, fave the Queen ; And hear us in the day that we call upon Thee. Give falvation unto thy people. Govern them and lift them up for ever. Let there be peace in thy ftrength, O Lord ; And plenteoufnefs within thy towers. O Lord, hear our prayer ; And let our cry come unto Thee. The Lord be with thee. And with thy fpirit. Let us pray. /^■OD, who through the grace of Thy ^^ Holy Spirit, doft pour the gifts of charity into the hearts of thy faithful people : grant to thy fervants and hand- maidens, for whom we befeech thy clemency, health, both of mind and body: that they may love Thee with their whole ftrength, and with entire fatis- faftion may perform thofe things which are pleafing unto Thee : and grant us thy peace in our time, through Chrift our Lord. Amen. ET us pray for the fouls of N. and N., Archbifhops, Bifhops, Clergy, Benefactors, &c, who have ferved this church, or done any good thereto, or to this foundation: and for all fouls whofe bones reftin this church and churchyard, and all thofe that have given to this church or founda- tion, rents, veftments or other goods, whereby God is better worfhipped in this church, and the minifter thereof better fuftained ; for all our brethren and filters' fouls, all our parifhioners' fouls, and for all the fouls that have done any good to this church, and for all Chriftian fouls. Benediclions 1 1 breath among thy faints and elecl:, through our Lord, Jefus Chrift. Amen. May they reft in peace. Amen. Ps. CXXX. De Profundis. /^\UT of the depths I cried unto Thee, ^-^ O Lord : Lord, hear my voice. let thine ears be intent: unto the voice of my fupplication. If Thou, Lord, wilt mark iniquity : O Lord, who fhall abide it ? For with Thee there is propitiation : and becaufe of thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord. My foul hath endured in his word : my foul hath trufted in The Lord. From the morning watch even to the night: let Ifrael truft in The Lord. For with The Lord is mercy: and with Him is plenteous redemption. And He fhall redeem Ifrael: from all his iniquities. Glory be to the Father. As it was in the beginning. (~)UR Father (fecretly). ^^^ And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.'" Amen. Grant them eternal reft, O Lord ; And everlafting Light. From the gates of hell ; Deliver their fouls, O Lord. 1 believe to fee the good things of the Lord ; In the land of the living. A BSOLVE, we befeech Thee, O Lord, the fouls of thy fervants and hand- maidens, our relations, our neighbours, our friends, our benefaclors, as well as the fouls of all the faithful departed, from all the chains of their fins, that in the glory of the refurrection they may be raifed up to life and m See THE COMMON FORMS. n " Then cometh the Reader and ajketh leave of God Almighty, and help of your prayer that Jhe may read to our Lord's worjhip, and fay the 'Jube,' &c., ' Lord, bid me fay -well ;' as if Jhe faid, ' Lord, give me leave, and bid me Jay or read, for elfe I dare not prefume to open my mouth to thefe holy words ; and give me flrength and grace, to read and fay ivell, and fo luell that Thou be pleafed, and the reader be edified, and my foul unhurt.'' And though thefe -words be faid principally to God, yet they are faid alfo to her that giveth the blejfing, which therein occupieth God's Jlead, that Jhe fhould in His Name blefs and give her leave to read ; for blejfing is under- Jlanded, giving of leave : wherefore Jhe Jaith 'Jube,' &c., that is, 'Lord, bid her blejje.'"- — From the Myrroure. € BENEDICTIONS. [To be faid in a low tone at Matins, throughout the year, by the Prieft, fitting, (except at the firjl , fourth , and feventh,) before each and every Leffon, the clerk firjl faying Jube Domine benedicere, O Lord bid a bleffing; or, Lord, bid him blefs. On Chrijlmas day, how- ever, the lafl three Benedictions are faid fanding."] A/fAY God The Father, who created all A things out of nothing, blefs me ; may The Son of God keep me, who with his own blood reftored loft man. May The Holy Spirit illuminate me : the infufion of whofe loving confolation may it ever com- fort me. May The Moll Holy Trinity deliver me from all evil, preferve and con- firm me in every good work, and lead me to eternal life. Amen. f\ Lord Jefus Chrift, hear my prayer, ^^ fulfil my defire to my good, and the praife of Thy Holy Name. Amen. <[ [OTHER BENEDICTIONS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE TIME AND OF THE SAINTS, always pre- faced by Jube Domine benedicere, Lord bid him blefs, or, O Lord, bid a bleffing, and ending with Amen.] 1 2 Benediilions. I. IN THE OFFICE OF NINE LESSONS." In the Firft Noilurn. '"pHE Father Eternal blefs us with his continual bleffing 2. God, The Son of God, vouchfafe to blefs and help us. 3 . May The Grace of The Holy Spirit illumine our hearts and our bodies. In the Second Noilurn. 4 May The Almighty Lord with his grace, evermore blefs us. 5. May Chrift give to us the joys of life everlafting. 6. Inwardly and outwardly may The Good Spirit ever purge us. In the Third No el urn. If there be expofition of the Gofpel according to S. Matthew. j*. May the Gofpel lefTon be unto us health and protection. 7 b . If according to S. Mark. May The Creator of the world fhield us by the arms of the Gofpel. 7 C . If according to S. Luke. May our offences be blotted out by the words of the Gofpel. 7 d . If according to S. John. May the fount of the Gofpel fulfil us with heavenly doftrine. 7 e . If there be no expofition of the Gofpel. May The Creator of all things blefs us both now and for ever. 8. May the Divine help be upon us, for ever abiding. On Sundays from the Feaft of the moft Holy Trinity to Advent. if. May The Holy Trinity ftrengthen us in charity perfect. Whenfoever elfe the Office of the Time is performed. c/o. Father and Son blefs us in the Unity of The Holy Spirit. In the Feaft s of the Saints. 9c. May the King of Angels bring us to the company of heavenly citizens. II. IN THE OFFICES OF THREE LESSONS, v |[ A. If there be expofition of the Gofpel, the Benediilions are the fame as in the Office of Nine Lefibns. But if not, then B. In feaft s and their otlaves, and in the week-days of the Pafchal time, (i.e. from E after Sunday inclufive, to Trinity Sunday exclufive,) by turns throughout the week, and in the Otlaves, the Benediilions of the firft and fecond Noil urn. <\ C. In the week days without the Pafchal time. 1 . May God have mercy upon us and give us peace. 2. May the power of Chrift dwell in our hearts. 3. May The Good Spirit fent from Heaven teach us. For the Benediilions on the Feaft of All Saints. 1. May The Holy Trinity. 2. May The Son of God, The Father, blefs us by the interceffion of His Mother. 3. May The King of Angels. 4. May the Patriarchs' merits lead us to the Kingdom of Heaven. 5. May the interceffion of the Apoftles join us to the fellowfhip of Angels. ;'. e. — Sundays and the greater feajis (except Eafter-t'ide, i. e. from Eafter Day, inclufive, to Trinity Sunday exclufmie). P i. e. — In Eajier-tide, the lejjer feajis, and -week days. 1 Ante. Benediclions of S. Mary. 6. May the conftancy of the Martyrs lead us to the joys of Heaven. 7. May the Holy Gofpel Leffon be unto us health and protection. 8. May the choirs of Holy Virgins intercede for us with The Lord. 9. By the Saints' merits may we be found worthy of heavenly joys. <[THE BENEDICTIONS OF S. MARY. //; the Feajls and Commemorations of S. Mary, let thefe Benediclions be J aid. In the Firft Noclurn. T^AIR Virgin of Virgins, intercede thou with the Lord for us. Chrilt, Son of Mary, be unto us clement and gracious. May the Holy Mother of God be e'er our helper. ([ Thefe aforefaid Benedictions are not varied in the Com?nemorations of S. Mary, throughout the year. In the Second Noclurn. May the merits of holy Mary lead us to the Kingdom of Heaven. May She who brought forth Chrifl, on our behalf e'er befeech Him. May Mary the Star of the Sea, moft kindly give fuccour unto us. In the Third Noclurn. Through Mary's merits may the Gofpel leffon profit us. May the Virgin Mary obtain divine comfort for us. May the Queen of Heaven bring us to the fbciety of the heavenly citizens. 13 f[ Other Bene dill ions of S. Mary, within the O clave. Mary, pure, modeft, and kind, have pity on us miferable. Virgin parent, O make thy Son propi- tious unto us. The Father's Wifdom fave us through the prayers of His Mother. On the Second Day. O worthy Virgin of God, be kind to us, who are iinners. Intercede on our behalf, thou kind Virgin Mary. O thou who didft bring forth a flame, give us that flowing perfume. On the Third Day. O Virgin Mary, ever prelerve the fer- vants who are thine. May Father and Son blefs us in the prayers of S. Mary. Son of the Virgin Mary, grant us the joys of life. Amen. |[ In the daily Matins of the Bleffed Mary, are repeated thefe Benediclions. Fair Virgin of Virgins, intercede thou with The Lord for us. Intercede on our behalf, thou kind Vir- gin Mary. May the Holy Mother of God be ever- more our helper. £ IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. |[ Before the beginning of the Hours is ever f aid, The Lord's Prayer, and at the end likezuife : efpecially after Matins and Vefpers ; according to the Canon " Id femper placuit. De Confecratione. Dis- tinclio, V. T " Moreover Hail Mary, and I believe in God. Whence T Corp. Jur. Canon. Vol. I. 4 .g 4) p ar h, 1687 j Canon. Concilii Gerundin. 517. '4 Common Forms. Hierome : In the beginning of every work premife The Lord's Prayer and the fign of the Crofs upon your fore- head, according as it is written, " Before prayer make ready thy foul for The Lord, left thou be as one that tempteth God." f[ Short and appropriate prayer before the Hours. C\ LORD, open my mouth to blefs Thy ^~^ Name. Purify alfo my heart from all vain thoughts, that I may be worthy to be heard before the face of Thy Divine Majefty, through Our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. s C COMMON FORMS. =l ing in - to Heaven, O come, let ^= 1— p *— 1 - — '"-^ j^-ra^ us a - dore : Al - le - lu ya. ^♦=E^-**- Ps. O come. f[ 7w the Day of Pentecofi. *== 4 'r^ I ^ z ^'^*fi Al - le - lu ya. The Spirit E=i»- , •*?• *+J£ of The Lord, hath fill -ed the orb of ^! ^- ^ 1 q_ Pr the world: O come, let us a-dore: ^s=fcP* -"^W^Fi 1 Al-le - lu - ya. Ps. O come. |[ In the Feajl of The Holy Trinity. Lord, for He i c *-i'--1=Wi=SJV^ is gra-ci-ous, in hymns let us give thanks BE =«S^« Pi=i"^P¥i= to Him: for He is The 5£ 4= Lord God, P/. O come. {[ /Vfl#z /£* Sunday next after the twenty- feventh day of September, inclufive, to the twenty-eighth day ofOclober, inclufive. s: L-q VH-^n i z dJjEVi? The Lord, open your heart £=* ■US* in his fc and in his pre cepts and give _ _ I "ft-,. dore. P/. O come, O come. |f 0# all Sundays from the Sunday fucceed- ing the twenty-eighth day ofAuguft, inclu- five, to the Sunday next after the twenty- feventh day of September, exclufive. 3£ Let us praife The Name of The peace. Ps. O come. |[ From the Sunday next after the twenty- eighth day of Oclober, inclufive, to the Sunday next after the twenty-feventh day of November, inclufive. mi =JP=VpsiT=Pi=^*^ O God, King ce - lef tial ±*+- who fit - teft up - on thy throne, have mer-cy up BE=E Ps. O come. Invitatories. OTHER INVITATORIES.- <[ In the Day of All Saints. O come let us worfhip God, who is glorious in his faints. |[ On the weekdays in the Fir ft week in Advent. The Lord who is to come, our King : O come let us adore. {[ The Second Sunday in Advent. Our King Chrift mall draw near, Whom John preached was The Lamb that mould come. C The Third Sunday. Behold the fulnefs of time cometh, in which God fent His Son, made of a Vir- gin, made under the law : O come let us adore Him. {[ In Wednefday in the Third Week. The Lord is now at hand : O come let us adore. 4[ The Fourth Sunday. Awaiting our Redeemer, lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh. {[ In the Vigil of The Nativity. This day ye mall know that The Lord will come, and early in the morning fhall ye behold his glory. |[ In The Moft Holy Epiphany, and f[ In the Slave of The Epiphany. Chrift hath appeared unto us : O come let us adore. d /// Sexageftma, until Quadragefima. ForThe Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. {[ In 2>uadragefima. Let it be no vain thing for us to rife up early in the morning, before the day : fince The Lord hath promifed a crown to them that watch for Him. f[ In the Second Week, the fame as in Sexagefima. {[ In the Third Week. In thy hand, O Lord, are all the borders of the earth. f[ In the Fourth Week. The people of The Lord, and the fheep of his pafture : O come let us adore. {[ Sunday in The Paffion of The Lord. To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. f[ In the week-days. Let us worfhip The Lord, who hath redeemed us by his Cross. {[ On Sunday in the Branches of Palm. They did not know my ways : unto whom I fware in my wrath, if they mall enter into my reft. f[ Throughout Eafter Week. Alleluya, The Lord hath rifen indeed : Alleluya. <[ In The V igil of P entecoft . Alleluya, Alleluya, Alleluya. 2 On the Sundays and Fefii-vals, The Invitatory and Antiphons to " Beneditlus " and " Magnificat ; " and on the Saturday The Antiphom to " Magnificat" are always to be looked fior in the Proper of The Time or of The Saints, or in the Common of The Saints. On the "week-days, when there are none proper (which are always to be looked for in the Proper of The Time), thofe are faid -which are found in their places in the Pfalter. The Proper Collet! or Orifon, and The Leffons "with their Refponfories, are always to be looked for in The Proper of the Time or of The Saints, or in The Common of The Saints. C THE PSALM VENITE. [As it Jbould be faid or fung before the Notlurns, along with its Invitatory and Semi-Invitatory inferted in their places, on the Sundays following the Feajls of The Moft Holy Trinity, to the Sunday next after Augufi 28.] » [Let the Conductors of the Choir on the ftep of the Choir, together begin tbis~\ b INVITATORY. The Pfalm « Penile." Conductors. ♦«qz Let is praife Je - fus Chrifl : =P*=* Choir. For He 3E is The Re - deem - E5E^rf=:t - er of all worlds. Then let the whole Pfalm be fung by the Conduclors, [or if the Invitatory be Simple, by the Clerk.] ^ Come, let us be *£=* joy-ful in The Lord, let us rejoice in God our Salvation: let us come before his face with thankfgiving and with Pfalms rejoice before Him. BE ^=Bcj EflS^ *T Choir. Let us praife Je - fus Chrifl; : ■g =*P= **St for He The Re - deem ■ ^E*^EE&! EJ^E J^wrt - er of all worlds. BE ■ ♦ ♦ For The Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods : for The Lord will not reject his people, fince in his hand are all the confines of the Earth, and BE M^| the heighth of the mountains He beholdeth. BEEEEEg^ Choir. For He is The Re-deem- worlds. Cond. For his is the Sea, and He made it ; and his hands founded the dry land : O come, let us worfhip and fall down be- fore God, let us weep before The Lord that made us ; for He is The Lord our God, we are his people, and the Iheep of his pafture. Precentor. Let us praife Jefus Chrifl : Choir. For He is The Redeemer of all worlds. Cond. To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provo- cation, and as in the day of temptation in the wildernefs : when your fathers tempted Me, proved Me, and faw my works. Choir. For He is The Redeemer of all worlds. Cond. Forty years was I very near at hand to this generation, and faid, they do alway err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways : to whom I fware in my wrath, if they mall enter into my reft. Choir. Let us praife Jefus Chrift, for He is The Redeemer of all worlds. Cond. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be, world without end. Amen. c a It will be objer-ved that the Pfalm, as here ufed, is in the aid Italic, and not in the Vulgate Verfion. b That is, on Feajls with Conduclors of the Choir, Sundays, &c. ; on other Feajls it ivas begun by one Clerk of the Second Form : in Week-days by the Hebdomadary. c " Te incline at Gloria Patri." — Myrroure, Ixvii. 20 The Tones for " Venite." Choir. For He is The Redeemer of all the worlds. Cond. Let us praife Jefus Chrift : Cond. For He is The Redeemer of all the worlds. d [O Lord, we fall down before Thee, we whom Thou haft made after thine image : and of thy great goodnefs do Thou adorn what of thine is in us, and pardon what is of ourfelves, that fo we may rejoice before Thee for ever, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] <[ THE TONES FOR VENITE. |[ The Firji Tone. This Venite is /aid in the Hiftory Si vos peto Domine and in Adonai ; and in thefe Feafts: S. Vincent, J gat ha Virgin, the Chair of S. Peter, S. Mary Magda- lene, S. Cecilia, S. Laurence, and in the Common of a Confejfor and Bifhop. ^ -.— ■ — ■— ♦- S^^ O come, let us be joy-ful in ^Ft= The Lord. With pfalms re-joice be-fore I 5 -J Ji^ Him. For The Lord is a great t-F God. He be - hold - eth. |[ The Second Tone. "I: -■-♦ ^VH-r- O come, let us be joyful. With pfalms l=^=s=i= rejoice before Him. For The Lord is m a great God. He be - hold - eth. <[ The Third Tone. This Venite is faid in the Feafts of the Saints, of S. John Baptijl, and in The Nativity of an Apoftle and of many Apoftles, and in the Nativity of an Evangelift. S-"=!i=3CH:=itzH==t O come, let be joy - ful. A INVITATORIES are either Simple ; Double ; Triple ; or Quadruple ; — 1. Simple i -when a Single Clerk of the Second Form, or in ordinary Week days The Hebdomadary Priejl begins the Invitatory with the fir fi three or four -words, and it is Jung through by the Choir. The Choir fings it, or the Semi- Invitatory, between the verfes of " Venite;' 1 but after the laft verfe, and probably alfo after the third verfe, it is divided between the Clerk or the Hebdomadary and the Choir. 2. Double; when the Choir had two or three ConduBors, the whole PJalm was faid by them, and the Invitatory was, before the PJalm, begun by all of them and then Jung through by the Choir. It was alfo divided between the Precentor and the Choir before the verfe " To-day, if ye will hear ; " and after the laft verfe between the ConduBors and the Choir. 3. Triple when the ConduBors were three in number. 4. Quadruple in Principal Double Feafts (for although the Rubric for The Nativity J peaks of "Double Feafts," yet it rnufi be thus limited) ; when the Four ConduBors, who are to fing " Venite," began and fung through the whole Invitatory firft ; and it was then repeated by the Choir. The mode of finging the Invitatory e. g. on the Fir)} Sunday in Advent was this— the Principal ConduBor having caught the Invitatory from the Precentor [" Behold, our King cometb, Let us go forth to meet our Saviour"] and the Chant of the Pfalm "Venite," with his fellow ConduBor at the fiep of the Choir began "Behold, our Kin? cometh :" the Choir anfwering "Let us go forth to meet our Saviour." The ConduBors then faid the Pfalm "Venite" in one tone. After the firfi, third and fifth, verfes the whole Invitatory was repeated by the Choir. After the third verfe, however, the Invitatory was begun again by the Precentor, or Sub-Precentor, railing his voice, and it was fung through by the Choir. After the Jecond, fourth, andfixth verfes the Choir repeat the Semi- Invitatory "Let us go forth" : then the Invitatory is begun again by the ConduBors [or Precentor] and fung through by the Choir. And fo in like manner throug/iout the year except m Double Feafts. From the Rubrics for Advent and The Nativity. The Tones for " Venite. 21 Mf ♦*=?= With pfalms re - joice be - fore ±t Him. For The Lord is a great God. He be - hold - eth. |[ 72* Fourth Tone. This Venite is /aid in the i, ii, iii. Sundays of Advent, and in the Tuefday and Wed- nefday of The Four Times of Advent, and in the Vigil of The Nativity of The Lord : in Sunday in The Pajjion, and Sunday in The Palm-branches : fo in The Feafts of S.S. Fabian and Silvejler, in The Exalt- ation of The Holy Crofs, in the Feajl of Dionyjius, in the Commemorations of the Bleffed Mary, and the Feajis ofix. Leffons of a Martyr and Confeffor : in the Com- memoration of a Virgin, and in the Slaves of S.S. Stephen and John, Apojlles, if it be a Sunday : and daily within the O Haves of The Holy Trinity, and Corp. Chrijli, when the Service is of the O clave. O come, let W: be joy - ful. With pfalms re -joice before Him. S= 3EE3^ For The Lord is a great God. :t: He be - hold - eth. This Venite is f aid in the Feaft of S. John the Apoftle. E^SE O come, let be joy - ful. With pfalms rejoice before lEEEEEKE EJE^ Him. For The Lord !i^E ^n -H — ^ m^X great God. He be - hold-eth. This Venite is faid in the Day of The Nativity of The Lord, and throughout the clave of The Epiphany. \l . — :■ — . — ■—♦_*: ^!E O come, let us be joyful. With fcq pfalms re-joice be - fore Him. For fcri=i -■ ♦- 3 -^-* j ^ i The Lord is a great God. be - hold - - eth. This Venite is faid on Monday after the Firjl Sunday after the Oclave of the Epiphany. f^=3=^=?=^= i-J=^p O come, let us be joy-ful. with 5^&QE pfalms re-joice be-fore Him. For The Lord is a great God. He behold -eth. This Venite is faid in the Day ofS. Stephen, and in the Oclave, if it be a Sunday : in the Feaft of The Holy Trinity, and of Corpus Chrifti, and the Oclave of the fame : and in thefe feafts : S. Nicholas, Purification of the B. M., the Apoftle s Peter and Paul, in the Finding of S. Stephen : of the AJJ'umption and Nativity oftheB.M., and of S. Katherine, Virgin. -t: come, let us be joyful. With pfalms & The Tones for " Venite." rejoice before Him. For The Lord is :p a great God, le be-hold - eth <[ The Fifth Tone. This Venite is faid on Sundays in the Times of Eafter and Pentecoft, and of The Afcenfion. ?«^ the O clave of The Epiphany, and on Monday in The Paffton of The Lord, and in the week-days of Eaftertide, and in the Vigils of The Afcenfion of The Lord, and of Pentecoft, and when the Invitatory is King of Martyrs, or King of Confeflbrs, or King of Virgins, and in the week- days of Advent. ^=W- * O come, let us be joy-ful -♦— ♦- *=t ip* in the Lord. With pfalms rejoice before Him. For The Lord is ===!==^§=§^£= j ! -■—■■-♦- great God. He be - hold - eth. <[ The Sixth Tone. This Venite is faid in the day of The Holy Innocents, in Eafter Day, and in the Feafts of All Saints, and of Relics. E *iE ^^£ o come, let us be joy - •ful in k— *- — ■ — l — ■ ■ — ■■s B ~ w , -, 1 -, the Lord. With pfalms rejoice be- 1 fore 6=S= ■^-F" — ■— ■■ __ — Him. - 1-~ ' 1 H™ - For The Lord is a great God. He be - hold -eth. This Venite is faid in the Vigil of The Epiphany, if it be not a Sunday, and on Tuefday, Wedncfday, Thurfday, Friday, and Saturday after the Firft Sunday after O come, let us be joyful in the Lord. With pfalms rejoice before Him. For The E =====£ Lord is agreatGod. He beholdeth. This Venite is faid throughout the week of Eafter, and in the Feafts of the Saints. fe=ip O come, let us be joyful in the Lord. !>-■ ^— ■ ■ 2E-E With pfalms rejoice !—♦—•» be - fore Him. ^_ ^=-^======^ 1: For The Lord is a great God. He EE! be - hold - eth. {[ The Seventh Tone. "f: §=^ O come let us be joyful in the Lord. 3E=pEpE With pfalms re joice -=-!=S be - fore BE Him. = Fpg For The Lord a great God. He be - hold - fi=^si==E= =- = :th. The Tones for " Venite. 23 In the Second Sunday in Quadragejima it is /aid thus: fr=*T^ ■■■♦< :*♦=£ Is a great God. In The Finding of The Holy Crofs. Invitatory. fr-ft-3 Al - le - lu - ya, Hail. £ tfS=5= a - 1 ^— T U 1 O come, let us be joy-ful. With pfalms re - joice be - fore Him. For The Lord is a great God. joy-ful. With pfalms re-joice be - P=^3* fore *i^-Pt |EiE5=^i^F33* Him. For The Lord is a great God. He be - hold - - g=**^fcEiiE - - eth. In the Third Sunday in Quadragejtma. O come, let us be joy-ful in :pt=— fe§*£= ^S^^^^^^±tA He be - hold eth. The Second difference of the Seventh Tone. Invitatory. Let us a-dore the moft vic-to g=?fc! ^E3E=JE - - ri - ous. O come, let us be the Lord. With pfalms re-joice be - - fore Him. For The Lord is a great God. He be - hold eth. The Lord's Day at Matins. 25 C T HE PSALTER OF DAVID, ACCORDING TO THE USE OF THE CHURCH OF SARUM. C T HE LORD'S DAY AT MATINS. TN The Name of The Father, and of 1 The Son, and of The Holy Ghoft (with the fign of the CrofsJ. ►£< (~)UR Father (fecretly). LJAIL Mary (fecretly J. [And it is to be noted that neither Pater Nofter nor Ave Maria are ever faid by the Prieft aloud at any fervice, except at the Mafs.] Then let the Prieft fay iji a loud voice *£=* -♦-♦- LORD ! o-pen Thou ^EB=&=t my lips. Let the Choir reply thus r ' ' ' ■ 1 And my mouth mail mew forth F ■ — 1 — _^,_H thy Let the sraife.e officiating Prieft loud voice m m -■ then fay in a *> ■!' " "* ^ =3* 1 O God, make fpeed to fave me. [And as he fays it, let him Jign himfelf with the Jign of the Crofs on his forehead, or acrofs his face, and let the Choir, ft anding turned to the Altar until the Antiphon on the Pfalms is begun, reply] O Lord, make hafte to help me. f The Ho-ly Ghoft. e " This verfe is only faid at Matins, that is the beginning of 'God 's fervice, in token that the firfl opening of your lips or mouth fbould be to the praifing of God, and all the day after they fhould abide open and be fo occu- pied and filled therewith, that nothing contrary to his praifing might enter in or out thereby." — Myrroure, xli. f " Therefore both at Matins and at the beginning of each Hour, ye afk his help and fay, ' God, &c. ' And take heed that all this verfe, both that part that is faid of one alone, and that that is anfwered of all together, are faid in the fmgular number ; as tuhen ye fay 'mine' or 'me,' and not 'our' nor 'us,' in token that ye begin your praifing and prayer in the Perfon of Holy Church, -which is one and not many. For though there be many members of Holy Church, as there are many Chriflen men and ivomen, yet they make One Body, that is Holy Church, whereof Chrifl is the Head." — Myrroure, xli. In the Rubrics for the firfl Sunday in Advent of the Sarum Breviaries of the l^th and 15M centuries, for Vefpers (Harleian MSS. 2785 and 1512, and Arundel 130, and the Arlyngham Breviary, fol. I, as -well as others) " In the Firfl Sunday in Advent, according to Sarum ufe, the Bells having been rung and the Candles lit in the ufual manner, let two of the Second Form enter in f Hen Copes to conducl the Choir, and place themf elves on the firft Jlep of the Choir $ then let the little bell be rung, which for that fpecial purpofe hangs on the North fde of the Choir." "Let him fay the Lord's Prayer and Ave fecretly before fulfilling the refl of the office]' &c. " Then let him fay aloud, ' God, make fpeed,' 6JV., and as he fays it let him fign hhnf elf privately, on his breafl or acrofs his face, with the fign of the Crofs, and let the Choir anfwer, ' Lord, make hafie,' &c. This order is to be obferved at the beginning of all the Hours throughout the year, except as direcled other-wife at Compline and Matins, and except in the three -week-days before Eafler at all the Hours, and except at Vefpers only during Eafler-vjeek, and except on- the Day of Souls, at Notlurns, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, and None, -when neither ' God, make fpeed,' ©V., nor ' Pater Nojler,' nor 'Ave,' nor anything of the above are to be faid." 26 The Lord's Day at Matins. M: As it was in the be-ginning, is now, and e-ver lhall be : world with-out ^=t end. A - men.g LU - YA." Alleluya is /aid at all the Hours throughout the whole year, except from the Firjl Vefpers preceding Septuageftma, to ThurJ- day in The Supper of The Lord : during which time is J aid -■ — ♦— ■- E53= RAISE toThee,OLord,wefing, -♦-■—♦- T*=JP=M^i Of Glory the E-ternal King. [But in the three days preceding E after, at all the Hours, and during Eafter week at Vefpers only, and in the Day of the Commemoration of Souls, when it is the Service for that Commemoration, nothing of the above is faid, except Our Father WHail Mary. 1 ] [The Fir ft Tone in Eafter tide. The Second Tone. SE ^^^e^L^ Al - le lu The Third Tone. ya. 1E^= ^ = ^ rfity i ! Al - le - lu - ya. The Fourth Tone. Al-le-lu - ya, Al-le-lu - ya. The Fifth Tone. j?t&?=M=^=t Al-le - lu - ya, Al-le-lu - ya. fe=3=*:z":**=i=* Al-le - lu - ya. The Sixth Tone. A =^=* Al-le - 1 i" i ya, Al-le - lu-ya. ^«t i*E5-Et Al-le - lu - ya, Al-le-lu- ya. The Seventh Tone. Al-le -lu-ya, Al-le-lu ya. The Eighth Tone. P ■ F" -I 1— Al-le-lu - ya, Al-le - lu - ya. ] S li And for that prayer, that is faid in the Per/on and Unity of Holy Church, is never left unfped, there- fore, tr lifting that our Lord hath heard your prayer, and is come to help you, ye begin altogether, lowly inclining, to praife the Bleffed Trinity." — Myrroure, xlii. " Ye incline at the Gloria Patri." — lb. Ixtiii. '' " But for this is a ivord of joy, therefore in a time of penance, that is from Septuagef ma till Eafter, it is left, and inftead thereof he Jay, ' Praife,' &c. : for though penance-doing be pleafng to God, yet it is done in forrcnu of heart and Jbarpiicfs of body, and not in gladnefs and joy, namely, for fnfut people ; and therefore in time of penance tue jay, ' Praife,' &c, not in joy, but in praijing of God, and not 'Alleluya,'' -which is a ivord both of praifing and joy." — Myrroure, xlii. ' From the Rubrics for the Time, and the Arlyngham and Arundel MSS. The Lord's Day at Matins. |[ [Then let the Conductors of the Choir, (infilken Copes, if a Sunday or Fejiival,) on the flep of the Choir, begin together the INVITATORT' (pp. 1 6 — 19J, and 27 let the Choir fing it through ; then let the fame Conductors repeat together the whole Pfalm Venite O Come.] |[ On Sundays, from the Firft Sunday after the clave of The Epiphany, inclufwe, to Sfuadragefima, AT MATINS. HTMNUSy- RIMO di-e-rum omnium, * m m f" s m ^ — ' * -Jr ■ — ■ Quo mundus ex - tat con-di - -rt— tus. |c ■■ "i ■ ■ m . 1 ■ M 1 ■ Vel quo re - fur - gens Con - di - tor p * *, ^ m _ ■ r Nos, Mor - te vie - ta, li - be - rat ; Primo dierum omnium, Quo mundus extat conditus : Vel quo refurgens Conditor Nos, Morte victa, liberat; Pulfis procul torporibus, Surgamus omnes ocius : Et notte quasramus Pium, Sicut Prophetam novimus. Hymn. IRSTDay of days ! wherein were made The worlds in orient light arrayed: *=t And life to give us, from the dead P= g=^=gJ=q=iT=^ E^t Their Ma - ker ri - fing, vie - tor fped ! First Day of days ! wherein were made The worlds in orient light arrayed : And, life to give us, from the dead Their Maker riling, viftor fped ! Far caft we (lumber from our eyes, And all with joyful hafte arife : And early feek The Lord of grace As erft the Prophet fought His face. J " But that it fujfeeth not you to praije and to joy in God alone, but ifyejiir other to the fame ; therefore after ' Alleluya,' or ' Laus Tibi,' you begin the In-vitatory; that is as much to fay, as a calling or a flirting, •whereby each of you fiirreth and exhort eth other to the praifng of God and of our Lady. And thereby alfo ye call them that hear you, and defire other that are abfent to come and pray ivith you ; and thereto accordeth the Pfalm ' Venite' that followeth, and is fung -with the In-vitatory. But the In-vitatory is fometime fung -whole and fometime half $ for fome come "whole to God's fer-vice to praife Him 'with body and foul and all their -wyttes and fenfes, and fome come but half: for though the body be there, the heart is on other thyngs. And as our Lord faith by his Prophet, (If. xxix.,) and in his Gofpel, (Matt, x-v.,) l This people worfhippeth Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.' But few times is it fung -whole ; for they that -wyll be -whole in our Lord's fer-vice, mujl full warily keep thefe fi-ve ivyttes, both the outer wyttes and the inner. And twice it is fung half; for there is three manners of people, which as the Gofpel telleth, -were called to the Lord's Supper, and came not : for pride, for worldlinefs, and for felfifhnefs." — Myrroure, xlii. k From S. Gregory the Great. 28 The Lord's Day a/ Matins. Noftras preces ut audiat, Suamque dextram porrigat : Ut expiatos fordibus Reddat polorum fedibus. Ut quique facratiffimo Hujus diei tempore Horis quietis pfallimus, Donis beads muneret. Jam nunc, Paterna Claritas ! Te poftulamus afFatim :. Abfit libido fordidans Omnifque aftus noxius : Ne fceda fit vel lubrica Compago noftri corporis, Per quam Averni ignibus, Ipfi crememur acrius. Ob hoc, Redemptor ! qusefumus, Ut probra noftra diluas : Vitae perennis commoda Nobis benigne conferas. Quo, carnis aftu exules, Effefti ipfi celibes, Ut praeftolamur, cernui Melos canamus gloriae. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine : Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu, In fempiterna fecula. men. So may He hearken to our prayer, Stretch forth his arm with kindly care; And all our paft offence forgiven Reftore us to our homes in Heaven. So here in this His Feftal tide May He this facred Day abide : And o'er us, as each peaceful hour With pfalms we hallow, bleffings lhow'r. Father of Light and Life ! give heed ! Suppliants we here before Thee plead : O ! cleanfe from fordid luft the heart, May every evil work depart : Keep undefiled by guilt or fhame Our walk in this corporeal frame, That we may ne'er the fiercer pain Of Hell's avenging fires fuftain. Redeemer of the worlds ! we pray Wafh Thou our finful ftains away : For us, all-bountiful, a fhare In endlefs life and joy prepare. Where, from all flelhly ftrivings free, And made for ever pure .like Thee, Blefl: hope ! may we adoring raife To God, melodious hymns of praife. Lord ! Holy Virgin born ! To Thee All Glory everlafting be : To Father and to Holy Ghoft, Long as eternity fhall lafi; ! It 53 A - men. This Gloria is added to every Hymn of the fame metre (except that beginning Deus Creator,!, up to The Purification. After The Purification, however, is faid the following verfe. Prasfta Pater piiffime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito Regnans per omne feculum. Father of mercies ! grant our prayer : Co-equal Only Son ! give ear : Who with Thee, Spirit Paraclete ! Reign throughout ages infinite. The Lord's Day at Matins. 29 {[ From the Firft Sunday after Trinity to Advent, as well on Sundays as on Week-days, whenever it is the ordinary Office for the Sunday or Week-day, is faid at Matins the following HTMN. 1 f[ This Chant is faid on all Sundays, from the Fir ft Sunday after Trinity, to The Advent of The Lord, to this Hymn. j* — a — 1 ■ OC - TE fur-gen-tes vi - gi - ■S * - le - mus om-nes, Sem-per in pfal-mis S * me - di - tern - ur, at - que Vi - ri - BE - bus to - tis Do - mi - no ca B=! =3=t - na - mus Dul - ci - ter hym - nos. Nocte furgentes vigilemus omnes, Semper in pfalmis meditemur, atque Viribus totis Domino canamus Dulciter hymnos. Ut pio Regi pariter canentes Cum mis fandtis, mereamur aulam Ingredi Cceli : fimul et beatam Ducere vitam. Praeftet hoc nobis Deitas Beata Patris ac Nati pariterque Sandli Spiritus, Cujus reboat in omni Gloria mundo. B^S*Et :■=?: RISE we in the night-ly BE -t watch-es waking, In pfal-mo-dy our BE hearts and voi - ces raife ; To God, BE with all our pow'rs fweet mu - fie S male - ing In hymns of praife. Arise we in the nightly watches waking, In pfalmody our hearts and voices raife ; To God with all our powers fweet mufic making, In hymns of praife. So in full concert with thy faints we'll tell Thy mercies, Lord : fo worthy may we be, To enter Heaven's bright courts in blifs to dwell, For e'er with Thee. The Blefled Trinity perform our prayer, Fa ther and Son, and Holy Ghoft Moft High : Whofe Glory all Creation doth declare Eternally. A - men. 1 From S. Gregory the Great. 3° The Lord's Day at Matins. HTMNUS.™ UEM Ter-ra, Pon-tus, E fer: ^ F^-^*^ 5 ^ -■— F"=g=*J: - the-ra, Colunt, a-do-rant, pre-dicant : Tri-nam re-gen-tem ma - chi - nam, fc=«i=Jfc X3*EiE ^=3j=|: Clauft-rum Ma-ri-as ba-ju-lat. Quem Terra, Pontus, Ethera, Colunt, adorant, predicant : Trinam regentem machinam, Clauftrum Marias bajulat. Cui Luna, Sol, et omnia Deferviunt per tempora, Perfufa Coeli gratia Geftant Puells vifcera. Beata Mater munere, Cujus Supernus Artifex Mundum pugillo continens, Ventris fub area claufus eft. Beata Cceli nuncio, Fecunda Sandlo Spiritu; Defideratus gentibus, Cujus per alvum fufus eft. Gloria Tibi Domine, Qui natus es de Virgine ; Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu Per fempiterna fecula. Hymn. ± 5z^iE^ iEEiS O ! He Whom Earth,and Sea, ^•E-tES^ 33 and Sky, Revere, adore, laud, and proclaim: fcEi"EE?= ^3 pi= tf*»1 Who o'er the three-fold fa - brie rules, Is cloifter'd within Mary's frame. Lo ! He Whom Earth, and Sea, and Sky, Revere, adore, laud, and proclaim : Who o'er the threefold fabric rules, Is cloiftered within Mary's frame. He Whom the Sun, and Moon, and fpace Serve in their meafured times affigned, Pervaded by celeftial grace Is in a Virgin's body ftirined ! O Mother ! bleffed with peerlefs gifts, Who as a cafket pure contains The Architect of Earth and Heaven, Whofe mighty hand the world fuftains. Bleffed by the meffenger divine, The Holy Ghoft hath filled thy womb; The long-defired of nations comes, And in thy bofom finds a home. All Glory, Lord ! be unto Thee, Born of the Virgin ever pure ; Father and Holy Ghoft ! to Ye, While ages infinite endure. ra The Sarum Prymers give this as the ordinary Hymn at Matins ; Jo the Hymnal gives it as a daily Hymn at Matins ; it is the Hymn at Matins of the Bleffed Mary. — From Venantius Fortunatus. The Lord's Day at Matins. 3 1 IN THE FIRST NOCTURN." Psalm I. [A Pfalm of Doctrine and Virtue for meditation. This Pfalm relates to the perfon of Chrift : for He is perfect who hath never erred in the way of finners.] [The Conductor of the Choir, fitting on the decanal fide, Jhall give the Antiphon to the aforefaid Clerk of the Second Form, which he is to begin thus, Benediftus * * * who as he begins, ftands turned to the Choir. In the end of the fir ft Antiphon let him turn to the Altar and incline; and let this be generally obferved throughout the whole year, in turning and inclining in the beginning of all the Antiphons. Whichever Clerk begins the Antiphon, let the Conductor of the Choir take it up, and intone the Pfalm thus, * * * and fo let it be always, whenever the Antiphon and its Pfalm has the fame beginning in full ex- prejjion. But fo that in the Antiphons Afferte Domino and Domine and the like, they continue it to the third word fometimes, but feldom to the fourth. It is to be obferved, that all the Antiphons which are to be begun before the intona- tion of the Pfalms, ought always to be begun fo as to indicate the difference of tone, as is explained more fully in the great Tonale, and that the Pfalm Jhould not be begun until that indication be complete?} ^plzj ^^f ^ .=t= h e fcep - tre fhall not. n " After the Hymn cometb Antempnes and Pfalms. Antempne is as much to fay as a founding before, for it is begun before the Pfalms. It is as much to fay as a founding againfl, — the Antempne is begun before the Pfalm, and the Pfalm is tuned after the Antempne, in token that thefe may indeed be good, but if it be begun of charity and ruled by charity in the doing." " By Hymns is under flood the life of them that praife GOD in contemplation ; and by Pfalms is underflood the conversation of them that praife GOD in deeds of actual life. Therefore at Matins, -which are Jaid in the night, tuhich is a time mofl apt to contemplation, the Hymn is faid before the Pfalms, in token that contemplative people prefer the exercife of contemplation before all other things ; and at Lauds that are faid nearer day, -which is a time of -working, the Pfalms are faid before the Hymn, in token that people of active life are mofl occupied in out-ward deeds, and lefs in ghoflly exercife. And alfo at Prime, Terce, Sext, and None, tuhich are faid before meat, -when better difpofition is to contemplation than after meat, the Hymns are faid before the Pfalms ; and at E-ven-fong and Compline, ivhich are faid in the afternoon, the Pfalms are faid before the Hymns, in token of the fame thing — and for the mofl part of people of all this -world are occupied mofl ivith deeds of actual life ; therefore the Service of the Holy Church, that is common to all, beginneth at E-ven-fong, -when the Pfalms are faid before the Hymn." — Myrroure,fol. xl-vi. b. " The Pfalm is fung fometimes on the one flde and fometime on the other, in token that the gifts of The Holy Ghofl, -whereby men do good deeds, are gi-ven fome to one and fome to another. But in fmging of Pfalms, the Choir flandcth turned either to other, and Jingeth face to face, in token that the gifts of GOD -which each one hath received, ought to be ufed to the helping each of other * * * * and then are the Pfalms -well fung Choir to Choir. In Pfalmody fometimes ye fland, for ye ought to be ready and flrong to do good deeds ; and fometimes ye Jit, for ye ought to fee that all your deeds be done reflfully, -with peace of the other, as in you. Though this be true after the fpiritual meaning, yet after the letter the changing that is in GOD's fervice from one thing to another, is ordained to let it drive a-zvay your dulnefs, that ye jhould not -wax tedious and -weary, but gladly and joyfully, not in vain joy, but in joy of fpiritual devotion, continue in GOD's fervice. Therefore fometime ye fing, fometime ye read, fometime ye hear ; now one alone, no-w t-wain together, no-w all. Sometime ye Jit, fometime ye fland, fometime ye incline, fometime ye kneel, no-w toward the Altar, novj to-ward the Choir; now in flails, now in the midfl. And in all this, middle Hymns -with Pfalms, and Pfalms -with Antempnes, and Antempnes -with Verficles, and LeJJbns -with Refponfes, and Refponfes -with Verfes, and fo forth of many fuch other. And all to the praifing of our Lord Jefus Chrifl, and of His mofl reverend Mother, our Lady ; and fo to exercife the body to the quickening of the foul, that all fuck bodily obfervances Jhould not be found without caufe of ghoflly underflanding. Now join to all this the fruit of that thing that is fung and read, and thereto the fellowfhip of Angels among you in time of GOD's fervice, and mofl of all the marvellous and unfpeakable prefence of GOD Himfelf, from Whom Our Lady is not far, and fee -whether it be not nigh another Heaven toferve and praife GOD in the Choir." — Myrroure,fol. I. From the Arlyngham MS. Thefe Rubrics are flightly varied in the other MSS. 32 The Lord's Day at Matins. 5=E^ ♦ — * ^B^**^ World with -out end. A - men. £.^-PM - =r:t e r v e ye. World without end. Amen. * o r his me-rits. World with-out ■£ r end. A - men. Beatus vir qui non abiit. LESSED is the man that hath not ftrayed in the counfel of the ungodly, nor flood in the way of finners : and hath not fateinthefeatoffcorning. But his delight is in the law of The Lord : and in his law will he meditate day and night. And he fhall be like a tree planted by the water-courfes : that will bring forth its fruit in due feafon. His leaf alfo fhall not fall : and all whatfoever he doeth fhall profper. Not fo the ungodly, not fo : but they are like the duft which the wind fcattereth away from the face of the Earth. Therefore the ungodly fhall not rife up in the judgment : neither finners in the council of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : and the way of the ungodly fhall perifh. [O Lord ! make us as a very fruitful tree before the prefenceof thy Glory : fo that, watered by thy fhowers, we may be worthy to pleafe Thee by the abundance of our moft pleafant fruit, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm II. [A Pfalm of David. A Prophetical Pfalm for Meditation. This Pfalm relates to the Nativity of Chrift.] £>uare fremuerunt gentes. V\Z"HY raged the heathen : and the people imagined vain things ? The Kings of the Earth flood up, and the rulers affembled together : againft The Lord, and againft His Chrift. Let us break their bonds afunder : and caft away their yoke from us. He that dwelleth in the Heavens fhall laugh them to fcorn : the Lord fhall have them in derifion. Then fhall He fpeak unto them in his wrath : and in his fury fhall He vex them. But I am appointed King by Him over Syon, his holy mountain : preaching his law. The Lord faid unto Me, Thou art My Son : this day have I begotten Thee. Defire of Me and I will give Thee the heathen for thine inheritance : and the utmoft parts of the Earth for thy pofTeffion. Thou fhalt rule them with a rod of iron : and break them in pieces like a potter's veflel. Underftand now therefore, O ye Kings : be learned, ye that judge the Earth. Serve ye The Lord in fear : and rejoice unto Him with trembling. Learn difcipline left The Lord be wroth: and fo ye perifh from the right way. If his wrath be kindled even for a fhort time : blefTed are all they that put their truft in Him. [O Lord, we befeech Thee, break the chains of our fins : fo that, bound to the yoke of thy fervice, we may be able to ferve Thee in fear and reverence, though our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm III. [A Pfalm of David when he fled from Abfalom his fon. A Pfalm for prayer. This Pfalm relates to the Paffion of our Lord Jefus Chrift.] Domine, quid multiplicati. [ ORD, why are they increafed that ^ trouble me ? : many are they that rife up againft me. The Lord's Day at Matins. Many fay to my foul : there is no help for him in his God. But Thou, O Lord, art my upholder : my glory and the lifter up of my head. I did call upon The Lord with my voice : and He heard me out of his holy mountain. I flept, and was in flumber, and rofe up again : for The Lord fuftained me. I will not be afraid for thoufands of the people that have fet themfelves round about me : arife, O Lord, fave me, O my God. For Thou haft fmitten all who are mine adverfaries without caufe : Thou hail broken the teeth of the ungodly. Salvation belongeth unto The Lord : and thy bleffing is upon thy people. [Pour forth, we bcfeech Thee, O Lord, thy blefiings upon thy people, and protected by thy Refurrection, may we not fear the thoufands of our fins which have fet themfelves round about againft us, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm IV. This PJalm is not /aid at No Burns. [See Compline I.] [To the end in verfes : a Pfalm of David. To the chief Mufician upon Neginoth, a Pfalm of David. — Relates to the Miniftry of Bread and Wine.] Cum invocarem. Vy HEN I called, The God of my right- eoufnefs heard me : in my tribula- tion Thou haft enlarged me. Have mercy upon me : and hearken unto my prayer. O ye fons of men, how long will ye be dull of heart : why do ye love vanity and feek after lies ? Know ye that The Lord hath made wondrous His Holy One : The Lord will hear me when I cry unto Him. Be angry and fm not : be ye forry for what ye fay in your hearts, and in your chambers. Offer the facrifice of righteoufnefs and 33 Lord : many fay, put your truft in The who fheweth us good ? There is fhewn forth upon us the light of thy countenance, O Lord : Thou hall put gladnefs in my heart. In the fruit of their corn, wine, and oil : they are multiplied. In peace in the very fame : I will fleep and take my reft. For Thou, Lord : haft fpecially fta- blifhed me in hope. Psalm V. This Pfalm is not /aid at NoBurns. [Is the fecond Pfalm in Lands on Monday.'] [A Pfalm for her who obtains the inheritance. A Pfalm of David : a Pialm for prayer. Pertains to the Church which follows the hcirfhip of the New Teftament, as the title proves.] Verba mea auribus. my words, O Lord /^MVE ear unto ^~^ confider my cry. Hearken unto the voice of my prayer : my King and my God. For unto Thee will I make my prayer, O Lord : early in the morning fhaltThou hear my voice. Early in the morning will I ftand before Thee and will look : for Thou art not a God that haft pleafure in wickednefs. Neither fhall any evil man dwell nigh Thee : nor fhall the unrighteous abide in thy fight. Thou haft hated all them that work iniquity : Thou fhalt deftroy all them that fpeak leafing. The Lord will abhor the blood-thirfty and deceitful man : but as for me, in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy houfe : and in thy fear will I worfhip toward thy holy temple. O Lord, lead me in thy righteoufnefs, becaufe of mine enemies : direct my way before thy face. For there is no truth in their mouth : their heart is vain. F 34 Their throat is an open fepulchre, with their tongues they have behaved deceit- fully : judge Thou them, O God. Let them perifh through their own ima- ginations; call them out in the multitude of their impieties : for they have angered Thee, O Lord. And let all them that put their truft in Thee rejoice : they fhall ever be giving of thanks, and Thou fhalt dwell in them. All they that love Thy Name fhall glory in Thee : for Thou wilt blefs the righteous. O Lord, as with the fhield of thy good pleafure : Thou hail crowned us. Psalm VI. [To the end in Verfes : a Pfalm of David for the oftave. A Penitential Pfalm for fupplication. For a Penitent.] Domine ne in furore. C\ LORD, rebuke me not in thine in- ^^ dignation : neither chaften me in thy difpleafure. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak : heal me, O Lord, for my bones are vexed. My foul, alfo, is fore troubled : but Thou, Lord, how long ! Turn Thee, O Lord, and deliver my foul : O fave me, for thy mercy's fake. The Lord's Day at Matins. For in death there is no man who remembereth Thee : and in Hell who will give Thee thanks ? I am weary in my groaning ; every night fhall I wafh my bed : with my tears fhall I water my couch. Mine eye is vexed with fury : I have grown old among all mine enemies. Away from me all ye that work vanity : for The Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. The Lord hath hearkened to my peti- tion : The Lord hath received my prayer. All mine enemies fhall be afhamed and be fore vexed : they fhall be turned back and put to fhame very fpeedily. [And all the Clerks who have fung the Pfalms Jlanding up, turning to the Altar, Jh all each of them fay the Gloria, in his ftation, which fhall be obferved through- out the whole year. .] Glory be to The Father, and to The Son, and to The Holy Ghoft : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be, world without end. Amen.i> f[ Then in all Sundays during Advent, up to The Nativity of The Lord, in the Fir ft Noclurn, the Antiphon. q P The Rubric for the Firfl Sunday in Ad-vent, direcls that throughout the -whole year, -whenever more Pfalms than one are (aid under one " Gloria Patri" at No&urns, or at the Hours, none of them pall be /aid -with an exalted -voice, (nullus eorum debet exaltari,) i. e., none fhall be begun -with an Intonation before arriving at the verfe " Gloria Patri" 1 The ANTIPHONS or Anthems, on Sundays, Week-days, and Simple Feafts, and on Double Feajls, -where not other-wife direEled, are fung entire after the Pfalms. But before the Pfalms are begun, as by -way of preface, the firfl t-wo or three -words only of the Antipkon, -which is to follow after them, are firfi repeated. In the Salifbury Ufe they -were never fung entire before the Pfalms, but -werefo doubled before the "Magnificat" and "BenediElus" only, in Lauds and Second Vefpers in Double Feafts ; and alfo in Firfl Vefpersat the Feafts of the Nativity, Epiphany, Purification, Afcenfion, Pentecoft, Trinity, Corpus Chrifli, Relics,TheVifitation, Affumption of the Bleffed Virgin, The Dedication of the Church, and All Saints. The MSS. Arlyngham and Arundel, 130, fo. I, fpeak thus : " It is to be underflood that all the Antiphons before the Pfalms, -which are to be begun before the intonation of the Pfalms, fhould always be begun according to the various differences which are ex- plained in the Ton ale, and that the Pfalm ought not to be begun before that intonation be completed. When the Pfalm is finifhed with Gloria Patri and Sicut Erat, let the Antiphon be begun again by the Precentor or Sub-Precentor, and fung through by the Choir, which is to be obferved throughout the whole year." Of ANTIPHONS there were three kinds: I. Thofe which are taken from the Pfalms without any fpecial application. %. Thofe which are taken from the fame Pfalms, but flight ly altered, if neceffary, to adapt them to the office which is in ufe. 3. Thofe taken from other fources. The firfl kind are found in the ordinary office, The Lord's Day at Matins. fromjudah, nor a prince from his thigh; > ^ ■ .^ — ■* -=-=-^: un - til He come that mould be fent. In all Sundays from the Qttave of The Epiphany, to the Sunday in The Pajfion of The Lord, in the Firfi Noiiurn. ?3 3=1 =P*^i erve ye The Lord in fear. In all Sundays, from Trinity Sunday to the Advent of the Lord, in the Firjl Noffurn. or his merits of faith is he called rightfully bleffed, Who on the law E3^ 5E5=p B =i=p B= fipzri = i i 7 i .1 ~ of The Lord doth me-di-tate nightly 35 [fl[ Throughout Quadragefima, in the Firjl No Burn. 1. Bleffed are they who ever meditate in thy Law, O Lord. Bleffed are they, who, trailing in Thee, ferve Thee in fear. From thy holy mountain hear us in thy clemency, reprove us not in the day of thy fury. 2. Who faveft them that are pure in heart, Whofe Name is Wonderful ; from the gate of death deliver us, as we do put our trait in Thee. 3. Do Thou preferve us for ever ; en- lighten our eyes ; grant us to know the way of peace ; to call upon Thee with fear ; who glorifielt all that fear Thee, O Lord/] Psalm VII. [A Pfalm of David which he fung to the Lord becaufe of the words of Cum, the Benjamite. This Pfalm belongs to Chrift and the Synagogue for Chriftians exalted to Heaven, but the Synagogue hath fallen into the pit ihe had prepared for Him. J H S: i=i=t mail be. World with- SEp^ - out end. A - men. o 1 . Lord. World withoutend. Amen. «- just God. World without end. Amen. and daily. [O Lord, the hearer of all men, give ear to the fuppliant voice of our weeping, and grant perpetual foundnefs to our infirmities, io that whilft Thou doft vouchfafe to receive the groans of our affliction, Thou mayeft confole us by thy mercy, through Chrift our Lord. Amen ] that is, the P falter ; the jecond in the non-ordinary office, ferve for the non-ordinary (fometimes for the ordinary) Pfalms ; the third, the others ufed in the non-ordinary office -with the ufual Pfalms. With regard to the Antiphons, the Myrroure fpeaks thus, fo. xlix. : — " The Antempne is taken from Pfalms; for deeds fheiu luhcre charity is, as S. Gregory faith, ' the doing of deed is the proof of true love and charity.' The Antempne is fir ft begun of one, and after-wards ended of all ; in token that charity beginneth firft of God, that is One ; for He loveth us firfi, as S. John faith, and therefore -we ought to begin our love in Him, and fo fpread it after to all. And thereto accordeth that the Sifter that beginneth the Antempne alone, ftandeth turned to the Altar, and afterwards turneth to the Choir ; in token that charity beginneth in the love of God, and after-ward ftretcheth to all other. The Antempne before the Pfalms is begun but a little, but after it is fung all -whole ; tokening that charity -without deeds is but little, but in good deeds it is increafed ; and at the end, ivhen the re-ward of good deed fhall be given in blifs, then fhall the Antempne be fung all -whole, and that of altogether ; for then fhall charity be full and per feci, -whereby all fhall joy in God, and all together each of other." r From the Hereford Breviary. 36 The Lord's Day at Matins. Domine, Deus mens. C\ LORD my God, in Thee have I put my trull : fave me from all them that perfecute me, and deliver me. Left he ravine my foul like a lion : while there is none to redeem nor to give falvation. O Lord my God, if I have done any fuch thing : or if there be iniquity in my hands ; If I have returned evil unto him that rewarded me : let me defervedly fall empty before mine enemies. Let mine enemy perfecute my foul, and take it, yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth : and lay mine honour in the dull. A rife, O Lord, in thy wrath : and lift up Thyfelf in the borders of mine enemies. A rife, O Lord my God, in the judg- ment that Thou haft commanded : and the congregation of the people (hall come about Thee. For their fakes return again on high : The Lord fhall judge the people. Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteoufnefs : and according to the inno- cency that is in me. The wickednefs of the ungodly {hall be confumed, and Thou fhalt guide the juft : God trieth the very hearts and reins. Righteous is my help from The Lord : who preferveth them that are true of heart. God is a righteous Judge, ftrong and patient : is He not provoked every day ? Unlefs ye will be turned, He hath fhaken his fword : He hath bent his bow, and made it ready. He hath prepared for him the inftru- ments of death : He hath ordained his arrows for the burning ones. Behold, he travaileth with mifchief; he hath conceived forrow : and he hath brought forth ungodlinefs. He hath opened a pit and digged it out : and is fallen himfell into the pitfall which he made. For his travail fhall be turned upon his own head : and his iniquity fhall fall on his own crown. I will give thanks unto The Lord, ac- cording to his righteoufnefs : and I w ill fing pfalms unto The Name of The Lord Molt High. [O God, the fearcher of hearts, deliver us from our periecutors, and grant us firmnefs of heart to await thy judgment, fo that we may never return evil for evil, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm VIII. [To the end for the winepreflers : a Pfalm of David. A Pfalm to praife God. Relates to the Afcenfion of our Lord, and his praife by the in- fants, who faid to Him, Hofannah in The Higheft.] Domine, Dominus nojler. C~\ LORD, our Governor : how ex- cellent is Thy Name in all the world. For Thou haft fet thy glory : above the heavens ! Out of the mouth of babes and fucklings haft Thou perfected praife becaufe of thine enemies : that Thou mighteft deftroy the enemy and the avenger. For I will confider Thy Heavens, even the works of thy fingers : the mocn and the ftars which Thou haft founded. What is man that Thou art mindful of" him : and the fon of man, that Thou vifiteft him ? Thou madeft him a little lefs than the angels, Thou haft crowned him with glory and honour : and Thou haft put him over the works of thy hands. Thou haft put all things in fubjeclion under his feet, fheep and oxen : yea, and the beafts of the field ; The fowls of the air, and the fifties of the fea: which walk through the paths of thefea. O Lord, our Governor : how excellent is Thy Name in all the world ! [O Almighty God, we fupplicate and entreat Thy glorious Name, that as Thou haft fubdutJ all creatures in the world to the ufe of man, fo we befeech Thee that Thou wouldft vouchfafe to make us fit for the duty of thy fervice, through our Lor J jelus Cliriit. Amen.) The Lord's Day at Matins. Psalm IX. [To the end for the hiJden things of his Son : a Pfalm of David. Pfalm for giving thanks and prayer ; fpeaks of the deftrudYion of idols, whofe memory perifheth, and of the coming of Chrift, who came that man might not magnify himfelf too greatly on the earth ; for dead men are celebrated for The Lord's fake.] Confitebor tibi. r WILL give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart : I will tell of all thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in Thee : yea, I will ling Pfalms unto Thy Name, O Thou Moft Higheft. While mine enemies are driven back : they fhall be weakened and perifh from before thy face. For Thou hall: maintained my judgment and my caufe : Thou art fet in the throne that judgeft righteoufnefs. Thou haft rebuked the heathen, and the ungodly man hath perifhed : Thou haft put out their name eternally and for ever and ever. The fwords of the enemy have utterly failed : and their cities Thou haft de- ft royed. Their memorial is perifhed with a found : but The Lord endureth for ever. He hath prepared his throne for judg- ment : He (hall judge the round world in equity; He fhall judge the people with righteoufnefs. The Lord alfo is made a refuge for the poor : a timely helper in tribulation. And they that have known Thy Name will put their truft in Thee : for Thou haft never failed them that feek Thee, O Lord. O fing Pfalms unto the Lord, which dwelleth in Syon : tell among the nations of his doings. For when He maketh inquifition for blood He remembereth them : He hath not forgotten the complaint of the poor. 37 Have mercy upon me, O Lord : be- hold my humiliation from mine enemies. Thou that lifteft me up from the gates of death : that I may tell all thy praifes within the ports of the daughter of Syon. I will rejoice in thy falvation : the hea- then are fixed in the deftruftion that they prepared. In the fame fnare which they hid : is their foot taken. The Lord fhall be known executing judgments : in the work of his own hands is the finner fnared. Let the finners be turned into hell : all the people that forget God. For the poor fhall not be forgotten for ever : the patience of the poor fhall not perifh for ever. Arife, O Lord, and let not man have the upper hand : let the heathen be judged in thy fight. Appoint a lawgiver over them, O Lord: that the heathen may know themfelves to be but men. s Why haft Thou retreated fo far off, O Lord : and defpifeft us in need, in tribulation ? Whilft the ungodly is proud, the poor is fet on fire : they are taken in the counfels which they imagine. For the finner is praifed in the de- fires of his foul : and the wicked man is bleffed. The finner hath provoked The Lord : according to the multitude of his anger he will not feek Him, God is not before his face : polluted are his ways at all times. Thy judgments are taken away out of his fight : he fhall rule over all his enemies. For he hath faid in his heart : I fhall never be moved from generation to gene- ration without any evil. Whofe mouth is full of curfing and bit- ternefs and deceit : under his tongue is labour and grief. Here begins Pjalm X. according to the Eng/ijb Verfion. 3 8 The Lord's Day at Matins. He fitteth in ambufh with the rich in fecret : to murder the innocent. His eyes are fet againlt the poor : that he may lie in wait in a fecret place, even as a lion in his den. That he may lie in wait to ravifh the poor : to ravifh the poor when he enticeth him. In his fnare he will humble him : he will bow himfelf and fall when he fhall have lorded it over the poor. For he hath faid in his heart, God hath forgotten : he hideth away his face that he may never fee it. Arife, O Lord God, and let thine hand be lifted up : forget not the poor. Wherefore hath the wicked blafphemed God ? : for he hath faid in his heart, He will not require it. Thou doit fee it ; for Thou confidereft labour and grief: that Thou mayeft deliver them into thine hand. The poor is committed unto Thee : for Thou fhalt be the helper of the orphan. Crufh Thou the arm of the finner and malicious : his fin fhall be fought for and fhall not be found. The Lord fhall reign for ever, and for ever and ever : Thou fhalt deftroy the heathen out of his land. The Lord hath heard the defire of the poor : thine ear hath heard the prepara- tion of their heart. To judge for the fatherlefs and humble: that man fet himfelf no more to exalt himfelf upon earth. [O merciful God, Who art wont never to defert thofe who truft in Thee, gracioufly open thine ears to our confeffions ; fo that being lifted up from the gates of everlafting death, we may be enabled, in lafety, to efcape the fnares of the tempter, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm X. [Ps. xi. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm of David. On The Pafiion In Domino confdo. In The Lord put I my truft : how fay ye then to my foul, flee as a bird unto the mountain. For lo ! finners have bent their bow ; they have made ready their arrows within the quiver : that they may privily fhoot at them which are upright of heart. For what Thou haft perfected they have deftroyed : and the righteous what hath he done ? The Lord is in his holy temple : the Lord's feat is in heaven. His eyes regard the poor : and his eye- lids try the children of men. The Lord trieth the righteous and the wicked : but he that delighteth in wick- ednefs hateth his own foul. Upon finners He fhall rain fnares : fire and brimftone and the fpirit of tempeft, the portion of their cup. For The Lord is righteous, and loveth righteoufnefs : his countenance beholdeth equity. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son, and to The Holy Ghoft : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be, world without end. Amen. Throughout Advent. Antiphon. 1 of our Lord Jefus Chrift.] 1: fhall be the ex-pefftation of na - dons, and fhall lave in wine ♦Z5i : *♦♦- PIP* Jt— Emr^ his garment, and in the blood of the *£*i >♦ -I grape his robe. ' Let the fecond Antiphon be begun by the other Clerk on the oppofite fide from him -who begun thefirfi, and let the other Antiphont purjue the fame eourfe. — From the Arlyngham MSS. The Lord's Day at Matins. 39 From the Ofiave of The Epiphany to Sun- day in The PaJJion of The Lord. o Wz 3ft§— ■*: Lord, my God, I have trufted in Thee. Throughout the Summer. o^. just God our Judge, ftrong, ?iia!=E patient, and full of kindnefs ! Putting B§ their trull: in Thee, de-fend in thy pi- ty the faith - ful. [O Lord, we befeech Thee, caft the eyes of thy kindnefs upon the low eftate of our poverty, and protect us by the armour of faith, fo that defended from the arrows of ungodlinefs, we may be able to keep juftice and equity, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm XL [Ps. xn. e. v.] [To the end, for the Odlave : a Pfalm of David on the Death and Refurredlion of Chrift, and the perfidy of the Jews.] V OOK I' down. World with • out end. A- A' rise, Thou. World with- out end. A-men. ^5 | Y» _■■_•- 1 4 s - __ ^ fm ■ i - i-i i 4f,m tp -*• air - er are his. World with- f*— %— .5 p.— ^— 1- out end. A - men. Salvum me fac. AVE me, Lord, for the godly man hath failed : for truths are minifhed from among the children of men. They talk of vanity, every one to his neighbour : their lips are deceitful, they have fpoken in their double heart. The Lord fhall deftroy all deceitful lips : and the tongue that fpeaketh proud things. Which have faid, our tongue will we magnify : our lips are our own, who is Lord over us ? Becaufe of the mifery of the needy and the moaning of the poor : now will I arife, faith The Lord. I will place him in fafety : I will deal faithfully towards him. The words of The Lord are pure words ; filver tried by fire : from the earth proved ; purified feven times. Thou fhalt keep us, O Lord, and pre- ferve us : from this generation for ever. The ungodly walk round about : ac- cording to thy loftinefs Thou haft mul- tiplied the children of men. [Mod Holy Father, have pity upon our frailty, and grant that we may confider thy words with a pure heart ; fo that we may be able to efcape the deceitful babblings of the proud, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm XII. [Ps. xm. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm of David. A Pfalm of Prayer, with mourning. The voice of the Church awaiting the coming of Chrift.] Ufque quo, Do mine ? "LJ" OW long, O Lord, wilt Thou forget me, for ever ? : how long doft Thou turn away thy face from me ? 4° How long (hall I take counfel in foul : grief in my heart every day. How long fhall mine enemy be exalted over me : confider and hearken to me, O Lord, my God. Enlighten mine eyes, that I fleep not in death : left mine enemy fay, I have pre- vailed againft him. They that trouble me will rejoice if I be moved : but I have put my truft in thy mercy. My heart fhall triumph in thy falvation ; I will fing of The Lord becaufe He hath dealt well with me : yea, I will fing pfalms to The Name of The Lord Moil Higheft. [O Almighty God, turn not thy countenance away from us, left our enemies be exalted againft us, but pour into our hearts the joy of thy fal- vation ; fo that we may efcape the deep of the fecond death, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm XIII. [Ps. xiv. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm of David ; for meditation. This Pfalm relates to the people of the Jews, who fay of our Saviour, He is not The Lord.] Dixit injipiens. npHE fool hath faid in his heart : there is no God. They are corrupt and become abomi- nable in their doings : there is none that doeth good, no not even one. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men : to fee if there were any that underftand, or feek after God. But they are all gone out of the way ; they are altogether become ufelefs : there is none that doeth good, no not even one. Their throat is an open fepulchre; with their tongues have they done deceitfully : the poifon of afps is under their lips. Whofe mouth is full of curfing and bitternefs : their feet are fwift to fhed blood. Contrition and unhappinefs is in their The Lord's Day at Matins my ways, and the way of peace have they not known : there is no fear of God before their eyes. .Have they no knowledge, all they that work wickednefs : who devour my people as it were food of bread ? They have not called upon God: there they trembled with fear, even where no fear was. For God is in the righteous generation : ye have confounded the counfel of the poor, becaufe The Lord is his hope. Who dial] give falvation unto Ifrael out of Sycn ? : When The Lord fhall have turned away the captivity of his people, then fhall Jacob rejoice, and Ifrael fhall be glad. [O Lord, vouchfafe from thy holy Heaven to look down upon the fons of men, and grant that we may choole the way of peace ; fo that, refcued from the captivity of the fins which are againft us, we may be worthy to attain the dwellings ot the heavenly Jerufalem, through our Lord Jelus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm XIV. [Ps. xv. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David for meditation. This Pfalm fpeaks of the example and teaching of Chrift, and of his Apoftles and Difciples, who follow his ex- ample.] Domine, quis ha bit a bit P T ORD, who fhall dwell in thy taber- nacle : or who fhall reft upon thy holy mountain ? He that entereth without fpot : and worketh righteoulnefs. Who fpeaketh the truth from his heart: and hath ufed no deceit in his tongue. Nor hath done evil to his neighbour : and hath not entertained (lander againft his neighbours. The malicious man is brought to nothing in his fight : and he maketh much of them that fear The Lord. Who fwearcth unto his neighbour, and difappointeth him not : who hath not given his money upon ufury, nor taken reward againft the innocent. Whofo doeth thefe things : fhall never be moved. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever mail be : world without end. Amen. Throughout Advent. Antiphon. A I R E R are his eyes than The Lord's Day at Matins. 41 Until Quadragejima. 37. I remembered Thy Name, O Lord, 5- -■** — ^~ P- >'% -s^- H> s wine, and his — ! ■ -■■ teeth than milk are ,*• ■ Bb . . A ""♦# ' whiter. 37." Out of Syon is the beauty of his honour. Jfy. Our God mall come manifeftly. From after the OBave of The Epiphany, up to the Sunday in ThePaJJion of The Lord. Antiphon. o o k down and hear me, O =**= Lord, my God. in the night feafon. I£. And I kept thy law. During Quadragefma. 37. I will fay unto The Lord, Hfy. Thou art my upholder and my refuge ; my God, in Him will I truft. Throughout the Summer. Antiphon. A^ fe^ - rise, and for ev-erpreferve within fervants, migh-ty Ru - ler of the Stars. 317". I remembered Thy Name, O Lord, in the night feafon. 5:. And I kept thy law. [O mod merciful God, grant to us without fpot to enter into thy Holy Church, and turn us from deceit and mifchief againft our neighbour ; fo that while we thus obferve thy precepts, we may never be difturbed by the pains of thy punifliments, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] u On Ver fides. — "It is to be noted, that on all Sundays and Simple Feafts, tuhen the Choir has ConduBors, throughout the whole year, at both Vefpers, and at Matins, all the Verficles are to be /aid by a Jingle Boy, from the Choir, "without changing his place or vefiment ; except in the Second NoBurn at Matins, for then the Verficle isfaid by fame Clerk from the other part of the Choir ; and except in the Day of Souls, for then the Verficle is faid by two Boys from the fiep of the Choir, •without changing place or •vefiment ; and except the Verficles of the Prieft before the ColleBs, as in the Service of the Dead after the Pfalm " Lauda minima," and Pfalm " Exaltabo ; " and when there are Memorials ; for all thefe are faid by the officiating Minijier. The Verficle is faid "with a Cadence; and fo let all the Verficles be finifhed, after the Hymns and before the Leffons, during the •whole year ,• except from The Supper of The Lord to the OBave ofEafler, and in the Service of the Dead. And •whilfi the Boy Jings the Cadence of the Verficle, the Choir refpond privately ; fo that immediately after the Cadence of the Ver- ficle, the Antiphon on the Pfalm begin, without any interval. Let this mode be obferved throughout the •whole year, in faying the Verficles, viz., at Vefpers, Compline, at Matins in the NoBurns, and at Lauds after the Hymn ; except in the three days next before Eajler, and the Service of the Dead ; and fo that in Eafiertide the Refponfe be with 'Alleluya,' ever faying it privately. The Verficle finifhed, let the ConduBor of the Choir give the Anti- phon, to be begun by fome one on the upper ftep, (gradum), and let this be done the whole year." — From the Arlyngham MSS. This Rubric is obfcure. G 4 2 The Lord's Day at Matins |[ [Then is /aid, Pater Nofter, Our Father ; [Ave Maria, Hail Mary ;] and Credo in Deum, I believe in God, by the whole Choir, privately. And it is to be noted that, never, in the Church of Salijbury, are Pater Nofter nor Ave Maria, /aid audibly by the Priejl at any Services except at the Mafs; when they are audibly /aid or Jung throughout. Afterwards, (i. e., after the Lord's Prayer,) let the Priejl fay audibly, — ay |f And it is to be noted, that all the Benedic- tions at Matins Jhould be faid, through- out the whole year, by the Prieft in a low voice, the meanwhile fitting ; except only the Firft, Fourth, and Seventh. But in the day of The Nativity of The Lord, the three laft Benediclions Jhould be Jaid ftanding. Let the Clerk who is to read them, read the Firft Leffon thus: — SE -w-t And lead us not in-to temptation; Choir. q ± ■ ■-- ■ — ■— ■— - -t* — i 1 — — i — i — — 3=HH But de - li - ver us from e - vil. * Let the Clerk, who is to read the Leffons, fay, — O 1 1=5=?: :!=♦= -■-»- Lord, bid a bleff- ing. * The Priejl. ^^-♦-♦-■-♦— H E Father Eter-nal blefs us ^— ♦— < =3=t»^= with his continual Bleffing. Amen. T -♦— ♦- h e vilion of Ifaiah, the Son of. t Kingdom of Judah. For The Lord -■-♦—■- hath fpoken. And ye fhall be faved. [Here follow the Leffons for the Firft Noc- turn, with their Verficles andReJponJories, and Gloria Patri. «] All Leffons from the Prophets, throughout the whole year, end with this claufe, fpoken by the Reader : — h u s faith the Lord, be ye converted un-to Me, and ye fhall be faved. except in the three nights before Eafter. v See the Common Forms and Note there. "Ave," and " Had Mary," thus appear inferted here in the Arlyngham and other MSS., and in the Breviaries Chevallon, fo., Paris, 1 5 3 1 ; Kerver, izmo., Paris, 1514; Byrkman, fo., Paris, 1516; Grafton and Whitchurch, jzmo., 1544; and Rouen, M. Morin, in the Bodleian Library, (Gough and Douce Colletlions) ; -without any directions for faying "Credo." The faying of" Credo " in this place feems to have been a late introduction. M ' Here, according to the " Myrroure," ivas pronounced the Abjolution. * "Jube Domine benedicere." It may alfo be tranflated, "Lord, bid him blefs." The proper BenediBions -will be found in the Table ante p. II, at full length. It Jhould be obferved, that "Lord bid," &c, -with the proper BenedicTion, precede every Leffon. y From the Rubric for the Firft Sunday in Advent. 2 To be found in the Proper or Common of The Time, or of The Saints. The Lord's Day at Matins. The remainder of the Lejfons end daily throughout the year : — B 53^=3 u t Thou, O Lord, have mer-cy up - on us. except in the Vigils of the Dead, and the three nights before Eajler. |f After the Leffon is finijhed the Choir is not to fay, Thanks be to God, audibly ; but immediately, without any interval, let the Refponfory be begun ; and this is to be obferved throughout the whole year. a] <[ IN THE SECOND NOCTURN. Psalm XV. [Ps. xvi e. v.] [The title of the Infcription is to David himfelf. A Pfalm for prayer and meditation. The voice of The Church.] ^ M ETH-LE-HEM. Oioueae. ?=*:: goods. Oioueae. N -*A- W*^=E TURE S. Oioueae. Conferva me, Domine. ~] RESERVE me, O Lord, for in Thee have I put my truft : I have faid unto The Lord, Thou art my God, for of my goods Thou haft no need. To the faints, that are in his earth : He hath made marvellous all my will in them. 43 Their infirmities were multipled : after- wards they made hafte. I will not affemble their conventicles of blood : neither will I be mindful of their names within my lips. The Lord is the portion of mine in- heritance, and of my cup : Thou art He who fhall reftore to me mine inheritance. The lines are fallen unto me in fair places : yea, mine heritage is goodly to me. I will blefs The Lord, who hath given me underftanding : my reins alfo, even unto night, have chaftened me. I looked on to The Lord always before me : becaufe He is on my right hand, I mail not be moved. Wherefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced : my flefh alfo (hall reft in hope. For why ? Thou fhalt not leave my foul in Hell : neither fhalt Thou give Thy Holy One to fee corruption. Thou haft made known to me the paths of life : Thou fhalt fulfil me with the joy of thy countenance ; at thy right hand there are pleafures for evermore. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. On Sundays throughout Advent, to The Nativity of The Lord, in the Second Noclurn. Antiphon. Mt*^: ETH =?■§§=■■=»: LE-HEM, thou art not the leaft a-mong the Prin-ces a From the Rubric for the Firji Sunday in Advent. " The Lejfons are heard and the Refponfes are Jung fitting ; for knowing of truth and right ruling of the tvi//, may not be but in a reftful foul. But the Verfe is fung fianding ; for good deeds may not be done ■without labour. The Refponfe is fung of all ; for every man may have a good will ; but the Verfe is fung b ut °f f ew tf or M men »>ay not fulfil their good wills in deed. The Leffon is read of one and heard of all ; in token that each congregation ought to live under one governour. But after the lafl Refponfe ye fmg ' Gloria Patri ;' for after the laft end of thefe times, that pall be after the day of doom, all the chofen of God fhall fmg glory and praife to The Bleffed Trinity, without end. Amen" — The Myrroure. 44 oHu 5E!^ The Lord's Day at Matins. ?E dah ; for from thee fliall go forth The Prince who fhall rule my peo - pie If - ra g^ ^-pf r-^ s^PF He fhall fave his peo - pie ^3^iS!=nc from their fins. On Sundays, from the O clave of The Epi- phany to The PaJJion of The Lord, in the Second Noclurn. Antiphon. M y goods Thou wanteft not. In Thee ^m^p^Lo^. have I trailed, preferve me, O Lord. On Sundays, from the O clave of Trinity, to Advent, in the Second Noclurn. a - ture's Cre-a-tor, pre-ferve g ^=rg*j . ?*zzA^mr=?mz^f+L from death thy redeemed. And make ^*« thy fervants wor-thy of thy fervice. J7". I remembered Thy Name, O Lord, in the night feafon. I£. And I kept thy law. [O Lord, we befeech Thee, preferve thy fer- vants, and put thy will within us; fo that, glad- dened by the joy of thy refurreftion, we may be worthy to rejoice with thy faints. Amen.] |[ [Throughout Quadrageftma. Antiphon. 1. Grant us, O Lord, the underftanding to blefs Thee, that we be worthy of being filled with the joy of thy countenance. 2. Incline thine ear, O Lord, to hear us, who faveft thofe who hope in Thee. 3. Our ftrength, O Lord God! our true light, our eternal falvation ! be our refuge in the day of our affli£tion. b ] Psalm XVI. [Ps. xvn. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for prayer. The voice of Chrift to His Father. The complaint of David that they had attacked him as a lion greedy for the prey, and left him loaded with fin ; the crime of unbelief; faying to their little ones, his blood be upon us and our children.] B 5E* ^^ fefc e - hold, a Vir-gin. World without T- cline, O Lord. World without o end. A -men. g -l-rf-j- * u r breafts to Thy'- felf. World dk=$ without end. Amen. Exaudi Domine. EAR my right, O Lord : con- fider my complaint. Give ear unto my prayer : which is not of feigned lips. Let my fentence come forth from thy From ttie Hereford Breviary. The Lord's Day at Matins. 45 countenance : let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. Thou haft proved mine heart, and vifited it in the night feafon : Thou haft tried me with fire, and iniquity was not found in me. That my mouth fpeak not the works of men : becaufe of the words of thy lips, I have kept hard ways. Perfect my goings in thy paths : that my footfteps be not moved. I have called, O God, for Thou heard- eft me : incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words. Magnify thy loving-kindnef6 : Who faveft them that truft in Thee. From fuch as refill thy right hand pre- ferve me : as the apple of an eye, Defend me under the fhadow of thy wings : from the face of the ungodly that have afflicted me. Mine enemies have compaffed round my foul, they are inclofed in their own fat : and their mouth hath fpoken proud things. Calling me forth, now have they com- paffed me : they have purpofed to call their eyes down to the ground. They have laid hold on me like as a Hon prepared for his prey : and as it were a lion's whelp lurking in fecret places. A rife, O Lord, difappoint him and fup- plant him : deliver my foul from the un- godly ; the fword of thine from the ene- mies of thy hand. O Lord, from the few of the land, di- vide them in their life : with thy hid treafure is their belly filled. They are fulfilled with children : and have left the reft of their fubftance for their babes. But as for me, in righteoufnefs will I appear in thy prefence : I fhall be fatisfied when thy glory fhall have appeared. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghofl ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Throughout Advent. Antiphon. £^~. -w — B^-a P= E - HOLD, a Vir - gin fhall con-ceive, and bring forth a ^* ■*: Son, and His Name fhall be call - ed p — ^-^^Ejcz,— -fc Em - man - u - el. After the clave of The Epiphany, up to The PaJJion of The Lord. T=g=F» -&=* — ■■ ■■— F»— «-«^- n - cline, O Lord, thine ear, un-to g- u r-f- ?i=*=H*^ X me, and heark-en to my words. Throughout the Summer. s— » u r breafts to Thyfelf, of all worlds ♦♦ Creator, an-neal Thou. With kind fire :■.-•"!** purging, and with flame proving them. [O Lord, turn Thou the eyes of our hearts to difcern the truth of thy judgments ; fo that whilft we are proved by fpiritual fire here on earth, we may be faved eternally with the fruits of righteouf- nefs in the light of thy countenance, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] 4 6 The Lord's Day at Matins. Psalm XVII. [Ps. xvm. E. v.] [David to The Son of The Lord, who rehearfed to The Lord the words of this fong, in the day that The Lord delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul, and he faid a Pialm to praife God for deliverance from evils.] T^ Eiri: W - — ♦- here fhall a - rife. World with-out end. A- men. f * m ^ F^ E* h e Lord. World with-out end. fc: 3=|: T A - men. s h o u the hum-ble. World with- :♦— ^rft EgEE±E*==E out end. A -men. Diligam te, Domine. WILL love Thee, O Lord, my itrength : The Lord is my flay, and my refuge, and my deliverer ; My God and my helper : in Him will I trufl. My prote&or, the horn alfo of my fal- vation : and my upholder. I will call upon The Lord, praifing Him : fo fhall I be fafe from mine ene- mies. The forrows of death compaffed me : and the overflowings of ungodlinefs made me afraid. The pains of hell came about me : the fnares of death overtook me. In my trouble I called upon The Lord : and cried unto my God. And He heard my voice out of His holy Temple : and my cry before Him entered into his ears. The earth was moved and trembled : the foundations of the mountains were dif- turbed and fhaken becaufe He was wroth with them. There went up a fmoke in his anger : and a fire out of his face devoured ; coals were kindled by it. He bowed the Heavens alfo and came down : and it was dark under his feet. He afcended upon the Cherubim and did fly : He came flying upon the wings of the winds. He made darknefs his fecret place round about Him : his pavilion in the dark waters in the clouds of air. At the brightnefs of his prefence the clouds pafled away : hailflones and coals of fire. The Lord alfo thundered out of Heaven, and The Higheft uttered his voice : hail- flones, and coals of fire. And He fent out his arrows, and fcat- tered them : He multiplied his lightnings, and confounded them. And the fountains of water appeared : and the foundations of the orb of the world were difcovered, By thy chiding, O Lord : at the blafling of the breath of thy difpleafure. He fent from on high, and took me : He took me out of many waters. He delivered me from my flrongeft enemies, and from them which hated me : for they had flrengthened themfelves to- gether againfl me. They prevented me in the day of my affliftion : but The Lord became my pro- teftor. He brought me forth alfo into a large place : He faved me becaufe he had pleafure in me. The Lord fhall reward me after my righteous dealing : according to the clean- nefs of my hands fhall He recompenfe me. Becaufe I have kept the ways of The The Lord's Day at Matins. 47 Lord : and have not dealt wickedly with my God. For all his judgments are in my fight : and I have not caft out his commandments from me. I will be alfo uncorrupt before Him : and I will be wary of mine own wicked- nefs. And The Lord fhall reward me after my righteous dealing : and according to the cleannefs of my hands in his eye- fight. _ With the holy Thou fhalt be holy : and with the innocent man Thou fhalt be in- nocent. With the elect Thou fhalt be elect: and with the froward Thou fhalt learn frowardnefs. For Thou fhalt fave the people that are humble : and fhalt bring down the eyes of the proud. For Thou doll: light my lamp, O Lord : my God, enlighten Thou my darknefs. For in Thee I fhall be refcued from temptation : and with the help of my God I fhall leap over the wall. My God, his way is unpolluted : the words of The Lord are tried in the fire ; He is the defender of all them that put their truft in Him. For who is God, but The Lord : or who is God, except our God ? It is God that hath girded me with ftrength : and made my way undefiled. Who hath perfected my feet like harts' feet : and fetteth me up very high. Who teacheth mine hands to fight : and hath made mine arms as a brazen bow. Thou haft given me the defence of thy falvation : and thy right hand hath up- holden me. And thy difcipline hath corrected me unto the end : and thy difcipline it fhall teach me. Thou haft enlarged my goings under me : and my footfteps are not enfeebled. I will purfue mine enemies, and over- take them : neither will I turn again until they fail. I will break them in pieces, nor fhall they be able to ftand : they fhall fall under my feet. And Thou haft girded me with ftrength unto the battle : Thou haft thrown down mine adverfaries under me. Thou haft given me the backs of mine enemies : and Thou haft deftroyed them that hate me. They cried, but there was none to fave them : unto The Lord, but He did not hearken to them. I will beat them as fmall as the dull before the face of the wind : I will wipe them out as the clay in the ftreets. Thou fhalt deliver me from the ftrivings of the people : and Thou fhalt make me the head of the Heathen. A people whom I have not known hath ferved me : in the hearing of the ear obeyed me. The ftrange children have lied unto me : the ftrange children have grown old and have halted in their paths. The Lord liveth, and bleffed be my God : and let The God of my falvation be exalted. O God, who giveth vengeance unto me, and fubdueth the people under me : my deliverer from my cruel enemies. And Thou fhalt exalt me above mine adverfaries : Thou fhalt refcue me from the wicked man. For this caufe I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, among the nations : and fing pfalms unto Thy Name. He magnifieth the falvation of his King, and fheweth mercy unto David his Chrift : and unto his feed for evermore. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. 4 8 The Lord's Day at Matins. Throughout Advent. Antiphon. HERE lhall a-rife in his days righ-te-ouf-nefs, and a - bundance of peace ; and all kings fhall a - dore Him, all na-tions fhall ferve Him. y. There fhall come forth a Rod from the root of Jeflb ; I£. And a flower from his root fhall grow up. After the O clave of The Epiphany, up to The Pajfion of The L ord. Antiphon. np=P= 3^ Z ^ 3»* h e Lord is my ftay and my re - fuge. Until Quadragefima. 37". In the midft of the night I rofe to give thanks unto Thee ; I£. For the judgments of thy righteouf- nefs. Throughout the Summer. Antiphon. h o u the hum-ble peo-ple haft faved $=W- -l*+-i[=*m=+=+=++=*± from death, O Re-deem-er ; And be- *EE3E|i^EE£ neath thy fpear Thou the proud necks doft fub-due. y. In the midft. I£. For the judgments. During Quadragejima. y. He hath delivered me, I£. From the fnare of the hunter, and the ftrife of words. [O moft merciful God, the foundation of our hope and our refuge in trouble, deliver us from our enemies and from the fnares of death ; fo that, faved from the multitude of troubles which fur- round us, we may devoutly fing pfalms to Thy Holy Name in purity and innocence, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] ^[ [Here follow the Proper Lejfons for the Second Noclurn [which are oftentimes from fome Comment on Holy Scripture or the Life of fome Saint]. They are to be read without any title, but prefaced as all the other lejfons by, O Lord bid a bleff- ing. and the proper Benediclions, (fee Table of Benediclions,) and ended with, But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.] [Then let the fame Clerk who pronounces the Benediclion, when enough at his difcretion has been read, fay, But Thou, and let the Clerk-reader refpond, O Lord, have mercy upon us ; which fhall be obferved throughout the year, f [ The proper Verfes and Refponfes for the Second Noclurn, follow the Lejfons re- fpeclively.] c From the Arlyngham MSS. The Lord's Day at Matins. C IN THE THIRD NOCTURN. Psalm XVIII. [Ps. xix. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for meditation. Relates to the preaching of the Apoftles.] T 1=1^ EEE night is far fpent. World =*Ft without end. A-men. 1 ■or S3^ h e com-mand-ment. A Cceli enarrant. HE Heavens declare the glory of God : and the firmament fheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth fpeech : and night unto night fheweth knowledge. There is neither fpeech nor language : where their voices are not heard. Their found is gone out into all lands : and their words into the ends of the orb of earth. In the Sun He hath fet his tabernacle : and it cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber. It hath rejoiced as a giant to run his courfe : his going forth is from the high- eft Heaven ; And his circuit unto the fummit of it again : and there is nothing that can hide itfelf from the heat thereof. The law of The Lord is undefiled, converting the foul : the teftimony of The Lord is faithful, giving wifdom unto little ones. The ftatutes of The Lord are right, re- 49 joicing the heart : the commandment of The Lord is clear, enlightening the eyes. The fear of The Lord is holy ; it en- dureth for ever : the judgments of The Lord are true ; righteous in themfelves. More to be defired are they than gold, yea, than much precious ftone : fweeter alfo than honey and the honey-comb. Moreover, thy fervant keepeth them : and in keeping of them there is great reward. Who underftandeth his faults ? O cleanfe Thou me from my fecret fins : and from thofe of others fpare thy fervant. If they fhall not have dominion over me then fhall I be undefiled : and be cleanfed from the greateft offence. And the words of my mouth fhall be fuch as may pleafe Thee : and the medita- tion of my heart ever in thy fight. O Lord, Thou art my helper : and my Redeemer. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. On Sundays throughout Advent, up to The Nativity of The Lord, in the Third Noel urn. Antiphon. day al-fo will draw nigh ; Let us call a - way, there-fore, the works of dark- nefs, and let us put on the ar-mour of light. 5° On Sundays from the Oclave of The Epiphany, up to The Pafjion of The Lord, when it is the ordinary Sunday Service. Antiphon. The Lord's Day at Matins. T h E com-mand-ment of The Lord is pure, en-light-en-ing the eyes. On Sundays throughout the Summer, when it is the ordinary Sunday Service, up to Advent in the Third Notlurn. Antiphon. A^ -■■— -■,—■«■—.„.■ -V- jL. A. s fe "r- from — 1— his cham-ber, a ■■■ a. bride- p 1 — - groom , hath Chrift come forth to the s h. ■■ ■" -1— h — ^>- —■,*— —- *-J^— round — h* — world. Defcending from Heaven ^-■^ — ^* — > -f * ' ~.-t with a health - bear - ing law. [O moft gracious Lord, who going forth from the chamber of a Virgin, didft proceed in thy courfe andafcend to the right hand of The Father; we entreat thy manifold mercies, that having our converfe in thy law, enlightened by thy precepts, inftrucled by thy testimonies, we may be worthy of being cleanled from the fins of others and from our own fecret faults, through our Lord Jelus Chrift. Amen.] |[ [Throughout 2>uadrageJima. A In the Third Noflurn. Antiphon. 1 . By the teflimony of thy law, O Lord, convert us ; fo that enlightened by thy pre- cepts, we may be cleanfed from our fecret fins, and from thofe of others. 2. Hearken to us in the day wherein we fhall call upon Thy Name. 3. Prevent us, O Lord, with thy heavenly benediftion ; fo that rejoicing in thy ftrength and trufting in thy loving- kindnefs, we may deferve to obtain the promifed reward of a bleffed immortality.] Psalm XIX. [Ps. xx. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for befeeching things favourable and happy. On Chrift's deliverance from His Paffion.] TS^p H e hour '■»: Tia now. A - men. E Lord per-form. A - men. Tfe ?^ ^p«=i- h e help un-to us. A - men. Exaudiat te Dominus. HE Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation : The Name of The God of Jacob defend thee. Send thee help from the fanftuary : and ftrengthen thee out of Syon. Remember all thy facrifice : and make fat thy burnt offering. Grant thee after thine heart : and con- firm all thy counfel. We will rejoice in thy falvation : and triumph in The Name of The Lord our God. The Lord perform all thy petitions : now know I that The Lord hath faved His Chrift. He will hear Him from his holy Heaven : in power is the falvation of his right hand. Some in chariots and fome in horfes : but we will call upon The Name of The Lord our God. From the Hereford Breviary. The Lord's Day at Matins. 51 They are in bonds and have fallen : but we have rifen and ftand upright. O Lord, fave the king : and hear us in the day when we call upon Thee. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Throughout Advent. Antiphon. H E hour is now that we ^~»=g = fei"=^ fhould a-rife out of fleep; and our eyes are o-pen-ed, to a-rife un-to Chrift; ^£* for He is the true light, fhin-ing p r» ♦ ■ — j E in the Heav'ns. From the clave of The Epiphany to The Pajfion of The Lord. Antiphon. h e Lord perform all thy pe-ti-tions. Throughout the Summer. Antiphon. h e help un-to us, O Sa-vi - our, — >-r* T* +*3. fend of thy falvation. And beftow on r *- fr ¥- ^~T ♦ * ■ ^ ES us life which fhall for ev - er en-dure. [Fulfil, O Lord, our petitions, and accept us as it were a moft rich burnt facrifice; fo that the chariots of our enemies being overthrown, we may be faved by the help of thy falvation, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm XX. [Ps. xxi. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm of David. A Pfalm with giving of .thanks, anfwering to Pfalm xix. Re- lates to the Kingdom of Chrift and deftru'clion of the Jews.] E t=*a^mg^ =i JOICE. men. **=* Lord. K S?Sl i n g with - out. World with-out SEE end. Dominc, in virtute tua. LORD, in thy ftrength the king fhall rejoice : and of thy falvation he fhall be exceeding glad. Thou haft given him his heart's defire : and haft not denied him the defire of his lips. For Thou haft prevented him with the bleffings of goodnefs : and haft fet a crown of precious rtones upon his head. He afked life of Thee, and Thou gaveft it him : length of days for ever, and for ever and ever. His glory is great in thy falvation : glory and great honour fhalt Thou lay upon him. For Thou fhalt give him unto b letting for ever and ever : and make him glad in joy with thy countenance. For the king putteth his truft in The Lord : and in the mercy of The Moft Higheft, he fhall not be moved. 52 The Lord's Dty at Matins. Thine hand fhall be felt by all thine enemies : thy right hand fhall find out all that hated Thee. Thou fhalt make them like a fiery oven in the time of thy countenance : The Lord fhall confound them in his difpleafure, and the fire fhall confume them. Their fruit fhalt Thou root out of the earth : and their feed from among the children of men. For they contrived mifchief againft Thee : and imagined devices which they were not able to eftablifh. Therefore fhalt Thou turn them back : in thy remnants Thou fhalt make ready their countenance. Be Thou exalted, Lord, in thine own ftrength : we will fing and praife thy powers. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Throughout Advent. Antiphon. S3 ■T^ ■■-^ji al-way, Let your mo-de-ra-tion be :V known to all men. The Lord is at 1= _ ■ m — — m-z ^ !—-■-♦ ♦— In Thee, O Lord, have I truft - ed : ^- . * h I fhall not be con- found -ed 1= **i ^&^"1 for ver. ([ [Inftead of Te Deum is repeated, during Advent, the Ninth Refponfory for the particular Sunday. As, for injiahce, on the Firji Sunday ; Refponf. IX. Let the Heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad : Let the moun- tains be jubilant with praife ; for our Lord cometh: And He will have pity on his poor. 37". There fhall arife in his days right- eoufnefs and abundance of peace. Choir. — And He will have pity on his poor. The Boys. — Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; Choir. — And He will have pity on his poor.] m [or Te Deum. Thee God. as the cafe piay be] being fnijhed ; let the Priejl fay, ■without changing either his place or veft- ment, as follows : — n ] H E Lord is high above all nations. &•: And his Glo- "7 bove S 3E£ the Hea-vens. ° O God, make fpeed to fave me : O Lord, make hafte to help me. LORY be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. LLELUYA, or, RAISE to Thee, O Lord, we fing, Of Glory the Eternal King. According to the feafon, [for Alleluya is omitted from the Vefpers preceding Sun- day in Septuagefima to the Mafs on Eajler Eve, which is after None.] m Here, it •would feem, might follow the Mafs intervening between Matins and Lauds. n From Rubric for Firji Sunday in Ad-vent, &c. On Chriftmas Day, and "whenever there -was a Mafs celebrated, the principal Priefi faid thus far before the Altar, -without quitting it, and then retired. If there -was no Mafs, it -was faid from the Stall. The Lord's Day at Lauds. 57 <[ IN LAUDS. Antiphon. H*§J 1 P 4- ■** ' ,*■ J! — H E Lord hath reign - ed, 3^Efc — i P"- gird-ed a-bout with might, with the beau-ty of ex-cel-len-cy, whofe throne Ej|»»JL ^ is for ever - lafl: - ing. H 1 — I — 1— Pfalm. The Lord hath reign-ed. Antipbon. L^5*^3=f!p: s=*j-=* e t us all know that The Lord He is God, in whom let us re - joice, i± and ex - ult, and let us praife His Name for ev - er. i»= M ="5=iz=^ ♦=*^ Pfalm. O be joyful in God, every land. Antiphon. 1^ :j=Jt8= ^s will blefs Thee, O Lord, in my " — ♦♦ life, That I may be-hold thy pow-er it: and thy glo - ry. fez^i ^i 3 !— ^=z^rj: /»>//». O God, my God. Antiphon. e t every crea-ture in Hea - ven l=Pi=^ =3F=* and Earth, give bleffing to The Lord, ut - ter a hymn, and high-ly ex - alt ^W=*^hF^ Him for e - ver. E5» *_. _!: Pfalm. Blefs ye The Lord. Antiphon. s I*— =■ e t eve-ry fpi-rit praife The Lord, M: for He fpake, and all things were made, He com-mand-ed, and the ♦ H U - ni - verfe was ere - a - ted. 5^ Pf. O praife TheLord from The Heavens. i The Lord'' s Day at Lauds. |[ All thefe Antiphons at Lauds are always /aid on Sundays when any new Hijlory begins with a Full Service j and in the Sunday Services before Septuagefima, and before Advent, [or as the Hereford Breviary explains it, from the O clave of The Epiphany to Septuagefima, and from the Oclave of Corpus Chrijli to Advent\ But at other times theAntiphon, The Lord hath reigned, only. <[ Psalm XCII. [Ps. xciii. e. v.] [A fong of Praife of David himfelf, on the day before the Sabbath when the earth was founded. A Pfalm in praife of God. A voice of Believers in Chrift.] Dominus regnavit. HE Lord hath reigned, He hath clothed Himfelf with majefty : The Lord is clothed with might, and hath girded Himfelf. He hath moreover fta- blifhed the orb of the world : which fhall not be moved. Thy throne is prepared from the be- ginning : Thou art from everlafting. The floods have lift up, O Lord : the floods have lift up their voice. The floods have lift up their waves : with the voice of many waters. Wondrous are the furges of the fea : wonderful is The Lord in the heighths. Thy teftimonies, O Lord, are made very fure : holinefs becometh thine home for length of days. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. [O Almighty Lord God, who, girded with Paternal glory, haft founded the Heaven, and the Earth, and the Sea ; hear, we befeech Thee, thy fuppliants, beftow upon us belief in thy teftimonies, and clothe us with the glorious apparel of ftrength and fanftification, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm XCIX. [Ps. c. e. v.] [A Pfalm in giving of thanks. A Pfalm for praifing God. Of the Church to the people.] Jubilate Deo. f\ BE joyful in God every land : ferve The Lord with gladnefs. Enter into his prefence: with rejoicing. Be ye fure that The Lord He is God : it is He that hath made us, and not we ourfelves. We are his people and the fheep of his pafture ; enter into his gates with thankf- giving : into his Courts with hymns ; give thanks unto Him. Praife His Name, for The Lord is gracious ; his mercy is everlafting : and from generation to generation is his truth. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. [May we rejoice before Thee, O Eternal God, with gladnefs and exultation : befeeching Thee that the gates of our fins may be unlocked by thy praifes, and may ever be thrown open to mercy and truth, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] C Inftead of Pfalms XCII and XCIX, from Septuagefima to Eajler are faid Ps. L., Mifereremei, Deus. Have mercy upon me. [See Lauds for Monday.] and CXV1I., Confitemini Domino. O give thanks. [See Office for Prime.] Psalm LXII. [Ps. lxiii. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David when he was in the defert of Idumea. A Morning Pfalm for meditation. This Pfalm relates to thofe who are leaving the darknefs of ignorance, and defiring Chrift.] Deus, Deus meus. C\ GOD, Thou art my God : to Thee ^"^ from day-break do I watch. My foul hath thirfted for Thee : my flefli how often after Thee ; In a land defert, pathlefs, and where no water is : fo in the Holy Place have The Lord's Day at Lauds. 59 I appeared before Thee, that I might behold thy power and glory. For thy mercy is better than life : my lips mail praife Thee. So will I blefs Thee while I live : I will lift up my hands in Thy Name. My foul mail be fatisfied even as it were with marrow and fatnefs : and my mouth mall praife Thee with lips of gladnefs. So did I remember Thee upon my bed : in the morning I will meditate upon Thee, becaufe Thou haft been my helper. And in the fhadow of thy wings will I rejoice ; my foul longeth after Thee : thy right hand hath upholden me. But in vain have they fought after my foul ; they mall go into the lower parts of the earth : they mail be delivered into the hand of the fword ; they fhall be a por- tion for foxes. But the king fhall rejoice in God ; all they that fwear by him mail be com- mended : for the mouth of them that fpeak wickednefs is flopped. [O God, author of eternal light, do Thou ihed forth upon us, who at day-break watch for Thee, continual day ; that our lips may praife Thee, our life may blefs Thee, our morning meditations may glorify Thee, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm LXVI. [Ps. lxvii. e. v.] [To the end, in hymns, a Pfalm of Song of David. A Pfalm for prayer. A Pfalm refpefting the Apoftles to The Father.] Deus Mifereatur. f~l OD be merciful unto us, and blefs us : and fliew the light of his countenance upon us, and be merciful unto us ; That we may know thy way upon earth : thy faving health among all na- tions. Let the people give thanks unto Thee, O God : yea, let all the people give thanks to Thee. Let the nations rejoice and be glad: for Thou doft judge the folk with equity, and govern the nations upon earth. Let the people give thanks to Thee, O God, yea, let all the people give thanks to Thee : the Earth hath given her increafe. May God, even our God, blefs us ; may God blefs us : and all the ends of the world fear Him. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be: world without end. Amen. [O Lord, lhew the light of thy countenance upon us, and grant us thy perpetual bleffing : fo that, giving thanks to Thee in holy fear, we may be worthy to obtain the fruit of righteoufnefs be- fore the face of Thy Majefty, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] The song of the three children. Dan. iii. Benedict te, omnia opera Domini Domino. -■>-♦- -■-♦ — ■-■♦- LESS ye The Lord, all ye -♦— ♦- '♦♦ works of The Lord : praife Him, and ■h — i-p«- high-ly ex-alt Him for e-ver. OLESS ye The Lord, all ye works of The Lord : praife Him, and highly exalt Him for ever. Blefs ye The Lord, all ye Angels of The Lord : blefs ye The Lord, O ye Heavens. Blefs ye The Lord, all ye waters that are above the Heavens : blefs ye The Lord, all ye Powers of The Lord. Blefs ye The Lord, O ye Sun and Moon : blefs ye The Lord, O ye Stars of Heaven. Blefs ye The Lord, ye fhowers and dew : blefs ye The Lord, all ye winds of God. Blefs ye The Lord, O ye fire and heat: blefs ye The Lord, O ye winter and fum- mer. 6o The Lord's Day at Lauds. Bid's ye The Lord, O ye dews and hoar froft : blefs ye The Lord, O ye froft. and cold. Blefs ye The Lord, O ye ice and fnows: blefs ye The Lord, O ye nights and days. Blefs ye The Lord, O ye light and darknefs : blefs ye The Lord, O ye light- nings and clouds. Let the Earth blefs The Lord : praife Him and highly exalt Him for ever. Blefs ye The Lord, O ye mountains and hills : blefs ye The Lord, all ye growing things upon the Earth. Blefs ye The Lord, O ye fountains : blefs ye The Lord, O ye feas and floods. Blefs ye The Lord, ye whales and all that move in the waters : blefs ye The Lord, all ye fowls of Heaven. Blefs ye The Lord, all ye beafts and cattle : blefs ye The Lord, O ye children of men. Let Ifrael blefs The Lord : praife Him, and highly exalt Him for ever. Blefs ye The Lord, O ye Priefts of The Lord : blefs ye The Lord, O ye fervants of The Lord. Blefs ye The Lord, O ye Spirits and Souls of the righteous : blefs ye The Lord, all ye holy and humble in heart. Blefs ye The Lord, O Ananias, Azarias, and Mifael : praife Him, and highly exalt Him for ever. p Blefs we The Father, and The Son, with The Holy Ghoft : praife Him and highly exalt Him for ever. Blefled be Thou, O Lord, in the firmament of Heaven : worthy to be praifed, and glorious and highly exalted for ever. {[ [Let this PJalm be /aid without Gloria Patri, throughout the whole year, when- ever it is/aid.]q Psalm CXLVIII. [Alleluya Lauds. The Voice of all created things in praife of Chrift ] Laudate Dominum de ccelis. PRAISE the Lord from the Heavens : praife Him in the heights. Praife Him, all ye Angels of his : praife Him, all his holts. Praife Him, Sun and Moon: praife Him, all ye Stars and Light. Praife Him, ye Heaven of Heavens: and let all waters that are above the Heavens, praife The Name of The Lord. For He fpake the word, and they were made : He commanded, and they were created. He hath eftablifhed them for ever, and for ever and ever : He hath made a law ; and it fhall not pafs away. Praife The Lord from the Earth : ye dragons, and all deeps ; Fire, hail, fnow, ice : wind of ftorms, which fulfil his word ; Mountains and all hills : fruitful trees and all cedars ; Beafts and all cattle : creeping things and winged fowls ; Kings of the Earth and all people : princes and all judges of the world ; Young men and virgins, old men with youths, praife The Name of The Lord : for His Name only is exalted. His praife is above Heaven and Earth : and He hath exalted the horn of his people. A Hymn from all his faints : from the children of Ifrael, even the people that draweth nigh unto Him. [Moft High God, exalted in power, Almighty in greatnefs ! grant to us, thy fervants, that as thofe things which we behold were created at thy com- mand, fo thofe which Thou haft commanded, we may keep and perform, through Our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] P " Ye incline at this -verfe as ye do at ' Gloria Patri.' " — Myrroure, Ix-vii. 1 From the Rubrics for Advent. The Lord's Day at Lauds. 61 Psalm CXLIX. [Alleluya Lauds. Herein reft is promifed to thofe who fuffer for The Name of Chrift, and power is to be given them over thofe who have afHitted them.] Cantate Domino. C\ SING unto The Lord a new fong : ^-^ his praife in the Church of the faints. Let Ifrael rejoice in Him that made him : and let the daughters of Syon be joyful in their King. Let them praife His Name in the Choir : let them fing Pfalms unto Him with tim- brel and pfaltery. For The Lord hath pleafure in his peo- ple : and hath exalted the meek with fal- vation. The faints fhall be joyful with glory : they fhall rejoice in their beds. The high praifes of God are in their mouth : and two edged fwords in their hands. To execute vengeance upon the nations : rebukes againft the people. To bind their kings with fetters : and their nobles with manacles of iron. To execute upon them the judgement written : this glory have all his faints. [O God, the Author of all goodnefs, who with all loving-kindnefs doft raife up thofe who humbly confefs Thee ; Grant, we befeech Thee, that as Thou doft caufe thy faints to be exalted in thy glory, fo Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to keep thy prefent Church unpolluted from all the pleafures of this world, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm CL. [Alleluya Lauds. Every melody of Harp, Trumpet, Pfaltery, Drum, Organs, Cymbals, to be fpiritually interpreted to praife God.] Laudate Dominum in fanclis. r\ PRAISE God in his Holinefs : praife ^~^ Him in the firmament of his power. Praife Him in his mighty acls : praife Him according to the multitude of his greatnefs. Praife Him with the found of the trumpet : praife Him upon the pfaltery and harp. Praife Him in the timbrel and Choir : praife Him upon firings and organs. Praife Him upon the well-tuned cym- bals ; praife Him upon the cymbals of rejoicing : let every thing that hath breath praife The Lord. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. [O moft fweet melody of our harmony, Thou who commanded us to exercife the mufic of our fouls, in one time in ftrains of joy, in another time in founds of mourning ; Grant, we befeech Thee, O Lord, that we who now fing in concert to Thee, in this fpiritual Choir, may learn to be worthy of praifing Thee in the fellowfhip of the Saints, with everlafting mufic and Choirs, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] |[ [ Thefe aforefaid Pfalms are f aid through- out the whole year, under one Gloria Patri, when Gloria Patri is /aid. Let thefe aforefaid Pfalms be faid in Lauds throughout the whole year on Sundays, {except only from Septuagefma to Eafer.) Alfo in all Feafls of the Saints, as well thofe of Hi. as of ix. Leffons, throughout the whole year ; but not on weekdays, except at Eafertide.] r Chapter. Revel, vii. LESSING, and glory, and wifdom, and thankfgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. ¥p. Thanks be to God. {[ This Chapter is faid on all Sundays at Lauds, from the Firfl Sunday after the Ottave of The Epiphany, to Septua- gefma; and from the Firfl Sunday after Trinity to The Advent of The Lord, in the ordinary Sunday Service. From the Rubrics for the Firfl Sunday in Advent. 6 2 [ The Chapter is /aid in a low voice through- out the whole year, all others being filent, by the Prieji, without changing his veft- ment or place, but turning to the Altar ; not chanting, but reading in the fup- preffed tone of a Sub-Chanter; which is to be obferved throughout the whole year. In Double Feajls thus : — The Lord's Day at Lauds. HERE (hall be in the laft days, continued in the fame tone up to — all the nations. Thanks be to God. s ] d On all Sundays, from the Firft Sunday after the Oclave of The Epiphany, when it is the ordinary Sunday Service, up to Septuagefima, is faid at Lauds the fol- lowing Hymn. 1 [ The Conduclor of the Choir Jhould begin the Hymn as far as the fecond or third word ; and the Choir on the fide of the officiating Prieft continue that verfe, and the other part of the Choir on the other fide, the next verfe ; and fo they alternate each verfe to the end s which is to be obferved throughout the whole year ; the Choir at the end of the laft verfe refponding Amen.] u HlMNUS. HYMN. W: Noc - tern di - em - que Qui re- gis ; Et tem - po - rum das tem - po - ra, *fc 3=«r :=r4: Ut al - le - ves faf - ti - di Eterne rerum Conditor Noftem diemque Qui regis ; Et temporum das tempora, Ut alleves faftidium ; tern al Founder of the worlds, tei=— ■ ^M Thou Ruler of the night and day; :■=■ =t Who doft the changing hours difpofe, §fc 3=1: T- The wearinefs of man t' allay. Eternal Founder of the worlds ! Thou Ruler of the night and day ! Who doft the changing hours difpofe, The wearinefs of man t' allay ; 8 From the Rubric, Arundel MSS., I 30, and Arlyngham MSS. in toco. " The Chapter is not begun -with ' Jube Domine,' nor ended tuith ' Tu autem,' becaufe it is always faid of an Hebdomadary, which occupieth an office of perfeRion, to ■whom it longeth, rather to gi-vc bleffing than to afk it in that office ; and, by the fame way, it is pref timed that fhe Jhould not lightly offend in fo fhort a reading that fhe jhould need to afk mercy with ( Tu autem ;' but ye anfwer all ' Deo gratias," as ye do after another Lejfon" — Myrroure, Ix-vii. 1 From S. Ambrofe. " From the Arlyngham MSS. The Lord's Day at Lauds. 63 Preco diei jam fonat, Noftis profunda pervigil ; Noclurna lux viantibus, A no£te noftem fegregans. Hoc excitatus Lucifer, Solvit polum caligine ; Hoc omnis errorum chorus, Viam nocendi deferit. Hoc nauta vires colligit, Pontique mitefcunt freta ; Hoc Ipfa Petra Ecclefias Canente culpam diluit. Surgamus ergo Itrenue : Gallus jacentes excitat, Et fomnolentos increpat ; Gallus negantes arguit. Gallo canente fpes redit, ^Egris falus refunditur, Mucro latronis conditur, Laplis fides revertitur. Jefu ! labentes refpice, Et nos videndo corrige ; Si refpicis, lapfus cadunt, Fletuque culpa folvitur. Tu Lux ! refulge fenfibus, Mentifque fomnum difcute ; Te noftra vox primum fonet, Et vota folvamus Tibi. Gloria Tibi Domine, Qui natus es de Virgine, Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu, In fempiterna faecula. ftt= Shrill crows the harbinger of morn, Deep night's e'er wakeful fentinel ; The traveller's lamp, as fevering night From night, he doth each watch forthtell. See ! at his voice the Star of day, . Difpels the darknefs from the fky ; The phantom throng of vain deceits, Quick from their haunts of mifchief fly ; The mariner his ftrength renews, Subfide the billows of the main ; He fung, when erft the Church's Rock Wafhed her from every finful ftain. Uprife we then with willing hearts : The Cock each flumbering foul upbraids; His clarion call the fluggard chides, Th' unwilling loiterer perfuades. Hope at his cheerful fong returns, Health o'er the fick man's couch it pours; The robber fheaths his reeking blade, And faith the apoftate foul reftores. Jefu ! our failing hearts regard, Vifit, correct us, as Thou wilt; Behold Thou ! and we fall no more, In tears diflblves our deepeft guilt. Thou Light ! illumine every fenfe, The flumber of our fouls aroufe ; On Thee with earliefl: voice we call, To Thee perform our morning vows. All glory, Lord ! be unto Thee, Born of a Virgin Mother pure ; Father ! and Holy Ghoft ! to Ye, While ages infinite endure. men. Up to The Purification. Deo Patri fit gloria, Ejufque foli Filio, Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Et nunc et in perpetuum. Amen. After The Purification. To God The Father glory be, And to His One begotten Son, With The good Spirit Paraclete, Now and while endlefs ages run. Amen. 64. The Lord's Day at Lauds. [The Hymn being finijhed, let fome Boy of the Choir, turning to the Altar, fay the Verfe, without changing veftment or place : — v ] 37". The Lord hath reigned. 5?. And hath clothed Himfelf with Majefty. Alleluya. |[ This Verfe, with the before-mentioned Chapter, Bleffing, is faid at Lauds all Sundays until Septuagefima ; and from the Firjl Sunday after Trinity until Advent, when the ordinary Sunday Office is ufed. From Septuagefima until Quadragefima. W. O Lord, Thou art become our refuge. I£. From generation to generation. ([ Throughout the Summer, on Sundays and week-days, up to Advent, the following HYMN is faid at Lauds, when the ordinary Sunday or weekly Office is ufed. Hymnus. mjji i Mjm ii w^ Hymn. Lu - cis !i= *3f ru - ti - lans co - ruf-cat ; Nifi - bus 13 * to - tis ro - gi - te - mus om - nes, ^==E Cunc u - po ten - tern. Ecce jam noftis tenuatur umbra : Lucis aurora rutilans corufcat : Nifibus totis rogitemus omnes Cunctipotentem ; Ut Deus noller miferatus, omnem Pellat languorem, tribuat falutem : Donet et nobis pietate Patris, Regna polorum. Prasftat hoc nobis Deitas Beata, Patris ac Nati, pariterque San£li Spiritus, cujus reboat in omni Gloria mundo. !i: fhades of night, And red-den-ing gleams 1= "— ■— » = ^~^~T t*=i= with light the morning fky ; With all 13 our powers un-to The Lord of might, We fup - pli - ant cry. See vanifh fall the paling (hades of night, And reddening gleams with light the morn- ing fky ; With all our powers unto The Lord of might, We fuppliant cry ; O may our God his kind companion mew, Our dulnefs cheer, bellow his laving love : And through The Father's grace on us bellow A Heaven above. The Bleffed Trinity perform our prayer, Father and Son and Holy Gholt Moll High ; Whofe glory all creation doth declare, Eternally. A - men. v From the Arlyngham MSS. The Lord's Day at Lauds. 65 |f [The Hymn being finijhed, let fome Boy from the Choir, turning to the Altar, begin the Verfe, without changing veft- ment or place. (See the Note to Verfules at Matins.)] 37". The Lord hath reigned, I£. And hath clothed Himfelf with Majefty. Alleluya.w U [ Then on Sundays and Fejlivals the pro- per Antiphon is begun before Benediclus, which is to be found in the Proper or Common of the Time or of the Saints ; then is fung] The song of zechariah. Benediclus. Luke i. LESSED be The Lord God of Ifrael : for He hath vifited and wrought the redemption of his people. And hath raifed up a horn of falvation for us : in the houfe of his fervant David. As He fpake by the mouth of his holy Prophets : which have been fince the world began. Salvation from our enemies : and from the hand of all that hate us. To perform the mercy promifed to our forefathers : and to remember his holy covenant ; The oath which He fware to our fore- father Abraham : that He would give us ; That without fear we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies : might ferve Him ; In holinefs and righteoufnefs before Him : all the days of our life. And Thou, Child, malt be called The Prophet of The Higheft : for Thou fhalt go before the face of The Lord to prepare his ways. Through the bowels of mercy of our God : whereby the Day-fpring from on high hath vifited us ; To give light to them that fit in dark- nefs and in the fhadow of death : and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Gholt ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever ihall be : world without end. Amen. [After Benediftus then is fung the proper Antiphon entire, which is fnijhed with a Cadence (" neupma" ).~\ SELECT ANTIPHONS ON BENEDICTUS. In the Firjl Sunday in Advent. s Ho - ly Spirit fhall defcend :■■-■: in-to thee, Mary; Fear thou not 3 "^ having in thy womb The Son of God. Pfalm. w While the Verficle is being fnijhed, the Condutlor of the Choir is to give the Antiphon on ' Benediclus,' or 'Magnificat,' or 'Nunc Dimittis,' at Vefpers and Compline, to fome one on the upper grade. The Con- dutlor begins by intoning the two fir ft -words, and then it is fung through by the Choir. ffhile the Antiphon on the ' Benediclus ' or ' Magnificat ' was being fung, the Prieft who had retired during the laft -verfe of the Hymn, returned with his filken cap, Taper bearers, and Thuribles ; and the Boy ha-ving offered him the Thurible, he filled it with incenfe and bleffed it ; and bowing to the Altar, cenfed it in the middle, then the right, then the left, then the Reliquary of the Church ; then bowing at the fowcft ftep of the Altar, he returned to his Stall. Then the Boy cenfed the Prieft himfelf, then the ConduBcrs of the Choir, then the Dignitaries in order, beginning -with the Dean's fide and ending on the Precentor s fide : bowing to each as he did fo. — From the Arlyngkam MSS. at Vefpers. 66 The Lord's Day at Lauds. In the Fourth Sunday in Advent. ^=i= m I am the voice of one cry-ing **£ in the wil-der - nefs, Make ye ftraight M**£ the way of The Lord, as faid Ifaiah S i-t the Prophet. ^*3*^ /»>/>». Blefied be. /» the Day of The Nativity of The Lord. :^EE5?E , E1!L : M^=Li=Pi=Zi-g.— "-^ fins. Haften with gifts the Magi *= to the Roy-al nuptials, and with wa-ter made wine are made glad £ the guefts. Al - le - lu - ya. :^-H: P>//». Blefied be. /» the Firft Sunday in 2>uadragefima. SEE !♦— ♦ Glo - ry in the Higheft to God, fcr ES3H^iE5E fcflqs and in Earth peace to men of good V* =5iEE*E?E!E3Et will. Al - le - lu-ya. Al-le-lu-ya. ^■-t- />/;». Bleffed be. In The Mojl Holy Epiphany. This day to a ce - lef- tial ^^=E&?i Spoufe is joined The Church, becaufe in Jordan Chrift hath laved her _"53 Je - fus was led into the wildernefs -^-^■->-B - F*«— ^ 1 1 1 by the Spirit, to be tempted by the SEw^ fl=^: Devil ; and when He had fall - ed r S for - ty days and for - ty nights, \=r- afterward He hungered. Pfalm. Blefied be. In Sunday in the Branches of Palm. IliE A great mul - ti - tude which had Jfc-* M * * =+=> af-fem-bled to the feafting, cried out ^E*E^^E^ ^E*J±E iE to The Lord, Bleffed be He that The Lord's Day at Lauds. 67 In the Day of The Afcenfion of The Lord. rfi I as - cend un-to my Fa - ther, 1^=^g^^= cometh in The Name of The Lord. ^M-^f^ ^ -J q • & = =1 Ho - fan - na in the High - eft. Pfalm. Bleffed be. In Friday in The Day of Preparation. gjgggg: They placed over His Head his b =6 caufe writ-ten ; Je - fus of Na - za-reth, King of the Jews. 3E£ P>/w. Bleffed be. 7» 27>*? //o/y Z)^v of ' E after. =*=?: And very early the firft day from 5— =■ — 1: the Sabbath they come to the Sepulchre, =^t 1 1 !=■-■—■ — 1— m— ^- The Sun al-rea-dy rifen. Al-le-lu-ya. Pfalm. Bleffed be. and your Fa - ther, My God and ^e:^ =»f* : your God. Al-le-lu-ya. Pfalm. Bleffed be. 7/z 7$/ot. Bleffed be. /« /^ /Wy? 0/ The Moft Holy Trinity. Bleffed be The Cre - a - tor and Go-ver-nor of all things, The Ho-ly ^='^ i=*^E&^E^ and Un - di - vid - ed Trin - i - ty, 68 The Lord's Day at Lauds. 15: JE2 both now and e-ver, and through M , f m ^^ ff ii in - fi - nite a - ges of a-ges. It tfl*-'n^ Pfalm. Bleffed be. ] ([ [While the Antiphon on Benediftus (or Magnificat, at Vefpers,) is being fung, the Prieft defends to the Jiep of the Choir, and the Hebdomadary Boy brings him the book, attended by the Taper- bearers, and the Cadence being fnifhed, the Prieft begins. s f[ After this manner are faid all the Orifons throughout the whole year, at Vefpers and Matins, (i. e. Lauds), except in the three days before Eafter, when they are all fnifhed in the fame tone, and not varied as at other times. ,] y 1 <3=I3l 3E1 h e Lord be with you. !3Et I£. And with thy fpi-rit. rf=W: Let us pray. Or thus: — T^ 1 f*T— 1— ♦-l: h e Lord be with you. J£. And with thy fpi-rit. Let us pray. [Here follow the proper Orifons, 1 Me- morials, or Commemorations, a for the Sunday, Seafon, or Feftival, after this manner, .] KM aise up, we befeech Thee, O Lord, and the reft, ending thus: — Who liveft and reigneft with God The Father, in The Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, :♦=« =■■ "tap^^ world without end. Or thus: — Amen. *=* Through Chrift, our Lord. [And as the Prieft fays, Who liveft and reigneft let all the Clerks rife from pr oft rat ion, kijjing the Forms.] b Or thus : — c H^ * From the Arlyngham MSS. J From the MSS. Arundel, 1 30. 1 " Orifons are faid at the end of each Hour ; for the Apofiles, whenever they "were together, kneeled down on their knees and prayed, or they departed afunder. And fhe that faith the Orifon fiandctb turned to the Eajl, for Paradife, from -whence we are expelled, is in the Eaft, and therefore, thinking what we have loft, and •where we are, and "whither we defire, we pray turned towards the Eaft." — Myrroure, Ixxii. 1 As to Commemorations, fee Note to Compline, VI., poji. b From the Rubrics for Ad-vent. c Arundel MSS. 1 30, Wednefday in the Head of The Faft, at Sext. The Lord's Day at Lauds. 6 9 And let the Orifons be /aid and terminate in this tone : — d 5^ abfolve us ; through Chrift our Lord. -♦— ♦ — -m- Through our Lord Je-fus Chrift. 51: ♦ — ♦- *= World with-out end. A-men. Or thus, at Eafter : — S=*5=* ?=£ World with-out end. A-men. [After the Or if on, is J aid: — ] 3E* The Lord be with you. I£. And with thy fpi-rit. Or thus : — IB The Lord be with you. s- I£. And with thy fpi-rit. f[ [This being faid, the following Bene- dicamus is faid by one Boy throughout the whole year, fo often as it Jhould be faid by one Boy ; (that is, in all Sundays and Simple Feajls with ix. Leffons and iii. Leffons, when the Choir has Conductors, and on week-days throughout the whole year, as well at Vefpers as at Matins.) In the time of E after, when faid by two Boys, it is always with Alleluya.] s — — " ■ ■ T Bless we The Lord. =5=P!fcz£ I£. Thanks be to God. Or thus :— Blefs we The Lord. 3E J=Pi=1: IJ;. Thanks be to God. |[ [This Orifon, (i. e. for the Sunday), is faid at all hours of the Sunday, and of the whole week, when it is the office for the Time. And let this be generally obferved throughout the whole year, whe- ther the Service be of the Time or of any Saint, that the Collet! , which is faid at Matins, (i. e. Lauds), is always faid at Terce, Sext, None, and at the Second Vefpers; except on Wednefday, Friday, and Saturday, of the Four Times of The Advent of The Lord, and on the Friday after The Nativity of The Lord, and on d " It is to be obferved, that "whenever there is any Memorial or ProceJJion at Vefpers, or at Matins, (fcil. Lauds), then at all the Orifons after the firft ' Benedicamus,' ivhicb may end thus, — ' JVho liveft and reigneft -with God The Father ; * or thus, — • Who -with God The Father and The Holy Ghofl ; ' or thus, — ' Wlio li-vefl and reigneft God; ' or thus, — ' Who with Thee li-veth and reignetb, 1 this pall always be faid to the end ; but at the Orifons which end thus, — ' our Lord Jefus Chrift Thy Son,'' it is faid no farther, but immediately ' Amen ' is faid by the Choir, and afterwards let the Memorial or ProceJJion take place. When, however, after the firft ' Benedicamus,' any Memorial or ProceJJion fucceed any Orifon which terminates thus, — ' Through The Lord,' or thus, — ' Through The fame our Lord,' then the conclufion is thus, — ' Through Chrift our Lord,' or thus, — ' Through The fame Chrift our Lord,' as is fuitable. The fame is the cafe in all rej 'peels after thofe Orifons which are faid after the ProceJJion and before Mafs." — From the Rubrics for the Firft Sunday in Advent. It is to be obferved, that according to Sarum Ufe, from Advent thenceforward, up to the Saturday before the Oflave of Eafter, there was no ProceJJion on Saturdays. 7° The Lord's Day at Lauds. Monday in Rogations ; and except from Wednefday in the Head of The Faft up to the clave of E after ; for then at Vefpers the Orifons are varied, except on Sun- days in Quadrageftma. In like manner let it be in the Feaft of The Dedication of The Church, and in its clave at Second Vefpersi\ e |[ [If there be a Memorial of any Feftival or any Common Memorial to be made, then follows the Antiphon of the particular Memorial on Benedictus, and then the Verfe. Afterwards, prefaced only by Let us pray. o: God the Proper or Common Memorial or Memorials ending, world with-out end. A-men. After the laft Memorial is repeated :- T zi=*=l h e Lord be with you. t And with thy fpi - rit. f Blefs we The Lord. Thanks be to God.] f[ [After thefe Memorials, (if any), fol- lowed according to the Sarum Ufe, the Pfalm Ad Te levavi. Unto Thee have I lifted up mine eyes, with the following Petitions for the peace of The Church: — ] {[ [ This Pfahn is faid every day at Com- pline, and after Matins, (fcil. at Lauds), except in Double Feafts, and except in the O clave of Corpus Chrijli, and the clave of The Fiji tat ion, Affumption, and Nativity of S. Mary, and of the Dedication of The Church, and of The Name of J ejus, and on The Day of Souls, and the Vigil of The Nativity, and from thence to the Firft Sunday after the clave of The Epiphany, and from Wednefday before Eafter, to the Firft Sunday after Trinity, for the peace of the Church, on bended knees, without note.] B Psalm CXXII. [Ps. cxxiii. e. v.] [A Song of Degrees. A Pfalm for Prayer. The three preceding Pfalms being alfo of degrees, this is the fourth degree of a man of prayer and fuppli- cation, a good fervant of his Lord, who every day alks for mercy.] Ad Te levavi. NTO Thee have I lifted up mine eyes : O Thou that dwelled in the Heavens. Behold, as the eyes of fer- vants : look unto the hand of their matters, And as the eyes of a maiden unto the hands of her miftrefs : even fo our eyes unto The Lord our God, until He have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us : for we are greatly filled with contempt. Our foul is greatly filled with the fcorn- ing of the wealthy : and with the defpite- fulnefs of the proud. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. [O God, who dwelled in the Heavens, to Thee we lift up our eyes, and entreat Thee that Thou wouldft confound the fcornful reproaches of the proud, and in thy clemency favour us with the fulnefs of thy mercy, through Our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] e From the Rubrics for the Firfl Sunday in Ad-vent. f " The firft ' Benedicamus ' is always faid by one Boy only, from the Choir, -without changing place or -vefiment ; the fecond by another Boy on the oppofitefide." — Arlyngham MSS. 3 From the Rubric for Compline. The Lord''! Day at Lauds The Pfalm being finijhed, then follows — Lord, have mercy. Chrift, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. |UR FATHER, which art in Heaven ; Hallowed be Thy Name : Thy kingdom come : Thy will be done, as in Hea- ven fo on Earth. Give us this day our daily bread : And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors : And lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from evil. [Secretly.] [Then let the Priejl fay aloud, but without note, — ] And lead us not into temptation. [The Choir replying, — ] But deliver us from evil. A rife, O Lord, and help us. And deli- ver us for Thy Name's fake. O Lord God of Hofts, convert us. Show us the light of thy countenance, and we mail be faved. O Lord, hear my prayer. And let my crying come unto Thee. The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. [Then let the Priejl fay aloud, but without note, — ] Let us pray. Or if on. LORD, favourably receive the prayers of thy Church, that, being delivered from all adverlity and error, it may fafety and freedom; ferve Thee in fafety and freedom; and grant us Thy peace in our time, through our Lord Jems Chrift Thy Son, who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. 7i [The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord. Thanks be to God.] h [May the fouls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, reft in peace. Amen.] |[ [It is to be noted, that all Clerks of the Su- perior and Second Form, are bound to ft and at all the principal Vefpers, throughout the year, in the Choir, continually ; ex- cept when the 37" of the I£ is fung, when the ]$; is fixed, and f aid at the ftep of the Choir. At Compline, all the Clerks indifferently are bound to ft and, through- out all that Hour ; fo alfo at Matins, throughout the whole time ; except when the Leffons are read, and the Refponfes, with their Verfes, are fung. At Prime, and all the other Hours, they are bound uniformly to ft and. \ > [THE TONES FOR BENEDICTUS. f[ [BENEDICTUS, on account of its Evan- gelical authority, has this more beautiful mode in the intonation of Pfalmody and in Jubilation.]* |[ The Firft Tone. £=■=■:■«* Bleff-ed be The Lord God of If-ra-el, £2 — ■ — V — ■ ♦-♦—♦—■ =» wF- for He hath vi-fit-ed and wrought the £fe_. »♦-♦- ^=ir :■=!: re-demp-tion of his peo-ple. {[ The Second Tone. !E 1 ■♦ ^ZiE3ji^t5 Bleff- ed be The Lord God of If-ra-el, h Itfeems doubtful -whether all or any of the je four Verficles -were always added here. ' From the Rubric from the Proper of the Time at The Nativity. J From the Arundel MSS. 1 30 ; in the Britifh Mufeum. 72 The Lord's Day at Lauds. *-T-»— t for He hath vi-iit-ed and wrought the 55 3SP rjr redemption of his people. |[ 7** 7^/r^ 7W. ■ — ■-♦- Bleff-ed be The Lord God of If-ra-el, -♦ — ■ — ♦-♦-♦- -■-♦- for He hath vi-fit-ed and wrought the redemption of his peo-ple. |[ 72* Fourth Tone. Bleff-ed be The Lord God of If-ra-el, -♦ ♦ ■ for He hath vi-fit-ed and wrought the -♦— ■ — ■ — ■— fm~ 3E* redemption of his peo-ple. |[ The Fifth Tone. £2r- r2=B±. £E Bleff-ed be The Lord God of If-ra-el, gfe — ♦-♦—■♦-♦-♦-♦ — ^: for He hath vi-fit-ed and wrought the » ■ » q 3E^ redemption of his people. C The Sixth Tone. j^zJ\ *^^ Bleff-ed be The Lord God of h—jTZ ■■H- ■— ♦ ♦-♦-♦- If- ra - el, for He hath vi-fit-ed and -■-♦- -♦-♦- wrought the redemption of his people. U The Seventh Tone. Bleff- ed be The Lord God of If-ra-el, for He hath vi-fit-ed and wrought the redemption of his peo-ple. {[ The Eighth Tone. -♦-♦ Bleff-ed be The Lord God of If-ra-el, ■ — ♦ -■-■♦- for He hath vi-fit-ed and wrought the *=* 5Et redemption of his people. The Fifth Variety of the Eighth Tone. -♦ — ♦ ■- ^E^53 Bleff-ed be The Lord God of If-ra-el, |E=i nfnpt for He hath vi-fit-ed and wrought the -♦-■ ♦— ■- * redemption of his people. 73 NOTE. — As to the conclufion of the Collets or Orifons. " When the Orifon is directed to The Father , 'without any mention of The Son or Holy Spirit, it is finifhed thus : ' through our Lord J ejus Chriji Thy Son, Who with Thee li-veth and reigneth in The Unity of The Holy Ghoft God.'' As in that Orifon " Ecclefiam tuam Domine," ' Concede nos.' So if the Orifon be directed to The Father, and in it is made mention of The Son, before the final fart, as in the beginning or near the beginning : fay : ' through The Same our Lord J ejus Chrifi. ' as in this, ' Deus qui de beata? ;' or ' De us qui hodierna die ;' or ' Largire nobis.'' So if the Orifon be directed to The Father, and in the fame, mention is made of The Son, in the end or near the end, then let it be finifhed thus : ' who -with Thee li-veth and reigneth in The Unity, ' as in ' Omnipotens fempiterne Deus ;' ' Deus qui falutis eterne ;' ' Prafia quefumus.' So if the Orifon be directed to The Father, and in the fame, mention is made of The Son, nearly in the beginning, and after-wards of The Holy Spirit, then let it be finifhed thus : ' by The Same our Lord Jefus Ckrifi Thy Son, Who -with Thee li-veth and reigneth in the Unity of The Same Spirit : ' as in this, ' Omnipotens fempiterne Deus.' But if the Orifon be directed to The Father, and in the end or near it, mention be made of The Son, and then of The Holy Spirit ; or firfl of The Holy Spirit, and then of The Son, then let the con- clufion be thus : ' Who -with Thee li-veth and reigneth in the Unity of The Same Holy Spirit : ' as in that Collect, ' Mentes noflras, per hujus Domine :' So if the Orifon be directed to The Son, -without any mention of The Father or of The Holy Spirit, then : ' Who li-vefl and reignejl -with God The Father in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft:'' as in that ' Excita quejumus Domine.' Ho-we-ver that Collect, ' Fidelium Deus omnium Con- di tor,' according to Sarum Ufe, finijhes thus, ' Who li-vefi and reignefi -with God The Father in The Unity ; ' but it does not follcrw the rule, becaufe of the -word ' Conditor.' So fometimes, the Son is addreffed in the Collect -without mention of The Father or of The Holy Spirit, and then the conclufion is thus : ' Who -with God The Father and The Holy Spirit li-vefi and reignefi : ' as in that ' Deus qui fanctam crucem ; ' but there is little difference in thefe t-wo lafl terminations, fome Orifons being noted one -way, and fome in the other. If the Orifon be directed to The Son and mention is made of The Holy Spirit, let it conclude thus : ' Who •with God The Father and The Same Holy Spirit :' as in the Collect, ' Via Sanctorum Jefu." If the Orifon be directed to The Holy Spirit only, then let it be finifhed thus : ' Who -with The Father and The Son li-vefi ; ' fo if the Orifon be directed to The -whole Trinity, and mention is made in it of The Name of Th7 Trinity, then let it finijh thus: ' Who li-vefi God, throughout all ages.' So again in Orifons directed to The Trinity, -where mention is made of The Name of The Trinity by the officiating Minifler, let it conclude thus : ' -wherein Thou li-vefi and reignefi God ; ' and both modes are good ; as in that Pofi Communion, ' Proficiat nobis ad falutem .' But thefe rules do not apply -when the Collect is addreffed to S. Mary, or other Saints, -where the ending may be, ' Who in infinite and perfect Trinity li-veth.'' So in Exorcifms upon Catechumens, and in confecrating Fonts and Bleffed Water, and in Funerals, and in many other things, they fay, according to authority and reafon, thus : ' Who fhall come to judge the quick and the dead, and the -world -with fire.' " — Arlyngham MSS., Rubric for Firfl Vefpers, Firfl Sunday in Ad-vent. The following Memorial Verfes are given. " ' Per Dominum^ dicas cum Patrem Prejbyter or as. Principio Natum memora, dicas 'per eundem? ' Ejufdem ' dicas ft mentio Neupmate fiat. Mentio fi fiat de Natoque Flamine facro, ' Per Eundem,' tunc 'per Ejufdem,' pofiea finem. Si citra finem de Nato mentio fiat, Pofiea de Flamine ' £>ui Tecum ' die 'per Ejufdem.'' Si Natum rogites ' S^ui -vi-vis," dicas ' cum Patre.' Die rogitans Natum ' H$ui cum Deo -vi-vis in ae-vum.' ' Patrem,' * fi per Deum pofiulans, et jungis eidem Flamen ; tunc quidem ' Qui cum Patre,' die et ' Eodem.* Si pofiu/as Neupma ' Qui cum Patre Filio,' dicas. Trinum ; ' Qui -vi-vis regnas Deus omnia ftecla,' Die 'in Qua -vi-vis,' -verfus fit mentio fua. Exorc'rzando fi demonemque fugando, Die ' per Eum Qui -venturus efl cefcre per ignem.' Exorc'rzando rogitans Sat hanamque fugando, Pelleris demonem fi fit finis 'per Eum Qui.' " * The fenfe requires ' FiliumJ and fo it has been tranflated. 74 ' Through The Lord," is the form, if The Father a Prejbyter prayetb. Be ' The Son,' in the beginning : ' through The Same,' remember thoufayeft. ' Of The Same,' thou muft Jay, if mention be made of The Spirit. If of The Son be made mention, and aljo of The Holy Spirit, Firft ' through The Same,' then ' of The Same,' let there be at the ending. If near the end of the prayer, of The Son a mention be made, and Afterwards of The Spirit : ' Who -with Thee,' jay, and ' through The Same.' If to The Son thou prayeji, ' Who li-veft,' add '-with The Father.' And end, bejeeching The Son, ' Who -with God li-veft, for ever.' If to The Son, True God, thou prayeft, and joineft unto Him The Holy Ghoft, then, * Who -with The Father,' add, and ' -with The Same,' too. And when bejeeching The Spirit, ' Who -with The Father and The Son.' The Trinity, ' Who li-veft and reigneft God, -world -without ending.' Say, ' in -which Thou li-veft,' if the -verfe of It doth make mention. In Exorcifing, and putting to flight all the demons, Say : ' by Him -who pall come to reap hereafter -with fire.' If thou entreateft in Exorcijing and banijhing Satan, Thou -wilt expel The Devil, if this be the ending, ' by Him Who.' The porter Verfes are tbefe. ' Per Dominum,' dicasfi Patrem Prejbyter oras. Si Chriftum memores ' per Eundem,' dicere debes. Si loqueris Chrifto ' S^ui -vi-vis,' Jcire memento ; ' £<\ui Tecum,' fi Jit collector finis in Ipjo ; Si memores Flamen f 'Ejujdem,' die prope finem. Say, ' through The Lord,' if thou to The Father a Prejbyter prayeft ; If Chrift thou doft mention, ' through The Same ' thou Jhouldeft Jay then. If unto Chrift thou Jpcakeft, ' Who li-veft,' remember the form is ; ' Who -with Thee,' if the end of the Colleel pertain unto Him. So if thou mention The Spirit, ' of The Same,' Jay near the ending. 75 T'HE HYMNS FOR THE PROPER OF THE TIME AT MATINS IN 1 THE LORD'S DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. {[ AT MATINS throughout ADVENT. s ■ Htmnus* r^iF&'^S ^ Wgl M |S "■_" mm ER-BUM Su- • per- num > q _ _ . ■, - • "1 ■ ■ 1 ■ - pro - di - ens, A Pa - tre o - ■ n ■ P g - ■ H ■ - lim ex - i - ens, Qui na - tus s ■ -*■ — ■ — *— J ■ ■- — * 1 or - bi fub - ve - nis, s 1 B 1 Cur - fu de- p— . — ■ — ■ ■ — ■— ■ . . — ■ 1 j — 1 cli - ni tem - po - ris. Verbum Supernum prodiens, A Patre olim exiens ; Qui natus orbi fubvenis, Curfu declivi temporis ; Illumina nunc peftora, Tuoque amore concrema ; Audito ut praeconio, Sint pulfa tandem lubrica. Judexque cum poll aderis, Rimari facta pectoris ; Reddens vicem pro abditis Juftifque regnum pro bonis ; Non demum artemur malis, Pro qualitate criminis ; Sed cum beatis compotes, Simus perennes ccelibes. Hymn 3rf! U - PER - NAL Word! Thou — ■ i ■ ■ i ^» Effluence bright, Erft offspring of SE The Father's might ; Whofe birth the finking world fuftained, As Time in *=t downward progrefs waned ; Supernal Word ! Thou Effluence bright, Erft offspring of The Father's might ; Whofe birth the finking world fuftained, As Time in downward progrefs waned ; Our bofoms with thy beams illume, And with thy kindling love confume ; So when the fummons dread we hear, Guilt be no longer harboured there. And when at laft, our Judge, thine eyes All deeds and hearts fhall fcrutinize ; Secrets requite, and for their meed, A kingdom to the juft concede; Oh ! may we not for guilt unlhriven, With finners from thy face be driven ; But with the bleft in thy domain, Eternal purity attain. k From S. Ambrofe, or one of his School. 7 6 The Hymns for The Proper of The Time at Matins Laus, Honor, Virtus, Gloria, Deo Patri et Filio, Sanfto limul Paraclito, In fempiterna faecula. A Laud, Honor, Virtue, Glory be, To God The Father ! Son, to Thee ! And to The Holy Paraclete, Now and through ages infinite. * A Hymnus.i AT LAUDS. To the fame Melody. Vox clara ecce ! intonat, Obfcura quasque increpat ; Pellantur eminus fomnia, Ab ethere Chriftus promicat. Mens jam refurgat torpida, Quae forde extat faucia ; Sidus refulget jam novum, Ut tollat omne noxium. E furfum Agnus mittitur, Laxare gratis debitum ; Omnes pro indulgentia, Vocem demus cum lacrymis. Secundo ut cum fulferit, Mundumque horror cinxerit ; Non pro ream puniat, Sed Pius nos tunc protegat. Laus, Honor, Virtus, Gloria, Deo Patri et Filio, Sandlo limul Paraclito, In fempiterna faecula. Amen. In SEPTUAGESIMA. Htmnus. Alleluya piis Edite laudibus, Cives aetherei Pfallite fuaviter ; Alleluya perenne Edite laudibus. Hymn. Lo ! what a thrilling voice founds forth, And chides the parting Ihades of earth ; Let flumber far away be driven, [ven. Chrift in his might mines forth from Hea- Now let each torpid foul arife, Which funk in guilt and wounded lies ; See ! the new Star's refulgent ray Shall chafe difeafe and fin away. The Lamb of God is fent from Heaven, To loofe for naught man's debt forgiven ; Oh ! for this boon, let every voice, With mingling fongs and tears rejoice. So when again His Light mines clear, And terror girds this quailing fphere, May He our guilt from vengeance fpare, And Ihield us with his kindly care. Laud, Honour, Virtue, Glory be, To God The Father ! Son, to Thee ! And to The Holy Paraclete, Now and through ages infinite. Amen. In the NOCTURNE Hymn. Alleluyas found ye In ftrains of holy laud, Sing ! citizens of Heaven, Sweet pfalmody to God ; Alleluyas evermore In adoring praife outpour. 1 From S. Ambroje, or one of his School. m From the Worcester Breviary, and the Cottonian and Harleian MSS. Englijh Hymnals, cent. x. in The Lord's Days throughout the Tear. 77 Hinc nos perpetim, Luminis accolis, Affumet refonans Hymniferis choris. Alleluya perenne Edite laudibus. Vos Urbs eximia Sufcipiet Dei, Quae Isetis refonat Cantibus excitans ; Alleluya perenne Edite laudibus. Felici reditu Gaudia fumite, Reddentes Domino Glorificum melos ; Alleluya perenne Edite laudibus. Te, Chrifte, celebret, Gloria vocibus, Noftris Omnipotens, Hac Tibi dicimus ; Alleluya perenne Edite laudibus. Almum fydereae, Jam patriae decus, Viclores capitis, Quo canor eft jugis ; Alleluya perenne Edite laudibus. Hoc feffis requies, Hoc cibus et potus, Obleftans, reducens, Hauftibus affufis ; Alleluya perenne Edite laudibus. Nos (Te) fuavis fonis, Conditor affatim, Rerum carminibus Laudeque pangimus ; Alleluya perenne Edite laudibus. So may we for ever, With denizens of light ; And all their hymning Choirs, In echoing fongs unite ; Alleluyas evermore, In adoring praife outpour. You mail the noble City Of God receive on high ; Which ever joyful waketh To ftrains of melody ; Alleluyas evermore, In adoring praife outpour. To that bleft home returning, Take ye its joys for aye, Unto The Lord afcribing A glory-giving lay ; Alleluyas evermore, In adoring praife outpour. Thee, Chrift, we celebrate ; Thy glory we proclaim ; And hail Thee, Lord of might, In fongs of glad acclaim ; Alleluyas evermore, In adoring praife outpour. Thou art the faireft honour, Of Heaven's ftar-decked domain ; Where victors, Thee, their Chieftain, Extol in ceafelefs ftrain ; Alleluyas evermore, In adoring praife outpour. There find the wearied reft, Rich ftore of heavenly food ; And drink fweet draughts refrelhed, From an exhauftlefs flood ; Alleluyas evermore, In adoring praife outpour. We, in tones harmonious, The world's Creator fing ; And with full hearts to greet Thee, Our laud and mufic bring ; Alleluyas evermore, In adoring praife outpour. 78 The Hymns for The Proper of The Time at Matins Te, Chrifte, celebret, Gloria vocibus, Noftris Omnipotens, Hac Tibi dicimus ; Alleluya perenne Edite laudibus. Thee, Chrift, we celebrate, Thy glory we proclaim, And hail Thee, Lord of might, In fongs of glad acclaim ; Alleluyas evermore, In adoring praife outpour. IN SEPTUAGESIMA. HTMNUS. Alleluya ! dulce carmen, Vox perennis gaudii ; Alleluya ! laus mavis Eft Choris cceleftibus ; Quam canunt, Dei manentes In Domo, per fecula. Alleluya ! lasta Mater, Concivis Hierufalem ; Alleluya ! vox tuorum, Civium gaudentium ; Exules nos flere cogunt, Babylonis flumina. non meremur Alleluya Nunc perenne pfallere ; Alleluya ! nos reams, Cogit intermittere ; Tempus inftat qua perafta, Lugeamus crimina. Unde laudando precamur, Te, Beata Trinitas ; Ut Tuum nobis videre, Pafcha des in aethera ; Qui Tibi lsti canamus, Alleluya perpetim. Amen. Hymn. Alleluya ! fong of fweetnefs, Voice of everlafting joy ; Alleluya ! laud and gladnefs The celeftial Choirs employ ; Which they fing, melodious lay ! Abiding in God's Houfe for aye. Alleluya ! joyous Mother Jerufalem ! of faints on high ; Alleluya ! one to other, Thy citizens rejoicing cry ; We exiles ftill mull vigil keep, By Babylon's fad rivers weep. Alleluya ! yet we may not Sing unchecked that glorious ftrain ; Alleluya ! fins which flee not Bid us from that hymn refrain ; The time of forrow comes once more, When finners mull their guilt deplore. Now thy might devoutly praifing, Blefled Trinity, we pray ; Give to our eyes enraptured gazing, Thine Eafter in the realms of day ; To praife Thee on that happy fhore, Where Alleluyas ceafe no more. Amen.' n Thefe Hymns are not contained in tie ordinary Sarum Breviaries, but are found in that of Worcefter ; MSS. in Bib!. Coll. Corp. Chrifti, Oxon., A.D. 1 064 ,• and in the other Englijh Hymnaries of that date : Harl. MSS. Brit. Muf, 2961 ; Cotton MSS. Vefp. D. xii. ; Julius A. vu in The Lord's Days throughout the Tear. 79 |[ IN QUADRAGESIMA, in the Firft and Second Sundays, AT MATINS, and daily throughout thofe weeks." HTMNUS. UM-MI Lar-gi-tor prae- ■s— — T~I" _^_ -fr 3J= \ ' - mi - i! Spes qui es u - n= -?*z -g — j- -■-t — ■ — +=l -5-Pl - ni- ca mun -di; Pre- ces in- ten-de Tf-g-. n 1 ,-^ J p^ fer - vo - rum, Ad Te de - vo - te 3^ cla - man - turn. Summi Largitor prasmii ! Spes Qui es unica mundi ; Preces intende fervorum, Ad Te devote elamantum. Noftra Te confcientia, Grave offendiffe monftrat ; Quam emundes fupplicamus, Ab omnibus piaculis. Si renuis, quis tribuet? Indulge, quia potens es ; Te corde rogare mundo Fac nos, precamur, Domine. Ergo acceptare noftrum, Qui facrafti, Jejunium ; Quo myftice Pafchalia, Capiamus Sacramenta. Summa nobis hoc conferat, In Deitate Trinitas ; In Qua gloriatur Unus, Per cunfta fecula Deus. SE A - men. IS-PENSER of the gifts 3S! ^3E^piE L^Et of Heaven ! Sole Hope to thy Sat S^5 Creation given ; Thy fervant's prayers E*5^3E with fa-vour greet, Devoutly offered 5^ * at thy feet. Dispenser of the gifts of Heaven ! Sole Hope to thy Creation given ! Thy fervants' prayers with favour greet, Devoutly offered at thy feet. Our heinous fins the confcience fmite, We have offended in thy fight ; O ever may thy cleanfing grace, All thofe impurities efface. If Thou denieft, who will give ? Thou'rt mighty ; fo our guilt relieve ; And teach us, gracious Lord, this day, To Thee with fpotlefs hearts to pray. Receive our tribute, we intreat, This Faft which Thou didft confecrate ; So we with joy that myftic fare, Thy Pafchal Sacraments may fhare. Bellow thefe gifts, Thou Trinity ! Supreme and wondrous Deity ! Who doft for evermore abide, One God unchanged and glorified. men. From S. Gregory tie Great. 8o The Hymns for The Proper of The Time at Matins AT LAUDS, and daily fi Htmnus. Au - di be- nig- ne Con-di - g=^rt^S3±»=i =ft: ■ ♦ tor, Noftras pre- ces cum fle- ti - T+- ■ =t "*" ■ — -1- T" — ♦ - bus i In hoc fa- cro Je - 1^r* ■" — H — ■- ■ge- Fm- H Tl" - J u " ni ■o, Fu-fas Qua - dra na - s ♦=* n - o. Audi benigne Conditor, Noflras preces cum fletibus, In hoc facro Jejunio, Fufas Quadrigenario. Scrutator alme cordium ! Infirma Tu fcis virium ; Ad Te reverfis exhibe, Remiffionis gratiam. Multum quidem peccavimus, Sed parce confitentibus ; Ad laudem Tui Nominis, Confer medelam languidis. Sic corpus extra conteri Dona per abftinentiam ; Jejunet ut mens fobria, A labe prorfus criminum. Prajfta, Beata Trinitas ! Concede, Simplex Unitas ! Ut fruftuofa fint tuis Jejuniorum munera. A - men. Hymn- V K — ? ^EFiE^L O mer-ci - ful Cre-a-tor! ■Ej=|rp«-j g=:!H«=i=p=ip-i ^ hear; Regard our mingled tears and : i F = ^ E prayer, Heavenward to Thee de voutly fent, In this our ho-ly Fad of Lent. O merciful Creator ! hear; Regard our mingled tears and prayer, Heavenward to Thee devoutly fent, In this our holy Fall of Lent. Heart fearcher kind ! well known to Thee, Is all our foul's infirmity ; Repentant now we feek thy face ; Impart thy bleffed pardoning grace. Much have we finned in thy fight ; Spare, who confefs their guilt aright ; In honour of Thy Name, reflore Health to our fickneffes once more. Grant that the body's outward fenfe Be chaitened by fit abftinence ; And thus the falling fpirit be From every guilty blemilh free. Bellow our prayer, Bleft Trinity ! Grant this, Unfevered Unity ! So may the gifts thy Fall imparts Be precious to our loving hearts. gffjfZJBElJ A - P From S. Gregory the Great. in The Lord's Days throughout the Tear. [AT LAUDS, after Norwich Ufe, from after Worcefter, from The Third PASSION OF THE LORD. HTMNUS. Jam, Chrifte, Sol Juftitiae, Mentis dehifcant tenebrae j Virtutum ut lux redeat, Terris diem cum reparas. Das tempus acceptabile, Et penitens cor tribue ; Convertat ut benignitas, Quos longa fuffert pietas. Quiddamque penitentiae Da ferre, quamvis grandium Majore Tui munere Quod demptio fit criminum. Dies venit, Dies Tua, In qua reflorent omnia ; Laetemur in hac, ut tuae Per hanc redudli gratia?. Te rerum Univerfitas, Clemens adoret Trinitas, Et nos novi per veniam, Novum canamus canticum. Amen. The Fir ft Monday in QUADRAGESIMA ; Sunday in QUADRAGESIMA, up to THE Hymn. O Christ, Thou Sun of Juftice, come, Pierce with thy rays our mental gloom ; With virtue light our fouls once more, And unto earth thy day reftore. The time acceptable is here, Make our repentant hearts fincere ; Convert us with thy kindly care, Whom thy long-fuftering mercies fpare. Grant that for all our deep offence, We offer Thee meet penitence ; And thy forgiving fovereign grace, May thus our heinous guilt efface. Thy Day draws near, the Day of blifs, When teeming Nature blooms afreih ; May we rejoice therein, O Lord, To thy fweet favour then reftored. Kind Trinity ! Thee evermore, The Univerfal Worlds adore ; And new create, by Thee forgiven, We raife this new-made fong to Heaven. Amen.] |[ AT MATINS IN QUADRAGESIMA, on the Third Sunday, and daily up to THE PASSION OF THE LORD.i HTMNUS. ni - i, Mon - lira - tur or - bi 5i^ 1=1- 3 coe - li - tus, Quod Chrif - tus i^ Auc-tor om-ni-um, Ci - bis di - ca - ?I= vit ab - fti Hymn. :3£ RIGHT honour of the Len EE^E ten Fait ! From Heaven abroad on earth difplayed ; Which Chrift, The :^zzl: ^^Zi"^ *=*= Author of all worlds, By his own fait ^E :Pt*L hath fa-cred made. 1 From S. Gregory the Great. The Hymns for The Proper of The Time at Matins Clarum decus Jejunii, Monilratur orbi coelitus ; Quod Chriltus Audlor omnium, Cibis dicavit abitinens. Hoc Moyfes carus Deo, Legifque lator faftus ell ; Hoc Heliam per aera, Curru levavit igneo. Hinc Daniel mylteria, Viftor leonum viderat ; Per hoc, amicus intimus Sponfi, Johannes claruit. Hasc nos fequi dona Deus Exempla parlimonias ; Tu robur auge mentium, Dans fpiritale gaudium. Prasfla Pater per Filium, Praefta per Almum Spiritum ; Cum His per aevum triplici, Unus Deus cognomine. Bright honour of the Lenten Fall ! From Heaven abroad on earth difplayed; Which Chrifl, The Author of all worlds, By his own fall hath facred made. Through this was Mofes dear to God, And chofen herald of his Law ; Elias thus his heavenward road, Ethereal foared on fiery car. So Daniel, Lion conqueror, viewed God's mylleries in coming years ; So John, the Bridegroom's loving friend, Renowned in holy lore appears. O help us, God of love ! we pray, Their paths of abilinence to choofe; Add flrength unto our fouls, and all Thy fpiritual joys infufe. Grant this, O Father ! through The Son, Grant this for Thy Fair Spirit's fake ; Who, Threefold Majefty, yet One ! Of endlefs glory doll partake. A - men. AT LAUDS, and daily up to THE PASSION OF THE LORD. ' Htmnus. jP-mr-fc Je - su ! Qua - dri - ge-na - rice 3^3 BSE* Di - ca - tor ab - fli-nen-ti - ac ; _^g=H: F m ~* -*— ■*— " j± Qui ob fa - lu - tern men-tium, -■ ■ | Hoc San-xe - ras Je - ju - ni - um. Hymn. SE^i^=5— V Je - su ! who this our Lenten tide, Of ab-ili-nence hath fanftified ; 3== And who t' amend our fouls' eflate, :tn; This ho - ly Fall didfl con - fe-crate. r From S. Hilar im. in The Lord's Days throughout the Year. 83 Jesu ! Ouadrigenarias Dicator abftinentiae ; Qui ob falutem mentium, Hoc fanxeras Jejunium ; Qui Paradifo redderes, Servata parfimonia, Quos inde gaftrimargia Illecebrofa depulit ; Adefto nunc, Ecclefiae, Adefto penitentiae ; Quae pro fuis exceffibus Orat profufis fletibus. Tu retroa&a crimina, Tua remitte gratia ; Et a futuris adhibe Cuftodiam, Mitiffime ! Ut expiati annuis Jejuniorum vi&imis, Tendamus ad Pafchalia, Digne colenda gaudia. Prasfta, Pater, per Filium, Prasfta per Almum Spiritum ; Cum, His per aevum, triplici Unus Deus cognomine. SES=E Jesu ! who this our Lenten tide, Of abftinence haft fanctified ; And who t' amend our fouls' eftate, This holy Faft didft confecrate ; So unto Paradife once more, By fober converfe to reftore, The fouls whom thence enticing luft Infatiate, had to ruin thruft ; Be with thy Church in faving power, In this her penitential hour ; When for the fins of bygone days, In plenteoufnefs of tears fhe prays. To all our heinous paft offence, Thy gracious pardon, Lord, difpenfe ; Henceforth, O kindeft Guardian! deign To keep us from thofe fins again. So cleanfed in fpirit in thine eyes, By this our failing facrifice, May we thy Pafchal joys prepare, With meet and reverent love to fhare. Grant this, O Father! through The Son, For Thy Good Spirit's fake, be done ; Adored throughout Eternity, In Honour One, in Perfon Three. E ^E= ^ A - men. |[ AT MATINS, in Sunday in THE PASSION OF THE LORD, and daily, up to THE SUPPER OF THE LORD. HTMNUS. :fe=i=i ^T«T i ANGE lin-gua gloriofi Prae-li - um cer-ta - mi-nis, b — ♦ — ♦= ^ = S Et fu - per cru - cis tro-pas-um, =¥ P n "^ =£ Die tri-umph-um no - bi-lem ; Hymn. EHEARSE, my tongue, the glorious war, The wondrous ftrife on Calvary, And o'er the trophy of the F*=E :tj«35=i Crofs, Pour forth the high triumphal lay, s From Venant'im Fortunatus. 8 4 The Hymns for The Proper of The Time at Matins 3^EE :t Quali - ter Re-demptor or- bi |E3E* Im-mo-la - tus vi - ce - rit. Pange lingua gloriofi Praslium certaminis, Et fuper cruris tropaeum, Die triumphum nobilem ; Qualiter Redemptor orbis Immolatus vicerit. De parentis protoplafti, Fraude facia condolens, Ouando pomi noxialis, Morte morfu corruit; Ipfe lignum tunc notavit, Damna ligni ut folveret. Hoc opus noftras falutis, Ordo depopofcerat ; Multiformis proditoris, Ars ut artem falleret ; Et medelam ferret inde, Hoftis unde lsferat. Quando venit ergo facri Plenitudo temporisj Miflus eft ab arce Patris, Natus orbis Conditor; Atque ventre Virginali, Caro faftus prodiit. [Vagit Infans inter arfta Conditus prefepia ; Membra pannis involuta, Virgo Mater alligat ; Manus Pedes atque Crura, Stricla cingit fafcia. Gloria et Honos Deo Ufque quo Altiffimo ; Una Patri Filioque, Inclito Paraclito; Cui Laus eft et Poteftas, Per eterna fecula. « s _ F= ^~ — ■- — ■— ■ — = — -m— -n— -V — ■— ^ The Saviour of the world was flain, F~ -1- -n— .-^-b-- ._ — ■__ — ~ -. b= Yet did a noble viftory gain. Rehearse, my tongue, the glorious war, The wondrous ftrife on Calvary, And o'er the trophy of The Crofs, Pour forth the high triumphal lay ; The Saviour of the world was flain, Yet did a noble victory gain. He for our firft forefather mourned, Lured by the artifice of Hell ; When tailing of the noxious fruit, Beneath the ftroke of death he fell ; He marked in love that fatal tree, From that tree's bane our fouls to free. So ordered was the mighty plan, So was falvation's work complete ; So with the fhifting traitor's art, His guile fhould his own guile defeat ; And thence the healing medicine flow, From him who dealt the hoftile blow. Now when the fulnefs of the time Had come ; upon that facred morn, Sent forth from His own Father's throne, Earth's Maker on his Earth was born, And ifluing from a Virgin womb, Made flefli, did then our flefli aflume. Behold ! how weeps the Royal Child, Within a narrow manger laid ; His limbs the Virgin Mother mild, Hath meanly in apparel fwathed ; And lo ! His Feet and Hands divine ; The coarfe encircling bands confine.] Glory and Honour be afcribed, To God Moft Higheft as is meet, At once to Father and to Son, And to The glorious Paraclete, To whom belong all Laud and Power ; Now and through ages evermore. men. in The Lord's Days throughout the Tear. 85 [From an Ancient Englijh Hymnary.] ' HTMNUS. HYMN. [Rex Angelorum praepotens, Qui fponte pauper faitus es ; Ut nos per aevum divites, In aethre tecum poneres; O King of Angels ! Lord of Power ! Of thine own will for us made poor ; So we, of endlefs wealth pofiefTed, Might (hare with Thee thy Heaven of reft ; Largire nobis profpera, Crucis facrae follemnia ; Gratefque da perfolvere, Magnae tuae clementiae. Grant us, to keep in hallowed courfe, Memorial of thy fa'cred Crofs ; And thanks to Thee devoutly pay, For thy great mercy of this day. Qui fuftinens opprobria, Fel, Vincla, Sputa, Verbera, Mortemque ; nobis perpetis Vitas parafti gloriam ; Thou who didft bitter fcorn fuftain, The Gall, the Spitting, Scourge and Chain, And Death ; fo thus on us beftowed, Eternal, glorious life with God ; Nunc clarus in regno tuo, Noftri memento quaefumus ; Et cum latrone perfrui, Da Paradifi gaudiis. Now radiant in thy realms above, Remember us with ceafelefs love ; And grant us with the Thief to rife, And tafte the joys of Paradife. Tecum Patrem piifiimum, Simulque Sanfto Spiritu, Inferna, Terra, Sidera, Tremunt, adorant, concrepunt. Amen. Mod gracious Father, unto Thee, And Son, and Holy Spirit be, By Hell, and Earth, and ftarry Heaven, Fear, Adoration, Homage given. Amen.] [From an Ancient j HTMNUS. Englijh Hymnary. ~\ u Hymn. [Rex Chrifte, Fadtor omnium, Redemptor et credentium ; Placare votis fupplicum Te laudibus colentium. O Christ ! Our King ! by whom were framed The worlds, and us thy flock redeemed ; Regard the vows thy fuppliants pour Before Thee, and with praife adore. Qui es Creator fiderum, Tegmen fubifti carneum ; Dignatus hanc viliflimam, Pati doloris formulam. Creator of the ftarry fphere ! Thou didft a flefhly garment wear ; And erft in lowlieft habit deign, T'endure indignity and pain. Ligatus es ut folveres, Mundi mentis complices ; Per probra tergens crimina, Quae mundus aufit plurima. Thou'rt bound ! fo thus in funder burft, The fetters of a world accurfed ; So through thy taunts and fliame were fpared, The crimes which guilty man had dared. Cujus benigna gratia, Cujus per alma munera, Virtute folvit ardua, Primi parentis vincula. <■ Harkian MSS., 2961. " Harl. MSS., 2961, cent. x. — From S. Gregory t Whofe renovating grace benign, And faireft bounties all divine, With prowefs all fubduing broke, Our firft forefathers' finful yoke. he Great. 86 The Hymns for The Proper of The Time at Matins Cruci, Redemptor ! figeris, Terram fed omnem concitas ; Tradis potentem Spiritum ! Nigrefcit omne feculum ! Mox in paternae gloriae, Viftor refplendens culmine, Cum Spiritus munimine, Defende nos, Rex Optime. Saviour ! Thou'rt nailed unto the Crofs, Yet Earth Thou fliakeft in her courfe j Thou breathed forth Thy mighty Soul ; O'er Nature floods of darknefs roll ! Now in Thy Father's glories bright, Refplendent Vidtor throned in might, With Thy Bleft Spirit's guardian ftay, Uphold us, Mighty King ! we pray.] AT LAUDS, and up to THE SUPPER OF THE LORD, Daily. To The fame Melody as Pange Lingua. HTMNUS. Lustra fex qui jam perafta, Tempus implens corporis, Se volente natus ad hoc, Paffioni deditus, Agnus in Cruce levatur, Immolandus ftipite. Hie Acetum, Fel, Arundo, Sputa ! Clavis, Lancea, Mite Corpus perforatur ; Sanguis Unda profluit, Terra, Pontus, Aftra, Mundus, Ouo lavantur flumine. Crux fidelis ! inter omnes Arbor Una nobilis ! Nulla fylva talem profert, Fronde, flore, germine ; Dulce lignum ! dulces clavos, Dulce pondus fuftinet. Fle&e ramos, Arbor alta ! Tenfa laxa vifcera ; Et rigor lentefcat ille, Quern dedit nativitas ; Ut Superni membra Regis ; Miti tendas ftipite. Sola digna tu fuifti, Ferre pretium feculi ; Atque portum preparare, Nauta mundo naufrago ; Quern facer Cruor perunxit, Fufus Agni corpore. Hymn. Six luftres paft ; his life in flefh Complete ; of his own gracious will Born to this glorious taflc of love, Prepared His Paflion to fulfil ; The Lamb upon The Crofs on high Is raifed ; a Sacrifice to die. Lo ! Vinegar, and Gall, and Reed, And Spitting ! Spear and Nails of woe His gentle frame acutely pierce, Till forth that Blood and Water flow, Which Earth, Sea, Stars, and Nature lave, In one all renovating wave. O Faithful Crofs ! thou peerlefs Tree ! In all creation nobleft wood ! No foreft yields the like of thee, In leaf and flower, and fruitful bud ; Sweet wood ! and fweet the nails which there That fweet and wondrous burthen bear ! Bow down thy branches, haughty Tree ! And give thy rigid finews eafe ; Relax thy ftubbornnefs, and bid, Thy native cruelty to ceafe ! The limbs of The Celeftial King, Acrofs thy bofom gently fling ! Thou wert alone full meet efteemed, Earth's perfect ranfom to fuftain ; And pilot fliipwrecked man redeemed, Within falvation's port again ; Anointed with that facred gore, Which from The Lamb flows evermore. in The Lord's Days throughout the Year. 87 Gloria et Honos Deo, Ufquequo Altiffimo ; Una Patri Filioque, Inclito Paraclito ; Cui Laus eft et Poteftas ; Per eterna fecula. Amen. Glory and Honour be afcribed, To God Mod Higheft as is meet, At once to Father and to Son, And to The Glorious Paraclete, To whom belong all Laud and Power Now and through ages evermore. Amen. [In the passion of THE LORD AT MATINS. From the Anglo-Saxon Hymnaries.* Hymnus. Hymn. Auctor Salutis Unicus Mundi Redemptor inclite ; Tu Chrifte nobis annuam Crucis fecunda gloriam. Salvation's Author ! Lord renowned, Of Earth The One Redeemer found ; Blefs Thou, O Chrift, in yearly courfe, To us the glory of thy Crofs. Tu Sputa, Colaphos, Vincula, Et dura pafTus verbera ; Crucem volens afcenderas, Noftrae falutis gratia?. Thou Spitting, Stripes, and Chains, and Spear, And cruel buffetings didft bear ; And will to afcend the Crofs of pain, For us falvation to obtain. Hinc Morte mortem diruens, Vitamque Vita largiens, Mortis miniftrum fubdolum, Deviceras Diabolum. So death by Death Thou didft o'erthrow, And life through thine own Life beftow, And vanquifti Satan, crafty foe, The minifter of death and woe. Nunc in Parentis dextera, Sacrata fulgens Victima, Audi, precamur ! vivido Tuo redemptos Sanguine. Now on Thy Father's throne of ftate, A fhining Viftim confecrate, Hear us, we pray Thee, Chrift The Good ! Redeemed by thy life-giving Blood. Quo Te fequentes omnibus, Morum proceflu feculis, Adverfus omne fcandalum, Crucis feramus Labarum. Thither we evermore would run That holy courfe by Thee begun ; And, fhield from all offence and lofs ! Lift up the Banner of the Crofs. Praefta Beata Trinitas, Concede Simplex Unitas ; Ut fructuofa fint tuis, Jejuniorum merita. Beftow our prayer, Bleft Trinity ! Grant this, Unfevered Unity ! So may the gifts thy Faft imparts, Be precious to our loving hearts.] v Cott. MSS., Brit. Muf., Vejfafian D xii., cent. > Julius A tit., cent. . " Liber Sanclne Marite fVygornenfis Ecclefitz per A. D., 1064. Harl. MSS., Brit. Mus., 2961, cent. x. •7. c. Sanclum Ofivaldum" in Bibl. Coll. Chrijli Oxonite, 88 The Hymns for The Proper of The Time at Matins AT MATINS, IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER, and Daily, up to THE ASCENSION." Hymnus. U-RO-RA Lu-cis ru 1 — ■ ■ ■- ti - lat, Coe - lum lau - di - bi =q=g»«=|=i=q- -1— ^~ ■= in - to - nat, Mun - dus ex - ult - ans l=^=i= l^i=^ ^=*z ju-bi-lat, Ge-mens in-fer-nus u A- - to - lat! Aurora Lucis rutilat, Ccelum laudibus intonat, Mundus exultans jubilat, Gemens Infernus ululat ! Cum Rex Ille fortiflimus, Mortis confra&is viribus, Pede conculcans Tartara, Solvit a poena miferos. Ille qui claufus lapide, Cuftoditur fub milite, Triumphans pompa nobili, Viftor furgit de funere. Solutis jam gemitibus, Et Inferni doloribus ; Quia, Surrexit Dominus, Refplendens clamat Angelus. Trifles erant Apoftoli, De nece fui Domini, Quern poena mortis crudeli, Servi damnarant impii. Hymn. H E Morn of Light its beams z^$=l =3=l- difplays, High Heaven refounds with echoing praife, Worlds jubilant their i=j=i=q=3 =J =i = =T voices raife, Hell waileth in diftreffed iz^H: a-maze ! The Morn of Light its beams difplays, High Heaven refounds with echoing praife, Worlds jubilant their voices raife, Hell waileth in diftreffed amaze ! When He, The King of boundlefs might, Death's mattered hofts difperfed in flight : Beneath Him Satan's empire trode, And pardon on the loft bellowed. He who within the rock had lain, Clofe guarded by the armed train, See ! in triumphal pomp is come, Arifing Viftor from the tomb. Now Hell's laments are hufhed in peace, Its forrows lhall for ever ceafe ; For Lo ! The Lord hath rifen to-day ! Loud doth the mining Angel fay. Sad were the Apoftolic train, For their dear Lord a Victim flain, Whom impious flaves condemned to die, A cruel death of agony. From S. Ambroje, or one of his jcbool. in The Lord's Days throughout the Tear. 89 Quefumus, Auftor omnium, In hoc Pafchali gaudio, Ab omni mortis impetu, Tuum defened populum. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui furrexifti a mortuis ; Cum Patre et Spiritu Sanclo, In fempiterna fecula. A - men. Author of all ! be Thou our ftay, In this our Eafter joy we pray ; Whene'er the affaults of death impend, Thy people ftrengthen and defend. All Glory, gracious Lord ! to Thee, Who rofe from death triumphant, be ; The Father and The Holy Ghoft, Long as eternity mall laft. A - men. AT LAUDS, and daily up to THE ASCENSION* To the fame Melody. HYMNUS. Sermone blando Angelus Prasdixit mulieribus ; In Galilasa Dominus Videndus eft quantocyus. Illas dum pergunt concitae Apoftolis hoc dicere, Videntes Eum vivere Ofculantur pedes Domini. Quo agnito, difcipuli In Galilasam propere Pergunt, videre faciem Deflderatam Domini. Claro Pafchali gaudio, Sol mundo nitet radio, Cum Chriftum jam Apoftoli, Vifu cernunt corporeo. Oftenfa Jibi vulnera, In Chrifti Carne fulgida ; RefurrexhTe Dominum, Voce fatentur publica. Rex Chrifte clementiffime ! Tu corda noftra poffide, Ut Tibi laudes debitas, Reddamus omni tempore. Hymn. In accents bland the Angel bleft, The holy women thus addrefTed ; O hafte your rifen Lord to fee ! For He hath gone to Galilee. Now anxious, they with loving fpeed, To tell the Apoftles ftraight proceed ; When lo ! their living Lord they meet, And kifs with joy his facred feet. When the difciples heard the fame, To Galilee they quickly came ; They hafte with one accord to gaze, Upon their Lord's beloved face. With clear and joyous Pafchal ray, The Sun fhone fairly on that day, When his Apoftles Chrift once more, With their corporeal vifion faw. To them His wondrous Wounds He fhewed, As radiant in His Flefh they glowed ; Then loud with joyous voice they faid, The Lord hath rifen from the dead ! O King of mercy, Chrift ! no lefs Do Thou our longing hearts poffefs ; So to thy glory, all our days, We'll give the tribute of our praife. x From S. Ambroje, or one of his School. 9° The Hymns for The Proper of The Time at Matins Quefumus, Auftor omnium, In hoc Pafchali gaudio, Ab omni mortis impetu, Tuum defende populum. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui furrexifli a mortuis ; Cum Patre et Spiritu Sandto, In fempiterna fecula. Amen. Author of all ! be Thou our guide, In this our joy of Eaftertide ; Whene'er the affaults of death impend, Thy people ftrengthen and defend. All glory, gracious Lord ! to Thee, Who rofe from death triumphant, be ; The Father and The Holy Ghoft, Long as eternity {hall laft. Amen. [ON SUNDAYS IN EASTERTIDE, AT MATINS. From The Norwich, Canterbury, and Anglo-Saxon Hymnaries. i Htmnus. Rex Eterne Domine ! Rerum Creator omnium, Qui eras ante fecula, Semper cum Patre Filius ! Qui mundi in primordio, Adam plafmafti hominem, Cui tuae imagini, Vultum dedifti fimilem ; Quern Diabolus deceperat Hoftis humani generis ; Cujus Tu formam corporis Aflumere dignatus es ; Ut hominem redimeres Quern ante jam plafmaveras, Et nos Deo conjungeres, Per carnis contubernium. Quern editum ex Virgine, Pavefcit omnis anima, Per Quern et nos refurgere, Devota mente credimus ; Qui nobis per baptifmum, Donafti indulgentiam, Qui tenebamur vinculis, Ligati confcientiae ; Qui Crucem propter homines Sufcipere dignatus es, Dedifti tuum Sanguinem, Noftrae falutis pretium : Hymn. O King Eternal ! Lord of grace ! Creator of the realms of fpace ! Who ere Time's being had begun, Waft with The Father, Equal Son ! Thy hand, when firft the worlds had birth, Formed Adam, living man, from earth j And on his countenance beftowed, The likenefs of his Parent God. When Satan, of mankind the foe, Beguiled him unto guilt and woe ; His ihape, in fleih, with kindly care, For us Thou didft vouchfafe to wear ; So man, from captive thrall to free, Whom Thou hadft formed from the clay, And reconcile to God afrefti, In fellow/hip of mortal flelh. To Whom, The mighty Virgin-born ! Awe-ftruck, doth every fpirit turn ; Through Whom devoutly we believe, That we fliall rife again and live j Who haft by the baptifmal leaven, To us thy pardoning mercy given ; When by the bands of fin enthralled, And by accufing confcience galled ; Who for loft man didft kindly deign, To undergo the Crofs of pain, For whom thy precious blood was ftied, The price of our falvation paid : y In Bibl. AjhmoL, 1523, 1525. In Bibl. Lamb., 558. In Bibl. Cott., Brit. Muf. Vejpaf. A. /'., fee. vii. This lajl is a Pfalter, "written in an Italian hand, but ufed in England, having an interlinear Saxon tranjlation. in The Lord's Days [Quefumus, Auctor omnium, In hoc Pafchali gaudio, Ab omni mortis impetu, Defende tuum populum.] z Nam velum Templi fciffum eft, Et omnis Terra tremuit ; Tu multos dormientium Refufcitafti Domine ! Tu hoftis antiqui vires Per Crucem mortis conterens, Qua nos fignati frontibus, Vexillum fidei ferimus. Tu ilium a nobis Temper Repellere dignaveris ; Ne unquam poffit la;dere Redemptos tuo Sanguine. Qu_i propter nos ad Inferos Defcendere dignatus es, Ut mortis debitoribus Vitae donares munera. Tibi matutino tempore, Hymnum deflentes canimus ; Ignofce nobis, Domine, Ignofce confitentibus. Qma Tu Teftis et Judex es Quern nemo poffit fallere ; Secreta confcientiae Noftrae videns veftigia. Tu noftrorum pectorum, Solus inveftigator es ; Tu vulnerum latentium, Bonus adfiftis Medicus. Tu es qui certo tempore, Daturus finem feculi ; Tu cunftorum meritis, Juftus remunerator es. Te ergo, Sanfte, quefumus, Ut noftra cures vulnera, Qui es cum Patre Filius, Semper cum Sandlo Spiritu. Gloria Tibi Pater ! Gloria Unigenito ! Una cum Sanfto Spiritu, In fempiterna fecula ! Amen. z Here ends the Hymn, according to throughout the Tear. 9 1 [Author of all things ! gracious guide ! In this our joy of Eaftertide, Whene'er the affaults of death impend, Thy faithful people, Lord ! defend.] Thou, when the Temple veil was rent, And trembling Earth in terror bent j When rifing faints their (lumbers broke, And from their tombs, O Lord ! awoke ; The forces of the ancient foe, Did ft by thy Crofs of death o'erthrow j The feal, which on each brow imprefled Shines, enfign of our faith confefled. May'ft Thou from us that Fiend repel, And evermore his malice quell ; So (hall he ne'er prevail to hurt, The flock which thine own blood hath bought. Who downward to the infernal gate, Once for our fakes didft penetrate; The gifts of Life eternal, there On death's doomed captives to confer. To Thee our morning Hymn we raife, In mingled penitence and praife ; Pardon our fins, O Lord, we pray, Spare, who confefs them unto Thee. Thou art the Witnefs, we believe, The Judge whom man cannot deceive ; Who doft the ways of confcience learn, And all our fecret fteps difcern. Thou too, of every human heart, The One Omnifcient Searcher art ; Benign Phyfician ! making whole, The hidden wounds which kill the foul. Thou at that hour decreed (halt come, To worlds affign their final doom j And unto every earthly deed, Award a juft and changelefs meed. Moft Holy ! we thine aid implore, Our ftricken fouls to health reftore ; Who with The Father, Mighty Son ! And Holy Ghoft, art ever One. Glory, O Father ! unto Thee, And to The One Begotten be ; Triune with Thee, O Holy Ghoft, Long as eternity (hall laft. Amen.] the Canterbury and Norwich Ufe. 9 2 The Hymns for The Proper of The Time at Matins On THE VIGIL OF PENTECOST, and throughout The Oiiave. Hymnus. [Anni peraftis menfibus, Tanta recurrunt gaudia, Votifque dudum credulis, Optatus advenit dies ; In quo Spiritus Domini, Terras replevit gaudiis ; Celeftia adventus fui, Mundo decurrunt lumina. Sic namque Filius Dei, Apoftolis fpoponderat, Celfos petifTet cum polos, MifTurum Sanftum Spiritum. Adeft probatum teftibus, Apoftolorum vocibus, Cum fint diverfis oribus, Variis locuti gentibus. Tanto redempti munere, Patris et Nati, Spiritus, Jugis agamus gratias, Deo perenni feculo. Amen. Hymn. A year's fwift months have paffed away, The joys of Pentecoft are here ; At length returns the wifhed for day, Again believing hearts to cheer. 'Twas then The Spirit of The Lord, Fulfilled with heavenly joys the Earth ; His advent glories all abroad, From Heaven throughout the world go forth. For thus the Son of God Moft High, His promife to the Apoftles made ; Afcending o'er the lofty /ley, To fend His Holy Spirit's aid. Lo ! He by fureft proofs is here, Apoftles' voices witnefs bear, And various nations far and near, In divers tongues his power declare. Saved by The Spirit's wondrous Grace, Of Father and of Son beftowed ; May we pour forth continual praife, Throughout eternity to God. Amen.] {[ AT MATINS, in THE DAY OF PENTECOST, and Daily Throughout the whole Week. Hymnus. Pro - gref - fus un - de ve-ne-rat ; =«=?: Pro - mif - fo Pa - tris mu - ne - re, ^ i=rt*~ Sane - turn da-tur - us Spi - ri - turn. Hymn. O ! Chrift above the ftars ^^!=p--i^=^ hath gone, Returning whence to man He came; The Father's promifed gift to fend, The Holy Ghoft's life-giving flame. a From an Englifh Hymnary. Hart. MSS., Brit. Muf. 2961, cent. x. b From S. Ambrofe, or one of hit School. in The Lord's Days throughout the Year. 93 Jam Chriftus aftra afcenderat, Progreffus unde venerat ; Promiflb Patris munere, Sanftum daturus Spiritum. Solemnis urgebat dies, Quo myftico feptemplici Orbis volutus fepties, Signat beata tempora. Dum Hora cunftis Tertia, Repente mundus intonat ; Orantibus Apoftolis, Deum venifle nunciat. De Patris ergo lumine, Decorus Ignis Almus eft ; Qui fida Chrifti pe&ora, Calore Verbi compleat. Dudum facrata pe&ora, Tua replefti gratia ; Dimitte nunc peccamina, Et da quieta tempora. Sit Laus Patri cum Filio, Sanfto fimul Paraclito ; Nobifque mittat Filius, Charifma Sanfti Spiritus. Amen. Lo ! Chrift above the ftars hath gone, Returning whence to man He came ; The Father's promifed gift to fend, The Holy Ghoft's life-giving flame. Th' appointed day at length drew nigh, In folemn myftery fublime ; Seven times fevenfoid this circling orb Revolving, marked that blefled time. 'Twas theThird Hour on Earth,when hark ! Loud thunders echo all abroad ; In prayer th' Apoftles proftrate wait, The herald of their coming God. Then from The Father, Fount of Light ! Shone forth that fair and beauteous Fire ; Oh ! may it in Chrift's faithful hearts, The fervour of His Word infpire. So were their bofoms confecrate, Fulfilled with thy reftoring grace ; Now our tranfgreffions, Lord ! forgive, And grant us in our time thy peace. Praife we The Father with The Son, And with The Holy Paraclete ; So may The Son to us impart, All gifts from His Good Spirit meet. Amen. AT LAUDS, in To Hymnus. Impleta gaudent vifcera, Afflata Sanfto fpiritu ; Voces diverfas intonant, Fantur Dei magnalia. Ex omni gente cogniti, Grsecis, Latinis, Barbaris ; Cun&ifque admirantibus Linguis loquuntur omnium. Judaea tunc incredula, Vefana torvo fpiritu, Ruftare mufti crapulam, Alumnos Chrifti concrepat. THE DAY OF PENTECOST, the fame Melody. Hymn. How glow their hearts with facred joys ! How with The Holy Ghoft replete, In divers tongues and cheerful voice, God's wondrous doings they repeat ! On Earth from every region known, Greek, Latin, and Barbarian join; All in each other's language own The marvels of this grace divine. But lo ! Juda?a, faithlefs land, With unrelenting fury fired, Shouts forth : " See Chrift's difcipled band With fumes of new-made wine infpired !" 94 The Hymns for The Proper of The Time at Matins Sed fignis et virtutibus Occurrit, et docet Petrus ; Falfa profari perfidos, Johelis teftimonio. Dudum facrata pectora, Tua replefti gratia ; Dimitte nunc peccamina, Et da quieta tempora. Sit Laus Patri cum Filio, Sandlo limul Paraclito ; Nobifque mittat Filius, Charifma Sancli Spiritus. Amen. Then with prevailing figns and might Peter flood forth, and fpoke fevere ; " Falfe are your words of treacherous fpite; Bear witnefs, Johel ! truthful Seer." So were their bofoms confecrate, Fulfilled with thy reftoring grace ; Now our tranfgreflions, Lord ! forgive, And grant us in our time thy peace ! Praife we The Father, with The Son, And with The Holy Paraclete ; So may The Son to us impart, All gifts from His good Spirit meet. Amen. <[ IN THE VIGIL OF THE HOLT TRINITY, at VESPERS, and at MATINS AND VESPERS, up to THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI. HTMNUS. Par Splendor De-i W=i P-i fc Qui ex tas re - rum om - ni - um, -- 1— r«— - Si - ne fi - ne prin - ci - pi - um. Adesto, Sancla Trinitas ! Par Splendor ! Una Deitas ! Oui extas rerum omnium, Sine fine Principium. Te ccelorum militia, Laudat, adorat, predicat ; Triplexque mundi machina, Benedicit per fecula. AfTumus et nos cernui, Te adorantes famuli ; Vota precefque fupplicum, Hymnis junge celeftium. Co - e - qual Light ! One De-i - ty ! Of all the crea - tures of thy hand, Su-preme beginning with-out end. Be with us, Holy Trinity ! Coequal Light ! One Deity ! Of all the creatures of thy hand, Supreme Beginning without end. Heaven's armies with devout acclaim, Adore and laud Thy glorious Name ; And Nature's threefold fabric Thee Doth blefs throughout eternity. With heavenward gaze thy fervants now To Thee in adoration bow j O with the hymns of faints in light, Do Thou our fuppliant vows unite ! 1= in The Lord's Days throughout the Year. 95 Unum Te Lumen credimus, Quod eft Ter Idem colimus ; Alpha et £1 quern dicimus, Te laudat omnis fpiritus. Laus Patri fit ingenito ! Laus Ejus Unigenito ! Laus fit Sanfto Spiritui ! Trino Deo et Simplici. One Brightnefs we acknowledge Thee ! The Same we worfhip, wondrous Three ! Alpha and Omega we laud, And every fpirit hails Thee God ! Praife we The Father, born of none ! Praife to His One-begotten Son ! And praife, O Holy Ghoft, to Thee, God Triune, yet One, ever be ! r===*= men. JT LAUDS, in The Feaft Htmnus. O Pa-ter Sancle ! mi-tis at - que pie ! O Je - su Chrifte, Fi - li ==T=i=t Ve - ne- ran-de! Pa - ra - cli-te-que Spi - ri - tus ! O Al - me, t=i =j= De-us E-ter-ne! O Pater Sancle ! mitis atque pie ! O Jefu Chrifte ! Fili Venerande ! Paracliteque Spiritus ! O Alme, Deus Eterne ! Trinitas Sanfta ! Unitafque firma ! Deitas Vera ! Bonitas immenfa ! Lux Angelorum ! Salus orphanorum ! Spefque cunctorum ! Serviunt Tibi cunfta quae creafti, Te, tuas cundla; laudant creaturae, Nos quoque Tibi pfallimus devote, Tu nos exaudi ! of THE HOLY TRINITT. Hymn. h ■ — _ X d Ho- -1- LY u ■ 1_ Fa-ther ! gracious p- =F=* =■■ ^ . -\ — ■— zzw^z. ~m— 1 and be - nign ! OJe - fu Chrift The L> 'A ■= -■ — X-*- Ve - ne - ra-ble Son ! And Spi - rit 3E&E3Ett Pa - ra - clete ! all praife be thine, =1= E - ter - nal One ! O Holy Father ! gracious and benign ! O Jefu Chrift ! The Venerable Son ! And Spirit Paraclete ! all praife be thine, Eternal One ! O Holy Trinity ! firm Unity ! True Deity ! Thou Goodnefs unconfined ! The Light of Angels and theorphan's ftay ! Hope of mankind ! All things ferve Thee which thy right hand hath made Thee laudeth all thy whole creation fair; And we thy praife devoutly celebrate, hear our prayer ! 9 6 The Hymns for The Proper of The Time at Matins Gloria Tibi Omnipotens Deus ! Trinus et Unus ! Magnus et Excelfus ! Te decet Hymnus, Honor, Laus, et Decus, Nunc et in asvum. Amen. [AT LAUDS. From an Hymnus. Ave ! colenda Trinitas, Ave ! perennis Unitas, Pater Deus ! Nate Deus ! Et Deus Alme Spiritus ! En Tibi nunc gratuita Depromimus praeconia ; Quae Tibi funt graviffima, Et nobis faluberrima. Te Trinum femper laudamus, Atque Unum adoramus ; Tuae dulcis dementia?, Sentiamus munimina. O Trinitas ! O Unitas ! Adefto fupplicantibus ; Et Angelorum laudibus, Admitte quod perfolvimus. Amen. Glory to Thee, Almighty God of Heaven ! Triune yet One ! Infinite and Moft High ! To Thee be Hymns, Laud, Honour, Glory, given, Eternally ! Amen. Anglo-Saxon Hymnary. c Hymn. All hail ! Adored Trinity ! All hail ! Eternal Unity ! The Father, God ! and God The Son ! And God Fair Spirit ! Ever One ! Behold ! to Thee this blefled day, We loudly pour the thankful lay ; For thy rich gifts of pricelefs worth, The faving health of all our earth. Thee, Triune ! praife we evermore, Thee, The Eternal One ! adore ; So thy fweet mercy, ever kind, May we our fure prote&ion find. O Trinity ! O Unity ! Be with us as we worihip Thee j And to the Angels' fongs in light, Our prayers and praifes now unite. Amen.] [HYMN OF THE HOLY TRINITY. A O veneranda Trinitas laudanda, Valde benigna, gloriaque digna, Noftras exaudi preces quibus Tibi, Canimus Hymnum. Te invocamus atque adoremus, Teque laudamus Trinitas beata ! Tu nobis dona fcelerum cunctorum Remiffionem. Ut valeamus mentibus devotis, Agere dignas Tibi quoque laudes, Die ac nofte, horis et momentis, Semper dicentes, Gloria ingens fine fine manens, Sit Trinitati ! Summae Deitati ! Cundla per fecula voce fimul una, CuncYi dicamus. Amen. c Hymnarium cum verjitme interlineari Saxonica, Cotton A Ibid. O Trinity revered ! O worthy praife ! Ineffably benign, of Glory King ! Regard the prayers we make, the thankful lays To Thee we fing. Thee we invoke, devoutly Thee adore ; Thee we exalt, O Trinity Moft Bleft ! From all our fins, grant us for evermore, Pardon and reft. So may we learn, with minds devout and pure, Meet praife to give Thee ; fo with grateful voice, By day, by night, each moment of each hour, In Thee rejoice. Glory unbounded, from all Earth and Heaven, Unchanging Trinity ! Sublimcft Deity! Throughout all ages, with one voice be given, By all to Thee ! Amen.] MSS. Brit. Muf., Julius A. in., cent. x. At Prime. 97 AT PRIME. 6 f[ \For Sundays and week-days, except thai the Petitions before The Or if on are not faid on Sundays.] TN The Name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghoft (with the fign of the Crofs). »J» (^)UR Father (fecretly, Jlanding). fJAIL Mary (fecretly). GOD, make fpeed to fave me.' O Lord, make hafte to help me. LORY be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the begin- ning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. LLELUYA ; or, from the Mafs preceding Sunday in Septua- gefma to Thurfday in The Supper of The Lord, RAISE to Thee, O Lord, we ling, Of Glory The Eternal King. ([ [All the above, except Our Father and Hail Mary, which are fill to be faid, are omitted from the three days next preceding Eajier, at all the Hours ; and in The Day of Souls when it is the Ser- vice for that day.?] |[ In all week-days throughout the year ; and in Feafts in which a Noclurn is faid without the Time of Eafter. HTMNUS. AM lu - cis or - to Si — ■— ■ ■— rf— fc ■- -I ! 1 1 £■ ■ 3- - de - re, De-um pre-ce-mur fup-pli Ut in di - ur - nis ac - ti - bus, Nos fer - vet a no - cen - ■=Mq^=| ti - bus. A-men. Hymn. H E Star of light hath rifen, — ■ — - — ■ ■ ■ and now To God with fuppliant voice ±=T we pray, May He, in all our words *E3E and works, Keep us from fin and harm ^— ■— ■=±jgEjj W(S * this dav. A-men. e " Prime belongetb to the Firft Hour of the Day, after Sunrifing."—Myrroure, Ixv. b. f See Note to Sunday at Matins. e From the Rubrics for The Proper of The Time, and from the Arundel and Arlyngham MSS. 9 8 On Sundays throughout Advent. At Prime. [SB ^"" ? ■ ^ m p n -■. " ■ B . _L The Star of light hath rifen, and s n ■ ■. i P ■ P» ■ | ■ ■ "1 ' rm ■ now To God with fuppliant voice s_ !*- 1 1—1 — " " ^ ■,-■_ ■ ! 1 we pray ; May He, in all our words e- 1 — a — L_- , ■ W, . ■, 1 and works, Keep us from fin and 5" ■ ■ ■ i js n "pi harm this day. In the Day of The Nativity, and in the Feajl of Relics ; of The Dedication of the Church, and in all Feajls of the Bleffed Mary ; and in The Nativity of S. John The Baptift s and in the Feajl of the Apojlles Peter and Paul ; and of S. Augujline the Apojlle of the Englijh, ■when celebrated after E after : in the Feafts of the Holy Confeffors and Dotlor s Gregory and Ambrofe, if they happen before The Paffion ; in the Feaft of S. Augujline, Bijhop and Great Dotlor, in Auguft y in the Feaft of S. Michael, in September j of S. Jerome, Prefbyter and Dotlor ; and in the Tranftation of S. Edward, King and Confeffor. »** The Star of light hath rifen, and ^^=E i =3Jdt«= ye^z^=H now To God with fup-pliant voice £=Fi— ■— l^'iF^ 1 " 31 *^ 1 *- 1 ^ we pray ; May He, in all our words 2=^*E^ and works, Keep us from fin and harm this day. /// S. Stephen's Day, and the three days following; and in The Circumcifton of The Lord ; and in all Commemorations of The Bleffed Mary, from the Otlave of The Epiphany to The Purification. =iT=^='^=:i=r«^bfJi — w± The Star of light hath rifen, and now 3^ 3^*BEE3Zt To God with fuppliant voice we pray ; May He, in all our words and works, Keep us from fin and harm this day. s *=^— — E — =z A - men. On the Sixth Day from The Nativity of The Lord, and thenceforward daily up to the Vigil of The Epiphany, and in The Vigil, if it be a Sunday s and in all Feafts ofix. Leffons,from the Oilave of The Epiphany to The Purification of The Bleffed Mary. The Star of light hath rifen, and now To God with fuppliant voice we pray ; ^~^~q ^=Pi : At Prime. 99 hF=WF=»F May He, in all our words and works, ■b* Keep us from fin and harm this day. In the Vigil of The Epiphany, if it be not a Sunday ; and in all week-days and Vigils, from the Have of E after to Pentecoft, and within the Oclave ; and in the Oclave, when there are no Con- ductors of the Choir ; and in all Feafts of iii. Leffons, when the Choir has no Conductors (except in Feafts in which a Noflurn is faidj, throughout the whole year. E^EI 3E_t The Star of light hath rifen, and now ^ _^_1 tf -y To God with fuppliant voice we pray ; k~ May He, in all our words and works, 3EE 3Et Keep us from fin and harm this day. In the Day of The Epiphany ; and in the Sunday within the Oclave, and in the clave. ■=■1* The Star of light hath rifen, and now To God with fuppliant voice we pray; i"« ♦zprr^pqit: May He, in all our words and works, *—T Keep us from fin and harm this day. Daily within the clave of The Epiphany, except on Sunday. The Star of light hath rifen, and now To God with fuppliant voice we pray; ^=JP^~* — ■ Jul May He, in all our words and works, &= ^=*& Keep us from fin and harm this day. On all Sundays from the Fir ft Sunday after the O clave of The Epiphany to Quadra- gefima, when it is the Service for the Sunday. *=KE The Star of light hath rifen, and now <» . j. £ ■ ■ — ■ w m F- :t"4: To God with fuppliant voice we pray; fm— m — t May He, in all our words and works, 2S Keep us from fin and harm this day. IOO At Prime. In the Firfl and Second Sundays in Qua- dragefma. «=5E^ 3EE5E Jtt The Star of light hath rifen, and now EEEEE^E^EEp* .=i=t To God with fuppliant voice we pray; :^ ufl H«: May He, in all our words and works, Keep us from fin and harm this day. In the Third and Fourth Sundays in Quadragejima. The Star of light hath rifen, and now To God with fuppliant voice we pray; May He, in all our words and works, Keep us from fin and harm this day. A - men. In Sunday in The PaJJion of The Lord ; and in Sunday in the Branches of Palm ; and in either Feajl of the Holy Crofs. 5b =i= :^= A re- =^= ^^m: — ■— -■■" I- ^ The Star of light hath rifen, and I ■ now i— ■ — ■- r -m-+~ — ■- —wA— I — !-*♦" -f" ^ To God with fuppliant voice we pray; *t ^fr="=Pi^|: May He, in all our words and works, |fc jE*±*ti t^z^-pi: Keep us from fin and harm this day. In Sunday in the O clave of Eajler, in all Sundays up to The Afcenfion of The Lord. s £=__ : _ ■ ^ r The Star of light hath rifen, and now HJ=T ^♦♦^^♦*.t: To God with fuppliant voice we pray; ^♦irft May He, in all our words and works, 35E *5^g^EiEt Keep us from fin and harm this day. In all week-days and Vigils, from the Oclave of Eajler to The Vigil of Pen- tecofl, inclufive. The Star of light hath rifen, and now ^EtE£3EE To God with fuppliant voice we pray; fc rf^="*c May He, in all our words and works, Keep us from fin and harm this day. At Prime. 101 In the Day of The Afcenfion of The Lord; and from thence up to The Vigil of Pen- tecojl whatever be the Service, except in the Feaft of The Holy Crofs, or when there is the Service of The Commemo- ration of the B.M. The Star of light hath rifen, and 5 now, To God with fuppliant voice we *=!= pray ; May He, in all our words and E-S works, Keep us from fin and harm :t=**"=j^1=^ this day. A - men. In The Day of Pentecoft, and throughout the week. EF^Ftt — ■ ■ 1 — ■ — m M The Star of light hath rifen, and now :5=* To God with fuppliant voice we pray ; — ■ ■-■'** = r^i^^ May He, in all our words and works, 3=-^ Keep us from fin and harm this day. In the Day of The Holy Trinity, and thenceforward up to Advent, on all Sun- days in the Service for the Sunday. The Star of light hath rifen, and now To God with fuppliant voice we pray ; **-*-!- May He, in all our words and works, Keep us from fin and harm this day.h Hymnus* Jam lucis orto Sidere, Deum precemur fupplices : Ut in diurnis aftibus Nos fervet a nocentibus. Linguam refraenans temperet, Nee litis horror infonet ; Vifum fovendo contegat, Ne vanitates hauriat. Sint pura cordis intima, Abfiftat et vecordia ; Carnis terat fuperbiam Potus cibique parcitas ; Hymn. The Star of light hath rifen, and now To God with fuppliant voice we pray: May He in all our words and works, Keep us from fin and harm this day. May He reftrain th' unruly tongue, And hufh the hateful din of ftrife ; Our ftraying vifion kindly fhield, From all the vanities of life. O may our hearts be pure within, Far hence the thoughts of folly dwell ; Sparenefs of meat and drink, in flefh All wanton pride and paffion quell ; h There are feven other Melodies for this Hymn folely appropriate to certain particular Fejlival days. ' From S. Ambrofe, or of his School. 102 At Prime. Ut cum dies abfceflerit, Noclemque fors reduxerit, Mundi per abftinentiam Ipfi canamus gloriam ; Deo Patri fit Gloria ! Ejufque Soli Filio ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Et nunc et in perpetuum. Amen. So when the daylight fades away, And night returns o'er Earth again, Unfullied by the world, we may To Him lift up th' adoring {train ; To God The Father, Glory be ! And Glory to His Only Son ! And Spirit Paraclete, to Thee ! Now, and while endlefs ages run. Amen. HYMNUS. Jam lucis orto Sidere, Deum precemur fupplices : Ut in diurnis aftibus, Nos fervet a nocentibus. Linguam refrxnans temperet, Nee litis horror infonet ; Vifum fovendo contegat, Ne vanitates hauriat. Sint pura cordis intima, Abfiftat et vecordia ; Carnis terat fuperbiam, Potus cibique parcitas ; Ut cum dies abfceflerit, No&emque fors reduxerit : Mundi per abftinentiam Ipfi canamus gloriam ; Deo Patri fit Gloria ! Ejufque Soli Filio ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Et nunc et in perpetuum. Amen. Hymn. The Star of light hath rifen, and now To God in fuppliant prayer we bow : May He in every word and way, From harm preferve us through the day. So may He foothe our tongues in peace, And make the din of ftrife to ceafe ; And kindly fhield our ftraying eyes, From gazing on Earth's vanities. O may our inmoft hearts be pure ! From folly all our thoughts fecure : Sparenefs of meat and drink full well All carnal pride and paffion quell ; So when the day departs, and night In turn fucceeds the waning light : Pure from the world, to Him again We may lift up th' adoring ftrain ; To God The Father Glory be ! And Only Son alike to Thee ! With The Bleft Spirit Paraclete, Now and for ever as is meet. Amen. |[ [At PRIME, infteadofthe Hymn Jam Lord, and daily up to The Circumcifion, HTMNUS.i Corde natus ex Parentis, Ante mundi exordium ! Alpha et £1 cognominatus ; Ipfe Fons et Claufula, Omnium qus funt, fuerunt, Quasque poft futura funt, Seculorum feculis ! lucis in The Day of THE NATIVirr of The in the Hereford Office, isfaid the following Hymn. Begotten of The Father's bofom, Ere the worlds to being rofe ! Alpha and Omega His Name ; He, the Fount, the wondrous Clofe, Of things that paft or prefent be, Of all that time unborn fhall fee, From age to age ! •) From Prudenti us. At I 'rime. 103 Ipfe juflit et creata ; Dixit Ipfe et funt fafta ; Terra, Caelum, foffa ponti Trina rerum machina ; Quaeque in his viguit fub alto Solis et Lunae globo, Seculorum feculis. He gave command, they flood create ; He fpake the word, and they were made ; The Earth, the Heaven, the deep profound, The world's trine fabric He arrayed ; Whate'er beneath the lofty fpheres Of Sun and Moon, with life appears, From age to age. Tibi Chrifte fit cum Patre ! Agiofque Spiritu, Hymnus, Melos, Laus perennis, Gratiarum aftio, Honor, Virtus, et Poteftas, Regnum eternaliter, Seculorum feculis. Amen. To Thee, O Chrift ! Father to Thee ! And The Holy Spirit be, Hymns, Worfhip, Laud, and Melody, Thankfgiving everlaftingly, Honour, and Power, and Victory, Kingdom, and Might, eternally, From age to age. Amen. |[ In the York Office until the clave of The Epiphany. HYMNUS. k Hymn. Agnoscat omne feculum, Veniffe vita praemium ; Poft hoftis afperi jugum, Apparuit redemptio. Let the wide world confefs, from Heaven The grace of life to Earth is given ; Broken is Satan's yoke of pain, Redemption hath appeared to men. Ifaias quae praecinit, Completa funt in Virgine; Annunciavit Angelus, Sandtus replevit Spiritus. Ifaiah's flrains prophetic meet, In the bleft Virgin all complete ; An Angel's voice th' event revealed, The Holy Ghoft the boon fulfilled. Gloria Tibi Domine, Qui natus es de Virgine ; Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu, In fempiterna fascula. Amen. Glory to Thee, O Lord ! be paid, Born of the wondrous Mother Maid ; Father and Holy Ghoft, to Ye, Now and throughout eternity. Amen.] [AT PRIME, in the Oclave ofEafter, and a aily up to THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD. [From an Anglo- Htmnus. Saxon Hymnary.] • Hymn. Te lucis auftor perfonent Hujus catervze carmina ; Quam Tu replefti gratia Anaftafis potentia. Author of Light ! we raife to Thee, Our Hymn of choral melody; Filled with thy mighty grace and power, In this thy Refurredlion's hour. Nobis dies hie innuit, Diem fupremum fiftere ; Quo mortuos refurgere, Vitaeque fas fit reddere. How doth this wondrous day fliew forth That laft and folemn hour of earth ! When the dead, raifed to meet their doom, In life /hall ifiue from the tomb ! k From Venantius Fortunatus. 1 MSS. Cotton. Vejp. D. xii., cent. x. 104 At Prime. Odlava Prima redditur, Dum mors ab unda tollitur j Dum mente circumcidimur, Novique denum nafcimur. Dum Mane noftrum cernimus Rediffe, viftis hoftibus ; Mundique luxum temnimus, Panem falutis fumimus. Haec alma fit Solemnitas ! Sit clara haec Feftivitas ! . Sit feriata gaudiis Dies reducta ab inferis. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui furrexifti a mortuis ; Cum Patre et Sancto Spiritu, In fempiterna fecula. Now Firft of days the Eighth we own, Now death by water is o'erthrown j New born, our nature is made whole, By circumcifion of the foul. Behold ! our Light, our glorious Morn, Triumphant o'er his foes return ; Leave we a world of luft and ftrife, To feed upon the bread of life. Fair be this fweet and folemn day ! Shine clear the Feaft in bright array ! May gladnefs crown this hallowed tide, From Hell reclaimed and fandlified. Glory to Thee, O Lord of Heaven ! Who rofe again from death, be given ; Father and Holy Ghoft to Ye ! Now and throughout eternity.] Psalm XXI. [Ps. xxn. e. v.] [To the end, for rifing in the morning. A Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for Prayer. Relates to The Paffion of Chrift] T 534£S*1 h e Lord is my fhepherd. Amen. Deus, Deus mens. GOD, my God, look upon me, why haft Thou forfaken me? : farfrom my falvation are the words of my offences. O my God ! I will cry in the day time, but Thou wilt not hear : and in the night feafon, and it is no folly to me. But Thou dwelleft in the Holy Place : O Thou Laud of Ifrael ! Our fathers trufted in Thee : they trufted, and Thou didft deliver them. They called upon Thee, and were faved : they put their truft in Thee, and were not confounded. But I am a worm, and no man : a fcorn of men, and the outcaft of the people. All that faw me laughed me to fcorn : they fpoke with their lips, and fhook the head. He trufted in The Lord, let Him refcue him : let Him fave him, fince He will have him. But Thou art He that drew me out of my mother's womb ; my hope, from my mother's breafts : I was caft upon Thee from the womb. Even from my mother's belly Thou art my God : O depart not from me. For trouble is hard at hand : fince there is none to help me. Many oxen have come about me : fat bulls have befieged me. They have opened their mouths upon me : as a lion ravening and roaring. I am poured out like water : and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is become like melting wax : in the midft of my body. My ftrength hath dried up like a potf- herd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws : and Thou haft brought me into the duft of death. For many dogs are come about me : and At Prime. 105 the counfel of the malicious hath befieged me. They pierced my hands and my feet : they numbered all my bones. They looked, alfo, and flared upon me : they parted my garments among them, and upon my vefture they caft lots. But Thou, O Lord, remove not thy help far from me : regard me for my defence. God, deliver my foul from the fword : my Only One from the power of the dog. Save me from the mouth of the Lion : and my lowlinefs from the horns of the unicorns. 1 will declare Thy Name unto my brethren : in the midft of The Church will I praife Thee. Ye that fear The Lord, praife Him : all ye the feed of Jacob, glorify Him. Let all the feed of Ifrael fear Him : for He hath not fpurned nor defpifed the fup- plication of the poor. Nor turned He his face away from me : when I called upon Him He heard me. My praife is of Thee in the great Church : my vows will I perform in the fight of them that fear Him. The poor fhall eat and be fatisfied, they fhall praife The Lord who feek after Him : their hearts fhall live for ever and ever. They fhall remember themfelves, and be turned unto The Lord : all the confines of the Earth. And all the families of the Gentiles : fhall worfhip before Him. For the kingdom is The Lord's : and He is The Governor among the Gentiles. All the fat ones upon the Earth have eaten and worfhipped : in his fight fhall all fall who defcend into the Earth. And my foul fhall live to Him : and my feed fhall ferve Him. The generation to come fhall be de- clared unto The Lord : and the Heavens fhall declare his righteoufnefs, unto a peo- ple that fhall be born, whom The Lord hath made. [O God ! fource of all mercy ! Who, for our fakes, defcending into the deep, waft haled to the Crofs, pierced with the nails, whofe veftments were parted by lot, and who didft rife triumphant from Hell ! we pray Thee, O Lord, that Thou w-ouldeft remember this our ranfom ; and as Thou waft of old the refcuer of the fathers from the mouth of the Lion, fo Thou wouldeft be the de- liverer of thofe who truft in Thee ; Who liveft and reigneft with God The Father, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen.] Psalm XXII. [Ps. xxm. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for Meditation. This Pfalm defcribes the bleftings of Baptifm.] Dominus regit me. HpHE Lord is my fhepherd, and I fhall lack nothing : in a place of pafture there hath He placed me. He hath led me forth befide the waters of comfort : He hath converted my foul. He hath led me in the paths of righte- oufnefs : for His Name's fake. For though I walk even in the midft of the fhadow of death : I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me. Thy rod and thy ftafF: they have com- forted me. Thou haft prepared a table in my fight: againft them that trouble me. Thou haft anointed my head with oil : and my cup of drinking, how excellent is it! And thy loving kindnefs fhall follow me : all the days of my life. And I will dwell in the Houfe of The Lord: for the length of days. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. [Be our fhepherd, O Lord, we entreat Thee ; and may we receive all good things from thy fweetnefs j fo that, obtaining an eternal habitation in thy tabernacles, we may be fulfilled with the plenteoufnefs of thine everlafting cup, through Chrift Our Lord. Amen.] P io6 At Prime. Psalm XXIII. [Ps. xxiv. e. v.] [On the Firft from the Sabbath. A Pfalm of David. A Prophetical Pfalm for meditation. This Pfalm relates to the foundation of The Church, from which are excluded the Idols, and Chrift the King of Glory enters.] Domini ejl terra. 'TpHE Earth is The Lord's, and the fulnefs thereof: the compafs of the world, and all that dwell therein. For He hath founded it upon the feas : and prepared it upon the floods. Who fhall afcend into the mountain of The Lord : or who fhall ftand in his Holy Place ? He that is of innocent hands, and a pure heart : and that hath not given his mind unto vanity, nor fworn in deceit to his neighbour. He fhall receive blefling from The Lord : and mercy from The God of his falvation. This is the generation of them that feek Him : of them that feek the face of The God of Jacob. Lift up your gates, ye princes ! and be ye lift up, eternal portals ! : and The King of Glory fhall enter in. Who is The King of Glory? : it is The Lord ftrong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your gates, ye princes ! and be ye lift up, eternal portals ! : and The King of Glory fhall enter in. Who is The King of Glory ? : The Lord of Holts ; He is The King of Glory. [O God ! who eftablimeth the Earth, to whom all its fulnefs doth do fervice, reftore us to innocency of life ; that with Thee for our forerunner, we may be enabled to afcend the mountain of holinefs, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm XXIV. [Ps. xxv. E. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for Prayer. This Pfalm is the Voice of The Church, to which juft men and ail Catholics adhere, for they truft in The Lord.] Ad Te, D amine, levavi. "JJNTO Thee, O Lord, have I lift up my foul : my God, I have put my truft in Thee ; I fhall not be afhamed. Neither let mine enemies mock at me : for all they that wait for Thee fhall not be confounded. Confounded be all they that do wicked- nefs : vainly. Shew me thy ways, O Lord : and teach me thy paths. Direct me in thy truth and learn me : for Thou art God my Saviour, I have waited for Thee all the day long. Call to remembrance thy compaflions, O Lord : and thy mercies which are of old. The offences of my youth : and my ignorances remember not. According to thy mercy remember Thou me : of thy goodnefs, O Lord ! Gracious and righteous is The Lord : wherefore He will give a law to them that are finners in the way. He will guide the meek in judgment : He will teach the gentle his ways. All the ways of The Lord are mercy and truth : unto fuch as keep his cove- nant and his teftimonies. For Thy Name's fake, O Lord, be forgiving unto my fin : for it is great. What man is he that feareth The Lord? : He hath appointed him a law in the way that he hath chofen. His foul fhall dwell in goodnefs : and his feed fhall inherit the land. The Lord is a fupport to them that fear Him : and his covenant, that it may be made manifcft to them. Mine eyes are ever upon The Lord : for He fhall pluck my feet out of the snare. Look upon me, and have mercy upon me : for I am defolate and in poverty. The forrows of my heart are multi- plied : bring Thou me out of my dif- treffes. At Prime. 107 Look upon my humility and my trou- ble : and forgive me all my faults. Confider mine enemies, for they are increafed : and they hate me with a cruel hatred. Keep my foul, and deliver me : I will not be afhamed, for I have put my trufl in Thee. The innocent and upright have kept by me : becaufe I have waited for Thee. Deliver Ifrael, O God : out of all his tribulations. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. [O moft kind and merciful God, deliver us, who lift up our fouls unto Thee, from all our afflictions : remember not, we befeech Thee, the offences of our youth, pardon our ignorances, and in thy clemency forgive whatever guilt we may through negligence have incurred, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm XXV. [Ps. xxvi. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for Prayer. The Voice of the people departing from their Idols, and coming to Baptifm among the innocent.] Judica me, Domine. JUDGE me, O Lord, for I have walked in mine innocence : and trailing in The Lord, I mail not be weakened. Prove me, O Lord, and try me : burn Thou my reins and my heart. For thy mercy is before mine eyes : and I have delight in thy truth. I have not fate in the council of vanity : and with thofe who do wickedly I will not enter in. I have hated the congregation of the ma- licious : and with the ungodly I will not fit. I will wafh my hands among the inno- cent : and I will compafs thine altar, O Lord. That I may hear the voice of thy praife: and tell of all thy wondrous works. Lord, I have loved the beauty of thine Houfe : and the place of the habitation of thy Glory. O God, deftroy not my foul with the wicked : and my life with men of blood. In whofe hands are iniquities : and their right hand is full of gifts. But I have walked in mine innocence : redeem me, and be merciful unto me. My foot hath Hood in the direct way : in the Churches I will blefs Thee, O Lord. [O Lord, we befeech Thee, beftow thy mercy upon thy fuppliant fervants, and make us devoted to thy truth ; fo that, eftablifhed in the walk of innocency, we may be worthy to be delivered from the wicked, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm LIII. [Ps. liv. e. v.] [To the end, in Verfes, a Pfalm of David, when the Ziphites came and faid to Saul, doth not David hide himfelf with us? A Pfalm for Prayer. The voice of The Church againft Heretics.] Deus, in Nomine. Q GOD, for Thy Name's fake, fave ^"^ me : and judge me in thy might. Hear my prayer, O God ! : give ear unto the words of my mouth. For flrangers have rifen up againft me : and tyrants have fought after my foul ; and they have not put God before their face. For behold, God is my helper : The Lord is the upholder of my foul. Turn away evil upon mine enemies : in thy truth deftroy them. Freely will I facrifice unto Thee ; and give thanks to Thy Name, O Lord : for it is good. For Thou haft delivered me out of all my trouble : and mine eye hath looked down upon mine enemies. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. [O Lord, grant thy falvation to thy Church, which trufteth in the protection of Thy Name ; fo that her enemies being difperfed, fhe may magnify Thee with the free-will offering of thy praife, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] io8 At Prime. Psalm CXVII. [Ps. cxviii. e. v.] [Alleluya. A Pfalm for Praifing God. This Pfalm declares the way wherein a man may walk and come to the gate, whereinto entering, he may find the day, and never be ftiut out in darknefs.] Confitemini Domino. C\ GIVE thanks unto The Lord, for ^"^ He is good : becaufe his mercy en- dure th for ever. Let Ifrael now fay that He is good: and that his mercy endureth for ever. Let the houfe of Aaron now fay: that his mercy endureth for ever. Let them now that fear The Lord fay : that his mercy endureth for ever. I called upon The Lord out of tribula- tion : and He heard me in largenefs. The Lord is my helper : I will not fear what man can do unto me. The Lord is my helper : and I will defpife mine enemies. It is good to trull in The Lord : rather than to put confidence in man. It is good to truft in The Lord : rather than to put confidence in princes. All nations came around me : and in The Name of The Lord it is that I have been avenged of them. Surrounding they compafTed me about : but in The Name of The Lord it is that I have been avenged of them. They came about me like bees, and have burned out, like as the fire among the thorns : and in The Name of The Lord it is that I have been avenged of them. I was thruft and overturned to my fall : but The Lord upheld me. The Lord is my ftrength and my praife : and is become my falvation. The voice of joy and health : is in the tabernacles of the juft. The right hand of The Lord hath wrought ftrength, the right hand of The Lord hath exalted me : the right hand of The Lord hath wrought ftrength. I mail not die, but live : and declare the works of The Lord. The Lord, chaftening, hath corrected me : but He hath not given me over unto death. Open ye unto me the gates of righteouf- nefs, and entering into them, I will give thanks unto The Lord : this is the gate of The Lord, the righteous fhall enter into it. I will give thanks unto Thee, for Thou haft heard me : and art become my fal- vation. The ftone which the builders refufed : this is become the head of the corner. This is the Lord's doing : and it is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord hath made : let us rejoice and be glad in it. O Lord ! do Thou fave me ; O Lord ! make us profper well : bleffed is he who cometh in The Name of The Lord. We have bleffed you of the Houfe of The Lord : God is The Lord, and He hath fhined upon us. Appoint ye a folemn day with thick boughs : even to the horn of the altar. Thou art my God, and I will give thanks to Thee : Thou art my God, and I will exalt Thee. O give thanks unto The Lord, for He is good : becaufe his mercy is for ever. <[ [This Pfalm CXVII is f aid on Sundays only . ] From Septuagejima up to E after, in- fteadof this Pfalm, Confitemini Domino isfaid Pfalm XCII., Dominus regnavit decorem The Lord hath reigned. [which is the fir ft Pfalm in Lauds, .] [O moft gracious God, the Author of our con- folations, who filleft the tabernacles of the juft with joy and gladnefs ; lift up thy Church, we befeech Thee, with the ftrength of thy mighty right hand, unto the gates of righteoufnefs, and caufe it to ftand fteadfaftly, as the head-ftone of the corner ; fo that it may mine brightly with the glory of thy Refurrection, through the fame our Lord Jefus Chrift, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen.] Psalm CXVIII. [Alleluya. A Pfalm for Prayer. When every day we muft pray for our fins to God, to forgive and cancel them, how happens it that he calls thofe bleffed who are undefiled ? Becaufe although no one can be without fin — therefore he who will be unfpotted in the way, (that is Chrift who faith, I am the way), will walk in the law of The Lord through Him, and will through Him walk in his teftimonies, and perform them with his whole heart. For they who do wickednefs, that is, He- retics, walk not in his ways. For this is the voice of Catholics as to Heretics.] [Aleph, Doclrine.] Beati immaculati. T) LESSED are the undefiled in the way : who walk in the law of The Lord. Bleffed are they that fearch his tefti- monies : and feek Him with their whole heart. For not they who do wickednefs : walk in his ways. Thou haft charged : that thy command- ments, be diligently kept. that my ways were directed : to keep thy ftatutes ! Then I fhall not be confounded : while I have refpeft unto all thy commandments. 1 will give thanks to Thee in upright- nefs of heart : in that I have learned the judgements of thy righteoufnefs. I will keep thy ftatutes : O forfake me not utterly. [Beth, a Houfe.] Wherewithal doth a young man cleanfe his way : in keeping thy words. With my whole heart have I fought Thee : repel me not from thy command- ments. Thy words have I hid within my heart : that I fhould not fin againft Thee. Bleffed art Thou, O Lord: O teach me thy ftatutes. With my lips have I been telling : of all the judgements of thy mouth. I have been delighted in the way of thy teftimonies : as in all manner of riches. I will be exercifed in thy command- ments : and confider thy ways. At Prime. 109 I will meditate in thy ftatutes : and I will not forget thy words. Glory be to the Father. As it was in the beginning. [Gimel, Retribution or Fulnefs.] Retribue fervo tuo. Reward thy fervant : quicken me, and I fhall keep thy words. Open Thou mine eyes : and I will con- fider the wondrous things of thy law. I am a fojourner upon earth : O hide not thy commandments from me. My foul hath coveted to long for thy ftatutes : at all times. Thou haft rebuked the proud : and curfed are they that do err from thy com- mandments. Remove from me fhame and contempt : for I have fought out thy teftimonies. Princes alfo did fit and fpeak againft me : but thy fervant was exercifing him- felf in thy ftatutes. For thy teftimonies are my meditation : and thy ftatutes my counfel. [Daleth, a poor man, or a Tablet, or a Gate.] My foul hath cleaved to the ground : O quicken me according to thy word. I have acknowledged my ways, and Thou heardeft me : O teach me thy ftatutes. Inftrucl me in the way of thy ftatutes : and I fhall be exercifed in thy wondrous works. My foul hath flumbered for very heavi- nefs : ftrengthen me in thy words. Remove from me the way of iniquity : and have mercy upon me according to thy law. I have chofen the way of truth : and I have not forgotten thy judgements. I have ftuck unto thy teftimonies, O Lord : confound me not. I ran the way of thy commandments : when Thou didft enlarge my heart. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. I IO At Prime. [O God, The Palm of perfect blefTednefs, who, as a provident Saviour, doft teach thy faithful ones to walk in thy laws, to fearch thy teftimonies, to keep thy commands; grant to us, we befeechThee, thy righteoufnefs j that we may feek Thee with our whole hearts, underftand thy fayings, tell forth thy wonders ; that we, who hitherto have wan- dered like loft flieep, reftored by thy kind arms, may rejoice in the Glories of Paradife, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, who with Thee liveth and reigneth, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, blefled for evermore. Amen.] {[ [Let the afore/aid Pfalmsbefaid at Prime, in the above-mentioned manner, in all Sundays throughout all Advent, except in The Vigil of The Nativity of The Lord, when it happens on a Sunday, and from the Fir ft Sunday after the O clave of The Epiphany to Eafter, and from The Fir ft Sunday after Trinity to Ad- vent, when it is the Sunday Service. So that from Septuagefima to Eafter be faid the Pfalm Dominus regnavit The Lord hath reigned in the place of the Pfalm, Confitemini Domino O give Thanks unto The Lord.] ![■ On Sundays, from the Firft Sunday after the O clave of The Epiphany to Qjiadragefima ; and from the Firft Sun- day after Trinity to Advent, in the ordinary Sunday Service. Antiphon. H E Lord is my Shepherd, iEBi^3=Hi^5i33E2?ZiE!t and I mail lack nothing. In a place of pafture, there hath He placed me. SEE i-\r- Oioueae. On week-days, from the Firft Sunday after the O Clave of The Epiphany to ^uadra- geftma ; and from the Firft Sunday after Trinity to Advent, in the ordinary week- day Service. Antiphon. o* God, hear SSE^^ Thou receive the words of my mouth. s Oioueae. On week-days in Advent. Antiphon 3* ome and deliver us, O Lord, our God. r^=±=-i2i*=t:: Pfalm. Deus. Oioueae. |[ The creed of s. athanasius. [To be faid daily.] "> ^— t ■ 1 *-p- H ^♦ar*"B- t=*i— ■ Hi — i HEE, God. World without s — 1— ■■**-!- end. Amen. HI *- ■ +-m ~\~ m r~ :e, du-ti-ful - ly praife. World V - ■ . S ■ 1 ■ *-u | without end. Amen. m " Holy Church hath ordained that it Jhould be Jung each day openly at Prime, both in token that faith is the firft beginning of health, and a/fo for people ufe that time moft to come to Church.^' — Myrroure, lxx-v. b. At Prime. 1 1 1 T 31= ^3^ to Thee, O God. ^ ^♦3=3 World without end. Amen. \J— ■ — ■ — ■ 5=t lo-ry to Thee, O Tri-ni-ty. ^*» * F i =l= World without end. Amen. 0= =^> World ^5ES=S==£e without end Amen. 2>uicunque vult. HOSOEVER will be faved : before all things it is neceffary that he hold The Catholic Faith. Which Faith, ex- cept every one do keep whole and unde- filed : without doubt he {hall perifh ever- laftingly. And the Catholic Faith is this, That One God in Trinity : and Trinity in Unity we worfhip. Neither confounding The Perfons : nor dividing The Subftance. For one is The Perfon of The Father, other of The Son : and other of The Holy Ghoft. But of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghoft, The Godhead is One : The Glory equal, The Majefty co-eternal. Such as The Father is, fuch is The Son : and fuch is The Holy Ghoft. The Father uncreate, The Son un- create : The Holy Ghoft uncreate. The Father incomprehenfible, The Son incomprehenfible : The Holy Ghoft in- comprehenfible. The Father eternal, The Son eternal : The Holy Ghoft eternal. And yet not three eternals : but One Eternal. So alfo, not three uncreate, nor three incomprehenfibles : but One Uncreated, and One Incomprehenfible. So likewife The Father is Almighty, The Son Almighty: The Holy Ghoft Almighty. And yet not three Almighties : but One Almighty. So The Father is God, The Son God: The Holy Ghoft God. And yet not three Gods : but One God. So likewife The Father is Lord, The Son is Lord : The Holy Ghoft is Lord. And yet not three Lords : but One Lord. For like as we are compelled by the Chriftian verity to acknowledge every Perfon singly to be God and Lord : So are we forbidden by the Catholic Religion to fay, there be three Gods, or three Lords. The Father is made of none : neither created, nor begotten. The Son is of The Father alone : not made, nor created, but begotten. The Holy Ghoft is of The Father, and of The Son : neither made, nor created, nor begotten ; but proceeding. One Father, therefore, not three Fa- thers ; One Son, not three Sons : One Holy Ghoft, not three Holy Ghofts. And in this Trinity none is afore, or after : none greater, or lefs. But the whole Three Perfons : are Co- eternal together and Co-equal. So that in all things, as is aforefaid : The Unity in Trinity, and The Trinity in Unity is to be worshipped. He therefore that will be faved : let him thus think of The Trinity. I 12 At Prime. But it is neceflary to everlafting falva- tion : that he faithfully believe alfo The Incarnation of our Lord Jefus Chrift. For the right faith is, that we believe and confefs : that our Lord Jefus Chrift, The Son of God, is God and Man. He is God, of The Subftance of The Father begotten before the worlds : and He is Man, of the subftance of his Mother, born in the world Perfect God, perfect Man : of a rea- sonable foul, and human flefh fubfifting. Equal to The Father, as touching His Godhead : and inferior to The Father, as touching His Manhood. Who, although He be God and Man : yet not two, but One, is Chrift. One not by converfion of The God- head into flefh : but by taking of man- hood into God ; One altogether ; not by confufion of Subftance : but by Unity of Perfon. For as the reafonable foul and flefh is one man : fo God and Man is One Chrift ; Who fuffered for our falvation, de- fcended into Hell ; n rofe again the third day from the dead. He afcended into Heaven, He fitteth on the right hand of God, The Father Al- mighty : from whence He fhall come to judge the quick and the dead. At whofe coming all men muft rife again with their bodies : and fhall give account for their own works. And they that have done good fhall go into life everlafting : and they that have done evil into everlafting fire. This is The Catholic Faith : which ex- cept every man faithfully and firmly believe, he cannot be faved. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was- in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. {[ In all Sundays whefifoever is f aid Pfalm LXVII., Deus Deus meus O God my God, with the reft oftbePfalms at Prime, [That is, during all Advent, except on the Vigil of The Nativity when that falls on a Sunday y and from the Firft Sunday after The Epiphany to Eafter s and from the Firft Sunday after Trinity to Advent, when the Service for the Sunday is the ordinary Service, except that from Septuagejima to Eafter the Pfalm XCIL, Dominus regnavit The Lord hath reigned/V fubftituted for Pfalm CXVII., Confitemini O give thanks] upon WHOSOEVER (hall be faid this Antiphon. HEE, God The Father Un-be-got-ten, Thee The Son On - ly be - got - ten, Thee Spirit Ho - ly ^¥i**^ Pa-ra - clete, Ho-ly and undivi - ded - ^ ^ Tri-ni-ty, with our whole heart *=TO= and mouth, we do con - fefs, we do praife, and we give bleffing ; P^-Jft to Thee be glo-ry for e - ver-more, n "Ad inferos.' On the other ordinary Sundays throughout the year, and on all Simple Feajls, as well thofe which have iii. as thofe which have ix. Lejfons, and in which the Choir has Conductors ; ° and in the clave, and throughout the clave, when the Choir has Conductors ; [In the principal Feajls there were four Conductors of the Choir taken from the higher grades, and in the greater Double Feajls two principal Con- ductors of the higher grade and two others from the lower grade. v\ and in the Comme- morations of The BleJJid Mary, and of the Feajl of the Place (except in thofe Feajls and Commemorations which happen within the clave of The Holy Trinity J, upon Whosoever is f aid this Antiphon. i'3 ?^to ii^r^: HEE duti-fully praife, Thee a - dore, Thee glo - ri - fy all thy i*=P-i»=|V*?rii ►**^ crea - tures, O Blefl* - ed ♦»W*^i Tri ni ty< f =t- In Eajlertide is added, Alleluya. In all Double Feajls throughout the year, without the week of Holy Trinity, is faid, upon WHOSOEVER this Antiphon. ^ m+— ■ — py -P"-^ : *=?: HANKS to Thee, O God, *g=gfr»= 3TJg5= " Cum regimine Chori." P See the Irail " Crede michi. thanks to Thee, The True *5£ One Ho - ly and and Supreme Deity One Unity. In Eajlertide is added, W: Al-le-lu-ya. In all week-days in the ordinary week-day Service throughout the whole year ; and in Feajls which have iii. Lejfons without Conductors of the Choir ; and in the Otlave, and within it when the Choir has no Conductors ,• and in Vigils, and in The Four Times without the week of Pentecojl and the week of The Holy Trinity, is faid, upon WHOSOEVER this Antiphon. co-e-qual One De - i - ty, both =»*♦»♦♦ -■-♦- M^Titz^it before fc= all a - ges, and now $£ and for e - vermore. In Eajlertide is added, Al-le-lu-ya. after the " Defence of the DirelioryJ appended to the Ordinal of Sarum. Q II 4 Throughout the At Prime. week of Holy Trinity, whatever be the Service, is /aid, upon Whosoever this Antiphon. and be-ne-dift, g= and glorious Trinity, Father and Son and — ■ ■ r» - 77 + ♦ — : — Ho - \y Spirit. {[ [In the York Breviary, the Antiphons upon WHOSOEVER are as follow: — The Sunday Anthem, except certain par- ticular Seafons, as noted in the Temporal, and except the Feajls of ix. LeJJons. Double and Simple. Antiphon. Thee, God The Father, &c, for ever and ever. Amen. As above. In the Feajls of ix. Leffons, Double and Simple, except certain Feajls, noted in the Temporal, and of The Saints. Antiphon. Thanks be to Thee, &c, One Unity. As above. In the week-days, except certain particular Seafons therein noted. Antiphons. Monday. Be with us, One Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Tuefday. Thee we acknowledge, One in Subftance, a Trinity in Perfons. Wednefday. Thee we profefs ever The Same, in being, in life, in underftanding. Thurfday. We invoke Thee, we adore Thee, we praife Thee, O Blefled Trinity. Friday. Our Hope, our Salvation, our Honour, O Blefled Trinity. Saturday. Deliver us, fave us, juftify us, O Blefled Trinity. The Hereford Breviary ufed the fame Antiphons, — Thanks be to Thee. All thy creatures. , Glory be to Thee. but at times fomewhat varying from the Sarum Ufe.] CHAPTER. Timothy i. O The King Eternal, Immor- tal, Invifible, The Only God, be Honour and Glory for ever and ever. Amen. be to God. Thank |[ This Chapter is faid on all Sundays and Feajls, and within their Octaves, when the Choir has Conduclors ; and in the Commemorations of The Bleffed Mary ; and in the Feajl of the Place, through- out the whole year without the week of Eajler. In all other Feajls in the year s and in all week-days, from the O clave of Eajler to Pcntecojl s and in the Oclaves, and within the Oilaves when the Choir has no Conduclors ; and in the Vigils of The Afcenfion and of Pentecojl ; and in the Vigil of The Nativity of The Lord and The Epiphany, when they happen with- out the Sunday, is faid this Chapter. Ifaiah xxxiii. LORD, be gracious unto us, for we have waited for Thee : be Thou our arm every morning, our Salvation alfo in the time of trouble. Thanks be to God. At Prime. "5 In all other week-days throughout Advent; and from the Fir ft Sunday after the Epiphany to Thurfday in The Supper of The Lord; and from the Firft Sunday after Trinity to Advent, in the ordinary week-day Service, is f aid this CHAPTER. Zachariah viii. OVE Peace and Truth, faith The Lord Almighty. Thanks be to God. Whenever the aforefaid Chapter is faid at Prime, then let Petitions with proftration of body be offered at all the Hours.* f[ [Let this rule be generally obferved, that this Jfy. Jefus Chrift be ever faid by one Clerk or Boy only, without ever changing vejlment or place/] ESU CHRIST, Son of The Living God, have mercy upon us. Choir. Jefu Chrift, Son of the Living God, have mercy upon us. JT. Thou Who fitteft at the right hand of the Father. I£. Have mercy upon us. IJ;. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft. Choir. Jefu Chrift, Son of The Living God, have mercy upon us. f[ This Verfe, Thou Who fitteft is faid throughout the whole year, after the aforefaid Refponfe, except on Chrift mas Day, and thenceforward up to the morrow of The Purification, and from Sunday in the Paffton of The Lord, up to The Afcenfion of The Lord; except alfo when the Service of S. Mary is faid, and except in the Feaft and O clave of Corpus Chrifti when it is the Service for the Oclave, and except in the Feaft of The Transfiguration, and in the Feaft and throughout the Oclave of The Name of Jefus, when it is the Oclave Service itfelf {[ [ a The following Chant is faid on the Day of The Nativity of the Lord, and from thence up to the Oclave of the Epiphany ; and in the Oclave ; and in the Vigil of The Epiphany, when it happens without a Sunday. It is faid alfo from the OBave of E after to the Feaft of Trinity whenever the Choir has Conduclors, as well on Sundays as on Feftivals; and in the Feaft of Corpus Chrifti, and its Oclave; and in the Exaltation of the Holy Crofs ; and in either Feaft of S. Michael ; and in the Feaft of the Dedication of the Church, and as often within the Oclave, and on the Oclave, as there is the Service of The Dedication (if it be without Septua- gefima up to Eafter). J e-: ♦—♦-♦- su Christ, Son of The Living EE 2S3** God. Have mer-cy up -on us. Choir. Jefu Chrift, Son of The Living God. Have mercy upon us. 1 " Preces," " Prayers," or " Petitions," differed from " Orationes," " ColleBs" or " Orifons," in that they ivere always faid, except at certain feftal Jeafons (fee pofl, p. 1 17 ) proftrate ivitb bended knees. Supplications at Prime and Compline -were faid every day ( except in Eafler-iveek and the three preceding days) ; but at the other Hours ivere placed before the ColleBs or Orifons only in the iveek-day office. r From the Rubric for The Nativity at Prime. s From the Arundel MS. 130; and Lanfdoivne MS. 463. n6 S^EE^EteS At Prime 3^? Al - le - lu - ya. Al - le |[ 7/z ^// c/^r Feafts when this Cbant is faid, is /aid alfo this Verfe 3£ ya. Al - le - lu - ya. |[ In the Day of The Nativity of The Lord, and from thence daily up to the Feaft of The Purification of The Bkfj'ed Mary ; and in the Day of the Epiphany, and throughout the clave of the fame ; and in the Feaft of Corpus Chrijii, and in the O clave, when it is the Service for the O clave, is faid BE 5E*3E Thou, Who of a Virgin didft vouch - fafe to be born. Have mercy upon us. f[ In the Day of the Epiphany, and daily afterwards, is faid this Verfe S=fl: _- — ^_ Thou, Who on this day to the world didft appear. Have mer-cy upon us. |[ On the Day of The Nativity, and of The Epiphany, and of The Afcenfion -♦—♦—♦ Glo - ry be to The Father, and to ^ The Son, and to The Ho - ly Ghoft. Thou, Who fitteft at the right hand of The Father. Have mercy upon us. |[ In all Feafts of iii. Leffons, without Conduclors of the Choir ; and in Feaft Days, from the O clave of Eafter to Pentecoft ; and throughout the clave of the Holy Trinity, and of Corpus Chrifti, when the Service is of the O clave £ and in the O clave of The Epiphany, when not a Sunday s and in the Vigil of The Nativity of The Lord. T ^-"-»—^ - » ♦— ♦— ♦— ♦- : »— ^ -»- •J e - su Christ, Son of TheLivingGod. Have mercy upon us. Al-le-lu-ya. BL« *!* ii *•+* *-t = — i Al-le-lu-ya. Al-le-lu - ya. |[ In Eaftertide this Verfe is faid thus ■i^t ♦ -^ Thou, Who didft a-rife from the dead. = ^ 1 — ^=J— iEE " ■4 T Have mercy up-on us. |[ Throughout the Oclave of Corpus Chrifti 3E* ;^A±±z=-=^- Thou, Who of a Virgin didft vouch - S - fafe to be born. At Prime. |[ In the Day of The Epiphany, and the O clave, — *&m — ■ — ■■ — ■ — -^ *-■ — ■ — Thou, Who on this ■+ ■ ■ day to the world ^_5_ 1 ! 4 . didft appear. 5-- = 1 ■-!- t — i — =?— ?— 5 Thou, Who fitteft at the right hand of ^— ^" _H_| , ^ *1 ■ The Father. |[ /# Eafiertide, and other Feftival Seafons, — Glo - ry be to The Fa-ther, — ♦ — ♦ — ■ — ■- and to The Son, and to The Ho-ly 3=3§E* Ghoft. I sei^f e - s u Christ, Son of The Liv-ing ^=^ : 3E! CE~: God. Have mercy upon us. fl[ /# ^// week-days and FeaJIs of in. Leffons, and in the Oclaves without Conductors of the Choir ; and in Vigils, from the clave of The Epiphany up to The PaJJion of The Lord; and from the Feaft of The Holy Trinity up to the Vigil of The Nativity of The Lord; and throughout the O clave of Holy Trinity, and of Corpus Chrifti, when the Service is of the clave, — J ggBEEEEE jElE ii 7 1^ e su Christ, Son of The living God 5£Z Have mercy upon us. !*=■=■ Thou, Who of a Vir-gin didft vouch- !i: fafe to be born. Have mercy. — J-— ^— »-—■—■ ■ 1 s Thou, Who fitteft at the right hand of SE^ *E*E3=!Et The Fa-ther. Have mercy upon us. 3"=5=?=J=*=3= BE3E3E Glo r y be to The Father, and to *+=* The Son, and to The Ho-ly Ghoft. Let the Choir reply, Jesu Christ.] Then follows : — AS -■-♦- =5=5=4 - rise, O Lord, and help us. 3i=t And deliver us for Thy Name's fake. Then follow Petitions in this form; all projlrate, kneeling, [except at certain Seafons, as the Vigil of The Nativity, and from Eajler to Deus omnium (the Firjl Sunday after Trinity), when the "Preces" or Petitions were always faid Jtanding.] t 1 From the Rubrics of Tie Proper of Tie Time. This cuftom is of very ancient date in England, and is ■epeatedly mentioned by Beda. n8 At Prime. Jj-fM =fr Lord, have mercy, (thrice). a: ^m Chrift, have mercy, (thrice). yet fo that that the laji Kyrie Lord be /aid thus : — «=S=i=t= P Lord, have mercy, (thrice)." |UR FATHER, which art in Heaven ; Hallowed be Thy Name : Thy kingdom come : Thy will be done, as in Hea- ven fo on Earth. Give us this day our daily bread : And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors : And lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from evil.* [To the endfecretly, the Prieji repeating a/oud,] g ^ ^-re =3: And lead us not into temptation. SE *^=t- Tfy. But deliver us from evil. My foul fhall live, and mall praife Thee. And thy judgements fhall help me. I have gone aftray like a fheep that is loft. Seek thy fervant, O Lord, for I have not forgotten thy commandments. BELIEVE in God, w The Father Almighty, Crea- tor of Heaven and Earth. And in Jefus Chrift His Only Son our Lord : Who was conceived by The Holy Ghoft, born of The Virgin Mary, fufFered under Pontius Pilate, crucified, dead, and buried : He defcended into Hell : The third day He role again from the dead : He afcended to the Heavens : He fitteth at the right hand of God The Fa- ther Almighty : whence He fhall come to judge the quick and the dead. J believe in The Holy Ghoft ; The Holy Catholic Church, The Communion of Saints, the Remiffion of Sins, the Re- furreftion of the Flefh, and Life Eternal. Amen. [To the end fecretly, the Prieji repeating aloud,~\ 1 The Refurrettion of the Flefh. And life e-ter-nal. A-men. u " Thefe -words are faid nine times : — thrice ' Kyrieleyfon,' to The Father ; thrice ' Chrifteleyfon,' to The Son ; and thrice l Kyrieleyfon,"" to The Holy Ghoft ,• and that is againft thefe manner of fins, (that is,) of faults againft The Father, of ignorance againft The Son, and of malice againft The Holy Ghoft ; and for each of thefe fins are done three-wife, that is to fay, in thought, ivord, and deed." — Myrroure, clx-vi. b. v See Note to the Common Forms, ante. w " This Creed is faid in Holy Church in Prime, that is the beginning of the day ; and at Compline, that is the beginning of the night. For the faithful faying of the Creed chafeth a-way fiends, -which be in -wont to hinder men both in day and in night. And therefore every Chriften man and -woman ought, on the beginning of the day and of the night, to fay his Creed; and for this caufe either this Creed, or the Maffe Creed, is to be faid -when folk lay a dying, to chafe away the fiends that are then bufy to trouble the foul. The fecond Creed is called the Maffe Creed, -which -was made in a general Council for declaration of the firft Creed againft certain herefies that -were then arifen in Holy Church ; and the third Creed, that is, ' S^uicunque -vult,' •was made by a holy Bifhop called Athanafius, againft herefies alfo. And therefore thefe two Creeds are Jung openly to ftrcngth of our faith and confufion of heretics. But the firft Creed is faid pri-vily ; for it -was made pri-vily before the faith -was openly preached in the -world." — Myrroure, clxxiii. At Prime. [This being f aid, let Petitions follow in the fame Tone, as at Compline.} x F ET my mouth be filled with thy praife. That I may fing thy Glory, and all the day long thy greatnefs. O Lord, turn thy face away from my fins. And blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God. And renew a right fpirit within me. Caft me not away from thy face. And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Reftore to me the joy of thy falva- tion. And ftablilh me with Thy Chief Spirit. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man. Refcue me from the wicked man. Refcue me from mine enemies, O my God. And deliver me from them that rife up againft me. O deliver me from the workers of ini- quity. And fave me from the men of blood. So will I fing Pfalms unto Thy Name for ever and ever. That day by day I may perform my vows. Hear us, O God, our falvation ! The hope of all the confines of the Earth, and in the fea afar off". O God, make fpeed to fave me. Lord, make hafte to help me. Holy God ! Holy Mighty ! Holy and Immortal ! Lamb of God ! Who takeft away the fins of the world. Have mercy upon us. Blefs The Lord, O my foul ! And all that is within me His Holy Name. Blefs The Lord, O my foul! And forget not all his benefits ; Who forgiveth all thine iniquities. And healeth all thine infirmities. Who redeemeth thy life from deftruc- tion. Who crowneth thee with mercy and companions. x From the MSS. Arundel, 130. y Arundel MSS. 1 30. 1 From the York Breviary, and Sarum Mijfal. Who fatisfieth thy things. [Ending,] defir 119 with good as Thy youth fhall be re-new-ed as * the gle's. |[ The Confeffion, The Mifereatur, and The Abfolution, are faid throughout the whole year at Prime, and at Compline, and that in a low voice, fo as fcarcely to be heard, by the Choir. r [It is to be noted, that the Prieft of great e ft dignity Jhould fay them,'] Wi [Let us confefs unto The Lord, for He is good. I£. And his mercy endureth for ever.]* The Prieft, looting towards the Altar, CONFESS to God, The Blefled Mary, and all the Saints, [turning to the Choir] and to you, I have finned ex- ceedingly, in thought, word, and deed, of my own fault, [looking back to the Altar] I befeech, Holy Mary, all the Saints of God, and [looking back to the Choir] ye, to pray for me. The Choir replies, turning to the Prieft, A LMIGHTY God, have mercy upon you, and forgive you all your fins, deliver you from all evil, preferve and ftrengthen you in all goodnefs, and bring you to everlafting life. Amen. Then the Choir, turning to the Altar, I confess to God, The Blefied Mary, all the Saints, and [turning to the Prieft] to 120 At Prime. you, I have finned exceedingly, in thought, word, and deed, of my own fault, [looking back to the Altar], I befeech Holy Mary, all the Saints, and [turning to the Priejl] you, to pray for me. Then let the Priejl fay to the Choir, in the firjl per/on, ifneceffary, — |LMIGHTY GOD, have mercy upon you, and forgive you all your fins, deliver you from all evil, preserve and ftrengthen you in all goodnefs, and bring you to everlafting life. Amen. The Almighty and Merciful Lord grant you Abfolution and Remiflion of all your fins, fpace for true penitence, amendment of life, and the grace and confolation of The Holy Spirit. Amen. Then follow Petitions, after this manner. ([ [When this has been faid, Petitions fol- low by the Prief, the officiating Minifler, after this manner, with note.] a God, be Thou turn-ed, and o- Thou (halt quicken us. And thy peo- - pie mall rejoice in Thee. n 1 1 — ^ 5* O Lord, mow thy mercy upon us. 5— j ■=j^=g=*= 5 =|: And grant us thy falvation. 3£ :*=5=fl= Vouch-fafe, O Lord, in this day. E * To keep us without fin. S 1 -♦— ♦ Have mercy upon us, O Lord. ?£ Have mercy upon us. w ~\ 1 1- Let thy mer-cy, O Lord, be B=q -._^_ q=3=q=q= ^T— «- upon us. Like as we have put our 5* 1 m— q-^ truft in Thee. 5Iz^ O Lord God of Hofts convert us. S^E^ -♦ ■- And fhew us thy countenance and ♦ == i"- = T"- = — _— + ~ = we mail be faved. -j* — i 1 1 — = 1— ■— 1~ O Lord, hear my prayer. ^- ■ -♦-♦ - "-♦- IJ;. And let my crying come unto Thee. -♦ ■- t b The Lord be with you. 1 MSS. Arundel 1 30. b "The Priefi turneth to the Choir and to the people, and faith, ' Dominus ■vobifcum," that is to fay, ' The Lord be with you.' The Choir anfweretb ' et cum fpiritu tuo,' « and -with thy fpirit.' In this jalutation of the Priejl, and anfwer of the People or of the Choir, the Priejl prayeth that our Lord he with them ; for hut if they be all One in One Lord, the prayer that followetb may not be heard to their profit, then the Prieft turneth again and fayeth ' Oremus,' 'pray we.' Here ye may fee that the Priefi fayeth not the Orifons follow- ing in his own name alone, but in the name of all that are prefent, and all Holy Church. And therefore in time of Orifons ye ought not to intend to other things, but lift up your hearts full devoutly to God." — Myrroure, fo. clxviii. At Prime. 121 SEEF And with thy fpi-rit. SEE* Let us pray. |[ Thefe Petitions are /aid in this form at Prime throughout the whole year, as well on Common days as in Feafts, both Double and Simple, except from Thurfday in The Supper of The Lord up to the clave of Eafter, and except in The Day of Souls. But on all Week-days throughout Ad- vent, and from the Firft Sunday after the O clave of The Epiphany to Thurfday in the Supper of The Lord, and from the Firft Sunday after Trinity to Advent in the ordinary Week-day Service next after Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us let this follow W. O Lord, hear my voice wherewith I have cried unto Thee. I};. Have mercy upon me and hear me. And let all the reft as noted at Compline be f aid up to the Or if on s and this Pfalrn without note [that is to fay\ Miferere mei, Deus. AVE mercy upon me, O God : according to thy great mercy. And according to the mul- titude of thy compaffions: blot out mine iniquity. Wafh me throughly from mine iniquity : and cleanfe me from my fin. For I acknowledge mine iniquity : and my fin is ever before me. Againft Thee only have I finned and done evil before Thee : that Thou mayeft be juftified in thy fayings, and overcome when Thou art judged. For behold I was conceived in iniquities: and in fin hath my mother conceived me. But lo ! Thou haft loved truth : the uncertain and hidden things of thy wifdom haft Thou manifefted to me. Thou fhalt fprinkle me with hyflbp and I fhall be cleanfed : Thou fhalt wafh me and I fhall be made whiter than fnow. To my hearing Thou fhalt give joy and gladnefs : and the bones which are hum- bled fhall rejoice. Turn thy face away from my fins : and blot out all my mifdeeds. Create in me a clean heart, O God : and renew a right fpirit within me. Call me not away from thy face : and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Reftore to me the joy of thy falvation : and ftablifh me with Thy Chief Spirit. I will teach the wicked thy ways : and the impious fhall be converted unto Thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltinefs, O God, The God of my falvation : and my tongue fhall rejoice in thy righteoufnefs. O Lord, Thou fhalt open my lips : and my mouth fhall fhew forth thy praife. For if Thou hadft defired facrifice I would have given it : but Thou wilt not be delighted with burnt-offerings. The facrifice of God is a troubled fpirit : a contrite and humbled heart, O God, fhalt Thou not defpife. Do kindly, O Lord, in thy good pleafure unto Syon : that the walls of Jerufalem may be built. Then fhalt Thou accept the facrifice of righteoufnefs, oblations, and burnt offerings: then fhall they lay young bullocks upon thine altar. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Amen. After the Pfalm let the Prieft alone ft and up and fay rise, O Lord, help us. And de- 122 At Prime. ie*e^ li - ver us for Thy Name's fake. 3M=* SE O Lord God of Holts, convert us. -♦— ♦- And fhew us thy countenance, and §EE t we (hall be fa-ved. !E* 3 The Lord be with you. 51=!!=!=* I£. And with thy fpi - rit. !E Let us pray. The following Orifon is /aid in all Double Feafts throughout the year without Eajier week. N this hour of this day fulfil 1 =

^li !«=5 K"= — 1 raise and everlafting glory. World mi without end. A-men. [He. Herfelf, or Taking up.] Legem pone. ETme, O Lord, for a law, the way of thy ftatutes : and ever will I feek it out. Give me understand- ing, and I will fearch thy law : and I will keep it with my whole heart. Lead me in the path of thy command- ments : for I have defired it. Incline my heart unto thy teftimonies : and not to covetoufnefs. Turn away mine eyes left they be- hold vanity : and quicken Thou me in thy way. Stablifh thy word to thy fervant : in thy fear. Cut off my reproach that I am afraid of: for thy judgements are pleafant. Behold, I have longed for thy com- mandments : quicken me in thy righte- oufnefs. [Vau. And Himfelf.] And let thy mercy come upon me, O Lord : even thy falvation according unto thy word. So fhall I anfwer a word to them that upbraid me : for I have trufted in thy fayings. Take not the word of thy truth ut- terly out of my mouth .• for I have hoped exceedingly in thy judgements. And I will keep thy law alway : yea, for ever, and for ever and ever. At Terce. 131 And I have been walking at large : for I fought out thy commandments. I have been fpeaking of thy tefHmonies before kings : and I was not confounded. And I have been meditating in thy commandments : which I have loved. And I lifted up mine hands to thy com- mandments, which I have loved : and I will be exercifed in thy ftatutes. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever mail be : world without end. Amen. [Zain. The Olive.] Memor ejio fervi tui. Remember thy word unto thy fervant : wherein Thou haft given me hope. The fame hath comforted me in my humiliation : for thy word hath quick- ened me. The proud have done exceeding wick- edly : yet have I not fhrinked from thy law. For I remembered thy judgements of old, O Lord : and I was comforted. Faintnefs hath leized me : becauie of the ungodly that forfake thy law. Thy ftatutes were my fongs : in the place of my pilgrimage. I remembered Thy Name, O Lord, in the night feafon : and have kept thy law. This was done unto me : becaufe I fought out thy ftatutes. [Heth. Life.] Thou art my portion, O Lord : I have promifed to keep thy law. I entreated thy countenance with my whole heart : O be merciful unto me, according to thy word. I thought upon my ways, and turned my feet : unto thy teftimonies. I am prepared, and am not troubled : to keep thy commandments. The cords of finners enfolded me : and I was not forgetful of thy law. At midnight I rife to give thanks unto Thee : becaufe of the judgements of thy righteoufnefs. I am a partaker with all them that fear Thee : and keep thy commandments. The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy : teach me thy ftatutes. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. [Teth. Good.] Bo nit at em fecijli. Thou haft dealt in goodnefs with thy fervant, O Lord : according unto thy word. Goodnefs, and difcipline, and knowledge teach me : for I have believed thy com- mandments. Before I was humbled I went wrong : wherefore I have kept thy word. Good art Thou : and in thy goodnefs teach me thy ftatutes. The iniquity of the proud is multiplied upon me : but I will fearch thy command- ments with my whole heart. Their heart is curdled like milk : but I have meditated thy law. It is good for me that Thou haft hum- bled me : that I may learn thy ftatutes. The law of thy mouth is good unto me : above thoufands of gold and filver. [Jod. Knowledge or Beginning.] Thy hands have made me and fafhioned me : O give me underftanding, that I may learn thy commandments. Whofo fear Thee, will fee me and be glad : becaufe I have hoped exceedingly in thy word. I have known, O Lord, that thy judge- ments are equity : and in thy truth Thou haft humbled me. Let thy mercy be for my confolation : according to thy word unto thy fervant. Let thy compaflions come unto me and I fhall live : for thy law is my medi- tation. 132 At Terce. Let the proud be confounded, for they have unjuftly done iniquity againft me : but I will be exercifed in thy command- ments. Let fuch be turned unto me as fear Thee : and have known thy teftimonies. Let my heart be made unfpotted in thy ftatutes : fo fhall I not be confounded. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. [O God, The Palm of perfect bleffednefs, who, as a provident Saviour, doft teach thy faithful ones to walk in thy laws, to fearch thy teftimonies, to keep thy commands ; grant to us, we befeech Thee, thy righteoufnefs ; that we may feek Thee with our whole hearts, underftand thy fayings, tell forth thy wonders ; that we, who hitherto have wandered, like loft ftieep, reftored by thy kind arms, may rejoice in the Glories of Paradife, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, blefied for evermore. Amen.] On Sundays. Antiphon. ^E^E^^E SiflRAISE and e-ver-laft-ing s Glo-ry to God, Fa-ther, and Son, ■= \ £■ — i- -♦ ♦- with The Ho-ly Paraclete, for ever and for ev - er-more. CHAPTER. it Cor. lajl chapter. HE Grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and the Love of God, and the Fellowfhip of The Holy Ghoft, be with us all. Thanks be to God. I£. In - cline my heart, O God, un - to g= q= J-»-fr— ■ *■ ,=*: thy tef - ti - mo - nies. Choir. Incline my heart, O God, unto thy teftimonies. g=^-J»i»z^»^:ri^gH»=»=^»: 37 '. Turn a - way mine eyes left they behold vanities: in thy way quick-en SzPciint Choir. Unto thy teftimonies. Glo - ry be to The Fa-ther, and to 3E The Son, and to The Ho-ly Ghoft. Choir. Incline my heart, O God, unto thy teftimonies. 37". I have faid, O Lord, have mercy upon me. ^;. Heal my foul, for I have finned againft Thee. 0? week-days. Antiphon. '&VdtBfajf& h IS n 5 ■ ■ 5 ■■■-*, E T there come un-to me, s p ~~* ■,• ■, — ■■■ wa — wFm rwr ' • ~ • ^ r* _ ; r* O Lord, thy com-paf-fions, and I JM— ■ 1 fhall live. At Terce. 133 Chapter. Jer. xviu EAL me, O Lord, and I fhall be healed ; fave me, and I fhall be faved, for Thou art my praife. Thanks be to God. *EE&*^^=+1 I£. Heal my foul, for I have finned 3E15E*EE* againft Thee. Choir. Heal my foul, for I have finned againft Thee. W. I have faid, O Lord, have mercy 3^3: upon me. Choir. For I have finned againft Thee. -— ■-■^^-♦-♦- -♦-■- Glory be to The Father, and to The X— Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; Choir. Heal my foul, for I have finned againft Thee. 37\ O Lord, be Thou my helper. IJ;. Forfake me not, neither defpife me, O Lord God of my falvation. On the week-days in Advent. Antiphon.^ LORD, raife up thy pow'r, and come to fave us. h The intonation for this Antiphon cannot be found. ' From the Rubric for the Firji Sunday in Ad-vent. CHAPTER. Hebrews x. E that fhall come, will come, and will not tarry ; and now there (hall be no more fear in our borders. For He is our Saviour. Thanks be to God. I£. Come and deliver us, O Lord God of Hofts ! Choir. Come and deliver us, O Lord God of Hofts ! 37\ Shew us the light of thy counte- nance, and we mall be faved, O Lord God of Hofts ! Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft. Choir. Come and deliver us, O Lord God of Hofts ! y. The Gentiles fhall fear Thy Name, O Lord. I£, And all the kings of the Earth thy glory. {[ [This order Jh all be kept in faying all Refponfories, with their Verfes, upon the Hours throughout the whole year without Quadragejima, except in the Sundays in Septuagejima, Sexagefima, and ^uinqua- gejima. Then let the Prieft fay the proper Or if on for the Seafon, Feftival, or Commemoration, with The Lord be with you.] ' {JJ [On Sundays, Feftivals, and Commemo- rations, here follow the proper Antiphon, Verficle, and Orifon, appropriate to each; to be found in the Proper or Common of the Time or of the Saint s.~\ Then follow after the Antiphon and Verficle ~W . The Lord be with you. I£. And with thy fpirit. Let us pray. Here the proper Orifon or Orifons for the Sunday, Feftival, or Commemoration. J 34 At Terce. After the Or if on, again is f aid, — ~Sf . The Lord be with you. I£. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord. Thanks be to God. [Here, on week-dap in 2>jiadragefima (be- ginning with the Monday after the Firft Sunday), the xv. Gradual Pfalms followed by The Litany, until Wednefday before E after, inclufve.] f[ [On ordinary week-days, the ordinary Petitions, as at Lauds, all proftrate, kneeling, as follow.] LORD, have mercy (thrice). Chrift, have mercy (thrice). Lord, have mercy (thrice). UR FATHER \fecretly]. [The Prieft repeats aloud, ,] And lead us not into tempta- tion. 37". But deliver us from evil. Amen. T HAVE faid, Lord, have mercy upon me. Heal my foul, for I have finned againft Thee. Be turned unto us, O Lord ; how long? And be eafily intreated for thy fervants. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Like as we have put our truft in Thee. [The eyes of The Lord are over the righteous. And his ears are open to their prayers. Let all thy works praife Thee. And thy faints give bleffing unto TheeJ] Let thy priefts be clothed with righte- oufnefs. And let thy faints rejoice. O Lord, fave the King. And hear us in the day when we call upon Thee. Preferve thy fervants and handmaidens My God, who put their truft in Thee. Save thy people, O Lord ; and blefs J From tie York Breviary. k From the York and Hereford Breviaries. thine inheritance. And govern them and lift them up even for ever. O Lord ! let there be peace in thy ftrength. And abundance in thy towers. Let us pray for the faithful departed. Grant them eternal, reft O Lord : and may perpetual light ihine upon them. [For our brethren and benefadtors. Preferve thy fervants and handmaidens. My God, who put their truft in Thee. For the afflifted and captives. Deliver Ifrael, O Lord, out of all his troubles. Alfo for our fins and negligences. Remember not our old fins, but let thy mercies fpeedily prevent us : for we are brought very low. Help us, O God, our Salvation : and for the Glory of Thy Name deliver us. And be merciful unto our fins for Thy Name's fake. k ] O Lord! hear my voice wherewith I have cried unto Thee. Have mercy upon me and hear me. Psalm L. Miferere mei, Deus. AVE mercy upon me, O God : according to thy great mercy. And according to the mul- titude of thy compaflions : blot out mine iniquity. Wafh me throughly from mine iniquity: and cleanfe me from my fin. For I acknowledge mine iniquity : and my fin is ever before me. Againft Thee only have I finned, and done evil before Thee : that Thou mayeft be juftified in thy fayings, and overcome when Thou art judged. For behold I was conceived in iniqui- ties : and in fin hath my mother conceived me. But lo ! Thou haft loved truth : the At Terce. "35 uncertain and hidden things of thy wifdom haft Thou manifefted to me. Thou fhalt fprinkle me with hyffop, and I fhall be cleanfed : Thou fhalt warn me, and I fhall be made whiter than fnow. To my hearing Thou (halt give joy and gladnefs: and the bones which are humbled fhall rejoice. Turn thy face away from my fins : and blot out all my mifdeeds. Create in me a clean heart, O God : and renew a right fpirit within me. Caft me not away from thy face : and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Reftore to me the joy of thy falvation : and ftablifh me with Thy Chief Spirit. I will teach the wicked thy ways : and the impious fhall be converted unto Thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltinefs, O God, The God of my falvation : and my tongue fhall rejoice in thy righteoufnefs. O Lord ! Thou fhalt open my lips : and my mouth fhall fhew forth thy praife. For if Thou hadft defired facrifice I would have given it : but Thou wilt not be delighted with burnt offerings. The facrifice of God is a troubled fpirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, fhalt Thou not defpife. Do kindly, O Lord, in thy good pleafure unto Syon : that the walls of Jerufalem may be built. Then fhalt Thou accept the facrifice of righteoufnefs, oblations, and burnt offer- ings : then fhall they lay young bullocks upon thine altar. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. The Pfalm being finijbed, let the Priejl alone Jland up and advance to the place of the Choir at Matins and Vefpers, repeating thefe Verfes : — Arife, O Lord, help us. And deliver us for Thy Name's fake. O Lord God of Hofts, convert us. And fhew us thy countenance, and we fhall be faved. O Lord, hear my prayer. And let my crying come unto Thee. The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Let us pray. [Here follow the proper Orifons for the Sunday, Seafon, Fejlival, or Commemo- ration ; and it is to be obferved that this Orifon is /aid at all the Hours of this day, and alfo of the whole week, whenever it is the Service for the TimeS] [Ending with, except where other wife di- rected, The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord. Thanks be to God. Amen.] |[ [// is to be obferved, that between Eafter and Pentecofl, and beyond, up to the Firjl Sunday after Trinity (Deus omnium), there are no Petitions (Preces) at Vefpers, nor at Matins, nor at the other Hours, except at Prime and Compline.^ m AT S E X T. [The daily office. .] TN The Name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghoft (with the fign of the Crofs). »J» QUR Father (fecretly.) "LJAIL Mary (fecretly.) 1 From the Rubrics for the Firjl Sunday in Advent. m From the Rubrics for the Proper of The Time. I3 6 At Sext ^ff§^| GOD, make fpeed to fave kw"ttff J ® Lord, ma ke hafte to i&SsksIS help me. LORY be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft; As it was in the begin- ning, is now, and ever lhall be : world without end. Amen. LLELUYA ; or from the Vef- pers preceding Sunday in Sep- tuagefima to Thurfday in The Supper of The Lord. RAISE to Thee, O Lord, we fing, Of Glory The Eternal King. |[ /// all Double Feafts throughout the whole year, except in the week of E after. Htmnus. Hymn. EC- TORpotens! ve-rax De- us ! Qui tern - pe - ras re SE rum vi-ces; Splen-do-re Ma-ne in - ftru — i — is, Et ig - ni - bus IES Meri - di - em. In the Vigil of The Epiphany, and in all Sundays and Simple Feafts, as well of iii. as of ix. Leffons ; and in the Com- memorations of The Blejfed Mary, and in the Feaft of the Place, and within the O clave, and on the O clave, whether the Choir have Conduclors or have not ; ex- cept in the week of Pentecoft, and except in Feafts in which a Noel urn is f aid. Thou mighty Ruler! God of Truth! =i=^- HOU, mighty Ruler! God of Truth ! Who guid'ft the chang - ing fcenes of Day; Decking with golden beams the Morn, And kindling Noon -BF+ with fervid ray. Who guid'ft the changing fcenes of Day; Decking with golden beams the Morn, S: jnr And kindling Noon with fervid ray. In all week-days throughout the year, even in Eaftertide, and in Feafts in which a Noel urn is/aid,- and in Vigils happening without Sunday, except of Eajler and Pentecojl, except in the Vigil of The Epiphany. P ■ b^m— ■—- u^-m — ■— — -— h- At Sext. 137 Thou mighty Ruler ! God of Truth ! HTMNUS. Rector potens ! verax Deus ! Qui temperas rerum vices ; Splendore Mane inftruis, Et ignibus Meridiem. Extingue flammas litium, Aufer calorem noxium, Confer falutem corporum, Veramque pacem cordium. Prasfta Pater piiffime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Regnans per omne feculum. Who guid'ft the changing fcenes of Day ; Decking with golden beams the Morn, 33 \-*-m- \. h A men. And kindling Noon with fervid ray. Hymn. Thou mighty Ruler ! God of Truth ! Who guid'ft the changing fcenes of Day ; Decking with golden beams the Morn, And kindling Noon with fervid ray. Quench Thou in us the flames of ftrife, Bid every hurtful paffion ceafe, Vouchfafe to grant our bodies health, And keep our hearts in perfeft peace. Father of Mercies ! grant our prayer, And Thou Coequal Only Son ! Who with The Spirit Paraclete, Reign through eternal ages, One ! E — = 1- A men. |[ [Injlead of the Hymn Reftor LORD, and daily up to THE Hereford Office. Htmnus. Ecce ! quern Vates vetuftis Concinebant feculis ; Quern Prophetarum fideles Paginae fpoponderant ! Emicat promiflus olim ; Cunfta collaudent Eum, Seculorum feculis. Pfallat altitudo Cceli, Pfallant omnes Angeli, Quicquid eft Virtutis ufque, Pfallat in laudem Dei ; Nulla linguarum filefcat, Vox et omnis confonet, Seculorum feculis. Potens in the Day of THE NATIVITY OF THE CIRCUMCISION, the following Hymn is faid in the Hymn. Lo ! He whom Seers primeval fung, In glad unifon of old ; Whom Prophets, in each faithful page, With prefaging lips foretold ; Shines forth on liis long promifed road ; Creation, hail thy coming God ! From age to age. Heaven utters forth a Pfalm on high, All Angels wake the Pfalm of praife, All Virtues, Powers, in one to God, Loud the adoring Anthem raife ; No voice be mute His Name to tell, All tongues the mighty chorus fwell, From age to age. T i 3 8 At Sext. Tibi Chrifte ! fit cum Patre, Agiofque Spiritu, Hymnus, Melos, Laus perennis, Gratiarum acvtio ; Honor, Virtus, et Poteftas, Regnum eternaliter, Seculorum feculis. To Thee, O Chrift ! Father to Thee ! And The Holy Spirit be, Hymns, Worfhip, Laud, and Melody, Thankfgiving everlaftingly, Honour, and Power, and Victory, Kingdom and Might eternally, From age to age. In the York Office, until after the OCTAVE of THE EPIPHANY. Hymnus. Hymn. Pr^esepe poni pertulit, Qui lucis Auctor extitit ; Cum Patre Coelos condidit, Sub Matre pannos induit. Legem dedit qui feculo, Cujus decern precepta funt, Dignando fa&us eft Homo, Sub legis effe vinculo. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine ; Cum Patre et Spiritu Sanclo, Per fempiterna fecula. Amen. See ! in a lowly manger placed, The Lord of light vouehfafes to reft ; Who, with His Father, built the fpheres, Swathed by a mother's care appears. He, who difpenfed his Law to Earth, The Ten great Precepts uttered forth, Our mortal nature deigns to fhare, The fetters of the Law to wear. Glory to Thee, O Lord ! be paid, Born of the wondrous Mother Maid ; Father and Holy Ghoft, to Ye ! Now and throughout eternity. Amen.] [FOR THE NATIVITY. From an Anglo-Saxon Hymnary." Hymnus. Sexta state Virgine Qui natus es pro homine, Fac nos Odtava fumere ^Etate, fortem gloriae. Et Qui hac Hora myfticum Sedifti fuper puteum ; Fonte tuo nos irriga, Atque Sole illumina. Praefta hoc Deus Trinitas, Una et Compar Deltas ! Cui Laus, Virtus, et Gloria, Nunc et cuncta per fecula. Amen. Hymn Thou, ere the Sixth great Age had ran, Of Virgin womb waft born for man ; Grant, when the laft Eighth Time ihall come, We reach in Heaven a glorious home ! And as this Hour, O Saviour bleft, Thou on the myftic well didft reft ; Bedew us with that fount of thine, And light us with thy Sun divine. Grant this, Thou God in Trinity ! One and Co-equal Deity ; To whom Praife, Glory, Virtue be, Now and throughout eternity. Amen.] » Vejf. D. *•;';'., Cott. Lib., Brit. Muf. At Sext. '39 [AT SEXT, throughout QUADRAGESIMA, excepting Sundays and Feaft Days, according to Worcejier, Canterbury, Norwich, and other ancient ujes. Htmnus. Hymn. Qua Chriftus Hora fitiit, Crucem vel in qua fubiit, Quos praeftat in hac pfallere, Ditet fiti juftitiae ! Quibus fit et efuries Quam Ipfe de Se fatiet, Crimen fit ut faftidium, Virtufque defiderium. Charifma Sanfti Spiritus, Sic influat pfallentibus, Ut carnis aeftus frigeat, Et mentis algor ferveat. Gloria Tibi Trinitas ! Equalis Una Deitas ! Et ante omne feculum, Et nunc et in perpetuum. Amen. This Hour, when Chrift our Lord athirft, Was lifted on the Crofs accurft, May He on us who fing his praife, Beftow the thirft of righteoufnefs ! And hunger, which of Him create, He with Himfelf (hall fatiate ; Thus (hall enough, be an offence, And more to crave, our excellence. So may The Holy Ghoft infpire, With graces this our hymning Choir, That all our carnal heat be chilled, And lukewarm hearts with fervour filled. Glory to Thee, Great Trinity ! One and Co-equal Deity ! Before all worlds began to be, And now and everlaftingly. Amen. AT SEXT, according to the Anglo-Saxon Hymnaries. Hymnus. Hymn. Meridie orandum eft, Chriftufque deprecandus eft, Ut jubeat nos edere De Suo Sanfto Sanguine. Ut Ule fit laudabilis, In univerfis populis j Ipfe Ccelorum Dominus, Qui fedet in Altiffimis. Detque nobis auxilium Per Angelos mirabiles ; Qui femper nos cuftodiant In omni vita feculi. Gloria Tibi Trinitas ! Equalis Una Deitas ! Et ante omne feculum, Et nunc, et in perpetuum. Amen. O ! pray we at this Noontide Hour, And Chrift's compafTion meek implore, So may He bid us to the food, Of that His own Moft Holy Blood. So worthily his praife be fung, By every nation, clime, and tongue ; He, o'er the Heavens fole Monarch crowned ! Who in The Higheft fits enthroned. Now be on us his aid conferred, By wondrous Angels miniftered ; And may they ever guard us well ! Long as in life on Earth we dwell. Glory to Thee, Great Trinity ! One and Co-equal Deity ! Before all worlds began to be, And now, and everlaftingly. Amen.] and Laud. Oioueae. C^i A onfound me not. Oioueae. [Caph. The Hand.] Defecit in falutare. Y foul hath fainted for thy falvation : and I have hoped exceedingly in thy word. Mine eyes have failed for thy word : faying, when wilt Thou comfort me. For I am become like a bottle in the hoar froft : thy ftatutes have I not for- gotten. How many are the days of thy fervant : when wilt Thou do judgement on them that perfecute me. The unjuft have told me fables : but not after thy law. All thy commandments are truth : the wicked have perfecuted me ; help Thou me. They had almoft made an end of me upon earth : but I forfook not thy com- mandments. According to thy mercy quicken me : and I will keep the teftimonies of thy mouth. [Lamed. Difcipline.] For ever, O Lord : thy word endureth in Heaven. From generation to generation is thy truth : Thou haft founded the Earth, and it abideth. The day continueth in thine ordinance : for all things ferve Thee. But that thy law is my meditation : then haply I might have perifhed in my humiliation. Sext. For ever I will not forget thy ftatutes : for in them Thou haft quickened me. I am thine, fave me : for I have fought out thy ftatutes. Sinners laid wait for me, to deftroy me: I have underftood thy teftimonies. I have feen the end of all confummation : thy commandment is exceeding broad. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. [Mem. From whom; or From them.] 2>uomodo dilexi! How have I loved thy law, O Lord ! : all the day long it is my meditation. Thou through thy commandment haft made me wife above mine enemies : for it is mine for ever. I have underftanding above all my teachers : for thy teftimonies are my meditation. I have underftanding above the aged : becaufe I have fought thy commandments. I have refrained my feet from every evil way : that I may keep thy words. I have not turned afide from thy judge- ments : for Thou haft fet a law unto me. How fweet are thy words unto my throat : above honey unto my mouth. Through thy commandments I have underftanding : therefore I hate every way of iniquity. [Nun. Everlafting ; or A Fifli.] Thy word is a lantern unto my feet : and a light unto my paths. I have fworn, and am ftedfaftly pur- pofed : to keep the judgements of thy righteoufnefs. I am humbled exceedingly, O Lord : quicken me according to thy word. The free-will offerings of my mouth make well-pleafing unto Thee, O Lord : and teach me thy judgements. My foul is alway in my hand : and I have not forgotten thy law. At Sext. 141 Sinners have laid a fnare for me : and I fwe'rved not from thy commandments. Thy teftimonies I have acquired as an heritage for ever : for they are the joy of my heart. I have inclined my heart to fulfil thy itatutes for ever : becaufe of the reward. Glory be to the Father. As it was in the beginning. [Samech. Help.] Iniquos odio habui. I have hated the unjuft : and thy law have I loved. Thou art my helper and upholder : and in thy word have I trufted exceedingly. Depart from me, ye malicious : and I will fearch the commandments of my God. Uphold me according to thy word, and I mall live : and difappoint me not of my hope. Help me, and I fhall be fafe : and I will meditate in thy ftatutes alway. Thou haft fpurned all them that depart from thy judgements : for their imagination is unjuft. All the finners upon earth I accounted falfe dealers : therefore I have loved thy teftimonies. Pierce Thou my flefti with thy fear : for I am afraid of thy judgements. [Ain. Fountain ; or Eye.] I have done judgement and juftice : O give me not over to them that flander me. Receive thy fervant for good : let not the proud fpeak evil of me. Mine eyes have failed after thy falva- tion: and for the word of thy righteoufnefs. Deal with thy fervant according unto thy mercy : and teach me thy ftatutes. I am thy fervant : grant me under- ftanding, that I may know thy teftimonies. It is time, Lord, to be doing : for they have deftroyed thy law. Therefore I have loved thy command- ments : above gold and precious ftone. Wherefore have I held ftraight to all thy commandments : and I have hated every wicked way. Glory be to the Father. As it was in the beginning. [O God, the Palm of perfeft blefiednefs, who, as a provident Saviour, doft teach thy faithful ones to walk in thy laws, to fearch thy teftimonies, and to keep thy commands ; grant to us, we befeech Thee, thy righteoufnefles ; that we may feek Thee with our whole hearts, underftand thy fayings, tell forth thy wonders : that we, who have hitherto wan- dered like loft ftieep, reftored by thy kind arms, may rejoice in the Glories of Paradife, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, blefled for evermore. Amen.] On Sundays. Antipbon. P ■ _■ m m s -■ ■■_§ Bb ~ l IsP'k j ,■■ — j L O - RY and Laud refound ese :?=■■: from the voice of all Men to The Father =*==Fi : ^-t and Son Sole be - got-ten, And to The Ho-ly Ghoft like-wife re - echo ^=*=*"=-= -=* Praife everlafting. Chapter. John v. HERE are Three that bear record in Heaven, The Fa- ther, The Word, and The Holy Spirit, and thefe Three are One. Thanks be to God. 142 At K !— * — ♦— *— 4- -M— *-%*- IJ;. For e - ver, O Lord, a - bideth ' — Rii i-»->- Sext. thy word. Choir. For ever, O Lord, abideth thy word. k— 3 t— d" - + ■ — ■ — ■ — ■—■—■ -♦-■— 37". In Heaven, and for e - ver and e-ver fc ^— ^♦^:ri =j: thy truth. Choir. Abideth thy word. -■— ♦- ■ ■— l2-dB_*_ Glory be to The Fa-ther, and to fc ^EE* The Son, and to The Ho-ly Ghoft. Choir. For ever, O Lord, abideth thy word. 37". The Lord is my fhepherd, there- fore ihall I lack nothing. I£. In a place of pafture, there hath He placed me. On week-days. Antiphon. in mine ex-pec-ta-ti - on. CHAPTER. Thejfalon. v. ROVE all things; hold fall that which is good ; abftain from all appearance of evil. Thanks be to God. ^E-S f > M *M $. I will blefs The Lord, at all times. Choir. I will blefs The Lord at all times. ESEE5E^"3EE^ y. Ever fhall his praife be in my mouth. Choir. At all times. [' _ -■■- — a — ■ — -m— ♦ — ^ 1 — 1 — B 1 — 1— Glory be to The Father, and to The If _■_£ — ■- i — j ■ — 1 — V- *=*F " — V- Son, and to The Ho-ly Ghoft. Choir. I will blefs The Lord at all times. y. The Lord is my fhepherd : there- fore can I lack nothing. IJ;. In a place of pafture, there hath He placed me. In Advent. Antiphon. Y thine Advent deliver us, O Lord. Chapter. Ifaiah xiv. ER time is near to come, and her day fhall not be pro- longed : for The Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and Ifrael (hall be faved. Thanks be to God. T$. Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy. Choir. Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy. y. And grant us thy falvation. Choir. Thy mercy. At None. '43 Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft. Choir. Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy. *N . Remember us, O Lord, with the favour of thy people. I£. Vifit us with thy falvation. |[ [Here the proper Orifo?i for the Sea/on, Feftival, or Commemoration, preceded by The Lord be with you.] \On Sundays, Feftivals, and Commemora- tions, here follow the proper Antiphon, Verficle, and Or if on, to be found in the Proper or Common of The Time or of The Saints, as at Lauds and Terce. After the Antiphon and Verficle, is f aid, — The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Let us pray. Then follow the proper Orifons for that Sunday, Feftival, or Commemoration. After the Or if on, again is f aid, — ~W . The Lord be with you. I£. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord. Thanks be to God.] {[ On ordinary week-days here follow the ordinary Petitions, all pr oft rate, kneeling, as at Terce and Lauds on Monday. AT NONE. [The daily office.^ TN The Name of The Father, and of 1 The Son, and of The Holy Ghoft (with the fign of the Crofs).^ (")UR Father (fecretly.) tJ AIL Mary (fecretly.) GOD, make fpeed to fave me. O Lord, make hafte to help me. LORY be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the begin- ning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. LLELUYA or from the Vef- pers preceding Septuagefima Sunday to Thurfday in The Supper of The Lord. RAISE to Thee, O Lord, we fing, Of Glory The Eternal 3 King. |[ In all Double Feafts throughout the whole year. HTMNUS- E - RUM De - us te - nax f-T- . r -■,- -*- — -■- -+ >- 1 i vi ■ • gor, Im- mo - tus in Te — ™ ■ per - s £ — ■- — ■— -■- — ■— -1— _ — 3 — ■ -^ — Hymn. =?=■: ^!E5= G O D of all the ftrength S=-E=* 3=p.z ma-nens ; Lu - cis di - ur - nje tern - and ftay, Who doft Thyfelf unmoved i=^=i a - bide; And all the chang-ing hours 144 At i* ■ u~ !"■ ~m — m < ^ —m — ™ ^ * ■ i - po - ra, Sue - cef - fi - bus de - ter - f» ■ ■ I a * a o | . 1 - mi - nans. A - men. — i — =j — i — ■ — j of day, In their ordained mcceffion guide. A - men. In the Vigil of The Epiphany, and in all Sundays and Simple Feafts, as well of iii. as of ix. LeJJons ; and in Com- memorations of The Blejfed Mary ; and in the Feaft of the Place, and within the O clave, and in the O clave, whether the Choir have Conduclors or no, except in the week of Pentecoft, and except in Feajls in which Nollurns are f aid. 3£ 33 O God of all the ftrength and flay, Who doft Thy-felf un-mov'd abide ; 3E And all the changing hours of day, In their or-dained fuc-cef-fion guide. HTMNUS. Rerum Deus tenax Vigor! Immotus in Te permanens ; Lucis diurns tempora, Succeffibus determinans ; Largire clarum vefpere, Quo vita nufquam decidat ; Sed premium mortis facrae, Perennis inftet Gloria. Praefta Pater piiffime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Regnans per omne feculum. Amen. In all week-days throughout the year, even in the time of Eajler, and in Feaft s in which a Noclurn is faid ; and in Vigils with- out Sunday, except Eajier-day and Pente- coft, and except in the Vigil of The Epiphany. 3 =q=t O God of all the ftrength and ftay, :■=?: Lt Who doft Thyfelf unmoved abide ; a=iE^ And all the changing hours of day, eE iEEEt In their or-dained fuc-cef-fion guide. * A - men. Hymn. O God of all the ftrength and ftay ! Who doft Thyfelf unmoved abide ; And all the changing hours of day, In their ordained fucceflion guide ; Thy light upon our evening pour, So may our life no funfet fee ; But death to us an holy door, Of everlafting glory be. Father of Mercies ! grant our prayer, And Thou, Coequal Only Son ! Who with The Spirit Paraclete, Reign through eternal ages, One. Amen. At None. H5 [Jt NONE, injicad of the Hymn Rerum Deus. in the Day of THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD, and daily up to THE CIRCUMCISION, is faid this Hymn in the Hereford Office. Hymnus. Hymn. Juste Judex mortuorum ! Jufte Rex viventium ! Dexter in Parentis arce Qui cluis virtutibus ! Omnium venturus inde, Juftus Ultor criminum, Seculorum feculis. Te fenex et Te juventus, Parvulorum Te chorus ; Turba matrum virginumque, Simplices puellula?, Voce Concordes pudicis, Perftrepunt concentibus. Prasfta Pater piiflime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito Regnans per omne feculum. Amen. O Thou juft Judge of quick and dead ! Juft King of all living men ! Affeffor of thy Father's throne, There renowned in might to reign ! Who thence fhalt juft Avenger! come To affign all fins their doom, From age to age. Thee hoary age, Thee gentle youth, Thee the lifping infant throng ; The matron train, the virgin troop, Guilelefs maidens in their fong, Extol ; and with meek founding voice, Harmonious in thy praife rejoice. Father of Mercies ! grant our prayer, And Thou, Co-equal, Only Son ! Who, Spirit Paraclete ! with Thee Reign through eternal ages, One. Amen. J [In the York Office, until after THE OCTAVE OF THE EPIPHANY. Hymnus. Hymn. Adam vetus quod polluit, Adam Novus hoc abluit ; Tumens quod ille dejecit, Humillimus Hie erigit. Jam nata Lux eft, et Salus, Fugata nox et vifta mors ; Venite ! gentes, credite ! Deum Maria protulit. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine ; Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu, Per fempiterna fecula. Now the old Adam's finful ftain, Doth The New Adam cleanfe again ; What he in fwelling pride debafed, Heavenward The lowly Chrift hath raifed. Now Light, now is Salvation born, Darknefs difpelled and death o'erthrown ; Approach ye nations ! truft The Lord, Lo ! Mary hath brought forth your God. Glory to Thee, O Lord ! be paid, Born of the wondrous Mother Maid ; Father and Holy Ghoft, to Ye, Now and throughout eternity.] 146 At None. [FOR THE NATIVITY. From the Anglo-Saxon Hymnary.° HYMNUS. Hora Nona quae canimus Exaudi Jefu ! petimus ; Quam tuus reddit obitus, Sacro fanctam mortalibus. Hac Hora tuo Vulnere Fons manavit Ecclefiae ; Tua nos jungat inclita Sanfto latroni gratia ! Praefta hoc Deus Trinitas ! Una et Compar Deitas ! Cui Laus, Virtus, et Gloria, Nunc et cuncta per fecula. Hymn. O Jesu ! hear the hymns we fing, At this Ninth Hour to Thee our King ; Which thy moft facred death hath made, To mortals ever confecrate. This Hour from out thy wounded fide, Welled forth the Church's noble tide ; O ! to the holy thief do Thou By thy fweet grace unite us now ! Grant this, Thou God in Trinity ! One and Coequal Deity ! To whom Praife, Glory, Virtue, be, Now and throughout eternity. ] [AT NONE, throughout QUADRAGESIMA, excepting Sundays and Feaft Days, according to Worcejier, Canterbury, Norwich, and other ancient Ufes. Hymnus. Hymn. Ternis ter Horis numerus Sacrae fidei panditur ; Nunc Trinitatis Nomine, Munus precamur veniae. Latronis en ! confeflio Chrifti meretur gratiam ; Laus noftra vel devotio Meretur indulgentiam. Mors per Crucem nunc interiit, Et poft tenebras lux redit; Horror dehifcat criminum, Splendor nitefcat mentium ! Gloria Tibi Trinitas ! Equalis Una Deitas ! Et ante omne feculum, Et nunc, et in perpetuum. Amen. Now thrice three Hours, the Time complete, For a£b of holy faith is meet ; And in The Trinity's Bleft Name The gift of pardoning grace we claim. Lo ! the confeffion of the thief, From Chrift obtains a kind relief; So may our prayer and praifes win For us, remifiion of our fin. Death by the Crofs is now o'erthrown, And after night breaks forth the dawn ; May darknefs lhroud our guilt, and bright Our bofoms glow with heavenly light ! Glory to Thee, Great Trinity ! One and Co-equal Deity ! Before all worlds began to be, And now, and everlaftingly. Amen.] Vefp. D. xii., Cott. Lib., Brit. Muf. NOTE- — Of the Hymns at the fmall Hours, " Nunc Santle," " Reclor Potens," and "Rerum tenax," are of the Ambrojian Jchool. " Vent Creator" is by Charlemagne. " Qua Chriftus" by Fortunatus. " Meridie orandum" is Ambrojian. At None. '47 rom Whom are all things. Oioueae. c - cording to thy word. Oioueae. [Phe. Mouth.] Mirabilia. HY teftimonies are won- derful, O Lord ! : there- fore hath my foul fought them out. The declaration of thy words enlighteneth : and giveth underftanding unto little ones. I opened my mouth, and drew in my breath : for I longed for thy command- ments. Look Thou upon me, and be merciful unto me : after the judgement of them that love Thy Name. Order my fteps according to thy word : that no unrighteoufnefs have dominion over me. Redeem me from the flanders of men : that I may keep thy commandments. Make thy face to mine upon thy fer- vant : and teach me thy ftatutes. Mine eyes have gufhed out fprings of waters : becaufe they have not kept thy law. [Sade. Juftice.] Juft art Thou, O Lord ! : and righteous thy judgement. Thou haft commanded righteoufnefs in thy teftimonies : and thy truth exceed- ingly. My zeal hath caufed me to pine away : becaufe mine enemies have forgotten thy words. Thy word hath been vehemently tried by fire : and thy fervant loveth it. I am a youth defpifed : I have not for- gotten thy ftatutes. Thy righteoufnefs is righteoufnefs for ever : and thy law is the truth. Trouble and heavinefs have found me : my meditation is thy commandments. The righteoufnefs of thy teftimonies is for ever : O grant me underftanding, and I ihall live. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. [Coph. Calling.] Clamavi in toto corde meo. I cried out with my whole heart, hear me, O Lord : I will feek after thy ftatutes. I have cried unto Thee, fave me : that I may keep thy commandments. I prevented the early morning, and cried out : for in thy word have I hoped exceedingly. Mine eyes unto Thee prevented the morning dawn : that I might meditate thy fayings. Hear my voice, according unto thy mercy, O Lord : quicken me according to thy judgement. They have drawn nigh to iniquity that perfecute me : but they have become far from thy law. Thou art nigh at hand, O Lord : and all thy ways are truth. In the beginning have I known con- cerning thy teftimonies : that Thou haft founded them for ever. [Res. Head.] Behold my lowlinefs, and deliver me : for I have not forgotten thy law. Judge Thou my judgement, and redeem me : quicken me, becaufe of thy word. Health is far from finners : becaufe they have not fought out thy ftatutes. Many are thy mercies, O Lord : ac- cording to thy judgement, quicken me. Many are they that perfecute me, and 148 At None. trouble me : I have not fwerved from thy teftimonies. I beheld the tranfgreffors, and pined away : becaufe they have not kept thy fayings. Behold how I have loved thy command- ments, OLord! : in thy mercy quicken me. The beginning of thy words is truth : all the judgements of thy righteoufnefs endure for evermore. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. [Sin. Teeth.] Principes perfecuti funt. Princes have perfecuted me without a caufe : and my heart hath ftood in awe of thy word. I will rejoice at thy words : as one that findeth great fpoils. I have hated and abhorred iniquity : but thy law have I loved. Seven times a-day I have praifed Thee : becaufe of the judgements of thy righte- oufnefs. Great is the peace to them that love thy law : and it is no offence to them. I have looked for thy faving health, O Lord : and I have loved thy command- ments. My foul hath kept thy teftimonies : and loved them exceedingly. I have kept thy commandments and teftimonies : for all my ways are before Thee. [Thau. Sign, or Confummation.] Let my fupplication draw nigh in thy fight, O Lord ! : give me underftanding, according to thy word. Let my requeft enter in before thy fight : according to thy word deliver me. My lips mail utter forth a hymn : when Thou fhalt have taught me thy ftatutes. My tongue fhall tell forth thy word : for all thy commandments are equity. Let it be that thine hand fave me : for I have chofen thy commandments. I have longed for thy faving health, O Lord ! : and in thy law is my meditation. My foul fhall live and praife Thee : and thy judgements fhall help me. I have gone aftray like a fheep which hath perifhed : O feek thy fervant, for I have not forgotten thy commandments. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. [O God, the Palm of perfett bleflednefs, who, as a provident Saviour, doft teach thy faithful ones to walk in thy laws, to fearch thy teftimonies, to keep thy commands ; grant us, we bcfeech Thee, thy righteoufnefies ; that we may feek Thee with our whole hearts, underftand thy fayings, tell forth thy wonders; that we, who hitherto have wan- dered like loft ftieep, reftored by thy kind arms, may rejoice in the Glories of Paradife, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, blefled for evermore. Amen.] On Sundays. Antiphon. :P-=q: -B ■*♦- ROM Whom are all things, through Whom are all things, in Whom are all things, to Him be i=ga £ *~B»=l— "a^ Glo - ry for e - ver - more. Chapter. Epkef. iv. NE Lord, One Faith, One Baptifm, One God, and Fa- ther of all, Who is above all, and through all, and in us all ; Who is Bleffed for evermore. Thanks be to God. "♦-♦- -♦ — «=4= E5i At None. 149 I£. I cri-ed with my whole heart, '=*=*+=*&■ X hear me, O Lord ! Choir. I cried with my whole heart, hear me, O Lord ! -♦-♦—♦—♦— fK« 37". Thy right-e-ouf-neff-es will I i Snpj : fearch out. Choir. Hear me, O Lord. ^-^— ♦— ♦-♦— 1 - Glo-ry be to The Fa-ther, and to ^E^ 1 The Son, and to The Holy Ghoft. Choir. I cried with my whole heart, hear me, O Lord ! y. From my fecret faults, cleanfe me, O Lord ! I£. And from the fins of others fpare thy fervant. On week-days. Antiphon. *=i=5?i ^* C-CORD-ING to thy word, give me un - der - ftand - ing, O Lord. Chapter. Galat. pi. EAR ye one another's bur- thens, and fo lhall ye fulfil the Law of Chrift. Thanks be to God. ifcW^S I£. Re-deem me, O Lord, and have * mer - cy up - on me. Choir. Redeem me, O Lord, and have mercy upon me. !-■— ♦- -Jt~3r y. For my foot hath flood in the right -♦— ♦ E"E3ES3?=?!E?hE way, In the Church I will blefs Thee, rap-fcj: O Lord! Choir. And have mercy upon me. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft. Choir. Redeem me, O Lord, and have mercy upon me. y. From my fecret faults, cleanfe me, O Lord. And from the fins of others fpare thy fervant. On week-days in Advent. Antiphon. p JJOME, O Lord, and tarry not, forgive the offences of thy people Ifrael. Chapter. Micah iv. OME, let us go up to the Mountain of The Lord, and to theHoufe of The God of Jacob, and He will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths, for the law lhall go forth of Syon, and the word of The Lord from Jerufalem. Thanks be to God. P The Intonation for this Antiphon has not been found. ISO At None. I£. Upon thee, Jerufalem, The Lord fhall arife. Choir. Upon thee, Jerufalem, The Lord fhall arife. 37". And his Glory fhall be feen in thee. Choir. The Lord fhall arife. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son, and to The Holy Ghoft. Choir. Upon thee, Jerufalem, The Lord fhall arife. 37". O Lord God of Hofts, convert us. IJ;. Shew us thy countenance, and we fhall be faved. ([ [Here the proper Or if on for the Seafon, Fefiival, or Commemoration, preceded by The Lord be with you.] [On Sundays, Feflivals, and Commemora- tions, here follow the Proper Antiphon, Verficle, and Orifon, to be found in the Proper or Common of The Time, or of The Saints. After the Antiphon and Verficle, is faid, ~3f. The Lord be with you. IJ;. And with thy fpirit. Let us pray. Then follow the proper Orifons for that Sunday, Fefiival, or Commemoration. After the Orifon again is faid, — 37". The Lord be with you. I£. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord. Thanks be to God. |[ On ordinary week-days, here follow the ordinary Petitions, all proflrate, kneel- ing, as at Terce (ante) and Lauds on Monday.^ f[ On every day of the year, except the Day of Preparation, is faid, in the Jlation of the Boys, after Mafs, in the lajl recefs before dinner, the Pfalm, Out of the depths De Profundis for all the faith- ful departed, without note and without Gloria Patri.q 1 From the Rubrics for Ad-vent. PSALM CXXIX. De profundis. UT of the depths I cried unto Thee, O Lord : Lord, hear my voice. O let thine ears be intent : unto the voice of my fupplication. If Thou, Lord, wilt mark iniquity : O Lord, who fhall abide it ? For with Thee there is propitiation : and becaufe of thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord. My foul hath endured in his word : my foul hath trufted in The Lord. From the morning watch, even to the night : let Ifrael truft in The Lord. For with The Lord there is mercy : and with Him is plenteous redemption. And He fhall redeem Ifrael : from all his iniquities. Lord, have mercy. Chrift, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. UR FATHER (fecretly). [The Priefl repeating aloud, "\ And lead us not into tempt- ation. I£. But deliver us from evil. Grant them eternal reft, O Lord. ^Bp. And may perpetual light fhine upon them. From the gate of Hell. T3p. Deliver their fouls, O Lord. I believe to fee the good things of The Lord. ~Bp. In the land of the living. The words, 1 May they reft in peace are not faid before the Orifon for the Dead, according to Sarum Ufe, but after the Orifon, infleadofBlefe we The Lord. The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. r From the Prop, de Temp, for Advent. Monday at Matins. I5 1 Let us pray. jBSOLVE, we befeech Thee, O Lord, the fouls of thy fer- vants, our Bifhops, Priefts, relations, benefaftors, and all the faithful departed, from all the chains of their fins ; that in the glory of the Refurrettion they may be raifed up to life and breath among thy faints and eleft, through Chrift our Lord. Amen. May they reft in peace. Amen.] MONDAY AT MATINS. TN The Name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghoft (with the Jign of the Crofs.) >J< OUR Father (fecretly.) "LJAIL Mary (fecretly. J LORD, open Thou my lips. And my mouth fhall fhew forth thy praife. O God, make fpeed to fave me. O Lord, make hafte to help me. LORY be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the begin- ning, is now, and ever fhall world without end. Amen. LLELUYA. or inftead, accord- ing to the Seafon RAISE to Thee, O Lord, we fing, Of Glory The Eternal King. Invitatory COME, let us be ^r-V^^m-^^ joy - ful in The Lord ; 5f— . E-E^ Pfalm. Let us rejoice in God our Salvation: let us come before his prefence with thankfgiving, and with Pfalms rejoice be- fore Him. Choir. O come, let us be joyful in The Lord : let us rejoice in God our Salvation. For The Lord is a great God, and a great King, above all gods : for The Lord will not rejedl his people, fince in his hands are all the confines of the Earth, and the heighth of the mountains He be- holdeth. Choir. Let us rejoice in God our Sal- vation. For his is the Sea, and He made it, and his hands founded the dry land : O come let us worfhip and fall down before God, let us weep before The Lord that made us ; for He is The Lord our God, we are his people, and the fheep of his pafture. Clerk. O come, let us be joyful in The Lord : Choir. Let us rejoice in God our Sal- vation. To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wil- dernefs : when your fathers tempted Me, proved Me, and faw my works. Choir. Let us rejoice in God our Sal- vation. Forty years long was I very near at hand to this generation, and faid they do alway err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways : to whom I fware in my wrath, if they fhall enter into my reft. I 5 2 Monday at Matins. Choir. O come, let us be joyful in The Lord : let us rejoice in God our Salvation. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever mall be : world without end. Amen. Let us rejoice in God our Sal- let us be joyful in Choir vation. Clerk. O come The Lord : Choir. Let us rejoice in God our Sal vation. From the Firji Sunday after the OBave of THE EPIPHANY to S^UADRAGESIMA, is faid, at MATINS, this Hymn. HYMNUS.' fa h |>» ■ ^ ■ ■ ■ — ^ — % — 3 — 1_? — OM - NO re - fee - tis ar - *- 1 „ — ■ 1 ' ■ ■ — ■— -1 — ^- h tu - bus, Spre - to 1 cu - bi - li ^ — — — 1— ~dl— BrfL H jr_Bi§=L_^_ '■" — 1- fur - gi - mus ; No - bis, Pa - ter ! ca t-1 ?zzzl: *=t =*=*=* - nen - ti - bus A - def - le Te de pof - ci - mus. Somno refeclis artubus, Spreto cubili furgimus ; Nobis, Pater ! canentibus AdefTe Te depofcimus. Te lingua prima concinat, Te mentis ardor ambiat ; Ut aftuum fequentium, Tu Sandle fis exordium. Cedant tenebra? lumini, Et Nox diurno Sideri ; Ut culpa quam nox intulit Lucis labefcat munere. Precamur idem fupplices, Noxas ut omnes amputes : Et ore Te canentium, Lauderis in perpetuum. Hymn. U R wearied limbs with fleep i=* re-ftored, With (5= =M=^= glad-nefs from the couch we fpring ; Father of Mer-cies ! we im - plore, Be pre - fent with us * while we fing. Our wearied limbs with deep reftored, With gladnefs from the couch we fpring; Father of Mercies ! we implore, Be prefent with us while we fing. Thee let our earlieft voice proclaim, Thee by our fervent fouls adored ; So all our afts begun with Thee, Be hallowed by thy favour, Lord ! Now to the light let darknefs yield, And Night give place unto the Day ; So may the guilt which darknefs brought, By morning grace be purged away. Suppliants before thy face we fall : All that can hurt us, Thou remove : So may our voices hymn thy praife, For ever in thy courts above. 8 From S. Ambrofe, or one of his School. Monday at Matins. '53 Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine ; Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu, Per fempiterna fecula. *=\ i=t A - All glory, Lord ! be unto Thee Of Virgin Mother purely born ; Father and Holy Ghoft to Ye ! Until eternity be gone. A After The Purification. Praefta Pater piiflime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Regnans per omne feculum. Amen. Father of Mercies ! hear our prayer, And Thou, Co-equal, Only Son ! Who with Thee, Spirit Paraclete ! Reign through eternal ages, One ! Amen. Throughout the Summer is f aid the Hymn [on week-days] Htmnus. Hymn. 3EiEi^E5^3Et = ?EESEEB le-mus om-nes, Sem-per in pfalmis SES 3EjE^ me - di - te - mur, at - que Vi - ri 1E^ i-=?J bus to - tis Do - mi - no ca ^ :«- 3E* na-mus Dul-ci-ter hymnos. Nocte furgentes vigilemus omnes, Semper in pfalmis meditemur, atque Viribus tods Domino canamus Dulciter hymnos. Ut Pio Regi pariter canentes, Cum fuis fanftis mereamur aulam Ingredi Coeli, fimul et beatam Ducere vitam. Praeftet hoc nobis Deitas Beata Patris ac Nati pariterque Sancti Spiritus, Cujus reboat in omni Gloria mundo. Amen. ■ITEt 3^5: RISE we in the nightly ?^i=-EEE watches waking, In pfalmody our s: J=* mi hearts and voices raife; To God 3E= with all our powers fweet mufic making In hymns of praife. Arise we in the nightly watches waking, In pfalmody our hearts and voices raife ; To God with all our powers fweet mufic making In hymns of praife. So in full concert with thy faints we'll tell Thy mercies, Lord ; fo worthy may we be, To enter Heaven's bright courts in blifs to dwell For e'er with Thee. The Bleffed Trinity perform our prayer, Father and Son, and Holy Ghoft Mod High, Whole Glory all creation doth declare Eternally. Amen. «54 Monday at Matins. Psalm XXVI. [Ps. xxv. e. v.]' [A Pfalm of David before he was anointed. A Pfalm for meditation. The Voice of the Baptized.] * ^^rn^^-t: H E Lord, Pf. Dominus illuminatio. HE Lord is my Light, and my Salvation: whomfhall I fear ? The Lord is the de- fender of my life : of whom fhall I be afraid ? When the injurious draw near againft me : to eat up my flefh ; Mine enemies who trouble me : they themfelves were enfeebled and fell. Though camps ftand together againft me : my heart fhall not be afraid. Though there rife up war againft me : I will put my truft in Him. One thing haveldefiredofThe Lord, that I will require : even that I may dwell in the Houfe of The Lord all the days of my life. To behold the good pleafure of The Lord : and to vifit his Temple. For He hath hid me in his tabernacle in the day of evils : He hath fheltered me in the fecret place of his tabernacle. He hath fet me up upon a rock : and now He hath exalted mine head above I went about, and have flain in his tabernacle a facrifice of jubilation : I will fing and fpeak a pfalm unto The Lord. Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, where- with I have cried unto Thee : have mercy upon me, and hear me. My heart hath faid unto Thee, my face hath fought Thee out : thy face, O Lord, will I feek. Turn not thy face away from me : with- draw not in anger from thy fervant. Be Thou my helper : leave me not, neither defpife me, O God of my falvation. For my father and mother have forfaken me : but The Lord hath taken me up. Set a law for me, O Lord, in thy way : and lead me in the right way, becaufe of mine enemies. Deliver me not over unto the fouls of them that trouble me ; for falfe witneffes are rifen up againft me : and iniquity hath lied unto itfelf. I believe to fee the good things of The Lord : in the land of the living. Wait on The Lord; do manfully, and let thine heart be comforted : and abide thou The Lord. [O God, helper of all men, defend us from the hofts and affaults of our enemies; that, enduring in thine everlafting gifts, we may be worthy of be- holding thy countenance in fpiritual contemplation, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in The Unity of The mine enemies. Same Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.] * It is to be ob jewed generally., that the ordinary affigned Pfalms at the Hours are always to be faid as given in the PJalter "without change, except Matins or Noclurns and Vefpers. But Matins or Notlurns, on Sundays and on -week-days, (-whether on -week-days or on thoje Feafls -which have iii. Leffons, in -which " Te Deum " is not faid — vide N. to " Te Deum" in the Office for Lord's Day Matins, ad Jin.,) are alfo to be faid al-ways ■without change, except — I . In Eafiertide, that is, from Eafier Day, inclujive, to Trinity Sunday, exclujive ; and in the Otlave of S. Andrew (although, being Advent, "Te Deum" is not then faid) ; during -which time, 'whatever be the Service, one Noclurn of three Pfalms only is faid. 2. Without Eafiertide, in all Feafls and Commemorations, (except as above jiated Feafls of iii. Leffons -without " Te Deum ") including the OElave of S. Andrew (although " Te Deum " is not then faid, it being Advent), infiead of eighteen Sunday and twelve -week-day Pfalms, -which are affigncd to each day in the Pfalter, either three Noclurns each of three Pfalms or one of nine Pfalms is faid. In the Sunday Office, in the Firfi Notlurn, twelve Pfalms are faid, -with three " Gloria Patri" and three Antiphons. In the -week-day Office, in -which there is only one Nofturn, there are twelve Pfalms, -with fix " Gloria Patri" and fix Antiphons. In the Office for Feafls -which are -without Eafiertide, -when the -weekly Noclurn is not faid, -whether there be three or only one Noclurn, nine Pfalms, -with nine "Gloria Patri" and nine Antiphons are faid. In Eafiertide, -whether in Sundays or -week-days, or Feafls or Commemorations, one Noclurn of three Pfalms only is faid, and each Pfalm has its own "Gloria Patri" and, except in Commemorations, its own Antiphons. In Commemorations, however, at Eafiertide, three Pfalms are faid under one Antiphon. Monday at Matins. *55 Psalm XXVII. [Ps. xxvi. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for Prayer. The Voice of Martyrs blefling The Lord.] Ad Te, D omine. T JNTO Thee, O Lord, will I cry ; my God, be not filent to me : left when Thou be filent to me, I ftiall become like them that go down into the pit. Hearken, O Lord, unto the voice of my deprecation, while I cry unto Thee : when I hold up my hands toward thy Holy Temple. Deliver me not over with the finners : and with the workers of iniquity deftroy me not. Which fpeak peace with their neigh- bour : but mifchief is in their hearts. Reward them according to their deeds : and according to the wickednefs of their own inventions. Recompenfe them after the work of their hands : return them their own re- ward. For they have not underftood the works of The Lord : and in the operation of his hands Thou fhalt deftroy them, and not build them up. Bleffed be The Lord : for He hath heard the voice of my deprecation. The Lord is my helper and my pro- tector : and in Him my heart trufted, and I was holpen. And my flefh again flourifhed : and with good will I will give thanks unto Him. The Lord is the ftrength of his people : and He is the proteftor of the falvation of His Chrift. Save thy people, O Lord, and blefs thine inheritance : and govern them and lift them up, even for ever. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. !&•*!? v Jtk s 31 - p -g-T^"V-^-» ,jrq~>r SJ H E Lord is the defender of _| 1 1 my life. [Moft mighty God, the ftrength of all men, fave thy people from going down into the pit ; and fo unite thy people in finglenefs of mind in thy Holy Temple, that the peace which we profefs to our neighbour with our mouths, we may hold faft in a pure heart, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm XXVIH. [Ps. xxix. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David at the finiihing of the Tabernacle. A Pfalm to Praife God. The Voice of the Church weeping at the Paffion of The Lord, and rejoicing at the Refurreftion of Chrift.] WS3 a* or - ship ye The Lord. A-men. Afferte Domino. t) RING unto The Lord, ye fons of God : bring unto The Lord the young of rams. Bring unto The Lord Glory and Honour; bring unto The Lord Glory to His Name : worfhip ye The Lord in his Holy Court. The voice of The Lord is upon the waters, The God of Majefty hath thun- dered : The Lord is upon many waters. The voice of The Lord is mighty : the voice of The Lord is magnificent. The voice of The Lord breaketh the cedar trees : yea, The Lord fhall break the cedars of Libanus. He fhall crufh them as a calf of Liba- nus : and as the beloved fon of the unicorns. It is the voice of The Lord dividing the flames of fire ; the voice of The Lord fhaking the wildernefs : The Lord fhall fhake the wildernefs of Cades. It is the voice of The Lord preparing i 5 6 Monday at Matins. the hinds, and it fhall difcover the thickets: in his Temple fhall all men fpeak of his Glory. The Lord maketh the flood a dwell- ing-place : and The Lord fhall fit a King even for evermore. The Lord fhall give flrength unto his people : The Lord fhall blefs his people with peace. [Grant, O Lord, ftrength to thy people, and make us a temple of Thy Holy Spirit ; that in purenefs of heart we may prepare ourfelves a facri- fice acceptable unto Thee, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm XXIX. [A Pfalm of Praife at the Dedication of The Houfe. A Pfalm to praife God for deliverance from evil. The Voice of Chrift to The Father.] Exaltabo Te Domine. T WILL exalt Thee, O Lord, for Thou haft upholden me : and haft not made my foes to rejoice over me. O Lord, my God, I cried unto Thee : and Thou haft healed me. Thou, O Lord, haft brought my foul out of Hell : Thou haft faved me from them that go down into the pit. Sing pfalms unto The Lord, O ye faints of His : and give thanks for the remem- brance of his Holinefs. For wrath is in his indignation : and life in his goodwill. To the evening weeping fhall endure : but in the morning gladnefs. And in my profperity I faid : I fhall never be removed. O Lord, in thy good will : Thou haft beftowed ftrength on my beauty. Thou didft turn thy face from me : and I became troubled. Unto Thee, O Lord, will I cry : and to God will I make my fupplication. What profit is there in my blood : when I go down to corruption ? Shall the duft give thanks unto Thee : or fhall it declare thy truth ? The Lord heard and had mercy upon me : The Lord became my helper. Thou haft turned my mourning unto me into joy : Thou haft cut off my fack- cloth and girded me with gladnefs. That my glory may fing to Thee, and I be not grieved : O Lord, my God ! for evermore I will give thanks unto Thee. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. OR - SHIP fefe in his Ho-ly Court. [Moft merciful God ! the helper of all men, fuffer not our enemies to rejoice over us ; but fo ftrengthen us by thy power, that our forrow may be turned into joy, and we may continually cele- brate the remembrance of thy Holinefs, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who, with Thee, in the Unity of The Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth God, world without end. Amen.] Psalm XXX. [To the end, a Pfalm of David for deliverance. A Pfalm for Prayer. The Voice of Chrift on the Crofs.] n thy righteoufnefs. Oioueae. /// Te Domine fperavi. TN Thee, O Lord, have I put my truft; *- I fhall never be confounded : deliver me in thy righteoufnefs. Bow down thine ear to me : make hafte to deliver me. Be Thou unto me a God Proteftor, and a houfe of refuge : that Thou mayeft fave me. For Thou art my ftrength and my refuge : and becaufe of Thy Name Thou wilt guide me and nourifh me. Monday at Matins. »57 Thou (halt draw me out of the fnare that they have laid privily for me : for Thou art my proteftor. Into thy hands I commend my fpirit : Thou haft redeemed me, O Lord God of truth ! Thou haft hated them that obferve vani- ties : to no purpofe. But I have trufted in The Lord : I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. For Thou haft regarded my lowlinefs : and haft faved my foul from neceffity. Thou haft not fhut me up in the hands of the enemy : but haft fet my feet in a fpacious room. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in tribulation : and mine eye is trou- bled for anger, yea, my foul and my body. For my life hath failed with heavinefs : and my years with moanings. My ftrength groweth feeble with po- verty : and my bones are troubled. I became a reproach unto all mine enemies, and efpecially among my neigh- bours : and a fear to mine acquaintance. They that did fee me without, fled from me : I was given up to forgetful- nefs, as a man dead from the heart. I am become like a broken veflel : for I have heard the blafphemy of the multi- tude that dwell round about. In that while they confpired together againft me : they have taken counfel to take away my life. But I have trufted in Thee, O Lord ; I have faid, Thou art my God : in thy hands is my lot. Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies : and from them that perfecute me. Make thy face to ftiine upon thy fer- vant ; fave me in thy mercy, O Lord ! : I (hall not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon Thee. Let the wicked be afhamed and brought down to Hell : let the deceitful lips be- come mute. Which fpeak iniquity againft the righte- ous : in pride and with abufe. How great is the multitude of thy fweetnefs, O Lord ! : which Thou haft laid up for them that fear Thee. Thou haft perfected it for them that put their truft in Thee : in the fight of the fons of men ! Thou (halt hide them in the fecret of thy countenance : from the difturbance of men. Thou fhalt protect them in thy taber- nacle : from the ftrife of tongues. Bleffed be The Lord: for He hath fhewn me wondrous mercy in a fenced city. But I faid in the excefs of my mind : I am caft out from before thine eyes. Therefore haft Thou heard the voice of my prayer : when I cried unto Thee. Love The Lord, all ye his faints, for The Lord will require truth : and will recompenfe plentifully the proud doer. Do manfully, and let your heart be comforted : all ye that put your truft in The Lord. [Moft merciful God, we humbly intreat the great plenteoufnefs of thy goodnefs j that whilft we fearch for thy truth, we may tread under foot the hateful fwellings of pride, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm XXXI. [Ps. xxxn. e. v.] [To David himfelf. Underftanding. A Pfalm of penitence and inftruftion. The Voice of a Penitent.] Beati, quorum. TDLESSED are they whofe iniquities are forgiven : and whole fins are covered. Bleffed is the man unto whom The Lord hath not imputed fin : and in whofe fpirit there is no guile. Becaufe I kept filence, my bones grew old : while I cried out all the day long. For thy hand is heavy upon me day and night : I turned myfelf in mine an- guifh while the thorn is faftened. i 5 8 Monday at Matins. I acknowledged my fin unto Thee : and mine unrighteoufnefs have I not hid. I faid, I will confefs againft myfelf mine unrighteoufnefs unto The Lord : and Thou forgaveft the wiekednefs of my fin. For this every holy man fhall pray unto Thee : in a feafonable time. But in the floods of many waters : they fhall not come nigh unto him. Thou art my refuge from the tribula- tion which hath furrounded me : O Thou my exultation! deliver me from them that compafs me. I will give thee underftanding, and inftruft thee in the way wherein thou fhalt go : and I will fix upon thee mine eye. Become not like horfe and mule : which have no underftanding. With bit and bridle confine their mouths : who draw not nigh unto thee. Many are the fcourges of the finner : but mercy fhall embrace him that trufteth in The Lord. Be glad, ye righteous in The Lord, and rejoice : and glory all ye upright in heart. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. &'£itei>"^" , !* — * m — * ~* ". * a fes^l ' ' ' ■ m t n " ' • s K&BgS N thy righteoufnefs deliver pi * i +^ i i i i ■ me, O Lord. [O Holy Lord, Who, forgiving iniquity, beftoweft benediftion on thofe who confefs Thee ; give ear to the petitions of thy family who fall down before Thee, and, breaking the fting of fin, do Thou fulfil us with fpiritual joy, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm XXXII. [Ps. xxxm. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for praifing God. The Voice of the Church congratulating the Martyrs.] :^_ ES+mmi: raise become th. Oioueae. Exult ate, jufii. "DEJOICE, ye righteous, in The Lord : praifing becometh the up- right. Give thanks unto The Lord with the harp : fing pfalms unto Him with a pfal- tery of ten firings. Sing unto Him a new fong : fing pfalms well unto Him with a loud voice. For the word of The Lord is right : and all his works are faithful. He loveth mercy and judgement : the Earth is full of the mercy of The Lord. By the word of The Lord were the Heavens eftablifhed : and by the breath of his mouth all their might. Gathering the waters of the Sea together, as it were in a fkin : laying up the abyfles in his treafures. Let all the Earth fear The Lord : let all the inhabiters of the world be in awe of Him. For He fpake, and they were made : He commanded, and they were created. The Lord diifipates the counfel of the heathen, and rejecleth the devices of the people : and cafteth out the counfels of princes. The counfel of The Lord abideth for ever : and the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation. Blefled is the nation whofe Lord is its God : the people He hath chofen for an inheritance to Himfelf. The Lord looked down from Heaven : He beheld all the children of men. From the habitation which He hath prepared : He hath looked on all them that inhabit the Earth. Monday at Matins. '59 Who hath fafhioned feverally their hearts : who underftandeth all their works. The king is not faved by the multitude of an hoft : and a giant mall not be faved in the multitude of his might. A horfe is deceptive for fafety : in the abundance of his might he fhall not be faved. Behold, the eyes of The Lord are upon them that fear Him : and upon them that put their truft in his mercy. To deliver their foul from death : and to feed them in dearth. Our foul awaiteth The Lord : for He is our helper and protector. For our heart fhall rejoice in Him : and we have trailed in His Holy Name. Let thy mercy O Lord, be upon us : like as we have put our truft in Thee. [Feed thy people, O Lord, with the bread of thy word, and deliver our fouls from the death of fin ; fo that, fulfilled with thy mercy, we may be worthy of being joined to the joys of the righteous, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm XXXIII. [To David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech, who difmifled him, and he de- parted. A Pfalm to praife God for deliverance from evil. The Voice of the Church inviting the people.] Benedicam Domino. ' WILL blefs The Lord at all times : his praife fhall ever be in my mouth. My foul fhall make her boaft in The Lord : the meek fhall hear thereof, and be glad. Magnify ye The Lord with me : and let us exalt His Name together. I fought The Lord, and He heard me : yea, He delivered me out of all my troubles. Approach ye to Him, and be en- lightened : and your faces fhall not be afhamed. That poor man cried, and the Lord heard him : and faved him out of all his troubles. The Lord will fend his Angel round about them that fear Him : and will refcue them. Tafte ye and fee how fweet The Lord is : bleffed is the man that trufteth in Him. Fear The Lord, all ye his faints : for there is no lack to them that fear Him. The rich have lacked and fuffered hunger : but they who feek after The Lord fhall not be deprived of any good. Come, ye children, hearken unto me : I will teach you the fear of The Lord. Who is the man that wifheth for life : and would fain fee good days ? Keep thy tongue from evil : and thy lips, that they fpeak no guile. Efchew evil, and do good : feek for peace, and purfue it. The eyes of The Lord are upon the righteous : and his ears unto their prayers. The countenance of The Lord is againft them that do evil : that He may deftroy the memorial of them from off the Earth. The righteous cried, and The Lord heard them : and delivered them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a troubled heart : and the humble in fpirit He will fave. Many are the troubles of the righteous : and The Lord hath delivered them out of all. The Lord keepeth all their bones : not one of them fhall be broken. The death of finners is very evil : and they that hate the righteous fhall be guilty. The Lord fhall redeem the fouls of his fervants : and all they that put their truft in Him fhall not offend. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. i6o Monday at Matins. Antiphon. RAISE becometh the upright. [O Lord, the Ruler of Angels, and of all Crea- tion, fend forth thy Angel round about us ; and, defended by his care, may we be worthy of being delivered from the miferable death of the wicked, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm XXXIV. [To David himfelf. A Pfalm for Prayer. The Voice of Chrift to His Father againft the Jews.] D ^2F=t=«*S«« e - s t r o y, Oioueae. Judica, Do mine. JUDGE, O Lord, them that injure me : overthrow them that fight againft me. Lay hand upon the fhield and buckler : and rife up to help me. Draw forth the fword, and flop the way againft them that perfecute me : fay unto my foul, I am thy Salvation. Let them be confounded, and put to fhame : that feek after my foul. Let them be turned back, and brought to confufion : that imagine mifchief for me. Let them be as the duft before the face of the wind : and the Angel of The Lord ftraitening them. Let their way be dark and flippery : and the Angel of The Lord perfecuting them. For without caufe have they privily laid their fnare to deftroy me : very vainly have they upbraided my foul. Let the fnare which he knoweth not come upon him : and his trap, that he layeth privily, catch him ; and let him fall into his own fnare. But my foul (hall be joyful in The Lord : and fhall be delighted in his falvation. All my bones fhall fay : Lord, who is like unto Thee ? Delivering the poor from the hand of the ftronger than he : the needy and the poor from them that fpoil him. Falfe witnefles riling up : queftioned me things that I knew not. They rewarded me evil for good : to the barrennefs of my foul. Neverthelefs, I, when they troubled me : put on fackcloth. I humbled my foul with falling : and my prayer fhall be returned into mine own bofom. As though it had been my next friend, or our brother, fo did I behave : as one mourning and forrowful, fo was I humbled. And againft me they rejoiced, and af- fembled together : fcourges were gathered together againft me, and I knew it not. They were difperfed, yet repented not ; they tempted me, they fcoft'ed at me with fcorn : they gnafhed upon me with their teeth. Lord ! when wilt Thou regard ; ref- cue my foul from their malice : my Only One from the lions. 1 will give thanks unto Thee in the great Church : among a ftrong people I will praife Thee. Let not them triumph over me that are mine enemies wrongfully : who hate me without caufe, and wink with their eyes. For to me, indeed, they fpake peaceably : and fpeaking in the anger of the earth, they deviled guile. They opened their mouths upon me, and faid : well done ! well done ! our eyes have feen it. Thou haft feen, O Lord ! be not Thou filent : O Lord, depart not from me. Arife, and be intent to my judgement, O my God ! : and Thou, my Lord, to my caufe. Judge me, according to thy righteouf- neis, O Lord, my God ! : and let them not triumph over me. Monday at Matins. 161 Let them not fay in their hearts, well done ! well done to our mind ! : neither let them fay, we will devour him. Let them blufh, and be afhamed toge- ther : that rejoice at my evils. Let them be clothed with confufion and fhame : who fpeak malicious things againft me. Let them exult and be glad that favour my righteous dealing : yea, let them who wifh the peace of his fervant, fay alway, The Lord be magnified. And my tongue fhall meditate on thy righteoufnefs : all the day long thy praife. [Thou, Who art the eternal prote&ion and fal- vation of our fouls, arm us, we tntreat Thee, with the helmet of hope, and with the fhield of thy in- vincible defence j that fo, helped by Thee in the ftraits of our neceffities, we may be worthy to be filled with joy and gladnefs with thole who love Thee, through Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen.] Psalm XXXV. [Ps. xxxvi. e. v.] [To the end, to the fervant of The Lord. To David himfelf. A Pfalm for Prayer. A Pfalm of the Prophet accufing the Jews.] Dixit injuftus. ' I 'HE unrighteous hath faid within him- felf, that he would commit fin : there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he hath afted deceitfully in his fight : that his iniquity may be found hateful. The words of his mouth are iniquity and guile : he would not underftand that he might do good. He meditated iniquity in his bed : he hath flood in every way which is not good, but wickednefs he abhorred not. Thy mercy, O Lord, is in Heaven : and thy truth even unto the clouds. Thy righteoufnefs is like the mountains of God : thy judgements are a great deep. Men and beafts fhalt Thou fave, O Lord : how haft Thou multiplied thy mercy, O God ! But the children of men : fhall put their truft in the fhelter of thy wings. They fhall be inebriated with the plen- teoufnefs of thy Houfe : and Thou fhalt give them drink from the torrent of thy pleafure. For with Thee is the fountain of life : and in thy Light fhall we fee light. Stretch forth thy mercy unto them that know Thee : and thy righteoufnefs unto them that are of right heart. Let not the foot of pride come againft me : and let not the hand of the finner move me. There are they fallen that work in- iquity : they have been driven out, and were not able to ftand. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antipbon. W&liB^k s F ■ ■ f^iSsis'l J ■ ' H— -P— rV IS E - STROY them that fight 5 H--» ♦— againft me. [O EverlaftingGod! fountain and fource of light! clarify us with thy celeftial mercy ; that fo fulfilled with the plenteoufnefs of thy Houfe, we may ab- jure all deceit and wickednefs, and the intem- perance of haughty pride, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm XXXVI. [Ps. xxxvu. b. v.] [A Pfalm to David himfelf. A Pfalm of exhort- ation. The Voice of the Church to Chriftian people.] R :rfM»^=!g<^j!«=l : E - VEAL. Oioueae. Noli temulari. DE not emulous againft the malicious : neither be envious againft the doers of iniquity. 162 Monday at Matins. For they fhall wither rapidly like hay : and as the green herb fhall quickly be cut down. Put thou thy truft in The Lord, and be doing good : and dwell in the land, and thou fhalt be fed with its riches. Delight thou in The Lord : and He fhall give thee the requefts of thine heart. Reveal unto The Lord thy way : and put thy truft in Him ; and He will do it. He fhall bring forth as the light thy righteoufnefs, and thy judgement as the noon-day : be fubjeft to The Lord, and intreat Him. Be not envious of him who profpereth in his way : of the man that doeth un- righteoufnefs. Leave oft" from anger, and let go wrath : be not emulous to do mali- cioufly. For they who do malicioufly fhall be rooted out : and they that patiently abide the Lord, thofe fhall inherit the land. Yet a little while, and the fmner fhall not be : and thou fhalt look after his place, and thou fhalt not find it. But the meek-fpirited fhall inherit the Earth : and fhall be delighted in the mul- titude of peace. The ungodly will watch the juft : and will gnafh upon him with his teeth. But The Lord fhall laugh him to fcorn : for He feeth that his day will come. The ungodly have unfheathed thefword: they have bent their bow. To caft down the poor and needy: and to flay the upright of heart. Their fword fhall go into their own heart : and their bow fhall be broken. Better is a fmall portion to the righte- ous : above great riches of the ungodly. For the arms of finners fhall be broken : but The Lord confirmeth the righteous. The Lord hath known the days of the undefiled : and their inheritance fhall be for ever. They fhall not be confounded in the evil time : and in the days of dearth they fhall have enough ; for finners fhall perifh. But the enemies of The Lord, prefently after they fhall have been honoured and exalted : failing away, even as the fmoke fhall fail away. The ungodly will borrow and not pay : but the righteous will be merciful and liberal. For fuch as blefs Him fhall inherit the land : and they that curfe Him fhall utterly perifh. With The Lord fhall the fteps of man be ordered : and his way fhall be at His will. When he fhall have fallen, he fhall not be broken : for The Lord putteth under him his hand. I have been young, and moreover am grown old : and yet have never feen the righteous forfaken, nor his feed begging bread. All the day long he hath pity, and lendeth : and his feed fhall be in blefTed- nefs. Turn away from evil, and do good : and dwell for evermore. For The Lord loveth judgement, and will not forfake his faints : they fhall be preferved for evermore. The unrighteous fhall be punifhed : the feed of the ungodly fhall perifh. But the righteous fhall inherit the land : and dwell therein for ever. The mouth of the righteous fhall medi- tate wifdom : and his tongue will talk of judgement. The law of his God is in his heart : and his fteps fhall not be fupplanted. The finner confidereth the righteous : and feeketh to put him to death. But The Lord will not leave him in his hands : nor condemn him when he is judged. Wait for The Lord, and keep his way, and He fhall exalt thee, fo that thou Monday at Matins. 163 mayeft take the land for an inheritance : when the finners fhall perifh, thou fhalt fee it. I have feen the ungodly very highly exalted : and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus. I went by, and lo ! he was not : I fought him, and his place was not found. Keep innocency, and behold equity : for there are remnants for the peaceable man. But the unrighteous fhall utterly perifh together : and the remains of the ungodly fhall be deftroyed. But the falvation of the righteous is of The Lord : and He is their proteftor in the time of trouble. And The Lord will help them and de- liver them : and He will refcue them from finners, and will fave them, becaufe they have put their truft in Him. [God, the fure blefiing of all the righteous, who forfakeft not thy Saints in the dearth, nor fuffereft them to be confounded in the time of trouble; we befeech Thee to defend us by that right hand which Thou haft prepared, and quickly ftretch it out for thofe who are worthy of thy help, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm XXXVII. [Ps. xxxvm. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David, in remembrance of the Sabbath. A penitential Pfalm for prayer. The Voice of one who doeth penance in ficknefs.] Domine ne in furore. f~\ LORD, in thy wrath rebuke me not : neither in thine anger chaf- tife me. For thine arrows are faftened in me : and Thou haft ftrengthened thine hand upon me. There is no health in my flefh before the face of thy difpleafure : there is no peace to my bones, before the face of my fins. For mine iniquities have gone over my head : and like a fore burden they are preffing heavily upon me. My wounds have become putrid and corrupt : by reafon of my foolifhnefs. I am become miferable, and bowed down to the uttermoft : I walked in fad- nefs all the day long. For my loins are filled with illufions : and there is no health in my flefh. I am afflicted and humbled exceed- ingly : I roared in the moaning of my heart. Lord ! before Thee is all my defire : and my groaning is not hid from Thee. My heart is troubled, my flrength hath failed me : and the very light of mine eyes is not with me. My lovers and my neighbours : drew near againft me and flood. They alfo that were near me, flood afar off: and they did violence that fought after my foul. And they that fought evil to me fpoke vanities : and imagined deceits all the day long. But I, like a deaf man, heard not : and like a dumb man, opening not his mouth. I became even as a man that heareth not : having no reproofs in his mouth. For in Thee, O Lord, have I put my truft : Thou fhalt hearken to me, O Lord, my God. Becaufe I faid, left at any time mine enemies rejoice over me : and when my feet are moved, they fpoke great things againft me. For I am prepared for fcourgings : and my grief is ever in my fight. For I will declare mine iniquity : and I will think upon my fin. But mine enemies live and are ftrength- ened againft me : and they are multiplied that have hated me wrongfully. They alfo that reward evil for good detracted from me : becaufe I was follow- ing goodnefs. Forfake me not, O Lord, my God ! : depart not from me. 164 Monday at Lauds. Be intent unto my help : O Lord God of my falvation. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. H- mi ♦ ^ Je - VEAL unto The Lord s * M. ■■-■ thy way. [O Lord ! mighty Phyfician of the wounds and difeafes of mortals ! beftow thy health upon our infirmities; fo that we who pour out before Thee all our mourning and grief, may be enabled to overcome the afiaults of the fins which mock us, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] 37". O Lord, thy mercy is unto the Heavens. 1^. And thy truth unto the clouds. [Here follow OUR FATHER and I BELIEVE IN GOD then the Firft Benediction, then the Proper Lejfons, with their refpeSlive Benedictions, Verficles, and Refponfories , as given in the Proper of The Time.] " MONDAY |[ BEFORE LAUDS. y. ET thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. I£. Like as we have put our truft in Thee. This Verfe is faid before Lauds, on all week-days, from the Firft Sunday after The O Slave of The Epiphany to 2>ua- dragefima, and from the Firft Sunday after Trinity to the Advent of The Lord. GOD, make fpeed to fave me. O Lord, make hafte to help me. LORY be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the begin- ning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. LLELUYA or inftead, accord- ing to the Seafon, [i. c.,from Sunday in Septuagefima, to Thurfday in The Supper of The Lord] RAISE to Thee, O Lord, we fing, Of Glory The Eternal King. <[ IN LAUDS. Psalm L. [To the end, a Pfalm of David, when Nathan the Prophet came to him, when he had gone in unto Bathmeba. The Fourth Penitential Pfalm for fup- plication. The Voice of a Penitent.] Miferere mei, Deus. AVE mercy upon me, O God : according to thy great mercy. And according to the mul- titude of thy companions : blot out mine iniquity. " See the Office of Matins for Sunday Morning, and the Rubrics there ; the Common Forms ; and Table of Bcncditlions. Monday at Lauds. 165 Wafh me throughly from mine iniquity: and cleanfe me from my fin. For I acknowledge mine iniquity : and my fin is ever before me. Againft Thee only have I finned, and done evil before Thee : that Thou mayeft be juftified in thy fayings, and overcome when Thou art judged. For behold, I was conceived in ini- quities : and in fin hath my mother con- ceived me. But lo, Thou haft loved truth : the un- certain and hidden things of thy wifdom Thou haft manifefted to me. Thou fhalt fprinkle me with hyflbp, and I fhall be cleanfed : Thou fhalt wafh me, and I fhall be made whiter than fnow. To my hearing Thou fhalt give joy and gladnefs : and the bones which are hum- bled fhall rejoice. Turn Thy face away from my fins : and blot out all my mifdeeds. Create in me a clean heart, O God : and renew a right fpirit within me. Caft me not away from thy face : and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Reftore to me the joy of thy falvation : and ftablifh me with thy Chief Spirit. I will teach the wicked thy ways : and the impious fhall be converted unto Thee. Deliver me from blood guiltinefs, O God, The God of my falvation : and my tongue fhall rejoice in thy righteoufnefs. O Lord, Thou fhalt open my lips : and my mouth fhall fhew forth Thy praife. For if Thou hadft defired facrifice I would have given it : but Thou wilt not be delighted with burnt-offerings. The facrifice of God is a troubled fpirit: and a contrite and humbled heart, O God, fhalt Thou not defpife. Do kindly, O Lord, in thy good plea- fure unto Syon : that the walls of Jeru- falem may be built. Then fhalt Thou accept the facrifice of righteoufnefs, oblations, and burnt-offer- ings : then fhall they lay young bullocks upon thine altar. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. The fame [O God in Trinity,Name in effable, who purified the heart of man from fin, and makeft it more white than fnow, pour down upon us the abun- dance of thy mercy ; renew, we befeech Thee, Thy Holy Spirit within us, that we may fhew forth thy praife, and, ftrengthened by thy efpecial grace, may be worthy of obtaining reft in the eternal manfions of the Heavenly Jerufalem, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm V. [To the end for Her who obtains the inheritance. A Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for Prayer. Pertains to the Church which follows the heirfhip of the New Teftament, as the title proves.] Verba mea auribus. IVE ear unto my words, OLord: confidermycry. Hearken unto the voice of my prayer : my King and my God. For unto Thee will I make my prayer, O Lord ! : early in the morning fhalt Thou hear my voice. Early in the morning will I ftand before Thee, and will look : for Thou art not a God that haft pleafure in wickednefs. Neither fhall any evil man dwell nigh Thee : nor fhall the unrighteous abide in thy fight. Thou haft hated all them that work iniquity : Thou fhalt deftroy all them that fpeak leafing. i66 Monday at Lauds. The Lord will abhor the blood-thirfty and deceitful man : but as for me, in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy Houfe : and in thy fear will I worfhip toward thy Holy Temple. O Lord, lead me in thy righteoufnefs, becaufe of mine enemies : diredl my way before thy face. For there is no truth in their mouth : their heart is vain. Their throat is an open fepulchre, with their tongues they have behaved deceit- fully : judge Thou them, O God. Let them perifh through their own ima- ginations ; caft them out in the multitude of their impieties : for they have angered Thee, O Lord. And let all them that put their truft in Thee rejoice : they mail ever be giving of thanks, and Thou fhalt dwell in them. All they that love Thy Name mail glory in Thee : for Thou wilt blefs the righteous. O Lord, as with the fhield of thy good pleafure : Thou haft crowned us. Antiphon. jON-SI-DER my crying, O WtW I— = ^^ Lord. Pf. Oioueae. [Gracious Lord, Who apprehendeft the fighing of a contrite heart before it be uttered ; make us, we befeech Thee, the temple of The Holy Spirit, that we may be worthy to be defended by the fhield of thy celeftial goodnefs, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Antiphon. *=^ H=?=» GOD, Thou art my God : to Thee, from day-break, do I watch. S»3 5*: Pf. Oioueae.' Psalm LXII. [A Pfalm of David when he was in the defert of Idumea. A Morning Pfalm for meditation. This Pfalm relates to thofe who are leaving the darknefs of ignorance, and defiring Chrift.] Deus, Deus mens. f\ GOD, Thou art my God : to Thee ^■^ from day-break do I watch. My foul hath thirfted for Thee : my flefh, how often ! after Thee ; In a land defert, pathlefs, and where no water is : fo in the Holy Place have I appeared before Thee, that I might behold thy power and glory. For thy mercy is better than life : my lips fhall praife Thee. So will I blefs Thee while I live : I will lift up my hands in Thy Name. My foul fhall be fatisfied even as it were with marrow and fatnefs : and my mouth fhall praife Thee with lips of gladnefs. So did I remember Thee upon my bed : in the morning I will meditate upon Thee, becaufe Thou haft been my helper. And in the fhadow of thy wings will I rejoice ; my foul longeth after Thee : thy right hand hath upholden me. But in vain have they fought after my foul ; they fhall go into the lower parts of v When the Antiphon confifts of the fame -words as the beginning of the Pfalm they are not repeated a fecond time ; but, the Hebdomadary having intoned the Antiphon as part of the fir ft -verfe, the Choir proceed -with the reft of the -verfe and Pfalm in the ordinary tone. — From the Rubrics for Ad-vent. Monday at Lauds. 167 the Earth : they fhall be delivered into the hand of the fword ; they fhall be a portion for foxes. But the king fhall rejoice in God ; all they that fwear by Him fhall be com- mended : for the mouth of them that fpeak wickednefs is flopped. [Author of Light ! Eternal God ! do Thou pour everlafting radiance upon us, who, at day-break, watch for Thee ; fo that our lips may praife Thee, our life blefs Thee, our morning meditations glorify Thee, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] |[ The canticle of isaiah. Chapter xii. T^" -♦- -da— -P *-*- -- ■ ■ ■ N i ■ i ^ ■ 1 i ■ i "1 -rf" E - HOLD, The Lord mall 5 ■!♦♦ - I—-M — -n — i-r* — i come, and All his Saints with Him ; E It feems doubtful whether any or all of theje four Verftclts were always added here. ^ Memorials pertain to Lauds and Vefpers only. They conftft of a proper Antiphon to " Benedi&us " or " Magnificat" and a Verficle, and, thirdly, an Orifon, inferted after the ordinary Prayer in Lauds and Vefpers. ' From the Arlyngham MS. 176 Common Memorials at Matins. SjE and there fhall be in that day a great 5==1-i: ^ 1 light. Al - le - lu - ya. 37". Behold, The Lord fhall appear in the white clouds. I£. And with Him thoufands of his Saints. Or if on. LORD, we befeech Thee, purify our confciences by thy vifitation ; fo that when Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, our Lord, fhall come with All his Saints, He may find in us a manfion prepared for Himfelf, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. <[ At VESPERS, from THE OCTAVE OF S. STEPHEN to THE PURIFICATION, a Memorial is made of S. Mary every day, whatever be the Service, both at VESPERS and MATINS, except on the Vigil of The Epiphany and on that day.i And in FEASTS with ix. Leffons, and within the clave ; and in the O clave when the Choir has Conduclors; and on SUNDAYS at both VESPERS? with this Antiphon. -jfimr. Ei^t the Scrip-tures : like the rain up-on a fleece Thou didft de-fcend, to give 3=^ ^z=***:«: fal - va - tion to the race of man. We praife Thee, O our God. B And at MATINS, with this Antiphon. e - hold, Ma-ry hath brought forth &=i=^ -^ifc^-ii ^E3E ■E^ffi* jHEN Thou waft born ineffably of a Vir-gin, then were ful-fill-ed for us a Saviour, Whom, when John p ■ _ _ ■^ = P B — ■— ■ — ^— ■— faw, he ex-claim-ed, faying, Behold The Lamb of God ! Be - hold ! Who ^E^E tak - eth a - way the fin of the world. ■^♦E^^E* Al - le - lu - ya. J The reader -will note that a Memorial differs from a Commemoration, as pre/en t/y explained. The ujual Commemoration of S. Mary tuas every Saturday at Lauds and Vejpers. k That is, the Saturday Eve preceding, and the Sunday Eve. Common Memorials at Matins. 177 On WEEK-DATS, however, and in FEASTS with hi. Leffons, when the Choir has no Conductors, at VESPERS, this Antiphon is /aid. - held un-con-fum-ed, we acknowledge ._■■ ] thine e-ver pre-lerv-ed and laud-a-ble Vir-gin-i-ty ; Mother of God! in-ter- J^^.^: cede for us. And at MATINS with this Antiphon. r-r~y T^ ssa* h e Root of JefTe hath fprouted forth; there hath a-ri-fen a Star from Jacob ; =53E -++ a Virgin hath brought forth a Saviour. If-izz^i^:?— P.=i: We praife Thee, O our God. And at MATINS is always /aid W. After thy bringing forth thou didft abide a Virgin inviolate. ^p. Mother of God ! intercede for us. And at VESPERS is f aid. 37 ". Beautiful is His form, before the fons of men. I£. Grace is poured forth upon thy lips. Or if on. OD, who by the fruitful Vir- ginity of the Blefled Mary, didlt beftow the gifts of eter- nal falvation upon mankind ; grant, we befeech Thee, that we may perceive that She intercedes for us, through whom we have been found worthy to ob- tain The Author of Life, our Lord Jefus Chrift Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft God, world without end. Amen. Then let MEMORIAL be made of ALL THE SAINTS, on WEEK-DAYS and on FEASTS when the Choir has no Conductors, both at VESPERS and at MATINS, as next follows [except from Wednefday in The Head of the Faft to the Vigil of E after, for then no Memorial is made of the Saints.} ' {[ After the purification, however, at MATINS, is f aid this Antiphon. BLESSED Mother, yet un- defined Virgin ! thou glorious Queen of the world ! inter- cede for us unto The Lord our God. 37. After thy Bringing forth thou didlt abide a Virgin inviolate. Hfy. Mother of God ! intercede for us. 1 From Arundel MS. 1 30, and Arlyngham MS. in Advent. 2 A i 7 8 Common Memorials at Matins. Or if on. LORD, we befeech Thee, pardon the fins of thy fer- vants, that we who cannot pleafe Thee by our own ac- tions, may find falvation through the in- terceffion of the Mother of our Lord Jefus Chrift, through The Same our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. Or the Orifon. ALMIGHTY and Everlarting God, protect us, thy fervants, by the right hand of thy power from all dangers ; and by the glorious interceffion of the Blefied Mary, ever- Virgin, caufe us to rejoice in profperity, both now and hereafter, through Chrift our Lord. Amen. {[ The Orifon Grant, we befeech Thee, Merciful God. Concede quefumus Mile- ricors Deus™ is not f aid in the Memorials of S. Mary, except in Procejfions only. Memorial of all saints. At Matins. Antiphon. H E Saints mall be joy - ful in glo - ry, they fhall re-joice in ■— *.-^ their beds. 37". Wonderful is God in his Saints. $. And Glorious in His Majefty. Orifon. E befeech Thee, O Lord, favourably regard our infirmities, and by the interceffion of All thy Saints, turn from us all thofe evils which we juftly deferve, through our Lord. Amen. Or this Orifon. C\ LORD, we befeech Thee, do Thou, appeafed by the interceffions of All thy Saints, beftow upon us pardon of our fins, and alfo grant us everlafting remedies for them, through our Lord. Amen. Or this Orifon. O EHOLD, O Lord ! our infirmities, and All thy Saints interceding for us, fuc- cour us fpeedily by thy goodnefs, through Chrift, our Lord. Amen. Or this Orifon. (^RANT, we befeech Thee, O Lord, ^^ that All thy Saints may continually pray for us ; and do Thou vouchfafe ever favourably to hear them, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. |[ After the purification, at the Memorial of S. MART, let the fame An- tiphon s and Or if ens be f aid as after the Firfl Sunday after Trinity. f[ From MONDAY after THE OCTANE OF EASTER, up to the VIGIL OF THE ascension. Memorial of the cross. Antiphon. H E Cru-ci-fied hath a-ri-fen m See the Fir/} Sunday after Trinity. Common Memorials at Matins. 179 ^§E??f=="*?**^B«: ^=9r- from the dead : He hath re- 1: -£■— ♦-" P Or if on. - deemed us. Al-le-lu-ya, Al-le-lu-ya. y. Tell ye among the nations. I£. That The Lord hath reigned from the Tree. Orifon. gOD, Who for our fake didft will Thy Son to undergo the raftering of The Crofs, that Thou mighteft expel from us the power of the enemy ; grant to us thy fervants that we may ever live in the joys of His Refurreftion, through The Same Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. MEMORIAL OF S. MART. LORD ! we befeech Thee, pour thy grace into our minds: fo that we who have known The Incarnation of Chrift, Thy Son, by the meffage of an Angel, by His Paffion and Crofs, may be guided to the Glory of His Refurreftion, through The Same our Lord Jefus Chrift, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. Memorial of all saints. Let the Memorial of All Saints be with one of the following Antipbons. Antipbon. 1^ ■.■*■- Lji ~f*~ H E gate of Pa ■ • ra ■ ■ dife, S^i ?*♦♦ 51^ through Eve to all men was clofed : And through Ma-ry Vir-gin, a - gain !E T P i . m-t was thrown - pen. Al-le-lu-ya. Antipbon. H Y Saints, O Lord ! fhall •» m m v.- -^» * — ***-* ■ fr ^ ■ ■ ■ flou-rifh as the li - ly. Al-le-lu-ya. IE -.-n^-H-H-L m 1 And like as the o-dour of balfam fhall 5 P ™ -II ^Aj. J 1 A j. j. 1 ■■ "•♦ "^ • ♦ ♦ ' they be before Thee. Al-le-lu-ya. Antipbon. 37". After thy Bringing forth thou didft abide a Virgin inviolate. IJ;. Mother of God ! intercede for us. Y^ i*t=«=[rzi Saints and juft ones ! in The -♦-■' E^ Lord re - joice ye. Al - le - lu - ya. 179 Common Memorials at Matins. s jL ■ ■ "♦ ■■ * J ■ =¥=5= !« You hath God cho-fen for an heritage & fm-^ " ■■♦■■! to Him-felf : Al-le-lu-ya. Or this Antipbon. W JSSS ^ ith - in the veil thy Saints do cry, O Lord ! Al-le-lu-ya, Al-le-lu-ya, -■-♦- Al-le-lu-ya. 3T. The voice of joy and exultation, IJ;. Is in the tabernacles of the righte- ous. Alleluya. Or if on. RANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty God : that in the Refurreftion of our Lord Jefus Chrift, with All his Saints, we may in very deed receive our portion, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. This order of Memorials at Vefpers and at Matins /ball be kept up to The Af- cenfton of The Lord, as well in Week- days as in Feafis which are without Conduclors of the Choir. <[ ON THE MONDAY after THE OCTAVE OF TRINITY, and from thence to ADVENT, as well on ordinary days as on Feafis of'm. Leffons, when there are no Conduclors of the Choir, let there be f aid the following three MEMORIALS — of THE CROSS, of S. MARY, and of ALL SAINTS. If, however, the Feafi of any Saint falls on a Feafi of iii. Leffons, then let the Memorial of the saint be fir ft f aid, and then the above-named Memorials. Throughout THE OCTAVE OF RELICS, however, (i. e., belonging to the Church,) whether on Saints' Days or ordinary days, let the Memorial of the cross be always mentioned firfi. At MATINS. Antiphon. la^j^sEi 3S5±S U T us it behoveth to glo-ry £=5=3=r! ^^Fi^EiLt In The Crofs of our Lord Je - fus Chrift. Y. Let all the Earth adore Thee, O God, and fing praife unto Thee. I£. And fing pfalmody unto Thy Name. Or if on. O D, who didft afcend thy Holy Crofs, and enlighten the darknefs of the world ; do Thou vouchfafe to enlighten our hearts and bodies, O Saviour of the world ! Who liveft and reigneft with God The Father, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. Or this Orifon. TZ~EEP, O Lord, we befeech Thee, in perpetual peace, thofe whom, by the wood of Thy Holy Crofs, Thou haft vouchfafed to redeem, O Saviour of the world ! Who liveft and reigneft with God The Father, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. Common Memorials at Matins. 1 80 Or this Or if on. DE prefent with us, O Lord our God ! and thofe whom Thou makeft glad with the honour of Thy Holy Crofs, do Thou defend with its perpetual help, through Chrift, our Lord. Amen. Memorial of s. mart. At MATINS. Antiphon. 3E-^ ■ * -r*-i BLESSED Mother, yet S *=t **=£=* ^E^ un-de-fil-ed Virgin! thou glo-ri-ous ?^ ^i — ,-.-^ =j;fc Queen of the world ! intercede for us B=^ un-to The Lord our God. 37". After thy Bringing forth, thou didft abide a Virgin inviolate. I£. Mother of God ! intercede for us. Then the Orifon, as above. LORD, we befeech Thee, pardon the fins of thy fer- vants : that we, who cannot pleafe Thee by our own ac- tions, may find falvation by the intercef- fions of the Mother of our Lord Jefus Chrift, through The Same our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. Or this. ALMIGHTY and Everlafting God, proteft us, thy fervants, by the right hand of thy power from all dangers ; and by the glorious interceflion of the Blefled Mary, ever- Virgin, caufe us to rejoice in profperity, both now and hereafter, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. |[ The Orifon Grant, we befeech Thee, Merciful God. Concede quefumus Mife- ricorsDeus n is not f aid in the Memorials of S. Mary throughout the whole year, but in Procefjions and at Compline of Her only. \_Befdes thefe Memorials, others are to be found in the ancient MSS. in this place, and in the Service of the Bleffed Mary in the SARUM BREVIARY, viz. : — I, Daily MEMORIAL AT MATINS and VESPERS of THE HOLT SPIRIT; 2 and 3, Of the SAINT OF THE PLACE and THE RELICS; 3, Of FEASTS OF iii. Leffons after Afh-Wednef day ; 4, Of ALL SAINTS when not f aid in the daily office as at Vefpers in Advent ,• 5, Of PEACE.} Memorial of the holt spirit Daily at MATINS [i. e., NOCTURNS AND LAUDS conjointly] and VESPERS. Antiphon. ***=*=* t :H=Ji ^S^fOME, O Ho-ly Spi-rit! :":*=M=^=£=^: ful-fil the hearts of thy faith - ful ones, !SEE5E5 and of thy love kin - die in them n See the Office for the Firjl Sunday after Trinity. i8o* Common Memorials at Matins. EEfcE* -m-* P^ ft the fire ; Who, by di-ver-fi-ty of JL=*z -+=$ S many tongues, the nations un-to the irP-=*=Pt ^ U - ni - ty of Faith didil con-gre-gate. Al-le-lu-ya, Al-le-lu-ya, Al-le-lu-ya. 37". Send forth Thy Spirit, and they mail be created. I£. And Thou malt renew the face of the Earth. Alleluya, Alleluya. Or if on. OD, who didft teach the hearts of thy faithful people by the enlightening of Thy Holy Spirit ; grant us by The Same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things, and ever to rejoice in his holy con- folation, through our Lord Jefus Chrifl Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Same Spirit, God, world without end. Amen. [Then a MEMORIAL OF THE SAINT in whofe honour the Church is founded, as in Prebendal and Parijh Churches ; and then OF RELICS.] Antiphon. HE bodies of the Saints are buried in peace, and their names (hall live for ever. 37 '. Bleffed are they who dwell in thy Houfe, O Lord. I£. They mall praife Thee for ever and ever. Orifon. E favourable, O Lord, we befeech Thee, to us thy fer- vants for the glorious merits of thy Saints whofe Relics are contained in this Church; that by their pious interceflions we may be ever protected from all adverfities, through Chrifl: our Lord. Amen. At MATINS. Orifon. QRANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty God, that the merits of thy Saints, whofe Relics are contained in this Church, may protect us ; fo that through their prayers, in peace and tranquillity we may continually be joyful in thy praifes, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. ([ Memorial of peace, at lauds and VESPERS. Antiphon. I V E Peace in our days, O Lord ! becaufe there is none other that fighteth for us, ex- cept Thou, our God. J7". O Lord, let there be Peace in thy ftrength. I£. And abundance in thy towers. Let us pray. GOD, of Whom are all holy defires, all right counfels, and all juft works : give unto thy fervants that Peace which the world cannot give ; that both our hearts may be fet to obey thy commandments ; and we being freed from the fear of our enemies, may pafs our time in quietnefs under thy protection, through our Lord Jefus Chrifl:, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. Tuefday at Matins. 181 Another Orifon, at MATINS only. f~\ GOD, the Author and Lover of Peace, ^^ Whom to know is to live, Whom to ferve is to reign, protecl: thy fuppliants from all affaults; that we, who truft in thy defence, may not fear the arms of any adverfary, through our Lord Jefus Chrilt Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord. Thanks be to God. TUESDAY AT MATINS. Invitatory. Sal-va-tion. Psalm. Venite exultemus. C\ COME, let us be joyful. NOTE.— On Commemorations. Commemoration, in the Englijh Breviaries, has a different meaning from the fame ivord in the Roman books. In the Roman Breviary it means, — I, A peculiar Antiphon to " Benedi&us" and "Magnificat;" 2, A Verficle ; 3, and a proper Prayer, which are injerted after the ordinary Petitions at Lauds and Vefpers. This, however, in the Englijh Breviaries is called a Memorial (fee ante Note to Monday at Lauds ; Sunday and Monday at Vefpers). A Commemoration, in the Englijh Books, is fometimes almoft the fame as a Feaji ; as the Commemoration of S. Paul, on the 30th of June, and that of All Souls', on the ^th of November. It generally, however, fignifies the full Office for the Day, Jomewhat changed from the Annual Office, and abbreviated, and yet remaining complete, and recurring for Jeveral Jucceffive "weeks — as, for inftance, the Saturday Commemoration of the Bleffed Mary, which was the principal of our Commemora tions ; and if not made on the Saturday, might be made on, and was frequently transferred to, fome other day. It feems probable, however, that theje Commemorations were prejeribed to be ufed without the Choir only ; ;'. e., privately. But in the Choir, even in Parifh Churches, another Commemoration ufed to be added — namely, of the Feaft of the Place (as we learn from the Rubric, " Secundum eft," £fc, placed in the Breviary at the end of the firft -week in Advent), where we are told how the Office is to be changed to become commemorative ; and theje two Commemorations alone (as we learn exprejjly from the Hereford, and impliedly from the Sarum Rubrics) •were ufed out of Cathedral Churches. In Cathedral Churches, however, there feems to have been a third (as we learn from the York and Hereford Rubrics, and the Sarum Pica or Pie), nearly refembling the fecond kind. The York Commemorations were, be/ides of the Bleffed Mary on Saturday, of S. Wilhelm Archbifhop and Martyr, on Tuefday; S. Peter and S. Paul (to whom York Cathedral -was dedicated), on Thurfday ; unlefs fome other days were more convenient for fuch Commemoration. Thofe of Hereford -were of S. Thomas Bijhop and Confcffbr, and S. Ethelbert King and Martyr ; the former probably on Tuefday; the latter on Thurfday. The local Feaft of the Church of Salijbury was that of the Tranfiation of S. Ofmund, who -was its fecond Bijhop in the eleventh century ; and was made Synodal or Diocefan in the fifteenth. It -was continued throughout an O&ave ; and as it feems to anfwer to thofe of S. Wilhelm at York, and S. Thomas at Hereford, it was probably appropriate to the Tuefday, unlefs fome other day was more convenient. It had aljo appropriate and peculiar Antiphons to " Beneditlus" and "Magnificat;" an Orifon and proper Leffbns ; and was firft in order of the three Commemorations ufed in the Church of Sarum. The only other two ■were (corref ponding with thofe of the Apoftles at York, and S. Ethelbert at Hereford) of S. Thomas of Canterbury, and of S. Chad of Lichfield, of which S. Thomas was probably the third. So that the order of the Sarum Commemorations was this : — If three days were vacant in the -week, they were of the Bleffed Virgin, S. Ofmund, and S. Thomas ; if only two, of the B. V., with S. Ofmund; if only one, of the B. V. only. Commemorations -were not ufed in the third week in Advent, nor in the Vigil of our Lord's Nativity to the O&ave of The Epiphany, nor from Afh-Wednefday to Low Sunday, nor from the Fifth Sunday after Eafter to the OcJave of The Afcenjion of our Lord, nor throughout the O&ave of Pentecoft, nor in other Feafts or Haves, when the Choir had Conduclors (which was the cafe only in the more folemn offices) ; nor in the Feafts of the Saints "which had their proper Refponfories and Praifes ; nor in the other Vigils ; nor in the Fafts of the Four Times. In York Province, before 1478, they (except that of the B. V. M.) had been excluded from the -whole of Advent, Septuagejima, and the Eafter Seafon. Tuefday at Matins. |[ From the Fir/} Sunday after the Oclave of The Epiphany to ^uadragefima, when- ever it is the ordinary Tuefday Service, is f aid, AT MATINS, the following Hymn. HYMNUS.v ON - SORS Pa - ter - ni Lu- h 1 ~ - 1 ■ ■ ■ i ■ m i ■ mi - nis ! Lux Ip - fe lu - cis P" — 1 *■ — ■— "■ — SV 1- " 1 "1 et ■^ Tin Di - es ! Noc - tem ca - nen- * ■lii"" 1 ■ do rum-pi-mus, Af- fif- te pof- tu- > ■ A- -■— B -H Ian - ti - bus. Consors Paterni Luminis ! Lux Ipfe lucis et Dies ! Noftem canendo rumpimus, Affifte poftulantibus. Aufer tenebras mentium, Fuga catervas demonum ; Expelle fomnolentiam, Ne pigritantes obruat. Sic Chrifte ! nobis omnibus Indulgeas credentibus ; « Ut profit exorantibus Quod precinentes pfallimus : Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine ; Cum Patre et Spiritu San&o, Per fempiterna fecula. Hymn. ^^-^ H O U Confort of Thy Fa Y- ^=iF ther's Glory ! Light of the light, and ^=t Very Day ! With hymns we wake Jl=t the midnight hours, Affift thy fervants while they pray. Thou Confort of Thy Father's Glory ! Light of the light, and Very Day ! With Hymns we wake the midnight hours, Affift thy fervants while they pray. Difpel all darknefs from our minds, And turn the troops of Hell to flight ; Our {lumbers roufe, left, funk in eafe, Dull floth the fluggard foul benight. O Chrift ! thy pardoning mercy grant To us who truft in Thy fweet Name ; So may our prayers acceptance find With Him whofe Godhead we proclaim : All Glory, Lord ! be unto Thee, Of Virgin Mother purely born ; Father and Holy Ghoft, to Ye ! Until eternity be gone. men. v From S. Ambroje, or of /lis School. Tuefday at Matins. 183 Or, according to the Sea/on (viz., after The Purif cation). Praefta Pater piiflime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Regnans per omne feculum. *= men. Moll gracious Father ! grant our prayer, And Thou, Co-equal, Only Son ! Who, Spirit Paraclete ! with Thee, Reign through eternal ages, One ! {[ Throughout the Summer is /aid the Hymn Nofte furgentes vigilemus omnes. Arife we in the nightly watches waking. [See Matins for Monday, .] Psalm XXXVIII. [Ps. xxxix. e. v.] [To the end, to Iduthun himfelf. A Song of David. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of Apoftles and Martyrs under trial.] hat I offend not. World without 3E« end. Amen. Dixi Cuftodiam. SAID, I will keep my ways : that I offend not with my tongue. I put a guard on my mouth : whilft the finner flood before me. I became dumb, and was humbled ; and I kept filence from good things : and my grief was renewed. My heart grew hot within me : and in my meditation a fire lhall flame out. I fpake with my tongue : Lord, let me know mine end. And the number of my days what it is : that I may know what is wanting to me. Behold, Thou haft made my days as a meafure : and my fubftance is even as nothing before Thee. Verily, all things living man. are vanity : every Verily, man pafleth by as an image : and in vain is he difquieted. He heapeth up riches : and knoweth not for whom he lhall gather them. And now, what is my expectation ? : is not The Lord ? and my fubftance is with Thee. Deliver me from all mine iniquities : Thou haft given me to be a rebuke unto the foolifh. I became dumb, and opened not my mouth, for it was thy doing : remove thy fcourges from me. From the might of thy hand I have failed away : with rebukes, becaufe of his iniquity, Thou haft corrected man. Thou haft made his foul to wafte away like a fpider : furely, vainly is any man difquieted. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and my fup- plication : with thine ears give heed unto my tears. Be not filent, for I am a ftranger with Thee : and a fojourner, as all my fathers. O fpare me that I may be refrelhed before I go hence : and fhall be no more. [O Lord, keep our ways, that we offend not with the tongue ; and kindle the fire of The Spirit in our meditations ; fo that we may lay up thofe trea- fures in this world, which by thy gift we may ob- tain everlaftingly, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] 1 84 Tuefday at Matins. Psalm XXXIX. [Ps. xl. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm to David himfelf. A Pfalm of Thankfgiving and Prayer. The Voice of the Church reflecting The Lord's Refurrection.] Expeftans expeflavi. T^7TTH expectation I awaited The Lord : and He gave heed unto me. And He hearkened unto my prayers : and brought me out of the pit of mifery, and out of the miry dregs. And He fet my feet upon the rock : and ordered my goings. And He put a new fong in my mouth : even a thankfgiving unto our God. Many fhall fee it, and fear : and fhall put their truft in The Lord. Bleffed is the man whofe truft is in The Name of The Lord : and hath not regarded vanities or lying follies. Lord, my God ! many are the won- drous works which Thou haft done : and in thy thoughts there is no one like unto Thee. 1 have declared, and have fpoken : they are multiplied above number. Sacrifice and offering Thou wouldeft not : but Thou haft perfected mine ears to me. Burnt - offering and fin - offering haft Thou not required : then faid J, Lo ! I come. In the Head of the Book it is written of me that I fhould do thy will ; my God, I have willed it : and thy law is in the midft of my heart. I have declared thy righteoufnefs in the great Church : lo ! I will not refrain my lips, O Lord, Thou knoweft. Thy righteoufnefs I have not hid within my heart : I have fpoken thy truth and thy falvation. I have not hidden thy loving mercy and truth : from the great council. But Thou, O Lord, put not far away thy compaffions from me : thy mercy and thy truth have ever upheld me. For evils came about me which are without number : mine iniquities have laid hold upon me, and I am not able to behold. They are multiplied above the hairs of my head : and my heart hath failed me. Let it be thy pleafure, O Lord, to de- liver me : O Lord, look down to help me. Let them be confounded and put to fhame together, that feek after my foul : to deftroy it. Let them be turned backward, and put to fhame : that wifh me evil. Let them forthwith bear their con- fufion : that fay unto me, well done ! well done ! Let all thofe that feek Thee, be joyful and glad in Thee : and let them that love thy falvation fay alway, The Lord be magnified. But I am mendicant and poor : yet The Lord careth for me. Thou art my Helper and Redeemer : O my God! Thou fhalt make no long tarrying. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. HAT I offend not with my ?=sr==t= tongue. [God, the only hope of thy fervants, whom the Head of the Book of Books hath taught, /hall come to judge the world ; plant, we befeech Thee, thy law in the midft of our hearts, that fhewing forth thy righteousnefs, we may be delivered from the dangers which furround us, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Tuefday at Matins. 185 Psalm XL. [Ps. xli. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm to David himfelf. A Pfalm of Lamentation. The Voice of the Church teaching, and of the Patience of Chrift.] jfj^zac^^zTO*^^ e a l, O Lord. Oioueae Be at us qui in te Hi git. OLESSED is he that underftandeth con- ■*~' cerning the poor and needy : The Lord fhall deliver him in the evii day. The Lord preferve him, and keep him alive, and make him bleffed upon earth : and deliver him not into the will of his enemies. The Lord bring help to him upon his bed of forrow : Thou haft made all his bed in his ficknefs. I faid, Lord be merciful unto me : heal my foul, for I have finned againft Thee. Mine enemies have fpoken evil of me : When fhall he die, and his name perifh ? And if he came to fee me, he fpoke vanity : his heart gathered iniquity to itfelf. He went out : and fpake to the fame purpofe. All mine enemies whifpered againft me : againft me did they imagine evil to me. They purpofed a wicked word againft me : whether will he that fleepeth not add alfo, that he rife again ? Yea, even the man of my peace, in whom I trufted, who did eat of my bread : hath greatly fupplanted me. But Thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raife me up again : and I fhall requite them. By this I know Thou haft favoured me : beeaufe mine enemy fhall not rejoice over me. But Thou haft upholden me, beeaufe of mine innocence : and Thou haft eftablifhed me before thy face for ever. Bleffed be The Lord God of Ifrael : world without end ; So be it. So be it. [O Eternal God ! Who doft mercifully pardon our offences, who vouchfafeft to make a way to efcape in the evil day, and fuccoureft the poor with thy mercy ; comfort us, we entreat Thee, in our for- rows, and whilft Thou doft puniih our fins in the fleih, mercifully beftow medicine upon our fouls, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] PSALM XLI. [Ps. XLII. E. V.] [To the end, underftanding to the Sons of Ko- rah. A Pfalm of defire, with lamentation. The Voice of Penitents haftening to the fountains of waters.] Quemadmodum. T IKE as the hart longeth for the foun- tains of waters : fo longeth my foul after Thee, O God. My foul hath thirfted for God, The living Fountain : when fhall I come and appear before the face of God ? Tears were to me for my bread day and night : while it is faid unto me daily, Where is thy God ? Thefe things I remembered, and I poured out my foul in me : for I will pafs over into the place of the wonderful taber- nacle, even into the Houfe of God. In the voice of joy and thankfgiving : the found of feafting. Wherefore art thou fad, O my foul : and why doft thou trouble me ? Put thy truft in God, for I will yet give Him thanks : the health of my coun- tenance and my God. Within is my foul vexed : therefore will I remember Thee concerning the land of Jordan, and the little hill of Hermon. Deep calleth to deep : in the voice of thy cataracis. All thy heights and thy waves : have pafled over me. In the day-time The Lord hath granted me his mercy : and in the night feafon a fong unto Him. With me is prayer unto the God of my life : I will fay unto God, Thou art my upholder ; Why haft Thou forgotten me ?: why go I forrowfully, while the enemy afflicleth me ? 2 B i86 Tuefday at Matins. While my bones are broken, they re- proached me : mine enemies who trouble me. Whilft day by day they fay unto me : Where is thy God ? Why art thou fad, O my foul : and why doit thou trouble me ? Put thy truft in God, for I will yet give Him thanks : the health of my coun- tenance and my God. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. >*• ■ ♦ ♦♦ i ■♦ i EAL, O Lord, my foul, for lESif I have fin-ned a-gainft Thee. [Almighty God, who art the wondrous faving health of our countenance, and for whom the fouls of thy faithful fervants do fervently thirft ; grant, we befeech Thee, that whilft fed with the unfecn fliowers of our tears, we feek for Thee, we may place Thee invifibly within the tabernacle of our hearts, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm XLII. Judica me Deus. is not /aid at Noclums. [See Lauds, poji.'] Psalm XLIII. [Ps. xliv. e. v.] [To the end, to the Sons of Corah, for under- ftanding. A Pfalm for Prayer. The Voice of Martyrs.] Oioueae. Deus auribus. C\ GOD, we have heard with our ears : ^^^ our fathers have told us The work Thou haft wrought in their days : and in the days of old. Thy hand deftroyed the heathen, and planted them in : Thou didft afflict the nations, and caft them out. For they pofleffed not the land through their own fword : and their own arm did not fave them. But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance : becaufe Thou waft well pleafed with them. Thou artThyfelf my King, and myGod: Who commandeft health unto Jacob. Through Thee with the horn will we overthrow our enemies : and in Thy Name will we fpurn them that rife up againft us. For I will not truft in my bow : and my fword fhall not fave me. For Thou haft faved us from them that afflict us : and haft put them to confuiion that hate us. We will make our boaft of God all the day long : and in Thy Name will we give thanks for evermore. But now Thou haft repelled and con- founded us : and Thou, God, wilt not go forth with our armies. Thou haft turned us back from our enemies : and they which hated us, fpoil for themfelves. Thou haft given us like lheep for food : and haft fcattered us among the Gentiles. Thou haft fold thy people for naught : and there was no reckoning in the ex- change for them. Thou haft made us the reproach of our neighbours : a feoff and derifion of them that are round about us. Thou haft made us to be a by-word among the Gentiles : a fhaking of the head among the people. All the day long my fhame is before me : and the confufion of my face hath covered me. From the voice of the flanderer and blafphemer : from the face of the enemy and perfecutor. And though all this came upon us, yet did we not forget Thee : nor have we behaved ourfelves frowardly in thy cove- nant. Tuefday at Matins. 187 And our heart hath not turned back- ward : yet hail Thou turned our paths from thy way. For Thou didft abafe us unto the place of affliction : and coveredft us with the ihadow of death. If we have forgotten The Name of our God : and holden up our hands to any ftrange God, Shall not God fearch it out?: for He hath known the hidden things of the heart. For thy fake alfo are we killed all the day long : and are counted as fheep for the (laughter. Up, Lord, why fleepeft Thou : arife, and call us not off for ever. Wherefore hideft Thou thy face : and forgetteft our want and our trouble? For our foul is humbled in the dull : our belly cleaveth unto the ground. Arife, O Lord, help us : and redeem us for Thy Name's fake. [Arife, O Lord ! and help us, and deliver us from the reproach of our fins ; and do Thou, who didft vanquifh before our face the kingdoms of the Gen- tiles, deliver us, by the light of thy countenance, from the aflaults of our enemies, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm XLIV. [Ps. xlv. e. v.] [To the end, for them that are changed. To the Sons of Corah, for underftanding a Song for The Beloved. The Nuptial Song of Chrift and The Church. The Voice of Martyrs concerning The Son to The Church.] Eruclavit cor meum. A/fY heart hath uttered a good word : I tell my works unto the King. My tongue is the pen of a fcribe : that writeth fwiftly. Beautiful is thy form, before the children of men; grace is poured forth upon thy lips : wherefore God hath bleffed Thee for ever. Gird Thee with thy fword upon thy thigh : O Thou Moil Mighty. In thy comelinefs and in thy fairnefs : fet forth and proceed profperoufly, and reign. Becaufe of truth, and meeknefs, and righteoufnefs : and thy right hand ihall conduct thee wondroufly. Thine arrows are fharp, and the people ihall fall under Thee : into the hearts of the King's enemies. Thy feat, O God, endureth for ever and ever : the fceptre of uprightnefs is the fceptre of thy kingdom. Thou haft loved righteoufnefs and hated iniquity : wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladnefs above thy fellows. Myrrh, and perfume, and caffia, are in thy garments, out of the ivory palaces : out of which King's daughters have de- lighted Thee in thine honour. Upon thy right hand did ftand the Queen in a vefture of gold : wrought about diverfely. Hearken, O daughter, and fee and incline thine ear : forget alfo thine own people, and thy father's houfe. So ihall the King deiire thy beauty : for He is The Lord thy God, and they ihall worfhip Him. The daughters of Tyre, with their gifts : all the rich among the people ihall intreat thy countenance. All the glory of the King's daughter is from within, in golden fringes : ihe is clothed about with variety. There ihall be brought to the King, virgins after her : her neighbours ihall be brought unto Thee. With joy and gladnefs ihall they be brought : they ihall be led into the Temple of the King. Inftead of thy fathers, fons are born unto Thee : Thou ihalt make them princes over all the earth. They ihall remember Thy Name, O Lord : from every generation to another. Wherefore the people ihall give thanks unto Thee for evermore : and world with- out end. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Tuefday at Matins. Antiphon. Y heart hath ut-ter-ed -■*- a good word. [O Chrift ! Word of The Father ! by whom all things were created, and are created, keep, we be- feech Thee, Thy Church, gathered from among the nations of the Gentiles $ that fo, while we love Thee in the righteoufnefs of faith, with a pure heart, we may be worthy, with the chief ftiepherds, to obtain an eternal kingdom in Heaven, Who liveft and reigneft God, world without end. Amen.] Psalm XLV. [Ps. xlvi. e. v.] [To the end, to the Sons of Corah for fecrets, a Pfalm. A Pfalm for praifing God. The Voice of Apoftles.] helper. Oioueae. Deus nofter refugium. f~^ OD is our refuge and ftrength : our ^^ help in the troubles which have ex- ceedingly befet us. Therefore will we not fear, though the Earth be difturbed : and the mountains be carried into the heart of the fea. Their waters roared and were troubled : the mountains fhook with His ftrength. The ftream of the flood maketh glad the City of God : The Moft High hath fanftified his own tabernacle. God is in the midft of her, lhe fhall not be removed : God fhall help her right early. The Gentiles were troubled, and the kingdoms bowed : He uttered his voice, the Earth was moved. The Lord of Hofts is with us : The God of Jacob is our upholder. Come hither, and behold the works of The Lord: what wonders He hath wrought upon the Earth. Making wars to ceafe, even to the end of the world : He fhall fhatter the bow, and break in pieces the armour, and burn up the fhields in the fire. Be ftill then, and fee that I am God : I will be exalted among the Gentiles, and I will be exalted in the Earth. The Lord of Hofts is with us : The God of Jacob is our upholder. [O merciful God ! a very prefent help in threat- ning trouble : fanftify with the flood of thy eternal ftreams the habitation of our hearts; fo that Thou, The Lord of Hofts, being our helper, we may put to flight all earthly enemies, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.J PSALM XLVI. [Ps. XLVII. E. V.J [To the end, for the Sons of Corah, a Pfalm. A Triumphal Pfalm refpecling the Kingdom of Chrift. Voice of The Holy Spirit to the Gentiles.] Omnes gentes, plaudite. f\ CLAP your hands together, all ye ^"^ Gentiles : rejoice unto God with the voice of gladnefs. For The Lord is very High, and to be feared : The Great King over all the Earth. He hath fubdued the people under us : and the nations under our feet. He hath chofen for us an heritage : the beauty of Jacob which He loved. God is gone up with a merry noife : and The Lord with the voice of the trumpet. Sing pfalms unto our God, fing ye pfalms ! : fing pfalms unto our King, fing ye ! God is the King of all the Earth : fing ye pfalms with underftanding. God fhall reign over the Gentiles : God fitteth upon his holy feat. The princes of the people are gathered together with The God of Abraham : for the mighty gods of the Earth are very greatly exalted. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Tuefday at Matins. 189 Antiphon. jj -» » »T F »j F ^«-pi"-r helper in tribu-la-tion. [O God ! King of all Saints ! Whofe kingdom is over all people, fubdue the nations of our fins under our feet ; fo that whilft in wifdom we fing praifes to Thee our God, by thy help we may be enabled to overcome them, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm XL VII. [Ps. xlvhi. e. v.] [A Pfalm of Song for the Sons of Corah, on the Second Day from the Sabbath. A Pfalm for praifing God. The Voice of the Priefts to the people for the Faith of the Church.] ith your ears per-ceive it. ^V^=|:: Oioueae. Magnus Do minus. /^[.REAT is The Lord, and exceedingly ^^^ to be praifed : in the City of our God, in his holy Mountain. With the joy of the whole Earth is Mount Syon founded : upon the North fide is the City of the great King. God fhall be well known in her palaces : when He fhall uphold her. For lo ! the Kings of the Earth have affembled : and gathered together. So they beheld and marvelled, they were troubled, they were moved : fear took hold upon them. There were pains as of a woman in tra- vail : with a vehement wind Thou wilt matter the mips of Tharfis. Like as we have heard fo have we feen, in the City of The Lord of Hofts, in the City of our God : God hath founded it for ever. We have awaited, O God, thy mercy : in the midft of thy Temple. O God, according to Thy Name fo is thy praife, unto the ends of the world : thy right hand is full of righteoufnefs. Let the Mount Syon rejoice, and the daughters of Judah be glad : becaufe of thy judgements, O Lord. Go about Syon, and encompafs her : and tell ye of her towers. Set your hearts upon her ftrength : and put in order her houfes ; that ye may tell it in another generation. For He is God, our God for ever, and for ever and ever : He fhall rule over us for evermore. [O God ! worthy to be praifed ! greatly to be feared ! Who art the Prince of Glory in the Hea- venly Jerufalem, tread under foot our lufts by thy fpiritual understanding $ that fo we may receive thy loving-kindnefs in the temple of our hearts, and may be worthy to celebrate Thy Name, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm XLVIII. [Ps. xlix. e. v.] [To the end, to the Sons of Corah. A Pfalm for Meditation. Voice of The Holy Spirit to the Gentiles.] Audite hac omnes. C\ HEAR ye this, all ye Gentiles : with your ears perceive it, ye that dwell in the world. Ye that are earth-born, and the children of men : rich and poor both together. My mouth fhall fpeak wifdom : and the meditation of my heart prudence. I will incline mine ear to the parable : I will open my purpofe on the pfaltery. Wherefore fhall I fear in the evil day : the wickednefs of my heel mail encompafs me. There be that put their truft in their ftrength : and boaft themfelves in the mul- titude of their riches. A brother redeemeth not ; fhall man redeem ? : he fhall not give to God his ranfom. Or the price of the redemption of his foul : and he fhall labour for ever, and ftill live on to the end. 190 He fhall not behold deftruftion when he fhall fee wife men dying : the unwife and the fool fhall perifh together. And they fhall leave their riches for other : and their fepulchres fhall be their houfes for ever. Their tabernacles are from generation to generation : they have called the lands after their own names. And man, when he was in honour, underftood not : but was compared unto the fenfelefs beafts, and became like them. This way of theirs is a ftumbling-block to them : and afterwards will they delight in their own faying. They are fet in the Hell like fheep : death fhall feed upon them. And the righteous fhall have dominion over them in the morning : and their help fhall grow old in Hell, away from their glory. But God fhall redeem my foul from the hand of Hell : when He fhall have re- ceived me. Be not thou afraid, though a man become rich : or when the glory of his houfe fhall have been multiplied. For when he perifheth he fhall take no- thing away : neither fhall his glory defcend with him. For in his life-time his foul will be bleffed : and he will give thanks to Thee when Thou fhalt do well to him. He fhall enter even into the generation of his fathers : and for evermore he fhall not fee light. Man, when he was in honour, under- ftood not : he was compared unto the fenfelefs beafts, and became like them. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. Tuefday at Matins. ITH your ears perceive it, *=^E Sg*E* ye that dwell in the world. [Fulfil, O Lord, our mouth with thy wifdom ; fo that, whilft we remember to acknowledge Thee to be Man, and that Thou didft redeem us from Hell, we may be worthy to be enlightened by the Glory of thy countenance, Who lived and reigncft God, world without end. Amen.] PSALM XLIX. [PS. L. E. V.] [A Pfalm of Afaph. A Pfalm for Meditation. The Voice of The Holy Ghoft from The Father and The Son.] 1 -(-+♦- God of Gods. Oioueae. Deus Deorum. 'TpHE God of Gods, The Lord hath fpoken : and called the world, From the rifing up of the Sun unto the going down thereof: out of Syon is the lovelinefs of His beauty. God fhall come manifeftly : our God, and fhall not keep filence. A fire fhall kindle forth before Him : and a mighty tempeft fhall be round about Him. He hath called the Heaven from above : and the Earth to judge his people. Gather to Him his faints : who order his covenant upon facrifices. And the Heaven fhall declare his righte- oufnefs : for God is The Judge. Hear, O my people, and I will fpeak ; Ifrael, and I will teftify to thee : for I am God, even thy God. I will not reprove thee in thy facrifices: thy burnt-ofFerings are ever in my fight. I will not take calves out of thine houfe : nor he-goats out of thy flocks. For all the beafts of the foreft are mine : the cattle of the mountains, and the oxen. I know all the birds of Heaven : and mine is the beauty of the field. If I be hungry I will not tell thee : for Tuefday at Matins. IQI mine is the orb of the world, and the fulnefs thereof. Whether, then, mail I eat bulls' flefh : or drink the blood of goats ? Offer unto God the facrifice of praife : and pay thy vows unto The Moft Higheft. And call upon Me in the day of tribu- lation : I will deliver thee, and thou wilt honour Me. But unto the finner, faid God, Why doft thou tell of my righteoufnefs : and takeft my covenant in thy mouth. Whereas thou haft hated difcipline : and haft caft my words behind thee. If thou faweft a thief, thou didft run with him : and thou haft fet thy portion with the adulterers. Thy mouth abounded with malice, and thy tongue framed deceits. Thou fateft, and fpakeft againft thy brother : and didft flander the fon of thy mother ; thefe things haft thou done, and I was filent. Thou thoughteft wickedly, that I ftiall be like to thee : I will reprove thee, and will fet Myfelf againft thy face. Underftand this, ye that forget God : left He pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you. The facrifice of praife lhall honour Me : and there is the way where I lhall fhew him the falvation of God. [God of Gods, we befeech Thee to receive us as a facrifice of Praife ; fo that we, fhewing forth thy righteoufnefs without finful deeds, may rejoice in that path which leadeth to thy falvation ; through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm L. [Ps. li. e. v.] Miferere met, Deus. LJAVE mercy upon me, O God, (is not *~ ■*■ faid at No B urns. ) [See the Office for Lauds.] Psalm LI. [Ps. lii. e. v.] [To the end, Understanding of David when Doeg the Edomite went and told Saul, David cometh to the houfe of Abimelech. A Pfalm for Meditation. Voice of The Holy Spirit againft the Devil.J S>uid gloriaris P T\7"HY boafteft thou thyfelf in mifchief ?: thou that art mighty in iniquity. All the day long hath thy tongue ima- gined wickednefs : thou haft wrought deceit like a fharp razor. Thou haft loved malice more than kind- nefs : to talk of wickednefs more than righteoufnefs. Thou haft loved all words that may do hurt : thou falfe tongue ! Therefore fhall God deftroy thee for ever : He will pluck thee out and remove thee out of thy dwelling, and thy root out of the land of the living. The righteous lhall fee this and fear, and fhall laugh him to fcorn, and fhall fay : lo ! this is the man that took not God for his help ; But trufted in the multitude of his riches: and ftrengthened himfelf in his vanity. As for me I am like a fruitful olive tree in the Houfe of God : I have trufted in the mercy of God for ever, and for ever and ever. I will evermore give thanks unto Thee for that Thou haft done : and I will wait on Thy Name, for it is good in the fight of thy Saints. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever lhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. ■**=*^ H E God of Gods, The 3=%=rpc Lord hath fpo - ken. 192 [God, The Almighty Creator of all the variety of this world, make us to flourish as a fruitful olive tree in thy Houfe ; fo that, trailing in thy mercy, we may be faved from the curfe of our fins, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] y. Offer unto God the facrifice of praife. I£. And pay thy vows unto The Molt Higheft. [Here follow OUR FATHER and I BELIEVE IN GOD. Then the Proper Leffons, preceded by their refpeilive Benedictions, and followed by their refpeilive Verfcles and Refponfories.'] [See the Office of Matins for Sunday Morn- ing, and the Rubric there, and the Com- mon Forms and Table of Beneditlions, and the Common and Proper of The Time and of The Saints.] Tuefday at Lauds. w. TUESDAY |[ BEFORE LAUDS. [See Lauds for Monday.] j'ET thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. }$;. Like as we have put our truft in Thee. <[ IN LAUDS. Antiphon. CORDING to thy great mer - cy, have mer-cy up-on me, s s^ses e O God. Oioueae. Psalm L. Miferere mei, Deus. jLJAVE mercy upon me, O God. [See Lauds for Monday.] Psalm XLII. [Ps. xliii. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for Prayer. The Voice of the Church praying to be delivered from a wicked, crafty, and unbelieving people.] Judica me, Deus. UDGE me, O God, and determine my caufe with an unholy people : deli- ver me from the wicked and deceitful man. For Thou art God, my ftrength : why haft Thou put me from Thee, and why go I forrowfully, while the enemy afflicteth me ? Send out thy light and thy truth : they have guided me and brought me unto thy Holy Mountain, and to thy tabernacles. And I will enter in unto the altar of God : to God who givethjoy to my youth. I will give thanks unto Thee upon the harp, O God, my God : Why art thou forrowful, O my foul, and wherefore doft thou difquiet me ? Put thy truft in God, for I will yet give Him thanks : the health of my countenance and my God. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. z^fcji^fcg: HE health of my countenance ^E5: A^ and my God. Pf. Oioueae. 35* Tuefday at Lauds. [Almighty God, we invoke Thee, the Fountain of everlafting Light ; and intreat Thee to fend forth thy truth into our hearts, and to pour upon us the Glory of thy brightnefs, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm LXII. Antiphon. y&*ciA&,».a>E s ■ ^ ^ ^ * h j. *• n ™ J ~ •* illJSa O Thee, from break of day $E ^==i =5Sl*±j=t do I watch. Oioueae. Deus, Deus mens. Q GOD, my God. [See Lauds for Monday^ |[ Canticle of hezekiah. Ifaiah xxxviii. 'l l the days. Oioueae. SAID, in the midft of my days : I fhall go to the gates of Hell. I fought the refidue of my years : I faid I fhall not fee The Lord God in the land of the living. I fhall behold man no more : and the inhabitant of reft. My generation is taken away, and is rolled up away from me : as the tent of the fhepherds. My life is cut off as by a weaver : while I was yet beginning, He cut me off. From morning even unto night, Thou wilt make an end of me : I hoped even until morning ; as a lion, fo hath He broken all my bones. From morning even unto evening, Thou wilt make an end of me : as the young of the fwallow, fo will I cry, I will meditate as a dove. Mine eyes are wafted away : looking upwards. 193 Lord, I fuffer violence, anfwer for me : What fhall I fay ? or what fhall He an- fwer me, whereas I myfelf have done it. I will recount to Thee all my years : in the bitternefs of my foul. Lord, if life be fuch, and the life of my fpirit in fuch things, Thou fhalt chaften me, and quicken me : behold, in peace is my bitternefs moft bitter. But Thou haft delivered my foul, that it fhould not perifh : Thou haft caft all my fins behind thy back. Becaufe Hell fhall not confefs to Thee, neither fhall Death praifeThee : they that go down into the pit, fhall not await thy truth. The living, the living, he fhall give Thee thanks, as I alfo this day : the father to the children fhall make known thy truth. O Lord, fave me : and we will fing our pfalms all the days of our life, in the Houfe of The Lord. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. L L the days of our life, W= T- fave us, O Lord. Oioueae. Antiphon. N the Higheft praife ye God. g=WT*--p-.-J: O Oioueae. Psalms CXLVIIL, CXLIX., CL. Laudate Dominum de Ccelis. PRAISE TheLord from the Heavens. [See Lauds for Monday, .] 2 c i 9 4 Tuefday at Lauds. |[ From the Firft Sunday after the Oilave of The Epiphany to Quadragefima, in the ordinary Wednefday Service, this Hymn is faid AT LAUDS. Htmnus.i Hymn. &» — BaSC-M, HI- -•— 1- -♦• 3= -1— ■ si " LESDi — ■ — ■ - e • • i nun - ti - P 2 - — ■— ■ a — ■ — i 1 ■ —m— -1- M. us, Lu-cem pro-pin-quam prae -ci- m % | ^ :?— jcz — ■- ■" Sk nit ; Nos ex - ci - ta - tor men - stz 1 — ■- ■ — -■ — -*-M- 1 — ■- 1 -H- Mi ti- um, Jam Chrif- tus ad vi- tam »" t l 1— ■ — : vo-cat. Ales Diei nuntius Lucem propinquam pracinit ; Nos excitator mentium, Jam Chriftus ad vitam vocat. " Auferte," clamat, " le&ulos ! ^Egros fopore defides ! Caftique refti ac fobrii Vigilate ! jam fum proximus." Jefum ciamus vocibus Flentes precantes fobrie ; Intenta fupplicatio Dormire cor mundum vetat. Tu Chrifte ! fomnum difcute, Tu rumpe noftis vincula, Tu folve peccatum vetus, Novumque lumen ingere. Deo Patri fit Gloria ! Ejufque Soli Filio ; Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Et nunc et in perpetuum. fc men. ^=* H E herald bird of Day pro- ^=55=!=-.EE5EE^ teE - claims The coming light in cheerful &= drain; And Chrift, th'awakener of £fc E^E-E ■ — m our fouls, Calls us to life and light ^ T- again. The herald bird of Day proclaims The coming light in cheerful {train ; And Chrift, th'awakener of our fouls, Calls us to life and light again. "Take hence!" He cries, "the bed of floth ! No more in (lumbering torpor lie ! Ye chafte, ferene, and righteous hearts Watch ye ! for I, The Lord, am nigh." Jefu ! with mourning voice we call, In prayer and tears pure vigils keep ; Our fuppliant fervour bent on Thee, Forbids the chaftened foul to fleep. O Chrift ! do Thou our (lumbers roufe, Break Thou the drowfy chains of night; O pardon all our old offence, And pour on us thy new-born light ! Glory to God The Father be ! And to His One-Begotten Son ! And Spirit, Paraclete, to Thee, Now and while endlefs ages run. 1 From Prudentius. Wednefday at Matins. *95 3T. In the morning, O Lord, I will meditate upon Thee. IJ;. Becaufe Thou haft been my helper. Chapter. i Cor. xvi. ATCH ye, and pray ; ftand faft in the faith ; quit you like men, be ftrong : let all things be done with charity. Thanks be to God. |[ Throughout the Summer is /aid the Hymn — Ecce jam noftis tenuatur umbra See vanifti faft the paling (hades of night. [See Lauds for Monday.J ff. In the morning, O Lord, I will meditate upon Thee. IJj. Becaufe Thou haft been my helper. Antiphon. WslSm. ■fl mr-m^m ___^_ 1 ■ t ' n HE Lord hath raifed up unto :g=ft =Sfa=g us a horn of falvation, in the houle of atn*^ Jrx ^ffi his fervant David. Oioueae. Psalm. The canticle of zachariah. Benediclus Dominus Deus Ifrael. Luke i. DLESSED be The Lord God of Ifrael. [See Lauds for Monday.] Petitions, as on Monday at Lauds. Orifons, as there dire Sled. Memorials, as above. WEDNESDAY AT MATINS. Invitatory. ="F=rg=F = N thy hand, O Lord, are all : Pi=T=^ tj-ffi the con-fines of the Earth. Psalm. Venite exultemus. Q COME, let us be joyful. ([ From the FIRST SUNDAY after the clave of THE EPIPHANY to QUADRAGESIMA, in the ordinary Wednefday Service, the following Hymn is f aid IN LAUDS. HYMNUS.' ^E - RUM Cre - a - tor Op- ^F— T- ti - me ! Rec - tor - que"? nof - ter, af ■ 3= P 1 ce Nos qui - e - te Hymn. look down, O Mightieft Ruler, from ■*■ thy throne ; Erom all per - ni - cious r From S. Ambroje, or of his School. 196 Wednefday at Matins. p" — ■ — ■ — n ' i m — ■-*- — ■— ■— 1 — h — H — !-▼- --■ nox - i - a Mer - fos fo- ■po- ■ re K 1 ■ ■ 1 ■ — -_i li - be - ra. Rer.um Creator Optime ! Redtorque nofter ! afpice ; Nos a quiete noxia, Merfos fopore libera. Te Chrifte Santte ! pofcimus, Ignofce Tu criminibus ; Ad confitendum furgimus, Morafque noctis rumpimus. Mentes manufque tollimus, Propheta (ficut novimus) Nobis gerendum praecipit, Paulufque geftis cenfuit. Vides malum quod fecimus, Occulta noftra pandimus, Preces gementes fundimus, Dimitte quod peccavimus. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine ; Cum Patre et Spiritu Sanfto, Per fempiterna fecula. A - men. flumber free Thy fervants, who re- ^- pofe in Thee. Creator of all worlds ! look down ! O Mightieft Ruler ! from thy throne ; From all pernicious flumber free Thy fervants, who repofe in Thee. O Holy Chrift ! our prayer receive, In mercy all our faults forgive ; We rife, the reft of night we break, To Thee our true confeflion make ! Our hearts and hands on high we raife, Like as the Prophet of old days For help divine hath bid us plead, Or Holy Paul, in hour of need. Thou knoweft the evils we have done, To Thee our fecret fins we own, To Thee we pour the forrowing prayer, O ! all our fad tranfgreffions fpare. Lord ! Holy Virgin-born ! to Thee, Unceafing Praife and Glory be ; With Father and with Holy Ghoft, Long as eternity fhall laft. After the Purification. Praefta Pater piifGme ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Regnans per omne feculum. ==iC===t men. Moft gracious Father ! hear our prayer, Co-equal Only Son ! give ear ; Who with The Spirit Paraclete, Reign throughout ages infinite. A - men. |[ Throughout the Summer is /aid the Hymn Nocte furgentes vigilemus omnes. Arise we in the nightly watches waking. [See Matins for Monday.} Wednefday at Matins. 197 Psalm LII. [Ps. liii. e. v.] [To the end, for Amalech, of the Under- ftanding of David. A Pfalm for Meditation. Voice of The Holy Spirit againft the Jews.] 3=S*= * h e Lord will turn a - way. £=W*Si 3=|: Oioueae. Dixit injipiens. HE fool hath faid in his heart : there is no God. Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their iniquities : there is none that doeth good. God looked down from Heaven upon the children of men : to fee if there were any that did underftand and feek God. But they are all gone out of the way ; they all become unprofitable : there is none that doeth good, no not even one. Will they not know, all that work wickednefs : who eat up my people like the food of bread ? They have not called upon God : there they trembled for fear where no fear was. For God hath fcattered the bones of them that pleafe men : they are confounded becaufe God hath defpifed them. Who will give falvation unto Ifrael out of Syon ? when God mail have turned again the captivity of his people : then mail Jacob rejoice, and Ifrael be right glad. [O moft merciful God ! look down from thy Holy Heaven and put an end to our folly ; fo that, delivered from vain fears, we may pleafe Thee alone, in entire purity of heart, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] PSALM LIII. Deus, in nomine. CAVE me, O God is not faid at Nofturns. [See the Office for Prime.} Psalm LIV. [Ps. lv. e. v.] [To the end, in verfes. Underftanding of David. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of Chrift againft the Jews of Judah.] Exaudi, Deus orationem. T1J EAR my prayer, O God : and defpife not my ^application ; be intent unto me, and hearken unto me. I am grieved in my exercifing : and I am troubled by the voice of the enemy, and by the tribulation of the finner. For they have turned iniquities upon me : and in wrath they have molefted me. My heart is difquieted within me : and the fear of death is fallen upon me. Fearfulnefs and trembling are come upon me : and darknefs hath overwhelmed me. And I faid, Who will give me wings as of a dove : and I will flee away and be at reft? Lo ! I departed far away in flight : and abode in the wildernefs. I waited for Him who hath faved me : from poornefs of fpirit, and from the tempeft. Caft them down, O Lord ! divide their tongues : for I have fpied unrighteoufnefs and ftrife in the city. Day and night fhall iniquity furround it upon its walls : and labour in the midft of it, and unrighteoufnefs. Ufury and guile : hath not failed from its ftreets. For if mine enemy had reviled me : I would verily have borne with it. And if he who hated me had fpoken great things againft me : peradventure I would have hid myfelf from him. But it was thou, a man of one mind with me : my guide and mine acquaintance. Who took pleafant meats along with me : in the Houfe of God we walked in agreement. Let death come upon them : and let them defcend alive into Hell. For wickednefs is in their dwellings : in the midft of them. 198 Wednefday at Matins. But I cried unto God : and The Lord faved me. In the Evening and in the Morning, and at Noonday will I fpeak and utter forth : and He fhall hear my voice. He fhall redeem my foul in peace from them that draw near againfl me : for there were many with me. God fhall hearken and fhall humble them : Who is before the worlds. For there is no change with them, and they have not feared God : He extendeth his hand in recompence. They have defiled his covenant : they are divided by the wrath of his counte- nance, and his heart hath drawn near. His words were fmoother than oil : and yet be they fwords. O caff, thy care upon The Lord, and He fhall nourifh thee : and fhall not fuffer the righteous to waver for ever. But Thou, O God, fhalt bring them : into the pit of deftruction. The men of blood and deceit fhall not live out half their days : but I will truft in Thee, O Lord. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghofl ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. 3EE5 HE Lord will turn away the eseu: cap - tiv - i - ty of his peo - pie. [O Lord, Who didft abide with Thy Holy Spirit for ever before the worlds ; and Who, betrayed by thy evil difciple, didft break the bands of death, favourably regard the prayers of thy fuppliants ; and grant, that we who praife Thee in the evening, and in the morning, and at noontide, may be wor- thy of being defended from the temptations of this world, Who liveft and reigneft with The Father in the Unity of The Holy Spirit, God, for evermore. Amen.] Psalm LV. [Ps. lvi. e. v.] [To the end, for the people far from the holy things. For David for a title when the Gentiles kept him at Gath. A Pfalm for Lamentation and Prayer. Voice of the Church in Perfecution.] B^ T«Ft^ a* fc*=t cause. Oioueae. Miferere mei, Deus quoniam. 11JAVE mercy upon me, O God, for man hath troded me down : all the day long hath he afflicted and fought againfl me. Mine enemies have trodden on me all the day long : for there be many war- ring againfl me. In the heighth of the day I fhall fear : but I will truft in Thee. In God I will praife my words, in God I have put my truft : I will not fear what flefh can do unto me. All the day long they curfed my words : againfl me for evil were all their thoughts. They will dwell and hide themfelves : they will watch at my heel. As they have laid wait for my foul, in nothing fhalt Thou fave them : in wrath Thou fhalt break in pieces the people. O God, my life have I declared unto Thee : Thou haft put my tears in thy fight. Let it be as in thy promife : then fhall mine enemies be turned backward. In what day foever I fhall call upon Thee : behold, I know that Thou art my God. In God I will praife his word, in The Lord I will praife his faying : in God have I put my truft, I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. With me, O God, are vows of thine : which I will repay, praifings unto Thee. For Thou haft delivered my foul from death, and my feet from falling : that I may be pleafing in the fight of God, in the light of the living. Wednefday at Matins. [O Eternal God ! our chief defence againft our invifible foes ; Who fuffereft not thofe who truft in Thee to be oppreffed by their enemies, wipe, we befeech Thee, from our eyes the tears of fin ; fo that we may both vanquifh the afTaults of the flefh and be worthy of pleafing Thee in the light of the living, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm LVI. [Ps. lvii. e. v.] [To the end, Perifh not. David in the infcrip- tion of title when he fled from the face of Saul into the cave. Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of the Church to Chrift.] Miferere mei, Deus, miferere. "LI AVE mercy upon me, O God, have ■ mercy upon me : for my foul con- fideth in Thee. And in the fhadow of thy wings will I truft : until iniquity pafs away. I will cry unto The Moft High God : The God that hath done good unto me. He fent from Heaven, and delivered me : He hath given over to reproach them that trod me down. God hath fent forth his mercy and truth : and He hath delivered my foul from the midft of the lions' whelps ; I flept in my trouble. The children of men, their teeth are fpears and arrows : and their tongue a fharp fword. Be Thou exalted, O God, above the Heavens : and thy Glory above all the Earth. They have prepared a fnare for my feet : and have bowed down my foul. They have digged a pit before my face : and are fallen into it. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready : I will ling, and rehearfe a Pfalm to The Lord. Awake up, my glory ; awake pfaltery and harp : I will arife right early. I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, among the people : and I will ring pfalms to Thee among the Gentiles. For thy mercy is magnified even unto the Heavens : and thy truth unto the clouds. 199 Be Thou exalted, O God, above the Heavens : and thy Glory above all the Earth. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. E - CAUSE my foul trufteth ^=S*:*=|:: in Thee. [Put away, O Lord, the iniquity of thy humble fervants under the fhadow of thy wings ; and, ac- cording to our hope, fend thy everlafting mercy from Heaven upon us, and deliver us from the pits and fnares of the wicked doers, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm LVII. [To the end, Perifh not. David in the infcrip- tion of title. A Pfalm of Complaint. Voice of Chrift to the Jews.] J ft 1+1+^-^ -WVI ■-♦- £ udge ye juft-ly. Oioueae. Si vere utique. TF in very deed ye fpeak righteoufnefs : judge juftly, O ye fons of men ! For ye work wickednefs in your heart upon earth : and your hands contrive unrighteoufnefs. Sinners are froward from the womb ; they have gone aftray from the womb : they have fpoken lies. Their fury is after the likenefs of a fer- pent : like the deaf adder that ftoppeth her ears ; Which will not hear the voice of the charmers : nor of the wizard who charm- eth wifely. God fhall break their teeth in their mouths : The Lord fhall break in pieces the great teeth of the lions. They (hall come to nothing, like run- 200 Wednefday at Matins. ning water : He bendeth his bow until they be enfeebled. Like wax that melteth they fhall be borne away : fire hath fallen upon them, and they have not feen the Sun. Before your thorns could know the briar : fo as it were alive in his wrath doth he fwallow them up. The righteous fhall rejoice when he feeth the vengeance : he fhall warn his hands in the blood of the finner. And a man fhall fay, verily there is fruit for the righteous : doubtlefs there is a God that judgeth them that are on Earth. [Almighty Lord, we praife thy excellency and mercies at the dawn, and we pray and befeech Thee, our ftrength, to defend us ; fo that, delivered from all ftiades of darknefs, we may be gladdened with the light of the morning, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm LVIII. [Ps. ux. e. v.] [To the end, Defpair not. David in the in- fcription of title when Saul fent for him, and watched his houfe to kill him. Voice of Chrift to The Father and to the Jews.] Eripe me de inimicis. T"~\ELIVER me from mine enemies, *~* O God : defend me from them that rife up againft me. Deliver me from the workers of ini- quity : and fave me from the men of blood. For lo ! they have taken my foul : the mighty men have rufhed in upon me. Neither was it mine iniquity nor my fin, O Lord : without iniquity have I run and guided myfelf. Arife Thou to meet me, and behold : even Thou, O Lord God of Holts ! Thou Godoflfrael! Take heed to vifit all the Gentiles : have no mercy on all that work iniquity. They will return in the evening, and fufFer hunger like dogs : and go round about the city. Behold, they will fpeak with their mouths, and a fword is in their lips : for who hath heard ? And Thou, O Lord, fhalt have them in derifion : and Thou fhalt bring to naught all the Gentiles. My ftrength will I keep for Thee : for Thou art God, my upholder : my God, his mercy fhall prevent me. God fhall let me fee over mine enemies ; flay them not : left my people forget it. Scatter them in thy ftrength : and put them down, O Lord, my protector. For the fin of their mouth, and for the words of their lips : they fhall be taken in their pride. And for their curfing and lies : they fhall be publifhed abroad in their confirming. In the wrath of thy confuming, and they fhall not be : and they fhall know that God will rule in Jacob, and unto the confines of the Earth. They will return in the evening, and fufFer hunger like dogs : and go round about the city. They will be fcattered abroad for meat : and grudge if they be not fatisfied. But I will fing thy power: and will extol thy mercy betimes in the morning. For Thou haft become my upholder : and my refuge in the day of my tribu- lation. My helper ! unto Thee will I fing pfalms : for God is my upholder ; my God ! my mercy ! Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. UDGE ye juft-ly, O ye fons of men. [We pray Thee, O Lord, that thy mercy which prevents us in goodnefs, may help us in dangers ; fo that Thou, who knoweft all our frailties, may ever be merciful to our infirmities, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Wednefday at Matins. 201 Psalm LIX. [Ps. lx. e. v.] [To the end, for thofe that are changed. In the infcription of title to David in do&rine, when he vanquifhed Mefopotamia, Syria, and Sobal, and (laughtered, of Edom, in the valley of Salt, twelve thoufand. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of Martyrs.] T~l m«lgri : rant us, O Lord. Oioueae. Deus, repulifti nos. C\ GOD, Thou haft caft us off, and de- ftroyed us : Thou haft been angry, and Thou haft pitied us. Thou haft moved the land, and dif- turbed it : heal the forrows thereof, for it is ftiaken. Thou haft fhewed thy people hard things : Thou haft given us to drink of the wine of fadnefs. Thou haft given a token to fuch as fear Thee : that they may flee from the face of the bow. That thy beloved may be delivered : fave me with thy right hand, and hearken unto me. God hath fpoken in his Sanctuary, I will rejoice and divide Sichima : and mete out the valley of tabernacles. Gilead is mine, and mine is ManafTes : Ephraim alfo is the ftrength of my head. Judah is my King : Moab is the veflel of my hope. Over Idumsea will I caft out my fhoe : the aliens are fubdued unto me. Who will lead me into the fenced city : who will bring me even unto Idumasa ? Is it not Thou, O God, Who haft caft us off: and Thou, O God, Who wilt not go forth with our hofts ? Grant us, O Lord, help from tribula- tion : for vain is the falvation of man. In God will we do valiantly : and He will bring to nothing them that trouble us. [Moft Merciful Lord ! fave thy people, who call upon Thee, by the help of thy right hand ; fo that, whilft exercifed in tribulations for the fruit of good works, they may ever be comforted by Thee, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm LX. [lxi. e. v.] [To the end, in Hymns, David. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of the Church.] Exaudi, Deus deprecationem. TLIEAR, O God, my fupplication : give ear unto my prayer. From the ends of the Earth have I cried unto Thee, when my heart was in heavinefs : Thou haft fet me up upon a rock. Thou haft guided me, for Thou didft become my hope : a tower of ftrength from the face of the enemy. I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever- more : I fhall be protected by the covert of thy wings. For Thou, O my God, haft heard my prayer: and haft given an heritage unto thole that fear Thy Name. Thou fhalt add days upon days to the King : his years even from generation to generation. He abideth for ever in the fight of God : His mercy and truth who fhall fearch out ? So will I fing a pfalm to Thy Name for ever and ever : that day by day I may perform my vows. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. m^- RANT us, O Lord, help 53^— . ^p^— j- from tri-bu-la-tion. [O God ! moft merciful Comforter of our trou- bles ! protect thy family from the face of the enemy ; fo that, in the tower of thy ftrength, we may be worthy to inhabit thy eternal tabernacles, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] 202 Wednefday at Matins. Psalm LXI. [Ps. lxii. e. v.] [To the end, for Iduthun. A Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for Meditation. Voice of a Convert from evil to good.] <*S :[="^t*: rom the fear. Oioueae. Nonne Deo. CHALL not my foul be fubjett unto K God ? : for of Him is my falvation. For He is my God, and my falvation : my upholder, I fhall never more be moved. How long will ye attack every man : ye are flayers every one of you, as it were of a tottering wall and a broken hedge. But they thought to caft away my price : I ran in thirft, they bleffed with their mouth, and curfed in their heart. Neverthelefs, my foul, be thou fubjecl: unto God : for of Him is my patience. For He is my God, and my Saviour : He is my helper, I fhall not depart away. In God is my falvation and my glory : the God of my help ; and in God is my truft. Truft in Him, all ye the congregation of the people : pour out your hearts before Him ; for God is our helper for ever. But vain are the children of men ; the children of men are deceitful upon the balances : that by vanity they may de- ceive in the fame. O truft not in iniquity, and covet not rapine : riches, if they increafe, fet not your heart upon them. God fpake once, and twice have I heard the fame ; that power is of God, and with Thee, O Lord, is mercy : for Thou fhalt recompenfe every man according to his works. [O Lord, fubdue our fouls to Thyfelf, Who art our ftrength j fo that, renouncing the luft of riches, and defpifing the vanities of this world, we may be worthy to obtain thy Very Self alone, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] PSALM LXII. Deus, Deus mens. Q GOD, my God. This Pfalm is not J aid at Nofturns. [See Lauds for Monday. .] Psalm LXIII. [Ps. lxiv. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of The Holy Spirit concerning the Jews.] Exaudi Deus orationem meam. Ill EAR, O God, my prayer, when I entreat Thee : from fear of the enemy deliver my foul. Thou haft protected me from the ga- thering together of the froward : from the multitude of them that work iniquity. For they have whet their tongues like a fword : they have bent their bow in bit- ternefs, that they may privily fhoot at the undefiled. Suddenly will they hit him and fear not : they are refolute in their wicked converfation. They talked how they might lay fnares : they faid, Who will fee us ? They have fought out iniquities : they have failed fearching in their fcrutiny. Man mall come to a deep heart : and God fhall be exalted. The arrows of children gave them wounds : and their tongues became feeble before them. All who faw them were troubled : and every man feared. And they declared the works of God : and underftood his doings. The righteous fhall rejoice in The Lord, and put his truft in Him : and all they that are right of heart fhall be praifed. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Wednefday at Matins. Antiphon. 5i=-=fcP*=J=!!=P^= !»Vfe&&S! ROM the fear of the enemy 51 ::■:*=■:*: -♦♦• * de - li - ver my foul. [O God, Defender of all who intercede with Thee, preferve thy Church from the infurrettion of the wicked doers, who drive with fecret weapons to deftroy it ; fo that, keeping Thee in a faving and true underftanding, it may ever rejoice in the merits of the righteous, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm LXIV. [Ps. lxv. e. v.] is not /aid at Nofturns. [See Lauds for Wednefday.} [To the end, a Pfalm of David. A Canticle of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, when the people began to return from the Captivity. A Pfalm to praife God. Voice of The Holy Spirit to The Father, concern- ing the Apoftles and People.] Te decet Hymnus. A HYMN, O God, becometh Thee in "^ Syon : and unto Thee mall the vow be performed in Jerufalem. Hearken unto my prayer : unto Thee Ihall all flelh come. The words of the wicked have pre- vailed againft us : and Thou wilt forgive our tranfgreffions. Bleffed is the man whom Thou haft chofen and received unto Thee : he mail dwell in thy courts. We lhall be filled with the good things of thy Houfe : holy is Thy Temple, won- derful in equity. Hear us, O God our Salvation : Thou that art the hope of all the confines of the Earth, and in the fea afar off. Arraying the mountains in thy ftrength, girded about with power : Who troubleft the depth of the fea, the noife of its waves. The nations fhall be troubled ; they alfo that dwell in the borders lhall be afraid at 203 thy tokens : the outgoings of the morning and evening Thou (halt make pleafant. Thou haft vifited the Earth, and fa- tiated it : Thou haft in manifold ways enriched it. The river of God is fulfilled with water : Thou haft provided their food ; for fo is its preparation. Fill plenteoufly its streams, multiply its fruits : in its mowers fpringing forth, it lhall rejoice. Thou malt blefs the crown of the year with thy goodnefs : and thy fields fhall be filled with plenty. The beautiful places of the wildernefs lhall grow fat : and the hills lhall be girded with exultation. The rams of the flock are clothed, and the valleys fhall abound with corn : they fhall fhout ; yea, they fhall fing a hymn. Psalm LXV. [Ps. lxvi. e. v.] [To the end, a Canticle and Pfalm of the Refur- reftion. A Pfalm of giving thanks. Voice of Martyrs.] I ^tflH « *£* i**=* n the Churches. Oioueae. Jubilate Deo omnis terra. f\ BE joyful in God, all the Earth, fing ^^ a pfalm unto His Name : give glory to His praife. Say unto God, how terrible are thy works, O Lord : in the multitude of thy ftrength fhall thine enemies be found liars unto Thee. Let all the world worfhip Thee, and fing unto Thee : let it fing a pfalm to Thy Name. Come ye, and behold the works of God : terrible in his counfels toward the children of men. Who turned the fea into dry land, in the river they fhall pafs over on foot: there will we rejoice in Him. Wednefday at Matins. 204 Who ruleth with his might for ever- more ; his eyes look upon the people : let not them that provoke Him be exalted in themfelves. Praife our God, ye Gentiles : and make the voice of his praife to be heard. Who hath fet my foul in life : and hath not fufFered my feet to be moved. ForThou, O God, haft proved us: Thou haft tried us by fire, like as filver is tried. Thou broughteft us into the fnare, Thou haft laid trouble upon our loins ; Thou haft fet men over our heads. We patted through fire and water : and Thou haft brought us out into a place of refrefhment. I will enter into thine Houfe with burnt- oft'erings : and will pay Thee my vows, which my lips have uttered ; And my mouth hath fpoken : when I was in trouble. I will offer unto Thee fat burnt- facrifices, with the incenfe of rams : I will offer to Thee bullocks with goats. Come ye, hearken, and I will tell, all ye that fear God : what great things He hath done for my foul. I called unto Him with my mouth : and I exalted Him with my tongue. If I have looked unto iniquity with mine heart : The Lord will not hear me. Wherefore God hath heard me : and confidered the voice of my fupplication. Bleffed be God, who hath not put away my fupplication : nor his mercy from me. [O Lord, put the glory of thy praife into our hearts ; fo that we may avoid the enticements of this world, and, Thou being our Protector, may pafs to eternal refrelhment in thy prefcnce, through C'hrift our Lord. Amen.] G Psalm LXVI. [Ps. lxvii. e. v.] Deus mifereatur. OD be merciful unto us. Is not /aid at N 08 urns. [See Lauds on Sunday.] Psalm LXVII. [Ps. lxvih. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm and Canticle to David himfelf. A Pfalm for Prayer and to praife God. Voice of The Father to The Son, when in the Sepulchre.] Exurgat Deus. ET God arife, and let his enemies be ^~* fcattered : let them alfo that hate Him flee from before his face. Like as the fmoke vanifheth, fo let them fail away : and like as wax melteth before the fire, fo let finners perifh from the prefence of God. And let the righteous feaft and rejoice before God : and let them be delighted with gladnefs. Sing ye unto God, fing a pfalm unto His Name : make a way for Him who afcendeth above the Weft ; The Lord is His Name. Rejoice in his fight : they fhall be trou- bled before his face, Who is a Father of the orphans and Judge of the widows. God is in his Holy Place : God that maketh men to dwell of one mind in an houfe. Who bringeth forth the prifoners in might : likewife them that provoke, who dwell in fepulchres. O God, when Thou wenteft forth in the fight of thy people: whenThou paffedft through in the wildernefs ; The Earth was fhaken, moreover the Heavens dropped before the face of The God of Sinai : before the face of The God of Ifrael. Thou, O God, wilt fet apart a gracious rain for thine inheritance ; for it was weary : but Thou haft perfected it. Thy creatures fhall dwell therein : for Thou, O God, haft of thy fweetnefs pre- pared for the poor. The Lord fhall give the word to the preachers of good things : in much ftrength. The King of Powers is of the beloved of the beloved : and of the beauty of the houfe they have divided the fpoil. Wednefday at Matins. 205 Though ye have flept among the pots, yet fhall ye be as the wings of a dove : covered with filver : and her back with palenefs of gold. When The Celeftial appointeth kings over her, they fhall be made white as fnow in Salmon : the mountain of God, the fat mountain. A curdled mountain ; a fat mountain : why fufpeft ye the curdled mountains? A mountain wherein God is well pleafed to dwell : yea, The Lord will dwell in it for evermore. The chariots of God are many times ten thoufand, thoufands of rejoicing ones : and The Lord is among them as in Sinai in the Holy Place. Thou haft afcended on high, Thou haft taken captivity captive : Thou haft re- ceived gifts for men. Yea, even the unbelievers : for The Lord God to dwell. Blefted be The Lord daily every day : The God of our falvation will make our journey profperous. Our God is The God of Whom cometh falvation : of The Lord, of The Lord, are the iflues of death. But God fhall crufh the head of his enemies : the crown of the hair of them that walk on in wickednefs. The Lord hath faid, I will turn them back from Bafan : I will turn them back into the deep of the fea : That thy foot may be dipped in blood : the tongue of thy dogs in the fame from thine enemies. They have feen thy entering in, O God : the enterings in of my God and King Who is in the Sancluary. The Princes went before, joined with the fingers of pfalms : in the midft of the young damfels playing with the timbrels. In the Churches, blefs ye God : The Lord from the fountains of Ifrael. There is the youth Benjamin : in ecftafy of mind. The Princes of Judah, their leaders : the Princes of Zabulon, and the Princes of Nephthalim. Command thy might, O God : ftablifh the thing, O God, that Thou haft wrought in us : From thy Temple at Jerufalem : kings fhall offer prefents unto Thee. Rebuke the wild beafts of the reeds, the congregation of bulls with the kine of the people : who would exclude them who are tried with filver. Scatter Thou the nations that delight in war ; ambafTadors fhall come out of Egypt : Ethiopia fhall firft ftretch out her hands unto God. Ye kingdoms of Earth fing unto God : fing pfalms to The Lord ; Sing pfalms unto God, who afcendeth above the Heaven of Heavens : toward the Eaft. Behold, He will give to his voice the voice of power ; give Glory to God for Ifrael : his magnificence and his power is in the clouds. Wonderful is God in his Saints : The God of Ifrael Himfelf will give might and ftrength unto his people ; bleffed be God. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. The Lord. [O Lord, our Ruler ! Who makeft a fpiritual feaft for the righteous, and caufeft them to rejoice with gladnefs ; grant, we befeech Thee, that thy flock may ever have a lively fenfe of thy death, and may confefs Thee to be fitting at the right hand of The Father, triumphant over death, Who lived and reigneft God, world without end. Amen.] 206 Wednefday at Lauds. 37". O God, I have declared my life unto Thee. IJ;. Thou haft put my tears in thy fight. [Here follow OUR FATHER and I BELIEVE IN GOD. Then the Proper Leffons, preceded by their refpeftive Benediftions, and followed by their refpeclive Verjicles and Refponfories.] [See the Office of Matins for Sunday Morn- ing, the Proper for The Time, the Com- mon Forms, and Table of Benediilions.] WEDNESDAY |[ BEFORE LAUDS. [See Lauds for Monday.] ET thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. I£. Like as we have put our truft in Thee. c " IN LAUDS. §§ Antiphon. N ■ T ^ — — +- *M — ? :L - 5 - HROUGH-LY warn me, O * God, frommine unrighteoufnefs.Oioueae. Psalm L. Miferere mei, Deus. TLIAVE mercy upon me, O God. [See Lauds for Monday.] Psalm LXIV. [Ps. lxv. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm of David. A Canticle of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, when the people began to return from the Captivity. A Pfalm to praife God. Voice of The Holy Spirit to The Father, of the Apoftles and People.] Wit A^ =t hymn. Oioueae. Te decet Hymnus. HYMN, O God, be- cometh Thee in Syon : and unto Thee fhall the vow be performed in Jerufalem. Hearken unto my prayer : unto Thee fhall all flefh come. The words of the wicked have pre- vailed againft us : and Thou wilt forgive our tranfgreffions. Bleffed is the man whom Thou haft chofen and received unto Thee : he fhall dwell in thy courts. We fhall be filled with the good things of thy Houfe : holy is thy Temple, won- derful in equity. Hear us, O God our Salvation : Thou that art the hope of all the confines of the Earth, and in the fea afar off". Arraying the mountains in thy ftrength : girded about with power ; who troubled the depth of the fea, the noife of its waves. The nations fhall be difmayed; they alfo that dwell in the borders fhall be afraid at thy tokens : the outgoings of the morning and evening Thou fhalt make pleafant. Thou haft vifited the Earth and fatiated it : Thou haft in manifold ways enriched it. The river of God is fulfilled with water : Thou haft provided their food ; for fo is its preparation. Fill plenteoufly its ftreams, multiply its fruits : in its fhowers fpringing forth it fhall rejoice. Wednefday at Lauds. 207 Thou fhalt blefs the crown of the year with thy goodnefs : and thy fields fhall be filled with plenty. The beautiful places of the wildernefs fhall grow fat : and the hills fhall be girded with exultation. The rams of the flock are clothed, and the valleys fhall abound with corn : they fhall fhout ; yea, they fhall fmg a hymn. Antiphon. HYMN, O God, be- :B F1- cometh Thee in Syon. [God, the Hope of all the borders of the Earth, hear the Amplications of thy family ; fo that whilft they praife with the according melody of their hymns, they may be enlightened by the coming of The Holy Ghoft The Comforter, and be fruitful in the abundance of good works, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Antiphon. Y lips fhall praife Thee, my life, O my God. Psalm LXII. [Ps. lxiii. e. v.] Deus, Deus meus. Q GOD, my God. [See Lauds for Monday.] The canticle of anna. 1 Kings ii. h e Lord. Oioueae. Y heart hath exulted in The Lord : mine horn is exalted in my God. My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies : becaufe I have been glad in thy falvation. There is none holy as is The Lord ; nor is there other befide Thee : there is none ftrong like our God. Speak not ye fo often proud things : boaftingly. Let old matters depart from your mouth: for The Lord is a God of knowledge, and to Him thoughts are prepared. The bow of the mighty is vanquifhed : and the weak are girded with ftrength. They that were aforetime full have hired themfelves out for bread : and the hungry are fatisfied. So that the barren hath borne very many : and fhe that hath many children is waxed feeble. The Lord killeth and maketh alive : He bringeth down to Hell and bringeth back. The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich : He humbleth and fetteth up. Raifing the needy out of the duft : and lifting up the poor from the dunghill ; That he may fit with princes : and occupy the throne of glory. For the poles of the Earth are The Lord's : and He hath fet the world upon them. He will keep the feet of his faints : and the wicked fhall be filent in darknefs ; for a man fhall not be ftrengthened in his own might. His adverfaries fhall fear The Lord : and He will thunder upon them out of Heaven. The Lord fhall judge the confines of the Earth, and He fhall give empire unto His King : and will exalt the horn of His Chrift. Glory be to the Father. As it was in the beginning. 208 Antiphon. Wednefday at Lauds. HE Lord fhall judge the con- *=?*=* fines of the Earth. Antiphon. r±=c -fr— z\ E Heaven of Heavens, blefs O ye The Lord. Psalms CXLVIIL, CXLIX., CL. Laudate Dominum de delis. PRAISE TheLord from the Heavens. [See Lauds for Monday.] Chapter, i Cor. xvi. ATCH ye and pray ; ftand faft in the faith ; quit you like men ; be ftrong. Let all things be done with charity. Thanks be to God. f[ From the Firji Sunday after the OCTAVE of THE EPIPHANY to QUADRAGESIMA, in the ordinary WEDNESDAY Service, is f aid IN LAUDS the Hymn following. HYMNUSS > 1 h K ■ 1 m m m ■ 1 O X et te - ne - brse p— K-" — ■ — ■ — -m — i — ■ ■ 1 1 — ~ — ■ 1 — h ■ et nu - bi - la ! Con - fu - fa mun- ; 1 ■ "T-^-nr-^-r»r-M=di= - di et tur - bi - da ! Lux in-trat ! al - s s — a — i — - — j=|— ■ q — w~ - bef - cit po - lus ! Chrif - tus ve - 5 — i — ^=Si -J - nit ; dif-ce-di-te ! Nox et tenebrse et nubila ! Confufa mundi et turbida ! Lux intrat ! albefcit polus ! Chriftus venit; difcedite ! Caligo terrae fcinditur, Percuffa Solis fpiculo ; Rebufque jam color redit Vultu nitentis Sideris. Hymn. clouds and fhade ! O'er Earth in dim confufion fpread ! The Light is here ! T- behold the dawn ! Chrift cometh ; hafte ye and begone ! Ye glooms of night ! ye clouds and fhade ! O'er Earth in dim confufion fpread ! The Light is here ! behold the dawn ! Chrift cometh ; Hafte ye and begone ! Earth's dufky veil is rent away, Pierced by the fparkling beams of Day ; Bright hues o'er Nature's face return, Waked by the quickening glance of Morn. s From Prudentius. Wednefday at Lauds. zoo Te Chrifte ! folum novimus, Te mente pura et fimplici ; Flendo canendo quefumus, Intende noftris fenfibus. Sunt multa fucis illita, Quae luce purgentur tua ; Tu Lux Eoi Sideris ! Vultu fereno illumina. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine ; Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu, Per fempiterna fecula. A - men. O Chrift ! to Thee, our only Sun, With pure and fimple hearts we turn ; To thefe our tears and hymns give ear, And with Thyfelf our fenfes cheer. Our hearts with cares and fins o'ergrown, Are cleanfed by thy fweet light alone ; Thou Eaftern Star of heavenly fiieen ! Illume us with thine eye ferene ! Lord, Holy Virgin-born ! to Thee, Eternal Praife and Glory be ; With Father and with Holy Ghoft, Long as eternity fhall lalt. fc A - \AT LAUDS in the VIGIL OF THE ASCENSION, and daily up to Pentecoft. Htmnus. , , Hymn. U Chrif - te ! nof - §E"*?5iEpi^=iplEiF trum Gau-di-um, Ma-nens O-lym- i=?-^i * po prae - di - turn ; Mun - di re - gis Qui fa-bri-cam, Mun-da-na vin- :fc^: - cens gau - di - a. Tu Chrifte ! noftrum Gaudium, Manens Olympo prasditum ; Mundi regis Qui fabricam, Mundana vincens gaudia. Hinc Te precantes quasfumus, Ignofce culpis omnibus ; Et corda furfum fubleva, Ad Te fuperna gratia. :pi=P CHRIST ! Thou art !^n *^K ant our Joy and Light, A-bid-ing on thy throne of might ; And Ruler o'er i-^Pc the worlds be-low, In joys beyond what Earth can know. O Christ ! Thou art our Joy and Light, Abiding on thy throne of might ; And Ruler o'er the worlds below, In joys beyond what Earth can know. We, gracious Lord ! intreat Thee, now, Full pardon on our fins beftow ; And Heavenward, by celeftial grace, To Thee our hearts' affeftions raife. 2IO Thurfday at Matins. Ut cum rubente csperis Clarere, nube Judicis, Poenas repellas debitas, Reddas coronas perditas. Tu efto noftrum gaudium, Qui es futurus prasmium ; Sit noftra in Te gloria, Per cunfta Temper fecula. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui fcandis fuper fidera ; Cum Patre et Spiritu San&o, Per fempiterna fecula. Amen. 37". In the morning, O Lord, I will meditate upon Thee. ~Bp. Becaufe Thou haft been my helper. Chapter, i Cor. xm. ATCH ye, and pray; ftand faft in the faith ; quit you like men ; be ftrong. Let all things be done with charity. Thanks be to God. ([ Throughout the Summer is /aid the Hymn, — Ecce ! jam noftis tenuatur umbra. See ! vanifh faft the paling lhades of night. [See Lauds for Monday, .] 37". In the morning, O Lord, I will meditate upon Thee. I£. Becaufe Thou haft been my helper. Antiphon. z*± «s»p- + - - WAL - VA-TION from our e- i le-mies, and from the hand of <» =ft JL m ■"■ ■* ■ fi- ^-%^ ^ %J -*=* So when Thou ftialt, the Judge of doom, In gleaming clouds all glorious come, Juft pains Thou mayft inflict no more, And thofe our long-loft crowns reftore. Be Thou our only joy, O Lord, Who art our future great reward ; May all our glorying reft in Thee, Now and throughout eternity. Glory, O Chrift ! to Thee be given, Afcending o'er the ftars of Heaven ; To Father and to Holy Ghoft, Long as exhauftlefs ages laft. Amen. all that ha - ted us, de-li-ver us, O ^g&ipFE: Lord. Oioueae. Psalm. Benedittus Dominus Deus Ifrael. DLESSED be The Lord God of Ifrael. [See Lauds for Sunday and Monday .] Petitions, as on Monday at Lauds. Orifons, as there dire died. Memorials, as above. THURSDAY AT MATINS. Invitatory. for He hath made us. Pf. O come. Psalm. Venite exultemus. r\ COME, let us be joyful. [See the Common Forms. ~\ c Thurfday at Matins. 211 {[ For the Leffon, Domine, ne in ira. From the FIRST SUNDAY after the OCTAVE of THE EPIPHANY to QUADRAGESIMA, in the ordinary THURSDAY Service, is faid AT MATINS the following Hymn. Hymnus. 1 Hymn. OX a - tra rerum con-te git Ter - rae co - lo - res om - ni - urn ; Nos con - fi - ten - tes * pof - ci - mus Te juf- te Ju - dex -■ ♦- cor - di - um. Nox atra rerum contegit Terra; colores omnium ; Nos confitentes pofcimus Te, jufte Judex cordium. Ut auferas piacula, Sordefque mentis abluas, Donefque, Chrifte ! gratiam, Ut arceantur crimina. Mens, ecce ! torpet impia, Quam culpa mordet noxia ; Obfcura geftit tollere, Et Te Redemptor ! quarere. Repelle Tu caliginem Intrinfecus quam maxime; Ut in beato gaudeat Se collocari lumine. ARK night beneath her fable f 1 ■ ■ - ■ ■ ■ wings, Hath veil'd the tints of £ _ h ^ lL ^ H — ■— ■ -a-L^ - * earthly things ; Before Thee, righteous Judge of all, We contrite in con- ±=w * - feflion fall. Dark night beneath her fable wings, Hath veiled the tints of earthly things; Before Thee, righteous Judge of all, We contrite in confeflion fall. The curfe of fin from us remove, Wafli clean our fouls in holy love ; Thy fovereign grace, O Chrift ! difpenfe, So keep us from the foul offence. Behold ! the guilty confcience mourn By thought of fins unihriven torn ; It yearns to quit the darkfome load, And turn to Thee, The Saviour God ! Do Thou difpel the inward gloom, With all thy light our fouls illume ; That fo in peace thy people may Rejoice in thine enlivening ray. ' From S. Ambrofe, or of his School. 212 Thurfday at Matins. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine ; Cum Patre et Spiritu San&o, Per fempiterna fecula. ^Et Lord ! Holy Virgin-born ! to Thee Eternal Praile and Glory be ! With Father and with Holy Ghoft, Long as eternity fhall laft. A - men. Or, according to the Time, Praefta Pater piiffime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Regnans per omne feculum. A - men. Father of Mercies ! grant our prayer, Co-equal Only Son ! give ear ; With Thee, Bleft. Spirit Paraclete ! Who reign through ages infinite. 5 - men. {[ Throughout the Summer is /aid the Hymn Nocte furgentes vigilemus omnes. Arise we in the nightly watches waking. [See Matins for Monday.] In the supper of the Htmnus. Tellus et aethera jubilent, In Magni Ccsna Principis ; Quo protoplafti pedtora Vitse purgavit ferculo. Hac nofte Faftor omnium Potentis ad myfterium, Carnem fuam cum fanguine In efcam transfert animae. A celfis furgens dapibus, Praebet formam mortalibus, Humilitatis gratiam Petri petens veftigia. Pallet fervus obfequio ! Cum Angelorum Dominum Ferendo lympham linteo, Cernit Coena procumbere. Permitte Simon ! ablui, A£la figurant myftica ; Dum Summus ima bajulat, Quid cinis fervet cineri. LORD, according to the Anglo-Saxon Hymnaries. Hymn. Let Earth and Ikies rejoicing fing The Supper of The Mighty King ; When the firft Adam's failing foul Was by the meat of life made whole. That Eve, when He who all things made, A mighty Myftery difplayed ; His own dear Flefh and precious Blood Transformed to foul-fupporting food. From the High Feaft behold Him rife, O wondrous fign to mortal eyes ! The grace of lowlinefs reveal, And at the feet of Peter kneel. Behold his fervant pale with fear ! To fee The Lord of Angels there ; The linen cloth and water bring, And humbly from the Supper lean. O Simon ! take the laver bleft j See ! myftic figures here exprefled, The Higheft e'en the loweft bear, Let a/hes then for afhes care. " From Flavius. Tburfday Lavator choris accubat Verbique favos aggerat ; Quos inter hoftem denotat Necis dolos qui ruminat. Trux Lupe ! Juda peffime ! Fers Agno miti balia ? Dans membra loris Regia Quae forde tergunt fecula ? Nexi folvuntur hodie Carnis ac cordis carcere ; Unguen facratur Chrifmatis, Spes unde crefcat miferis. Viftori mortis inclytam Pangamus laude Gloriam ; Cam Patre et Sandto Spiritu, Qui nos redemit obitu. Amen. at Matins. 213 The Cleanfer, to the Feaft reftored, Pours forth the honey of His Word ; He marks the traitor gueft, and all The deadly purpofe of his foul. Fierce wolf! doft thou, O Judas vile ! The gentle Lamb with kifs beguile ? Thofe Royal limbs to fcourges give, By which the worlds are cleanfed and live ? Lo ! now from captive chains, indeed, Th' imprifoned heart and flelh are freed ; Th' anointing Chrifm is confecrate, Hope dawns o'er wretched man's eftate. To Him who came his flock to fave From death j victorious o'er the grave ! Father and Holy Ghoft, to Ye ! Glory and Laud afcribe for aye ! Amen. |[ AT VESPERS, in the VIGIL OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD, and daily up to Pentecojl. It is /aid alfo AT MATINS IN THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD. Htmnus. Hymn. TERNE Rex! Al- <; ui s -Mm -=- -1— . -P 1 - tiff - i - me ! Re - demp - tor s p ~ H 1 ■_ ■ 11 I ™ ■ et fi - de - li - urn ; Quo Mors b- —■ 1 N- -J| ■ -B-Pb— j -— 1— Pb- - 1 ■ fo - lu - ta de - pe - rit, Da - tur 6- m- 1- p ■ -*~> -. ■» =■*»— J tri - um - phus Gra - tias. Eterne Rex ! Altiffime ! Redemptor et fidelium ; Quo Mors foluta deperit, Datur triumphus Gratia ; Scandens tribunal dextera? Patris, poteftas omnium Collata eft Jefu Ccelitus, Quae non eft humanitus ; - TER-NAL Monarch! Lord Su - preme ! Who didft thy Et^=i= -^—1—1= faithful flock re - deem ; The power of vanquished death o'er- throw, And HP=fte tri - umph on thy Grace be - flow. Eternal Monarch ! Lord Supreme ! Who didft thy faithful flock redeem ; The power of vanquilhed Death o'erthrow, And triumph on thy Grace bellow ; Who mounting to The Father's throne, Haft there, at his right hand, fate down ; Jefu ! to whom all power in Heaven By Him as man put off, is given ; 214 Thurfday at Matins. Ut trina rerum machina, Cceleftium, terreftrium, Et inferorum condita, Fleftat genu jam fubdita. Tremunt videntes Angeli Verfa vice mortalium ; Culpat caro, purgat Caro, Regnat Deus Dei Caro ! Tu efto noftrum gaudium, Qui es futurum prasmium ; Sit noftra in Te gloria Per cunfla Temper fecula ! Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui fcandis fuper fidera ; Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu, In fempiterna fecula. P= ~. =t A - men. So Nature's fabric, three-fold birth ! Of things in Heaven, and things on Earth, And things beneath, mould all obey, And bow the knee before His fway ! Lo ! gazing Angels as they hear Of man's eftate transformed fear ; Flefh finneth, yet Flefh maketh clean, God is made Flefh, yet God doth reign ! Be Thou our only joy, O Lord ! Who art our future great reward ; May all our glorying reft in Thee, Beloved throughout eternity ! Glory to Thee, O Lord, be given ! Afcending o'er the ftars of Heaven ; To Father and to Holy Ghoft, Long as eternity fhall laft. A - men. FOR THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD, AT NOCTURNS, according to the Anglo- Saxon Hymnaries. y Hymnus. Hymn. Optatus votis omnium Sacratus illuxit Dies, Quo Mundi Chriftus, Spes, Deus, Confcendit Coelos arduos. Afcendens in altum Deus Propriam ad fedem remeat ; Gavifa funt Cceli regna Redita Unigeniti. Magno triumpho praelii Mundi Redemptor principe, Patris prefentans vultibus Vidlricis Carnis Gloriam. Eft elevatus in nubibus, Et fpem facit credentibus ; Aperiens Paradifum Quern protoplafto clauferat. O ! long defired of all ! the Day Shines hallowed with unclouded ray, When Chrift, of Earth The Hope, The God, Returned to Heaven, his bright abode. Our God, afcending up on high, Seeks his own throne of Majefty ; The exulting Heavens, to his domain, Welcome The Only Son again. Victorious in the ghoftly war O'er this world's prince, He evermore Prefents before His Father's face, The Glory of his conquering Flefh. High o'er the clouds The Saviour goes, And hope on all his flock bellows ; To Adam clofed, unto our eyes Unfolds the gates of Paradife. » Vejpaj. D. xii. Jul. A. m. MSS. Cott. kh School. Harl. 2961, Brit. Mufeum. From S. Ambrofe, or one of Thurfday at Matins. 215 O grande cundlis gaudium ! Quod Partus noftrae Virginis, Port fputa, flagra, port: Crucem, Paternae fedi jungitur. Agamus ergo gratias Noftra Salutis Vindici ; Noftrum quod corpus vexerit Regiam fublimem ad Coeli. Sit nobis cum Coeleftibus Commune manens gaudium ; Illis quod Se prefentavit, Nobis quod Se non abftulit. Nunc pro vocatis adtibus Chriftum expeftare nos decet j Vitaque tali vivere Quae poffit Crelos fcandere. Sit Laus perpes, fit Gloria Chrifto Regi ! Qui culmina Cceli tranfcendit ardua, Qua fanfta exultant agmina. Amen. O wondrous joy of all the Earth ! Man's offspring by a Virgin birth j The fcorning, ftripes, and Crofs o'erpaft, Mounts to His Father's throne at laft. Meet thanks henceforth let us renew To our Salvation's Champion due ; He, Who that flefh which here He wore To Heaven's exalted manfions bore. So with the bright Celeftial Powers, One common joy be theirs and ours ; He unto them Himfelf imparts, Yet ne'er from us on Earth departs. Now Chrift, in this our mortal ftate, In converfe meet may we await ; So live this life that it may prove A mean to reach the Heavens above. Perpetual Laud and Glory be To Chrift The King of Majefty ! Who wends fublime to Heaven his way, Where faints in blifs exult for aye. Amen. AT MATINS, IN THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD, according to York and Canterbury Ufes. In the VIGIL OF THE ASCENSION, according to the Anglo-Saxon Hymnaries." Htmnus. Hymn. Hymnum canamus gloriae, Hymni novi nunc perfonent ; Chriftus novo cum tramite Ad Patris afcendit thronum ! [Tranfit triumpho nobili Potenter poli culmina, Qui morte mortem aflumpferat Derifus a mortalibus. Apoftoli tunc myftico In Monte ftantes Chrifmatis, Cum Matre clara Virgine Jefu videbant Gloriam. [Hoc perfecuti lumine Laeto petentem fidera ; Laetis per auras cordibus Duxere Regem feculi. Sing we triumphant hymns of praife, New hymns to Heaven exulting raife j Chrift, by a new and wondrous road Afcends unto the throne of God! In kingly pomp He fweepeth by The lofty zenith of the Iky, Who late in mortal vefture died, By mortals fcorned and crucified.] Behold the Apoftolic band Upon the Mount of Unftion ftand ; With the bleft Virgin Mother fee Their Jefu's glorious Majefty. Lo ! how with glad and wond'ring fight, They gaze upon his Heavenward flight ; In joyous fpirit onward bear The King of Nature through the air.] ■ VefpaJ. D. Jul. A. w., CM. MSS., Brit. Muf. From Venerable Beda. 2 1 6 Tburfday Quos alloquentes Angeli " Quid aftra ftantes cernitis ? Salvator Hie eft inquiunt Jefus ! triumpho nobili." Sicque venturum afferunt Quemadmodum Hunc viderunt, Summa polorum culmina Scandere Jefum fplendida. " A vobis ad Coeleftia Qui Regna nunc affumptus eft, Venturus inde feculi In fine Judex omnium." Quo nos precamur tempore Jefu ! Redemptor Unice ! Inter Tuos in asthera Servos benignus aggrega. Da nobis illuc fedula Devotione tendere, Quo Te federe cum Patre In Arce Regni credimus. [Noftris ibi turn cordibus Tuo repleti Spiritu, Oftende Patrem, et fufficit Haec nobis una Vifio. Amen. at Matins. Whom thus the fhining Angels greet, " Why look ye to yon ftarry heighth ? 'Tis He ! The Saviour ever Bleft, Jefus! with lordly triumph graced." " Once more to Earth (hall come," they fay, " As ye have feen Him on this day, Jefus, Who fpeeds his bright afcent Above the glittering firmament." " He Who from hence to Heaven hath gone, The Kingdom taken for his own, In Time's laft clofe again fhall come, To all men righteous Judge of doom." O ! in that hour of dread we pray Jefu ! Redeemer! be our ftay; With Thine, who meet Thee in the air, Unite us by thy kindly care. May we unto that blifsful place With fond devotion onward prefs, Where Thou at thy great Father's fide, Doft in thy Royal Court abide. There to our hearts, in Heaven's bleft gate With Thy fweet Spirit fatiate, Shew us The Father, and our eyes That only Vifion fhall fufrke. Amen.] Psalm LXVIII. [Ps. lxix. e. v.] [To the end, for thofe who fhall be changed, David. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of Chrift to The Father when in His Paffion.] o BE -♦-♦- :|=!t«W*^i=l: Lord God. Oioueae. Salvum me fac. AVE me, O God: for the waters have come in, even unto my foul. I flick faft in the deep mire : where there is no jj ground. I am come into the depth of the fea : and the tempefl: hath overwhelmed me. I laboured with crying ; my throat is become hoarfe : mine eyes have failed me, whilft I hope in my God. They are multiplied more than the hairs of my head : who hated me without caufe. Mine enemies, who perfecuted me un- jultly, are ftrengthened : I paid them the things that I never took. God, Thou knoweft my fimplenefs : and my faults are not hid from Thee. Let not them, O Lord, who wait for Thee, be afhamed for my caufe : O Lord ofHofts! Let not thofe be confounded through me : who feek Thee, O God of Ifrael ! Becaufe for thy fake have I fuffered reproach : lhame hath covered my face. I became a ftranger unto my brethren : an alien unto my mother's children. For the zeal of thine Houfe hath even eaten me : and the rebukes of them that reproached Thee, are fallen upon me. Tburfday at Matins. 217 And I covered my foul in fading : and that was turned to my reproach. I made fackcloth my garment : and I became a by-word to them. They that fate in the gate fpoke againft me : and the wine-bibbers made me their fong. But I make my prayer unto Thee, O Lord ! : in an acceptable time, O God ! In the multitude of thy mercy, hearken unto me : in the truth of thy falvation. Take me out of the mire, that I fink not therein : deliver me from them that have hated me, and out of the deep waters. Let not the tempeft of water drown me : neither let the deep fwallow me up ; and let not the pit fhut her mouth upon me. Hear me, O Lord ! for kind is thy mercy : according to the multitude of thy mercies look upon me. And turn not away thy face from thy fervant : for I am in trouble, O hear me fpeedily. Be intent to my foul, and deliver it : refcue me, becaufe of mine enemies. Thou knoweft my reproof, and my confufion : and my fhame. In thy fight are all them that trouble me : my heart expected reproach and mifery. And I looked for fome one to grieve with me, but there was no man : and for fome one to comfort me, but I found none. They gave me gall for food : and in my thirft they gave me vinegar to drink. Let their table be made a fnare before them : for a retribution, and for a ftum- bling-block. Let their eyes be blinded, that they fee not : and ever bow Thou down their backs. Pour out thine indignation upon them : and let the fury of thine anger lay hold of them. Let their habitation be deferted : and no man to dwell in their tabernacles. For whom Thou haft fmitten they have perfecuted : and they have added to the grief of my wounds. Add Thou iniquity upon their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteouf- nefs. Let them be wiped out of the book of the living : and not be written among the righteous. But I am poor and forrowful : thy fal- vation, O God ! hath lifted me up. I will praife The Name of God with a fong : and magnify Him with thankf- giving. And it fhall pleafe God better than a bullock : producing horns and hoofs. Let the poor confider this, and be glad : feek ye after God, and your foul fhall live. For The Lord hath heard the poor : and hath not defpifed his prifoners. Let Heaven and Earth praife Him : the fea, and all that moveth in them. For God will fave Syon : and the cities of Judah lhall be built. And men lhall dwell there : and obtain it for an inheritance. The feed alfo of his fervants lhall poffefs it : and they that love His Name fhall dwell therein. [Moft merciful God ! hear us in the truth of thy falvation ; fo that, delivered from the mifery of fin, we may be worthy of being written in the Book of Life of thy Heavenly Kingdom, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm LXIX. [Ps. lxx. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm of David in remembrance that The Lord had faved him. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of Chrift on the Crofs.] Deus in adjutorium. C\ GOD ! make fpeed to fave me : O Lord ! make hafte to help me. Let them be afhamed and confounded : that feek after my foul. Let them be turned backward, and put to confufion : that wifh me evil. 2 I 8 Thurfday at Matins. Let them be forthwith turned away in fhame : that fay unto me, well done ! well done ! But let all thofe that feek Thee be joyful and glad in Thee : and let all fuch as love thy falvation, fay alway, The Lord be magnified. But I am needy and poor : O God, help me. Thou art my helper and my deliverer : O Lord, make no long tarrying. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be: world without end. Amen. Antiphon. g=3-»-»— fm^i LORD GOD, make fpeed to fave me. [O Eternal God ! the Author of our help ! hafte fpeedily to deliver thy family who call upon Thee j fo that, in all the aflaults of evil, we may ever be defended by thy aid, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm LXX. [Ps. lxxi. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David, of the Sons of Jonadab, and the former Captives. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of Chrift to The Father in His Refurreftion.] p ^^i^^^*^ 3 ^^^ e Thou. Oioueae. In Te, Domitie, fperavi. TN Thee, O Lord, have I put my trull, ■*■ let me never be put to confufion : in thy righteoufnefs deliver me, and refcue me. Incline thine ear unto me : and fave me. Be Thou unto me a God protector, and a fenced hold : that Thou mayefl fave For my fupport : and my refuge art Thou. Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the finner : and from the hand of the tranfgreffor of the law, and of the unjuit. For Thou art my patience, O Lord : O Lord, my hope from my youth ! Through Thee have I been holden up from the womb : from the womb of my mother Thou art my protector. In Thee fhall be ever my fong : I am become as it were a monfler unto many, but Thou art my ftrong helper. Let my mouth be filled with praife, that I may fing thy Glory : all the day long thy greatnefs. Call me not away in the time of old age : forfake me not when my flrength faileth me. For mine enemies have fpoken againft me : and they that laid wait for my foul took their counfel together, Saying, God hath forfaken him : per- fecute him and take him, for there is none to deliver him. O God ! go not far from me : O my God ! look down to help me. Let them be confounded and fail away that flander my foul : let them be covered with confufion and difhonour that feek evil againft me. But I will alway be truftful : and be adding to all thy praife. My mouth fhall tell of thy righteouf- nefs : and all the day long of thy fal- vation. Becaufe I have not known learning, I will enter into the might of The Lord : O Lord, I will make mention of thy righte- oufnefs only. Thou, O God, hafl taught me from my youth up : and even now will I tell of thy wondrous works. And even unto old age and to gray hairs : O God, forfake me not ; Until I tell forth thine arm : unto all the generation to come ; Tburfday at Matins. Thy power and thy righteoufnefs, O God, even unto the higheft, the great things which Thou haft done : O God ! who is like unto Thee ? O what great troubles haft Thou fhewed me, many and evil ; and yet haft Thou turned and quickened me : yea, and brought me from the depths of the Earth again. Thou haft multiplied thy greatnefs : and turning back Thou haft comforted me. And I alfo will give thanks to Thee upon inftruments of pfaltery : thy truth, O God ; unto Thee will I ling pfalmody upon the harp, O Thou Holy One of Ifrael. My lips fhall rejoice when I fing unto Thee : and fo will my foul which Thou haft redeemed. My tongue alfo fhall meditate thy righteoufnefs all the day long : when they fhall be confounded and brought unto fhame that feek evil againft me. [O Eternal Ruler in the Heavens ! Who fuffereft not thofe who truft in Thee to be condemned to eternal confufion, fulfil our lips with thy praife ; and do Thou, Who putteft into our hearts good meditations, vouchfafe that we may be ever exer- cifed in thy righteoufnefs, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm LXXI. [Ps. lxxii. e. v.] [A Pfalm to Solomon. A Pfalm prophetical of Chrift. Voice of The Holy Spirit to The Father concerning The Son.] Deus judicium. jO IVE the king thy judgment, O God : and thy righteoufnefs unto the king's fon. To judge thy people with juftice : and thy poor with judgment. Let the mountains alfo receive peace for the people : and the hills righteoufnefs. He fhall judge the poor folk and fave the children of the poor : and humble the flanderer. And he fhall abide with the Sun and 219 before the Moon : from one generation to another. He fhall come down like the rain into a fleece : like the fhowers dropping upon the Earth. There fhall arife in his days, righteouf- nefs, and abundance of peace : until the Moon be deftroyed. And his dominion fhall be from fea even to fea : and from the flood even unto the ends of the orb of the worlds. The Ethiopians fhall fall down before Him : his enemies fhall lick the duft. The kings of Tharfis, and the ifles fhall offer prefents : the kings of Arabia and Saba fhall bring gifts. All kings fhall worfhip Him : all na- tions fhall do Him fervice. For He fhall deliver the poor from the mighty man : and the needy that had no helper. He fhall fpare the fimple and needy : and fhall fave the fouls of the poor. He fhall redeem their fouls from ufury and wrong : and honourable fhall their name be in his fight. He fhall live, and unto Him fhall be given of the gold of Arabia : and they fhall adore Him alway ; all the day long fhall they give Him bleffing. There fhall be a firmament in the Earth upon the tops of the mountains ; his fruit fhall be exalted above Libanus ; and fhall flourifh in the city like grafs upon the Earth. Let His Name be blefTed for evermore : His Name abideth before the Sun. And all the tribes of the Earth fhall be bleffed in Him : all people fhall magnify Him. Bleffed be The Lord, The God of Ifrael : Which only doeth wondrous things. And bleffed be The Name of His Ma- jefty for ever : and all the Earth fhall be filled with His Majefty. So be it! So be it! Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. 220 Tburfday at Matins. Antiphon. Thou unto me, O Lord, ■♦^-y-Bc a God protec - tor. [O Almighty God ! we invoke Thy Name, Blefled before the worlds ; and pray Thee that Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to grant peace and juftice to thy people againft the flanderer and wrong doer, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm LXXII. [Ps. lxxiii. e. v.] [A Pfalm of Afaph. A Pfalm for Meditation. Voice of the Apoftles and Church to The Father.] 1 CS *=*=^=*=*=* hou haft delivered. Oioueae. Quam bonus Ifrael. LJ O W good is God unto Ifrael ! : unto fuch as are of a right heart. Neverthelefs, my feet were almoft gone : my treadings had well nigh flipped. I was envious at the wicked : beholding the peace of finners. For there is no regard to their death : and there is ftrength in their ftroke. They are not in the labour of men : neither fhall they befcourged like other men. Wherefore pride hath holden them: they are covered with iniquity and impiety. Their iniquity hath come forth, as it were, from fatnefs : and they have ex- ceeded the wifh of their heart. They have thought and fpoken wicked- nefs : they have fpoken iniquity on high. For they have fet their mouth againft the Heaven : and their tongue hath pafled through the world. Therefore will my people be turned hither: and fulnefs of days fhall be found in them. And they faid, how doth God know : is there knowledge in The Mod High ? Lo ! thefe are the finners, the wealthy in the world : they have obtained riches. And I faid, Then in vain have I cleanfed my heart : and waflied my hands among the innocent; And have been fcourged all the daylong: and my chaftening was in the morning. If I faid, I will fpeak thus : lo ! then I have condemned the nation of thy children. I fuppofed that I could difcern this : but it is labour beyond me. Until I go into the fanftuary of God : and underftand concerning their laft end. Verily thou doft fet it to them for de- ceits : Thou didft call them down when they were lifted up. How have they become a defolation ; fuddenly have they failed : and perifhed for their iniquity. Like as a dream when one awaketh, O Lord ! : fo fhalt thou bring their image to nothing in thy city. For my heart was inflamed, and my veins were changed : and I was brought to nothing and knew not. I became as it were a beaft before Thee : and yet I am always by Thee. For Thou haft holden my right hand, and led me forth in thy good pleafure : and with glory Thou haft received me. For what have I in Heaven : and befide Thee, what have I defired upon Earth ? My flefh and my heart hath failed : but Thou art The God of my heart, and my portion, O God ! for evermore. For lo ! they that forfake Thee fhall perifh : Thou haft deftroyed all them that commit fornication from Thee. But it is good for me to hold faft by God : to put my truft in The Lord God. That I may declare all thy praifes : in the gates of the daughter of Syon. [O Lord ! do Thou caufe us continually to hold faft by Thee, and to direft towards Thee the whole ftrength of our hope ; fo that we may be worthy to tell forth thy praifes within the gates eternal, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Thurfday at Matins. 221 Psalm LXXIII. [Ps. lxxiv. e. v.] [A Pfalm of Underftanding. Afaph. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of Chrift to The Father con- cerning doctrine and judgment.] Ut quid Deus. (~\ GOD, wherefore haft Thou utterly ^^^ caft us oft": why is thy wrath fo hot againft the fheep of thy pafture ? Remember thy Congregation : whom Thou haft poffefled from the beginning. The rod of thine inheritance, which Thou haft redeemed : Mount Syon, wherein Thou haft dwelt. Lift up thy hands againft their pride to the uttermoft : what great things hath the enemy done wickedly in thy fanftuary ! They who hated Thee have gloried : in the midft of thy folemnity. They have let up their banners for figns : and they knew not, as in their going forth on the heighth. As with axes in a wood of trees, they have cut down the gates thereof within it : with axe and hatchet have they caft it down. They have burnt with fire thy Sanc- tuary upon Earth : they have defiled the dwelling-place of Thy Name. They faid in their hearts, the kindred of them altogether : let us make to ceafe all the feftival days of God from the land. We fee not our tokens, there is no more prophet : and He will know us no more. O God ! how long Ihall the enemy up- braid us ? : how long fhall the adverfary blafpheme Thy Name for ever ? Why withdraweft Thou thy hand : and thy right hand from the midft of thy bofom for ever. For God is our King before the worlds : He hath wrought falvation in the midft of the Earth. Thou haft fet faft the fea through thy might : Thou haft crufhed the heads of the Dragons in the waters. Thou haft broken the head of the Dra- gon in pieces : and given him to be meat for the people of the Ethiopians. Thou haft broken up the fountains and torrents : Thou haft dried up the rivers of Ethan. Thine is the day, and thine is the night: Thou haft prepared the morning light and the Sun. Thou haft fet all the borders of the Earth : fummer and fpring, Thou haft formed them. Remember this, how the enemy hath reproached The Lord : and how the foolifh people hath blafphemed Thy Name. Deliver not unto beafts the fouls that confefs Thee : and forget not the fouls of thy poor for ever. Look upon thy covenant : for they who have darkened the Earth, are filled with the dwellings of iniquity. Let not the humble be turned away aftiamed : the poor and needy lhall give praife unto Thy Name. Arife, O God ! judge thine own caufe : remember thy reproaches which are from the foolifh man, all the day long. Forget not the voice of thine enemies : the prefumption of them that hate Thee, ever groweth upward. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon ♦£?5:*=*r4 of thine inheritance. [O God ! Creator of all the elements ! Lord before the worlds ! King eternal ! remember thy flock, whom Thou haft redeemed by the ihedding of thy precious blood ; and ever favourably hear the voices of all who leek Thee, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] 222 Tburfday at Matins. Psalm LXXIV. [Ps. lxxv. e. v.] [To the end, corrupt not. A Pfalm of a Can- ticle. Afaph. A Pfalm for praifing God. Voice of The Holy Spirit as to the Nativity of Chrift.] I =M=Pi: :*5:-:=t= If-ra-el. Oioueae. Confitebimur Tibi Deus. TJNTO Thee, O God, will we give thanks, will we give thanks : and we will call upon Thy Name. We will tell of thy wondrous works : when I receive a fet time I will judge righteoufnefs. The Earth melted away, and all that dwell therein : I ftablifhed the pillars thereof. I faid unto the unjuft, deal not fo wickedly : and to the offenders, fet not up your horn. Set not up your horn on high : fpeak not iniquity againft God. For this is neither from the Eaft nor from the Weft, nor yet from the defert mountains : for God is the Judge. He humbleth one, and exalteth another: for in the hand of The Lord there is a cup of pure wine full mixed. And He hath poured out from this to that; but its dregs are not emptied : all the finners upon Earth fhall drink them. But I will utter forth for ever : and ling praife to The God of Jacob. All the horns of the ungodly alfo will I break : and the horns of the righteous fhall be exalted. [O Good Shepherd ! Who, for the redemption of all mankind, didft drain the cup of Thy Paffion, we, thy fuppliants, invoke Thy Name ; that, ftablifhed upon the pillars of wifdom,Thou wouldeft comfort us by the fanctification of thy Seven-fold Spirit, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm LXXV. [Ps. lxxvi. e. v.] [To the end, in praifes, a Pfalm of Afaph. Canticle as to the Affyrians. A Pfalm for praifing God. Voice of people converted to The Lord.] Notus in Judaa. T N Jewry is God known : in Ifrael His Name is great. In peace is formed his dwelling : and his habitation in Syon. There brake He the powers : the bow, the fhield, the fword, and the battle. Thou doft enlighten wondroufly from the eternal mountains : all the foolifh in heart are troubled. They have flept their fleep : and all the men of riches have found nothing in their hands. At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob : they that mounted horfes fell into flumber. Thou art terrible, and who fhall refift Thee ? : from that time, thy wrath. Thou didft caufe thy judgment to be heard from Heaven : the Earth trembled and was ftill, When God arofe to judgment : to fave all the meek upon Earth. For the thought of man fhall give Thee praife : and the remainder of that thought fhall keep feftival to Thee. Vow ye and pay your vows unto The Lord your God : all ye that are round about Him bring prefents. Unto Him that is to be feared, even to Him that taketh away the fpirit of princes: terrible among the kings of the Earth. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon If- ra - el His Name is great. [O God ! Who art to be feared, grant the re- quefts of thofe who confefsThee in their thoughts; that thy light may wondroufly defcend from the mountains upon us ; and that, efcaping the rtiame of the judgment to come, we may attain to the Glory of Thy Refurreftion, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Tburfday at Matins. Psalm LXXVI. [Ps. lxxvii. e. v.] [To the end, for Iduthun. A Pfalm of Afaph. A Pfalm for Meditation. Of the long-fuffering of God, and his wonderful works.] T^ w g ggbc •x*rj: hou art God. Oioueae. Voce mea ad Dominum. T CRIED unto The Lord with my voice : even unto God with my voice, and He hearkened unto me. In the day of my trouble I fought The Lord, with my hands towards Him in the night feafon : and I was not deceived. My foul refufed to be comforted : I re- membered God and was well pleafed, and was exercifed ; yet my fpirit failed. Mine eye prevented the watches: I was troubled, and fpoke not. I confidered the days of old : and I had in mind the eternal years. And I communed in the night with mine own heart : I was exercifed, and fwept clean my fpirit. Will The Lord cart off for ever : or will He not apply himfelf to be more favourable ? Or will He cut off his mercy for ever : from generation to generation ? Or will God forget to have mercy : and will He fhut up his mercies in dif- pleafure ? And I faid, now have I begun : this is the change of the right hand of The Moil Higheft. I remembered the works of The Lord : for I will call to mind thy wonders from the beginning. And I will meditate of all thy works : and I will be exercifed in thine inven- tions. Thy way, O God, is in holinefs ; what God is great as our God ? : Thou art God that doeft wondrous things ! Thou haft made known thy power among the people : with thine arm Thou 223 haft redeemed thy people, the fons of Jacob and Jofeph. The waters faw Thee, O God, the waters faw Thee and were afraid : the abyffes alfo were troubled. Like a multitude was the found of the waters : the clouds uttered a voice. Thine arrows alfo pafs abroad : the voice of thy thunder round about. The lightnings fhone upon the orb of the world : the Earth was moved and trembled. Thy way is the fea, and thy paths in many waters : and thy footfteps are not known. Thou leadeft thy people like fheep : by the hand of Mofes and Aaron. [Great God ! the doer of all wonderful works ! Who of old time didft place waters in thy fight, and then changed them to wine j we humbly implore Thee fo to hear and receive the voice of our crying, that Thou mayeft ever remember to beftow upon us the abundance of thy mercy, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm LXXVII. [Ps. lxxviii. e. v.] [Underftanding. Afaph. An Hiftorical Pfalm for Meditation. Of the Impiety of the Jews.] Attendite Populus. ATTEND ye to my law, O my people: incline your ears unto the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in parables : I will utter fentences from the beginning. Such great things as we have heard and known : and our fathers have told us. They have not been hidden from their children : in another generation. Declaring the praifes of The Lord and his powers : and the wonderful works that He hath done. He raifed up a teftimony in Jacob : and gave Ifrael a law. How great things He commanded our forefathers : to teach their children, that another generation might know it ; The children which mould be born 224 and rife up : and fhew them to their children. That they might put their truft in God : and not forget the works of God, and mould fearch out his command- ments. Nor become as their forefathers : a wicked and froward generation ; A generation that fet not their heart aright : and whofe fpirit was not faithful with God. Children of Ephraim, who bending and (hooting with bows : turned them- felves back in the day of battle. They kept not the covenant of God : and would not walk in his law. And they forgat his benefits : and the wonderful works that He had fhewed for them. Marvellous things did He in the fight of their forefathers in the land of Egypt : in the field of Thanes. He divided the fea, and led them through it : He made the waters to ftand as it were in a veflel. And He led them with a cloud by day : and all the night long with a light of fire. He clave the rock in the wildernefs : and gave them water as it had been out of the abyfs. And He brought water out of the rock : and drew forth waters like the rivers. Yet they added ftill more fin againft Him : and provoked The Moll Higheft in the place without water. And they tempted God in their hearts : fo that they required meat for their fouls. They fpake evil of God alfo : they faid, Shall God prepare a table in the wildernefs ? He Who fmote the (tony rock and the water gufhed out : and the ftreams over- flowed : But will He be able to give bread alfo : or provide a table for his people ? Wherefore The Lord heard and was Tburfday at Matins. wroth : and the fire was kindled againft Jacob, and there came up wrath againft Ifrael. Becaufe they believed not in God : nor put their truft in his falvation. And He commanded the clouds above : and opened the doors of Heaven. He rained down manna alfo upon them for to eat : and gave them the bread of Heaven. Man did eat Angels' bread : He fent them food in abundance. He removed the South wind from Heaven : and through his power He brought in the South-weft wind. He rained flefh upon them like as duft : and feathered fowls like as the fand of the fea. And they fell in the midft of their tents : round about their dwellings. So they did eat and were well filled, for He gave them their own defire : they were not difappointed of their luft. The food was yet in their mouths : when the heavy wrath of God came up upon them. And flew their fat ones : and fmote down the chofen of Ifrael. In all thefe things they finned yet more : and believed not his wondrous works. And their days failed away in vanity : and their years in hafte. When He flew them they fought Him and turned back : and early in the morn- ing they came to Him. And they remembered that God was their helper : and that The High God was their Redeemer. They flattered Him with their mouth : and with their tongue they lied unto Him. But their heart was not right with Him : neither were they counted faithful to his covenant. But He is merciful and will become kind to their mifdeeds : and will not deftroy them. Tburfday at Matins. 225 And many a time turned He his wrath away : and did not kindle all his anger. And He remembered that they were but flefh : a wind going and returning not. How often did they provoke Him in the wildernefs : and move Him to anger in the land without water ! And they turned back and tempted God: and provoked The Holy One of Ifrael. They remembered not his hand : in the day when He delivered them from the hand of the afflicter. So did He fet his ligns in Egypt : and his wonders in the field of Thanes. He turned their rivers into blood : and their mowers, that they might not drink. He fent flies among them and devoured them up : and the frog, and deftroyed them. He gave their fruit unto the mildew : and their labours unto the locuft. He deftroyed their vines with hail- ftones : and their mulberry trees with the froft. He delivered their cattle to the hail : and their poffeflions to the fire. He caft upon them the anger of his indig- nation : indignation and anger, and trouble, fending evil angels among them. He made a way for the path of his wrath, and fpared not their foul from death : and He ihut up their cattle in death. And fmote all the firft-born in the land of Egypt : the firft-fruit of all their labour in the tabernacles of Ham. He took away his own people like Iheep : and guided them through, like a flock in the defert. He brought them out in hope, and they feared not : and overwhelmed their enemies with the fea. And brought them into the Mountain of His Holinefs : to His Mountain which He purchafed with his right hand. He caft out the Gentiles alfo before them : and by lot divided to them their land, with a line of diftribution. And He made them dwell in their tents : the tribes of Ifrael. And they tempted and provoked The Moft High God : and kept not his tefti- monies. And they turned away, and did not keep the covenant : like as their fathers they were turned afide, as a crooked bow. They provoked Him to anger on their hills : and moved Him to jealoufy with their graven images. God heard this, and He fpurned them : and reduced Ifrael exceedingly, even to nothing. And He put away the tabernacle in Silo : his tabernacle where He dwelt among men. He delivered their might into captivity : and their beauty into the enemy's hand. He Ihut up his people under the fword : and He fpurned his inheritance. The fire confumed their young men : and their maidens were not lamented. Their priefts were flain with the fword : and their widows made no mourning. And The Lord awaked, as one out of fleep : and like a mighty man furfeited with wine. And He fmote his enemies in the hinder parts : and put them to a perpetual lhame, And He rejected the tabernacle ofjofeph: and chofe not the tribe of Ephraim ; But chofe the tribe of Judah : the Mountain of Syon, which He loved. And He built His Sanctuary as of uni- corns : in the land which He founded for ever. He chofe David, alfo, his fervant, and took him away from the Iheep flocks : he took him from following the ewes great with young ones, To feed Jacob his fervant : and Ifrael his inheritance. !26 Tburfday at Matins. And he fed them in the innocence of his heart : and guided them by the flcill of his hands. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. wondrous things. [O Lord Almighty ! moft bounteous Giver of the manna of thy fpiritual nourifhment ! regard us, we befeech Thee ; and grant that, guided in all our fenfes by thy hand, we may be worthy to attain thy Holy Mountain, and to be glorified at thy right hand, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm LXXVIII. [Ps. lxxix. e. v.] [Pfalm. Afaph. A Pfalm of Lamentation for Prayer. Voice of Martyrs on the effufion of their blood.] B F=t r"3±=t e Thou forgiving. Oioueae. Deus, venerunt. C\ GOD ! the Gentiles are come into ^"^ thine inheritance : thy Holy Tem- ple have they denied, and made Jerufalem as a ftore for fruit. They have given the dead bodies of thy fervants for meat unto the fowls of the air : and the flefh of thy faints unto the hearts of the land. Their blood have they fhed like water around Jerufalem : and there was no man to bury them. We are become a reproach to our neighbours : a very fcorn and derifion unto them that are round about us. How long, O Lord, wilt Thou be angry for ever ? : fhall thy jealoufy be kin- dled like fire ? Pour out thine anger upon the heathen that have not known Thee : and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon Thy Name. For they have devoured Jacob : and laid wafte his dwelling-place. Remember not our old fins : let thy mercies fpeedily prevent us, for we have become very poor. Help us, O God our Salvation ! and for the Glory of Thy Name, O Lord, deliver us : and be merciful unto our fins, for Thy Name's fake : Left haply they fay among the Gentiles, Where is their God ? : and let there be made known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of thy fervants' blood that is fhed : let the forrowful fighing of the prifoners, come in before thy fight. According to the mightinefs of thine arm : preferve Thou the children of them that are appointed to die. And return to our neighbours feven- fold into their bofom : the reproach wherewith they have blafphemed Thee, O Lord ! But we that are thy people, and fheep of thy pafture : will give Thee thanks for evermore. From generation to generation : we will fhew forth thy praife. [Prevent us, O Lord, with thy mercy, ere the indignation of thine anger break forth ; fo that, helped by the fuffrages of the Blefled who have (hed their blood for thy fake, we may be worthy to obtain thy favour, and the pardon of our fins, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm LXXIX. [Ps. lxxx. e. v.] [To the end, for thofe who fhall be changed. The teftimony of Afaph. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of Priefts for the Church.] £>ui regis Ifrael. HpHOU that ruleft Ifrael, give ear : Thou that leadeft Jofeph like a fheep. Thou that fitteft upon the Cherubim : manifeft Thyfelf before Ephraim, Ben- jamin, and Manaffes. Tburfday at Lauds. Stir up thy power and come: that Thou mayeft fave us. O God ! convert us : and mew thy countenance, and we mall be faved. O Lord God of Hofts ! : how long wilt Thou be angry with the prayer of thy fervant ? Wilt Thou feed us with the bread of tears : and give us for our drink tears in meafure ? Thou haft made us for a ftrife unto our neighbours : and our enemies have laughed us to fcorn. O God of Hofts ! convert us : and Ihew thy countenance, and we mail be faved. Thou haft brought a vine out of Egypt : Thou haft caft out the Gentiles and haft planted it. Thou waft the guide of its journey be- fore its face : Thou plantedft its roots, and it filled the land. Its fhadow covered the mountains : and the boughs thereof the cedars of God. It ftretched out its branches unto the fea : and its boughs even unto the river. Why haft Thou broken down the wall thereof: that all they that pafs by in the way pluck of it? The wild boar out of the wood hath rooted it up : and each wild beaft hath depaftured it. O God of Hofts ! turn thyfelf : look down from Heaven, behold and vifit this vine. And perfect that which thy right hand haft planted : and The Son of Man whom Thou haft ftrengthened for Thyfelf. It is burnt with fire, and dug down : but they (hall perifh at the rebuke of thy countenance. Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand : and upon The Son of Man whom Thou haft made ftrong for Thy- felf. And we will not depart from Thee ; Thou /halt quicken us : and we will call upon Thy Name. 227 O Lord God of Hofts ! convert us : and ftiew thy countenance, and we ftiall be faved. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. Thou for-giv-ing to *=E ^=B i zz gT =j: our fins, O Lord. [Vifit, O Lord, thy Vine, which by the might of thy right hand Thou haft delivered from the Egypt of tribulation ; fo that, quickened by the light of thy countenance, it may rejoice in all good, and with plenteoufnefs of good fruit, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] y. My lips fhall rejoice when I fing unto Thee. ^J. And my foul which Thou haft re- deemed. [Here follow OUR FATHER and I BELIEVE IN GOD the BenediRions, the Proper Leffons, with their Refponfories and Ver- ficles.] [See the Common Forms, and Table of BenediRions, and The Proper of The Time.] THURSDAY f[ BEFORE LAUDS. [See Lauds for Monday.] ST. ET thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. }$;. Like as we have put our truft in Thee. 228 Thurfday ( IN LAUDS. Antiphon. h GAINST Thee, only, have i i I fin - ned, O Lord ! have mer - cy ^e>« up -on me. Oioueae. Psalm L. Miferere mei, Deus. IJAVE mercy upon me, O God. [See Lauds for Monday.} Psalm LXXXIX. [Ps. xc. e. v.] [The Prayer of Mofes, the man of God. A Pfalm for Meditation and Prayer. Prayer for The Lord's people.] o Lord, Thou haft be - come. "^T*>1 t Oioueae. Domine refugium. LORD, Thou haft be- come our refuge : from one generation to another. Before the mountains were made, or the Earth and the world were form- ed : Thou art God from everlafting, and even for evermore. Turn not man away to humiliation : and Thou haft faid, be converted, ye chil- dren of men. For a thoufand years are before thine eyes : but as yefterday, which hath patted away. at Lauds. And as a watch in the night : things that are efteemed as nothing fhall their years be. In the morning he may pafs away; as the grafs in the morning he may flourifh and pafs away : at even-tide fall, grow ftiff, and wither. For we have failed away in thine anger : and by thy wrath have we been troubled. Thou haft fet our mifdeeds in thy fight : and our life in the brightnefs of thy countenance. For all our days have failed : in thine anger have we fallen away. Our days fhall be confidered as a fpider : the days of our years in them are three- fcore years and ten. For if in ftrength they come to four- fcore years : what is more of them is but labour and forrow. For tamenefs cometh upon us : and we fhall be fnatched away. Who hath known the power of thine anger : and by reafon of thy fear can number thy difpleafure? So make known thy right hand : and men inftru&ed in heart, in wifdom. Be turned unto us, O Lord ! how long ?: and be eafily intreated for thy fervants. Early in the morning are we filled with thy mercy : and we have rejoiced and been glad all the days of our life. We have rejoiced for the days wherein Thou haft humbled us : and for the years wherein we faw adverfity. Look down upon thy fervants and upon thy works : and guide their children. And let the Brightnefs of The Lord our God be upon us : and direft Thou the works of our hands upon us ; and direft Thou our handywork. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Tburfday at Lauds. Antipbon. ^3 jflE^E^t Lord, Thou haft become ^=S5=3= X our refuge. [Almighty God ! Who haft planted the Day- ftar in the Heavens, and, fcattering the night, doft reftore morning to the world ; fulfil us, we befeech Thee, with thy mercy, fo that, Thou being our enlightener, all the darknefs of our fins may be difperfed, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Antiphon. N the morning, O Lord, I JM-I ^BW: will meditate upon Thee. Oioueae. Psalm LXII. [Ps. lxiii. e. v.] Deus, Deus me us. Q GOD, my God. [See Lauds for Monday.] ([ The canticle of moses. Exodus xv. o R ever. Oioueae. ET us fing unto The Lord, for He hath been magnified glorioufly : the horfe and his rider hath He thrown into the Sea. The Lord is my might and my praife : and is become my Salvation. He is my God, and I will glorify Him : my father's God, and I will exalt Him. The Lord is as it were a Man of War ; The Almighty is His Name : Pharaoh's 229 chariots and his hoft hath He caft into the Sea. His chofen princes alfo are drowned in the Red Sea : the abylfes have covered them ; they fank into the deep as a ftone. Thy right hand, O Lord, hath been magnified in power ; thy right hand, O Lord, hath fmitten the enemy : and in the multitude of Thy Glory Thou haft overthrown thine adverfaries. Thou fenteft forth thy wrath, which devoured them as ftubble : and in the blaft of thy fury the waters were gathered to- gether. The flowing water ftood ftill : and the abyfles were heaped together in the midft of the Sea. The enemy faid, I will purfue, I will overtake : I will divide the fpofl ; my luft fhall be fatisfied. I will unfheath my fword : and my hand fhall flay them. Thy wind did blow, and the fea covered them : they funk like lead in the rufliing waters. Who is like unto Thee, O Lord ! among the mighty ? : who is like Thee, Glorious in Holinefs, fearful, and to be praifed ; doing wonders ? Thou ftretchedft forth thy hand : and the Earth devoured them. Thou in thy mercy waft the leader : of the people whom Thou hadft redeemed. Thou didft bear them in thy ftrength : unto thy holy habitation. Nations rofe up and were wroth : forrow laid hold on the inhabitants of Philiftia. Then were the Princes of Edom amazed, fear laid hold on the mighty men of Moab : all the inhabitants of Canaan became ftiftened. Let fear and dread fall upon them : through the greatnefs of thine arm. Let them become motionlefs as a ftone : till thy people pafs over, O Lord ! till 230 that thy people pafs over, which Thou haft pofTefled. Thou fhalt bring them in, and plant them in the Mountain of thine inheritance : in the very fure dwelling which Thou haft made for Thee, O Lord ! Thy Sanctuary, O Lord, which thine hands have ftablilhed : The Lord fhall reign for ever and for evermore. For Pharaoh, on his horfe, with his chariots and horfemen, entered into the Sea : and The Lord brought again the waters of the Sea upon them. But the children of Ifrael walked on dry land : in the midft thereof. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. Thurfday at Lauds. 5SE !!♦*■*: Pf. Oioueae. Antiphon. his faints praife ye God. ^E* reign and for ev - er - more Oioueae. Psalms CXLVIIL, CXLIX., CL. Laudate Dominum de Caelis. r\ PRAISE TheLord from the Heavens. [See Lauds for Monday .] Chapter, i Cor. xvi. ATCH ye, and pray ; ftand faft in the faith; quit you like men ; be ftrong. Let all things be done with charity. Thanks be to God. <[ From the FIRST SUNDAY after the OCTAVE of THE EPIPHANY to QUADRAGESIMA, in the ordinary THURSDAY Service, is faid AT LAUDS the following Hymn. Hymnus.* Hymn. t« UX ec - ce ! fur - get au - re - a, Pal - lens fa - tif - cat ex - ci tas, Quae nof-met in praeceps di-u, Er- ro trax - it de - vi - o. E - HOLD ! the golden dawn M a-rile, The pa-ling night for-fakes the *=* fkies ; The mifty ftiades melt into day, Which led our err-ing fenfe aftray. * From Prudentiuz. Thurfday at Lauds. 231 Lux ecce ! furget aurea, Pallens fatifcat caecitas, Quae nofmet in prasceps diu, Errore traxit devio. Haec Lux ferenum conferat, Purofque nos prseftet Sibi ; Nihil loquamur fubdolum, Volvamus obfcurum nihil. Sic tota difcurrat dies ; Ne lingua mendax, nee manus ; Oculi nee peccent lubrici, Nee noxa corpus inquinet. Spectator aftat defuper, Qui nos diebus omnibus, Aftufque noftros profpicit, A luce prima in vefperum. Deo Patri fit Gloria ! Ejufque Soli Filio ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Et nunc et in perpetuum. -* — w- A - men. Behold ! the golden dawn arife, The paling night forfakes the Ikies ; The mifty fhades melt into day, Which led our erring fenfe aflray. Outpour thy gifts, fereneft Light ! And make us faultlefs in thy fight ; Ne'er may we fpeak the words of guile, Dark thoughts our bofoms ne'er defile. So may the day fpeed on ; our tongue No falfehood know, our hands no wrong; Our eyes from wanton gaze refrain, No guilt our guarded bodies ftain. Th' All-feeing, from his throne on high, Surveys us e'er with watchful eye ; Each day our every aft He knows, From early dawn to evening's clofe. Glory to God The Father be ! And Only Son, alike to Thee ! With Thee, Bleft Spirit, Paraclete, Now, and through ages, infinite. men. W. In the morning, O Lord ! I will meditate upon Thee. I£. Becaufe Thou haft been my helper. {[ Throughout the Summer is /aid the Hymn, — Ecce ! jam noclis tenuatur umbra. See ! vanifh faft the paling fhades ofnight. [See Lauds for Monday.} ~W . In the morning, O Lord! I will meditate upon Thee. f$i. Becaufe Thou haft been my helper. Antiphon. 11 §1 MM -E-.-V*-* ^ ' '■ — *- 1 ■! ' N holinefs let us ferve The * — ■— ■„— Lord, and He will deliver us from |=Pi=q=i=„ — -tr-H^S^ our e-ne-mies. Oioueae. Psalm. BenediBus Dominus Deus IJrael. Luke i. DLESSED be The Lord God of Ifrael. \See Lauds for Monday.] Petitions, as on Monday at Lauds. Orifons, as there direcled. Memorials, as above. 232 FRIDAY AT MATINS. Invitatory. Friday at Matins. ^♦-H=^: H E Lord, who made us, >+w & O come, let us wor - ftiip. Pf. O come. Psalm L. Venite exultemus. Q COME, let us be joyful. [For which fee the Common Forms, and Monday at Matins.] |[ From the FIRST SUNDAY after the OCTAVE of THE EPIPHANY to QUADRAGESIMA, in the ordinary FRIDAY Service, is f aid AT MATINS the following Hymn. HYMNUS.y U Trin-i-ta-tis U-ni-tas! r _ ■ _ ^ i ' ■ i * ^ Or - bem po - ten - ter Qui re - i. $ p _ >_■ _ s gis ! — 1 — ■ — 1 At - ten - de lau - dum can - ti - fa — ■— l ■ ■ ■ ■ s ca, Quae ex - cu - ban - tes p — i- -■ ■ ' pfal - li - mus. Tu Trinitatis Unitas ! Orbem potenter Qui regis ! Attende laudum cantica, Quae excubantes pfallimus. Jam leftulo confurgimus, Noftis quieto tempore, Ut flagitemus vulnerum, Ad Te medelam omnium. Hymn. HOU U-ni-ty of Trin-i-ty ! 5ZKE The World's Great Rul-er ! Migh-ty > L p 1 .■ ^ ■■ ,— > — +*-*-+— m 1 ] King ! O hear the anthems of thy p ■!■■"■ ■ _ V praife, Which we thy watch - ing p , - H - - ■ . . „_| fer-vants ling. Thou Unity of Trinity ! TheWorld'sGreatRuler ! Mighty King ! O hear the anthems of thy praife, Which we thy watching fervants fing. Now wakeful from the couch we rife, As nights' calm hours ftill onward roll; Our guilty wounds in mercy heal, Thou great Phyfician of the foul ! y From S. Ambrofe, or of his School. Friday at Matins. 2 33 Quo fraude quicquid demonum, In noftibus deliquimus, Abftergat illud coelitus Tuae poteftas Gloria;. Ne corpus affit fordidum, Nee torpor inflet cordium ; Nee criminis contagio Tepefcat ardor fpiritus. Ob hoc, Redemptor ! quefumus, Nos reple tuo lumine ; Per quod dierum circulis, Nullis ruamus aftibus. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine ; Cum Patre et Sancto Spiritu, Per fempiterna fecula. E :£ men. Whate'er of fin, by fiendifh guile, Hath flamed us in the nightly hour, Now look from Heaven, thy glorious Seat, And cleanfe it by thy mighty power. O make our bodies pure and clean ! Let floth no more our hearts opprefs ; Nor e'er the leprofy of fin, The fervour of our fouls deprefs. We therefore pray Thee, Saviour kind ! Fulfil us with thy blifsful ray ; So in our daily courfe, from Thee By no ill deeds we fall away. All Glory, Lord, be unto Thee ! Born of a Virgin, ever pure ; Father and Holy Ghoft, to Ye, While ages infinite endure. Or, according to the Time, Praefta Pater piiflime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Regnans per omne feculum. A - men. Thefe prayers, O gracious Father, grant ! And Thou, Alone Co-equal Son ! With Thee, Bleft Spirit Paraclete ! Who reign through endlels ages, One ! A - men. {[ Throughout the Summer is /aid the Hymn Nocte furgentes vigilemus omnes. Arise we in the nightly watches waking. [See Matins for Monday. ~\ Psalm LXXX. [Ps. lxxxi. e. v.] [To the end, for the wine-preffes. A Pfalm for Afaph. A Pfalm for praifing God. Voice of The Holy Spirit to the people, and reply of Chrift to The Holy Spirit.] ReEM^^***^ E - joice ye. Oioueae. Exultate Deo. EJOICE ye in God, our helper : fing aloud unto The God of Jacob. Take the Pfalm, give forth the tabret : the merry pfaltery, with the harp. 2 H 2 34 Friday at Matins. Blow up the trumpet in the New Moon : in the high day of your So- lemnity : For this is a ftatute for Ifrael : and a decree for The God of Jacob. This He ordained in Jofeph for a tes- timony, when he came out of the land of Egypt : and heard a language which he had not known. He eafed his moulders from the bur- dens : his hands were ferving in the panniers. In tribulation thou calledft upon me, and I delivered thee : I heard thee in the fecret place of tempeft ; I proved thee at the waters of ftrife. Hear, O my people ! and I will bear witnefs to thee : O Ifrael, if thou wilt hearken unto Me, there fhall no new God be in thee, neither fhalt thou worfhip any ftrange God. I am The Lord thy God, Who brought thee out of the land of Egypt : open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. But my people heard not my voice : and Ifrael hearkened not unto Me. So I let them go according to their own heart's lufls : and they fhall walk in their own inventions. If my people would have hearkened unto Me : if Ifrael had walked in my ways : Haply would I have humbled their enemies as nothing : and ftretched forth my hand againft them that troubled them. The enemies of The Lord have lied unto Him : but their time fhall be for evermore. And He fed them with the fatnefs of corn : and with honey from the rock He fatisfied them. [Open, O Lord ! the mouths of thy fuppliant people, to tell forth thy Glory 5 fo that, leaving behind them the works of Egypt, they may ever rejoice in the confeflion of Thee, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] PSALM LXXXI. [PS. LXXXII. E. V.] [A Pfalm of Afaph. A Pfalm for Meditation. Voice of The Holy Spirit to the people.] Deus fietit. /^.OD hath flood in the congregation of gods : in the midft alfo He judgeth gods. How long do ye judge iniquity : and accept the countenance of finners ? Judge the needy and fatherlefs : do juftice to the humble and poor. Refcue the poor : and deliver the needy from the hand of the finner. They were ignorant, and underftood not; they walk in darknefs : all the foundations of the Earth fhall be moved. I have faid, ye are Gods : and ye are all the children of The Higheft. But ye fhall die like men : and fall like one of the princes. Arife, O God ! judge Thou the Earth : for Thou fhalt take all the Gentiles to thine inheritance. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. rail fc "* ■ ■ ' T ' ^»+ ^ ^ + E - JOICE ye in God, our h ^ -_ 1 "** ■ help - er. [Grant us, O Lord ! according to thy command, to leave off the judgment of iniquity, and to help the neceffity of the poor j fo that we may be wor- thy to be joined to the fellowship of thy children, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Friday at Matins. Psalm LXXXII. [Ps. lxxxiii. e. v.] [Canticle of a Pfalm ofAfaph. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of the Prophet to The Lord for the people.] T as: H o u on - ly art The High - eft. JJEJJggJ Oioueae. Deus, quis Jimilis. C\ GOD, who will be like unto Thee : ^^ keep not filence, refrain not Thyfelf, OGod! For lo ! thine enemies make a mur- muring: and they that hate Thee have lift up their head. They have held malicious counfel againft thy people : and have taken thought againft thy faints. They have faid, Come and let us de- ftroy them from being a people : and let the name of Ifrael be no more in remem- brance. For they have contrived together with one confent againft Thee : they have en- tered into covenant ; the tabernacles of the Idumaeans and the Ifmaelites ; The Moabites and Agarenes, Gebal and Ammon, and Amalek : the ftrangers with the inhabiters of Tyre. Affur alfo came with them : they became the help of the children of Lot. Do Thou to them as unto Madian and Sifera : as unto Jabin at the brook of Kifon. They perifhed at Endor : they became as the dung of the Earth. Make their princes like as Oreb and Zeb : and as Zeba and Salmana. All their princes, who have faid : let us poffefs ourfelves of the Sancluary of God for an inheritance. O my God ! make them like unto a wheel : and as the ftubble before the face of the wind. Like as the fire that burneth up the 235 wood : and as the flame that confumeth the mountains. Even fo fhalt Thou perfecute them with thy tempeft : and in thine anger fhalt Thou trouble them. Fill their faces with fhame : and they fhall feek Thy Name, O Lord ! Let them blufh and be troubled for ever and ever : and let them be confounded and perifli. And they fhall know that Thy Name is The Lord : Thou only The Higheft over all the Earth. [Remove from us, O Lord ! all abundance of error j fo that, forfaking the fins of the Gentiles, we may fear Thee alone, Who dwelled above all the Earth, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm LXXXIII. [Ps. lxxxiv. e. v.] [To the end, for the wine-preffes. A Pfalm for the Sons of Korah. A Pfalm of longing for God, and for Prayer. Voice of The Holy Spirit to The Lord for the Church.] £>uam dilefta. 1LJOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hofts ! : my foul longeth and fainteth for the courts of The Lord. My heart and my flefh : have rejoiced in The Living God. Yea, the fparrow hath found her an houfe, and the turtle a neft for herfelf: where fhe may lay her young : Thine altars, O Lord of Hofts ! : my King and my God ! Bleffed are they that dwell in thy Houfe, O Lord ! : for ever and ever they fhall praife Thee. Bleffed is the man whofe help is from Thee : he hath difpofed his going up in his heart, in the vale of tears, in the place which he hath let. The lawgiver fhall give his bleffing; they will go from ftrength to ftrength : The God of gods fhall be beholden of them in Syon. O Lord God of Hofts ! hearken unto my prayer : in thine ears receive it, O God of Jacob ! 236 Friday at Matins. Behold, O God our prote6tor ! : and look upon the face of Thy Chrift. For one day in thy courts : is better than a thoufand. I had rather be an abjecl: in the Houfe of my God : than to dwell in the taber- nacles of finners. For God loveth mercy and truth : The Lord will give grace and glory. He will not take away good things from them that walk in innocency : O Lord God of Hofts ! bleffed is the man that trufteth in Thee. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. 3E?E^5E HOU only art The Higheft ii^zf.*: o-ver all the Earth. [Eternal God ! Founder of the heavenly dwell- ings ! difpofe, we befeech Thee, our hearts to go from ftrength to ftrength ; fo that we may be worthy to afcend to thy tabernacles, without any falling into fin, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] PSALM LXXXIV. [PS. LXXXV. E. V.] [To the end, a Pfalm for the Sons of Corah. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of The Holy Spirit to The Son.] 3*E9S3! hou haft bleffed. Oioueae Benedixifti, Domtne. r\ LORD, Thou haft bleffed thy land : ^~ J ^ Thou haft turned away the captivity of Jacob. Thou haft forgiven the iniquity of thy people : Thou haft covered all their fins. Thou haft affuaged all thine anger : Thou haft turned away from the wrath of thine indignation. Convert us, O God our Salvation ! : and turn away thine anger from us. Wilt Thou be angry with us for ever ? : Wilt Thou extend thy wrath from one generation to another? O God, be Thou turned, and Thou (halt quicken us : and thy people fhall re- joice in Thee. Lord ! fhew thy mercy upon us : and grant us thy falvation. 1 will hear what The Lord God fpeak- eth concerning me : for He will fpeak peace unto his people ; And unto his faints : and to them that are converted in their heart. Surely his falvation is nigh them that fearHim : that glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth have met together : righteoufnefs and peace have kiffed each other. Truth is fprung out of the Earth : and righteoufnefs hath looked down from Heaven. Moreover, The Lord will beftow his kindnefs : and our Earth fhall yield her fruit. Righteoufnefs fhall go before Him : and fhall order his fteps in the way. [Remit, O Lord ! the iniquity of thy people, and /hew us thy mercy ; and may it prevent and lead us into the way of peace and righteoufnefs, through Chrift our Lord. Amen] PSALM LXXXV. [PS. LXXXVI. E. V.] [A Prayer to David himfelf. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of Chrift to The Father.] Inclina, Domine. t) OW down, O Lord ! thine ear, and hearken unto me : for I am needy and poor. Keep Thou my foul, for I am holy : my God ! fave thy fervant that trufteth in Thee. Be merciful unto me, O Lord, for unto Thee have I cried all the day j make glad the foul of thy fervant : for unto Thee, O Lord ! have I lift up my foul. Friday at Matins. 237 For Thou, Lord, art fweet and gracious : and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee. Give ear, O Lord ! unto my prayer : be intent unto the voice of my intreaty. In the time of my trouble I called upon Thee : for Thou heardeft me. Among the gods there is none like unto Thee, O Lord ! : there is not one that can do after thy works. All nations whomfoever Thou haft made fhall come and worfhip before Thee, O Lord ! : and fhall glorify Thy Name. For Thou art great, and doeft wonders : Thou art God alone. Lead me, O Lord ! in thy way, and I will enter in in thy truth : let my heart rejoice that it may fear Thy Name. I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, my God ! with all my heart : and will glorify Thy Name for evermore. For great is Thy mercy toward me : and Thou haft delivered my foul from the nether Hell. O God, the wicked have rifen up againft me ; and the congregation of the mighty have fought after my foul : and have not fet Thee before their fight. And Thou, O Lord God ! companionate and merciful : long-fuffering, plenteous in mercy, and true, Look Thou upon me, and have mercy upon me ; give thine empire unto thy fer- vant : and fave the fon of thine hand- maid. Shew a token upon me for good, that they who hated me may fee it and be con- founded : becaufe Thou, O Lord ! haft holpen me, and comforted me. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. HOU haft blefled, O Lord! -1 — thy 35^ land. [O Lord ! mew the light of thy countenance upon thy family, and deliver our fouls from the nethermoft Hell ; fo that, ftrengthened by the contemplation of Thee, we may tread under foot the defires of the fleih in fpiritual viftory, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm LXXXVI. [Ps. lxxxvii. e. v.] [To the Sons of Corah, a Pfalm of Canticle. A Pfalm for Meditation. Voice of The Holy Spirit to the Apoftles for the Church.] e r foundations. Oioueae. Fundamenta ejus. "LTER foundations are upon the Holy Mountains : The Lord loveth the gates of Syon more than all the tabernacles of Jacob. Glorious things are fpoken of thee : thou City of God ! I will be mindful of Rahab and Babylon: of them that know me. Behold ye the ftrangers alfo, and they of Tyre, with the people of Ethiopia : they were there. Shall not Syon fay, The Man, and the Man was born in her : and The Moft High Himfelf hath founded her ? The Lord fhall rehearfe it in his writings of the people : and of thofe princes that were in her. So of all them that do rejoice : the habitation is in thee. [O Lord ! Who layeft the foundations of our Faith on the Holy Hills, as if on the mountains of eternity, and with thy defence doft make ready the gates of righteoufneis ; grant to us glorioufly to believe in Thee, and openly to confefs Thee to have been made Man for our redemption, Who liveft and reigneft with The Father and The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen.] 2 3 8 Psalm LXXXVII. [Ps. lxxxvhi. e. v.] [A Pfalm and Canticle to the Sons of Corah. To the end, for Mahaleth to anfwer. Under- standing, and Eman the Ezrahite. A Pfalm of Lamentation. Voice of Chrift in His Paffion.] Domine Deus falutis. C\ LORD God of my falvation ! : I have ^^^ cried day and night before Thee. Let my prayer enter into thy prefence : incline thine ear unto my petition. For my foul is filled with evils : and my life hath drawn nigh unto Hell. I am counted as one of them that go down into the pit : I am become even as a man that hath no help, free among the dead. Like unto them that are wounded, deeping in their fepulchres, whom Thou remembereft no more : and they are call off from thy hand. They laid me in the lower pit : in dark places, and in the fhadow of death. Thy wrath hath lain hard upon me : and all thy waves Thou haft brought in upon me. Thou haft put away mine acquaintance far from me : they have made me an abomination to them. I was betrayed, and went not forth : mine eyes languifhed through poverty. I cried unto Thee, O Lord ! : all the day long I ftretched forth my hands unto Thee. Doft Thou fhew wonders to the dead ? : or ihall phyficians raife to life again, and give praife to Thee ? Shall any one in the fepulchre declare thy mercy : or thy truthfulnefs in de- ftruftion ? Shall thy wondrous works be known in the dark : and thy righteoufnefs in the land of forgetfulnefs ? And unto Thee have I cried, O Lord ! : and early fhall my prayer come before Thee. Lord ! why doft Thou repel my prayer : and turneft away thy face from me ? Friday at Matins. I am poor and in labour from my youth : and when lifted up I was humbled and troubled. Thine anger paffed over me : and thy terrors troubled me. They came round about me like water all the day long : all together they com- parted me. Thou haft put away from me my friend and my neighbour : and mine acquaint- ance from my mifery. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. the Ho - ly Mountains. [Redeemer of all men ! ineffable God of our Salvation ! Who, for us going down beneath the Earth, didft become free among the dead ; hear, we befeech Thee, the morning petitions of thy family, and deliver us from the power of the wicked enemy who layeth fiege againft us, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm LXXXVHI. [Ps. lxxxix. e. v.] [Underftanding. Ethan the Ezrahite. A Pfalm to praife God, and for Meditation. Voice of The Holy Spirit concerning Chrift to The Father.] B fc^Fffl^F^ less - ed be. Oioueae. Mifericordias Domini. HpHE mercies of The Lord : for ever- -*■ more will I fing. From one generation to another : I will tell forth thy truth with my mouth. For Thou haft faid, Mercy lhall be built up for ever in the Heavens : thy truth fhall be prepared in them. I have made a covenant with my cho- Friday at Matins. 239 fen : I have fworn unto David my fervant, Even for ever will I prepare thy feed. And I will build up from one generation to another : thy throne. The Heavens fhall confefs thy wondrous works, O Lord ! : and thy truth in the Church of the faints. For who is he among the clouds that fhall be compared unto The Lord : or be like unto The Lord among the children of God ? God, Who is glorified in the council of the faints : great and terrible over all them that are round about Him. O Lord God of Holts ! who is like unto Thee ? : Thou art mighty, O Lord, and thy truth is about Thee on every fide. Thou ruleft the power of the fea : Thou ftilleft the commotion of its waves. Thou haft humbled the proud like a wounded man : with the arm of thy might Thou haft deftroyed thine enemies. Thine are the Heavens, the Earth alfo is thine : Thou haft laid the foundation of the orb of the Earth and the fulnefs thereof; the North and the Sea Thou haft created. Tabor and Hermon fhall rejoice in Thy Name : thine arm is with power. Let thine hand be ftrengthened, and thy right hand exalted : righteoufnefs and judgement are the preparation of thy throne. Mercy and truth ' fhall go before thy face : blefled is the people, that knoweth rejoicing. O Lord!, in the light of thy countenance they fhall walk, and in Thy Name fhall they exult all the day long : and in thy righteoufnefs fhall they be exalted. For Thou art the Glory of their ftrength : and in thy good pleafure our horn fhall be exalted. For of The Lord is our protection : and of the Holy One of Ifrael, our King. Then Thou fpakeft in vifions unto thy faints : and faidft, I have laid help upon One that is mighty ; I have exalted one chofen out of my people. I have found David, my fervant : with my holy oil have I anointed him. My hand alfo fhall help him : and my arm fhall ftrengthen him. The enemy fhall have no advantage againft him : the fon of wickednefs fhall not draw nigh to hurt him. I will fmite down his foes before his face : and turn to flight them that hate him. My truth, alfo, and my mercy fhall be with him : and in My Name fhall his horn be exalted. I will fet his hand in the fea : and his right hand in the floods. He hath called me, Thou art my Father : my God, and the fupport of my falvation. And I will make him my Firft-born : high above the kings of the Earth. My mercy will I keep for him for ever- more : and my covenant faithful with him. And I will make his feed to endure for evermore : and his throne as the days of Heaven. But if his children fhall forfake my law : and walk not in my judgements; If they profane my ftatutes : and keep not my commandments ; I will vifit their iniquities with the rod : and their fins with fcourges. Neverthelefs, my mercy will I not ut- terly take from him : nor will I do hurt to my truth. Neither will I profane my covenant : nor make void the things that go forth from my lips. Once have I fworn by my Holinefs that I will not lie unto David : his feed fhall abide for ever. And his throne is like as the Sun before me : and as the Moon, perfeft for ever, and a faithful witnefs in Heaven. 240 But Thou haft rejefted and defpifed : and art difpleafed with thy Chrift. Thou haft overthrown the covenant of thy fervant : Thou haft profaned his fanc- tuary on the Earth. Thou haft broken down all his hedges : and made his ftrong-hold fear. All the paffers by have fpoiled him : and he is become a reproach to his neighbours. Thou haft fet up the right hand of his oppreffors : and made all his adverfaries to rejoice. Thou haft turned away the help of his fword : and haft not aided him in the battle. Thou haft deftroyed him without purifi- cation : and caft his throne down to the ground. Thou haft fhortened the days of his time : Thou haft covered him with con- fufion. How long, O Lord, turneft Thou away for ever ? : and fhall thy wrath burn like fire? Remember what my fubftance is : is it that Thou haft made all the children of men in vain? What man is he that fhall live, and not fee death ? : and {hall he deliver his foul from the hand of Hell ? Where are thy ancient mercies, O Lord ? : as Thou haft fworn to David in thy truth ? Remember, O Lord, the reproach of thy fervants : which I have kept in my bofom from many people. Wherewith thine enemies have re- proached, O Lord ! : which they blaf- phemed for the turning away of Thy Chrift. Blefled be The Lord for evermore : So be it ! So be it ! [Deliver our fouls, O Lord, from the hand of Hell j Thou, Who for our fakes didft mightily overthrow the powers of darknefs ; fo that, finging forth the praife of thy mercies, we may be delivered as well from the lhame of our fins, as from that death which is eternal, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Friday at Matins. Psalm LXXXIX. [Ps. xc. e. v.] Domine, refugium. C\ LORD, Thou haft been our refuge is not /aid in Noclurns. [See Lauds for Tburfday.] W Psalm XC. [Ps. xci. e. v.] Qui habitat in adjutorio. HOSO dwelleth under the defence is not f aid in Noil urns. [See Compline J.] Psalm XCI. [Ps. xcn. e. v.] Bonum eft confteri. TT is a good thing to give thanks is not /aid in Noclurns. [See Lauds for Saturday.] Psalm XCII. [Ps. xciii. e. v.] Dominus regnavit. '"PHE Lord hath reigned is not /aid in Noclurns. [See Lauds for Sunday.] Psalm XCIII. [Ps. xciv. e. v.] [A Pfalm to David himfelf on the Fourth from the Sabbath. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of the Apoftles to The Lord, as to their perfecutions.] Deus ultionum. ' I 'HE Lord is A God of vengeance : The God of vengeance hath done freely. Exalt Thyfelf, Thou that judgest the world : render retribution to the proud. O Lord ! how long fhall the finners : how long fhall the finners triumph ? Shall they utter and fpeak iniquity ? : fhall all fpeak who work unrighteoufnefs ? Thy people, O Lord ! have they hum- bled : and have vexed thine heritage. They have murdered the widow, and the ftranger : and flain the fatherlefs. Friday at Matins. And they faid, The Lord fhall not fee : neither fhall The God of Jacob under- ftand. Underftand, ye unwife among the peo- ple : and ye fools, fometime be wife. He that planted the ear, fhall He not hear ? : or He that fafhioned the eye, doth He not confider ? He that chaftifeth the heathen, fhall not He rebuke ? : He that teacheth man knowledge ? The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man : that they are but vain. Bleffed is the man whom Thou fhalt inftrucl:, O Lord : and fhalt have taught him out of thy law. That Thou mayeft give reft to him from the evil days : until the pit be digged for the finner. For The Lord will not caft off his people : neither will He forfake his in- heritance. Until righteoufnefs be turned again unto judgment : and they that are near it are all the upright in heart. Who will rife up with me againft the malicious doers ? : or who will ftand with me againft the workers of ini- quity ? But that The Lord helped me : my foul had almoft dwelt in Hell. When I faid, My foot is moved : thy mercy, O Lord ! affifted me. According to the multitude of my for- rows in my heart : thy comforts rejoiced my foul. Doth the feat of iniquity hold faft by thee : who frameft labour in command- ment ? They will hunt after the foul of the righteous : and condemn the innocent blood. And The Lord is become a refuge unto me : and my God the helper of my hope. He fhall recompenfe them their own wickednefs, and deftroy them in their 241 malice : The Lord our God fhall deftroy them. [Lord of all goodnefs ! inftruft us in thy law, and be to us a refuge in time of trouble ; and do Thou, Who teacheft man prudence and knowledge in the judgment, forfake not thine inheritance, through Chrift our Lord. Amen. J Psalm XCIV. [Ps. xcv. e. v.] [This Pfalm is not faid at JN 08 urns.] [A Canticle of Praife to David himfelf. A Pfalm of Invitation to praife God.] Venite exultemus. C\ COME, let us be joyful in The ^"^ Lord : let us rejoice in God our Sal- vation. Let us come before his face with thankfgiving : and with pfalms rejoice before Him. For The Lord is a Great God : and a Great King above all gods. For in his hand are all the confines of the Earth : and the heighths of the moun- tains are his. For his is the Sea, and He made it : and his hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worfhip and fall down, and weep before the Lord, who made us : for He is our God ; And we are the people of his pafture : and fheep of his hand. To-day, if ye fhall have heard his voice : harden not your hearts. As in the provocation : according to the day of temptation in the wildernefs. When your fathers tempted me : proved me, and faw my works. For forty years was I offended with that generation : and faid, they do alway err in their hearts ; And thefe men have not known my ways : as I fware in my wrath, if they fhall enter into my reft. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Friday at Matins. evermore. Psalm XCV. [Ps. xcvi. e. v.] [A Canticle to David himfelf, when his houfe was built, after the Captivity. A Pfalm for praifing God. Voice of the Apoftles to the people, that vain is the fervice of Idols.] S^ , l-^ay^: i n g ye unto The Lord. Oioueae. Cantate Domino. CING unto The Lord a new fbng : ling unto The Lord all the whole Earth. Sing ye unto The Lord, and blefs ye His Name : be telling from day to day of His Salvation. Declare His Glory unto the Gentiles : and his wonders unto all people. For The Lord is great, and exceedingly to be praifed : He is more to be feared than all gods. For all the gods of the Gentiles are but devils : but The Lord made the Heavens. Praife and beauty are in his prefence : Holinefs and Majefty in his Sanctuary. Bring unto The Lord, ye kindreds of the Gentiles, bring unto The Lord Glory and Honour : bring unto The Lord Glory unto His Name. Take up facrifices, and enter into his courts : worfhip The Lord in his Holy Court. Let the whole Earth be moved from before his face : tell ye among the Gen- tiles that The Lord hath reigned. For He hath fet upright the orb of the Earth, which fhall not be moved : He fhall judge the people with equity. Let the Heavens rejoice, and let the Earth be glad ; let the Sea be moved, and the fulnefs thereof: the fields fhall rejoice, and all things that are in them. Then (hall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the face of The Lord, for He cometh : for He cometh to judge the Earth. He fhall judge the orb of the Earth with equity : and the people with his truth. [Maker of Heaven and Earth, and Creator of the Sea! Whom, (lain by the wickednefs of the Gentiles, we praife in the melody of fong ; we pray Thee, that, like as we thy fuppliants do con- fefs Thee for our King, fo, laying afide the errors of the Gentiles, we may with earneft longing await the Glory of thine Advent, Who liveft and reigneft with The Father and The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen.] Psalm XCVI. [Ps. xcvii. e. v.] [To David, when his land was reftored. A Pfalm to praife Chrift. Voice of the Apoftles to believers, as to the reign of Chrift.] Dominus regnavit exultet. 'HpHE Lord hath reigned, let the Earth rejoice : let the multitude of the ifles be glad. Clouds and darknefs are round about Him : righteoufnefs and judgement are the fupport of his throne. There fhall go forth a fire before Him : and burn up his enemies round about. His lightnings fhone forth upon the orb of the Earth : the Earth faw it, and was moved. The mountains melted like wax before the face of The Lord : all the whole Earth before the face of The Lord. The Heavens have declared his righte- oufnefs : and all the people have feen His Glory. Confounded be all they that worfhip carved images : and that glory in their idols. Worfhip Him, all ye His Angels : Syon heard of it, and rejoiced. And the daughters of Judah exulted : becaufe of thy judgements, O Lord ! Friday at Lauds. 2 43 For Thou, Lord, art The Mod Higher* over all the Earth : Thou art exalted far above all gods. O ye that love The Lord, hate the thing which is evil : The Lord preferveth the fouls of his faints, He fhall deliver them from the hand of the finner. There is fprung up a light for the righteous : and gladnefs for fuch as are upright in heart. Rejoice in The Lord, ye righteous : and give thanks for a remembrance of His Holinefs. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. ING ye unto The Lord, and !E ^^: blefs ye His Name. [O God ! Guardian of the fouls of the faints ! Whofe kingdom is the perfecting of the juft ! grant, we befeech Thee, that the light of Prophets and Evangelifts may beam forth in our times ; and, if hidden by any veil, may be openly revealed by Thy Holy Spirit, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] y. Let my prayer enter into thy pre- fence, O Lord. j^;. Incline thine ear unto my prayer. [Here follow OUR FATHER and I BELIEVE IN GOD and the Proper Leffons, each preceded by their Proper Benediclions, and followed by their refpeilive Verjicles and Refponfories.J [See the Office of Matins for Sunday Morning, and the Note there, the Com- mon Forms and Table of Benediclions, and The Proper and Common of The Time, and of the Saints.] FRIDAY f[ BEFORE LAUDS. [See Lauds for Monday. 1 ^ JP. ET thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. I£. Like as we have put our truft in Thee. C IN LAUDS. Antiphon. =*— ■-■— Pta 1— ITH Thy Chief Spi - rit i=t ef-tab-lifh my heart, O God. Oioueae. Psalm L. Miferere mei, Deus. 1LJAVE mercy upon me, O God. [See Lauds for Monday.] Psalm CXLII. [Ps. cxliii. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David, when Abfalom, his fon, purfued him. A Penitential Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of the Apoftle Paul to Chrift ; O Lord, I fly to Thee, grant me to do thy will, for Thou art my Lord.] Domine, ex audi orationem me am, et. LORD ! hear my prayer, give ear to my fupplica- tion : in thy truth hearken unto me, in thy righte- oufnefs. And enter not into judgement with thy fervant : for in thy fight fhall no man living be juftified. 244 For the enemy hath perfecuted my foul : he hath humbled my life in the dull. He hath laid me in the darknefs as the men that have been long dead : and my fpirit is anguifhed within me, and my heart within me is troubled. I remembered the ancient days, I mufed upon all thy works : I meditated on the doings of thy hands. I ftretched forth my hands unto Thee : my foul like a land without water unto Thee. Hear me fpeedily, O Lord ! : my fpirit hath waxed faint. Turn not away thy face from me : and I be like unto them that go down into the pit. Make thy mercy heard of me betimes in the morning : for in Thee have I trufted. Make known to me the way that I mould walk in : for unto Thee have I lifted up my foul. Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord ! I have fled unto Thee : teach me to do thy will, for Thou art my God. Let Thy Good Spirit lead me forth in- to the righteous land : for Thy Name's fake, O Lord, Thou fhalt quicken me in thine equity. Thou (halt bring my foul out of trouble : and in thy mercy Thou wilt deftroy all mine enemies. Thou wilt cut off all them that vex my foul : for I am thy fervant. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft. ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. Friday at Lauds. [O God ! Who, in the holy morning of Thy Refurre&ion, madeft thy joy to be heard, when, returning from Hell, Thou didft fill the Earth with gladnefs, which Thou hadft left in gloom ; we befeech The ineffable Majefty of thy Power, that as Thou didft caufe the holy company of the Apoftles to rejoice in thy rifing, fo Thou wouldft vouchfafe to illumine this Thy Church, which with outftretched hands doth befeech Thee, with the radiance of thy celeftial fplendour, Who liveft and reigneft with The Father and The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. J Antiphon. un-to me, O Lord ! Oioueae. thy countenance upon us. Oioueae. Psalm LXII. [Ps. lxiii. e. v.] Deus, Deus mens. r\ GOD, my God. [See Lauds for Monday.] |[ The canticle of abacuc the PROPHET. [A Prayer of Abacuc the Prophet upon Shigionoth, for ignorances.] Lord, I heard. Oioueae. Chapter m. LORD, I heard thy report : and I was afraid. O Lord ! thy work : in the midil of the years revive it. In the midil of the years Thou fhalt make known : although Thou art angry Thou wilt remember mercy. God fhall come from the South : and The Holy One from Mount Pharan. His Glory covered the Heavens : and the Earth is full of his praife. His Brightnefs fhall be as the light : horns were in his hand. Friday at Lauds. 245 There was his might hidden : death (hall go before his face. Satan fhall come forth before his feet : He flood and meafured the Earth. He beheld and melted the nations : and the everlafting mountains were crufhed. The hills of the Earth were bowed : by the goings forth of his Eternity. I faw the tents of Ethiopia for their iniquity : and the curtains of the land of Madian were troubled. Waft Thou angry with the rivers, O Lord?: or was thy wrath againft the rivers, or was thy indignation againft the fea ? Thou, Who wilt ride upon thy horfes : and thy chariots are falvation. Thou wilt aroufe and wake up thy bow : the oaths which Thou haft fpoken to thy tribes. Thou fhalt cleave rivers on the Earth ; the mountains faw Thee and were grieved : the flood of waters pafled away. The abyfs uttered his voice : the deep lifted up his hands. The Sun and Moon flood ftill in their habitation : in the light of thine arrows, and at the fliining of thy glittering fpear, they fhall go. In indignation Thou fhalt tread under foot the land : in thy wrath Thou wilt aftonifh the nations. Thou wenteft forth for the falvation of thy people : for falvation with Thy Chrift. Thou haft wounded the head out of the houfe of the wicked : Thou haft laid bare his foundation even unto the neck. Thou haft curfed his fceptres, the head of his warriors : who came out as a whirl- wind to fcatter me. Their rejoicing : was like his who de- voureth the poor fecretly. Thou madeft a way in the fea for thine horfes : through the mire of many waters. I heard, and my bofom was troubled : my lips quivered at the voice. Let rottennefs enter into my bones : and fwarm under me. That I may reft in the day of trouble : that I may go up to our people who are girded. Although the figtree fhall not bloflbm : and there fhall be no fprout in the vines ; The labour of the olive fhall fail : and the fields fhall yield no food ; The flock fhall be cut off from the fold : and there fhall be no herd in the flails ; Yet I will rejoice in The Lord : I will joy in God my Jefus. The Lord God is my ftrength : and He will make my feet like harts' feet. And He, the Conqueror, will lead me forth upon mine high places : finging with pfalmody. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antipbon. z+-r LORD, I heard thy ♦=P t- report, and I was a - fraid. [O Lord Jefus Chrift, Who didft will to be (hewn forth in the fubftance of our mortality, and fuffering for us didft not refufe to fubmit to the horns of the Crofs ; grant, we befeech Thee, that we may be worthy to be made partakers of Thy Divinity, and may ever glory and rejoice in Thee, Who liveft and reigneft in the Unity of The Father and The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen.] Antipbon. I T H cym - bals and E^EEBE^BlE^i -♦p.— dances, with firings and or - gan, laud :|=W:«.^**=1: ye God. Oioueae. 246 o Psalms CXLVIII., CXLIX Laudate Domirtum de Coelis. PRAISE The Lord from theHeavens. [See Lauds for Sunday and Monday.\ Friday at Lauds. CL. Chatter, i Cor. xvi. ATCH ye, and pray ; Hand fall in the faith ; quit you like men ; be ftrong. Let all things be done with charity. Thanks be to God. ([ From the FIRST SUNDAY after the OCTAVE of THE EPIPHANY to S^UADRAGESIMA, in the ordinary FRIDAY Service, is faid AT LAUDS the following Hymn. HYMNUSS Mt - TER-NA Cce-li Glo-ri- T 3=3: - a ! Be - a - ta fpes mor - ta li - um ! Cel - Ji To - nan - tis U - 1=3^^=3=^ ni - ce ! Caf - tas - que Pro - les Vir - gin - is ! Sterna Cceli Gloria ! Beata fpes mortalium ! Celfi Tonantis Unice ! Caflasque Proles Virginis ! Da dexteram furgentibus, Exurgat ut mens fobria ; Flagranfque in laudem Dei Grates rependat debitas. Ortus refulget Lucifer, Sparfamque lucem nuntiat ; Cadit caligo noflium, Lux Sandla nos illuminet ! Hymn. TERNAL Glory of The * Heaven ! Thou bliff-ful hope of man forgiven ! Son of The Highefl ! God *» B ■ - A—^ =1 ^ ■ -«- Moll Blefl! s Pure off-fpring of a s *1~. i 4- Vir-gin chaile ! Eternal Glory of the Heaven ! Thou blifsful hope of man forgiven ! Son of The Highefl! God Moll Blefl: ! Pure Offspring of a Virgin chaile ! Uplift us with thine arm of might, So may our fouls rife pure and bright ; So with the praife of God inflame, And fpeak thankfgivings to His Name. Refulgent beams the Star of dawn, And heralds forth the coming morn ; The darknefs of the night departs, O Holy Light, illume our hearts ! From S. Ambroje, or of /lis School. Saturday at Matins. 247 Manenfque noftris fenfibus, Noftem repellat feculi ; Omnique fine diei, Purgata fervet peftora ; Quafita jam primum Fides Radicet altis fenfibus ; Secunda Spes congaudeat, Quo major extat Charitas. Deo Patri fit Gloria ! Ejufque Soli Filio ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Et nunc et in perpetuum. 37". In the morning, O Lord! I will meditate upon Thee. Jfr. Becaufe Thou haft been my helper. f[ Throughout the Summer is /aid the Hymn Ecce ! jam noctis tenuatur umbra. See! vanifhfaftthe paling fhades of night. [For which fee Lauds for Sunday, Monday, and other days, after which] J7". In the morning, O Lord ! I will meditate upon Thee. ]$. Becaufe Thou haft been my helper. Antipbon. HROUGH the bow -els of s JL N ■ ' ! mer - cy of our God, where -by g= _ B. _■ 1 rm~ J* ?t=i=l --■ — — 1 — the Day-fpring from on high hath Within our fenfes ever dwell, And worldly darknefs thence expel ; Long as the days of life endure, Preferve our breafts devout and pure ; The Faith of old by faints poflefled, Root deep within our inmoft breaft ; Let Hope with joy triumphant glow, And Love in ftrength and fervour grow. To God The Father, Glory be, And Only Son, alike to Thee ; With The Bleft Spirit Paraclete, Now, and through ages infinite. (t vi - fit - ed us. Oioueae. Psalm. Benediclus Dominus Deus Ifrael. RLESSED be The Lord God of Ifrael. [For which fee Lauds for Sunday and Monday.] Petitions as on Monday at Lauds. Orifons, as there dire tied. Memorials, as above. SATURDAY AT MATINS. Invitatory. «s*FW=« H E Lord our God, Choir. O 5 E3E2i ii^5 come, let us worfhip. Pf. O come. 248 Saturday at Matins. Psalm XCIV. [Ps. xcv. e. v.] Fertile exultemus. COME, let us be joyful in The Lord, let us rejoice in God our Salvation : Let us come before his face with thankfgiving, and with Pfalms rejoice before Him. Cboir. The Lord our God, O come let us worfhip. For The Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods : for The Lord will not reject his people, fince in his hand are all the confines of the Earth, and the heighth of the mountains He be- holdeth. Cboir. O come let us worfhip. For his is the Sea, and He made it, and his hands founded the dry land : O come let us worfhip and fall down before God, let us weep before The Lord that made us ; for He is The Lord our God, we are his people and the fheep of his pafture. Clerk. The Lord our God Choir. O come let us worfhip. To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the pro- vocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wildernefs : when your fathers tempted Me, proved Me, and faw my works. Choir. O come let us worfhip. Forty years was I very near at hand to this generation, and faid, they do alway err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways : to whom I fware in my wrath, if they fhall enter into my reft. Choir. The Lord our God, O come let us worfhip. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be: world without end. Amen. Choir. O come let us worfhip. Clerk. The Lord our God, Choir. O come let us worfhip. {[ The following Hymn is only faid on the SATURDAY next before the FIRST SUNDAY in QUADRAGESIMA, when it is the ordinary SATURDAY Service. HYMNUS.* 3!EE± UM-M^E De-us cle-men- - ti - as ! Mun - di - que Fac -^tP-' ■ -^Jli EEEi - tor ma-chi-na; ; U-nus po-ten - ti - a - li - ter, Tri - nuf- que Per - = i=^ : ?=?F fon - al - i - ter Hymn. H O U Framer of Earth's fa-bric ! hear ! Great God of bound- - lefs cle-men-cy ! One in e - ter - nal pow'r and might ! In Per - fon un - =i=* "t - di - vid - ed Thee ! From S. Ambrofey or of Ms School. Saturday SumMjE Deus dementias ! Mundique Factor machina; ! Unus Potentialiter, Trinufque Perfonaliter ! Noftros pius cum canticis Fletus benigne fufcipe ; Quo corde puro fordibus, Te perfruamur largius. Lumbos jecurque morbidum, Adure igne congruo ; Accinfti ut fint perpetim, Luxu remoto peffimo. Ut quique horas nodtium Nunc concinendo rumpimus, Donis beatae patrias, Ditemur omnes affatim. Praefta Pater piiffime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito ! Regnans per omne feculum. Amen. at Matins. 249 Thou Framer of Earth's fabric ! hear, Great God of boundlefs clemency ! One, in eternal Power and Might, In Perfon undivided Three ! Thefe morning hymns in love receive, Which we with mingling tears outpour ; That fo our hearts from guilt fet free, We may joy in Thee more and more. Our reins and heart difeafed by fin, Purge throughly with thy chaltening fire; So may our loins be girt within, And banifhed every ill defire. Now, as we wake the midnight hours In choral ftrains of prayer and praife, Enrich us with the plenteous gifts Of Heaven, thy blifsful dwelling-place. Thefe prayers, moft gracious Father! grant, And Thou, Co-equal Only Son ! And Holy Ghoft The Comforter ! Who reign through end lefs ages, One! Amen. ([ Throughout the Summer is /aid the Hymn Nocte furgentes vigilemus omnes. Arise we in the nightly watches waking. [See Matins for Sunday Morning.] Psalm XCVII. [Ps. xcviii. e. v.] [A Pfalm to David himfelf. A Pfalm of tri- umph to praife Chrift. Voice of Apoftles rejoicing in the Refurre&ion of Chrift.] *c *± t**l= o r marvellous things. Oioueae. Cantate Domino. ING ye unto The Lord a new fong : for He hath done marvellous things. His Right Hand hath brought falvation to Him- ij felf: and his Holy Arm. The Lord hath made known his falva- tion : his righteoufnefs hath He openly fhewed in the fight of the Gentiles. He hath remembered his mercy : and his truth toward the houfe of Ifrael. All the borders of the world have feen the falvation of our God : rejoice in God, all the Earth; fing ye, exult, and fing pfalms. Sing ye pfalms unto The Lord upon the harp ; upon the harp and with the voice of pfalmody : with long trumpets and the voice of the cornet. O fhew yourfelves joyful before The Lord The King ; let the Sea be moved, and the fulnefs thereof: the orb of the worlds, and they that dwell therein. Let the floods clap their hands, and the mountains exult together before The Lord : for He cometh to judge the Earth. He fhall judge the orb of the worlds with righteoufnefs : and the people with equity. [Send forth, O Lord ! Thy Salvation into our hearts, Who haft revealed thy righteoufnefs unto all nations ; and do Thou, Who didft once come to be judged by the Gentiles, when Thou malt come again, grant thy mercy to thofe for whofe fake Thou waft judged, Who liveft and reigneft God, world without end. Amen.] 2 K 250 Saturday at Matins. Psalm XCVIII. [Ps. xcix. e. v.] [A Pfalm to David himfelf. A Pfalm for praifing Chrift. Voice of Apoftles to the Jews to believe rather than wonder, who, although they are wroth, yet Chrift obtains the kingdom.] Dominus regnavit, irafcantur. ' I *HE Lord hath reigned, though the people be angry : Who fitteft above the Cherubim, though the Earth be moved. The Lord is great in Syon : and very high above all people. Let them give thanks unto Thy great Name, for it is fearful and Holy : and the honour of The King loveth judgement. Thou haft prepared ftatutes : Thou haft executed judgement and juftice in Jacob. Exalt ye The Lord our God, and wor- fhip at his footftool : for it is holy. Mofes and Aaron among his Priefts : and Samuel among fuch as call upon His Name. They called upon The Lord, and He heard them : in the pillar of the cloud He fpake unto them. They kept his teftimonies : and the precept that He gave them. O Lord our God ! Thou heardeft them ; Thou, O God ! waft favourable unto them : and punifhedft all their own in- ventions. Exalt ye The Lord our God, and wor- fhip in his Holy Mountain : for The Lord our God is Holy. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. O R marvellous things hath 3*E* The Lord done. [Lord ! upon thy lofty throne we pray and in- treat Thee, that, by thy light ihining as a pillar in the night, we, as an order of Priefts, may be preferved by Thee our Guardian, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm XCIX. [Ps. c. E. v.] [A Pfalm in Confeffion. A Pfalm for praifing God. Voice of the Church to the people.] o o be joy-ful. Oioueae. Jubilate Deo omnis Terra. BE joyful in God all the whole Earth : ferve ye The Lord with gladnefs. Enter ye in before his prefence : with rejoicing. Be ye fure that The Lord He is God : He hath made us, and not we ourfelves. Ye, his people, and fheep of his pafture, enter into his gates with thankfgiving : into his courts with hymns ; give ye thanks unto Him. Praife ye His Name, for The Lord is gracious ; his mercy is everlafting : and even from generation to generation, is his truth. [O Eternal God ! we rejoice before Thee with joy and gladnefs ; befeeching Thee that the gates of our fins may be unlocked within us by thy praifes, and may ever be open to mercy and truth, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] PSALM C. [Ps. CI. E. V.] [A Pfalm to David himfelf. A Pfalm of Medi- tation. Voice of the Penitent.] Mifericordiam et judicium. OF mercy and judgement : unto Thee, O Lord, will I fing. I will fing pfalmody, and have un- derftanding in the undefined way : when Thou fhalt come unto me. I will walk in the innocence of my heart : in the midft of my houfe. I fet not before mine eyes the unjuft Saturday at Matins. thing : I hated them who practife deceits. A froward heart cleaved not unto me : I knew not the malicious man who turned afide from me. He that privily flandereth his neighbour: him did I purfue. The man of a proud eye and infatiable heart : with him I eat not. Mine eyes are upon the faithful in the land, that they may fit with me : he that walketh in the undefiled way, miniftered to me. He mail not dwell in the midft of my houfe that doeth pride : he that fpeaketh wickedly, ruled not in mine eyes. In the morning I flew all the din- ners of the Earth : that I might deftroy from the City of The Lord, all that work iniquity. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon BE joy-ful in God, all =t the whole Earth. [O God of ftrength ! palling all underftanding ! Who mercifully giveft to thy people mercy and judgment ; grant to us, we befeech Thee, faith- fully to love Thee, to walk in the way of righte- oufnefs, and to hate the accurfed fins of vanity and pride, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] PSALM CI. [Ps. CII. E. V.] [Prayer of the poor, when he is anxious, and poureth forth his petition before God. Penitential Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of the Church to Chrift.] L te rf=5t*^ et my crying. Oioueae. Domine, exaudi orationem meant. /"\ LORD ! hear my prayer : and let ^ > ^ my crying come unto Thee. 251 Turn not away thy face from me : in what day foever I am in trouble, incline thine ear unto me. In what day foever I call upon Thee : hear me fpeedily. For my days have vanifhed like fmoke : and my bones, as it were a fire-brand, are dried up. I am fmitten like grafs, and my heart is withered : for I forgot to eat my bread. For the voice of my groaning : my bones cleaved to my flefli. I became like a pelican in the wilder- nefs : I became as it were an owl that is in a dwelling. I watched : and became even as it were a fparrow, folitary upon the roof. All the day long mine enemies reviled me : and they that praifed me are fworn together againft me. For I have eaten afhes as it were bread : and I mingled my drink with weeping. From before the face of thine indigna- tion : for lifting me up, Thou haft caft me down. My days have fallen away like a lhadow : and I am withered like the hay. But Thou, O Lord ! abideft for ever : and thy remembrance from generation to generation. Thou arifing, O Lord ! fhalt have mercy upon Syon : for it is time that Thou have mercy upon her ; yea, the time is come. For her ftones have pleafed thy fervants : and they fhall have pity on her land. And the Gentiles fhall fear Thy Name, O Lord : and all the kings of the Earth thy glory. For the Lord hath built up Syon : and He fhall be feen in his Glory. He hath had regard unto the prayer of the humble : and hath not defpifed their petition. Let thefe things be written for another generation : and the people which fhall be created fhall praife The Lord. For He hath looked forth from his lofty 252 Saturday at Matins. fanftuary : The Lord from Heaven hath beheld the Earth ; That He might hear the moans of the bondmen : and loofe the children of them that are appointed unto death. That they may declare in Syon The Name of The Lord : and his praife in Jerufalem. In the aflembling of the people together : and the kings alfo, to ferve The Lord. He anfwered him in the way of his might : declare unto me the fewnefs of my days. Call me not away in the midft of mine age : from generation to generation are thy years. Thou, Lord ! in the beginning, haft founded the Earth : and the Heavens are the works of thy hands. They Ihall perifh, but Thou endureft : they all fhall wax old, as doth a veftment : And as a garment fhalt Thou change them, and they fhall be changed : but Thou art the very fame, and thy years fhall not fail. The children of thy fervants fhall dwell : and their feed fhall be guided aright for ever. [O Lord ! Who heareft prayer, give ear to the petitions of thy fuppliants ; fo that we, who, taken captive by our fins, are as it were withered like grafs, may be delivered by the regards of thy celeftial mercy, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm CIL [Ps. cm. e. v.] [Pfalm to David himfelf. Pfalm of Thankf- giving. The Voice of Believers.] Bene die, anima mea, Domino ; et. OLESS The Lord, O my foul ! : and all -*-* that is within me, His Holy Name. Blefs The Lord, O my foul ! : and forget not all his recompenfes. Who is forgiving to all thine iniquities : Who healeth all thine infirmities. Who redeemeth thy life from deftruc- tion : Who crowneth thee with mercy and compaffions. Who fatisfieth thy defire with good things : thy youth fhall be renewed as the eagles. The Lord doeth mercies : and judge- ment for them that fuffer wrong. He made known his ways unto Mofes : his will unto the children of Ifrael. The Lord is companionate and merciful : long-fuffering, and very pitiful. He will not alway be angry : neither will He threaten for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our fins : nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For, as the height of the Heavens is above the Earth : fo hath He eftab- lifhed his mercy toward them that fear Him. As far as the Eaft is from the Weft : fo far hath He fet our iniquities from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, fo hath the Lord compaffion upon them that fear Him : for He knoweth our frame. He hath remembered that we are dull : a man like as grafs in his days ; as a flower of the field, fo fhall he bloom forth. For the wind fhall pafs over it, and it fhall not abide : and it fhall know its place no more. But the mercy of the Lord is for ever- lafting : and even for ever upon them that fear Him. And his righteoufnefs upon children's children : upon fuch as keep his cove- nant ; And are mindful of his commandments: to do them. The Lord hath prepared his feat in Heaven : and his Kingdom fhall rule over all. Blefs The Lord, all ye Angels of His : ye that excel in ftrength, performing his word, and hearkening unto the voice of his fpeech. Blefs The Lord, all ye his hofts : ye fervants of His that do his pleafure. Blefs The Lord, all ye works of His : Saturday at Matins. 253 in all places of his dominion ; blefs The Lord, O my foul ! Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. Thee, O God. [O Lord ! heal the infirmities of thy people, Who doft ever as a Father pity us finners ; fo that, releafed from the pains of everlafting death, our fouls may blefs Thee, and our lives glorify Thee, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm CIII. [Ps. civ. e. v.] [A Pfalm to David himfelf. Pfalm of the Creation of the World, and to praife its Creator. Voice of The Holy Spirit refpefting the Creation of the World.] gEpEiJ ^^+iiJ^i LESS. Oioueae. Benedic, anima mea t Domino Domine. (ii.) OLESS The Lord, O my foul ! : O Lord my God, Thou art magnified exceed- ingly. Thou haft put on praife and beauty : Thou art clothed with light, as with a vefture. Spreading out the Heaven like a fkin : Who covereth its higher regionswith water. Who makeft the cloud thy afcent : Who walkeft upon the wings of the winds. Who makeft thy Angels fpirits : and thy minifters burning fire. Who haft founded the Earth upon its bafe : it fhall not bow for ever and ever. The abyfs, like a veftment, is its cloth- ing : upon the mountains fhall the waters ftand. From thy rebuke they fhall flee : at the voice of thy thunder they fhall be afraid. The mountains rife up, and the plains defcend : unto the place which Thou haft founded for them. Thou haft fet them a bound which they fhall not pafs : neither be turned again to cover the Earth. Thou Who fendeft forth the fprings into the valleys : between the midft of the mountains the waters fhall flow. All beafts of the field fhall drink : and the wild affes fhall long for them in their thirft. Above them fhall the fowls of the air dwell : from the midft of the rocks they fhall utter their voices. Watering the mountains from their higher regions : the Earth fhall be fatiated with the fruit of thy works. Bringing forth grafs for the cattle : and herb for the fervice of man. That Thou mayeft bring bread out of the Earth : and wine may make glad the heart of man. That he may cheer his countenance with oil : and bread may ftrengthen man's heart. The trees of the plain alfo fhall be full, and the cedars of Libanus, which he hath planted : therein the birds fhall make their nefts. The houfe of the heron is their chief: the high mountains for the flags ; the rocks is a refuge for the conies. He made the Moon for feafons : and the Sun knoweth his going down. Thou didft appoint darknefs, and it be- came night : wherein all the beafts of the foreft fhall roam. The lions' whelps roaring after their prey : and that they may feek for them- felves their meat from God. The Sun arifeth, and they are gathered together : and fhall lie down in their dens. Man will go forth to his work : and to his labour until the evening. How magnificent are thy works, O 254 Lord ! : in wifdom haft Thou made them all ; the Earth is full of thy wealth. So is the fea great and wide with its arms : therein are reptiles which are in- numerable. Animals fmall and great : there pafs through the fhips. That dragon which Thou haft formed to take his paftime therein : thefe wait all upon Thee to give them food in due feafon. At thy giving it them they fhall gather it : when Thou openeft thy hand all things fhall be filled with good. But when Thou turned away thy face they fhall be troubled : Thou fhalt take away their breath and they fhall fail, and return again to their duft. Send forth thy Spirit, and they fhall be created : and Thou fhalt renew the face of the Earth. Let the Glory of The Lord be for ever : The Lord fhall rejoice in his works. Who looketh upon the Earth, and maketh it tremble : Who toucheth the mountains, and they fmoke. I will fing unto The Lord as long as I live : I will fing pfalms to my God while I have my being. Let my fpeech be pleafing to Him : and I will delight in The Lord. Let finners fail from off the Earth, and the wicked fo that they be not : blefs The Lord, O my foul. [Almighty and glorious God ! Who repleniiheft the dry Earth with plenteous fruit ; grant us, we befeech Thee, with a fpiritual mind to behold thy afcent into Glory ; that fo, while we look upward after Thee, we may ever meditate on thofe things which are heavenly, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm CIV. [Ps. cv. e. v.] [Alleluya. A Pfalm for praifing God. Alle- luya in Confeffion of the works of The Lord.] Confitemini Domino, et Invocate. C* IVE ye thanks unto The Lord, and call ^^ upon His Name : tell ye forth among the Gentiles his works. Saturday at Matins. Sing ye unto Him, yea, fing pfalms unto Him : fpeak ye of all his wonders ; Glory ye in His Holy Name. Let the heart of them be glad that feek The Lord ; feek ye The Lord, and be ftrengthened : feek his face evermore. Remember the marvellous works that He hath done : his wonders and the judgements of his mouth. Ye feed of Abraham, his fervant : ye children of Jacob, his chofen. He is The Lord our God : his judge- ments are in the whole world. He hath been mindful of his covenant for ever : of the word which He com- mended to a thoufand generations. Which He fettled with Abraham : and of his oath unto Ifaac. And appointed the fame unto Jacob for a precept : and to Ifrael for an everlafting teftament. Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan : the line of your inheritance. When there were yet fmall in number : very few, and fojourners therein. And they paffed from one nation to another : from one kingdom to another people. He fuffered no man to hurt them : and chaftifed even kings for their fakes. Touch ye not mine Anointed : and do no mifchief to my prophets. And He called for a dearth upon the land : and deftroyed all the fupport of bread. He fent a man before them : Jofeph was fold to be a fervant. They humbled his feet in fetters : the iron pierced his foul until his word came forth. The word of the Lord kindled him : the king fent and delivered him ; and the Prince of the people let him go free. He made him lord of his houfe : and prince of all his poffeffions. That he might inftruft his princes as himfelf : and teach his ancients wifdom. Saturday at Matins. Ifrael alfo entered into Egypt : and Jacob was a ftranger in the land of Cham. And he increafed his people exceedingly: and made them ftronger than their enemies. He turned their heart fo that they hated his people : and dealt deceitfully with his fervants. He fent Mofes his fervant : and Aaron himfelf whom He had chofen. He put in them the words of his to- kens : and wonders in the land of Cham. He fent darknefs and it grew dark : and he fliarpened not his words. He turned their waters into blood : and flew their fifh. And their land brought forth frogs : in the inner chambers of their kings. He fpake and there came all manner of flies and lice : in all their borders. He made their rain hail : and confuming fire in their land. He fmote their vines alfo and fig trees : and deftroyed the trees in their coafts. He fpake and there came up the locuft and the caterpillar : which were innu- merable. And did eat up all the grafs in their land : and devoured all the fruit of their ground. And He fmote all the firft-born in their land : the firft fruits of all their labour. And He brought them out with filver and gold : there was no feeble perfon among their tribes. Egypt was glad at their departing : for their fear lay upon them. He fpread out a cloud for their pro- tection : and fire to give light to them through the night. They intreated, and the quail came : and He filled them with the bread of Heaven. He clave afunder the rock, and the waters flowed out : rivers ran in the dry places. For He remembered his holy promife : which He made unto Abraham, his fervant. 2 55 And He brought forth his people with joyfulnefs : and his chofen with gladnefs. And He gave them the regions of the Gentiles : and they poflefled the labours of the people. That they might keep his ftatutes : and fearch out his law. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. Wtt ?*5»d LESS The Lord, O my foul. [O Lord ! we call upon Thy Name, and intreat Thee, that, as by the ftrength of Thy Name, Thou didft refrem our fathers, when in danger of periih- ing, with the food of Angels ; fo Thou wouldeft nourilh and recreate us by the feafts of thy myfte- ries, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm CV. [Ps. cvi. e. v.] [Alleluya. A Pfalm for praifing God, and Con- feffion of Sin. Confeffion of Sins.] V s L-5* =Tt -<—<-♦— i S^ sit us, O Lord. Oioueae. Conjitemini Domino, quoniam bonus. f~^ IVE ye thanks unto The Lord, for He ^~^ is good : for his mercy is for ever- more. Who fliall exprefs the powers of The Lord : or make all his praifes to be heard ? Blefied are they that keep judgement and do righteoufnefs : at all times. Remember us, O Lord ! in the good pleafure of thy people : viflt us with thy falvation. To behold the good of thy chofen, and to rejoice in the gladnefs of thy people : that Thou may be praifed with thine in- heritance. We have finned with our fathers : we have behaved unjuftly, we have done iniquity. 256 Saturday at Matins. Our fathers underftood not thy wonders in Egypt : they remembered not the mul- titude of thy mercy. And they provoked Thee, going up from the Sea : even the Red Sea. And He faved them for His Name's fake : that He might make his power to be known. He rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up : and He led them in the abyfles like as in a wildernefs. And He faved them from the hand of their haters : and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. And He overwhelmed with water thofe who were troubling them : not one of them remained. And they believed his words : and they fang his praifes. Quickly they did it, they forgat his works : and endured not his counfel. And they lulled lull in the wildernefs : and they tempted God in a land without water. And He gave them their petition : and fent fulnefs into their fouls. They angered Mofes, alfo, in the camp : and Aaron, the faint of The Lord. The Earth was opened, and fwallowed up Da than : and covered over the con- gregation of Abiram. And the fire was kindled in their com- pany : the flame burnt up the finners. They made a calf in Horeb : and wor- ihipped the graven image. Thus they turned their glory : into the fimilitude of a calf that eateth hay. And they forgat God, Who faved them : Who had done fo great things in Egypt, wondrous works in the land of Ham, and fearful things by the Red Sea. And He faid that He would deftroy them : had not Mofes, his chofen, flood before his fight in the breach ; To turn away his anger, left He fhould deftroy them : and they fet at naught that lovely land. They believed not his word, and mur- mured in their tents : they hearkened not unto the voice of The Lord. And He lifted up his hand againft them : to overthrow them in the wildernefs ; And to caft out their feed among the nations : and to fcatter them in the lands. They were initiated unto Beel-phegor : and ate the facrifices of the dead. And they provoked Him to anger with their own inventions : and deftruclion was multiplied among them. And Phinees flood up and appeafed Him : and the earthquake ceafed. And that was counted unto him for righteoufnefs : from generation to genera- tion, even for evermore. And they angered Him alfo at the waters of ftrife : and Mofes was vexed for their fakes ; for they embittered his fpirit. And he fpake unadvifedly with his lips : they deftroyed not the Gentiles as The Lord commanded them. And they were mingled among the Gentiles, and learned their works : and ferved their idols, and it became an offence to them. And they facrificed their fons : and their daughters unto devils. And flied innocent blood, the blood of their fons and of their daughters : whom they facrificed unto the idols of Canaan. And the land was defiled with blood, and was polluted with their works : and they went a whoring with their own in- ventions. And The Lord was angry in wrath againft his people : and abhorred his own inheritance. And He gave them up into the hands of the Gentiles : and they that hated them were lords over them. And their enemies troubled them : and they were humbled under their hands; many a time did He deliver them. But they provoked Him with their counfel : and they were humbled in their iniquities. Saturday at Matins. 257 And He beheld when they were af- flicted : and He heard their prayer. And He remembered his covenant : and it repented Him, according unto the mul- titude of his mercy. And He gave them unto his mercies : in the fight of all thole that had made them captive. Save us, O Lord our God ! : and gather us from among the nations ; That we may give thanks unto Thy Holy Name : and glory in thy praife. Bleffed be The Lord God of Ifrael from everlafting and even for evermore : and let all the people fay, So be it ! So be it ! [Remember us, O Lord ! according to the good favour of thy people ; and, having fhaken oft" the flavery of our fins, preferve us by the vifitation of thy falvation, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] PSALM CVI. [PS. CVII. E. V.] [Alleiuya. A Pfalm for praifing God. A Con- feffion of the attributes and pity of The Lord.] Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus, (ii.) (^IVE thanks unto The Lord, for He ^^ is good : for his mercy is for ever- more. Let them fpeak who are redeemed by The Lord : whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy ; from the countries He hath gathered them. From the Sunrifing and the Sunfetting : from the North and from the Seas. They ftrayed in the wildernefs, in the land without water : and found no way to a city of habitation. Hungry and thirfty : their foul fainted within them. And they cried unto The Lord in their tribulation : and He refcued them from their diftreffes. He led them forth into a right way : that they might go to a city of habitation. Let his mercies give praife to The Lord : and his wonderful works to the children of men ! For He hath fatisfied the empty foul: and filled the hungry foul with good things. Such as fit in darknefs and in the fhadow of death : bound in poverty and iron. Becaufe they were bitter againft the words of The Lord : and affronted the counfel of The Higheft. And their heart was humbled with labours : they were enfeebled, nor was there any one to help them. And they cried unto The Lord in their tribulation : and He delivered them out of their diflreffes. And He brought them out of darknefs and out of the fhadow of death : and burft their bonds in funder. Let his mercies give praife to The Lord : and his wonderful works to the children of men ! For He hath crufhed the gates of brafs : and broken the bolts of iron. He lifted them out of the way of their iniquity : for they were humbled becaufe of their iniquities. Their foul abhorred all food : and they drew nigh to the gates of death. And they cried unto The Lord in their tribulation : and He delivered them out of their diftreffes. He fent his word, and healed them : and refcued them from their deftruc- tions. Let his mercies give praife to The Lord : and his wonderful works to the children of men ! Let them facrifice the facrifice of praife : and tell out his works with gladnefs. They that go down to the fea in fhips : and occupy their bufinefs in many waters. Thefe men have feen the works of The Lord : and his wonders in the deep. He fpake, and the breath of the florin flood up : and its waves were exalted. They go up even to the Heaven, and go down even to the abyffes : their foul wafted away in evils. 2 5 * Saturday at Matins. They were troubled, and ftaggered like a drunken man : and all their wifdom was confumed. And they cried unto The Lord in their tribulation : and He brought them forth out of their diftreffes. And He made the ftorm a gentle wind : and its waves were flill. And they were glad becaufe they were at reft : and He brought them into the haven of their defire. Let his mercies give praife to The Lord ; and his wonderful works to the children of men ! And let them exalt Him in the church of the people : and praife Him in the chair of the elders. He turned rivers into a defert : and the fprings of water into third. A fruitful land into faltnefs : for the wickednefs of them that dwell therein. He turneth the defert into pools of water : and the land without water into water-fprings. And there He placed the hungry : and they built them a city of habitation. And they fowed their fields, and planted vineyards : and they yielded fruit of in- creafe. And He bleffed them, and they mul- tiplied exceedingly : and their cattle de- creafed not. And again they were minifhed : and they were vexed with the tribulation of evils and forrow. Contempt was poured out upon their princes : and He made them wander in a pathlefs land, and not in the way. And He helped the poor out of mifery : and made him houfeholds like fheep. The righteous fhall behold this, and re- joice : and all iniquity fhall fhut its mouth. Who is wife, and will keep thefe things ? : and will underftand the mercies of The Lord ? Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. Wk ~F~~" — ** — ~ a ~ i — W+ ■ — I - SIT us, O Lord, with £ -■ — p -rPr-", ■*--! thy fal-va-tion. [O Lord ! we acknowledge thy mercies which Thou doft continually beftow upon our wants ; and we, who exalt Thee in the Church of thy people, intreat Thee, Who fitteft on thy throne at the right hand of The Father, that Thou wouldeft teach us to underftand and to keep the favour of fuch thy great mercies, Who lived and reigneft with God The Father, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen.] PSALM CVII. [PS. CVIII. E. V.] [Canticle of a Pfalm. To David himfelf. A Pfalm for praifing God. Thankfgiving by the people for their liberation.] I I . | M l» » % p = will give. Oioueae. Par at urn cor me urn. A/TY heart is ready, O God ! my heart is ready : I will ling and utter a pfalm with my glory. Awake up, my glory ! awake, pfaltery and harp ! : I will awake right early. I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord ! among the people : I will ring pfalms to Thee among the nations. For thy mercy is great above the Heavens : and thy truth is even unto the clouds. Be Thou exalted, O God ! above the Heavens, and thy Glory above all the Earth : that thy beloved may be delivered. Save them by thy right hand, and hear Thou me : God hath fpoken in His Holinefs ; I will rejoice and divide Sichem : and mete out the valley of tabernacles. Galaad is mine, and mine is ManafTes : Ephraim alfo is the fupport of my head. Saturday at Matins. Judah is my king : Moab is the cauldron of my hope. Over Idumaea will I extend my fhoe : the aliens are become my friends. Who will lead me into the fenced city ? : who will bring me even unto Idumasa ? Wilt not Thou, O God! Who haft caft us off? : and wilt not Thou, O God ! go forth with our hofts ? Give us help in our tribulation : for vain is the falvation of man. In God will we do might : and He will bring to naught our enemies. [O Lord ! our heart is ready to confefs Thy Name ; fo that believing Thee early in the morn- ing to have arifen from the dead, we may be ftretching forward thitherward by our good works, whither Thou, victorious, haft afcended into thy kingdom, Who lived and reigneft with The Fa- ther, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, for ever and ever. Amen.] PSALM CVIII. [PS. CIX. E. V.] [To the end a Pfalm of David. A Pfalm of Prayer. Curling of Judas, the traitor.] Deus laudem meam. C\ GOD ! be not Thou filent in my praife : for the mouth of the finner and the mouth of the deceitful is opened upon me. And they have fpoken againft me with a deceitful tongue : they compaffed me about alfo with words of hatred, and be- fieged me without a caufe. Inftead of loving me they flandered me : but I gave myfelf unto prayer. And they fet againft me evil for good : and hatred for my affection. Set Thou a finner over him : and let Satan ftand at his right hand. When he is judged, let him go forth condemned : and let his prayer become a fin. Let his days be few : and his bifhopric let another take. Let his children be orphans : and his wife a widow. 259 Let his children be unliable vagabonds, and beg their bread : and let them be caft out of their dwellings. Let the extortioner fearch all his fub- ftance : and ftrangers fpoil his labours. Let there be no man to help him : nor to have compaflion upon his fatherlefs children. Let his fons be for deftruclion : and in one generation let his name be blotted out. Let the iniquity of his fathers return in remembrance before The Lord : and let not the fin of his mother be done away. Let them alway be before The Lord ; and let the memorial of them perifh from off the Earth : for this that he remem- bered not to fhew mercy : And he perfecuted the poor and mendi- cant : and the broken in heart to put him to death. And he loved curfing, and it fhall come unto him : and he would not bleffing, and it fhall be far from him. He clothed himfelf with curfing like as with raiment : and it hath entered into his inward parts like water, and like oil into his bones. Let it be unto him as the garment where- with he is clad : and as the girdle where- with he is ever girded. This fhall be the work of them that flander me before The Lord : and who fpeak evil againft my foul. But Thou, O Lord ! OLord! deal with me according unto Thy Name : for fweet is thy mercy. Deliver me, for I am needy and poor : and my heart is difturbed within me. Like the fhadow when it departeth, I am taken away : and fhaken off as the locufts. My knees are weak through falling : my flefh is changed for want of fatnefs. I became alfo a reproach unto them : they looked upon me, and fhook their heads. 260 Saturday at Lauds. Help me, O Lord my God ! : fave me according to thy mercy. And let them know how that this is thy hand : and that Thou, Lord, haft done it. They mail curfe, and Thou fhalt blefs : and let them be confounded who rife up againft me ; but thy fervant fhall rejoice. Let them that (lander me be clothed with ihame : and let them be covered with their own confufion as with a cloke. I will give exceeding thanks unto The Lord with my mouth : and among the multitude I will praife Him. Who hath flood at the right hand of the poor : to fave my foul from the perfe- cutors. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son, and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be, world without end. Amen. Antiphon. WILL give ex-ceed-ing 5 E3=E thanks unto The Lord with my mouth. [O Eternal God ! anointing us with pity, Who didft vouchfafe to make Thyfelf a fubjeft of pity, to deliver us from the curfe of the law ; we intreat Thee, for Thy Name's fake, to fliew thy mercy upon us, and vouchfafe to free us from the fins which threaten us, and from the reproaches of wicked men, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] y. O Lord ! hear my prayer. Tfy. And let my crying come unto Thee. [Here follow OUR FATHER, I BELIEVE IN GOD, and the Firji Benediclion. Then the Proper Lcffons, with their refpeftivc Benediclions, l^erjicles, and Refponfories.] [See the Office of Matins for Sunday Morning, and Note there, the Common Forms and Table of Beuedielions.] SATURDAY $[ BEFORE LAUDS. [See Lauds for Monday.] ET thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Ufa. Like as we have put our truft in Thee. C IN LAUDS. Antiphon. Si good plea - fare, O 3S S=M5fa ±*jf- Lord. Oioueae. Psalm L. [Ps. li. e. v.] Mijerere mci, Deus. T_JAVE mercy upon me, O God ! [See Lauds for Monday.^ Psalm XCI. [Ps. xcii. e. v.] [A Pfalm and Canticle for the Sabbath Day. A Pfalm for praifing God. Voice of the Penitent.] Bonum eft confiteri. T is good to give thanks unto The Lord, and to fing pfalms unto Thy Name, O Moft Higheft ! To tell of thy mercy early in the morning : and thy truth through the night-feafon. Upon the ten-ftringed pfaltery : and with fmging upon the harp. Saturday at Lauds. 261 For Thou, Lord, haft made me glad in thy doings : and in the operations of thy hands I will rejoice. O Lord ! how magnificent are thy works : very deep are thy thoughts. An unwife man will not know : and a fool will not underftand thefe things. When the wicked fhall Spring up like the grafs : and when all who work ini- quity fhall appear : That they may perifh for ever and ever: but Thou, Lord, art The Moft Higheft for evermore. For lo ! thine enemies, O Lord ; lo ! thine enemies fhall perifh : and all who work iniquity fhall be fcattered. But mine horn fhall be exalted like the horn of an unicorn : and mine old age with bounteous mercy. Mine eye alfo hath looked down upon mine enemies : and mine ear fhall hear of the wicked that arife up againft me. The righteous fhall flourifh like a palm- tree : like a cedar in Libanus fhall he be multiplied. Such as are planted in the Houfe of The Lord : fhall flourifh in the courts of the Houfe of our God. They fhall ftill be multiplied in a fruit- ful old age : and fhall be well liking, that they may fliew How righteous The Lord our God is : and that there is no iniquity in Him. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. *=■=■=• [O God ! Who art the joy of the Church of thy faints, Who caufeft the righteous to flourifh in the divine abundance of thy goodnefs, and doft make them as an unfading palm tree in thy Courts; grant, we befeech Thee, that, lightening the bur- then of our iniquity, Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to grant us fellowship with them, through Chiift our Lord. Amen.] Antiphon. all the ends of the Earth dkzH +m-i fear The Lord. Oioueae. Psalm LXII. [Ps. Lxui. e. v.] Deus, Deus meus. Q GOD, my God! [See Lauds for Monday and the fucceeding days.] |[ THE CANTICLE OF MOSES. Deut. xxxii. A^ : !♦« The Lord. Oioueae. n d upon his fervants. Oioueae. EAR, O ye Heavens ! the words which I fpeak : let the Earth hear the words of my mouth. Let my doctrine gather as the rain : and my fpeech diftil as the dew ; As the fhower upon the herb, and as the drops upon the grafs : for I will call upon The Name of The Lord. Afcribe ye greatnefs unto our God : the works of God are perfect, and all his ways are judgement. A God faithful and without any iniquity, juft and right is He : they have finned againft Him ; they are none of His children in their uncleannefs. They are a corrupt and perverfe gene- 262 Saturday at Lauds. ration : do ye thus requite The Lord, O foolifh people and unwife ? Is not He thy Father : that hath pof- feffed thee, made, and created thee ? Remember the days of old : confider every generation ; Afk thy father and he will inform thee : thy elders and they will tell thee ; When The Moll: High divided the Gentiles : when He feparated the fons of Adam. Hefet the bounds of the people: accord- ing to the number of the children of Ifrael. For The Lord's portion is his people : Jacob is the line of his inheritance. He found him in the defert land : in a place of horror and a vaft folitude. He led him about, He inftru&ed him: and kept him as the apple of His Eye. As an eagle ftirring up her young to flight : fluttering over them, He fpread abroad his wings and lifted him up : and carried him on his pinions. The Lord alone was his leader : and there was no ftrange god with him. He fet him on the high places of the Earth : that he might eat the fruit of the fields. That he might fuck honey out of the rock : and oil out of the flinty rock ; Butter of kine and milk of fheep : with the fat of lambs and rams of the breed of Bafhan : And goats with the marrow of wheat : and that he might drink the pureft blood of the grape. But the beloved waxed grofs and kicked: he waxed grofs, and fat, and large. He forfook God, his Maker : and de- parted from God his Salvation. They provoked Him with ftrange gods : and with abominations they ftirred Him up to wrath. They facrificed unto devils, not to God : to gods which they knew not. New gods and which were lately come : whom their fathers reverenced not. Thou haft forfaken God, Who begat thee : and thou haft forgotten The Lord thy Creator. The Lord faw, and He was moved to wrath : for his fons and his daughters provoked Him. And He faid, I will hide my face from them : I will confider their laft end. For they are a perverfe generation : and faithlefs children. They have provoked with that which was not God : they have angered me with their vanities : And I will provoke them with that which is not a people : I will anger them with a foolifh nation. For a fire is kindled in my fury : and (hall burn even unto the loweft Flell : And fhall devour the Earth with her increafe : and burn up the foundations of the mountains. I will heap mifchief upon them : I will fpend mine arrows upon them. They fhall be confumed with hunger : and birds fhall devour them with a very bitter gripe. I will fend the teeth of beafts upon them : with the fury of creatures trailing on the Earth, and of ferpents. The fword without fhall wafte them : and terror within. The young man and the virgin : the fuckling alfo, with the old man. I faid, where are they ? : I will make the remembrance of them to ceafe from among men. But becaufe of the wrath of the enemy I deferred it : left haply their adverfaries fhould behave proudly, And fhould fay, Our hand is high : and The Lord hath not done all this. It is a nation void of counfel, and without prudence : O that they were wife, and would underftand and prepare for their laft end. How fhould one chafe a thoufand : and two put ten thoufand to flight. Saturday at Lauds. 263 Was it not fo becaufe their God fold them ? : and The Lord fhut them up ? For our God is not as their gods : even our enemies themfelves are judges. For their vine is of the vine of Sodom : and of the fuburbs of Gomorrah. Their grapes are grapes of gall : their clufters are very bitter. Their wine is the poifon of dragons : and the deadly venom of afps. Are not thefe things laid up in More with me ? : and fealed up among my treafures ? Vengeance is mine, and I will re- compenfe in due time : fo their feet mail Aide. The day of their perdition is at hand : and the times make hafte to come. The Lord fhall judge his people : and upon his fervants he will have com- panion ; He will fee that their hand is weakened : thofe alfo that were fhut up have failed, and the refidue are con- fumed. And He fhall fay, Where are their gods : in which they trufted ? Of whofe victims they did eat the fat : and drank the wine of their drink-offer- ings ? Let them rife up and help you : and be your protection in diftrefs. See now that I alone Am : and there is none other God befide me. 1 will kill and I will make alive, I will wound and I will heal : and there is none that can deliver out of my hand. I will lift up my hand to Heaven : and fay, I Live for Ever. If I whet my fword as the lightning : and mine hand take hold on judgement, I will render vengeance to mine ene- mies : and will recompenfe them that hate me. I will make mine arrows drunk with blood : and my fword fhall devour flefh ; Of the blood of the flain : and of the captivity, and of the naked head of the enemy. O ye Gentiles ! praife his people : for He will avenge the blood of his fervants. And will render vengeance upon their adverfaries : and will be gracious unto the land of his people. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. ND upon his fervants, The Lord will have compaffion. Antiphon. Y+-+-f m % m ■ q-+ ■ ITH the well-tuned cymbals, jEEi ^wr^ — praife ye The Lord. Oioueae. Psalms CXLVIIL, CXLIX., CL. Laudate Dominum de C cells. C\ PRAISE The Lord from the Heavens. [See Lauds for Sunday and Monday.] Chapter, i Cor. xvi. ATCH ye, and pray ; Hand faft in the faith ; quit you like men ; be ftrong. Let all things be done with charity. Thanks be to God. 264 Saturday at Lauds. |[ The following Hymn is /aid only AT LAUDS on the SATURDAY next before the FIRST SUNDAY in QUADRAGESIMA, when it is the ordinary SATURDAY Service. HYMNUS. b U - RO-RA jam fpargit po - 5 ■ — ■- p , _^_b__ b ,_ 1— -■— : ■— - lum, Ter - ris Di * jl ^ ■ 1 ■ ■ - es il - la - 1 — L3 I«_J ■ H\ ■ 1 ■ - bi - tur ; Lu - cis re - fill - tat ^=F=q=»: fpi-cu-lum, Dif-ce-dat om-ne lu- bri - cum. Aurora jam fpargit polum, Terris Dies illabitur; Lucis refultat fpiculum, Difcedat omne lubricum. Phantafma nodlis decidat, Mentis reatus fubruat ; Quicquid tenebris horridum Nox attulit culpa;, cadat. Ut Mane illud ultimum Quod praeftolamur cernui, In lucem nobis effluat, Dum hoc canore concrepat ; Deo Patri fit Gloria ! Ejufque Soli Filio ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Et nunc et in perpetuum. *== A - men. Hymn. =*=** O ! Morn is o'er the zenith 5- . _, .. ._■ — * ,_. •* fpread, Day foft-ly dawns o'er Na- 1, s. '* ■.. 1 m m m T ■■ 1 ■. ■ ■ ■. ■ > ture's face ; Light's fparkling beams to 5 '— ■—- >— ^--J -1-q-J ~^, ■■ Earth are fped, Let every evil thought h _d _. _ give place. Lo ! Morn is o'er the zenith fpread, Day foftly dawns o'er Nature's face ; Light's fparkling beams to Earth are fped, Let every evil thought give place. Night's phantoms vanilh into naught, May thus the foul's guilt melt away : Whate'er of fin the darknefs brought, Difperfe before the glance of Day. So may that laft and awful Morn, Which we in trembling hope await, Illume us with a heavenly dawn, As we His praifes celebrate ; Glory to God The Father, be ! And to His One begotten Son ! And Spirit Paraclete ! to Thee, Now, and while endlefs ages run. A - men. b From S. Ambroje, or of his School. Hymns at Matins on Week-days. 265 {[ Throughout the Summer is /aid the Hymn — Ecce ! jam nofris tenuatur umbra. See ! vanifh faft the paling fhades of night. [See Lauds for Monday, .] y. In the morning, O Lord, I will meditate upon Thee. J£. Becaufe Thou haft been my helper. Antiphon. TO the way of peace ■♦-*■ * 3*«^fc* dirett us, O Lord. Oioueae. Psalm. Benediflus Dominus Deus IJrael. DLESSED be The Lord God of Ifrael. [For which fee Lauds for Sunday and Monday, ,] Petitions, as on Monday at Lauds. Orifons, as there dire fled. Memorials, as above. C LJYMNS AT MATINS ON WEEK-DAYS. [From The Proper of The Time.] {[ IN THE NOCTURN OF A VIGIL. [From an Anglo-Saxon Hymnary. ] Htmnus. Hymn. Surgentes ad Te, Domine ! Atrje no&is filentio, Vigiliis obfequimur, Patrum fequentes ordine, Quern nobis reliquerunt Jure hereditario ; Miniftrantes excubiis Tibi, Sanfte Paraclite ! Pari cum Patre Clarus es : Cum Chrifto fubtiliffimus ! Multis modis et Spiritus Rex myfticus agnofceris. Fragiles carne confpice, Quos ille antiquiflimus Suis decepit artibus, Tuis trahe virtutibus. To Thee we rife, O Lord of Might ! In thefe dark hours of filent night : To Thee the Vigil due we pay, And the great fathers' rule obey, The order which to us they told, Our herifon from times of old ; So will we keep our watches meet To Thee, Moft Holy Paraclete ! Bright Compeer of The Father's throne With Chrift ! thy piercing gifts we own ; In modes unnumbered, Spirit Bleft! Thou art a Myftic King confeifed. Thy fervants frail in fleih behold, Whom once that fubtle Fiend of old Did by his artful wiles deceive, And with thy hallowing grace relieve. Vefp. D. xii. Cott. MSS. 266 Hymns at Matins on Week-days. Grex tuus [Tibi] deditus Non teneatur crimine; Quern tuo, Chrifte ! fanguine Voluifti redimere. Oves errantes provide Paftor bone piiffime ! Ad Aulam Celfitudinis Tuis reporta humeris. Labefa&us et faucius Abfcedat Princeps Demonum ; Perdat praedam de faucibus Fur importunis rapidus. Exultet Chriftus Dominus ! Pfallat Chorus Angelicus ! Laudes fonans in organo, Ter Sandtus dicat Domino ! Gloria Tibi dicimus Pater, una cum Filio ! Simul cum Sanfto Spiritu In trina laude perfonet. Amen. The flock beftowed on Thee to fave, May no polluting guilt enflave ; Which Thou haft willed, Chrift the Good To ranfom with thy precious Blood. Good Shepherd ! ever kindly keep From every ill thy wandering fheep ; And on the flioulders of thy love O bear them to thy Courts above. O'erthrown and wounded before Thee Far let the Prince of Demons flee ; And from his ravening jaws, the prey With viftor-fpeed be rent away. To Chrift The Lord be joyful praife ! Let Angel Choirs the anthem raife ! Organs peal forth in mighty laud, Thrice Holy to The Lord our God ! Glory to Thee, Almighty One ! So let The Father with The Son And Holy Ghoft, exalted be With threefold praife eternally. Amen.] {[ AT MATINS, in THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD ; and in THE VIGIL OF THE EPIPHANY, at MATINS. HYMNUS* HRIS-TE ! Re - demp - tor 1= 1— —m rfi-» — Pm- s om - ni - um ! Ex Pa - tre, Pa - tris 5 ■(■♦* ■ — 1— ■- m m N — ■ — ILT.*— "—4--? ■ fm m — U - ni - ce ! So - lus an - te _■ — ■ y- JPi. ■■ — ■— ^ — 1 — ■ — ^ ■ ■ F* prin - ci - pi - um ! Na - tus in - ef - fa- jk ■ *-. Y- - bi - li - ter Hymn. CHRIST ! Re-deem-er >._ 1 ■ ^ ■ fc s of man-kind ! Son of The Father ! p- Z-^^-m H -■" — — * — 1 1 ■ — ^ — a — s On - \y One ! Be - got- ten all p- > -fm' + 1 in - ef - fa - bly ! Alone! ere be-ing p — I . -?— ^♦ r -* —1, had be - gun. d From S. Ambrofe, or one of his School. Hymns at Matins en Week-days. 267 Christe ! Redemptor omnium ! Ex Patre Patris Unice ! Solus ante principium, Natus ineffabiliter ! Tu Lumen ! Tu Splendor Patris ! Tu Spes perennis omnium ! Intende quos fundunt preces Tui per orbem famuli. Memento, falutis Au6lor ! Quod noftri quondam corporis Ex illibata Virgine, Nafcendo formam fumpferis. Hie prajfens teftatur dies, Currens per anni circulum, Quod folus a fede Patris Mundi Salus, adveneris. Hunc Coelum, Terra, Hunc Mare, Hunc omne quod in eis eft, Auttorem Adventus tui Laudat exultans cantico. Nos quoque qui fanfto tuo Redempti fumus Sanguine, Ob diem Natalis Tui Hymnum novum concinimus. Gloria Tibi, Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine ; Cum Patre et Sandlio Spiritu ! In fempiterna fscula. X A - men. O Christ ! Redeemer of mankind ! Son of The Father ! Only One ! Begotten all ineffably ! Alone ! ere being had begun ! ThouLight! TheFather'sBrightnefsThou! Unfailing Hope of all the Earth ! O hear the prayers thy fervants now To Thee throughout the world pourforth ! Remember, Author of our health ! That hour, when erft in ages gone, Born of a Virgin undefiled, Thou didft our mortal form put on. Now doth this happy day atteft, Recurring in the circling year, Thy miffion from Thy Father's throne, Alone the ranfomed world to cheer. To Him doth Earth, and Sea, and Sky, All things that in them move and live, Great Author of thine Advent ! now Melodious praife exulting give. And we, who in Thy facred Blood Redeemed, have waflied our fins away, In this thy glorious Natal Morn, Sound forth a new and feftal lay. Glory to Thee, O Lord ! be given, Of Virgin Mother purely born ; Father and Holy Ghoft, to Ye ! Until eternity be gone ! A - men. <[ AT LAUDS, in the DAY OF THE NATIVITY, and on the SIXTH DAY; on THE FEAST OF THE CIRCUMCISION at VESPERS and LAUDS, and at VESPERS in THE VIGIL OF THE EPIPHANY. HYMNUSs Hymn N SFAl^ S — a* . ■ o®©^3 SO ■ ■ LIS or - tus e Frsm Corm'.iui Sedulius, z68 *- -n -■ 1 *-*- 5= Pr- car - di - ne, Ad - uf - que Ter - ■ ■ ■ h-p. -*-■ 1--! — ■- JU — 3 Hymns at Matins on Week-days - rae li - mi - tern, Chrif - turn ea - - na-mus Prin - ci - pem, Natum Ma- 1 " i^~!^" ■ ~ < ~ - ri - a Vir - gi - ne. A solis ortus cardine, Adufque Terras limitem, Chriftum canamus Principem Natum Maria Virgine ! Beatus Auftor feculi Servile corpus induit, Ut Carne carnem liberans, Ne perderet quos condidit. Carta: parentis vifcera Cceleftis intrat gratia ; Venter Puellae bajulat, Secreta quae non noverat. Domus pudici pectoris, Templum repente fit Dei ; Intacla, nefciens virum, Verbo concepit Filium. Enixa eft puerpera Quern Gabriel predixerat ; Quern Matris alvo geftiens, Claufus Johannes cenferat. Fceno jacere pertulit, Prafepe non abhorruit, Parvoque lafte paftus eft, Per Quern nee ales efurit. Gaudet Chorus celeftium, Et Angeli canunt Deo ; Palamque fit paftoribus Paftor, Creator omnium ! &EtEJ F*=*=* Sun a-rife, To where Earth's MX.- - moft border lies, Chrift our Re - - deem - er let us ling, Of Ma-ry Vir - gin born a King ! From climes which fee the Sun arife, To where Earth's utmoft border lies, Chrift our Redeemer let us fing, Of Mary Virgin born a King ! Bleft Author of all worlds, He came Clad in a lowly fervant's frame ; So Flelh to flefh might freedom give, And his reftored creation live. To his fair Mother's holy womb, Celeftial grace hath purely come j Now teems that Maiden's bofom mild, By earthly contact undefiled. Her modeft breafts' unftained abode Becomes the Temple of her God ; Inviolate, by man unknown, She by a Word conceived The Son ! That wondrous Child fhe brings to birth, Whom Gabriel announced on Earth ; Whom in his Mother's womb enftirined, John, prefcient of his God, divined. The lowly couch of ftraw He bore, The manger He did not abhor ; A little milk his infant fare, Who feedeth e'en each bird of air. Lo ! the celeftial Choir rejoice, Angels exalt to God their voice ; To fhepherd fwains revealed appears The Shepherd, Framer of the fpheres ! Hymns at Matins on Week-days. z 6 9 Gloria Tibi, Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine ! Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu, In fempiterna fecula. Lord ! Holy Virgin Son ! to Thee, Unceafing Praife and Glory be ; With Father and with Holy Ghoft, Long as eternity (hall laft ! g =t *! M A - men. A - men Q AT MATINS, in the ORave of THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD- [From the Anglo-Saxon Hymnaries.~\ HrMNUS. Hymn. Audi, Redemptor gentium ! Natalis tui Gloriam ; Bethleem egrefius a Deo Mariae Partus Virginis. Redeemer of the nations ! hear, The Glory of Thy Natal Morn ; In Bethleem, Thou, Who didft appear From God, of Mary Virgin born. Chrifte ! Virtutum Domine ! Non ex virili femine ; Divinitaris Unius, Conforfque SancYi Spiritus ! Chrift ! Lord of Virtues ! man no part In thy myfterious birth can boaft ; One in Divinity Thou art, And Fellow with The Holy Ghoft ! Es potens omnium Salus, In Te credentes libera ; Fortis ubique in prelio Nos peccatores eripe. Thy powers the Univerfe reftore ; Deliver all that truft in Thee ! And mighty in the ghoftly war, Us finners from deftruction free. Genitum Deum ex Deo Miramur in hoc corpore ; Hominem Deo fimilem, Myfterium mirabile ! Born of a God, a God we view In that corporeal frame enflirined ; And like to God, the Manhood true, In wondrous myftery, combined. Jam nos ut Sancti credimus, Obftupefcunt et Angeli, Cafto nafcendo corpore Paftorem ex tribu Judas. Now Saints in humble faith adore, And Angels worfliip in amaze, Born of a body chafte and pure The Shepherd of great Judah's race ! Lumen refundeus perditis, JefTe originem ducis ; Mundus conta&u carneo, Efie quod voluifti, es. Light on the loft by Thee is poured, True branch of JeflVs anceftry ! By flelhly taint unfullied, Lord ! Thou art what Thou haft willed to be. Natalis tui gaudium ! Homo natus ex Deo es ! Omnes fatemur Filium, Regnum Paternum permanens. O joy of this thy Natal Day ! Thee, Man, yet born of God, we own ; Enthroned in thy paternal fway, Let all confefs The Mighty Son ! 270 Hymns at Matins on Week-days, Perennes laudes dicimus Praife we and wor/hip evermore Patri Deo cum Filio ; Qui es vocatus ex Egypto, Pro fuis famulis, Deus. Renati Sanfto Spiritu Lumen videmus muneris; Sic Te fequentes, Domine ! Salvi erimus jugiter. Laus, Honor, Virtus, Gloria, Deo Patri, et Filio ! San<£lo fimul Paraclito, In fempiterna fecula ! Amen. The Father, with The Son, Supreme ; The God, Who from far Egypt's more, Was called his fervants to redeem. Renewed by Thee, thy light bellowed O Holy Ghoft ! our eyes receive ; So following, Lord ! thy Heavenward road, Redeemed we evermore mall live. Laud, Honour, Virtue, Glory, be To God The Father, and The Son ! And Holy Paraclete ! to Thee, Until Eternity be gone ! Amen. {[ AT MATINS, in THE EPIPHANY, and throughout the Ottave. \_From the Anglo-Saxon Hymnaries.~\ Hymnus.' Hymn. Jesus refulfit omnium Pius Redemptor gentium ; Totum genus fidelium Laudes celebret dragmatum. Quern Stella natum fulgida Monftrans micat in aethera ; Magofque duxit previa, Illius ad cunabula. Illi cadentes parvulum Pannis adorant obfitum ; Verum fatentur ut Deum, Munus ferendo myfticum. Denis ter annorum cyclis Jam parte vigens corporis, Lympham petit baptifmatis Cunctis carens contagiis. Felix Johannes mergere Ilium tremifcit flumine, Poteft fuo Qui Sanguine Peccata Cofmi tergere. Jesus hath fhone benignly forth Redeemer of the tribes of Earth ; Let all the faithful far and near The praifes of his deeds declare. Whofe birth, the Star's bright rays revealed Refplendent in the ethereal field; The Magi guiding in the way To Him Who in the manger lay. Proftrate, the Infant they adore, With linen meanly fwathed o'er ; Confefs Him Very God ! and bring Their myftic offerings to their King. Thrice ten revolving years are part, And He, with perfedl manhood graced, Seeks the Baptifmal fount, though free From all taint of impurity. Bleft John ! who trembling fears to lave That Saviour in the cleanfing wave, Whofe Blood ihall be the mighty mean To wafh th' offence of Nature clean. 1 From S. Hilary. Hymns at Matins on Week-days 271 Vox ergo Prolem de polis Teftatur excelfum Patris ; Virtus adeftque Pneumatis, San&i Datrix charifmatis. Nos Chrifte ! fupplici prece Precamur, omnes protege ; Qui praecipis rubefcere Potenter hydrias aquae. Praefta benignum fedulo Solamen adjutorio, Raptofque nos e Tartaro Regnare fac Tecum Polo. Laus Trinitati debita, Honor, Poteftas, Gloria, Perenniter fint omnia Per feculorum fecula. Amen. The Father's mandate from the fkies His noble Sonfhip teftifies ; The Spirit's power upon His Head In plenitude of grace is ihed. O Chrift ! with fuppliant voice we pray, Be ever Thou our guardian ftay ; Whofe wonder-working word of might Bade waters redden in thy fight. On us in mercy here below Thy help and comfort e'er beftow, And rapt from Satan's drear domain, With Thee above the ftars to reign. Due praife, Great Trinity, to Thee ! Honour, and Power, and Glory be, By all Creation evermore, Until eternity be o'er. Amen. <[ AT MATINS on the DAY OF THE EPIPHANY no Hymn is Jung. 4[ AT LAUDS in the DAT OF THE EPIPHANY. On the DAY OF THE EPIPHANY, and the SUNDAY within the Oclave, and in the clave. HYMNUS. HYMN. PA - TRE U - EL: -Jr =3*= =■1 ^ ^ 1- PL r-flr: h. gen - i - tus, Ac no; ve .0 - nit -■ — — i — per pt- — ■■- -V — 1+- -■ — "■"-'— s Vir - gi - nem ; Bap- tif ■ • ma Cru- p — ■■- -■-* ♦ ■- -■■ 1 M F=* - ce con - fe - crans, Cunc-tos fi - - de - les P-— 1 - ne - rans. VAfeara >» _ f ■ ■■*■ ■ 5 "^ ■ fr- ROM God The Fa - — ■ — . ther, £ — g D - Z=jfl = 1 : T- J \- ^ — i — ~- :^L s Vir - gin- borr , To us, TheOn -ly p- --^ -1— 1- :* — ■ -■""-■- _Sl Son came down ; Through Baptifm, His Crofs-hal - lowed gate, The faith-ful to re - ge - ne - rate. 272 Hymns at Matins on Week-days. |[ Within the OCTAVE, except Hymnus. A Pa - tre U - ni - - gen - i - tus, Ad nos ve - nit per s 1 ^ • _ 1 ■ ■ ■ Vir - gi - nem ; Bap - tif - ma ■ it Cru - •* ■ PJtm m m ■"■ 1 u . - ce con - fe - crans, Cunc - tos ■ P" ■■ ^ 1 ■ fi - de - les ge - ne - rans. A Patre Unigenitus, Ad nos venit per Virginem ; Baptifma Cruce confecrans, Cunftos fideles generans. De Ccelo celfus prodiit, Excepit formam hominis ; Fa&uram morte redimens, Gaudia vitac largiens. Hoc Te Redemptor ! quefumus, Illabere propitius ; Clarumque noftris fenfibus Lumen praebe fidelibus. Mane, nobifcum, Domine ! Noftem obfcuram remove ; Omne delictum ablue, Piam medelam tribue. Quern jam veniffe novimus, Redire item credimus ; Tu fceptrum tuum inclytum Tuo defende clypeo ! Gloria Tibi, Domine ! Qui apparuifti hodie ; Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu, In fempiterna fecula. Amen. on Sunday, and in the OCTAVE. Hymn. From God The Fa - ther, Vir-gin-born, To us The On-ly 1- Son came down ; Through Bap tifm, His =i -■, ~— fa *^= Crofs - hal - lowed gate, The faith- jCm^^jz^mz - ful to re - gen - e - rate. From God The Father, Virgin-born, To us The Only Son came down ; Through Baptifm, His Crofs-hallowed gate, The faithful to regenerate. From Heaven his lofty courfe began, He took the form of mortal man ; Creation by his death reftored, And fhed the joys of life abroad. Saviour ! to Thee in prayer we bend, With all thy pardoning grace defcend ; And radiant o'er our every fenfe, Thy beams to faithful hearts difpenfe. From us, O Lord ! Thou Morn of Light ! Remove the gloom of mental night ; From all defilement cleanfe the heart, Thy kindly medicine impart. Earth once, we know, thine Advent faw; Thou, we believe, fhalt come once more; O'er us thy guardian fhield extend, Thy fceptre of renown defend ! Glory to Thee, O Lord ! be given, To Earth revealed this day from Heaven; Father and Holy Ghoft, to Ye ! Now and throughout Eternity! Amen. Hymns at Matins on Week-days. 273 |[ AT MATINS, in the FEAST of CORPUS CHRISTI. Htmnus.z Hymn. A N - G E, lin - gua, glo - ri - o - fi Cor - po - ris myf- ^♦+ 1 ■ W :3^5 te-ri-um; San -gui - nif- que pre- ■l_JLLS-g ^ — = ti - o - fi, Quem in mun - di *=F=* pre - ti - urn, Fruc-tus ven-tris ge n- -3- -*— --M— ?■ — ■— M^- ne ■ - ro - fi, Rex ef - fu - dit gen - s 1 F ■ ■ ti - um. Pange, lingua, gloriofi Corporis myfterium ; Sanguinifque pretiofi, Quem in mundi pretium : Fruftus ventris generofi, Rex effudit gentium. Nobis datus, nobis natus, Ex intafta Virgine ; Et in mundo converfatus, Sparfo verbi femine ; Sui moras incolatus Miro claufit ordine. In fupremae nofte Ccens Recumbens cum fratribus ; Obfervata lege plene Cibis in legalibus ; Cibum turbae duodenas Se dat fuis manibus. k= PEAK, my tongue, the myf- - tic glo - ry, Of that won-drous 3ee* Body fing; And of that rich Blood the fto - ry, Which for this world's =5* ran-fom-ing: Of noble womb and £ =^=i= t=^ =*=Pi^ lineage bred, He The King of na p— — a m ■ - tions fhed. Speak, my tongue ! the myftic glory Of that wondrous Body fing ; And of that rich Blood the ftory, Which for this world's ranfoming : Of noble womb and lineage bred, He The King of nations filed. Given unto us, and born for us, Of a Virgin without llain, Meek in this world was his converfe Sowing pure the Gofpel grain ; And in a wondrous form difpofed, He his earthly fojourn clofed. At eve, at that laft Supper feated, With his brethren He reclined; And the law's command completed In meats by the law afligned ; For meat to th' Apoftolic band Himfelf He gave with his own hand. K From S. Thomai Aquinas. 274 Hymns at Matins on Week-days. Verbum Caro panem verum Verbo Carnem efficit ; Fitque Sanguis Chrifti merum, Et fi fenfus deficit, Ad firmandum cor fincerum Sola Fides fufficit. Tantum ergo Sacramentum Veneremur cernui ; Et antiquum documentum Novo cedat ritui ; Praeftet Fides fupplementum Senfuum defeftui. Genitori Genitoque, Laus et Jubilatio, Salus, Honor, Virtus quoque, Sit et Benediftio ; Procedenti ab Utroque Compar fit Laudatio. A - men. The Word in Flefih, the very bread By Word to His true Flefh doth turn ; The wine The Blood of Chrift is made, And if fenfe cannot difcern, To affure a heart fincere Faith alone fufficeth here. May we this wondrous Sacrament Venerate in reverent awe : And let the ancient Teftament Yield unto the new-made law ; May Faith enlightening aid difpenfe To the dulnefs of the fenfe. Unto The Father and The Son, Be Laud and Jubilation, Salvation, Honour, Virtue given, And all Benediftion ; And unto Him Who doth proceed From Both, co-equal Praife concede. <[ IN LAUDS. HTMNUS> ER-BUM Su-per-num pro - di - ens, Nee Pa - tris linquens ■q-t-T dex-te-ram; Ad o-pus fu-um ex- E l i - ens, Ve - nit ad vi - tas vef - per - am ! Hymn. H E Word Su-per-nal forth proceeds, Nor leaves His mighty Father's fide ; Unto his glorious work 3f=2=i: He fpeeds, And cometh in life's e - ven - tide ! h From S. Thomat Aquino*. Hymns at Matins on Week-days. 275 Verbum Supermini prodiens, Nee Patris linquens dexteram ; Ad opus fuum exiens Venit ad vitas vefperam ! In mortem a difcipulo Suis tradendus emulis, Prius in vita? ferculo Se tradidit difcipulis. Quibus Tub bina fpecie Carnem dedit et Sanguinem ; Ut duplicis fubftantiae Totum cibaret hominem. Se nafcens dedit focium, Comefcens in edulium, Se moriens in pretium, Se regnans dat in premium. O Salutaris Hoftia ! Qus Coeli pandis oftium ; Bella premunt hoftilia ! Da robur ! fer auxilium ! Uni Trinoque Domino Sit fempiterna Gloria ! Qui vitam fine termino Nobis donet in Patria. A - men. The Word Supernal forth proceeds, Nor leaves His Mighty Father's fide ; Unto his glorious work He fpeeds, And cometh in life's eventide ! By that difciple falfe betrayed, Given o'er to foes and to the grave, He firfl, life's fuftenance and aid, Himfelf to his difciples gave. On them, in twofold form enfhrined, Beftowing Flefh and Blood indeed, He, the entire man defigned In two-fold fubltance, thus to feed. Himfelf at birth our friend He made, Our food, at this His feftal Board : Himfelf in death our ranfom paid, Himfelf in Glory our reward. O healthful faving Sacrifice 1 Which openefl: wide the gate of Heaven; When warring foes againft us rife, May help and ftrength by Thee be given ! To The Triune and Only Lord All Glory everlafting be ! May He to us true life accord In Heaven's bleft home, eternally ! P=^ A 276 The Lord's Day at Vefpers. C ^f HE LORD'S DAY AT VESPERS.' TN The Name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghoft, (with the fign of the CrofsJ. ►£< (~)UR Father (fecretly). "LJAIL Mary (fecretly). GOD ! make fpeed to fave me. O Lord ! make hafte to help me. LORY be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the begin- ning, is now, and ever (hall be : world without end. Amen. LLELUYA ; or, according to the Seafon RAISE to Thee, O Lord, we Ting, Of Glory The Eternal King. Psalm CIX. [Ps. ex. e. v.] [A Pfalm of" David. A Pfalm concerningChrift, for Meditation. Of the Nativity of our Lord Jelus Chrift.] 1 t Thou on my. Oioueae. Dixit Dominus Domino meo. HE Lord faid unto my Lord : Sit Thou on my right hand : Until I make thine enemies : a footftool for thy feet. The Lord fhall fend forth the rod of thy power out of Syon : be Thou Ruler in the midft among thine enemies. With Thee is the Princedom in the day of thy power, in the brightnefs of the Saints : from the womb, before the Day- ftar, I begat Thee. The Lord fware, and it will not repent Him : Thou art a Prieft for ever, after the order of Melchifedech. The Lord, upon thy right hand : hath broken in pieces kings, in the day of his anger. He fhall judge among the nations, he (hall (ill them with ruin : and (hake to pieces the heads of many on the Earth. He (hall drink of the brook in the way: therefore fhall He lift up his head. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever (hall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. I T Thou on my right hand, SE^EE -(=■♦* :£ faid The Lord un-to my Lord. [Thou ! Who waft born before the Morning Star : Thou ! Who art before the beginning of all worlds: we pray and befeech Thee ; that, as Thou doft fit at the right hand of Thy Father, and haft put all thine enemies under thy feet, fo Thou wouldeft ■ " There are certain Hours of Divine Service that longetb to the Day, as Prime, Tercc, Sext, and None ; and certain others that longetb to the Night, as E-venfong, Compline, and Matins ; and for E-venfong of the Firfl Hour, that, longetb to the Night ; therefore it is called the Song of Even, that is, the beginning of the Nifrht : and it hatb this name in Latin, of the Even Star that appearctb at Even." — Myrroure, Ixxvi. Tbe Lord's Day at Vefpers. 277 make us worthy to worihip Thee, by delivering us from the flavery of our fins, Who liveft and reigneft with The Father, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen.] Psalm CX. [Ps. cxi. e. v.] [Alleluya. A Pfalm for praifing God. Of the beginning of wifdom, and fear of God.] ^ *q H** 53fc:E— : aith-ful are. Oioueae. Covfitebor Tibi Domine in toto. T WILL give thanks unto Thee, O Lord ! with my whole heart : in the counfel of the juft, and in the congregation. Great are the works of The Lord : fought out according to all his pleafure. His work is thankfgiving and magnifi- cence : and his righteoufnefs endureth for ever and ever. He hath made a memorial of his mar- vellous works, The Lord merciful and pitiful : hath given food unto them that fear Him. He (hall ever be mindful of His Cove- nant : He will declare unto his people the power of his works. That He may give them the heritage of the heathen : the works of his hands are verity and judgement. Faithful are all his commandments, they are ftablilhed for ever and ever : they are done in truth and equity. The Lord hath fent redemption unto his people : He hath commanded his covenant for ever. Holy and terrible is His Name : the fear of The Lord is the beginning of wifdom. A good underftanding have all they that do thereafter : the praife of it endureth for ever and ever. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. *SEn AITH-FUL are all his commandments, they are fta-blifhed Ffc^Pfc for ever a nd *F* ever. [O God ! the glorious confeffion of all thy faints ; grant us the fear of Thy Name, which Thou haft declared to be the beginning of wifdom ; fo that, mingled with the affemblies of thy faints, we may be enriched with the feaft of thy mercy, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm CXI. [Ps. cxn. e. v.] [Alleluya. Of the return of Haggai and Zech- ariah. A Pfalm of Virtue, for Meditation. Of truft and fear of The Lord.] m -t=4' « n his commandments. Oioueae. Beatus vir qui timet. DLESSED is the man that feareth The Lord : in his commandments he will have great delight. Mighty upon Earth fhall be his feed : the generation of the faithful fhall be bleffed. Glory and riches fhall be in his houle : and his righteoufnefs endureth for ever- more. Unto the godly there hath arifen light in the darknefs : he is merciful, compaf- fionate, and righteous. Joyful is the man who is merciful and lendeth; he will guide his words with difcretion : for he fhall never be moved. The righteous fhall be had in everlafting remembrance : he will not be afraid of any evil tidings. His heart is prepared to truft in The 278 The Lord's Day at Vefpers. Lord ; his heart is eftablifhed : he will not be moved, until he may defpife his enemies. He hath difperfed abroad, he hath given to the poor ; his righteoufnefs remaineth for ever and ever : his horn fhall be exalted in glory. The finner fhall fee it, and fhall be enraged ; he fhall gnafh with his teeth, and confirme away : the defire of finners fhall perifh. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. «• -*■ ipi" ■, ■ ■ „■ fc N His commandments he p q. ■ ■_ . . _ 1 — p ■- — ■■ «_^ — : will have great de-light. [O God ! the continual light of thofe who are true of heart; grant that we may love Thee and be joyful in Thy Glory, and lb to difperfe abroad in this world, that we may be free from reproach in that which is to come, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm CXII. [Ps. cxiii. e. v.] [Alleluya. A Pfalm for praifing God. A Pro- phecy, that from the rifing of the Sun to the fetting thereof, One God only is to be worshipped by the young, that is by them who are regenerate in heart; and although old that they may become young.] ]_M -t e t The Name of The Lord. |^5BJ±S"I^ Oioueae. Laudate pueri Dominum. DRAISE The Lord, O ye youths!: praife ye The Name of The Lord. Let The'Name of The Lord be Bleffed : from this time forth for evermore. From the rifing of the Sun to the going down of the fame : worthy is The Lord's Name to be praifed. The Lord is high above all the Gen- tiles : and His Glory above the Heavens. Who is like unto The Lord our God that hath his dwelling on high : yet re- gardeth the lowly things that are in Hea- ven and Earth ? Raifing the needy from the Earth : and exalting the poor from the dunghill ; That He may fet him with princes : even with the princes of his people. He maketh the barren woman to dwell in her houfe : a joyful mother of children. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. E T The Name of The Lord S— i A- be bleffed for evermore. [Almighty God ! we praife Thy Bleffed Name, and intreat Thee; that we who are placed in the bofom of Thy Church, our Mother, may be fta- blilhed therein by thy love, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm CXIII. [Ps. cxiv. cxv., e. v.] [Alleluya. A Pfalm for Meditation and Prayer. He commemorates the part goodnefs of God, and contemplates it, and prohibits Idols to be wor- shipped by thofe who know The Lord.] e that are living. Oioueae. In exitu Ifrael. T N the going forth of Ifrael out of Egypt : of the Houfe of Jacob from a barbarous people ; Judasa became his fancluary : and Ifrael his dominion. The Sea faw and fled : Jordan was driven backward. The mountains exulted like rams : and the hills like the Jambs of the flock. The Lord's Day at Vefpers. l 79 What ailed thee, O thou Sea, that thou fleddeft ? : and thou Jordan, that thou waft driven backward ? Ye mountains, that ye flapped like rams : and ye hills like the lambs of the flock ? The Earth is moved before the face of The Lord : before the face of The God of Jacob. Who turned the rock into pools of waters : and the ftony crag into fountains of waters. Not unto us, O Lord ! not unto us : but unto Thy Name give Glory. For thy loving mercy and for thy truth's fake : left the Gentiles fay, Where is now their God ? But our God is in Heaven : all things whatfoever pleafed Him hath He done. The idols of the Gentiles are fllver and gold : the work of men's hands. They have a mouth, and will not fpeak : eyes have they, and will not fee. They have ears, and will not hear : nofes have they, and will not fmell. They have hands, and will not handle ; feet have they, and will not walk : neither will they fpeak through their throat. Let them that make them become like unto them : and all fuch as put their truft in them. The houfe of Ifrael hath trufted in The Lord : He is their fuccour and defence. The houfe of Aaron hath trufted in The Lord : He is their helper and protector. They that fear The Lord have trufted in The Lord : He is their helper and protector. The Lord hath been mindful of us : and He hath blefled us. He hath blefled the houfe of Ifrael : He hath blefled the houfe of Aaron. He hath blefled all that fear The Lord : both fmall and great. May The Lord add to you more and more : unto you and unto your children. Ye are the blefled of The Lord : Who made Heaven and Earth. The Heaven of Heavens is The Lord's : the Earth hath He given to the children of men. The dead will not praife Thee, O Lord : neither all they that go down into Hell. But we that are living give blefling to The Lord : from this time forth now and even for evermore. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. that are living give S-?»=- J t»j" — H ^-t : blefl" - ing to The Lord. [O God in Trinity ! Light ineffable ! at whofe appearing the floods of Jordan did tremble; merci- fully grant, we befeech Thee, that thofe whom Thou haft renewed by the holy laver of Baptifm, Thou wouldeft never fuffer to be polluted by the old deceits of idolatry, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] [Let the aforefaid Antiphons, with their Pfalms, be /aid on all Sundays through- out Advent ; and from the Firjl Sunday after the clave of The Epiphany to Sunday in The Palm-Branches, and in that Sunday ; and from the Firjl Sunday after Trinity to The Advent of The Lord, whenever it is the Sunday Service, .] * Chapter, z Thejf. Hi. HE Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Chrift. Thanks be to God. This Chapter is f aid at Vefpers on all Sun- days and Week-days, from the Firjl Sunday after the O clave of The Epiphany to Septuagefima; and from the Firji Sun- From the Rubric far the Firjl Sunday in Ad-vent. 280 The Lord's Day at Vefpers. day after Trinity to The Advent of The Lord, whenever it is the Service for the Time. It is f aid alfo on Week-days from Septuagefima to £>uadragefima, whenever it is the ordinary Week-day Service. [Here follow eth the Refponfory when di- rected by the Proper of the Time or of the Saints.} HTMNUSy- — 1=" CIS Cre- -a-tor Op- — ■ — E # ■ zzm^* ti - me ! Lu - cem di - e - rum * pro - fe - rens ! Pri - mor - di - is lu - cis no - va? Mun - di pa fc=K^ -*— * - & nem Lucis Creator Optime ! Lucem dierum proferens ! Primordiis lucis novas Mundi parans originem ; Qui Mane junctum Vefperi Diem vocari prjecipis ; Tetrum Chaos illabitur : Audi preces cum fletibus. Ne mens gravata crimine, Vitae fit exul munere : Dum nil perenne cogitat, Sefeque culpis illigat. Ccelorum pulfet intimum : Vitale tollat praemium : Vitemus omne noxium : Purgemus omne peffimum. ([ And in like manner the following Hymn is faid at VESPERS, on all SUNDAYS, from the Firjl Sunday after the Oilave of The Epiphany to ^uadrageftma ; and from the Fir ft Sunday after Trinity to Advent, as well on Sundays as on Week-days, whenever it is the Office for the Time. Hymn. Su-preme ! Bright Pa - rent of the > r* m- m • *m ■■■■ 1 ■ mM ^ ■ «Nl morn-ing ray! Who in the day- F S— m — * -■— |-p— = — ■ — r" 1 - fpring of new 1, time, The pil - lars 2- |N . Mm - 1 m M ^B -«F 1 — l of the Earth didft lay ; Creator of the light Supreme ! Bright Parent of the morning ray ! Who, in the day-fpring of new time, The pillars of the Earth didft lay ; Who, blending Dawn with dewy Eve, Didft in thy wifdom name them Day ; Now o'er the Earth dull Night defcends : O hearken ! as in tears we pray. Left the fad foul o'erwhelmed by fin, Lofe thy reward of life divine : Eternity fade from our thought, And fnares of guilt around us twine. So may we knock at Heaven's own gate : The prize of life eternal win : Shun every word and work of ill : And purge our fouls from every fin. k From S. Ambrose, or of his School. The Lord's Day at Vefpers. 281 Praefta Pater piillime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito ! Regnans per omne feculum. Thefe mercies, gracious Father ! grant, And Thou, Co-equal Only Son ! Who with Thee, Spirit Paraclete ! Reign throughout endlefs ages, One ! A men. Up to The Purification is /aid Gloria Tibi, Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine ! Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu, In fempiterna fecula. Amen. All Glory, Lord, be unto Thee ! Of Virgin mother purely born ! Father and Holy Ghoft, to Ye, Until eternity be gone. Amen. y. Let my prayer, O Lord ! be directed unto Thee. J$. Like as incenfe in thy fight. {[ This Verfe is f aid at Vefpers on all Sun- days and Week-days, from the Firji Sunday after the O clave of The Epiphany to Quadragefima ; and from the Firjl Sunday after Trinity to Advent, when it is the Office for the Time. [The Verficle having been faid, let the Conductor of the Choir give the Antiphon on Magnificat to be begun by fome one of the Superior Grade.] Psalm. Magnificat anima mea Dominum. Luke i. Y foul : doth magnify The Lord; And my fpirit hath re- joiced : in God my Salvation. For He hath regarded the lowlinefs of his handmaiden : for behold, from hence- forth, all generations fhall call me blefled. For He that is mighty hath done to me great things : and Holy is His Name. And his mercy is from generation to generations : upon them that fear Him. He hath done might with his arm : He hath fcattered the proud in the imagination of their heart. He hath put down the mighty from their feat : and hath exalted the humble. He hath filled the hungry with good things : and the rich He hath fent empty away. He hath holpen Ifrael his fervant : re- membering his mercy. As He fpake to our fathers : Abraham and his feed, for evermore. Glory be to The Father : and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. [Then isfung the proper Antiphon.] [The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit.] Let us pray. [Here follow the proper Collecls or Orifons and Commemorations for the Sunday, or Seafon, or Fejlival. After which was faid again The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord. $. Thanks be to God. This is our Lady's Song, and is faid every day at E-venfong.' -Myrroure, Ixxx-u. 2 O 282 If there be a Memorial of any Feftival, or any Common Memorial to be made, then follows the Antiphon of the Memorial on Magnificat ; then the Verfe ; afterwards prefaced only by Let us pray the Proper or Common Memorials. After the laft Memorial, is repeated The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord. I£. Thanks be to God.] The Lord's Day at Vefpers. <[ The Fourth Tone. C THE TONES FOR MAGNIFICAT. C; The Firft Tone. k-sfc^— -?— *-♦♦ ^^ 1 My foul : doth L mag-ni-fy The Lord ; k ~+*r ■-■.-^ — ■ ■- -.%-*■*** And my fpi-rit hath re- joic-ed : in k ■ ~~ ^n* - ■ -■♦«-"- r w 9^ ♦*-! God my Sal - va - ti - on. C The Second Tone. - i m ^^ ^=^ My foul : doth mag-ni-fy The Lord ; And my fpi-rit hath re-joic-ed: in God my Sal - va - tion. <[ The Fifth Tone. fe=i My foul: doth mag-ni-fy The Lord; And my fpi-rit hath rejoiced : in God l^faFft my Sal-va-tion. ([ The Sixth Tone. IE My foul: doth mag-ni-fy The Lord; ••^a*r ?E^Ec And my fpi - rit hath re-joic-ed : in §e» ± God my Sal - va - ti - on. My foul : doth mag-ni-fy The Lord ; z 3^z And my fpirit hath rejoiced: in God ;=t my Sal - va - tion. ^^ ■1 ♦• P^-'U» My foul : doth mag-ni-fy The Lord ; And my fpi - rit hath re-joic-ed : in God my Sal - va - tion. |[ The Seventh Tone. My foul: doth mag-ni-fy The Lord; And my fpi-rit hath rejoiced : in God -T-q-wr-r my Sal - va - ti - ( The Lord's Day at Vefpers ff The Eighth Tone. 283 +Z ++M^ My foul : doth mag-ni-fy The Lord. The Fifth difference of the Eighth Tone. b- =i"»— »— ♦- 3-0=^=^ My foul : doth mag-ni-fy The Lord.] uadragefima. The tempter left Him, and there ap- proached Angels and miniftered to Him. * Pfalm. Magnificat. In the Day of Preparation. * But when they were at fupper, Je-fus took bread, blefled, and brake, and = JF=i-fr CT=b gave to his dif- ci - pies. ^^j ^-^- "" -^ - Pfalm. Magnificat. On the Holy Day of E after. :^-=P* *t And they, look-ing, faw the ftone S^FPF roll-ed a-way, for it was very great. ^=t+ Al - le - lu - ya. tt Pfalm. Magnificat. In the Day of The Afcenfion. O King of Glo-ry ! Lord of Hofts ! ^^ ++-Fm Who, triumphant this day, a - bove all Heavens haft afcend-ed a-ban- eie - don not us or - phans but fend the promife of The Father up-on us, s :*=* The Spirit of Truth. Al-le - lu-ya. g^^m^jjEp: Pfalm. Magnificat. In the Day of Pentecoft. This day are ful-fill-ed the days of ■■ Al_. Pen-te-coft. Al - le - lu - ya. This day The Ho-ly Spi-rit in fire appeared to >■ ^=F^=ri=-F the dif-ci-ples, and beftowed on them ^=3^ gifts of gra - ces, fent them in - to fe— j-p^¥tfr=P= *K=&Z the u-ni-ver-fal world to preach, and i= =fr — .-^- 3 bear witnefs ; he who hath believed, Monday at Vejpers. 285 h — ■- __ _ — ■■ Jtu *■ ^ — and h r" 1 ■" PiB r fhall be bap - ti - zed, fhall - &. - ^ "*^ Tf-* . ,J be fa - ved. Al - le - lu - ya. B ^=S335^ Pfalm. Magnificat. In the Feajl of Trinity. i- ■ "-^♦y- yr4^=J-*f"=f4F Thee, God The Father, un-be-got- ten ! Ju - 3«zN= Thee, The Son, On- \y be -got -ten! Thee, The Spirit Ho-ly Pa-ra - clete ! =pi-**P ij-^z Ho-ly and Un-di-vi-ded Trin-i-ty ! with our whole heart and mouth, we do con-fefs, we do praife, and we do blefs ; to Thee be Glo-ry for e - ver - more. Pfalm. Magnificat. MONDAY AT VESPERS. TN The Name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghoft, (with the fign of the Crofs). >%* QUR Father (fecretly). tJAIL Mary (fecretly). GOD ! make fpeed to fave me. O Lord ! make hafte to help me. LORY be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the begin- ning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. LLELUYA or, from Septua- gefima Sunday to Thurfday in The Supper of The Lord RAISE to Thee, O Lord! we Of Glory The Eternal King. Psalm CXIV. [Ps. cxvi. e. v.] [Alleluya. A Pfalm for giving thanks. The Prophet declares that by humility he has been freed from tribulation and grief, to fliew us the path of our deliverance.] -ps: ■♦ — ■- -^vt-y h e Lord hath. Oioueae. 286 Monday at Vefpers. Dilexi quoniam. WAS well pleafed, be- caufe The Lord will hear : the voice of my prayer. That He hath inclined his ear unto me : and I will call upon Him all my days. The forrows of death compafied me round about : and the perils of Hell found me. I found trouble and heavinefs : and I called upon The Name of The Lord. Lord ! deliver my foul ; The Lord is merciful and righteous : yea, our God hath compaffion. The Lord keepeth the little ones : I was humbled, and He delivered me. Be turned unto thy reft, O my foul ! : for The Lord hath been bountiful to thee. For He hath delivered my foul from death, mine eyes from tears : my feet from falling. 1 will pleafe The Lord : in the land of the living. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. H^rt>rfrIfijJ(^*.g>t •k -K -= — ^-*— Mm m^ — ♦ — ■ — "=-h— -q*. . r» # - HE Lord hath in - clin-ed s 1 — "M- -1* 1 ♦-♦—!— his ear un - to me. [O Lord ! Who doft waft out our offences : do Thou quickly comfort us who faithfully call upon Thee ; and we befeech Thee, that, delivering us from the dangers of Hell, Thou wouldeft blot out our tranfgreffions, and reftore us from death to the land of the living, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm CXV. [Ps. cxvi. e. v.] [Alleluya. A Pfalm for giving thanks. He declares every man is lying who thinks he can compenfate anything in return for the Divine Goodnefs. He bellows on us the Cup of Paflion, and believes that the death of his Saints is precious in the eyes of The Lord, although in the fight of man it is vile.] I3=?=g=^E^ n*= believed. Oioueae. Credidi propter quod. T BELIEVED, therefore have I fpoken : but I have been humbled exceedingly. I faid in my excefs : Every man is a liar. What mall I render unto The Lord : for all the benefits that He hath done unto me ? I will receive the cup of falvation : and call upon The Name of The Lord. I will pay my vows unto The Lord in the prefence of all his people : precious in the fight of The Lord is the death of his faints. Lord ! behold I am thy fervant : I am thy fervant, and the fon of thine hand- maid. Thou haft broken my bonds in funder ; I will facrifice to Thee the offering of Praife : and I will call upon The Name of The Lord. 1 will pay my vows unto The Lord in the fight of all his people : in the courts of The Lord's Houfe, in the midft of thee, O Jerufalem ! Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. Monday at Vefpers. 287 [May the lives of thy fuppliants, O Lord, we befeech Thee, be freed from evil ; and, becaufe the death of thy Saints is precious in thine eyes, may we be accounted worthy of being delivered from the chains of our fins, and poiTefs everlafting joys in the Heavenly Jerufalem, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm CXVI. [Ps. cxvii. e. v.] [Alleluya. A Pfalm for praifing God. All nations are invited to praife The Lord, becaufe over all is the mercy of The Lord ; for with the heart man believeth unto righteoufnefs, and with the mouth confeflion is made unto Salvation.] P^"EtW*S^E * raise ye. Oioueae. Laudate Dominum omnes. DRAISE ye The Lord, all ye Gentiles : praife Him, all ye people. For his mercy towards us is ftablifhed : and the truth of The Lord endureth for ever. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. j^ =*=*=j^ RAISE ye The Lord, all 5£ 3=3=^=t= ye Gen - tiles. [Almighty Ruler ! Who art praifed by the mouth of all nations : we pray Thee, that Thou wou'.deft increafe thy truth in our hearts, and ftablim thy mercy upon us, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm CXIX. [Ps. cxx. e. v.] [A Canticle of Degrees. A Pfalm for Prayer. He begins by commemorating the grace and good- nefs of The Lord j for the Firft Degree fignines that he was tried by the perfecution of Saul, and was a wanderer among ftrangers.] V -■-♦H :t=" W=* cri - ed. Oioueae. w Ad Dominum. HEN I was in trouble I cried unto The Lord : and He hearkened un- to me. Deliver my foul, O Lord ! from wicked lips : and from a deceitful tongue. What fhall be given to thee, or what fhall be done unto thee : to the falie tongue ? Sharp arrows of the mighty : with coals of defolation. Wo is me that my fojourning is pro- longed ! I have dwelt with the inhabitants of Kedar : my foul hath long been a fo- journer. With them that hated peace I was peaceable : when I fpake unto them they affailed me without caufe. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. y — ■ — ■ — ■ ■ ^ 1 ■ CRIED, and He heark- 12 4. »-v -*=| - en - ed to me. [O God ! the affuager of our tribulations, deliver the fouls of us, thy faithful people, from the lips of wicked flanderers ; fo that, protected by thy fpiritual help, we may be overcome by no aflaults, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm CXX. [Ps. cxxi. e. v.] [A Canticle of Degrees. A Pfalm to pray a benediction. The Second Degree : that The Lord heard him among the mountains, praying that He would punilh thofe who perfecute his people Ifrael.] J^ EgiM£gji=M*»:"a^ :E help. Oioueae. Levavi oculos. T LIFTED up mine eyes unto the hills : from whence cometh my help. My help is from The Lord : Who hath made Heaven and Earth. Monday at Vefpers. May He not fuffer thy foot to be moved: nor He fleep that keepeth thee. Behold, He will neither flumber nor fleep : that keepeth Ifrael. The Lord is thy keeper, The Lord is thy protection : upon thy right hand. The Sun mail not burn thee by day : neither the Moon by night. The Lord preferveth thee from all evil : The Lord keep thy foul. The Lord preferve thy coming in and thy going out : from this time now and for evermore. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. 0^OS -M-ft^* ■ m+ + 1 Y help is from The Lord. [O Lord God our Protector ! Thou, Who neither flumbereft nor fleepeft, defend thy people Ifrael ; and, that we be not confumed this day, do Thou defend us from all the offences of this world, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen.] Chapter. 2 Theff. Hi. HE Lord direct your hearts into the love of God : and into the patient waiting for Chrift. Thanks be to God. |[ [Here follow the proper Refponfory and Verfe, with Gloria Patri, throughout Advent and 2>jiadragefima, and at other times when required by the Proper or Common of the Time or of the Saints.] <[ From the FIRST SUNDAY after the O clave of THE EPIPHANY to QUADRAGESIMA, whenever it is the ordinary TUESDAY Service s then at the VESPERS on MONDAY is J aid the following Hymnus. »> Hymn. MM *t n n — n- __■ — ■_ M - MEN - SE Cce - li *-*— ■ ■ ^ m ■ " ■ 1 — ■ — _ — Con - di - tor ! Qui mix - ta ne con - ■ ■ 3L_J| ? 5- 1—1 " - fun - der - ent, A - quae flu - en - ^ ■ * ■ ■ |— 1 Wf =5 i~ - ta di - vi - dens, Coe - li ■to" >- de-dif- Di_._^ =■1—5-*- — left for aye, Rude Chaos fhould the ■H^iZ worlds confound, The floods of wa- ■EiE^E - ters didft divide, And made the fkies ^: :.*Tii ti lim - it - em ; Immense Coeli Conditor ! Qui mixta ne confunderent, Aqua? fluenta dividens, Cceli dedifti limitem ; their lafting bound ; Great Lord of Heaven ! Who, left for aye Rude Chaos fhould the worlds confound, The floods of waters didft divide, And made the flcies their lafting bound ; From S. Ambrofe, or of hit School. Monday at Vefpers. 289 Firmans locum cceleftibus, Simulque terra rivulis : Ut unda flammas temperet, Terras folum ne diffipent ; Infunde nunc, Piiffime ! Donum perennis gradae : Fraudis nova; ne cafibus Nos error atterat vetus. Lucem Fides inveniat : Sic luminis jubar ferat : Haec vana cunifla terreat, Hanc falfa nulla comprimant. Prasfta, Pater piiffime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito Regnans per omne feculum. ?!=.■=— i=4: A - men. Who gavefl clouds their dwelling-place, And cleft with circling Teas the land : So moifhire might the heat affuage, And folid Earth abiding Hand ; In mercy pour upon our hearts, The gifts of thine eternal grace ; Ne'er may our ancient fins revive, Nor guilt again our fouls deface. May Faith with light unfading fhine, And fpread abroad the beams of day : Earth's vanities before her fly : No falfehood dim her quenchlefs ray. Thefe gifts, Moft Gracious Father ! grant, And Thou, Co-equal, Only Son ! With Thee, Bleft Spirit Paraclete ! Who reign through endlefs ages, One ! y. Let my prayer, O Lord ! be directed unto Thee. I£. Like as incenfe in thy fight. {[ Throughout the Summer is /aid the Hymn — Lucis Creator Optime ! Creator of the Light Supreme ! [See Sunday at Fe/pers.] 37". Let my prayer. ]$. Like as incenfe. Antifhon. ET my foul e - ver mag *5: *E^3^S^ - ni - fy Thee, O my God ! ***F Psalm. Magnificat anima mea Dominum. Y foul : doth magnify The Lord. And my fpirit hath re- joiced : in God my Salvation. For He hath regarded the lowlinefs of his hand-maiden : for, behold ! from henceforth all generations lhall call me bleffed. For He that is mighty hath done to me great things : and Holy is His Name. And his mercy is from generation to generation : upon them that fear Him. He hath done might with his arm : He hath fcattered the proud in the imagina- tion of their heart. He hath put down the mighty from their feat : and hath exalted the humble. He hath filled the hungry with good things : and the rich He hath fent empty away. He hath holpen his fervant Ifrael : remembering his mercy. 290 Monday at Vefpers. As He fpake to our fathers : Abraham and his feed for evermore. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Gholl ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever mail be : world without end. Amen. [Almighty and Everlafting God ! Who, by the revered and glorious ever Virgin Mary, haft willed to unite the Myftery of Thine Only Begotten Son to a mortal body ; we befeech thy clemency, that, by thy favour, we may be worthy of receiving the remiflion of all our fins, which, veneiating Her, we alk of Thee, through The Same Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.] [Here follows the jintiphon upon MAGNIFICAT at full length.] [Jfter the Antiphon upon MAGNIFICAT is finijhed, then follow PETITIONS as at the end of Lauds, all projlrate, kneeling.] [ ORD, have mercy (thrice). Chrift, have mercy (thrice). Lord, have mercy (thrice). UR FATHER [fecretly]. The Prieft repeating aloud,] And lead us not into temptation. I£. But deliver us from evil. T HAVE faid, Lord ! have mercy upon me. Heal my foul, for 1 have finned againft Thee. Be turned unto us, O Lord ! ; how long ? And be eafily intreated for thy fervants. Let thy mercy, O Lord ! be upon us. Like as we have put our truft in Thee. [The eyes of The Lord are over the righteous. And His ears are open to their prayers. Let all thy works praife Thee. And thy faints give blefling unto Thee. D ] Let thy Priefts be clothed with righte- oufnefs. And let thy faints rejoice. O Lord ! fave the king ! And hear us in the day when we call upon Thee. Preferve thy fervants and handmaidens. My God ! who put their truft in Thee. Save thy people, O Lord ! and blefs thine inheritance. And govern them and lift them up even for ever. O Lord ! let there be peace in thy ftrength. And abundance in thy towers. Let us pray for the faithful departed. Grant them eternal reft, O Lord ! And may perpetual light fhine upon them. «[For our brethren and benefactors. Preferve thy fervants and handmaidens. My God ! who put their truft in Thee. For the afflifted and captives. Deliver Ifrael, O Lord ! out of all his troubles. Alfo for our fins and negligences. Remember not our old fins, but let thy mercies fpeedily prevent us : for we are brought very low. Help us, O God, our Salvation ! : and for the Glory of Thy Name deliver us. And be merciful unto our fins for Thy Name's fake.] O Lord ! hear my voice wherewith I have cried unto Thee. Have mercy upon me, and hear me. Psalm L. Miferere mei, Deus. [To be faid without note.] ** A VE mercy upon me, O God ! : according to thy great mercy. And according to the mul- titude of thy compaflions : blot out mine iniquity. Wafh me throughly from mine iniquity : and cleanfe me from my fin. For I acknowledge mine iniquity : and my fin is ever before me. Againft Thee only have I finned, and done evil before Thee : that Thou mayeft From the York Breviary. From the York and Hereford Breviaries. Monday at Vefpers. 291 be juftified in thy fayings, and overcome when Thou art judged. For behold, I was conceived in iniquities?: and in fin hath my mother conceived me. But lo ! Thou haft loved truth : the uncertain and hidden things of thy wifdom haft Thou manifefted to me. Thou ftialt fprinkle me with hyftbp, and I ftiall be cleanfed : Thou lhalt wafti me, and I ftiall be made whiter than fnow. To my hearing Thou lhalt give joy and gladnefs : and the bones which are humbled ftiall rejoice. Turn thy face away from my fins : and blot out all my mifdeeds. Create in me a clean heart, O God : and renew a right fpirit within me. Caft me not away from thy face : and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Reftore to me the joy of thy falvation : and ftablifti me with Thy Chief Spirit. I will teach the wicked thy way : and the impious ftiall be converted unto Thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltinefs, O God ! The God of my falvation : and my tongue ftiall rejoice in thy righteoufnefs. Thou ftialt open my lips, O Lord ! : and my mouth ftiall fhew forth thy praife. For if Thou hadft defired facrifice I would have given it : but Thou wilt not be delighted with burnt-offerings. The facrifice of God is a troubled fpirit : a contrite and humbled heart, O God, ftialt Thou not defpife. Do kindly, O Lord, in thy good pleafure unto Syon : that the walls of Jerufalem may be built. Then ftialt Thou accept the facrifice of righteoufnefs, oblations, and burnt-offer- ings : then ftiall they lay young bullocks upon thine altar. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever ftiall be : world without end. Amen. The Pfalm beingfinijbed, let the Priefi alone Jland up and advance to the Jlep of the Choir, repeating thefe Verfes, A RISE, O Lord! help us. I£. AnddeliverusforThyName'sfake. O Lord God of Hofts ! convert us. I£. And ftiow us thy countenance, and we ftiall be faved. O Lord ! hear my prayer. J$. And let my crying come unto Thee. [Thefe Petitions are to be faid thus at Vefpers, in all Week-days, throughout Advent ,• and from the Firjl Sunday after the O Slave of The Epiphany to The Supper of The Lord ; and from the Firjl Sunday after Trinity to The Advent of The Lord, in the ordinary Week-day Service, except at Vefpers, from " O Sapientia" to the lajl "O," inclufve.] [But between Eafter and the Firjl Sunday after Trinity there are no Petitions on Week-days at Vefpers."] W. The Lord be with you. I£. And with thy fpirit. Let us pray. [Here follow the proper Collecls or Orifons for the Seafon or FeJlival,for which See the Proper or Common of the Time or of the Saints j always concluding with The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord. Thanks be to God. Amen. If there be any Memorial or Commemo- ration of any Fejlival, or any Common Memorial to be made, then follows the Antiphon of the particular Fejlival or Memorial on MAGNIFICAT ; then, alfo, the Or if on for the Commemoration, and the Proper or Common Memorial, pre- faced only with Let us pray. After the lajl Memorial, is repeated The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord. Thanks be to God. Amen.] 29' Common Memorials at Vefpers. <[ COMMON MEMORIALS AT VESPERS. |[ In ADVENT. MEMORIAL OF S. MART. Antipbon. Behold, thou fhalt conceive and bring forth a Son. Al - le - lu ya. 3^^i * Pfalm. Magnificat. y. There ihall come forth a Rod from the root of Jeffe. I£. And a Flower from his root ihall grow up. Orifon. GOD ! Who, by the meffage of an Angel, didft will Thy Word to take upon Him flefh in the womb of the BlefTed Virgin ; grant to us, thy fuppliants, that we, who truly believe her to be the Mother of God, may with Thee be aflifted by her interceffions, through the fame our Lord Jefus Chrift, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Hoi}' Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. Memorial of all saints. Antipbon. EHOLD,The Lord ihall come, and All His Saints with Him ; and there fhall be in that day a great light. Alleluya. ST". Behold, The Lord ihall appear in the white clouds. $. And Saints. with Him thoufands of His Orifon. LORD, we befeech Thee, purify our confciences by thy Vifitation ; fo that when Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, our Lord, fhall come with All His Saints, He may find in us a manfion prepared for Himfelf, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. C [At the Firjl "O" the Antipbon Hail Mary is /aid, and there is no Memorial of All Saints.] |[ At VESPERS, from the OCTAVE OF S. STEPHEN to THE PURIFICATION, a MEMORIAL is made of S. MARY every day, whatever be the Service, as well at VESPERS as at MATINS, except in the VIGIL OF THE EPIPHANY, and on that day. And in FEASTS OF IX. LESSONS, and within the Oclave and in the Oclave, when the Choir has Conduclors ; and on SUNDAYS at both VESPERS, with this Antipbon. *E*55 • ef - fa - bly of a Vir - gin, then were ful-fil-led the Scriptures: like Common Memorials at Vefpers. z 93 the rain up-on a fleece Thou didft A i^:*^=»=b5b: defcend, to give falvation to the race ~m — ■ of man. We praife Thee, O our God! ^§f=^=E^ Pfalm. Magnificat. On WEEK-DAYS, however, and in FEASTS with iii. Leffons, when the Choir has no Conductors, at VESPERS, this Antiphon is /aid. Ei"^E5SE5E5*j HE bufh which Mofes be - E^S EEE3E held un-con-fum-ed, we acknowledge thine e - ver pre-ferv-ed and laudable 3E vir - gin - i - ty. Mother of God ! intercede for us. And at VESPERS is /aid W. Beautiful is His form before the fons of men. I£. Grace is poured forth upon thy lips. Ori/on. OD, who by the fruitful vir- ginity of The BlefTed Mary, didft beftow the gifts of eter- nal falvation upon mankind ; grant, we befeech Thee, that we may perceive that She intercedes for us, through whom we have been found worthy to ob- tain The Author of Life, our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. Then let MEMORIAL be made of ALL THE SAINTS, on WEEK-DAYS and on FEASTS when the Choir has no Conduilors, both at VESPERS and at MATINS [as given hereafter (p. 296) for the Time without Eafler] up to WEDNESDAY, THE HEAD OF THE FAST. After THE PURIFICATION, and up to Wednesday, the head of the FAST, the Antiphons, Ver/es, and Ori/ons for the Memorial of s. mary are the fame as thofe ufed after the O clave of HOLY TRINITY [as hereafter given (p. 295;.] |[ From MONDAY after the OCTAVE OF EASTER up to the VIGIL OF THE AS- CENSION. Memorial of the cross. Antiphon. ^ HE Ho - ly Crofs He en - * *- ?*-^ m - dur'd, Who Hell hath crufhed : He is girded with might, He rofe a-gain the third day. Al-le - lu - ya. 294 y. Tell ye among the nations : I£. That The Lord hath reigned from the Tree. Or if on. |OD, Who for our fakes didft will Thy Son to undergo the fufFering of The Crofs, that Thou mighteft expel from us the power of the enemy ; grant to us, thy fervants, that we may ever live in the joys of His Refurrection, through The Same Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. Memorial of s. mary. Antiphon. HE gate of Paradife, through Common Memorials at Vefpers. m^L !*¥=i=i" Eve, to all men was clof-ed : and through Ma-ry Vir-gin, a - gain was thrown o - pen. Al - le - lu - ya. y. Holy Mother of God ! Mary, ever Virgin ! ^. Intercede for us, unto The Lord our God. Or if on. LORD ! we befeech Thee, pour thy grace into our minds, fo that we, who have known the Incarnation of Chrift, Thy Son, by the meffage of an Angel, by His Paffion and Crofs may be guided to the Glory of His Refurreftion, through The Same our Lord Jefus Chrift, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in The Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. Memorial of all saints. Antiphon. F=x=*=±*± lax the habitation of the Saints. Al-leluya. ^»5=i S3 And for evermore is their reft. Alleluya. 37". The voice of joy and exultation ! I£. Is in the tabernacles of the righteous. Alleluya. Or if on. RANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty God : that in the Refurreftion of our Lord Jefus Chrift, with all His Saints, we may in very deed receive our portion, Who with Thee liveth and reign- eth, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. |[ On the MONDAY after the OCTAVE OF TRINITY, and from thence to ADVENT, as well on ordinary days as on Feafls of iii. Leffons, when there are no Conduclors of the Choir, are faid the following three MEMORIALS— of THE CROSS, of S. MARY, and of ALL SAINTS. If, however, the Feafl of any Saint falls on a Feafl of iii. Leffons, then let the Memorial of the saint be frfl faid, and then the above-named Memorials. Throughout the OCTAVE OF RELICS, (i. e., belonging to the Church,) whether on Saints' Days or ordinary days, let the Memorial of the cross be always mentioned firfl. Common Memorials at Vefpers Memorial of the cross, at vespers. Antiphon '■95 KSjc^S' S ■ i i ^ i| ■ ■ ■ i i ■ i pAVE us, O Chrift! our Sa- x . 3 *_ -wr ■ -^ ■ n +—rw — ■ - viour. by the virtue of thy Holy Crofs: fe «• a !♦ • 1 » ■ ■■ "♦♦T Who didft fave Peter in the Sea, § =— F= -P.--5-F.-,-,-! have mer-cy up-on us 37". Let all the Earth adore Thee, O God ! and praife Thee. !F£. And ring pfalms unto Thy Name. Or this Antiphon. b; ♦-♦- 7 i«j . y the fign of the Crofs, from our ?■ mies de - li - ver us, !I^ -♦♦ * O our God ! "ST. Let all the Earth. $. And fing Pfalms. Or this Antiphon. wi 2 »5±: ^=&£*m^z e a - dore Thee, O Chrift ! and we blefs Thee, for by Thy Crofs ^±L 3=P-^ *- Thou haft redeemed the world. ST. Let all the Earth. $. And fing pfalms. Or if on. OD, Who didft afcend Thy Holy Crofs, and enlighten the darknefs of the world, do Thou vouchfafe to enlighten our hearts and bodies, O Saviour of the world ! Who liveft and reigneft with God The Father, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. Or this Or if on. TZ"EEP, O Lord, we befeech Thee, in perpetual peace, thofe whom Thou haft vouchfafed to redeem through the wood of Thy Holy Crofs, O Saviour of the world, Who liveft and reigneft with God The Father, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. Or this Orifon. T) E prefent with us, O Lord, our God ! and thofe whom Thou doft gladden with the honour of the Holy Crofs, do Thou defend with its perpetual help, through Chrift our Lord. Amen. Memorial of s. mart, at vespers. Antiphon. O - LY Mary, Vir - gin ! It: — -Fi^^l— -***«-^ ^ in-ter-cede for the whole world, for * m r- ye i ♦ s thou didft bring forth The King it p -£-* — ,-r of the globe. 317". Holy Mother of God ! Mary, ever Virgin ! T$i. Intercede for us, unto The Lord our God. 296 H Common Memorials at Vefpers. Or this Antiphon. ^±. o - ly Mother of God ! Ma-ry fc 5E^E S gE^gS ev - er Vir-gin ! intercede for us un-to ->=■♦- The Lord our God. 37". After thy bringing forth, thou didft abide a Virgin inviolate. ^f. Mother of God ! intercede for us. Or this Antiphon. I 3EEEES n off-fpring Mo-ther, in bear-ing ^3E3EB"t ^=5 Vir-gin, be glad and re-joice, pi - ous ^=fi" Mother of The Lord! W. Holy Mother of God ! Mary, ever Virgin ! IJ;. Intercede for us unto The Lord our God. Then the Orifon as above. LORD! we befeech Thee, pardon the fins of thy fer- vants ; that we, who cannot pleafe Thee by our own aftions, may find falvation through the Mother of our Lord Jefus Chrift, through The Same our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. Or this. ALMIGHTY and Everlafting God, protect us, thy fervants, by the right hand of thy power, from all dangers ; and by the glorious interceflion of the Blefied Mary, ever- Virgin, caufe us to rejoice in profperity, both now and hereafter, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. {[ The Orifon Concede quefumus miferi- cors Deus fragilitati. Grant, we befeech Thee, Merciful God p is not /aid in the Memorials of S. Mary, throughout the year, but in Proceffions and at Compline of Her, only. Memorial of all saints, at vespers. Antiphon. rf^ftdi ALL ye Saints of God ! tee 5*=Ml who are fel-lows with the heavenly ci- ti- zens, in-tcr-cede for us un-to The Lord. y. Rejoice in The Lord, and be glad, O ye righteous ! J£. And be joyful, all ye that are up- right of heart. Or, y. Let the righteous exult before the face of God. I£. And be rejoiced with gladnefs. Or this Antiphon. A^ 3=5 ^EE*3: L L it ye -3k— e - left of God, make fe^ men - ti - on of us be - fore God, P See the Off ce for the Firjl Sunday after Trinity. Common Memorials at Vefpers. 297 J* V— 5: f P- r9u — ■ — — ■-*- fo that -♦— by —n— your — i-*- pray- -♦- ■ers aid-edj we — ♦ — ♦ -1- "'♦ 1 ■- T H ?■ _^_B=»_^_ ♦-— may be worthy to be join-ed to you. 37". #»-£" Y * '■ ~ * ♦ - 1 " m , ♦ ♦ the fup-pli-ca-tions of All Saints, > — ■ ■ j ■ ■ ■ ■ ~ 1 ^ ■ ■ n ■ ■ 1 fit va-tion be-ftow Thou : of bo-dy s ■ f» ? ==- ■" -■- ♦-- ^ i^. •■ and of mind, Chrift, unto thy fervants. 3T. Rejoice in The Lord, and be glad, O ye righteous ! I£. And be joyful, all ye that are upright of heart. Or this Antiphon. o^^ how glo-ri-ous is the king - - dom, in which, with Chrift, rejoice a^t All his Saints! Cloth-ed in white robes, they follow The Lamb, where- i -M*- H-^- - fo - ever He go - eth. y. Rejoice in The Lord. IJ;. And be joyful. |[ Thefe two Verfes, i. e., Rejoice in The Lord and Let the righteous are never changed in the MEMORIAL OF ALL SAINTS, except when the y '. Rejoice in The Lord is /aid at FIRST VESPERS; then at the Memorial of All Saints Jhall be faid, y. Let the righteous exult which Jhall be obferved in the whole year, except in Advent and Eafler-tide. Orifon. Ebefeech Thee, O Lord! favourably regard our in- firmities, and by the interceffion of All thy Saints, turn from us all thofe evils which we juftly deferve, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. Or this Orifon. C\ LORD ! we befeech Thee, do Thou, ^"^ appeafed by the interceffions of All thy Saints, beftow upon us pardon of our fins, and grant us everlafting remedies for them, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. Or this Orifon. t) EHOLD, O Lord ! our infirmities, and All thy Saints interceding for us, fuc- cour us fpeedily by thy goodnefs, through Chrift our Lord. Amen. Or this Orifon. ARRANT, we befeech Thee, O Lord ! ^~~^ that All thy Saints may continually pray for us ; and do Thou vouchfafe ever favourably to hear them, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. 4[ [Besides these Memorials, the following are found in the Breviary, as mentioned in the Office for Lauds on Monday."] 2 Q 298 Common Memorials at Vefpers. Memorial of the holt spirit. Daily at VESPERS. Antiphon. OME, O Holy Spirit ! fulfil the hearts of thy faithful ones, and of thy love, kindle in them the fire ; Who, by diverfity of many tongues, the nations into the Unity of Faith didft congregate. Alleluya. Alleluya. Alleluya. y. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they mail be created. And Thou fhalt renew the face of the Earth. Alleluya. Alleluya. Orifon. OD, Who didft teach the hearts of thy faithful people by the enlightening of Thy Holy Spirit, grant us by The Same Spirit to have a right judgement in all things, and ever to rejoice in his holy confolation, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Same Spirit, God, world without end. Amen. Then a Memorial of THE SAINT in zvbofe honour the Church is founded, as in pre- bendal and Parijh Churches, and then of THE RELICS. Antiphon. I HE bodies of the Saints are buried in peace, and their names ftiall live for ever. y. BlefTed are they who dwell in thy Houfe, O Lord ! I£. They fhall praife Thee for ever and ever. Orifon. E favourable, O Lord, to us thy fervants, for the glorious merits of Thy Saints, whofe Relics are contained in this Church ; that by their pious interceffions we may be ever protected from all adver- fities, through Chrift our Lord. Amen. Of PEACE, at VESPERS. Antiphon. IVE Peace in our days, O Lord ! becaufe there is none other that fighteth for us, except Thou, our God. y. O Lord ! let there be Peace in thy ftrength. I£. And abundance in thy towers. Let us pray. GOD, of Whom are all holy defires, all right coun- fels, and all juft works : give unto thy fervants that Peace _ which the world cannot give ; that both our hearts may be fet to obey thy commandments, and we, being freed from the fear of our enemies, may pafs our time in quietnefs, under thy pro- tection, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord. Thanks be to God. Amen. [ y . We adore Thee, O Chrift ! and we blefs Thee. $. For by Thy Crofs Thou haft re- deemed the world. LORD, Jefu Chrift ! Son of The living God ! put Thy Paflion, Crofs, and Death, between thy judgements and our fouls in the hour of our death ; and vouchfafe to grant mercy and grace to the living, and pardon to the dead, reft to the Church, and peace and concord to the kingdom, and to us ftnners everlafting life and glory, Who liveft and reigneft with God The Father, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen.l Tucfday at Vefpers. 299 TUESDAY AT VESPERS. Psalm CXXI. [Ps. cxxii. e. v.] [A Song of Degrees. A Pfalm for Meditation. Third Degree : he a(ks peace for the tribes of Ifrael.] I '*+!-- ffi*3 n - to The Lord's Houfe. Oioueae. Ltetatus fum. WAS glad at what was faid unto me : we will go into The Houfe of The Lord. Our feet were Hand- ing : in thy courts, O Jerufalem ! Jerufalem, which is built as a City : that hath compa&nefs in itfelf. For thither the tribes have gone up, the tribes of The Lord : the teftimony of Ifrael, to give thanks unto The Name of The Lord. For there fate the feats of judgement : the feats of the houfe of David. Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerufalem : and abundance for them that love thee. Let there be peace in thy ftrength : and abundance in thy towers. For my brethren and neighbours' fakes : I have fpoken peace of thee. Becaufe of the Houfe of The Lord our God : I have fought to do thee good. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son, and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever mall be, world without end. Amen. Antiphon. * ~^ ^ ♦ ♦ ■ " 1 £ ■ ■ N - TO The Lord's Houfe *— ♦-^— *— ^* ,-t [Almighty God ! vouchfafe to beftow upon us who walk in thy Courts the abundance of thy peace ; fo that, while with all readinefs of heart we confefs Thee, we may obtain thy good things in the Heavens, through Chrift our Lord. Amen. J Psalm CXXII. [Ps. cxxm. e. v.] [A Song of Degrees. A Pfalm for Prayer. Fourth Degree : a man of perfeverance in fuppli- cation, fince he is a good fervant of his Lord, who every day befeeches mercy.] 1 ^ W re - joic - ing, we will go. hou that dwelleft. Oioueae. Ad Te levavi oculos meos. T TNTO Thee have I lifted up mine eyes : O Thou that dwelleft in the Heavens ! Behold, as the eyes of fervants : look unto the hands of their mailers, And as the eyes of a maiden unto the hands of her miftrefs : even fo our eyes unto The Lord our God, until He have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us, O Lord ! have mercy upon us : for we are greatly filled with contempt. Our foul is greatly filled with the (corn- ing of the wealthy : and with the defpite- fulnefs of the proud. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antipbon. Heavens, have mercy on us. [O God ! Who dwelleft in the Heavens ! to Thee we lift up our eyes, and intreat Thee, that Thou wouldeft confound the reproaches of the proud, and mercifully grant us thine entire pardon, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] 3°o Tucjday at Vefpcrs. Psalm CXXIII. [Ps. cxxiv. e. v.] [A Song of Degrees. A Pfalm for Meditation. Fifth Degree : Voices of Apoftles and Martyrs.] u r help. Oioueae. Niji quia Dominus. T JNLESS that The Lord had been with us, now may Ifrael fay : unlefs that The Lord had been with us ; When men role up againft us : haply they had fwallowed us up alive ; When their fury was enkindled againft us : the waters perchance had drowned us. Our foul paffed through the torrent : our foul perhaps had palled through the flood infupportable. Bleffed be The Lord who hath not given us : for a prey unto their teeth. Our foul is delivered as a bird : out of the fnare of the fowler. The fnare is broken : and we are de- livered. Our help is in The Name of The Lord : Who hath made Heaven and Earth. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. of The Lord. [Shut, O Lord ! the poifonous mouths of the wicked, who, with the cruel teeth of (lander, ftrive to devour us ; fo we, who truft not in our own ftrength, may be defended by the help of Thy Name, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] PSALM CXXIV. [PS. CXXV. E. V.] [A Song of Degrees. A Pfalm for Meditation. Sixth Degree : that he who abides unmoved in tribulation mail not be fubjefted to the wicked, left, after probation, he put forth his hand to wickednefs.J o well, O Lord. Oioueae. D Qui confidant in Domino. HpHEY that put their truft in The Lord are as the Mount Syon : he fhall not be moved for ever that dwelleth in Jeru- falem. The mountains are round about it, and The Lord is round about his people : from this time forth now and even for evermore. For The Lord will not leave the rod of finners upon the portion of the righteous : that the righteous put not forth their hands to iniquity. Do well, O Lord ! : unto the good and upright in heart. But as for fuch as turn away into bond- age, The Lord fhall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity : peace be upon Ifrael. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. O well, O Lord, unto the zm=\z good and up -right in heart. [Defend, O Lord ! the portion of the righteous from the afl'aults of the wicked ; fo we, who truft in Thee with our whole hearts, may not be ihaken by any ftorms of temptation, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Tuefday at Vefpers. Psalm CXXV. [Ps. cxxvi. e. v.] [A Song of Degrees. A Pfalm for Meditation. Seventh Degree : the confolation of martyrs, for they believe, that, fowing tears in time, they will obtain perpetual and eternal joys.] be-came. Oioueae. In convert endo Dominus. "\17'HEN The Lord turned again the captivity of Syon : we became like men comforted. Then was our mouth filled with joy : and our tongue with exultation. Then will they fay among the Gentiles : The Lord hath done great things for them. The Lord hath done great things for us : we are become joyful. Turn our captivity, O Lord ! : as a torrent in the South. They that fow in tears : fhall reap in joyfulnefs. Going, they wept as they went : cafting forth their feed. But returning, they fhall come again 301 with exultation : bringing their fheaves with them. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. S: be - came like men ?: com - fort - ed. [Comfort, O Lord ! thy people, and deliver us from the captivity of Satan ; fo that, what we here fow in tears, we, by thy gift, may joyfully reap in life eternal, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Chapter. 2 Theff. Hi. HE Lord direct your hearts into the love of God : and into the patient waiting for Chrift. Thanks be to God. {[ [Here follow the proper Refponfory and Verfe, with Gloria Patri throughout Advent and Quadragejima, and at other times when required by the Proper or Common of the Time or of the Saints. ,] ([ From the FIRST SUNDAY after the OCTAVE of THE EPIPHANY to QUADRAGESIMA. Hymnus. Hymn. di - tor ! Mun - di fo - lum Qui «s p e - ru - ens, Pul - fis a - qua; K G "1 ■ ■ 1 ■ ■ mo - lef - ti - is, Ter - ram de - dif - s s _ -«— ■— ' ■ —1 ti im - mo - bi - lem : M s - - ■ ■ ■ ■— wtaw# s ■ ■ t£S L - MIGH-TY Founder of 1= the worlds ! Who, forming Earth by g ■— ~a ■ — 1 — B^^li ■^^" — thy command, Didft drive the cum - bering floods a-fide, And fix unmov'd the folid land : 3°z Tucjday at Fefpers. Telluris ingens Conditor ! Mundi folum Qui eruens, Pulfis aqua moleiliis, Terram dedifti immobilem ; Ut germen aptum proferens Fulvis decora floribus, Fcecunda fruclu fifteret, Paftumque gratum redderet ; Mentis peruftas vulnera Munda viroris gratia : Ut fafta fletu diluat Motufque pravos atterat : Juffis tuis obtemperet, Nullis malis approximet, Bonis repleri gaudeat, Et mortis aftum nefciat. Pra;fta, Pater piiffime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito ! Regnans per omne feculum. £=i Almighty Founder of the worlds ! Who forming Earth by thy command, Didft drive the cumbering floods afide, And fix unmoved the folid land ; So thus the fpringing feed, with flowers Of faireft hue, might deck the field, Enrich with fruit the fertile bowers, And grateful food to mortals yield ; The rankling wounds which wafte the foul, Cleanfe Thou with thy reftoring grace : With tears to efface our deeds of ill, And calm our paffions into peace : That we may all thy will obey, From every path of evil flee : And, joying in thy bounteous gifts, By deadly fins unfcathed may be. Thele mercies, Gracious Father ! grant, And Thou Co-equal, Only Son ! With Thee, Bleft Spirit Paraclete ! Who reign through endlefs ages, One ! A - men. 37". Let my prayer, O Lord ! be directed unto Thee. 1^;. Like as incenfe in thy fight. {[ Throughout the Summer is /aid the Hymn — Lucis Creator Optime ! Creator of the Light Supreme ! [See Sunday at Fefpers.~\ y. Let my prayer. I£. Like as incenfe. Spi - rit hath re-joic-ed in God my Sa - vi - our. *+^ Oioueae. Psalm. Magnificat anima mea Dominum. A/fY foul doth magnify The Lord. [See Vefpers for Sunday and Monday.] Petitions, Prayers, and Memorials, as on Monday. Wedncfday at Vefpers. 303 WEDNESDAY AT VESPERS. Psalm CXXVI. [Ps. cxxvii. e. v.] [A Song of Degrees of Solomon. A Pfalm for Meditation. Eighth Degree : that The Lord not building the houfe of the Synagogue, in vain do they erect it before God.] B » 3 |- W^£»-E less - ed is the man. Oioueae. Niji Dominus. XCEPT The Lord mall have built the houfe : they have laboured in vain that build it. Except The Lord fhall keep the city : in vain he watcheth that keepethit. It is vain for you to rife before the light : rife ye after ye (hall have fate down, ye that eat the bread of forrow. Since He giveth his beloved fleep : lo ! children are the heritage of The Lord ; the fruit of the womb his reward. Like as arrows in the hand of the mighty : fo are the children of the exiled ones. Bleffed is the man that hath filled his defire with them : he fhall not be con- founded when he fpeaketh with his ene- mies in the gate. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. LESSED is the man that hath *-*» * *h » [O God ! builder of our fpiritual houfe, we in- treat Thee to keep us, and to fulfil our defires ; that fo we may be worthy to be joined to the number of thine elect, through the merits of our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] PSALM CXXVII. [PS. CXXVIII. E. V.] [A Song of Degrees. A Pfalm for Meditation. Ninth Degree : that all who fear The Lord flourim like a wife, whofe children, like the (hoots of olive, furround his table, and fo the father fees his fons and peace upon Ifrael.] B ^' ' fr less-ed are all they. Oioueae. Beats omnes. DLESSED are all they that fear The Lord : who walk in his ways. For thou fhalt eat the labours of thine hands : bleffed art thou, and well fhall it be with thee. Thy wife fhall be as the fruitful vine : upon the walls of thine houfe. Thy children like the young olive plants: round about thy table. Lo ! thus fhall the man be bleffed : who feareth The Lord. The Lord blefs thee out of Syon : and mayeft thou fee the good things of Jeru- falem all the days of thy life. And mayeft thou fee thy children's children : peace upon Ifrael. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. LESSED are all they that E ■*-=**! ful - fill - ed his de - fire. fear The Lord. [O Lord ! grant thy perpetual blefling unto us who fear Thy Name j fo that fuch may be our actions, fuch our life, as may raife to Heaven the merit of our good fruit, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] 3°4 Psalm CXXVIII. [Ps. cxxix. e. v.] [A Song of Degrees. A Pfalm for Meditation. Tenth Degree : contains the voice of Chrift to His Father againft the Jews, Whom they perfccuted and condemned to the Crofs, but Whom they could not hurt when He rofe from the dead.] Wednefday at Vefpers. w -■♦-♦- ^ q 1 y »3Jg e have bleff-ed you. Oioueae. Sape expugnaverunt. A/TANY a time have they fought againft me, from my youth up : may Ifrael now fay. Many a time have they fought againft me, from my youth up : but they have not prevailed againft me. Sinners wrought upon my back : they prolonged their iniquity. The righteous Lord will cut off" the necks of finners : let all be confounded and turned backward, that have hated Syon. Let them become as the grafs upon the houfe-tops : which withereth afore it be plucked up. Whereof the mower hath not filled his hand : neither he that bindeth up the fheaves his bofom: And they who paffed by faid not, The blefting of The Lord be upon you : we have bleffed you in The Name of The Lord. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. BJgE ♦ have bleff-ed you -d"- -■♦_ in The Name of The Lord. [O Lord ! defend thy Church by the might of thy right hand, from all the wickednefs of its aflailants; fo that, the enemy being turned back- ward, it may be fulfilled by thy blefling, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] PSALM CXXIX. [Ps. CXXX. E. V.] [A Pfalm of Degrees. A Penitential Pfalm for Prayer. Eleventh Degree: containing the voice of Holy Peter, when, after having denied his Lord, he wept.] ut of the depths. Oioueae, De profundis. QUT of the depths I cried unto Thee, O Lord ! : Lord ! hear my voice. O let thine ears be intent : unto the voice of my complaint. If Thou, Lord, wilt mark iniquity : O Lord ! who fhall abide it ? For with Thee there is propitiation : and becaufe of thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord ! My foul hath endured in his word : my foul hath trufted in The Lord. From the morning watch, even to the night : let Ifrael truft in The Lord. For with The Lord is mercy : and with Him is plenteous redemption. And He fhall redeem Ifrael : from all his iniquities. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. UT of the depths I cri-ed i=Pi={fc -*=*- X un - to Thee, O Lord ! [Give ear, O Lord ! we befeech Thee of thy goodnefs, to the prayer of thy fuppliants, fince with Thee is the propitiation for our fins ; and mark not our iniquities, but beftow thy mercies upon us, through Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm CXXX. [Ps. cxxxi. e. v.] [A Song of Degrees. David. A Pfalm ex- prefiive of humility. Twelfth Degree : the voice of Holy Mary the Mother of our Lord Jefus Chrift.] L t=i ■i -I— l-*— i- e t Ifrael. Oioueae. Wednefday at Fefpers. D omine, non eji. C\ LORD, mine heart is not lifted up : neither are mine eyes haughty. Nor have I walked in great matters : nor in wondrous things above me. As if I was not humble minded : but exalted my foul. But like as a child that is weaned from his mother : fo is my reward in my foul. Let Ifrael truft in The Lord : from this time forth, now and even for evermore. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. ET Ifrael truft in The Lord. 3°5 [O Holy Father Almighty ! differ us not to be lifted up with pride ; but do Thou, Who art meek and lowly of heart, teach us to be like Thee in humble and peaceable converfation, Who liveft and reigneft in the Unity of The Father and Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen.] Chapter. 2 Theff. Hi. HE Lord direct your hearts into the love of God : and into the patient waiting for Chrift. Thanks be to God. ([ {Here follow the proper Refponfory and Verfe, with Gloria Patri throughout Advent and Quadragcjima, and at other times when required by the Proper or Common of the Time or of the Saints.] f[ From the FIRST SUNDAY after the Oclave of THE EPIPHANY to QUADRAGESIMA. Hymn. CE - LI De - us Sane - tif - ■£-■ - 1 ■ ' m — ■ — A ■ — ■ - fl - me ! Qui lu - cid - um cen - " q -V - trum po - li Can- •do-re pin-gis ig- ^--.l-'- — ■— — ■ — -■ ■— — ■— - ne - 0, Au - gens de- A — V co - ro lu- ■& ?!_._ — ■ — 1 — - mi - ne ; Cceli Deus Sanctiffime ! Qui lucidum centrum poli Candore pingis igneo, Augens decoro lumine ; OST Holy God! The Lord SEtE of Heav'n ! Who doft with beauteous light fupply, In fiery fpendour bright 5=i=^£EEE^ s=T ar - rayed, The Ihin - ing cen - tre of S^ the Iky ; Most Holy God ! The Lord of Heaven ! Who doft with beauteous light fupply, In fiery fplendour bright arrayed, The (hining centre of the fky ; 1 From S. Ambroje, or of 'his School. 2 R 306 Thurfday at Vefpers. Quarto die Qui flarnmeam Solis rotam conftituens ; Lunas miniftrans ordini Vagos recurfus fiderum ; Ut nocTdbus vel lumini, Direptionis terminum, Primordiis et menfium Signum dares notiffimum ; Illumina cor hominum : Abfterge fordes mentium ; Refolve culpa; vinculum : Everte moles criminum. Prjefta Pater piiffime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito ! Per fempiterna fecula. EH3 A - men. Who on the fourth great day didft fet The Sun's orb in his radiant car ; And to the changing Moon ordain The courfe of each far wandering ftar ; So to the night and lightfome day, Their bounds of feverance to declare, And to the rolling months aflign Their birth-place in the advancing year; Our hearts illumine with thy grace : And purge the impurity within ; The fetters of our guilt unloofe, Remove the burthen of our fin ! Thefe mercies, gracious Father ! grant, And Thou, Co-equal, Only Son ! With Thee, Bleft Spirit Paraclete ! Who reign through endlefs ages One. BE A - men. y. Let my prayer, O Lord ! be directed unto Thee. ]$. Like as incenfe in thy fight. |[ Throughout the Summer is faid the Hymn — Lucis Creator Optime ! Creator of the Light Supreme ! [See Sunday at fefpers.] y. Let my prayer. I£. Like as incenfe. Antiphon. Oioueae. Psalm. Magnificat anima mea Dominum. TV/TY foul doth magnify The Lord. [See Sunday and Monday at Pefpers.] Petitions, Prayers, and Memorials, as on Monday. THURSDAY AT VESPERS. TN The Name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghoft (with the fign of the CrofsJ. >J< (~)UR Father (fecretly). LJAIL Mary (fecretly). Thurfday at Vefpers. 3°7 GOD ! make fpeed to fave me. O Lord ! make hafte to help me. LORY be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft; As it was in the begin- ning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. LLELUYA, or injlead accord- ing to the Time RAISE to Thee, O Lord! we fing, Of Glory The Eternal King. [None, however, of the above are /aid during the three days next preceding Eafler y" nor in the Day of Souls, when it is the proper Service ; nor at Vefpers during Eajler week, except Our Father and Hail Mary which are Jiillto iefaid.] Psalm CXXXI. [Ps. cxxxii. e. v.] [A Song of Degrees. A Pfalm for Prayer. The Tenth Degree : the voice of the fathers to David, teftifying that of the fruit of his body He would fet on his feat.] n d all his. Oioueae. Memento Domine. ORD, remember David : and all his meeknefs. How he fware unto The Lord : and vowed a vow unto the God of Jacob ; If I enter within the tabernacle of mine houfe : if I climb up into the bed of my repofe ; If I give fleep to mine eyes : and flum- ber to mine eyelids ; Or reft to my temples, until I fhall find a place for The Lord : a tabernacle for The God of Jacob. Lo ! we heard of it at Ephrata : we found it in the fields of the wood. We will enter into his tabernacle : we will worfhip in the place where his feet have flood. Arife, O Lord ! into thy reft :Thou, and the Ark of thy fanftification. Let thy priefts be clothed with righte- oufnefs : and let thy faints rejoice. For thy fervant David's fake : turn not away the face of Thy Chrift. The Lord hath fworn truth unto David, and He will not make it void : of the fruit of thy body will I fet upon thy feat. If thy children will keep my covenant : and my teftimonies that I fhall teach them; Then their children, even for ever- more : fhall fit upon thy feat. For The Lord hath chofen Syon : He hath chofen her to be an habitation for Himfelf. This fhall be my reft for ever and ever : here will I dwell, for I have chofen her. With benediction blefiing her widow : I will fatisfy her poor with bread. I will deck her priefts with falvation : and her faints fhall rejoice with exultation. There will I bring forth the horn of David : 1 have prepared a lamp for my Chrift. I will clothe his enemies with confufion : but upon himfelf fhall my fandlification flourifh. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. From the Rubrics for the Time, and the Arundel and Arlyngham MSS. 3 o8 Tburfday at l^efpers. Antiphon. ysysss^ ^S-W'K* J -^Wr^r 1»|: ND all his meek ■ - nefs. [O, our God Almighty ! remember us in all our walk, and clothe us with the righteoufnefs of thy priefts ; that we may be worthy to enter into thy celeftial tabernacles, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm CXXXII. [Ps. cxxxiii. e. v.] [A Song of Degrees. David. A Pfalm for Meditation. Fourteenth Degree : the voice of the Church to her fons, that all Catholics mould unite in one.] B ±i S^g^ agtf e - hold, how good. Oioueae. Ecce quam bonum. T> EHOLD ! how good and how pleafant ^ it is : for brethren to dwell in unity. It is like the ointment upon the head : that ran down unto the beard, the beard of Aaron ; Which went down to the fkirts of his veftment : as the dew of Hermon, which fell upon Mount Syon. For there The Lord hath appointed bleffing : and life, even for evermore. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. HOLD ! how good and 3^ ♦— ♦- X how plea-fant it is. [Pour, O Lord ! upon thy Church, the charity of brotherly kindnefs and peace j fo that, fprinkled with the dew of thy benediftion, we may be made glad by thy Glory and grace, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] PSALM CXXXIII. [PS. CXXXIV. E. V.] is not /aid at Vefpers. [See Compline I.] [A Song of Degrees. A Pfalm of exhortation to praife God. Thirteenth Degree : the Apoftle tells the fervants of God, I would that all lift up holy hands.] Ecce nunc benedicite. DEHOLD, now, blefs ye The Lord : *-* all ye fervants of The Lord. Ye who ftand in the Houfe of The Lord : in the courts of the Houfe of our God. By night lift up your hands in the fanftuary : and blefs ye The Lord. The Lord blefs thee out of Syon : Who made Heaven and Earth. Psalm CXXXIV. [Ps. cxxxv. e. v.] [Alleluya. A Pfalm of exhortation to praife God. Whofoever afcends the aforefaid Fifteen Degrees feeth The Lord, faying, Behold ! I know how great The Lord is, and our Lord before all l l what - fo - e - ver. Oioueae. Laudate nomen Domini. DRAISE ye the Name of The Lord : A ye his fervants, praife The Lord. Ye who ftand in the houfe of The Lord : in the courts of the Houfe of our God. Praife ye The Lord, for The Lord is good : fing pfalmody unto His Name, for it is fweet. For The Lord hath chofen Jacob unto Himfelf : Ifrael for his own poffeffion. For I have known that The Lord is great : and our Lord above all gods. All, whatfoever The Lord pleafed He hath done, in Heaven and in the Earth : in the Sea, and in all the abyffes. Bringing forth the clouds from the ends of the Earth : He hath made lightnings for the rain : Tburfday at Vefpers. 3°9 Who bringeth forth the winds out of his treafures : Who fmote the firft-born of Egypt, from man, even to the beaft ; And fent forth figns and marvels into the midft of thee, O Egypt ! : upon Pha- raoh and upon all his fervants. Who fmote many nations : and flew mighty kings. Sehon, king of the Amorrheans, and Og, the king of Bafan : and all the kingdoms of Canaan. And gave their land to be an heritage : an heritage unto Ifrael his people. O Lord ! Thy Name is for evermore : thy memorial, O Lord ! from generation to generation. For The Lord will judge his people : and be intreated for his fervants. The images of the Gentiles are filver and gold : the works of men's hands. They have a mouth and will not fpeak : eyes have they and will not fee. They have ears, and will not hear : neither is there any breath in their mouth. Let them be like unto them that make them : and all they that put their truft in them. O houfe of Ifrael ! blefs ye The Lord : O houfe of Aaron ! blefs ye The Lord. O houfe of Levi ! blefs ye The Lord : ye that fear The Lord, blefs ye The Lord. Blefled be The Lord out of Syon : Who dwelleth at Jerufalem. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. 3* =5=*=?*: L L what - fo - e - ver The :«=*- =*ElE [O God, of furpaffing goodnefs ! Whom the round world with one voice doth praife for thy fweet benignity ; we pray Thee to remove from us the error which Thou haft curfed, that fo we may perform thy will, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm CXXXV. [Ps. cxxxvi. e. v.] [Alleluya. A Pfalm exhorting to praife God. In this Pfalm the people are called to confeflion, and to be mindful of The Lord and of his wonders. J ^— i-f—frnz 5*tt± ♦**♦ *=t Lord pleaf - ed, He hath done. o r His mer - cy. Oioueae. Gonfitemini Domino, quoniam bonus. /^•IVE ye thanks unto The Lord, for ^-"^ He is good : for his mercy is for evermore. Give ye thanks : unto The God of all gods. Give ye thanks : unto The Lord of all lords. Who doeth : alone great wonders. Who made the Heavens : in under- ftanding. Who ftablifhed the Earth : above the waters. Who made : great luminaries. The Sun : to have dominion of the day. The Moon and the Stars : to have power over the night. Who fmote Egypt : with their firft- born. Who brought forth Ifrael : from the midft of them. With a mighty hand : and a lofty arm. Who divided the Red Sea : into two parts. And led Ifrael : through the midft of it. And overthrew Pharaoh and his hoft : in the Red Sea. Who led out his people : through the wildernefs. Who fmote : great kings. And He flew : mighty kings. Sehon : king of the Amorrheans. And Og : the king of Bafan. 3io Tburfday And gave away their land : for an heritage. An heritage unto Ifrael : his fervant. Who, in our humility : was mindful of us. And redeemed us : from our enemies. Who giveth food : to all Hem. Give ye thanks : unto The God of Heaven ! Give ye thanks unto The Lord of lords ! : for his mercy is for evermore. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. ^*=-«=» O R His mer - cy is for e - ver - more. [O Almighty God ! remember our lowlinefs, and have mercy upon us ; and do Thou, Who didft of old time give to our fathers the land of their enemies for a pofleflion, deliver us from our fins, and reftore us to thine inheritance, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm CXXXVI. [Ps. cxxxvii. e. v.] [Pfalm of Jeremiah to David. A Pfalm for Meditation. Prophecy of the Gentiles, who ftiould come from Babylon, where canticles fliall ceafe, and the inftruments of pfalmody are hung up unufed.] ^3= * i n g us a hymn. Oioueae. Super flumina Babylonis. DY the rivers of Babylon there we fate down and wept : while we remem- bered thee, O Syon ! Upon the willows in the midft thereof: our inftruments we hung up. For there they afked of us : who led us away captive, the words of fongs ; And they that carried us away : Sing us a hymn of the fongs of Syon. at Vefpers. How fhall we nng The Lord's fong : in a ftrange land ? If I forget thee, O Jerufalem ! : let my right hand be given to oblivion. Let my tongue cleave to my throat : if I remember not thee ! If I make not Jerufalem : the beginning of my joy. Remember, O Lord ! the children of Edom : in the day of Jerufalem; How they faid, Rafe it, rafe it : even to the foundation thereof. O daughter of Babylon, miferable ! : bleffed be he who fhall recompenfe thee the reward wherewith thou haft rewarded us ! Bleffed be he that fhall take : and dalh thy little ones againft the rock. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. S3 * - I N G us a hymn of the ^ ■_■■> "■"-^nfcpar-n^ fongs of Sy-on. [O moft mighty deliverer of our captivities ! grant to us to fing thy praifes in fpiritual concert ; fo that we whom the noife of fin hath baniflied from Thee, the lifting up of thy right hand may reftore to the number of the heavenly citizens, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Chapter, z Tbejf. Hi. HE Lord diredl your hearts into the love of God : and into the patient waiting for Chrift. {[ [Here follow the proper Refponfory and Verfe, with Gloria Patri throughout Advent and S>uadragefima, and at other times when required by the Proper or Common of the Time or of the Saints.] Thurfday at Vefpers. 311 f[ From the FIRST SUNDAY after the OCTAVE of THE EPIPHANY to QUADRAGESIMA. Htmnus* Hymn. SSfiK^SKT H ■-t- ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ^* ■ ■ WjSfefa, £ AG-N^E De- us po - ten - m- m ^*- ■ ■ -i 1 ■ ■ m t m - ti - x ! Qui ex a - quis or - ^ — ■ ■ ■ " *i ■ l ■■ ■ \ - turn ge - nus Par-tern re - mit - tis ^— ^ ■■!' »— "• i T 1 ^ ■ gur - gi - ti, Par - tem le - vas in ■+ ■ 1 •* ■ ■ 1 a - e - ra Magn-s: Deus potential ! Qui ex aquis ortum genus Partem remittis gurgiti, Partem levas in aera ; Demerfa lymphis imprimens, Subvecta ccelis irrigans, Ut ftirpe una prodita Diverfa rapiant loca ; Largire cunftis fervulis, Quos mundat unda Sanguinis, Nefcire lapfus criminum, Nee ferre mortis tedium. Ut culpa nullum deprimat, Nullum levet ja&antia, Elifa mens ne concidat, Elata mens ne corruat. Praefta, Pater piiffime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito ! Regnans per omne feculum. ?HE^ i=t ^-. — "F* -■!-• — -■ -m— n Su ■ preme, Oftri Des wi th v ,-hich the *-T -■ ■— ■ 1 1 ■ waters teem Leave fome within their *fc-*- ■ ■ ■ | ■ ■ ocean lair, Some lift un -to the ^— ■ | " *c fields of air; Lord of all might ! Who doft Supreme, Of tribes with which the waters teem, Leave fome within their ocean lair, Some lift unto the fields of air ; Draw o'er th' abafed the cryftal flood, And clothe the reft with Iky and cloud ; So born from one creative womb, Each Ihould its diverfe place aflume ; O grant to all thy fervants, Lord ! Cleanfed by the fountain of Thy Blood, No guilty fall from Thee to know, To linger in no death of woe. So crime may ne'er the confeience grieve, Nor pride th' uplifted foul deceive : The contrite fink not to defpair, The proud Thou mayft from ruin fpare. Moft Gracious Father ! hear our prayer, Co-equal Only Son ! give ear ; With Thee, Bleft Spirit Paraclete ! Reigning through ages infinite. Amen. A - men. ' From S. Ambrofe, or of hit School. A - men. 312 Let my prayer, O Lord ! be direfted unto Thee. ]$. Like as incenfe in thy fight. f[ Throughout the Summer is faid the Hymn — Lucis Creator Optime ! Creator of the Light Supreme ! [See Sunday at Fefpers.~\ Let my prayer. Like as incenfe. Friday at Vefpers. Confitebor Tibi Domine in toto. jr. 9- Antiphon. migh-ty per-fe-cuting the Saints, and St* *F hath ex-alt - ed the hum-ble, Chrift ■♦— ♦- 4ra4*^*M=t M con - feff- ing. Pf. Magnificat. Psalm. Magnificat anima tnea Dominum. Y foul doth magnify The Lord. [See Vefpers for Sunday and Monday^ Petitions, Prayers, and Memorials, as on Monday. FRIDAY AT VESPERS. Psalm CXXXVH. [To David himfelf. [Ps. CXXXVIII. E. V.] A Pfalm to give thanks. Being fettled in peace, they, who before were filent with fufpended inftruments, now promife to fing in the fight of the Angels.] I n the fight of the An-gels. Oioueae. WILL give thanks unto Thee, O Lord ! with my whole heart : for Thou haft heard the words of my mouth. In the fight of the Angels L will iing pfalms to Thee : I will worfhip toward thy Holy Temple, and give thanks unto Thy Name. Becaufe of thy mercy and thy truth : for Thou haft magnified above all things Thy Holy Name. In whatfoever day I call upon Thee, hear me : Thou fhalt multiply ftrength in my foul. Let the kings of the Earth give thanks to Thee, O Lord ! : for they have heard all the words of thy mouth. And they fhall fing in the ways of The Lord : that great is the Glory of The Lord. For The Lord is very high, and hath refpect unto the lowly : and He under- ftandeth lofty things afar off". Though I walk in the midft of trouble, Thou (halt quicken me : and Thou haft ftretched forth thy hand upon the anger of mine enemies, and thy right hand hath faved me. The Lord (hall give recompenfe for me ; O Lord ! thy mercy is for evermore : de- fpife not the works of thine own hands. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. I will fing pfalms to Thee, my God. Friday at Vefpers. [Increafe, O Lord ! thy truth in the fouls of us thy fuppliants ; fo that we, who continually wor- ship in thy Holy Temple, may with thy holy Angels be worthy to be glorified in thy prefence, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm CXXXVIII. [Ps. cxxxix. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for Meditation. The Voice of Chrift confefling the omnipotence of God, Who is prefent in all our fecret actions and thoughts, and pervades all the elements.] Lord, Thou haft prov - ed. E^ Oioueae. D amine, probajli. C\ LORD ! Thou haft proved me, and ^~^ known me : Thou haft known my down-luting and mine up-riling. Thou haft underftood my thoughts long before : my path and my line Thou haft learched out. And Thou haft forefeen all my ways : for there is no fpeech in my tongue. Behold, O Lord ! Thou haft known all things ; the lateft, and thofe of old : Thou haft fafhioned me, and laid thine hand upon me. Thy knowledge is become wonderful beyond me : it is fo mighty that I cannot attain unto it. Whither fhall I go from Thy Spirit : and whither fhall I flee from thy face ? If I climb up into Heaven, Thou art there : if I go down to Hell, Thou art there prefent. If I take wings in the morning : and dwell in the uttermoft parts of the Sea ; Even there alfo fhall thy hand lead me : and thy right hand fhall hold me. And I laid, Peradventure the darknefs fhall overwhelm me : and night fhall be my light in my pleafures. But darknefs fhall not be dark with 313 Thee, but night be as bright as the day : as is its darknefs, fo is its light to Thee. For Thou haft poflefled my reins : Thou haft upholden me from my mother's womb. I will give thanks unto Thee, for Thou art fearfully magnified : marvellous are thy works, and my foul fhall know them right well. My bones are not hid from Thee, which Thou haft made in fecret : and my fubftance in the lower parts of the Earth. Thine eyes did fee me, yet being im- perfect; and in thy book all men fhall be written : day by day they fhall be fafhioned, and as yet no one in them. But unto me, O God ! thy friends are made exceeding honourable : their prince- dom is very greatly ftrengthened. I will number them, and they fhall be multiplied above the fand : I rofe up, and am ftill with Thee. Wilt not Thou, O God ! flay the fin- ners ? : depart from me, ye men of blood. For ye fay in your thought : They fhall receive his cities in vain. Have not I hated them, O Lord ! that hated Thee : and have pined away be- caufe of thine enemies ? I have hated them with a perfect hatred : they have become mine enemies. Prove me, O God, and know my heart: examine me, and underftand my paths. And look if there be any way of wicked- nefs in me : and lead me in the way ever- lafting. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. LORD, Thou haft 3^ proved me, and haft known me. 2 s 3»4 [O Eternal God ! Who beholdeft all things in Heaven and Earth : by Whom, at thy death, Hell was illumined : by Whom, at thy RefurrecYion, the multitude of the faints were made glad : at Whofe Afcenfion the Angel hofts rejoiced ; we pray Thee, The Excellent Majefty of this Thy great Glory, that we may be directed and defended in the eternal way, by that thy right arm wherewith thy friends are honoured and glorified with Thee in Heaven, Who liveft and reigneft with The Father in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen.] Psalm CXXXIX. [Ps. cxl. e. v.] [To the end, a Pfalm of David. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of the Apoftle Peter to Chrift, againft the Jews and Gentile perfecutors, and againft evil fpirits.] Friday at Vefpers. F^b ZE^ ►=|=! ft»=t rom the wicked man. Oioueae. Eripe me, Do mine. "T^ELIVER me, O Lord ! from the evil man : and refcue me from the wicked Who have imagined mifchief in their hearts : all the day long have they fet in array the battle. They have fharpened their tongues like a ferpent : the poifon of afps is under their lips. Keep me, O Lord ! from the hand of the finner : and refcue me from wicked men ; Who thought to fupplant my fteps: the proud have privily laid a fnare for me. And they have fpread their cords for a fnare : they have fet a ftumbling-block for me by the way-fide. I faid unto The Lord, Thou art my God : hearken, O Lord ! to the voice of my fupplication. O Lord ! Thou Lord, the ftrength of my health : Thou haft overfhadowed my head in the day of battle. Betray me not, O Lord ! from my de- fire, to the finner : they have plotted againft me ; forfake me not, left haply they be exalted. The head of them that compafs me about : the labour of their own lips fhall overwhelm them. Let burning coals fall upon them, Thou wilt caft them down into the fire : in their mifery they fhall not be able to ftand. A man full of words fhall not be rightly guided upon the Earth : evil fhall catch the unjuft man in deftru&ion. I know that The Lord will do judge- ment for the needy : and avenge the poor. Moreover the righteous fhall give thanks unto Thy Name : and the upright fhall dwell with thy countenance. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. a ESBWH h _S ^^ — « — ^-*! — ♦- — ♦— ROM the wick - ed man de - li - ver me, * # O Lord! [O God ! the ftrength of our falvation ! defend thy Church from the deadly poifon of ftrife ; fo that we, overfhadowed by Thee, may never he en- fnared by the wiles of the enemy, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm CXL. [Ps. cxli. e. v.] • [A Pfalm of David. A Vefper Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of the Church againft heretics : to be pro- tected from the fnares they have laid for her, and from the offence of evil doers.] cri - ed. Oioueae. have Domine, clamavi ad Te. \ ORD ! I have cried unto Thee ! hearken ^~* to me : and give heed unto my voice, when I call upon Thee. Let my prayer be dire&ed like as in- cenfe in thy fight : the lifting up of my hands as an evening facrifice. Friday at Vefpers. 315 Set a watch, O Lord ! before my mouth: and a door furrounding my lips. Incline not my heart to words of evil : to make excufes in fins. With the men that work iniquity : and with their chofen ones, I will not commu- nicate. The righteous fhall correct me in mercy, and rebuke me : but the oil of the finner fhall not anoint my head. For my prayer fhall be ftill againft the things that pleafe them : their judges, have fallen upon the rock, and been fwal- lowed up. They fhall hear my words, for they have prevailed : like as the thicknefs of the earth is broken up upon the ground. All our bones lie fcattered nigh unto Hell : but toward Thee, O Lord ! are mine eyes ; in Thee is my truft, O call not away my foul ! Keep me from the fnare that they have laid for me : and from the offences of them that work iniquity. Let the finners fall into their own net but I am left alone until I efcape them. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antipho?i. ORD, I have cri-ed un-to 7=t Thee ; heark-en to me. [Set a watch, O Lord ! upon our lips, that we fpeak not fooliih things ; and fo, by thy mercy, we may be protected from all the offences of the wicked, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] PSALM CXLI. [Ps. CXLII. E. V.] [Understanding. David. A prayer when he was in the cave. A Pfalm for Prayer. Voice of Chrift to the fathers, becaufe they would not leave Him in peace.] e t my portion, O Lord ! Oioueae. Voce me a ad Dotninum. T CRIED unto The Lord with my voice : unto The Lord with my voice did I make my fupplication. I pour out my prayer in his fight : and I declare before Him my trouble. In the failing away of my fpirit from me : then Thou kneweft my paths. In the way wherein I walked : they privily laid a fnare for me. I looked upon my right hand and be- held : and there was no man that would know me. Refuge hath failed me : and there is no man to feek after my foul. I cried unto Thee, O Lord ! : I faid, Thou art my Hope ; my portion in the land of the living. Be intent unto my intreaty : for I am humbled exceedingly. Deliver me from my perfecutors : for they are ftronger than I. Bring my foul out of prifon to give thanks unto Thy Name : the righteous wait for me, until Thou reward me. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. E T my portion, O Lord ! 3ESE F=* be in the land of the liv - ing. [O Lord ! with humble voice we befeech and fupplicate thy pity ; fo that, helped by hope in Thee, we may obtain our portion with thine eleft in the land of the living, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] 316 Friday at Vefpers Chapter, z Theff. Hi. HE Lord direft your hearts into the love of God : and into the patient waiting for Chrift. Thanks be to God. |[ [Here follow the proper Refponfory and Verfe, with Gloria Patri throughout Advent and Qiiadragejima, and at other times when required by the Proper or Common of the Time or of the Saints.] f[ The following HYMN is faid only at VESPERS on the FRIDAY next before the FIRST SUNDAY in QUADRAGESIMA, when on the aforefaid Friday it is the ordinary Friday Service. HYMNUS." !EE LAS-MA-TOR ho-mi- i ■ i~r~ ■ i— nis De - us ! Qui cunc - ta 1^ =3=t So - lus or - di - nans, Hum - um s ^3^ ju-bes pro-du-ce-re Rep-tan-tis s: •=*- et fe - rae ge - nus ; Plasmator hominis Deus ! Qui cunfta Solus ordinans, Humum jubes producere Reptantis et ferae genus ; Qui magna rerum corpora Diftu jubentis vivida, Ut ferviant per ordinem, Subdens dedifti homini ; Repelle a fervis tuis Quicquid per immunditiam Aut moribus fe fuggerit, Aut ac"libus fe interferit. Heaven thy throne Who ordereft 5^ * all things : God A-lone ! By whofe ^g decree the teeming Earth, To rep-tile S: : i=l- and to beaft gives birth ; Maker of man ! from Heaven thy throne Who ordereft all things : God Alone ! By whofe decree the teeming Earth, To reptile and to beaft gives birth ; Who, the huge forms, at thy beheft Inftinft with life, on Nature's breaft, Haft giv'n fubdued to human kind, To ferve him in their rank affigned ; Drive far from all thy fervants, Lord ! Whate'er of finful a£t, or word, This day our converfe hath defiled, Or our unwary fteps beguiled. u From S. Ambrofe, or of his School. Saturday at Vefpers. 3 l 7 Da gaudiorum praemia, Da gratiarum munera, Diffolve litis vincula, Aftringe pacis fcedera. Prasfta Pater, piiffime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Regnans per omne feculum. S^ A - men. 3i7\ Let my prayer, O Lord ! be diretted unto Thee. I£. Like as incenfe in thy fight. |[ Throughout the Summer is /aid the Hymn — Lucis Creator Optime ! Creator of the Light Supreme ! [See Sunday at Vefpers.~\ 37". Let my prayer. I£. Like as incenfe. Antiphon. ?s^3 ra - el his fer-vant ; as He fpake =5=3— ♦=r=z*:*= un - to A-bra-ham, and to his feed ; and He hath ex-alt-ed the hum - ble, e - ven for e - ver. Pfi. Magnificat. Grant us thy joyous gifts to win, DifFufe thy bounteous grace within, From chains of ftrife our fouls releafe, Bind fall the gentle bands of peace. Mod gracious Father ! grant our prayer, Co-equal Only Son ! give ear, Who with Thee, Spirit Paraclete, Reign throughout ages infinite ! 3HhT A - men. Psalm. Magnificat anima mea Dominum. A/fY foul doth magnify The Lord. [See Vefipers for Sunday and Monday. ~\ Petitions, Orifons, and Memorials, as on Monday. <[ Psalm CXLII. Domine exaudi orationem meam. f\ LORD ! hear my prayer is not f aid at Vefipers. [See Lauds for Friday.] S A TURD AY AT VESPERS. ([ [On [the Firfi] Sunday [in The Advent of The Lord] at Firfi Vefipers, according to the Ufie of the Church of Sarum, the bells having been rung, and the ordinary duties finifihed, and the neceffary lights having been lit, in the mean while let two of the Second Form enter in filken Copes to conducl the Choir, and let them place themfielves on the firfi fiep of the Choir. Then let the little bell be rung, which, for that fipecial purpofie, hangs on the North fide of the Choir ; and let 3'8 Saturday at Vefpers. Our Father and Hail Mary be /aid privately, ftanding. And it is to be noted, that on every day throughout the year, whatever be the Service, in the beginning of Vefpers, Compline, Matins, and the other Hours for the day, Jhould always be faid Our Father and Hail Mary privately, by the whole Choir, ftanding. Which having been faid, let the officiating Prieft begin the Verfe thus : — GOD ! make fpeed to fave me.' And, as he fays it, let him fign himfelf with the Jign of the Crofs on his breaft or before his face i and let the Choir ftand turned to the Altar until the Antiphon upon the Pfalm be begun. And let the Choir reply thus : — O Lord ! make hafte to help me. LORY be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the begin- ning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. LLELUYA And it Jhall be finijhed with Alleluya throughout the whole year, except from the Firft Vefpers of Sunday in Septua- gefima up to Eafter? for then Jhall be faid in its place thus : — RAISE to Thee, O Lord! we fmg, Of Glory The Eternal IS>fe5*5g^ King. In the Choir let there be no whifpering among the Clerks, nor talking, except what is neceffary for the Divine Offices. This order is to be obferved in the beginning of all the Hours throughout the whole year, but fo that in the beginning of Compline be added — Convert us, O God our Saviour ! And at Matins — O Lord ! open Thou my lips. And the reft as explained elfewhere : except on the three firft days before E after, at all the Hours ; and except during Eafter week, at Vefpers only s and except in the Day of The Commemo- ration of Souls, when it is the Service for that Commemoration. In thefe, O God ! make fpeed is not faid, nor anything of the foregoing, except Our Father and Hail Mary only. And whilft O Lord ! make hafte to help me is fung, let the Conduclor of the Choir on the Dean's fide, give the Antiphon to a Clerk of the Second Form, on his part to be begun, who Jhall begin it thus: — T BlefT-ed be. Who, as he begins, let him ftand turned to the Choir. At the end of the firft Antiphon, let him incline himfelf toward the Altar ; and let this be generally obferved throughout the whole year, in turning and inclining in the beginning of all the Antiphons, by whatever Clerk the Antiphon be begun. Let the Conduclor of the Choir take it up and intone it in this manner — v For the Mufical Intonation of the Introductory Sentences, fee Sunday at Matins. w Eaftertide included the period from Thurfday in The Supper of The Lord, inclufive, to Monday after the Oaa-ve of Eafter, exclufive. It is fometimes ufed in an extended Jenfe, for the period from fucb Thurfday until Afcenfion Day. Saturday at Vefpers. 3'9 fci=i The Lord my God, Who teach-eth my hands to war, and my iin-gers to fight. And fo let it be always, whenever the Antiphon and its Pfalm has the fame beginning in full expreffion : but fo that in the Antiphon Afferte Domino Bring ye to The Lord, and the like, the Pfalm be taken up not at the fecond but at the third word, and fome times, though feldom, at the fourth. The Pfalm being finifhed with Glory be to The Father and As it was in the begin- ning let the Antiphon be begun again by the Precentor, and fung through by the whole Choir, and let this be obferved throughout the whole year in finging the Antiphons after the Pfalms. Let the fecond Antiphon be begun by his fellow on the oppofite fide to him who begun the firfi Antiphon, and let the fucceeding Antiphons in turn change from one fide to the other. After the third Pfalm, let three Boys, having obtained leave from the Con- ductors of the Choir, go out to vefl them- felves, two to bring wax tapers, and the third to bring the thurible?~\ Psalm CXLIII. [Ps. cxlv. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David againft Goliath. A Pfalm for giving thanks ; fince the life of man pafTes away- like a fliadow, he fays they are not happy who have riches, but they who abound in the love of God.] B less - ed be. Oioueae. Benediclus Dominus. LESSED be The Lord my God : Who teach- eth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. My mercy and my refuge : my upholder and deliverer. My protector, and in Him have I trufted : Who fubdueth my people under me. Lord, what is man, that Thou haft be- come known to Him ?: or the Ton of man, that Thou makeft account of him ? Man is made like unto vanity : his days pafs away like a fhadow. Lord ! bow thy Heavens, and come down : touch the mountains, and they fhall fmoke. Caft forth thy lightning, and Thou fhalt fcatter them : fhoot out thine arrows, and Thou fhalt trouble them. Put forth thine hand from on high ; refcue me and deliver me out of many waters : and from the hand of ftrange children. Whofe mouth hath fpoken vanity : and their right hand is a right hand of ini- quity. 1 will fing a new fong unto Thee, O God ! : upon a ten-ftringed pfaltery I will fing pfalms unto Thee. Thou Who giveft falvation unto kings : and haft redeemed David thy fervant from the evil fword, deliver me. And fave me from the hand of the ftrange children, whofe mouth hath fpo- ken vanity : and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity. Whofe fons are as new plantations : in their youth. Their daughters decked out : adorned round about after the likenefs of a temple. * From the Rubrics in the Arlyngham MS., and others. The order corresponds -with that given in the Confuetudmary, fee ad fin. : which notes that the fame order is to be obferved in all other Sundays in the year, with fome few exceptions, when it is the Service for the Time, as in this Sunday. 320 Saturday at Vefpers. Their More houfes are full : emptying out from one to another. Their fheep fruitful, abounding in their goings forth : their oxen are fat. There is no breach of wall, nor paffing away : nor complaining in their flreets. They have called the people happy that are in fuch a cafe : blefled the people whofe Lord is their God. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antipbon. LESS The Lord agEE my God. [O Lord ! teach our hands, we intreat Thee, to war in the fpiritual combat ; left we be fubdued to worldly vanity, and banifhed from the dominion of thy law, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm CXLIV. [Ps. cxlv. e. v.] [Praife to David himfelf. A Pfalm for praifing God. Voice of Chrift to the Church.] ^-Jt* :»- 1-W < o r. e-ver-more. Oioueae. Exaltabo Te, Deus. T WILL exalt Thee, O God, my King! : and I will blefs Thy Name for ever- more, and for ever and ever. Every day will I blefs Thee : and praife Thy Name for ever, and for ever and ever. Great is The Lord, and exceedingly to be praifed : and of his greatnefs there is no end. Generation after generation fhall praife thy works : and declare thy power. They fhall fpeak of the magnificence of the Glory of Thy Holinefs : and they fhall tell of thy wondrous works. And they fhall fpeak of the might of thy fearful acis : and declare thy great- nefs. They fhall utter forth the memorial of thine abundant kindnefs : and they fhall rejoice in thy righteoufnefs. The Lord is compaffionate and mer- ciful : long-fuffering, and very merciful. The Lord is loving unto every man : and his mercies are over all his works. Let all thy works give thanks unto Thee, O Lord ! : and let thy faints blefs Thee. They fhall tell of the glory of thy king- dom : and fpeak of thy power. To make thy might known to the chil- dren of men : and the glory of the mag- nificence of thy kingdom. Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages : and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. The Lord is faithful in all his words : and holy in all Ids works. The Lord lifteth up all fuch as fall: and fetteth upright all that are caft down. The eyes of all truft in Thee, O Lord ! : and Thou giveft them their meat in due feafon . Thou openeft thine hand : and filleft every living creature with blefling. The Lord is righteous in all his ways : and holy in all his works. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him : to all fuch as call upon Him in truth. He will perform the defire of them that fear Him : He alfo will hearken to their intreaty, and will fave them. The Lord keepeth all them that love Him : and will fcatter abroad all the finners. My mouth fhall fpeak the praife of The Lord : and all flefh fhall blefs His Holy Name, for ever, and for ever and ever. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. E3E* Saturday at Vefpers. 321 The Lord mail reign for ever, Thy God, O Syon ! : from generation to gene- ration. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. Antiphon. e - ver and e - ver. [O Lord ! the Ruler of all things ! Who doft minifter fpiritual food to every foul in due feafon ; grant to us, we befeechThee, thy perpetual bleffing, fo that we, with thine ele m ♦ i A ■■ ■ ■ fm 1 r i ■ r* y O our God be joy - ful, »» js I — + _■— praif- ing. [O God ! builder of the Heavenly Jerui'alem ! Who telleft the number of the ftars, and called: them all by their names ; heal, we befeech Thee, the contrite in heart, and gather together the out- cafts, and enrich us with the plenitude of thy wifdom, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] Psalm CXLVII. [Alleluya. A Pfalm exhorting to praife God. Voice of The Holy Spirit to the Church, to praife His Chrift.] ± P3^!^^^3 raise. Oioueae, [Let the Conduclor of the Choir purfue the Pfalm thus: — _* _fs_B- — ■ — _—■— 3 ■ ■ ■ — 1 1 — ^ 1 ' 1 1 O Je-ru-fa-lem ! The Lord : praife ^=3=t thy God, O Sy-on !] Lauda, Hierufalem, Dominum. pRAISE, O Jerufalem ! The Lord : praife Thy God, O Syon ! For He hath ftrengthened the bars of thy gates : He hath blefied thy children within thee. Who hath made thy borders peace : and fatisfieth thee with the fatnefs of wheat. Who fendeth forth his fpeech upon Earth : and his word runneth fwiftly. Who giveth fnow like wool : and fcat- tereth mift like afhes. He cafteth forth his ice like morfels : who will abide the face of his froft ? He will fend out his word,andmelt them: his wind fhall blow, and the waters flow. Who declareth his word unto Jacob : his juftice and judgements unto Ifrael. He hath not dealt fo with any nation : and his judgements He hath not manifested unto them. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. [After the Pfalm, let the Antiphon be thus again begun by the Precentor, and fung through by the Choir, .] Antiphon. J~£!EE» r ■ 1 ■^ ^ a . ™ ♦♦ H ' 1 , om - ni - um ! :3=* Po - li - que Rec - tor ! vef - ti - ens Hymn. God Moft High! -^fm- 1*-**t Great Ru - ler of the ftar - ry fky ! y For theje Refponfories, fee after Saturday at Vefpers. 3 2 4 s Saturday at Vefpers. Di - em de - co - ro lu - mi - ne, S**rir! Noc - tern Co - po - ris gra Deus Creator omnium ! Polique Rettor ! veftiens Diem decoro lumine, Noftem foporis gratia ; Arms folutos ut quies Reddat laboris ufui ; Mentefque feflas allevet, Luctufque folvat anxios ; Grates peraflo jam die, Et no&is exortu preces, Votis reos ut adjuves, Hymnum canentes fblvimus. Te cordis ima concinant, Te vox canora concrepet : Te diligat caftus amor, Te mens adoret fobria. Ut cum profunda clauferit Diem caligo no&ium : Fides tenebras nefciat, Et nox Fidei luceat. Dormire mentem ne finas, Dormire culpa noverit : Caftos Fides refrigerans Somni vaporem temperet. Exuta fenfu lubrico, Te cordis alta fomnient ; Ne hoftis invidi dolo Pavor quietos fufcitet. Chriftum rogemus et Patrem, Chrifti Patrifque Spiritum, Unum Potens per omnia Fove precantes, Trinitas ! Let the Choir reply 5»=iT Robing the day in beauteous light, ^ Tffr 3SE A - men. In fweet repofe the qui - et night ; Maker of all things ! God Moll High ! Great Ruler of the ftarry Iky ! Robing the day in beauteous light, In fweet repofe the quiet night ; That fleep may our tired limbs reftore, And fit for toil and ufe once more ; May gently foothe the care-worn breaft, And lull our anxious griefs to reft ; We thank Thee for the day that's gone, We pray Thee now the night comes on : O help us finners, as we raife, To Thee our votive hymn of praife. To Thee our hearts their mufic bring, Thee our united voices fing : To Thee our pure affe&ions foar, Thee may our chaftened fouls adore. So when the deepening lhades prevail, And night, o'er day hath dropped her veil : Faith may no wildering darknefs know, But night with Faith's own Iplendour glow. O fleeplefs ever keep the mind ! Our guilt in lading (lumbers bind ; Let Faith pure Chaftity renew, And frelhen fleep's lethargic dew. From every wrongful paffion free, O may our hearts repofe in Thee ; Nor envious fiend, with harmful fnare, Our reft with finful terrors fcare. Chrift, with The Father ever One ! Spirit of Father and of Son ! God over all of mighty fway, Shield us, great Trinity ! we pray ! Let the Choir reply men. Saturday at Vefpers. 325 |[ [The Hymn having been Jung, let feme Boy from the Choir, turned to the Altar, fay the Verfick, without changing veft- ment or place •.] y. May our evening prayer afcend up unto Thee, O Lord ! Jfr. And may thy mercy defcend upon In the fame mode Jh all Refponfe be made to every Verfe after the Hymn, as well at Matins as at Vefpers and at Compline, throughout the whole year, except in the three week-days next before Eafter, and in the Service of the Dead, but fo that during Eajlertide they be fnijhed with Alleluya and in Jilence. T |[ The following HYMN is faid on SATURDAYS, at VESPERS, from the FIRST SUNDAY after TRINITY to ADVENT, whenever it is the ordinary SUNDAY Service. HYMNUS. * !!=5>«:i: LUX ! Be a - - lis U - ni - tas ! Jam Sol re - It 3*c dit 2^ »g us, In - fun - =E=fc -de lu - men cor - di - bus. O Lux ! Beata Trinitas ! Et Principalis Unitas ! Jam Sol recedit igneus, Infunde lumen cordibus. Te mane laudum carmine, Te deprecemur vefperi : Te noftra fupplex gloria, Per cunfta laudet fecula. [Jam noftis tempus advenit : a Quietam noftem tribue ; Diluculo nos refpice De Ccelo clementiffime! z From the Rubrics for Advent. Hymn. E3>«! LIGHT ! Thou Trin- ^+**r i^F i - ty Moft Bleft ! Chief U - ni - ty t- Su - preme and Bleft ! E'en as the fie - ry Sun de - parts, Out - pour aSt*: thy light up - on our hearts. O Light ! Thou Trinity Moft Bleft ! Chief Unity Supreme and Beft ! E'en as the fiery Sun departs, Outpour thy light upon our hearts. Thee with our hymns at dawn we praife, To Thee the evening prayer we raife ; And Thou our glorious theme (halt be, Adored through all eternity ! Now darknefs falls on Earth, do Thou A night of quiet reft beftow : [throne, When morning breaks : from Heaven thy On us moft gracioufly look down ! Vejf. D. xii., Cott. MSS., Brit. Mujeum. 326 Saturday at Vefpers. Tu Chrifte ! folve vincula : Abfterge noftra vitia : Relaxa prius crimina, Et indulge facinora. Oramus ut exaudias : Precamur ut fubvenias ; Chrifte Jefu ! Omnipotens ! Tu nos a malo libera. Deo Patri fit Gloria ! Ejufque Soli Filio ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Et nunc et in perpetuum. fc=: O Chrift ! the chains of fin unbind : Wafh clean all vices from the mind : From guilt that's paft our fouls relieve, And all our evil deeds forgive. We pray Thee hear thy fuppliant's call : O help us, Saviour ! e'er we fall ; Chrift Jefu ! King of boundlefs might ! Shield us from every ill this night.] To God The Father, Glory be ! And Only Son ! alike to Thee ! With The Bleft Spirit Paraclete, Now and through ages infinite ! 3^ 37". May our evening prayer. I£. And may thy mercy. [The Verfcle having been f aid, let the Con- ductor of the Choir give the Antiphon to be begun to fome one of the Superior Grade 1 and let this be done in general throughout the whole year. Whatever be the Antiphon upon the Pfalm Magnificat or upon the Pfalm Benedidtus or upon the Pfalm Nunc dimittis let it be begun in the Superior Grade. Let the ConduElor of the Choir firft intone the three firjl words of the Antiphon?^ Psalm. Magnificat anima mea Dominum. Luke i. Y foul : doth magnify The Lord ; And my fpirit hath re- joiced : in God my Salvation. For He hath regarded the lowlinefs of his handmaiden : for, behold ! from henceforth all generations fhall call me bleffed. For He that is mighty hath done to me great things : and Holy is His Name. And his mercy is from generation to generation : upon them that fear Him. He hath done might with his arm : He hath fcattered the proud in the imagina- tion of their heart. He hath put down the mighty from their feat : and hath exalted the humble. He hath filled the hungry with good things : and the rich He hath fent empty away. He hath holpen his fervant Ifrael : remembering his mercy. As He fpake to our fathers : Abraham and his feed for evermore. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. [Now isfung the Proper Antiphon.] [In the mean time let the Prieft return from the Veftibule, and the Taper-bearers having received their tapers let them come to meet the Priejl at the Jlep of the b All the previous bracketed Rubrics are ex trailed from the Arlyngham or Arundel MSS., the Firft Sunday in Advent, at Firft Vefpers. Saturday at Vefpers. 327 Prejbytery, and let the Boy with the thurible offer him incenfe to blefs : and let the Priejl fay, By Him may it be fan&ified in whofe honour it mall be burnt, In The Name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghoft. Amen. And let him put frankincenfe into the thurible : and let him proceed to the Altar, and make a genufleclion be- fore the Altar. Let him incenfe it firjl in the middle, then on the right Jide, and then on the left ; then the image of the Blejfed Virgin y then the Jhrine in which the Relics are kept : then let him walk round the Altar, if he can do fo ; but in other Churches let the Altar be incenfed as aforefaid, and afterwards the image of the Saint in whofe honour the Church is founded. This having been done, let the Priejl bow at the farthejl Jlep which is before the Altar ; and then, the Taper- bearers with the thurible preceding him, let him go to the Stall appropriate to this office. Then the Boy Jhall incenfe the Priejl there, afterwards the Con- ductors of the Choir, beginning with the Principal ; then the Upper Grade on the fide oppofite the Dean, beginning with the Dean himfelf If he be not prefent, let him begin there. Afterwards the Upper Grade on the oppofite fide, namely, that of the Precentor in the fame way j but fo that when he incenfes each the Boy bow himfelf. Let this be done whilft the Antipbon on the Pfalm Magnificat is beginning and the Pfalm is fun g. Whilfi the Antiphon upon the Pfalm Magnificat is being fung, let the Priejl approach the Jlep of the Choir, and the Hebdomadary Boy as ufual bring him the Book, the Taper-bearers Jlanding by the fide of the Jame Priejl. The PJalm Magnificat being finijhed, let the An- tiphon be fung through, which being finijhed with its cadence, let the Priejl fay nrc?- :?=?: H E Lord be with you. The Choir reply thus :- 5=t And with thy fpi - rit. The Priejl, E=3=fc Let us pray. Let the Orifon follow [/. e. for the following Sunday] as thus : — R 3=t a 1 s e up, we be - feech Thee *fc be faved terminating thus, Who liveft -■ — m- and reigneft with God The Father, in -■— ■ — S ■- — I I p 1- the U-ni-ty of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Choir. Amen.] After this manner are Jaid all the Orijons throughout the whole year at Vejpers and at Matins, except on the three week days next before Eafier. Then let the Priejl Jay And with thy fpi-rit. Let one Boy Jay £*»-q=£ Blefs we The Lord. 328 Saturday at Vefpers. The Choir reply 3 — 3 ft V«» nr3; Thanks be to God. {[ It is to be known that Benedicamus Blefs we Jhould be faid by one Boy only on all Sundays and Simple Feajls of Nine Lejfons, and of Three Leffons when there are Conductors of the Choir, and on ordinary days throughout the whole year as well at Vefpers as at Matins. c [Then follow the Proper or Common Memo- rials as diretled by the Office for the Time.] After the laft Memorial is faid T 3=t h e Lord be with you. T And with thy fpi - rit. Let one Boy fay 3 *= ■■^t Blefs we The Lord. IJ;. Thanks be to God.] C Select jntiphons on MAGNIFICAT IN VESPERS FOR SATURDAY. In the Second Sunday in Advent. H^2^^^ :iW e ihall a - rife, like the Sun, The -~^ ='=»-=F Saviour of the world, and fhall de - 3£*E^ fcend into the womb of the Virgin 3*-^»-"-1 like the rain upon the grafs. Alleluya. Pfalm. Magnificat. In The Nativity. |*-|="=*=^: When the Sun fhall have arifen from Heav'n, ye fhall fee The King of Kings pro - ceed - ing from The Father, like 3E^ a bride-groom from his cham-ber. £ — ■-*- *=t Pfalm. Magnificat. In The Epiphany. The Ma-gi, fee-ing The Star, faid one to an - o - ther, this is the fign of The Great King, Let us go forth and fearch for Him, and of- fer to Him ob - la - tions, Gold, Frank - in - cenfe, c The Rubrics and Mujical Notation above given are mainly from the Arlyngham MS., agreeing clofely with the Arundel MS., 1 30, and the other MS. Breviaries. Saturday at Vefpers. 3 2 9 * and Myrrh. ^±*=t; 3=t Pfalm. Magnificat. In the Firji Sunday in £>uadragefima. s fqfcg =?=P»=i: the other Ma-ry, to fee the Sepulchre. E=g * ^SE* Be-hold ! now is the time ac-cept • N=i 3^ p= a - ble, be - hold ! now the day of S=*E^EEfeE±?S fal-va-tion. In thefe days, therefore, tij="=i=5=i: fs=5 let us mew ourfelves as God's minifters, \ *j- 3t^r£ in much pa - ti - ence, in watch-ings, :! »=F' P.^^^: in fallings, and in cha-ri- ty unfeigned. ^■■T MM^ Pfalm. Magnificat. In the Holy Day of E after. g=5 *=■£ t But on the Eve of the Sabbath, as :?=■§: it dawned to the Firft from the Sab- i*«;«=:B: bath, came Ma-ry Magdalene, and Al - le - lu - ya. j ^xJT jg Pfalm. Magnificat. In the Day of The Afcenfion at Firfl Vefpers. Fa - ther ! I have manifefted Thy 2: vm—^ ^ =*- Name to the men whom Thou haft given to Me ; now therefore, for them I alk, not for the world, becaufe un- :?■*: to Thee I go. Al - le - lu - ya. ^^tS^ Pfalm. Magnificat. In the Day ofPentecofl. §Ei^=5EE§E *rl If a - ny one loveth Me, he will keep my word, and My Fa- ther 2 u 33° ^^ Refponfories at Vefpers will love him, and to him will We ■■ 1— ! 1 F" tg*Z ■ come, and our abode with him will ^£S5^^^5iE«: We make. Al - le - lu - ya. Pfalm. Magnificat. In the Feaji of Trinity. S: =r% F B ~^ #1 J= <[ RESPONSORIES AT VESPERS. {[ 7/7 /£ s — q=\ _■_? ,_j, . ._ * rum ! E - ter - na Lux ere - den - ■»' 1 ■ - s ti - 1 im ! Chrif - te Re - demp - * , 1 _ ^ ■ ■ s tor ( T ■ ■ ■ )m - ni - um ! Ex - au - di S ■ B 1 (_-* — . n — ! pre - ces fup - pli - cum. Conditor Alme fiderum ! Eterna Lux credentium ! Chrifle Redemptor omnium ! Exaudi preces fupplicum. Qui condolens interitu Mortis, perire feculum, Salvafti mundum languidum, Donans reis remedium. Hymn. RIGHT Framer of the ftarry 3EE* Heaven ! E - ter - nal Light of man 1 for-given ! O Chrift ! the world's Re-deem-er, hear ! And grant thy :^ humble fuppliants' prayer. Bright Framer of the ftarry Heaven ! Eternal Light of man forgiven ! O Chrift ! the world's Redeemer, hear ! And grant thy humble fuppliants' prayer. Who, grieving for the fatal curfe, Which doomed to death the univerfe, Didft thy dileafed creation heal, And pardon to the guilty feal. f From S. Ambroje, or of Ms School. Z X 338 Vergente mundi vefpere, Uti fponfus de thalamo, Egreflus honeftiffima Virginis matris claufula. Cujus fortis potential Genu curvantur omnia, Cceleftia, terreftria, Fatentur nutu fubdita. [Occafum Sol cuftodiens, Luna pallorem retinens, Candor in aftra relucens Carlos obfervans limites.] Te deprecamur Agie ! Venture Judex feculi : Conferva nos in tempore, Hoftis a telo perfidi. Laus, Honor, Virtus, Gloria, Deo Patri, et Filio ! Sanfto limul Paraclito, In femDiterna fecula. Hymns at Vefpers 5: men. Earth waning to her evening hour, He like a bridegroom from his bower, His Virgin Mother's fpotlefs fhrine, Came forth in dignity divine. To whofe Almighty Majefty, All things created bend the knee : The realms of Heaven and Earth obey, And own content his fovereign fway. [The Sun, which knows his going down, Fixed in her fphere the pallid Moon : And glittering Stars, which faithful move In their appointed paths above.] O Holy Chrift ! we pray Thee, hear ! Who fhalt The Judge of men appear : Shield us, long as in time we dwell, From all the treacherous fhafts of Hell. Laud, Honour, Virtue, Glory, be To God The Father ! Son, to Thee ! And to the Holy Paraclete, Now and through ages infinite. (5= A - men. <[ In the VIGIL of THE NATIVITY of THE LORD, at VESPERS, and on the DAY of THE NATIVITY, and on the SIXTH DAY- HYMNUSa E - NI, Re-demp-tor gen - - ti - um ! Of - ten - de Par - turn *s ,F*^ Vir - gi - nis ! Mi- re - tur om - ne Hymn. E - DEEMER of the na rpi=:lzt=-: - tions, come ! Ap-pear, Thou Son of ^— ~ 4 ^ ,■ ■ - i i Vir-gin womb ! Af - to - nied be 8 From S. Ambroje. HE ^3E3E Hymns at Vefpers. 31^ 339 fe - cu - lum ! Ta - lis de - cet Par - !E - tus De Vem, Redemptor gentium ! Oftende Partum Virginis ! Miretur omne feculum ! Talis decet Partus Deum. Non ex virili femine, Sed myftico fpiramine, Verbum Dei factum eft Caro, Fructufque ventris floruit. Alvus tumefcit Virginis, Clauftra pudoris permanent : Vexilla virtutum micant, Verfatur in Templo Deus ! Procedens de thalamo fuo Pudoris Aula Regia, Gemini Gigas fubftantiae, Alacris ut currat viam. Egreflus Ejus a Patre, Regreflus Ejus ad Patrem : Excurfus ufque ad Inferos, Recurfus ad Sedem Dei. Equalis Eterno Patri Carnis tropajo accingere : Infirma noftri corporis Virtute firmans perpetim. Prasfepe jam fulget tuum, Lumenque Nox fpirat novum, Quod nulla nox interpolet, Fideque jugi luceat. Deo Patri fit Gloria ! Ejufque Soli Filio ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Et nunc et in perpetuum. A --r-q — q — ■~ J " B the realms of Earth ! For God-like is SIE^E* his wondrous Birth. Redeemer of the nations, come! Appear, Thou Son of Virgin womb ! Aftonied be the realms of Earth ! For Godlike is his wondrous Birth. He, of no mortal man conceived, By myftic influence received, The Word of God our flefh is made, O'er woman's fruit is honour fhed. The Virgin's breaft an offspring hides, Unharmed yet modefty abides : There Virtue's banners fhine abroad, Within His Temple walks our God ! Proceeding from his chamber He, That Royal Court of chaftity, Of two-fold fubftance, Giant Son, Prepares his mighty courfe to run. Forth from The Father He proceeds, Again unto The Father fpeeds : His goings e'en to Hell extend, And at God's Throne returning end. To Thy Great Father, Equal Son, O gird thy carnal vefture on ! The frailties of our mortal flefh With thy unfailing ftrength refrefh. Thy manger, lo ! effulgent beams, Night with unwonted luftre teems, Which never more fhall darknefs know, But fhine with Faith's immortal glow. Glory to God, The Father, be ! And Only Son ! alike to Thee ! And to The Spirit Paraclete, Now and for ever as is meet. A - men. 34° Hymns at Vefpers. |[ In the DAY of THE EPIPHANY of THE LORD, at FIRST and SECOND VESPERS, and daily throughout the Oftave. This Melody is ufed in the Day of The Epiphany, and the Sunday within the Oclave, and in the Oftave. HYMNUS> r , HYMN. EEtEEl im - pi - e ! Chrif - turn ve - ni E5 - re quid ti - mes ? Non e - ri - pit ^*H#g-i- mor - ta - li - a Qui reg - na dat te53 lef - ti H^ta HE - ROD ! im-pious "iff-' -?*= foe ! de - clare, The coming Chrift P p.— why doft thou fear ? He takes a-way no earth - ly crowns Who can bellow £=iM*: SEHE^: ce - lef - ti - al thrones ! The following Melody is ufed within the Oclave (except on Sundays) and in the Oclave. Hymnus. £*=*=*$ Hos - tis He - ro - des im - pi - e ! :Pizz"=Hr Chrif- rum ve-ni-re quid ti-mes? § =_ _ ?=*dt=3Ci 15=3: Non e - ri - pit mor - ta - li Qui reg - na dat cce - lef - ti - a ! Hosns Herodes impie ! Chrillum venire quid times ? Non eripit mortalia Qui regnat dat cceleftia ! Hymn. _ 1 O Herod ! im-pious foe ! de-clare, The coming Chrift why doft thou fear ? feat* 33^^ He takes a-way no earth-ly crowns :■=■*: l=t Who can be - flow ce-lef-tial thrones ! O Herod ! impious foe ! declare The coming Chrift why doft thou fear ? He takes away no earthly crowns Who can bellow celellial thrones ! ll From Cornelius Scdulius. Hymns at Vefpers. 341 Ibant Magi quam viderant Stellam fequentes prasviam ; Lumen requirunt lumine, Deum fatentur munere. Lavacra puri gurgitis Coeleftis Agnus attigit ; Peccata quae non detulit, Nos, abluendo, fuftulit. Novum genus potential, Aqua; rubefcunt hydria; ; Vinumque juffa fundere Mutavit unda originem. Gloria Tibi, Domine ! Oui apparuifti hodie : Cum Patre et Sancto Spiritu, In fempiterna fecula. A - men. By Magi is the ftar defcried, They follow ftraight the heavenly guide ; To Light by light they feek the road : With pious offerings hail their God. The limpid depths of Jordan's wave The Lamb Celeftial gently lave ; Sins never his, from us that day His cleanfing Laver wafhed away. In wondrous mode his power is fhewn, His might the blufhing waters own ; To wine the cryftal ftreams outpoured Tranfmute their nature at his word ! Glory to Thee, O Lord ! be given, Revealed this day to Earth from Heaven : Father and Holy Ghoft, to Ye ! Through ages everlaftingly. A - men. <[ In the FIRST SUNDAY in QUADRAGESIMA, at FIRST VESPERS, and daily at VESPERS up to the THIRD SUNDAY. Hymnus} myf - ti - co Ser - ve - mus hoc ^■ =i=--^ P=:^ Je - ju - ni - um : De - no di - - e - rum cir - cu - lo Due - to ^=■^=1=1=^1: qua - ter no - tif - fi - mo. Hymn. 513E N fo - lemn courfe, as ho - ly lore Hath taught, keep we S=p«z=iz=j yj- the Fall once more : The ten days' no - ted or - der meet Four times in 5: T myf - tic round com - plete. From S. Ambrofe, or one of hh School. 34 2 Hymns at Vefpers. Ex more dodli myftico Servemus hoc Jejunium : Deno dierum circulo Dufto quater notiffimo. Lex et Prophets primitus Hoc prastulerunt, poftmodum Chriftus facravit, omnium Rex atque Factor temporum. Utamur ergo parcius Verbis, cibis, et potibus, Somno, jocis : et arftius Perftemus in cuftodia. Vitemus autem peffima Qu£ fubruunt mentes vagas : Nullumque demus callido Hofti locum tyrannidis. Dicamus omnes cernui, Clamemus atque finguli : Ploremus ante Judicem, Fleftamus iram vindicem. Noftris malis offendimus Tuam Deus clementiam ; Effunde nobis defuper RemiiTor indulgentiam. Memento quod fumus tui, Licet caduci, plafmatis : Ne des honorem Nominis Tui, precamur, alteri. Laxa malum quod fecimus, Auge bonum quod pofcimus : Placere quo tandem Tibi Poffimus hie et perpetim. Prefta, Beata Trinitas ! Concede, Simplex Unitas ! Ut fruftuofa fint tuis Jejuniorum merita. men. In folemn courfe, as holy lore Hath taught, keep we the Fall once more: The ten days' noted order meet Four times in myflic round complete. The Law and Prophets firft made known, This rule to Earth in ages gone, Which Chrift, of times Who doth abide Lord and Creator, fanttified. Now ufe we in abftemious mood Difcourfe, and drink, and earthly food : Curtail fuperfluous mirth and fleep, Strive clofe and holy watch to keep. Far chafe all finful thoughts away, Which roving hearts to ill betray : No place for Satan, tyrant foe ! To fpread his crafty wiles allow. Speak we in reverent awe to Heaven, Each cry aloud to be forgiven : And, fo to appeafe his vengeful wrath, Our tears before The Judge pour forth. How oft by fins we fhould amend, O God ! thy goodnefs we offend ; Pour on us from thy throne above The riches of thy pardoning love. Behold ! we here before Thee ftand Frail creatures of thy forming hand ; O give not to a ftranger's claim The honour of Thy Glorious Name. The flaviih bands of fin releafe, And all the good we afk increafe ; So us unto Thyfelf reftore To pleafe Thee here and evermore. Bellow our prayer, Bleft Trinity ! Grant this, Unfevered Unity ! So may the gifts thy Fall imparts Be precious to our loving hearts. 3£ »: Hymns at Vefpers. 343 |[ In the THIRD SUNDAY of QUADRAGESIMA, at FIRST VESPERS, and daily at VESPERS up to THE PASSION of THE LORD- Hymn. p m ^ "1 -| ■ n ■ ■ B do - ne - um, Me - di - ci - na _____ B — P- t- m ^ — ■ — =1— fe- pec - ca - mi - num, Qui- bus De - um __| (^ _ m __J j-_ B ___j B H of - fen - di Cor - de, -1 rer - bis, o - pe - ri - bus. Ecce ! tempus idoneum, Medicina peccaminum, Quibus Deum ofFendimus Corde, verbis, operibus. Qui pius ac propitius Nobis pepercit hactenus : Ne nos cum noftris perderet Tantis iniquitatibus. Hunc igitur jejuniis, Cum precibus et lacrymis, Multifque bonis aliis Placemus devotiflimi. Ut nos a cunftis fordibus Purgans, ornet virtutibus : Angelicis et ccetibus Conjungat in cceleftibus ! Sit benedi&us Genitor, Ejufque Unigenitus, Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Trinus et Unus Dominus ! men. (5- -. — ; — i- r_ i — ■ : N time ap - pear, The medi-cine for f! 1 — ■ 1 ■ — " ' ■ ■ . ■ _ 1 1 J our fin is here, =3=S--=_r Where- by in heart, and work, and word, We have of - fend - ed Thee, our God. Behold ! the accepted time appear, The medicine for our fin is here, Whereby in heart, and work, and word, We have offended Thee, our God. How kind and merciful his care ! Who hath till now vouchfafed to fpare : Nor would that loft and unforgiven We fhould from Him in guilt be driven. Before Him now, with flowing tear, With faft, and penitential prayer, We fall, and works of mercy meet, Devoutly offer at his feet. So may He purge us from all ill, So with adorning virtues fill : And with the Angel hoft unite For ever in the realms of light ! Father ! all blefling unto Thee, And to Thy One-begotten be ! And to The Spirit Paraclete, Triune, yet One Lord, as is meet. P - A - men. J From S. Gregory the Great. 3++ Hymns at Vefpers. [At VESPERS, according to Worcefter U/e, in the Third and Fourth Sunday in £>uadragejima. Hymnus. Hymn. Deus Pater piiflime ! Petenda nobis fuggere : Et digna poftulantibus Ne differas diutius. O God ! O Father kind and beft ! What we ihould aflc of Thee fuggeft : And when thy fervants rightly pray O ! ne'er thy loving gifts delay. Da cor profunde penitens, Cum lacrymarum flumine : Quo diluantur omnia Verenda confcientia;. A heart in penitence brought low, And ftreams of forrowing tears beftow : To wa/h our finful confeience clear From all the heinous guilt we fear. Auge fidei gratiam, Statuque firma perpeti ; Ut non vacillet impetu Nee Anti-chrifti peffimi. The grace of Faith in us renew, And with unfailing ftrength endue; So ne'er our conftancy fiSall fail, Though very Anti-chrift aiTail. Da fimplicem prudentiam, Et caritatem fervidam : Quo certius fignaculum Non eft, Tibi placentium. Grant us pure wifdom to attain, And fervent charity to gain ; O fureft, heaven-defcended fign Of them that pleafe thy will divine ! Te pollicente credimus, Quod haec piis credentibus Addantur ultro cetera, Quae reftant nobis commoda. Now thy fweet promife we believe How they that afk, ihall more receive ; So may thine own free mercy grant All other gifts thy fervants want. Honor fit atque Gloria In fempiterna fecula, Tibi Patri cum Filio, Et Spiritu Paraclito ! Amen. Honour and Glory, Might and Power, Through countlefs ages evermore, To Thee, O Father ! Son, to Thee ! And Spirit Paraclete, fliall be. Amen. |[ At FIRST and SECOND VESPERS, accon Third Sunday h HrMNUS. k ting to York and Canterbury U/es, in the 1 Quadragefema. HYMN. Jam ter quaternis trahitur Horis dies ad Vefperam : Occafu Sol prenunciat No&is redire tempora. Now twice four hours have pafled away, And unto Eve declines the day : The finking Sun proclaims, o'er Earth That Night ftiall once again go forth. Nos ergo Signo Domini Tutemus clauftra peftorum : Ne Terpens ille callidus Intrandi temptet aditum. We therefore with the Holy Sign Would fafely guard our bofom's flirine : Left that deceiving Serpent dare, To intrude his hateful prefence there. k From S. Ambrose, or one of his School. Sed armis pudicitiae Mens fulta vigil libere, Sobrietate comite, Hoftem repellat improbum. Sed nee ciborum crapula Tandem diftendat corpora : Ne vi per fomnum animam Ludificatam polluat. Praefta, Beata Trinitas ! Concede, iimplex Unitas ! Ut frucluofa fint tuis Jejuniorum munera. Amen. Hymns at Vefpers. 345 Firm let the watchful foul be ftayed, In chaftity's bright arms arrayed : Sobriety her comrade meet, And all her baneful foes defeat. O ne'er may furfeit clog the fenfe, Or ftir within the fleih offence : Left fleep the unwary foul beguile, And with unwilling guilt defile. Beftow thefe gifts, Bleft Trinity ! Grant this, Unfevered Unity ! So may the grace thy Faft imparts, Be precious to our loving hearts. Amen.] |[ In SUNDAY in THE PASSION of THE LORD, at FIRST VESPERS, and daily up to THE SUPPER of THE LORD. Hymn. EX-IL-LA Re-gis pro- X de - unt, Ful - get Cru - cis ■fin*- *=W myf- te-ri-um : Quo Car-ne car ^=^ M -p ,-l-— J t^±»^ - nis Con-di-tor, Suf-pen - ius eft fc Pa - ti - bu - lo. Vexilla Regis prodeunt, Fulget Crucis myfterium : Quo Came carnis Conditor, Sufpenfus eft Patibulo. Confixa clavis vifcera, Tendens manus veftigia : Redemptionis gratia Hie immolata eft Hoftia. - ward goes, The myf- tic Crofs fc :?=*i— r: ! i ■ "I [ * refulgent glows : Where He in Flefti, ^rtziTi-J>»! our flelh who made, Upon the Tree of pain is laid. The Royal Banner forward goes, The myftic Crofs refulgent glows : Where He, in Flefti, our flefti Who made, Upon the Tree of pain is laid. Behold ! the nails with anguifti fierce, His outftretched hands and vitals pierce : Here, our redemption to obtain, The Mighty Sacrifice is flain. 1 From Venantim Fortunatus. 2 Y 346 Hymns at Vefpers, Quo vulneratus infuper Mucrone dirae lanceas, Ut nos lavaret crimine, Manavit Unda Sanguine. Impleta funt quae cecinit David fidelis carmine : Dicendo nationibus Regnavit a ligno Deus. Arbor decora et fulgida ! Ornata Regis purpura ! Electa digno ftipite Jam Santta Membra tangere ! Beata cujus brachiis Pretium pependet feculi ; Statera fatta eft Corporis, Praedamque tulit Tartaris. O Crux ave ! fpes unica ! Hoc Paffionis tempore : Auge piis juftitiam, Reifque dona veniam. [Salve Ara ! Salve Viftima ! De Paffionis Gloria ! Qua Vita mortem pertulit, Et Morte vitam reddidit.] Te, Summa Deus ! Trinitas ! Collaudet omnis fpiritus ; Quos per Crucis myfterium, Salvas, rege per fecula. =* Here, the fell fpear his wounded fide With ruthlefs onfet opened wide : To wafh us in that cleanfing flood, Thence mingled Water flowed, and Blood. Fulfilled is all that David told In true prophetic fong, of old : Unto the nations, lo ! faith he, Our God hath reigned from the Tree. O Tree ! in radiant beauty bright ! With regal purple meetly dight ! Thou chofen ftem ! divinely graced, Which hath thofe Holy Limbs embraced ! How bleft thine arms, beyond compare, Which Earth's Eternal Ranfom bare ! That Balance where His Body laid, The fpoil of vanquiftied Hell outweighed. O Crofs ! all hail ! fole hope, abide With us now in this Paffion-tide: New grace in pious hearts implant, And pardon to the guilty grant ! [Hail, wondrous Altar ! Viftim, hail ! Thy Glorious Paffion fhall avail ! Where death Life's very Self endured, Yet life by that fame Death fecured.] Thee, mighty Trinity ! One God ! Let every living creature laud ; Whom by the Crofs Thou doft deliver, O guide and govern now and ever ! fc |[ At FIRST VESPERS in Sunday in the OCTAVE of EASTER, and daily up to THE ASCENSION of THE LORD. HTMNUS.™ Hymn. Choirs of New Je - ra From S. Fulbertus Carnotenfis. — In the Con. MS., Vejp. D. xii., this Hymn is appropriated to Prime in Eafiertide. Hymns at Vefpers. 347 r-=Pi-jfti=±^^=E - ru - fa - lem No - vam me - li dul P- -^H — ■- i>* rtn- _■ -P-- *»*: s ce - di- ■ nem Pro - mat CO - lens N tM- i— ■ — ■— cum fo - bri - is Paf - cha - le Fef - turn gau - di - is. Chorus Novae Hierufalem Novam meli dulcedinem Promat : colens cum fobriis, Pafchale Feftum gaudiis. Quo Chriftus, invidtus Leo, Dracone furgens obruto, Dum viva voce perfonat, A morte fundtos excitat. Quam devorarat improbus Praedam refudit Tartarus ; Captivitate libera Jefum fequuntur agmina. Triumphat Ille fplendide, Et dignus amplitudine ; Soli Polique patriam Unam facit Rempublicam. Ipfum canendo fupplices Regem precemur milites : Ut in fuo clariffimo Nos ordinet palatio ! Per fecla metae nefcia, Patri Supremo Gloria Honorque lit ! cum Filio Et Spiritu Paraclito ! fc ^_ . P. i ru - fa - -^H-mrrr 1 =1 5« lem ! Be - gin a new and P- -^♦^? -■r»*-l— m ■ Wm-= > fweet-er theme, And let the Paf - P ■ _ -| B . ■— rtL! — §,. _*_♦ ' ^ 1 chal Feaft employ Your harps, with P--1- ■ wj^njz=z=* ftrains of fo - ber joy. Ye Choirs of New Jerufalem ! Begin a new and fweeter theme : And let the Pafchal Feaft employ Your harps, with ftrains of fober joy. When Chrift, the Dragon Fiend o'ercome, Rofe Lion Viftor .' from the tomb : Far round his quickening voice is fpread, And unto life awakes the dead. Hell vanquished, from her ravenous jaws Difgorged, her ancient prey reftores ; Her captives freed, in glad array Their Jefus follow in the way. In glorious triumph o'er his foes, Auguft in majefty He goes ; And far as Heaven and Earth extends, All in one Commonwealth He blends. Meekly let us in fuppliant lay His liegemen, to our Monarch pray : Within his palace, bright and vaft, May He array us at the laft ! Through endlefs ages, unto Thee, Father Supreme ! all Glory be : And Honour meet, unto The Son And Spirit Paraclete, be done. s— -J fl — FW =£ 348 Hymns at ye/pen. |[ At SECOND VESPERS in the OCTAVE of EASTER, and daily (except on Saturdays) Up to THE ASCENSION of THE LORD. In the DAY it/elf, and in all SUNDAYS, at VESPERS, up to THE ASCENSION, — to the following Melody. Hymnus." Hymn. ^=i^g bis can-di-di, Poll tran - fit - urn Ma - ris Ru - bri, Chrif - to ca - *?^*z na - mus Prin - ci - pi. Lamb hath made, In mining robes of white arrayed, The paflage of the Red Sea o'er, To Chrift our ^— Pi^^^ i^* Prince we ring once more. In all WEEK-DAYS from the OCTAVE of EASTER up to THE ASCENSION of THE LORD, in the Week-day Service, — to this Melody. HYMNUS. -^—. Ad Coe - nam Ag - ni pro - ^WStESE vi - di, Et fto - lis al - bis can - di - di, Poll tran - lit - um Ma - ris E=3 t-^- S Llb^ ^ Ru - bri, Chrif- to ca - na - mus Prin - ci - pi. Hymn. At this High Feaft The Lamb *3-^- *=?=• hath made, In mining robes of white I - - - J = ar- rayed, The paflage of the Red 1- 1 — - r" 9m ■ .»• rr « Sea o'erj To Chrift our Prince we £- — ■— — 1 — ~— — 1 ling once more. n From S. Ambrcje, or of hh School. Hymns at f^e/pen. 349 Ad Coenam Agni providi, Et ftolis albis candidi, Poll tranfitum Maris Rubri, Chrifto canamus Principi. Cujus Corpus fanttiffimum In ara Crucis torridum, Cruore Ejus rofeo Guftando, vivimus Deo ; Protefti Pafchae Vefpere A devaftante Angelo : Erepti de duriffimo Pharaonis imperio. Jam Pafcha noftrum Chriftus eft, Qui immolatus Agnus eft : Sinceritatis Azyma Caro Ejus oblata eft. O vere digna Hoftia ! Per Quam fradla funt Tartara, Redempta plebs captivata, Reddita vita; praemia. Cum furgit Chriftus tumulo : Viftor redit de baratro : Tyrannum trudens vinculo, Et referans Paradifum. Quefumus, Auftor omnium ! In hoc Pafchali gaudio : Ab omni mortis impetu, Tuum defende populum. Gloria Tibi, Domine ! Qui furrexifti a mortuis : Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu, In fempiterna fecula ! Amen. At this High Feaft The Lamb hath made, In fhining robes of white arrayed, The paffage of the Red Sea o'er, To Chrift our Prince we ling once more. Whofe facred Body was for us Broken on the Altar of The Crofs : And tailing of His rofeate Blood, We live for evermore in God ; Saved as on this great Pafchal Night From the deftroying Angel's might : And refcued a rejoicing prey From ruthlefs Pharaoh's tyrant fway. Now Chrift, The Lamb without a ftain, To be our Paffover is flain : And very Truth's unleavened Bread, His Flelh, is our oblation made. O true ! O worthy Sacrifice ! The infernal hoft defeated flies, Thy captive people are fet free, Life's bleffings all reftored by Thee ! For Chrift arifing from the tomb, From Hell's abyfs hath viftor come : Abafed in chains the tyrant holds, The gates of Paradife unfolds ! Author of all ! with us abide In this our joy of Eaftertide : Oft as th' aflaults of death impend, Thy people ftrengthen and defend. Glory, O gracious Lord ! to Thee, Who rofe from death triumphant, be : The Father and The Holy Ghoft, Long as eternity fhall laft ! Amen. |[ In the BAY of PENTECOST at FIRST VESPERS, and at MATINS, the Hymn- Jam Chriftus aftra afcenderat. Lo ! Chrift above the ftars hath gone (p. 92). At SECOND VESPERS. Hymn. Hymnus.o g&raflE - A - TA no - bis From S. Hilary *=SF=i LEST Sea- fon ! which with 35° Hymns at Vefpers. u. -tF "" ■ Pfc f ~1__ ~^~ ■ - L gau - di - a An- ni re - dux — ■ — - it B ■-. *■- =*->— ■■-J- ->■ — -■ — or - bi - ta : ■ Cum Spi - ri - ■H" — ■ ■ m- i ■ ■! T» -«S — %— 1 — ■- ■ -1 — ^ — -J- - tus T*B Pa-ra -cli - tUi i Ef-ful -fit w± ■ _M Ji- F*. ^- *TT* -J in dif - ci - pu - los. Beata nobis gaudia Anni reduxit orbita : Cum Spiritus Paraclitus Effulfit in difcipulos. Ignis vibrante lumine Linguae figuram detulit : Verbis ut eflent proflui, Et charitate fervidi. Linguis loquuntur omnium, Turbae pavent gentilium : Mufto madere deputant Quos Spiritus repleverat. Patrata funt hsee myftice, Pafchas perafto tempore : Sacro dierum numero Quo lege fit remiffio. Te nunc Deus piiffime ! Vultu precamur cernuo, Illapfa nobis ccelitus Largire dona Spiritus. Dudum facrata peftora Tua replefti gratia : Dimitte nunc peccamina Et da quieta tempora. Sit Laus Patri cum Filio, Sanfto fimul Paraclito : Nobifque mittat Filius Charifma Sancti Spiritus. h— ai=«z T6 — M-n =a gladnefs fraught, Again the circling year hath brought : When bright o'er each dif-ci-ple's head The Spirit Pa-ra - clete was filed. Blest Seafon! which with gladnefs fraught, Again the cirling year hath brought : When bright o'er each difciple's head The Spirit Paraclete was filed. The lambent flames with flickering ray The fhape of tongue-like forms difplay : So eloquent their fpeech ftiould be, And fervid they in charity. God in all languages they praife, The Gentiles liften in amaze : They mock as drunken with new wine Whom fills The Spirit's fire divine. 'Tis done, in myftic figure meet : The Pafchal days are all complete : That facred number which fet free The debtor by the Law's decree. To Thee, Molt Gracious God ! this day We bow the head and fuppliant pray, O'er us a Heaven defcending ftore Of Thy Good Spirit's graces pour. Their bofoms in that feftal tide, By thy fweet grace were fanftified : Now our tranfgreffions, Lord ! forgive, And grant us in thy peace to live. Praife we The Father with The Son And Holy Comforter, in One : So may The Son to every heart, The Holy Spirit's gifts impart ! S: A - men. Hymns at Vefpers. 35 1 <[ In the FEAST of CORPUS CHRIST!, at VESPERS. HTMNUS.v 5EiE5: 3fc A - CRIS fo - lem m - is, 35 June - ta fint gau - di - a : Et ^i ex pre - cor - di - is Son - ent pre - E3*tt5^E! co - ni - a : Re - ce - dant ve - te 3=i 4-^-fJg - ra, No - va lint om - ni - a Cor ■ ■ * " >*♦ i=^ da, vo - ces, et o - pe - Sacris folemniis Junfta fint gaudia : Et ex precordiis Sonent precoma : Recedant Vetera, Nova fint omnia Corda, voces, et opera. Noftis recolitur Ccena noviflima : Qua Chriftus creditur Agnum et azyma Dedifle fratribus, Juxta legitima Prifcis indulta Patribus. Hymn. _£ - — m a ^ — b- _ — F+ &2 g ,, /S8ffp ~ ■ ~ ' rJfl lw^#J E T this our folemn Feaft ^E?E3>E -1=^ With ho-ly joys be crowned : And from each loving breaft, The voice of a±*=:": :!=■=*=* gladnefs found ; Let ancient things de- * =l=i I part, And all be new around, In ^^ -i= every deed, and voice, and heart. Let this our folemn Feaft With holy joys be crowned : And from each loving breaft The voice of gladnefs found : Let ancient things depart, And all be new around, In every deed, and voice, and heart. Remember we that eve, That Supper laft and dread : When Chrift, as we believe The Lamb and leavenlefs bread Unto his brethren brought : And thus the law obeyed Of old time to the Fathers taught. P From S. Thomas Aquinas. 35 : Hymns at Vefpers. Poft agnum typicum, Expletis epulis, Corpus Dominicum Datum difcipulis : Sic totum omnibus Quod totum fingulis, Ejus fatemur manibus. Dedit fragilibus Corporis ferculum, Dedit et triflibus Sanguinis Poculum : Dicens, Accipite Quod trado vafculum, Omnes ex eo bibite. Sic Sacrificium Iftud inftituit : Cujus officium Committi voluit Solis prefbyteris : Quibus fie congruit Ut fumant et dent ceteris. Panis Angelicus Fit panis hominum : Dat Panis Ccelicus Figuris terminum ; O res mirabilis ! Manducat Dominum Pauper fervus et humilis. Te, Trina Deitas, Unaque ! pofcimus Sicut nos vifitas Sicut Te colimus : Per tuas femitas Due nos quo tendimus Ad lucem quam Tu habitas ! =^^t =w The lamb of types o'erpaft, The banquet now complete, To his difciples laft The Lord his Flefh to eat : The whole to all, no lefs The whole to each, doth mete With his own hand, as we confefs. He gave the weak and frail His Body for their food : The fad, for their regale, The Goblet of His Blood : And faid, Take ye of this My Cup, with life imbued, O drink ye all this draught of blifs ! That Sacrifice fo He To inftitute did will : And by his fure decree That office to fulfil, To Priefls alone confide : To whom pertaineth ftill To take and to the reft divide. Lo ! Angels' bread is made The bread of mortal man : Shews forth this Heavenly Bread The end which types began ; O wondrous boon indeed ! Upon his Lord now can A poor and humble fervant feed ! Thee, Deity Triune Yet One ! we meekly pray O vifit us right foon ! As we our homage pay : And by thy paths fo bright Conduct us on our way, To whereThou dwell'ft incloudlefs light! IE men. AT COMPLINE. Compline I. 353 TN The Name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghoft, (with the Jign of the CrofsJ. > and heark-en unto my prayer. s ■ ■ 1 r q-H— ■ ' ■ ' i ♦ ■ |JJ This Antiphon is f aid upon thefe Pfalms throughout Advent, and from the mor- 1 Arundel MSS., 130. Exaltando. — This perhaps may refer to the Neuma or Cadence luhkb fometimes concluded the Antiphon or " Gloria," but -which was not ufed at Compline ; or to the Intonation (fee p. 353^. 356 Compline I, row of the Oilave of The Epiphany to Quadrageftma, and from Sunday in The PaJJion of The Lord up to The Supper of The Lord, and fro?n the morrow of the Feaft of Trinity to Advent, except in Feafts, and in the Oilave of The Blejfed Mary, and in the Feafi of The Relics, (i. e. of the particular Church J, and of All Saints. CHAPTER. Jeremiah xiv. HOU, O Lord ! art in us : and we are called by Thy Holy Name ; forfake us not, O Lord our God ! Thanks be to God. {[ This Chapter is faid at Compline through- out the whole year, except from Thurfday in The Supper of The Lord, to the Oilave of E after. Whenever the Choir has Conduclors. Hymnus.* E, lu - cis an - te ter - mi - num, Re-rum Cre-a-tor ! pof ■ T ci - mus : Ut fo - li - ta cle - i - men - ti - a Sis prae - ful ad S cuf - to - di - am. Hymn. J«m*XaX»*.3>E llllll K m Ik i s ■ ■ ■ ■ * O Thee, before the clofe of day, Cre - a - tor of the worlds ! T we pray : With all thy wont-ed g — — ,- =fea -■ — ■ — B cle - men - cy Our prince-ly guard and keep - er be. In all Week-days and Feafts without Conduclors of the Choir. ^=F Htmnus. -■— ■ ■ ^ — ■- Te, lu - cis an - te ter - mi - num, ^^3^ Re - rum Cre - a - tor ! pof-ci - mus : Hymn. *=* ■— ^ To Thee, before the clofe of day, - ^ ^ * 1 I Cre - a - tor of the worlds ! we pray u From S. Ambrose, or of hh School. Compline I. 357 Ut fo - li - ta cle - men - ti - a Sis prse - fuf ad cuf - to - di - am. Te, lucis ante terminum, Rerum Creator ! pofcimus : Ut folita dementia Sis praeful ad cuftodiam. Procul recedant {omnia, Et noftium phantafmata : Hoftemque noftrum comprime, Ne polluantur corpora. Prasfta Pater Omnipotens ! Per Jeiiim Chriftum Dominum, Qui Tecum in perpetuum, Regnat cum Sanfto Spiritu. S— --^— — *. A - men. s- m m -1 " " * .— ■ 'I s . ■ With all thy wont-ed cle - men - cy s r -1 =1 L q ^.\. Our prince-ly guard and keep-er be. To Thee, before the clofe of day, Creator of the worlds ! we pray : With all thy wonted clemency Our princely guard and keeper be. Far may unholy vifions fly, No midnight phantoms venture nigh : Thine arm the infernal foe repel, No fin within our bodies dwell. Almighty Father ! hear our cry, Through JefusChrift our Lord MoftHigh, Who with The Holy Ghoft and Thee, Doth reign through all eternity ! A men. {[ [ This Hymn is /aid at Compline throughout the whole year, except in Double Feafts and their O clave s when there are Conduclors of the Choir, and from S>uadragefima up to the morrow of The Holy Trinity.] v RESERVE us, O Lord ! I£. As the apple of an eye, protect us under the fhadow of thy wings. The canticle of simeon. •-P-*- J EEJglEgl^JS EEE ■■= O Lord ! Oioueae. Nunc dimittis. Luke ii. O W letteft Thou, O Lord ! thy fervant de- part : in peace, accord- ing to thy word. For mine eyes have feen : thy Salvation. Which Thou haft prepared : before the face of all people. To be a Light to lighten the Gentiles : and the Glory of thy people Ifrael. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever Ihall be : world without end. Amen. Antiphon. EF23 ¥ f'%£$@\ ^— =—>+*- _*.-■- ■■ »■ fr^fUPy OME, O Lord! and vi-fit s * Hm ■ m .-_ j2 r^_iIf^-B — ■- - ■ us in peace, that we may joy be- From the Rubric for the Firft Sunday in Ad-vent. 358 Compline II. ^=* - fore Thee with a perfect heart. [O Lord ! Who didft fulfil the expectation of the righteous Simeon, perfect, we befeech Thee, thy grace in us ; that, as he faw not death until he was worthy to behold The Lord Chrift, fo we may obtain eternal life, through The Same our Lord Jefus Chrift, Who liveth and reigneth with The Father in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, for evermore. Amen.] |[ Here follow the Petitions and Orifons appropriate to Compline [with projlration of the Choir], |[ This Compline is not changed in Advent, except in Double Feafts which happen within Advent, and then the Hymn only is changed, and the Hymn Salvator mundi Saviour of man is faid (fee below) ; and except in the Conception of The Bleffed Mary, when it is celebrated within Advent, for then at the end of the Hymn is faid — Lord ! Holy Virgin- born ! to Thee Eternal Praife and Glory be, With Father and with Holy Ghoft, Long as exhauftlefs ages laft. C COMPLINE II. In the VIGIL of THE NATIVITY of THE LORD let one of the Clerks of the Superior grade begin upon the Pj alms this Ant iphon. *^- ye rea-dy, like un-to — Sac - men ex-pett-ing their Lord, when he fhall return from the wed-ding. t*to* W Oioueae. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. HEN I called. And the other Pfalms aforefaid. CHAPTER. Jeremiah xiv. HOU, O Lord ! art in us, and we are called by Thy Holy Name ; forfake us not, O Lord our God ! Thanks be to God. This Melody may be ufed at any time HYMNUS. AL-VA-TOR mun-di Do - mi - ne ! Qui nos fal - vaf - ti ho- |ESEtE-^=p di - e : In hac noc - te nos Zt=*L ?*♦= pro te - ge, Et fal - va om - m tern - po - re. Hymn. A - VIOUR of man ! whofe *=£ kind-ly care Hath kept us in the day 3^ that's paft : Pro-tect us through the * *+-H ± + =* coming night, And fave us long as time fhall "alilafc. Salvator mundi Domine ! Qui nos falvafti hodie : In hac nofte nos protege, Et falva omni tempore. Adefto nunc propitius, Et parce fupplieantibus : Tu dele noftra crimina, Tu tenebras illumina. Ne mentem fomnus opprimat, Nee hoftis nos furripiat : Nee ullis caro, petimus, Commaeuletur fordibus. Te, reformator fenfuum ! Votis precamur cordium, Ut puri caftis mentibus Surgamus a cubilibus. Deo Patri fit Gloria ! Ejusque Soli Filio ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Et nunc et in perpetuum. Compline II. 359 Saviour of Man ! whofe kindly care Hath kept us in the day that's pad : Protect us through the coming night, And fave us, long as time fhall laft. Thy gracious prefence now vouchfafe, And mercy to our prayers accord : O blot out all our paft offence, And lighten Thou our darknefs, Lord ! May flumber ne'er the foul opprefs, No vexing foes our reft invade : And by no fpot of fin, we pray, The guarded flefh impure be made. Reftorer of our every fenfe ! Our hearts we lift in prayer to Thee, That when again from fleep we rife, Our fouls devout and pure may be. Glory to God The Father give ! And to His One begotten Son ! With Thee, Bleft Spirit Paraclete ! Now and while endlefs ages run. A - men. 3P\ Preferve us, O Lord ! Jfy. As the apple of an eye protect us under the fhadow of thy wings. |[ This Hymn is /aid at Compline daily to the O clave of The Epiphany, and in the O clave ; and in all Double Feafls from the O clave of The Epiphany to the Fir ft Sunday in Quadrageftma ; and in all Double Feafts, from Pentecoft to the Feaft of The Nativity of The Lord. It is f aid alfo in the Vigil of Pentecoft, and in the week of the fame, that is, on Thurfday, Friday, and Saturday; and daily throughout the clave and in the OBave of The Affumption and Nativity of The Bleffed Mary, and of the Dedi- cation of The Church, whether the Ser- vice be for the O clave orforfome Saint, of ix. Leffons ,• and throughout the Oclave of Corpus Chrifti, whenever the Choir has Conduclors. Antiphon. ATCH ?i=snpp|tarfS: ye all, and pray rf*¥=i=? ye, for ye 5 - ^» ».= know not when the may be ; watch ye, there- time .-♦-■—■- fore, for ye know not when The 360 Compline II. = ^*» y -^V Lord of the houfe fhall come, at S: *— ^^ =P? e - ven, or in the midft of the night, or at cock-erow-ing, or in the morning, left when he cometh fud - - den-ly He find you fleep ing. 3E P/ Now let-teft Thou, O Lord ! t*«^=t Oioueae. Psalm. The canticle of simeon. JV»»f dimittis. OW letteft Thou, O Lord! thy N fervant. Then let the Petitions and Orifons appro- priate to Compline be gone through. [In the York Breviary, from the Vigil of The Nativity of The Lord inclufive, con- tinually up to the Oclave of The Epiphany, complete ; alfo, in the Feajl of The Purification of The Blejfed Mary (except that in that Feaft, if it fall within Septuagefima, Alleluya it to be omitted) the Antiphons, Hymns, and Verficles, are as follows. Antiphon upon the Pfalms. The Word was made Flelh. Alleluya. And dwelt among us. Alleluya. HYMNUS. 1 * Corde natus ex parentis Ante mundi exordium ! Alpha et Q, cognominatus ! Ipfe Fons et Claufula Omnium quae funt, fuerunt, Quaeque poft futura funt Seculorum feculis ! Eece ! Quern Vates vetuftis Concinebant feculis : Quern Prophetarum fideles Paginae fpoponderant, Emicat promiffus olim : Cunftaque collaudent Deum Seculorum feculis. Hymn. Begotten of The Father's bofom Ere the worlds to being rofe ! Alpha and Omega His Name ! He, the Fount ! the wondrous Clofe ! Of things that paft or prefent be, Of all that time unborn fhall fee, From age to age ! Lo ! He Whom Seers primeval fung In glad unifon of old : Whom Prophets in their truthful page With prefaging lips foretold : Shines forth on his long promifed road : Creation ! hail thy coming God ! From age to age. From Prudcnt'tus. O beatus Ortus ille ! Virgo cum puerpera Edidit noftram Salutem, Fceta Sanfto Spiritu ; Et Puer Redemptor orbis Os facratum protulit, Seculorum feculis. Pfallat altitudo Cceli, Pfallant omnes Angeli : Quicquid eft Virtutis ufquam Pfallat in laudem Dei : Nulla linguarum filefcat, Vox et omnis confonet, Seculorum feculis. Te fenes, et Te juventus, Parvulorum Te chorus, Turba matrum virginumque, Simplices puellulae, Voce Concordes pudicis Perftrepant concentibus, Seculorum feculis. Compline III. 3 6 > Bleft Sunrife ! when the Virgin womb Teeming with a noble birth, Rich with The Holy Spirit's grace, Brought forth Salvation to the Earth; The world's Redeemer, Child benign ! Revealed his countenance divine ! From age to age. Heaven utters forth a Pfalm on high, All Angels wake the Pfalm of praife : All Virtues, Powers, in one to God, Loud the adoring anthem raife : No voice be mute His Name to tell, All tongues the mighty chorus fwell, From age to age. Thee, hoary age, Thee, gentle youth, Thee, the lifping infant throng, The matron train, the virgin troop, Guilelefs maidens in their fong Extol ; and with meek-founding voice Harmonious, in thy praife rejoice, From age to age. Tibi, Chrifte ! fit cum Patre Agiofque Spiritu, Hymnus, Melos, Laus perennis, Gratiarum aclio ; Honor, Virtus, et Victoria, Regnum eternaliter, Seculorum feculis. Amen. To Thee, O Chrift ! Father, to Thee ! And The Holy Spirit, be Hymns, Worftiip, Laud, and Melody, Thankfgiving everlaftingly, Honour, and Power, and Viftory, Kingdom, and Might, eternally. From age to age. Amen. y. Bleffed is He Who cometh in The Name of The Lord. $. God is The Lord, and He hath fhewn us light. Antiphon to the Go/pel. [See Compline XXII.] We glorify thee, O Mother of God ! becaufe Chrift was born of thee : who glorify thee.] fave all C COMPLINE III. In the DAT of THE NATIVITY of THE LORD, at COMPLINE, the Antiphon ^5E*K* HERE is born to us this day 3* *F*+- rfir a Saviour, Who is Chrift The Lord, in the Ci - ty of Da - vid. ^i?-ti!S*?Si=t:: Oioueae. 3 A 362 Compline V. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. VyHEN I called. And the reft, as above. Chapter. '"THOU, O Lord ! HYMN. C AVIOUR of man ! W. Preferve us. IJ;. As the apple of an eye as above. Antipbon. -Fit L - LE - LU - YA. The F V1» 1— ■» ■ *~ »r»= Word was made Flefh. Al-le-lu-ya. And dwelt a - mong us. Al-le -■— "■'»» *-♦♦— - lu - ya. Al-le - lu - ya. Psalm. Nunc dimittis. XTOW letteft Thou, O Lord ! thy fervant. Then the Petitions and Orifons appropriate to Compline. This Compline is not changed until The Circumcijlon. {£ The Antiphon upon Nunc dimittis is f aid up to the Vigil of The Epiphany. C COMPLINE IV. In the DAT of THE CIRCUMCISION of THE LORD, at COMPLINE, the Antiphon is ^^z s ■^*r-^* — ♦■ ■ ». w 5- : : 1 ' ~~ ^ An -gel Choirs fang forth, fay-ing, — *, " — ■ — ■ — = = i — ■ — ■— £_ =± "I 1~% ? ?— 1^= Sal-va-tion to our God, fit-ting on ^ - » the Throne, and to The Lamb. m -■_, 1-^ — | , — _ Oioueae. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. TX/"HEN I called. And the reft, as above. Chapter. HTHOU, O Lord ! HYMN. C AVIOUR of man ! 37". Preferve us. ~Bp. As the apple of an eye as above. Antiphon. A LLELUYA The Word was made flefh repeated again, as above. Then follow the Petitions and Orifons ap- propriate to Compline. <[ COMPLINE V. /// the VIGIL of THE EPIPHANY, at COMPLINE, upon the Pfalms isfung this Antiphon. ap - pear - ed ! O Chrift ! to whom =5^ HE Lord being born, the | Ma-gi their gifts do of-fer. Al-le-lu-ya Al - le - lu - ya. Al - le - lu - ya =** Pfalm. Oioueae. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. TX/-HEN I called. * And the reft, as above. Chapter. HTHOU, O Lord! HYMN. C AVIOUR of man ! 37". Preferve us. I£. As the apple of an eye as above. Antiphon. Compline VI. 363 C COMPLINE VI. In the MORROW of THE EPIPHANY [i. e., of the OCTANE]. Antiphon. Miferere. AVE mercy upon me, O Lord ! and hearken unto my prayer. LE - LU - YA all they from Sa-ba fhall come, Al-le-lu-ya bring - ing gold and frank-in-cenfe. z*z^~* :"^E5*i Al - le - lu - ya. Al - le - lu - ya. E?=w^53*f Pfalm. Oioueae. Psalm. Nunc dimittis. XTOW letteft Thou, O Lord ! thy -*-^ fervant. Then the Petitions and Orifons for Com- pline. This Compline is not changed throughout the whole Ottave. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. VyHEN I called. ' * And the reft, as above. Chapter. '"TTHOU, O Lord! HYMN. ' I 'O Thee, before the clofeofday [See above, Compline /.] 37". Preferve us. ^. As the apple of an eye as above. Antiphon. §§ ^ ,.m a 1 ™ ■ i"« AVE us, O Lord! whilft s j-i^E lyV ^ ^_^- waking, and keep us fleeping, fo that L ^=^i: we may watch with Chrift, and may SW ^-♦A *=t 1 "- ♦ ♦ — ™ — p ## * -^ repofe in peace. Oioueae. Psalm. Nunc dimittis. AJOW letteft Thou, O Lord ! thy fervant. Then let the Petitions and Orifons appro- priate to Compline be gone through. This Compline is faid from the Morrow of the O clave of The Epiphany to Quadra- geftma ; and from the Morrow of the Feaft of The Holy Trinity to The Advent 3 6 4 of The Lord, except in Double Feafts,* and except throughout the Qclave of The Vifetation, Affumption, and Nativity of The Bleffed Mary, and of the Dedication of The Church ; and except in the Commemorations of The Bleffed MaryJ C COMPLINE VII. Compline VII. are called by Thy Holy Name ; forfake us not, O Lord our God ! I£ Thanks be to God. The Clerk replies T ^ — -m ^m — ^^ n peace In the FIRST SUNDAY in QUADRAGESIMA upon the Pfalms, the following Antiphon. ^=*=**^e±l HERE is ftiewn upon us fe: the light of thy countenance, O Lord JL^^M^m God ! Thou haft given joy to my ^=t=W ¥B t^i=^: : F=i= The Choir proceeds In the ve-ry fame I E5S^=HE^ =?*♦: Sg*yE will fleep, and take my reft. EES heart. Pfalm. Oioueae. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. VyHEN I called. And the reft, as above. Chapter. 'IpHOU, O Lord ! art in us, and we 37\ If I give deep to mine eyes, and to mine eye-lids flum - ber. Choir. I will fleep and take my reft. =i^ Glory be to The Father, and to The i*^ Son, and to The Ho-ly Ghoft. Choir. In peace, in the very fame I will fleep and take my reft. HYMNUS. W^rJ//G£jS~' ^ &Js^l > ■ ^ ■_ ■ ™ r" i HRIS-TE! Qui Lux V ' ■ p. — ■ — "L. ■ ■ 1 ■ ■ i es et Di - es ! Noc - tis te - Hymn. The cloudlefs day ! Thy beams chafe * See Compline XVIII., XXII. J See Note, p. 181. From S.Ambrofe, or of his School. F -■ — ■ — ■-- 1— n — l- r ne - bras de - te - gis : Lu - cif - s p — ? -■ ■ 3 — ■ ■ -1-J, i - que Lu - men ere -de - ris, Lu - men 1 !■__! ' ■ ■ ■ ' Compline VII. 365 be - a - turn pre - di - cans. Christe ! Qui Lux es et Dies ! Noftis tenebras detegis : Lucifque Lumen crederis, Lumen beatum predicans. Precamur, Santte Domine ! Defende nos in hac no&e : Sit nobis in Te requies, Quietam nodtem tribue ; Ne gravis fomnus irruat, Nee hoftis nos furripiat, Nee caro illi confentiens Nos Tibi reos ftatuat. Oeuli fomnum capiant, Cor ad Te temper vigilet : Dextera tua protegat Famulos qui Te diligunt. Defenfor noftri, afpice ! Infidiantes reprime : Guberna tuos famulos Quos fanguine mercatus es. Memento noftri, Domine ! In gravi ifto corpore : Qui es defenfor anima; Adefto nobis Domine ! Deo Patri fit Gloria ! Ejufque Soli Filio ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito, Et nunc et in perpetuum. 3=3=3: night's dark fhades a -way : Who art J?=*= ^EE Thyfelf The Very Light, Proclaimed A - men. by Thee, moft bleft and bright. O Christ ! The Light ! thecloudlefs Day! Thy beams chafe night's dark fhades away : Who art Thyfelf The Very Light, Proclaim'd by Thee, moft bleft and bright. We pray, O Holy Lord ! thy power, May fhield us in the midnight hour : O grant us calm repofe in Thee, A quiet night from terrors free ; May deadly {lumbers ne'er opprefs, No fecret foes our fouls diftrefs, Nor Satan's wiles the fleih allure, And make us in thy fight impure. Grant that our eyes due fleep may take, Our hearts to Thee be e'er awake ; May thy right arm defend and guide Thy fervants, who in Thee confide. Look down, O Thou ! our ftrong defence, And quell our foes' proud infolence : Direct thy people in all good, The purchafe of thy precious blood. Remember, Lord ! our griefs we pray, Pent in this cumbering corfe of clay : Thou Who doft e'er our fouls defend, Be with us ! our Eternal Friend. To God The Father Glory be ! And Only Son ! alike to Thee ! And to The Spirit Paraclete ! Now and for ever, as moft meet. A - men. 366 Compline VIII. 37". Preferve us, O Lord ! Tfy. As the apple of an eye protect us under the fhadow of thy wings. Antiphon. g — : ^X- mi HEN Thou feeft the Si na - ked, co - ver him, and thine _***-Pi_. - 33i own flefh thou fhalt not de - fpife ; then mall break forth as the morn - s: ss; EZi 1^ ing thy light, and the Glo-ry of 3E3: 53 The Lord fhall be thy re - ward. Pfalm. Oioueae. N Psalm OW letteft fervant. Nunc dimittis. Thou, O Lord ! thy The aforefaid Antiphon, viz., There is fhewn upon us and the ^. In peace and the Hymn O Chrift ! The Light are /aid daily at Compline up to The Pajjion of The Lord, whatever be the Service. The Antiphon to Nunc di- mittis for fifteen days. Then the Petitions and Orifons for Compline. 3 ' C COMPLINE VIII. In the THIRD SUNDAY in QUADRA- GESIMA, at COMPLINE. Antiphon. HERE is mown upon us the light of thy countenance, O Lord God ! Thou haft given joy to my heart. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. Tlf HEN I called. And the reft, as above. Chapter. HpHOU, O Lord ! I£. In peace. 37". Preferve us as above. Psalm. Nunc dimittis. XTOW letteft Thou, O Lord! thy fervant. Antiphon. in Death. Whom do we feek as our ^^ ■ ♦^- ■^^a^H: help - er, but Thee, O Lord ! ^5E^E^^33t Who, becaufe of our fins art juft- - ly an - gry. Ho - ly a In the York Office, Compline VII. is /aid for three weeks. The Refponjories and the Antiphons to " Nunc dimittis," with their Verficles, are the fame -with thofe -which in the Sarum Breviary belong to Compline IX., except that the Refponfory is divided equally— Clerk, " Into thy hands, Lord!" Refponfe, " I commend my fpirit ;" and two or three other -verbal differences. God ! Ho-ly, Migh - Compline IX. 367 |[ COMPLINE IX. -♦— ■. ■3E* ty ! Ho-ly and mer-ci-ful Sa- -viour!UntobitterDeathde-li-ver us not. £ ^4%^ i=£ Pfalm. Oioueae. 37". Caft us not away in the time of our old age, when our ftrength faileth. Forfake us not, O Lord ! Holy God ! Holy Mighty ! Holy and Merciful Saviour ! Unto bitter Death deliver us not ! 317". Be not willing to fhut thine ears to our prayers, Holy Mighty ! Holy and Merciful Saviour ! Unto bitter Death deliver us not ! 37". Thou, Who haft known the fecrets of our hearts, fpare our fins, Holy and Merciful Saviour ! Unto bitter Death deliver us not ! {[ This Antiphon is faid upon the Pfalm Nunc dimittis for fifteen days, but the Verfes are not faid except on Saturdays and Sundays, and on Feajls ofix. Leffons. In Double Feafls let them be faid at both Complines (i. e., of the Vigil and of the Feafl) in the Superior Grade, with- out changing vejlment or place. Then the Petitions and Or if 011s for Compline. b Sunday in the passion of the lord, at COMPLINE. Antiphon. AVE mercy upon me, O Lord ! and hearken unto my prayer. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. VyHEN I called. And the refl, as above. Chapter. HpHOU, O Lord! 1= $. The Clerk. J ■— ■ ■— to thy hands, o Lord! K=i t- Choir. I commend my fpi - rit. It *fcg: C/*?r£. ForThou haft redeemed me, O Lord! Thou God of Truth ! Choir. I commend my fpirit. Gloria Patri Glory be to The Father is not faid, but the Clerk repeats again Into thy hands, O Lord ! I commend my fpirit. b In the York Office tits Compline VIII. is divided betiueen VII. and IX. 3 68 Compline IX. HYMNUS. C * ■ ■ ■ _..„_ JWBg^^^A ^ ■ ■ ■ ■ s » UL-TOR De - i! me - -■-h " a - a —m -fmim - men - 6 — to, Te Fon - tis et La - va - £ ■ — "I— "* 1 ■■ F" — i*- cri Ro - rem fub - if - fe 2 1 — ■ ■ ■ — ' !-♦*- __l - fane - i turn : Te Chrif - ma • te £-—m* « U ■ m H 1 " f- 1 i in - no - va - turn. Cultor Dei ! memento Te Fontis et Lavacri, Rorem fubiffe fanftum : Te Chrifmate innovatum. Fac, cum vocante fomno Caftum petis cubile, Frontem locumque cordis Crucis figura fignet. Crux pellit omne crimen, Fugiunt Crucem tenebrae ; Tali dicata figno Mens fluftuare nefcit. Procul, 6 procul vagantum Portenta fomniorum ! Procul efto pervicaci Prasftigiator aftu ! O tortuofe Serpens ! Qui mille per macandros, Fraudefque flexuofas, Agitas quieta corda : Hymn. ER-VANT ofGodlremem- ber thou, The fa-cred dew is on thy brow : In Font and La - ver il— ♦»— g t new ere - ate, By ho - ly Chrifm thou'rt ren - o - vate. Sbrvant of God ! remember thou, The facred dew is on thy brow : In Font and Laver new create, By holy Chrifm thou'rt renovate. Think ! when fleep calls thee, ere thy head Upon thy pallet chafte is laid, Forehead and bofom duly lign With the figured Crofs divine. The Crofs from all pollution fhields, To the bright Crofs the darknefs yields ; And hallowed by the fymbol bleft The ftablifhed foul abides at reft. Ye vexing dreams, far diftant fly ! Virions of evil, rove not nigh ! Thou Archdeceiver, hence avaunt ! Ceafe with thy craft our paths to haunt. Serpent of old ! by many a wile And winding fold of mazy guile, Who wouldft with fraudful art deceive, And pious hearts with terrors grieve : c From Prudentius. Difcede ! Chriftus hie eft ! Chriftus hie eft ! liquefce ; Signum quod ipfe nofti, Damnat tuam catervam. Corpus licet fatifcens Jaceat reclive paulum : Chriftum tamen fub ipfo Meditabitur fopore. Gloria Eterno Patri ! Et Chrifto Vero Regi ! Paraclitoque Sanfto, Et nunc et in perpetuum. Compline IX. 369 =M=t A - Depart ! for Chrift Himfelf is near ; Begone ! Lo ! Chrift The Lord is here ; The Sign, which ye of old time knew, Condemns thee and thy rebel crew. Though now the body, fpent with toil Sink to its wonted reft awhile : To Chrift our thoughts fhall faithful keep, E'en in the languid hours of fleep. Eternal Father ! unto Thee And Chrift, True King, all Glory be ! And to the Holy Paraclete, Now and through ages infinite. §= WCt men. 37". Preferve us, O Lord ! T3p. As the apple of an eye proteft us under the fhadow of thy wings. Psalm. Nunc dimittis. XTOW letteft Thou, O Lord! thy fervant. Antiphon. KING ! Glo - ri - ous *EE*E5±^i: m-*- a - mong thy Saints ! Who e-ver ^EPiEI art to be prailed, and yet art in - ef - IS^E^^E-^^'EW - fa - ble. Thou art in us, O Lord ! and Thy Ho-ly Name is call - ed upon us ! forfake us not, O our God ! 9=p«- that in the day of judgement Thou EEE mayeft vouchfafe to place us a -mong 3*yi^n: thy Saints and thine e - left, O ^^m m King Moft Blefied ! Pf. Oioueae. W. O King Moft Blefied! direft thy fervants into profperity. IJ;. Among thy Saints and thine eleft, O King Moft Blefied ! // is /aid to the end of the Antiphon. Another. W. By pious fafts to wipe out their fad offences. I£ O King Moft Blefied! direft thy fervants into profperity. 3 b 37° Compline X. Another. 37". And may we celebrate purely the folemn myfteries of Eafler. I£. Among thy Saints and thine elecl, O King Moft Blefled ! To the end of the Antiphon. Then the Petitions and Or if oris for Compline. |[ This Compline is f aid daily up to Thurf- day in The Supper of The Lord, in the manner above-mentioned, whatever be the Service, except that in Week-days the Verfes after Nunc dimittis are not faid, but fo as that on the Saturday the Verfes are faid in the Superior Grade, and on the Sunday in the Second Form. In Sunday in the Palm Branches they are faid at each Compline in the Superior Grade. So alfo in the Double Feafts which happen below PaJJion Sunday ; and they are faid on the Wednefday be- fore Eajlertide in the Second Form? C COMPLINE X. In THURSDAY in THE SUPPER of THE LORD, at COMPLINE, [after dinner, all thofe matters having been performed which appertain to the Commandment (i. e., the Wajhing of feet, the Cup of love, l£c, fee The Procefftonal,) let them enter the Choir, and fay Com- pline without note, fecretly,] firjl of all let this Antiphon be commenced* by the Officiating Minijler, without note. Antiphon. /^HRIST was for us made. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. VyHEN I called. Ps. XXX. In Te V V Domine. IN Thee, O Lord ! have I put my truft. Ps. CXXXIII. Ecce nunc BEHOLD, now. Ps. Nunc dimittis. NOW letter! Thou, O Lord ! thy fervant without Gloria Patri. After the Pfalms is faid the whole Antiphon. g= ^=j^ .jPHgg 'S^J HRIST was for us made o - be - dient, e -ven unto death : the 3^E death of the Crofs. Then let the Priefl fay The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Or if on. EGARD, we befeech Thee, O Lord ! this thy family, for which our Lord Jefus Chrift was contented to be given up into the hands of injurious men, and to undergo the pain of the Crofs, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft God, world without end. Amen. d In the York Office, Compline IX. begins on the Fourth Sunday in Quadragefma. The Antiphon before t he Pfalms is " Signatum eft. There is fbewn forth the light," as in Sar. Compline VII. and VIII. The Refponfories, however, are nearly the fame as here. e It will be remembered that every Compline, "without exception, is commenced privately by the afpiration " In The Name," with thejign of the Crofs, " Our Father," and "Hail Mary." Compline XI. 37 l The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord. Thanks be to God. f [The York Compline X. is thus: — Thurfday in The Supper of The Lord, at Compline. Antiphon. There is fhewn forth. Psalm iv. Cum invocarem When I called. Ps. xxx. In TeDomine In Thee, O Lord ! Ps. xc. Qui habitat Whofo dwelleth. Ps. cxxxiii. Ecce nunc Behold now. Chapter. Thou, O Lord ! art in us. 1 Sp. In peace as above with three verficles. ~N . Caft us not away. 37". Thou Who haft known. 3T. Be not willing [fee Sarum Com- pline Fill.] Jhould befaid. Lord have mercy [/. e. the Petitions^ without projlration and without Miferere. And this Compline is to be faid after the Firjl Vefpers of Thurfday in The Supper of The Lord, and Compline XI. after both Vefpers of the Day of Preparation.'] C COMPLINE XL In FRIDAY the DAY of PREPARATION, at COMPLINE, let the Prieft begin, with- out note, the Antiphon Chrift was for us made [as above], and in the mean time let there be kneeling in the Choir. Let the Antiphons and all other things be done as on the Day of The Supper, with- out The Lord be with you, and without Let us pray. After the Pfalms and Antiphon, is faid Our Father and Hail Mary, and the Pfalm Miferere Have mercy upon me without Gloria Patri with proftration. And let the Compline be finijhed by the Prieft faying the Or if on Regard, we befeech Thee, O Lord ! this thy family [as above, Compline X.] without The Lord be with you and without Let us pray and without Who with Thee and The Holy Ghoft and without Blefs we and fo let it be finijhed. [The York Compline XI. is as follows : — In Friday the Day of Preparation, at Compline, after dinner, let them fay, two and two, privately, the Antiphon The Lord as a Iheep was led to the flaughter, and He opened not his mouth. Psalm iv. Cum invocarem When I called. Ps.xxx. InTeDomine InThee,OLord ! Ps. cxxxiii. Ecce nunc Behold now. y. Chrift was for us made obedient unto death. I£. Even the death of the Crofs. Our Father fecretly. Hail Mary fecretly. And lead us not into temptation deliver us from evil. Amen. But Pfalm Ego dixi I faid in the midft of my days [p. 193], with the Pfalm Miferere f By reference to the Rubrics to the Petitions it will he feen, that on this day, and fo on to the Otlave of Eajier (Compline XIV.), the ordinary Petitions -were omitted ; and, from the Proper of the Time, it appears that the Antiphon in the Pfalms tuas to be begun, and the Refponfe faid, in the Second Form; the Antiphon upon " Nunc dimittis" ivas to be begun in the Superior Grade; and that there was no proftration ; and the Pfalm "Miferere " ivas not faid ; and that, on account of the folemnity of The Supper, the Pfalm "Ad Te le-vavi" " Unto Thee have I lifted up mine eyes," -with -what follows, -was omitted, and fo on till the OBa-ve of Eajier. 37* Cofnpline XII. Have mercy upon me, O God ! and after the Pfalms is immediately added the Orifon Regard we befeech Thee, O Lord ! [Compline X.] Prefacing it only with Let us pray. The bells Jbould not be founded.] C COMPLINE XII. In HOLT SATURDAY, in the VIGIL of EASTER, after ringing the bells* with two Jlrokes twice or thrice, let the Prieft begin as ufual GOD ! make fpeed to fave me. O Lord ! make hade to help me. LORY be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the begin- ning, is now, and ever mail be : world without end. Amen. And the reft as ufual, but without Converte nos Convert us. Let the Antiphon be begun in the Superior Grade. _rW -*-y- J *- JL t-*-w- tT?}& H> * 1 L - LE-LU-YA, Al - le - fii=pe - lu-ya, Al-le-lu-ya, Al-le-lu-ya. E^^:^: Pfalm. Oioueae. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. VyHEN I called. Ps. XXX. In VV Te Domine IN Thee, O Lord! Ps. CXXXIII. Ecce nunc BEHOLD now. Ps. Nunc dimittis NOW letteft Thou, O Lord! And thefe aforefaid Pfalms are faid in one tone without exalting any Pfalm, which fhall be obferved daily at Compline until the O clave of Rafter. The Pfalms being finijhed with Gloria Patri then the entire Antiphon is repeated. Then is faid, The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Let us pray, OUR into us, O Lord ! The Spirit of thy Charity, fo that us, whom Thou haft fatiated with thy Pafchal facraments, Thou mayeft keep in concord by thy goodnefs, through our Lord Jefus Chrift Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Same Spirit God, world without end. Amen. With The Lord be with you and Blefs we The Lord without Alleluya by the officiating Minifter. And it is to be remarked that this Orifon is faid daily at Compline up to the Oclave of E after. [The York Compline XII. is as follows : — In Holy Saturday in the Vigil of Eafter, at Compline. O God ! make fpeed to fave me. O Lord ! make hafte to help me. Glory be to The Father. Signis, Antiphon. Alleluya four times repeated. Psalm iv. Cum invocarem When I called. Ps.xxx. In Te Domine In Thee,OLord ! Ps. cxxxii. Ecce nunc Behold now. And let Alleluya follow immediately. JF. Let us confefs unto The Lord, for He is good. Ufa. Becaufe his mercy endureth for ever. Alleluya is not begun again : nor let the Verficle [fee Compline XIII.] In thy Refurreftion, O Chrift ! be f aid before the Day of The RefurreBion. The Collecl follows The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Orifon. Pour into us, O Lord ! Amen, [as above.] The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord without Alleluya.] C COMPLINE XIII. On EASTER-DAT at COMPLINE. GOD ! make fpeed to fave me. O Lord ! make hafte to help me. Compline XI V. 373 When the Antiphon after the Pfalms has been repeated, immediately fball be begun by the Precentor $. 'TpHIS is the day which The Lord A hath made. 37". We will rejoice and be glad in it. without mufic (neumate). Then let the Priefl fay, without changing his veftment or place, but turned to the Altar,* JT. TN Thy Refurreftion, O Chrift. ^;. Let The Heavens and The Earth rejoice. Alleluya. The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Let us pray, OUR into us, O Lord ! The Spirit of thy Charity ; fo that us, whom Thou haft fatiated with thy Pafchal Sacraments, Thou mayeft keep in concord by thy goodnefs, through our Lord. In the Unity of The Same Spirit. With The Lord be with you, and Blefs we The Lord without Alleluya. In this fame mode Compline is faid through- out the whole of this week until the Saturday. LORY be to The Father. As it was in the begin- ning. Antiphon and Pfalms as on Holy Saturday. A LLELUYA four times. And let the Antiphon be begun in the Upper Grade. C COMPLINE XIV. On SUNDAY in the OCTAVE of EASTER at COMPLINE. [After In The Name of The Father the Sign of The Crofs Our Father and Hail Mary as ufual] ONVERT us, O God our Saviour ! IJ;. And turn away thine anger from us. h Che-vallon, Paris, 1531. 374 GOD ! make fpeed to fave me. O Lord ! make hafte to help me. LORY be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the begin- ning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Antipbon. Compline XIV. Pfalm. Oioueae. L - LE-LU-YA, Al-le-lu-ya, Al - le - lu - ya, Al - le - lu - ya Psalm IV. Cum invocarem* VyHEN I called. Ps. XXX. In vv Te Domine IN Thee, O Lord! Ps. XC. $>ui habitat WHOSO dwelleth. Ps. CXXXIII. Ecce nunc BEHOLD now [as in Compline I.] CHAPTER. Jeremiah xiv. j]HOU, O Lord ! art in us : and we are called by Thy Holy Name ; forfake us not, O Lord our God ! Thanks be to God. HTMNUS. m fiweS *• ■ 8a fewS N ■ n m m ■ fS «£§&« 1 1 J^^E - S U ! Sal - va - tor p— B ■ ■ 1- ■ ■ ^ fli — h' fe - cu - li ! Ver - bum Pa - tris Al- I*" 1 - - _■■■■ 1 tif - li - mi ! Lux lu - cis in - § p— ■— ■ — .— «-!-■ -a — -. — — - vi - fi - bi - lis ! Cuf - tos tu - o - «> s ■ ■ 1 1 -5, 3, ■ — ji ' - rum per - vi - gil. Jesu ! Salvator feculi ! Verbum Patris Altiffimi ! Lux lucis invifibilis ! Cuftos tuorum pervigil ! Hymn. p^ IFF^ SU! to Earth Thou t Sa-viour given ! Word of The Father * +£=nz Lord of Heaven ! Light of The Light ^itt in - vi - li - ble ! True Shepherd of J — -■: *- thine If - ra - el ! Jesu ! to Earth Thou Saviour given ! Word of The Father Lord of Heaven ! Light of The Light invifible ! True Shepherd of thine Ifrael ! Compline XIV. 375 Tu, Fabricator omnium, Difcretor atque temporum, FefTa labore corpora Nottis quiete recrea. Ut dum gravi in corpore Brevi manemus tempore, Sic caro noftra dormiat, Ut mens in Chrifto vigilet. Te deprecamur fupplices, Ut nos ab hofte liberes : Ne valeat feducere Tuo redemptos Sanguine. Quefumus Au6tor omnium ! In hoc Pafchali gaudio, Ab omni Mortis impetu Tuum defende populum. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui furrexifti a mortuis : Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu In fempiterna fecula. A - men. Thou Mighty Framer of the Spheres ! Divider of the times and years ! Our bodies worn with toil, once more With night's foft quietude reftore. So while in thefe dull frames of clay, Through life's ihort feafon here we flay, The flelh its due repofe may take, The foul in Chrift be e'er awake. Suppliants, thy mercies we invoke : Free us from Satan's bitter yoke : To him ne'er be the fouls betrayed, For which Thy facred Blood was fhed. Author of all things ! Gracious Guide ! In this our joy of Eafter-tide, Oft as the affaults of death impend Thy people ftrengthen and defend. All Glory, Saviour Lord ! to Thee, Who rofe from death triumphant, be : The Father and The Holy Ghoft, Long as eternity fhall laft. A - men. 3T. Preferve us, O Lord ! I£. As the apple of an eye proteft us under the fhadow of thy wings. Antiphon. L - LE-LU-YA, The Lord hath ri-fen, Al-le-lu-ya, as He faid ^=1=* tt=* un - to us, Al - le - hi - ya, Al - le - ^5 ♦*5=KT f*=r=! *= iii lu - ya. Pfalm. Oioueae. Psalm. Nunc dimittis. XTO W letted Thou, O Lord ! thy fervant. Let the Petitions and the other things which appertain to Compline be completed. {[ This Compline is not changed up to The AJcenJion of The Lord, whatever be the Service, unlefs when reference is made to S. Mary, for then is faid at the end of the Hymn Author of all things the Verfe Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine ! Cum Patre et Spiritu Sanfto, In fempiterna fecula. Amen. Lord, Holy Virgin born ! to Thee, Eternal Praife and Glory be ! The Father and The Holy Ghoft, Long as eternity (hall laft. Amen. But fo alfo that the Antiphon on the 37 6 Compline XV. Pfalms is repeated to the Feaft of The Holy Trinity. [In the York Breviary, after the Hymn the remainder of Compline XIV. pro- ceeds thus: — Let thefe two Verfes be faid at the end of all the Hymns, whofe metre is fuitable to The Afcenfion of The Lord, except in the Hymn Ye choirs of New Jerufalem [faid at Vefpers on Saturdays between Eafter and The Af- cenfion of our Lord] and whenever there is the Service of S. Mary, then at the end of the Hymns of the fame metre Jh all be faid Author of all things, with Lord ! Holy Virgin-Born ! to Thee. 37". and I£. In thy Refurre&ion. Alleluya. Antiphon Alleluya. Pfalm Nunc di- mittis Now letteft Thou, O Lord ! and Lord, have mercy [Petitions as ufual] i and fo let Compline in general be faid to The Afcenfion of The Lord. After this day, let there be faid the Chapters, Hymns, Verficles, and Anti- phons, with muftc ; the Refponfories to the Hours, and Petitions at Prime and Compline: and May the fouls of the faithful.] <[ COMPLINE XV. In the VIGIL of THE ASCENSION of THE LORD, at COMPLINE, the Antiphon on the Pfalms is the fame as in the clave of E after, viz., — A LLELUYA four times. Chapter. 'TPHOU, O Lord ! as above, Compl. I. HYMNUS. E - SU nof- tra re - demp- S^ ti - o ! A mor et de - fi - de - ri - um ! De - us Cre - a - tor 7i*^=I«=BdlEE - ni - um ! Ho - mo in fi - ne tem - po - rum ! Jesu noftra Redemptio ! Amor et defiderium ! Deus Creator omnium ! Homo in fine temporum ! Hymn- E - SU ! Re-demp-tion of ^E3SE our fouls ! Love and de - fire of eve - ry clime ! God The Creator ZJF^l ■F^=EyE^ of all worlds ! Man in the clofe of wan-ing Time ! Jesu ! Redemption of our fouls ! Love and defire of every clime ! God The Creator of all worlds ! Man in the clofe of waning Time ! ' From S. Ambroje, or of his School. Compline XV. 377 Quas Te vicit dementia, Ut ferres noftra crimina ? Crudelem mortem patiens, Ut nos a morte tolleres. Inferni clauftra penetrans, Tuos captivos redimens, Victor triumpho nobili, Ad dextram Patris refidens. Ipfa Te cogat Pietas, Ut mala noftra fuperes ; Parcendo et voti compotes Nos tuo vultu fades. Tu efto noftrum gaudium, Qui es futurus premium ; Sit noftra in Te gloria, Per cunfta Temper fecula. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui fcandis fuper lidera, Cum Patre et Spiritu Sanfto, In fempiterna fecula. Amen. Thy kind compaflion, O how great ! To take our hateful fins on Thee : A cruel death of woe to endure, Our ranfomed fouls from death to free. Hell's prifons Thou didft penetrate, Thy longing captives to redeem j Triumphant viftor ! feated now At God's right hand, o'er all Supreme. O let thy loving care prevail Our fins and ficknelfes to heal ; [hearts Spare them : our prayers perform : our With thy kind countenance fulfil. Be Thou our only hope and joy, Who art our future great reward ; In Thee be all our glorying, Throughout eternity, O Lord ! Glory and worfhip unto Thee, Afcending o'er the ftars of Heaven : Father and Holy Ghoft, to Ye, Through ages evermore be given. Amen. 37". Preferve us. IJ;. As the apple of an eye. \_In Compline XV. the four fir ft ftanxas of the York Hymn are the fame with thofe in Compline XIV, the Verficle is — The Lord hath gone up with a merry noife, J£. And The Lord with the found of the trump. Alleluya.] Antiphon. L - LE-LU-YA, Chrift s ■■ ■ «i_ -■— ■ — ■ — --■— ~*~ Pi — TTT* afcending up on high, Al-le - — ■ — ■ — lu-ya, 5 ■■a p — ■ — ■■ — ■ 1 n — -■— 1-3 ^-n- captive hath led captivity : Allelu - ya, Al - le - lu - ya. Pfalm. Oioueae. Psalm. Nunc dimittis. XTOW letteft Thou, O Lord! thy fervant. After this, the ufual Petitions and Orifons. After the fame manner is f aid Compline daily to Pentecoft, whatever be the Service, except when it is faid with Commemora- tion of the Bleffed Virgin, for then after the verfe Tu efto Be Thou, is faid, ^p. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine : Cum Patre et Spiritu Sanfto, In fempiterna fecula. Amen. All Glory be to Thee, O Lord ! Of Virgin-Mother purely born ; Father and Holy Ghoft, to Ye ! Until Eternity be gone. Amen. 3 c 378 Compline XVII. C COMPLINE XVI. In the VIGIL ofPENTECOST,at COMPLINE, the Antipbon is A LLELUYA four times repeated, as above in the O clave of E after. Chapter. npHOU, O Lord! HYMN. C AVIOUR of man ! 37". Preferve us. IJ;. As the apple of an eye as above. [In the York Breviary, inftead of the Hymn Saviour of Man is f aid the Hymn Jcfu to Earth Thou Saviour [Compline XIV.] The 37". is The Holy Spirit mall teach you. $. All truth. Alleluya.] Antiphon. Pa-ra-clete, Alleluya, mail teach you all things: Allelu - ya, Al-Ie - lu - ya. _t Pfalm. Oioueae. Psalm. Nunc dimittis. XJOW lettefl Thou, O Lord ! thy ^ fervant. Let the Petitions and the other matters which pertain to Compline be fulfilled. C COMPLINE XVII. In the DAY of PENTECOST, at COMPLINE, the Antiphon is A LLELUYA four times repeated as above. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. TX/'HEN I called. And the reft, as above. Chapter. '"pHOU, O Lord ! {[ On this day and the three following, inftead of the Hymn, is J aid this SEQUENCE. L - MA Cho - rus Domi-ni nunc pan-gat Nom - i - na Sum - mi ; " ■ ♦ ♦ +^z* OW let The Lord's fair Choir proclaim the Names of the Moll High ; Mef - fi - as, So-ther, Em - man - u - el, Sa - ba - oth, A - do - na - i : =*=^ Sa - viour, Mef- fi - as, Em - man - u - el, Sa - ba - oth, A - do - na - i : Eft U - ni - gen - i - tas, Vi-a, Vi - ta, Ma-nus, Om-o-ou-fi - on: =■=■ — ^ — ■ _*_♦-■ ■ E The Way, The Life, and The Hand, Con-fub-ltan-tial, On-ly be-got-ten : ^=i= Compline XVII. 379 Prin ci - pium, Pri-mo-gen - i - tus, Sa - pi - en - ti - a Vir- tus : 3 U \ ■ ^ V- i = q— " ^» 1 ♦ ♦ '-W Firft - born, The Be - gin - ning of All Things, Wif - dom and Vir - tue Al - pha, Ca - put Fi - nif - que ft - mul vo - ci - ta - tur et eft £1 : ±=3C i=z«=!z=?=B=t: Al - pha, The Head and The End He is called, and He is Great O - me - ga Fons et o - ri - go bo - ni Pa - ra - cli - tus ac Me - di - a - tor ■EE?^EiEE^EE=E?EE3E^ Fountain and Source of all Goodnefs, Pa - ra - clete and Me - di - a - tor : Agnus, Ovis, Vi - tu - lus, Ser - pens, A - ries, Le - o, Vermis : ♦ ♦-SlJ Lamb, Sheep, Calf, Ser - pent, The Ram, The Worm, and The Li - on Os, Ver - bum, Splen-dor, Sol, Glo - ri - a, Lux et I - ma - go : ■^^ Mouth, Word, Splen-dour, and Sun, and Glory, Light and The I - mage : Pa - nis, Flos, Vi - tis, Mons, Ja-nua, Pe-tra La - pif - que : ■ 1- Bread, Flower, Vine, Moun - tain, Gate, Rock, al - fo the Great Stone An - ge - lus et Spon - fus, Paf - torque, Pro-pheta, Sa - cer - dos : •» :=?=i=^=-^=J="T=-- , H=t± An - gel and Bride - groom, and Shep - herd, Pro - phet, and High Prieft : Atha - na - tos, Ky - ri-os, The - os, Pon - ton - era - ton Je - fus : Im - mor - tal, Lord God Al - migh - ty Rul - er and Je - fus : Sal - vi - fi - cet nos Sit Cui fe - cla per om-ni - a dox-a. A - men. 3==3p=i==^==Jl=3t=^=±=^z=»=qz&r4z^EZ^=t: O may He fave us ! to whom be Glory for e - ver and ever. A - men. 3 8o Compline XVII. Laudes Deo devotas Dulci voce ac fonora, Plebs refultet Catholica ; Spiritus Sancli gratia Apoftolis die hodierna, In igneis linguis eft infufa. Paracleti praefentia, Emundet nos a peccati macula, Pura Sibi aptans habitacula ; Charifmatum et munera Pe&oribus noftris pius infundat, Vita noftra ut Ei complaceat. Per leculorum fecula, Conclamemus Alleluya, Sit Deo Laus, Poteftas, Honor, Virtus, et Gloria ! W. Preferve us. I£. As tlie apple of an eye as above. On other days is /aid the Hymn Saviour of man [fee Compline II.] y. Preferve us as above. [In the York Breviary the Sequence Alma Chorus is only /aid on the Day of Pentecoft and on the Tuefday, but on Monday and Thurfday the following — All laud and worlhip o'er the Earth, Let the Church Catholic pour forth, With fweet and folemn voice to God ; This day to the Apoftles given, The Holy Spirit's grace from Heaven, In tongues of fire was ftied abroad. Now prefent be the Paraclete, To cleanfe our fouls from every ftain of fin, And fit us for his manfion pure within, And gifts and graces ever meet, May He unto our bofoms kindly pour, That fo our lives may pleafe Him evermore. Now for eternal ages long, Alleluya be our fong, To God all Praife and Majefty, Honour, and Might, and Glory be.] Praife be to Father and to Son, And Holy Comforter, in One, So may The Son to every heart, The Holy Spirit's gifts impart. Let thefe two verfes be fubjoined [i. e., in the room of Author of all things and All Glory, Mighty Lord, to Thee !] to all Hymns within the O clave of Pentecoft, to whofe metre they fuit. The 3T. is the fame throughout the clave as in the Vigil of Pentecoft.'] Antiphon. ALLELUYA, The Spirit Paraclete, ^*- Alleluya : (ball teach you all things : Alleluya, Alleluya [as above, in the Vigil]. Psalm. Nunc dimittis. XTOW letteft Thou, O Lord ! thy fervant. Petitions and Orifons, as ufual. [In the York Breviary the Hymn Jefu, to Earth [fee Compline XIV.] with the verfes — Dudum facrata peftora, Tua replefti gratia, Dimitte nunc peccamina, Et da quieta tempora. Sit Laus Patri cum Filio, Sanfto fimul Paraclito : Nobifque mittat Filius, Charifma Sanfti Spiritus. Their bofoms in that feftal tide, By thy fweet grace were fanftified ; Now our tranfgreflions, Lord ! forgive, And grant us in thy peace to live. Compline XVIII. C COMPLINE XVIII. In the FEAST of THE HOLT TRINITT, at COMPLINE, one of the Clerks begins the Antiphon AVE mercy upon me, O Lord ! and hearken unto my prayer. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. VyHEN I called. * * And the reft, as above. Chapter. HOU, O Lord! art in us: and we are called by Thy Holy Name ; forfake us not, O Lord our God ! Thanks be to God. HYMN. C AVIOUR of man ! "Sf . Preferve us, O Lord ! I£. As the apple of an eye protect us under the lhadow of thy wings. Antiphon. be-ftow up-on us, fo that, being rid of the darknefs of our hearts, we may at-tain to The Light, which is Chrift. fiz: 333SS BTaa B( ^ Pfalm. Oioueae. 38l [The York and Hereford Anthem is the fame as Compline VI.} Psalm. Nunc dimittis. \TOW letteft Thou, O Lord! thy fervant. Petitions and Orifons as ufual. This Compline is faid in all Double Feafts from this day to The Advent of The Lord ; and from the Oclave of The Epiphany to the Firjl Sunday in ^ua- dragefima, except in the Feafts of The Name offefus and of the Blejfed Mary, and throughout their Oclaves ; and in the Feafts of Relics and of All Saints. It Jhall be faid alfo in the Feaft of The Dedication of the Church, and its Slave, whatever be the Service, if it happen without Advent and Quadragefima and Eaftertide, and if it happen in the Sum- mer, or at other times, where there can be had the Oclave with Conductors of the Choir, as in the Feaft of the fame ; but on Simple Feafts and Week-days Compline VI. is faid. [The Hereford Rubric is: — And fo Com- pline is faid in all principal Feafts, Double and Semi-double, from this day up to The Advent of The Lord ; and after the O Slave of The Epiphany up to the Fir ft Sunday in ^uadragefima, ex- cept in the Feaft of Corpus Chrifti, and throughout the O Slave of the fame s and except in the Feafts of the Blejfed Mary, and throughout their Oclaves. It Jhall be faid alfo throughout all the folernn Oclaves throughout that time.} [In the York and Hereford Breviaries, the Feafts of Relics and All Saints are not omitted from Compline XVIII. The following, however, muft be otnitted from both, and alfo, as appears from the Proper of The Time, from the Sarum Breviary : — I. The Feaft of CORPUS CHRISTI, wherein the York Breviary Compline XIX. direcls that the verfe All Glory be to Thee, O Lord ! is to be faid at the end of all the Hymns ivhofe metre fuits, throughout the O clave, even if it relate to the Saints, except to the Hymn The Word Supernal forth proceeds [according to the Sarum Rubric, whenever it is the Service of Corpus Chrifi]. According to the Hereford Breviary, in the Feafi of Corpus Chrifi, at Compline, the Antiphon Have mercy ; Pfalms Cum invocarem When I called, and the reft ; Chapter Thou, O Lord ! art in us ; Hymn Saviour of man ! to be finijhed with this All Glory be to Thee.O Lord ! 37". Preferve us, O Lord ! Antiphon My flefh is meat indeed, Alleluya, and My Blood is drink indeed, Alleluya, Alleluya. Pfilm Nunc dimittis Now lettell Thou, O Lord ! //; this man- ner is Compline faid throughout the whole O clave, whether it be the clave Service or no; this excepted, that on other days within the clave [i. e., when the Corpus Chrifti Service is not faid] let the Hymn Saviour of man ! be finijhed with the verfes (vide p. 275 ) O falutaris Hoftia ! O healthful faving Sacrifice ! and Uni Trinoque Domino To The Triune and Only Lord ! 77. The FEAST of The NAME of JESUS, in which, as well in the Sarum as in the York and Hereford Breviaries. Antiphon upon the Pfalms. Have mercy upon me, O Lord ! ac- cording to thy judgement of them that love Thy Name. HYMN {inftead e/Saviour of Man) Let the fair Choir of The Lord ! fubftituting for the final verfe O may He fave us the following Nominibus his fignatur Jefus : fint Domino laudes. Amen. With thefe Names is Jefus diftinguifhed : Praife be to The Lord. Amen. Psalm. Nunc dimittis. XTOW letteft Thou, O Lord ! thy fervant. Antiphon. r\ KING, Glorious among thy Saints, ^^^ Who ever art to be praifed, and yet art ineffable. Thou art in us, O Lord ! and Thy Holy Name is called upon us ; forfake us not, O our God ! that in the Day of Judgement Thou mayeft vouchfafe to place us among thy Saints and thine eleft, O King molt Blefl'ed ! [See Compline IV.] In the York, which agrees with the Proper of the Time of the Sarum Breviary, is this Rubric: — "This Compline is not changed throughout the clave, when it is the Oclave Service." In the Hereford Breviary: — " This Compline jhall not be changed throughout the whole Oclave, whatever be the Service."] £ COMPLINE XIX. In the FEAST of RELICS and of ALL SAINTS, at COMPLINE, upon the Pfalms this Antiphon. Y the prayers of all thy Saints grant health of body and of foul, O Chrilt ! unto thy fer- vants. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. HEN I called. And the reft, as above. CHAPTER. ^PHOU, O Lord ! W Compline XXI. 383 HYMN. Q AVIOUR of man ! 37". Preferve us. I£. As the apple of an eye as above. Antiphon. HY light, O Lord, bellow upon us, fo that being rid of the darknefs of our hearts we may attain unto The Light, which is Chrift. [See Compline XFIII.] Psalm. Nunc dimittis. ^M"OW letteft Thou, O Lord! thy fervant. Petitions and Orifons [as hereafter given at the end of Compline.} <[ COMPLINE XX. In the PURIFICATION of the BLESSED MART, at COMPLINE, upon the Pfalms. Antiphon. ■lErfi SE^Ei^ conceived, a Virgin lhe remained ; a 3IEE ;■=£* ♦-■- Vir-gin lhe brought forth The King 5^ :^- :**£ of all kings. Pfalm. Oioueae. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. VyHEN I called. And the reft, as above. CHAPTER. '"pHOU, O Lord ! HYMN. CAVIOUR of man. 37". Preferve us. I£. As the apple of an eye as above. Antiphon. glo - ri - fy thee, E^JiE3Es^r== Mother of God ! becaufe from thee was born Chrift. Save all them that glo - ri - fy thee. ^^: "=l^i*ggi^^EEE EE Pfalm. Oioueae. Psalm. Nunc dimittis. XTOW letteft Thou, O Lord! thy fervant. 7'hen the Petitions and Orifons appropriate to Compline. C COMPLINE XXI. At the VISITATION and ASSUMPTION of the Same at COMPLINE upon the Pfalms. Antiphon. OLY Mary Virgin, intercede for the whole world, for thou didft bring forth The King of the Globe. j J See Common Memorials, Monday at Vefpers. N' 384 Compline XXII. Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. Ty"HEN I called. And the reft, as above. Chapter. '"THOU, O Lord! HYMN. O AVIOUR of man ! 37". Preferve us. IJ;. As the apple of an eye as above. Antipbon. TLIOLY Mary Virgin ! as above. N Psalm. OW letteft fervant. Nunc dimittis. Thou, O Lord! thy Petitions and Orifons. C COMPLINE XXII. In the NATIVITY of the Same at COMPLINE upon the Pfalms. Antiphon. BLESSED Mother, yet un- defined Virgin ! Thou glorious Queen of the World, inter- cede for us unto The Lord ! k Psalm IV. Cum invocarem. VyHEN I called. And the reft, as above. Chapter. '"THOU, O Lord! HYMN. C AVIOUR of man ! 37". Preferve us. Vf. As the apple of an eye as above. Antiphon. E glorify thee, Mother of God ! becaufe from thee was born Chrift. Save all them that glorify thee. [See Compline XX.] Nunc dimittis. Thou, O Lord ! thy Psalm. OW letteft fervant. The aforefaid Antiphon, viz., Glorificamus We glorify Thee is /aid in all Feafts and throughout the O clave of the Bleffed Mary, and in Commemorations of the Same throughout the whole year, except in Advent, and in the Annunciation, and in Eafter-tide. Petitions and Orifons as next follow. [Inftead of 'Compline XX.— XXII., The York Breviary has this — In the Commemoration of the Blejfed Mary Virgin at Compline. Antiphon. With joy we celebrate the Commemo- ration of the BlefTed Mary, that fhe may intercede for us unto The Lord our God ! Pfalm iv. Cum invocarem When I called and the reft, as above. Chapter. Thou, O Lord ! art jn us. Hymn. To Thee, before the clofe of day with Gloria Tibi. Lord ! Holy Virgin- born to Thee. 37". Preferve us. §;. As the apple of an eye as above. Antiphon. We take refuge under thy guardianihip, O Holy Mother of God ! defpife not our entreaties in our neceffities, but ever from dangers deliver us, O BlefTed Virgin ! Pfalm. Nunc dimittis Now letteft Thou, O Lord ! thy fervant. Lord have mercy [the ufual Petitions] in all Commemorations. In the Commemoration of the Bleffed Mary in Eafter-tide. Antiphon. Alleluya/w/r times repeated. Pfalm iv. Cum invocarem When I called and the reft. k See Common Memorials, Monday at Lauds. Petition! at Compline. 385 Chapter. Thou, O Lord ! Hymn. Jefu ! Earth's Saviour. This Compline is not changed except only in the Verfe Gloria Tibi All Glory be to Thee after the Verfe Quefumus Auftor Author of all things [fee Com- pline XIV.] In the Purification of the Bleffed Mary at Compline Antiphon. The Word was made Flefh. [See Compline III.] Pfalm iv. Cum invocarcm When I called and the reft. Chapter. Thou, O Lord ! Hymn. Begotten of The Father's Bofom. If it happen below Septuagefma let it be without Alleluya. In the Feaft of the Annunciation of the Bleffed Virgin Mary at Compline as the Time may require. And note that at Eajler-tide at the end of the Hymns whofe ?netre is fuitable, is faid the Verfe Quefumus Audlor Author of all things Gloria Tibi All Glory be to Thee which in the York Breviary is faid alfo below The PaJJion. In the Feajl of The Affumption of the Bleffed Virgin Mary at Compline. Antiphon. With joy we celebrate The Affumption of the Bleffed Mary, that me may inter- cede for us unto The Lord our God ! In the other Feafts of the Bleffed Mary the word Affumption is changed into Nativity, Conception, Vifttation, as the Feaft requires^] [In the Hereford Breviary in the Com- memoration of the Bleffed Mary through- out Advent, except the laft Verfe of the Hymn, the Advent Compline is not changed. After the Epiphany, however, and (except Eafter-tide) throughout the year, on Nunc dimittis is faid the An- tiphon We glorify Thee, Mother of God ! In Eafter-tide, however, as in Advent, it is not ufed. In The Affumption and Nativity of the Same and throughout the Qtlaves, is faid on the Pfalms the Antiphon Have mercy [Compline I.] Hymn. Saviour of man ! 37". Preferve us. Antiphon on Nunc dimittis We glorify Thee. With refpeB to The Vifttation this Breviary isftlent.] Here follow PETITIONS With proftration of the Choir [To be begun on the part of the Choir \ thus] ORD, have mercy (thrice). [Let the Choir reply,] mi h=?- Chrift, have mercy (thrice). [So that the laft be faid thus,] __ Lord, have mercy (thrice). 1 From the Arlyngham and other MSS. The exprejfion " ex parte Chori," " on the part of the Choir," •will, according to the Confuetudinary, mean " By the Officiating Prieft from that fide on which the Choir is for that day Jlationed." 3 D 3 86 Petitions at Compline. [Let the Prieft fay] UR FATHER (fecretly) and LJAIL Mary (fecretly) Then aloud S: H H— ■ Priejl. And lead us not into temptation. ^ — ■ — ■-*-■-■- -**_ — i i_r — — i- Cboir. But deliver us from evil. Prieft. N peace, in the very fame ^t~ *C Cboir. I will fleep and take my reft. Then BELIEVE in God m (fecretly, afterwards aloud) Prieft. The Refurreftion of the Flefh. 5E ^±z iEE I£. And Life eternal. Amen. ^| ■ m-^-m — —m^i'— - 1 * — ■ — i -i 1 1 1— 37". Blefs we The Father, and The Son, with The Holy Spirit. SE^E Let us praife and highly ex-tol m3: ^5E* Him, for ever. Bleffed art Thou, O Lord ! in the firmament of Heaven. And greatly to be praifed, and Glorious, and highly exalted for ever. -♦-■- The Almighty and merciful Lord, 3E blefs and preferve us. Amen. |[ The ConfeJJion, The Mifereatur, and The Abfolution, are f aid by the Prieft of greateft dignity, throughout the whole year at Prime and at Compline, when the Confiteor Jhould be J aid," and that in a low voice, fo as fcarcely to be heard by the Choir, thus 3T. [Let us confefs unto The Lord, for He is good. I£. And his mercy endureth for ever.]» The Prieft, looking towards the Altar CONFESS to God, The Bleffed Mary, and all the Saints, [turning to the Choir] and to you, I have finned ex- ceedingly, in thought, word, and deed, of my own fault, [looking back to the Altar] I befeech Holy Mary, all the Saints of God, and [looking back to the Choir] ye, to pray for me. m See pp. 15 and 118. n For from Tkurfday in The Supper of The Lord, incluf-ve, to Monday after the OElave of Eajler, ex- clufrve, there are no Petitions at Compline. — Vide Compline X. — XIII. From the York Breviary, and Sarum Miffal. Petition* at Compline. 387 The Choir replies turning to the Priejl A LMIGHTY God, have mercy upon you, and forgive you all your fins, deliver you from all evil, preferve and ftrengthen you in all goodnefs, and bring you to everlafting life. Amen. Then the Choir turning to the Altar [ CONFESS to God, The Bleffed Mary, all the Saints and [turning to the Priejl] to you, I have finned exceed- ingly, in thought, word, and deed, of my own fault, [looking back to the Altar] I befeech Holy Mary, all the Saints,and [turning to the Priejl] you, to pray for me. Then let the Priejl fay to the Choir in the fir Jl per Jon ifnecefjary LMIGHTY GOD, have mercy upon you, and forgive you all your fins, deliver you from all evil, preferve and ftrengthen you in all goodnefs, and bring you to everlafting life. Amen. The Almighty and Merciful Lord grant you Abfolution and Remiflion of all your fins, fpace for true penitence, amendment of life, and the grace and confolation of The Holy Spirit. Amen. Then follow Petitions, by the officiating Priejl, after this manner. o SE -{ 1 1 h God ! be Thou turned, and g^^E *=*=fa £ Thou fhalt quicken us. teE $. And thy people fhall rejoice in Thee. =M=i: O Lord ! fliow thy mercy upon us. 3L_q — %-^ S j it. = $. And grant us thy falvation. Vouchfafe, O Lord ! in this night to keep us without fin. Have mercy upon us, O Lord ! Have mercy upon us. Let thy mercy, O Lord ! be upon us. -IE* I£. Like as we have put our truft in Thee. ^-■-^-"i i ~ ■ ■— ■ ." -■»-- _t» ; 1 1 1 1 1 ■ ■_ 1 ! — O Lord God of Hofts ! convert us. 11-B ■ ■■ ■ ■ — ■ ■ ~~ — ■— 1$. And ftiew us thy countenance, and B— ^ =zg=a -._. ~ we fhall be faved. BE O Lord ! hear my prayer. B^E^E !$. And let my crying come unto Thee. ^-jrJ The Lord be with you. J£. And with thy fpirit. BE^Ei Let us pray. as En-light-en our dark-nefs, we BE be-feech Thee [See pojl p. 389.] {[ Theje aforefaid Petitions are f aid in this form throughout the whole year at Com- pline, as well in Double Feajls as in Simple, even when there are no Con- duttors of the Choir ; fo in ordinary Week-days, except from Thurfday in the 3 88 Petitions at Compline. Supper of The Lord to the Oelave of E after / p fo, neverthelefs, that in all Week-days throughout Advent, and from the Firft Sunday after the Oelave of The Epiphany to Thurfday in The Sup- per of The Lord, and from the Firft Sunday after Trinity to the Advent of The Lord, in the ordinary Week-day Service, after the 37". Let Thy mercy, O Lord ! be upon us let this imme- diately follow O Lord ! hear my voice wherewith I have cried unto Thee. Have mercy upon me, and hear me. Then let the Pfalm Miferere follow without note. * AVE mercy upon me, O God ! : according to thy great mercy. And according to the mul- ka2&S3 titude of thy compaffions : blot out mine iniquity. Warn me throughiy from mine iniquity : and cleanfe me from my fin. For I acknowledge mine iniquity : and my fin is ever before me. Againft Thee only have I finned and done evil before Thee : that Thou mayeft be juftified in thy fayings, and overcome when Thou art judged. For behold I was conceived in iniquities: and in fin hath my mother conceived me. But lo ! Thou haft loved truth : the uncertain and hidden things of thy wifdom haft Thou manifefted to me. Thou fhalt fprinkle me with hyflbp and I ftiall be cleanfed : Thou fhalt wafh me and I fhall be made whiter than fnow. To my hearing Thou fhalt give joy and gladnefs : and the bones which are hum- bled fhall rejoice. Turn thy face away from my fins : and blot out all my mifdeeds. Create in me a clean heart, O God ! : and renew a right fpirit within me. Caft me not away from thy face : and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Reftore to me the joy of thy falvation : and ftablifh me with Thy Chief Spirit. I will teach the wicked thy ways : and the impious fhall be converted unto Thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltinefs, O God ! The God of my falvation : and my tongue fhall rejoice in thy righteoufnefs. O Lord ! Thou fhalt open my lips : and my mouth fhall fhew forth thy praife. For if Thou hadft defired facrifice I would have given it : but Thou wilt not be delighted with burnt-offerings. The facrifice of God is a troubled fpirit : a contrite and humbled heart, O God ! fhalt Thou not defpife. Do kindly, O Lord ! in thy good pleafure unto Syon : that the walls of Jerufalem may be built. Then fhalt Thou accept the facrifice of righteoufnefs, oblations, and burnt-offer- ings : then fhall they lay young bullocks upon thine altar. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be : world without end. Amen. Let the whole of this Pfalm be faid with Gloria and Sicut erat without note. And then let every thing be done kneeling prof- tr ate, from the beginning of the firjl Lord have mercy until after the Orifon, and the Confefjion, and the Mifereatur, and the Abfolution, fo as neverthelefs that im- mediately after the Pfalm, the Prieft filand up alone and fay the following A^E rise, O Lord ! help 3E And deliver us, for Thy Name's fake. P Compline X., et feq. Petitions at Compline. 389 iW -■— ♦- O Lord God of Holts ! convert us. -♦— ♦- Shew us thy countenance, and we mail be faved. O Lord ! hear my prayer. And let my crying come unto Thee. The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Let us pray. NLIGHTEN our darknefs, we befeech Thee, O Lord God! 5£^= H 1 1- and all the perils of this night do Wz Thou gracioufly turn away from us, [Save us, O Almighty God ! and grant us thy perpetual light,] 1 mEEE* -♦-♦ — ♦- through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy 5E :■—-■ Son, Who with Thee liveth and SE :q=j= r^— m r~ £ reigneth in The U-ni-ty of The Holy SE Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. -** 1 1- The Lord be with you. SI *—1=3=3=s: And with thy fpirit. S=3=3: ^a=5= Blefs we The Lord. IE Thanks be to God. {[ The afore/aid Or if on, with the Chapter Thou, O Lord ! and the Verfe Preferve us are /aid at Compline throughout the whole year, except from Thurfday in The Supper of The Lord to the Oclave of Eafler. |[ The Orifons at the Hours, viz.: Prime, Terce, Sext, None, and Compline, are faid and finifhed in one tone throughout the year, except from Thurfday in The Supper of The Lord to the Vigil of Eafler, and except in The Day of Souls. f[ Every day throughout the year, after Compline for the day and after Matins for the day, (i. e. Lauds,) [except in Double Feafts, and throughout the Oc- tave of Corpus Chrijli, and of The Vifitation, Affumption, and Nativity, of The Bleffed Mary, and of The Dedica- tion of The Church, and of The Name of Jefus, and in The Day of Souls, and in the Vigil of The Nativity of The Lord, and from thence to the Firfl Sunday after the Oclave of The Epi- phany^ is faid for the Peace of The Church, without note, the following.* AdTelevavi. Psalm CXXII. NTO Thee have I lifted up mine eyes : O Thou that dwelleft in the Heavens Behold as the eyes of fer- vants : look unto the hand of their mailers, 1 Hereford Breviary. r From the Rubrics for the Proper of the Time in Advent ; Breviar : ad us : Sar. ed : Chelation, Paris, 1 5 3 1 . Morin, Rouen, no date. 39° The Tones for the Pfalms. And as the eyes of a maiden unto the hands of her miftrefs : even fo our eyes unto The Lord our God, until He have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us, O Lord ! have mercy upon us : for we are greatly filled with contempt. Our foul is greatly filled with the fcorn- ing of the wealthy : and with the defpite- fulnefs of the proud. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. The Pfalm being Jinijhed, then follows, — Lord, have mercy. Chrift, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. UR FATHER (fecretly). [Then let the Priejl fay aloud, but without note] And lead us not into temptation. [The Choir replying] But deliver us from evil. Arife, O Lord ! and help us. And de- liver us for Thy Name's fake. O Lord God of Hofts ! convert us. And Jhew us thy countenance, and we fhall be faved. O Lord ! hear my prayer. And let my crying come unto Thee. The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. [ Then let the Priejl fay aloud but without note] Let us pray. LORD, favourably receive the prayers of thy Church ; that, being delivered from all adverfity and error, it may ferve Thee in fafety and freedom ; and grant us thy peace in our time, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. After Compline is faid this Prayer only May the fouls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, reft in peace. Amen. The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Blefs we The Lord. Thanks be to God. This being concluded, let the Priefts and all the Clerks rife from their projirate pof- ture, kijjing the Forms.' <[ The INTONATION OF THE PSALMS in the FIRST TONE is thus : — « ♦ — ♦ — ♦- >=* The Lord faid un - to my Lord *=*==3=**=**='F= t Sit Thou on my right hand. =t=!*=!fcpi=Pt=to*^ Glo-ry be to The Fa - ther, and to The Son, and to The Ho - ly Ghoft. Oioueae. £=!=! g=i «se^e«* 8 Thefe Petitions are repeated at every Compline except X., XL, XII., and XIII. ' From the Arundel and Arlyngham MSS. The Tones for the Pfalms 39 1 3£ C The Second Tone. The Lord faid un - to my Lord -♦ -■- =E Sit Thou on my right hand. Oioueae. «=}tflqS^F* =e- B --grj^cpi Glory be toTheFather,andtoTheSon, S= s?^^^3^^ And to The Ho - ly Ghoft. <[ 72* 7&W 7W. E The Lo -♦ — ♦— ♦— ^-»- The Lord faid un-to my Lord, S Sit Thou on my right hand fli^* JW-%-^-^ h Glo-ry be to The Father, and to The F= +** jg gi g ^gB^ Son, and to The Ho - ly Ghoft. Oioueae. ^* Efc?E^ ■tii ♦- M^H=^?g^p ^ |[ The Fourth Tone. «t=i |» ♦ The Lord faid un - to my Lord 35iEEt Sit Thou on my right hand. lsggs|pg^ Glo-ry be to The Father, and toThe fc= E-*Jt=?^^H S=t Son, and to The Ho - ly Ghoft S5r =W^5 *Pi=I= Oioueae. ^^^E^t^i^ri^^^ Lmi ^-H tm z^ M=*^=fl3C |[ The Fifth Tone. T ♦ ■ -^»- The Lord faid un - to my Lord : fc ^=g=* Sit Thou on my right hand. g=1=?: 5i=Hfi^3=5Epc Glo-ry be to The Fa - ther, and to The ^^sgg gjiggi Son, and to The Ho - ly Ghoft. Oioueae. C 2Tfc &■*'* 7W. fc -♦-—♦- ♦— ^» ■■ The Lord faid un-to my Lord Sit Thou on my right hand. Glo-ry be to The Fa - ther and to 39 2 The Tones for the Pfalms. F m *r ^r+r The Son, and to The Ho- iy i=* Ghoft. Oioueae. The Earth is The Lord's, and the -*-♦ — ■- 3^^ fulnefs thereof: the compafs of the ♦ ♦ =Pi* world, and all that dwell there-in. -♦— ♦- -♦—♦—♦- Glo-ry be to The Father, and to The ^±^E Son, and to The Holy Ghoft : As it -♦—♦-♦-♦—♦- 2=s BE was in the beginning, is now and ever a^-PitB^-^ fhall be, world without end. A-men. The Se {[ The Seventh Tone. r— 3±— a The Lord faid un - to my Lord, =Pi=^= Sit Thou on my right hand. Glo - ry be to The Fa-ther,and to The Son, and to The Ho - ly Ghoft Oioueae. I33E* •^E5E5E^^*4= |E?E3E^E^E£ <[ The Eighth Tone. -♦ — ♦- -■-♦- The Lord faid un - to my Lord g— ■- F=t= Sit Thou on my right hand. **=****Fi+ =^* Glo-ry be to The Fa-ther, and to The Son, and to The Ho i»-«*»^r 1: ly Ghoft. The Fifth difference of the Eighth Tone. -■-■— ♦—♦—♦- In the going forth of If- ra-el out of E-gypt: of the Houfe of Jacob from t a bar - ba - rous peo - pie. 1^ rrt*: Oioueae. P^ 3— ♦" !♦-- ([ On S.Andrew's Day. Glo-ry be to The Father, and to ^=■1=^ ^ The Son, and to The Ho - ly Ghoft Collecls or Orifons. 393 e THE COLLECTS OR ORISONS FOR THE SUNDAYS AND PRIN- CIPAL SEASONS THROUGH- OUT THE YEAR. |[ The FIRST SUNDAY in ADVENT. AISE up, we befeech Thee, O Lord ! thy power, and come : that from the perils of our fins, which threaten us, we, through thy protection, may be refcued, by thy deliverance may be faved, Who liveft and reigneit with God The Father, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. The Second Sunday in Advent. CT1R up, O Lord ! our hearts, to make ready the ways of Thy Only Begotten : fo that by His Coming we may be enabled to ferve Thee with pure minds, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. The Third Sunday in Advent. C\ LORD ! we befeech Thee lend thine ^~^ ear to our prayers : and enlighten the darknefs of our minds by the grace of thy vifitation ; Who liveft and reigneft. [Friday in the Third Week in Advent, at Lauds. /^RANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty ^^^ God, that the coming Solemnity of our Redemption may both afford us fuc- cour in this prefent life, and beftow on us the rewards of eternal bleffednefs, through The Same our Lord Jefus Chrift, Who with Thee.] The Fourth Sunday in Advent. "D AISE up, we befeech Thee, O Lord ! thy power, and come, and with great might fuccour us : that through the help of thy grace, what our fins do hinder the favour of thy loving-kindnefs may haften, Who liveft and reigneft. f[ In the VIGIL of THE NATIVITY, at MATINS and VESPERS. GOD! who makeft us year by year to rejoice in the expectation of our Re- demption : Grant that Thy Only Begotten, whom we joyfully receive as our Redeemer, we may alfo without fear behold coming as our Judge, our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. In the DAY of THE NATIVITY. RANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty God: that the new birth of Thy Only Begotten through the flefh, may deli- ver us whom the ancient fervitude de- taineth under the yoke of fin, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth. In the Sunday within the Oclave. ALMIGHTY and Everlafting God, direct our actions according to thy good pleafure : fo that in The Name of Thy Beloved Son we may be enabled to abound in good works, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth. /;; the OCTAVE of THE NATIVITY, The DAY of THE CIRCUMCISION. /^OD, who permitteft us to celebrate ^■^ the Octave of The Saviour Who was born for us ; caufe us, we befeech Thee, to be ftrengthened by His everlafting Divinity, through vvhofe converfe with the flefh we were reftored, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth. 3 e 394 Collecls or In the VIGIL of THE EPIPHANY. r\ LORD ! we befeech Thee, let the ^"^ brightnefs of the coming Feftival en- lighten our hearts : fo that we may be en- abled to be quit of the darknefs of this world, and may attain to the land of eternal clarity, through The Same our Lord Jems Chrift, Who with Thee. In THE EPIPHANY, and the SUNDAY within the OCTAVE. OD, Who as on this day, by the leading of a Star, didft manifeft Thy Only Begotten to the Gentiles : mercifully grant that we, Who have known Thee now by faith, may at length be brought even to behold the beauty of Thy Majefty, through The Same our Lord Jefus Chrift Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. In the Oclave of The Epiphany. /^OD, whofe Only Begotten hath ap- ^-^ peared in the fubftance of our flefh : grant, we befeech Thee, that by Him, Whom we confefs to have been like unto us outwardly, we may defire to be re- formed inwardly, through our Lord, Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth. In the Fir ft Sunday after the O clave of The Epiphany. r\ LORD ! we befeech of thy celeftial ^^^ goodnefs, to fulfil the defires of thy fuppliant people : that they may both perceive what things ought to be done, and may have power to perform what they have perceived, through our Lord Jefus Chrift Thy Son, Who with Thee. A 1 Orifons. In the Second Sunday after the O clave of The Epiphany. L MIGHTY and Everlafting God, Who doft govern things in Heaven, as well as thofe that are on Earth : mer- cifully hearken to the fupplications of thy people, and grant us thy peace in our times, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. In the Third Sunday after the Oclave of The Epiphany. ALMIGHTY and Everlafting God, gracioufly look upon our infirmities ; and ftretch forth the right hand of Thy Majefty to protect us, through Our Lord Jefus Chrift Thy Son, Who. In the Fourth Sunday after the Oclave of The Epiphany. C\ God ! Who knoweft us to be fet ^~^ amidft fuch great dangers, that by reafon of human frailty we cannot con- tinue upright : grant to us health of mind and of" body, that fo thofe things which for our fins we fuft'er, by thy help we may overcome, through Chrift our Lord. Amen. In the Fifth Sunday after the Oclave of The Epiphany. C\ LORD ! we befeech Thee, with thy ^"^ continual kindnefs keep thy family : and becaufe it leaneth only on the hope of thy heavenly grace, may it ever be de- fended by thy protection, through Our Lord. In SUNDAY in SEPTUAGESIMA. LORD! we befeech Thee favourably hearken to the prayers of thy people : that we, who are juftly afflicted for our fins, through the Glory of Thy Name may mercifully be delivered, through our Lord. Collecls or Orifons. 395 In Sunday in Sexagefima. C\ LORD ! Who feeft that we put not ^ > ^ truft in any of our doings : merci- fully grant that by the protection of The Teacher of the Gentiles, we may be de- fended againft all adverfities, through our Lord. In Sunday in 2>uinquagefema. C\ LORD ! we befeech Thee favour- ^~^ ably hearken to our petitions : and being abfolved from the chains of our fins, keep us from all adverfity, through our Lord. |[ In WEDNESDAY THE HEAD OF THE FAST. RANT, we befeech Thee, O Lord, to thy faithful peo- ple : that they may under- take with fuitable piety the reverend folemnities of The Faft, and alfo perform them in peace and devotion, through our Lord. LJEARKEN, we befeech Thee, O Lord ! to the prayers of thy fuppli- ants, and fpare the fins of thole who confefs unto Thee : fo that of thy good- nefs Thou mayft beftow upon us pardon as well as peace, through our Lord. [In Thurfday in S>uadragejima. C\ GOD ! Who art offended by guilt, ^"^ but appeafed by penitence : gra- cioufly regard the prayers of thy fuppliant people, and avert from us the fcourges of thy wrath, which for our fins we deferve, through our Lord.] [In Saturday in Quadragejima. T>E prefent, O Lord ! with our fup- *~* plications : and grant that this fo- lemn Faft, which hath been healthfully appointed for the cure of our fouls and bodies, we may celebrate with a devout fervice, through our Lord.] In the FIRST SUNDAY in QUADRA- GESIMA. r\ GOD ! Who purifieft thy Church ^^^ by the yearly obfervance of Lent : grant to thy family, that what it ftrives to obtain from Thee by abftinence, the fame it may perform in good works, through our Lord. [In Monday in the Fir ft Week. A BSOLVE us, we befeech Thee, O Lord ! from the chains of all our offences : and whatever on their account we deferve, do Thou mercifully turn away from us, through our Lord.] [In Wednefday in the Fir ft Week. C\ LORD ! we befeech Thee, en- ^"^ lighten our hearts with the light of thy clarity : that we may have power to perceive what things ought to be done, and may be enabled to do thofe which are right, through our Lord.] [/;/ Friday in the Fir ft Week. C\ LORD ! be favourable unto thy ^~^ people : and whom Thou makeft to be devoted to Thee, do Thou in pity cherifh with thy kind help, through our Lord.] The Second Sunday in S>uadragefima. f\ GOD ! Who feeft that we are deftitute ^^^ of all ftrength, keep us both inwardly and outwardly : that we may be defended from all adverfities in the body, and cleanfed from all evil thoughts in the foul, through our Lord. 39 6 Collecls or Orifons. [In Tuefday in the Second Week. Q LORD! we befeech Thee, be ^"^ favourable to our fupplications, and heal the difeafes of our fouls : fo that having received remiffion of fin, we may rejoice in the hope of thy benediction, through our Lord.] [In Wednefday in the Second Week. /"\ GOD! The reftorer and lover of ^^ innocence, direct unto Thyfelf the hearts of thy fervants : that having re- ceived the fervours of thy Spirit, they may be found both ftable in faith and fruitful in works, through our Lord.] The Third Sunday in 2>uadragejima. "V\7"E befeech Thee, Almighty God, look upon the vows of thy humble fervants, and flretch forth the right hand of Thy Majeily for our defence, through our Lord. [In Wednefday in the Third Week. /""* RANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty ^"^ God ! that we who leek the grace of thy protection, delivered from all evils, may lerve Thee with a quiet mind, through our Lord.] [/// Friday in the Third Week. f~\ LORD! we befeech Thee, ac- ^"^ company, with thy kind favour, our Falls : fo that as we abilain from food in the body, fo we may alfo fall from vices in the foul, through our Lord.] The Fourth Sunday in Qjiadragejima. /^RANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty ^-^ God, that we who are afflicted ac- cording to the defert of our actions, by the grace of thy confolation may be relieved, through our Lord. [In Wednefday in the Fourth Week. ET the ears of thy mercy, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy fup- pliant people : and that Thou mayefl grant what they defire to their petitions, make them to afk fuch things as pleafe Thee, through our Lord.] [In Thurfday in the Fourth Week. (TJRANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty God, that us, whom prayer and falling doth chaflen, holy devotion may make glad : fo that, earthly paffions being affuaged, we may the more eafily attain unto things heavenly, through our Lord.] <[ In SUNDAY in THE PASSION of THE LORD. E befeech Thee, Almighty God, gracioufly look upon thy family ; that through thy bounty it may be guided in body, and by thy keeping be preferved in mind, through our Lord. [In Monday in The Paffton. f^lVE, we befeech Thee, O Lord! ^^^ unto thy people, the fpirit of truth and peace : that they may know Thee with an entire mind, and with pious de- votion pradlife thofe things which are pleafing unto Thee, through our Lord.] [In Wednefday in The Paffton. C\ GOD of pity ! enlighten the hearts of thy faithful ones by fanctifying this Fall : and to thy fuppliants, to whom Thou doll grant devout affections, of thy kindnefs afford a gracious hearing, through our Lord.] [In Friday in The Paffton. C\ LORD, we befeech Thee, of thy ^"^ goodnefs pour into our hearts the help of thy grace : fo that reflraining our Col/efts or Orifons. 397 fins by voluntary chaftifement, we may rather be afflicted for a time, than given over to eternal punifhments, through our Lord.] [In Saturday in the Pajfion. r\ LORD! we befeech Thee, may ^~^ thy people, fanclified by the fer- vour of pious devotion, obtain favour with Thee : fo that inftructed in holy doings, as they become more acceptable to thy divine Majefty, fo they may be enriched by thy choiceft gifts, through our Lord.] {[ In SUNDAY in the PALM BRANCHES. JLMIGHTY and Everlafting God ! Who didft caufe our Saviour to take upon Him flefli and to endure The Crofs as an example of humility for mankind to imitate : mercifully grant, that we may be enabled to give example of his patience, and of our fellowfhip with His Refurreftion, through The Same our Lord Jefus Chrift, Who with Thee. [In Wednefday in Holy Week. (^RANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty ^"^ God, that we who for our errors are continually afflicted, may by The Paf- fion of Thy Only Begotten Son be deli- vered, Who with Thee.] In Wednefday at Vefpers, and on Thurf- day in The Supper of The Lord, and in Friday the Day of Preparation. "H EGARD, we befeech Thee, O Lord ! this thy family, for which our Lord Jefus Chrift was content to be given up into the hands of injurious men, and to undergo the pain of The Crofs, Who with Thee. <[ In THE HOLY DAY of EASTER. GOD, Who haft willed that for our fakes Thy Son fhould undergo the fuffering of The Crofs, that Thou mighteft expel from us the power of the enemy : grant to us, thy fervants, that we may evermore live in the joys of His Refurrection, through The Same our Lord Jefus Chrift, Who with Thee. At LAUDS. C\ GOD ! Who, as on this day, through ^"^ thine Only Begotten having over- come Death, haft opened unto us the Gate of Eternity ; do Thou moreover make effectual by thy help, the prayers which by thy prevenient grace Thou doft in- fpire, through The Same our Lord. At VESPERS. /"^RANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty ^~^ God ! that we, who celebrate the folemnities of The Lord's Refurrection, by the invocation of Thy Spirit may rife again from the death of the foul, through The Same our Lord. In MONDAY in EASTER WEEK. /^OD, Who in the Pafchal Solemnities ^-^ haft beftowed healing on the world : we befeech Thee accompany thy people with thy celeftial gift : that they may be enabled to obtain perfect liberty, and go forward unto everlafting life, through our Lord. In TUESDAY in EASTER WEEK. f^OD, Who doft ever multiply thy ^-^ Church by new offspring, grant unto thy fervants, that in their life they may hold faft that Sacrament which by faith they have received, through our Lord. 39« ColleBs or Orifons. In WEDNESDAY in EASTER WEEK. f~IOD, Who doft gladden us with the annual folemnity of The Lord's Re- furre&ion : mercifully grant that, through the temporal feafts which we celebrate, we may be enabled to attain to eternal joys, through The Same our Lord Jefus Chrift, Who. In THURSDAY in EASTER WEEK. f~^.OD, Who haft united together the diverfity of the Gentiles in the Con- feflion of Thy Name : grant to us, born again in the Fount of Baptifm, that there may be one Faith in our fouls and piety in our actions, through our Lord. In FRIDAY in EASTER WEEK. f*± OD, through Whom both Redemption cometh and adoption is beftowed upon us, look upon the works of thy mercy ; fo that on us, who are born again in Chrift, an eternal inheritance and alfo true liberty may be beftowed, through our Lord. In the SUNDAY in the OCTAVE of EASTER. ORANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty ^"^ God : that we, who have completed the Feftal folemnities of Eafter, may, through thy bounty, hold them fail in our lives and behaviour, through our Lord. In the Second Sunday after Eafter. f~** OD, Who by the humiliation of Thy ^"^ Son, haft raifed up the proftrate world : grant unto thy faithful ones per- petual gladnefs, that thofe whom Thou haft refcued from the danger of everlafting death, Thou mayeft make partakers of eternal joys, through The Same our Lord. O In the Third Sunday after Eafter. GOD ! Who fheweft to them that be in error the light of thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of righteoufnefs : grant unto all that are accounted of the Chriftian profeflion that they may efchew thofe things which are contrary to this name, and follow all fuch things as are agreeable to the fame, through our Lord. In the Fourth Sunday after Eafter. C\ GOD! Who makeft the minds of the faithful to be of one will : grant unto thy people to love that which Thou doft command, and to defire that which Thou doft promife, that fo among the changes of this world our hearts may there be fixed where true joys are to be found, through our Lord. In the Fifth Sunday after Eafter. C\ GOD ! from whom all good things ^"^ do proceed, grant unto thy fuppliants that by thy infpiration we may think thofe things that be right, and by thy governance may perform the fame, through our Lord. In the VIGIL of THE ASCENSION. (^RANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty ^^ God, that the defire of our minds may there be ever fixed where Thy Only Begotten Son, our Lord, the glorious Au- thor of the coming Solemnity hath entered in : and may in converfation attain that end to which it hafteneth by faith, through The Same our Lord. {[ In the DAY of THE ASCENSION, and in the SUNDAY within the OCTAVE. RANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty God, that we, who believe Thy Only Begotten Son as on this day to have afcended into The Heavens, may ourfelves alfo in fpirit dwell in the celeftial Man- fions, through The Same our Lord. Co Hefts or Or if oris. 399 In SATURDAY in the VIGIL of PEN- TECOST. (^RANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty ^-* God, that the radiance of Thy Brightnefs may fhine forth upon us : and that the light of Thy Light, by the illu- mination of The Holy Spirit, may con- firm the hearts of all fuch as are born anew by thy grace, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Same Spirit. In the DAY of PENTECOST. GOD, Who as on this day didft teach the hearts of thy faithful people by the illu- mination of Thy Holy Spirit: grant to us by The Same Spirit to have right wifdom,and evermore to rejoice in His confolation, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Same Spirit. [In the Monday after Pentecoji. r\ GOD, Who didft give Thy Holy Spi- ^^^ rit to thine Apoftles, grant to thy peo- ple the performance of their petitions : fo that on them to whom Thou haft given faith, Thou mayeft alfo beftow peace, through our Lord. In the Unity of The Same. In the Tuejday after Pentecoji. Y\7E befeech Thee, O Lord, let the virtue of Thy Holy Spirit ever be with us, both to amend and purge our hearts, and alfo to defend us againft all adverfities, through our Lord. In the Unity of The Same.] [In the Wednefday after Pentecoji. C\ LORD, we befeech Thee, let The ^-^ Comforter, Who proceedeth from Thee, enlighten our minds and lead us, as Thy Son hath promifed, into all truth, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Same Spirit.] In the FEAST of THE HOLY TRINITY. LMIGHTY and Everlafting God, Who haft given unto us, thy fervants, in the confeffion of a true Faith to acknowledge the Glory of The Eternal Trinity, and in the Power of The Majefty to worfhip The Unity : we befeech Thee, that by our fteadfaftnefs in the fame Faith we may ever be defended from all adverfities, Who liveth and reigneth God, world without end. Amen. In the FEAST of CORPUS CHRISTI. GOD ! Who unto us in this wondrous Sacrament haft left the Memorial of Thy Paflion: grant to us, we befeech Thee, fo to revere the Sacred Myfteries of Thy Body and Blood, that we may evermore perceive in ourfelves the fruit of Thy Redemption, Who liveft and reigneft with God The Father, in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. In the Firfl Sunday after Trinity. C\ GOD! the ftrength of all fuch as ^-^ put their truft in Thee, gracioufly aflift our fupplications ; and becaufe with- out Thee the infirmity of our mortal nature can do nothing, grant us the help of thy grace, that in fulfilling thy com- mandments we may pleafe Thee both in will and deed, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. In the Second Sunday after Trinity. C\ LORD ! make us to have a per- ^~ J ^ petual fear as well as love of thy Holy Name : becaule Thou doft never leave deftitute of thy governance them whom Thou doft nurture in the fteadfaft- nefs of thy love, through our Lord. 4-00 Collecls or Orifons. In the Third Sunday after Trinity. C\ LORD ! we befeech Thee favour- ^^^ ably hearken to our entreaties : and to them whom Thou doll endue with the grace of" fupplication, grant the help of thy defence, through our Lord. In the Fourth Sunday after Trinity. C\ GOD ! the proteftor of all that truft ^"^ in Thee, without whom nothing is ftrong, nothing is holy : multiply upon us thy mercy, that Thou being our Ruler and Guide, we may fo pafs through temporal good things as not to lofe thofe which are eternal, through our Lord. In the Fifth Sunday after Trinity. C^RANT to us, O Lord ! we befeech ^"^ Thee : that both the courfe of this world may be peaceably ordered for us by thy governance, and thy Church may alfo rejoice in tranquil devotion, through our Lord. In the Sixth Sunday after Trinity. C\ GOD ! Who haft prepared for them ^"^ that love Thee the good things which are invifible : pour into our hearts the af- feftion of thy love : that loving Thee in all things and above all things, we may obtain thy promifes, which exceed all our defires, through our Lord. In the Seventh Sunday after Trinity. C\ GOD of Virtues ! of whom is all that is moft excellent : graft in our breafts the love of Thy Name, and grant us increafe of religion : fo that Thou mayeft nurture thofe things which be good, and by the care of thy loving-kind- nefs, preferve what are nurtured, through our Lord. In the Eighth Sunday after Trinity. C\ GOD ! whofe providence in difpofing ^^^ is never deceived : we thy fuppliants intreat Thee, to put away from us all hurtful things, and to grant all things which may be profitable for us, through our Lord. In the Ninth Sunday after Trinity. C\ LORD ! we befeech Thee ever gra- cioufly beftow upon us the Spirit to think thofe things which be rightful, and to perform the fame : that we who cannot exift without Thee may be enabled to live in accordance with Thee, through our Lord. In the Tenth Sunday after Trinity. ET the ears of thy mercy, O Lord ! be open to the prayers of thy fuppli- ant people ; and that Thou mayeft grant what they defire to their petitions, make them to afk fuch things as pleafe Thee, through our Lord. In the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. Q GOD ! Who declareft thy Almighty power moft chiefly in {paring and fhewing pity, multiply upon us thy grace ; that fo, running after thy promifes, Thou mayeft make us partakers of thy heavenly bleffing, through our Lord. In the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity. ALMIGHTY and everlafting God! Who in the abundance of thy good- nefs doft exceed the deferts as well as de- fires of thy fuppliants, pour forth upon us thy mercy ; that Thou mayeft forgive thofe things whereof our conicience is afraid, and add unto us thofe things which our prayer dareth not to afk, through our Lord. In the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. ALMIGHTY and merciful God! of ■^^ whofe gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto Thee worthy and laudable fervice : grant to us, we befeech Thee, that we may run without Humbling to the obtaining of thy promifes, through our Lord. Colleils or Orifons. 401 In the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. ALMIGHTY and Everlafting God! grant unto us increafe of Faith, Hope, and Charity : and that we may be able to obtain thy promifes, make us to love that which Thou doll command, through our Lord. In the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. |Z"EEP, we befeech Thee, O Lord! thy Church with thy continual favour ; and becaufe without Thee the mortal na- ture of man falleth, may it ever by thy help be delivered from all things hurtful, and guided to all things profitable to fal- vation, through our Lord. In the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. C\ LORD ! may thy continual pity cleanfe and defend thy Church, and becaufe it cannot Hand in fafety without Thee, may it ever be governed by thy gifts, through our Lord. In the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. TV/TA Y thy grace, we befeech Thee, ever prevent and follow us : and make us continually to be intent upon good works, through our Lord. In the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. /~\ LORD ! we befeech Thee grant to thy people to avoid the pollutions of the Devil : and with pure minds to follow Thee, The Only God, through our Lord. In the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity. C\ LORD ! forafmuch as without Thee we are not able to pleafe Thee : let the operation of thy compaflion we be- feech Thee, dired: our hearts, through our Lord. In the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity. A LMIGHTY and merciful God! of thy goodnefs keep from us all kind of adverfity : that we being ready in foul as well as body, may with free minds accomplim thofe things which are of Thee, through our Lord. In the Twenty-firfl Sunday after Trinity. C\ LORD ! we befeech Thee bellow upon thy faithful people pardon, and of thy forgivenefs, peace : that they may be cleanfed from all their offences, and likewife ferve Thee with quiet minds, through our Lord. In the Twenty-fecond Sunday after Trinity. IZ'EEP, we befeech Thee, O Lord ! thy family with thy continual goodnefs ; that by thy protection it may be free from all adverfities, and in well-doing may be devoted to Thy Name, through our Lord. In the Twenty-third Sunday after Trinity. f~\ GOD ! our refuge and flrength, Who ^~^ art Thyfelf The Author of piety, be prefent with the pious prayers of Thy Church, and grant that what we feek faithfully we may obtain effectually, through our Lord. In the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity. A BSOLVE, we befeech Thee, O Lord ! *• the offences of thy people : and by thy kindnefs may we be delivered from the fnares of the fins, which through our frailty we have committed, through our Lord. In the Twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity. CTIR up, we befeech Thee, O Lord ! the wills of thy faithful people : that they more zealoufly performing the fruit of divine works, may of thy goodnefs receive greater remedies for their fins, through our Lord Jefus Chrifl Thy Son, Who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghofl, God, world without end. Amen. 3 f 402 The Seven Penitential Pfalms. C THE SEVEN PENITEN- TIAL PSALMS. [The Penitential psalms, (as ap- pears from the Manual and Procefjional), with the Antiphon Ne reminifearis Domine Remember not, O Lord ! followed by Peti- tions, Orifons, and The Litany, (as in the Firjl Monday in QuadragefmaJ, were among the Offices of Monday in Rogations, at the end of the ProceJJion after None and before the Mafs, when all was to be faid without note. So the Seven Penitential Pfalms were faid after the Sermon, if there was one, which followed Sext on AJh-Wed- nefday or The Head of the Faft. [the Clerks projlrating themfelves in the Choir, but the Priejl of greater dignity in a red filk Cope, the other Minifters of the Altar clothed in Albs, who faid them at the fep of the Altar with prof ration, with Gloria Patri and the Antiphon Remember not all without note.] They were alfo with the fame Antiphon in the office ofThurfday in The Supper of The Lord, after None, in the Reconciliation of Penitents, and before the Mafs. Alfo (as ap- pears from the Proper of the Time) through- out the whole of Quadragefma, whenever it was the ordinary Week-day Service, at each of the Hours, (except Sext J in the Petitions after Miferere was faid one of the Seven Penitential Pfalms in its order, viz. : at Lauds, Pfalm VI. ; at Prime, Pfalm XXXI. s at Terce, Pfalm XXXV II.; at None, Pfalm CI. ; at Vefpers, Pfalm CXXIX. s at Compline, Pfalm CXLII. But at Sext, in order that Pfalm L. Jhould not immediately follow itfelf, after that Pfalm was immediately faid Pfalm LXVI. Deus Mifereatur God be merciful unto us. If a Fejlival of ix. Leffons intervened, then three only of the Seven were faid, and that after None.] Psalm IV. [To the end in verfes, a Pfalm of David. In the Oftave ; a Penitential Pfalm for fupplication.] Againft Anger. Domine, ne in furore. LORD ! rebuke me not in thine indignation : nei- ther chaften me in thy difpleafure. Have mercy upon me, O Lord ! for I am weak : heal me, O Lord ! for my bones are vexed. My foul alfo is fore troubled : but Thou, O Lord ! how long ? Turn Thee, O Lord ! and deliver my foul : O fave me for thy mercy's fake. For in death there is no man who re- membereth Thee : and in Hell who will give Thee thanks ? I am weary in my groaning : every night fhall I wafh my bed : with my tears fhall I water my couch. Mine eye is vexed with fury : I have grown old among all mine enemies. The Seven Penitential Pfalms. Away from me all ye that work vanity : for The Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. The Lord hath hearkened to my peti- tion : The Lord hath received my prayer. All mine enemies Ihall be alhamed and fore vexed : they (hall be turned back and put to lhame very fpeedily. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now and ever mail be : world without end. Amen. [O Lord ! hearer of all men, give ear to the fuppliant voice of our weeping, and grant per- petual foundnefs to our infirmities ; fo that whilft Thou doft worthily receive the groans of our afflictions, Thou mayeft comfort us by thy mercy, through Chrift our Lord. Amen.] PSALM XXXI. [PS. XXXII. E. V.] [To David himfelf. Understanding. A Pfalm of penitence, and inftruction.] Againft Pride. Beati quorum. T3LESSED are they whofe iniquities are forgiven : and whofe fins are covered. Bleffed is the man unto whom The Lord hath not imputed fin : and in whofe fpirit there is no guile. Becaufe I kept filence my bones grew old : while I cried out all the day long. For thy hand is heavy upon me day and night : I turned myfelf in mine an- guifh, whilft the thorn is fattened. I acknowledged my fin unto Thee : and mine unrighteoufnefs have I not hid. I faid, I will confefs againft myfelf mine unrighteoufnefs unto The Lord : and Thou forgaveft the wickednefs of my fin. For this every holy man fhall pray unto Thee : in a feafonable time. But in the floods of great waters : they fhall not come nigh unto Him. Thou art my refuge from the tribula- tion which hath furrounded me : O Thou, my exultation ! deliver me from them that compafs me. I will give thee underftanding, and in- 4°3 ftrucl thee in the way wherein thou fhalt go : and I will fix upon thee mine eye. Become not like to horfe and mule : which have no underftanding. With bit and bridle confine their mouths : who draw not nigh unto Thee. Many are the fcourges of the finner : but mercy fhall embrace him that trufteth in The Lord. Be glad, O ye righteous in The Lord, and rejoice : and glory all ye that are up- right of heart. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. [O Holy Lord ! Who, forgiving iniquity, beftoweft benediction on them that confefs Thee, give ear to the petitions of thy family who fall down before Thee : and breaking the ftingof fin do Thou fulfil us with fpiritual joy, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm XXXVII. [Ps. xxxvm. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David, in remembrance of the Sabbath. A Penitential Pfalm for prayer.] Againft Gluttony. D amine, ne in furore. LORD ! in thy wrath rebuke me not : neither in thine anger chaften me. For thine arrows are faftened in me : and Thou haft ftrengthened thine hand upon me. There is no health in my flefh before the face of thy difpleafure : neither is there any peace to my bones before the face of my fins. For mine iniquities have gone over my head : and like a fore burden they are prefling heavily upon me. My wounds have become putrid, and are corrupt : by reafon of my foolifhnefs. I am become miferable, and bowed down to the uttermoft : I walked in fad- nefs all the day long. For my loins are filled with illufions : and there is no health in my flefh. I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly : I roared in the moaning of my heart. O 4°4 Lord ! before Thee my groaning is all is not The Seven Penitential Pfalms. Psalm L my defire : hid from and Thee. My heart is troubled, my ftrength hath failed me : and the very light of mine eyes is not with me. My lovers and my neighbours : drew near againft me and flood. They alfo that were near me flood afar off: and they did violence that fought after my foul. And they that fought evil to me fpake vanities : and imagined deceits all the day long. But I, like a deaf man, heard not : and like a dumb man opening not his mouth. I became even as a man that heareth not : having no reproofs in his mouth. In Thee, O Lord ! have I put my trufl : Thou fhalt hearken unto me, O Lord my God! Becaufe I faid left at any time mine enemies rejoice over me : and when my feet are moved, they fpake great things againft me. For I will declare mine iniquity : and I will think upon my fin. But mine enemies live and are ftrength- ened againft me : and they are multiplied that have hated me wrongfully. They alfo that reward evil for good detracted from me : becaufe I was follow- ing goodnefs. Forfake me not, O Lord my God ! : depart not from me. Be intent unto my help : O Lord God of my falvation ! Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. [O Lord ! mighty Phyfician of the wounds and difeafes of mortals ! beftow thy health upon our infirmities ; fo that we, who pour out before Thee all our mourning and grief, may be enabled to overcome the aflaults of the fins which mock us, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] o [Ps. LI. E. V.] Againft Luxury. Mi/erere, mei Deus. 1LJAVE mercy upon me, O God ! : ac- cording to thy great mercy. [See pp. 121, 134, 164, 290.] Psalm CI. [Ps. en. e. v.] [Prayer of the poor when he was in anxiety, and poured forth his prayer in the fight of The Lord. A Penitential Pfalm for prayer.] Againft Avarice. D omine ex audi. LORD ! hear my prayer : and let my crying come unto Thee. Turn not away thy face from me : in what day foever I am in trouble incline thine ear unto me. In what day foever I call upon Thee : O hear me fpeedily ! For my days have vanifhed like fmoke : and my bones as it were a fire-brand are dried up. I am fmitten like grafs, and my heart is withered : for I forgot to eat my bread. For the voice of my groaning : my bones cleaved to my flefh. I became like a pelican in the wilder- nefs : I became as it were an owl that is in a dwelling. I watched : and am even as it were a fparrow, folitary upon the roof. All the day long mine enemies reviled me : and they that praifed me are fworn together againft me. For I have eaten afhes as it were bread : and I mingled my drink with weeping. From before the face of thine indigna- tion : for lifting me up Thou haft caft me down. My days have fallen away like a fhadow : and I am withered like the hay. But Thou, O Lord ! abideft for ever : and thy remembrance from generation to generation. Thou arifing, O Lord, fhalt have mercy The Seven Penitential Pfalms. 405 upon Syon : for it is time that Thou have mercy upon her ; yea, the time is come. For her flones have pleafed thy fervants : and they lhall have pity on her land. And the Gentiles fhall fear Thy Name, O Lord ! : and all the kings of the Earth Thy Glory. For The Lord hath built up Syon : and He mail be feen in his Glory. He hath had regard unto the prayer of the humble : and hath not defpifed their petition. Let thefe things be written for another generation : and the people which fhall be created fhall praife The Lord. For he hath looked forth from His lofty Sanctuary : The Lord from Heaven hath beheld the Earth. That He might hear the moans of the bondmen : and loofe the children of them that are appointed unto death. That they may declare in Syon The Name of The Lord : and his praife in Jerufalem. In the afTembling of the people together : and the kings alfo to ferve The Lord. He anfwered him in the way of his might : declare unto me the fewnefs of my days. Call me not away in the midft of mine age : from generation to generation are thy years. Thou, Lord ! in the beginning haft founded the Earth : and the Heavens are the works of thy hands. They fhall perifh, but Thou endureft : they all fhall wax old as doth a vefl- ment, And as a garment fhalt Thou change them, and they fhall be changed : but Thou art the Very Same, and thy years fhall not fail. The children of thy fervants fhall dwell : and their feed fhall be guided aright for ever. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. [O Lord ! Who heareft prayer, give ear to the petitions of thy fuppliants ; fo that we, who, taken captive by our fins, are as it were withered like grafs, may be delivered by the regards of thy celeftial mercy, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] PSALM CXXIX. [PS. CXXX. E. V.] [A Song of degrees. A penitential Pfalm for prayer.] Againft Envy. De profundis. /"\UT of the depths I cried unto Thee, ^^^ O Lord ! : Lord ! hear my voice. O let thine ears be intent : unto the voice of my complaint. If Thou, Lord, wilt mark iniquity : O Lord ! who fhall abide it ? For with Thee there is propitiation : and becaufe of thy law have I waited for Thee, O Lord ! My foul hath endured in his word : my foul hath trufted in The Lord. From the morning watch, even to the night : let Ifrael trufl in The Lord. For with The Lord is mercy : and with Him is plenteous redemption. And He fhall redeem Ifrael : from all his iniquities. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. [Give ear, O Lord ! we befeech Thee, of thy goodnefs, to the prayers of thy fuppliants, fince with Thee is the propitiation for our fins ; and mark not our iniquities, but beftow thy mercies upon us, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] Psalm CXLII. [Ps. cxliii. e. v.] [A Pfalm of David when Abfalom, his fon, purfued him. A Penitential Pfalm for prayer.] Againft Sloth. Domine ex audi. /"\ LORD ! hear my prayer, give ear to my fupplication : in thy truth hearken unto me, in thy righteoufnefs. And enter not into judgment with thy fervant : for in thy fight fhall no man living be juftified. 406 The Litany. For the enemy hath perfecuted my foul : he hath humbled my life in the duft. He hath laid me in the darknefs as the men that have been long dead : and my fpirit is anguifhed within me, and my heart within me is troubled. I remembered the ancient days ; I mufed upon all thy works : I meditated on the doings of thy hands. I ftretched forth my hands unto Thee : my foul like a land without water unto Thee. Hear me fpeedily, O Lord ! : for my fpirit hath waxed faint. Turn not away thy face from me : and I be like unto them that go down into the pit. Make thy mercy heard of me betimes in the morning : for in Thee have I muted. Make known to me the way that I mould walk in : for unto Thee have I lifted up my foul, O Lord ! Deliver me from mine enemies, I have fled unto Thee : teach me to do thy will, for Thou art my God. Let Thy Good Spirit lead me forth into the righteous land : for Thy Name's fake, O Lord ! Thou (halt quicken me in thine equity. Thou fhalt bring my foul out of trouble : and in thy mercy Thou wilt deftroy all mine enemies. Thou wilt cut off* all them that vex my foul : for I am thy fervant. Glory be to The Father. As it was in the beginning. [O God ! Who in the holy morning of Thy Refurreftion madeft thy joy to be heard when re- turning from Hell, Thou didft fill the Earth with gladnefs which Thou hadft left in gloom : we befeech the ineffable Majefty of thy Power j that as Thou didft caufe the holy company of the Apoftles to rejoice in thy rifing, fo Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to illumine this thy Church which with outftretched hands doth befeech Thee, with the radiance of thy celeftial fplendour, Who liveft and reigneft with The Father and The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen.] Antiphon. EMEMBER not,0 Lord! our offences, nor the offences of our forefathers, neither take Thou vengeance of our fins. // is not /aid further when it is /aid in the Choir. Spare, O Lord ! fpare thy people whom Thou haft redeemed with thy precious blood ; be not angry with us for ever ; and give not up thine heritage to perdition : be not forgetful of us for ever ! THE GREATER LITANY. [THE LIT ANT, preceded by the XV. Gradual Pfalms, viz., the CXIX. to the C XXXIII. inclufwe, [CXX. to CXXXIV. e. v.] was /aid for all the people of God, after Terce in the Week- days of Quadragefima, i. e., from the Firjl Monday after the Firjl Sunday to Wednef- day before Eafter inclufive, all without note." But bejides this, on every Wednefday and Friday in Quadragejima, (i. e., from and after the Monday fucceeding the Firjl Sunday, up to The Supper of The Lord, there was a Procejjion after None and before The Mafs to one fide Altar of the Church, (unlefs a Feaft of ix. Leffons intervened, which fuperfeded it,) of the Priejls and their Minifters in Albs without The Crofs; and after faying the Petitions given in the Proper of The Time, in returning, Two Clerks of the Second Form, without chang- ing their veftments, faid THE LITANY, as far as Holy Mary pray before the Altar, and then proceeding, going round the Pref- bytery, until it was finijhed at the Jlep of the Choir, with note, as given below. On thefe occafions, however, it was faid no further than All ye Saints ! pray when u From the Rubrics fir Sluadragefma. The Litany. 407 the Prieft, with his and began the Mafs. Miniflers, departed, On Holy Saturday The Vigil of E after, after None, and after the Benediclion of the Wax, the officiating Prieft flood at the Altar, and having kijjed it, fate down. His Two Minifters remained ft anding with two wax tapers on wands, at each corner of the Al- tar, until the Septiform Litany wasfnijhed s the Leffons were then read, and then the Septiform Litany proceeded, which was f aid by feven Boys in furplices in the middle of the Choir. In the mean while the Prieft put off his Chafuble, and put on his red Cope, and ft 00 d before the Altar until the Litany was finijhed. When that was ended the Quinqueform Litany was faid in like manner by five Deacons of the Second Form, in the midft of the Choir, in Surplices, and when they came to Holy Mary ! pray the Procejfton proceeded to the Fonts (" ad fontes"), for the benediilion of them. In thefe two Litanies was not faid the Petitions O Father of Heaven ! nor O Son ! Re- deemer nor O Holy Spirit ! nor Holy Trinity. On Monday in Rogations, after None, the ufual Procejfton took place from the Ca- thedral to fome Church in the City ; in the end of which, preceded by the Seven Peni- tential Pfalms, was faid the full Litany, with the Petitions and Orifons, without note, unlefs it was a Feftival, when it was otherwife. On Tuefday and Wednefday in Rogations the fame took place, except that the Litanies then ufed varied in the invocations and mufical notation, and were chanted.* Befides thefe, Litanies were chanted in pro- cejfton at other times : as for favourable weather, in time of peft Hence, for peace, in famine, or for other caujes.] {[ It is to be noted that on every Week- day throughout the whole of ' 2>jiadrageftma the Litany is to be faid as on the Monday, up to the order of the Martyrs, Be favourable unto us and Jo on to the end. And what- ever the Prieft Jays of the Litany, let the Choir repeat the fame fully and entirely up to the pajfage That Thou wouldeft grant us peace. Then let the Choir reply We befeech Thee hear us only : and in each cafe fo rejpeclively until Son of God ! we befeech Thee hear us. Then let the Choir rejpond the Jame ; and Jo in each caje rejpeclively up to [the Jecond] Lord, have mercy Chrift have mercy Lord have mercy as above. f[ IN MONDAY, THE LITANY. [If there be a Procejfton after Mafs, let two Clerks of the Second Form, without changing their veftments,Jay this Litany, and let them finijh it on the Step of the Choir with its proper Chant.™} L^ £ o r d ! have mer - cy. E-1 ". fr O Chrift ! hear us. [§] ja ■ ■ — ♦ — ♦—♦-♦- FATHER of Heaven! 3 *— ", $=♦=■, ", -♦" God: Have mercy upon us. " From the Procejfwnale ad ujum Sar. Valentin, 1555. — See aljo Arundel MS., 130. w The Mufical Notation and bracketed Rubrics are taken Jrom the Arundel MS., 130, Brit. Muf. — See alfo the printed Sarum Procejfwnale, 1555, i.e., -where a different Notation is found Jor the /mailer and other Litanies. 408 The j Litany. Holy Bartholomew Pray for us. Holy Simon Pray for us. Holy Thaddeus Pray for us. Holy Matthias Pray for us. P — ? ? 5 * *'-±— ? 5 " O Son ! Redeemer of the world ! God : Have mercy upon us. Holy Barnabas Pray for us. Holy Mark Pray for us. Holy Luke Pray for us. All ye holy Apoftles and P 1 ♦"» » ♦ f 1 ^ . O Holy Spirit ! God : Have mercy s » - Evangehfts Pray for us. r — m ♦■ ♦ All ye holy difciples of The Lord and Innocents Pray for us. So far is f aid in every Litany. upon us. rS— 1 ♦ ♦"♦"♦ " -» -, 1 ♦ Holy Trinity ! One God ! Have mercy In the Firjl Monday in S>uadragefema. s j. ■ * n Kr&xm ^^ Stephen Pray for us. H EBigS H Holy Linus Pray for us. Wg3i Holy Cletus Pray for us. EyJ5§g^Jgj Holy Clemens Pray for us. Holy Fabian Pray for us. P *-5 * upon us. p q ♦ ^+ ^ — V T* ♦ — Ho-ly Ma-ry ! Pray for us. Holy Sebaftian Pray for us. [Here let the ProceJJion proceed, and let the Holy Cofma Pray for us. afore/aid Clerks follow, with all the Holy Damian Pray for us. orders, fo many as may fuffice, up to the Holy Primus Pray for us. pronouncing of this claufe, All ye holy Holy Felicianus Pray for us. Virgins.] Holy Dionyfius, with thy companions Pray for us. tJOLY Mother of God Pray for us. Holy Virgin of virgins Pray for us. Holy Viftor, with thy companions Pray for us. Holy Michael Pray for us. All ye holy Martyrs Pray for us. Holy Gabriel Pray for us. Holy Sylvefter Pray for us. Holy Raphael Pray for us. Holy Leo Pray for us. All ye holy Angels and Holy Hierome Pray for us. Archangels of God Pray for us. Holy Auguftine Pray for us. All ye holy orders of blefTed Holy Ifidore Pray for us. Spirits Pray for us. Holy Julian Pray for us. Holy John Baptift Pray for us. Holy Gildardus Pray for us. All ye holy Patriarchs and Holy Medardus Pray for us. Prophets Pray for us. Holy Albinus Pray for us. Holy Peter Pray for us. Holy Eufebius Pray for us. Holy Paul Pray for us. Holy Swithun Pray for us. Holy Andrew Pray for us. Holy Birinus Pray for us. Holy John Pray for us. All ye holy ConfefTors Pray for us. Holy James Pray for us. All ye holy Monks and Holy Thomas Pray for us. Hermits Pray for us. Holy Philip Pray for us. Holy Mary Magdelene Pray for us. Holy James Pray for us. Holy Mary of Egypt Pray for us. Holy Matthew Pray for us. Holy Margaret Pray for us. The Litany. 409 Holy Scholaftica Holy Petronilla Holy Genoveva Holy Praxedis Holy Soteris Holy Prifca Holy Thecla Holy Afra Holy Editha Pray for us. Pray for us. Pray for us. Pray for us. Pray for us. Pray for us. Pray for us. Pray for us. Pray for us. - ■ ♦ g3^ 5±E5 ♦-♦ ye ho-ly Vir-gins, pray for us. [ ye Saints, pray for us. [In the York Breviary the order and the form is thus, without diftinilion or Rubric. Holy Stephen, Linus, Cletus, Clemens, Cornelius, Cyprian, Sixtus, Thomas, Laurence, Vincent, Crifogomus, Fabian, Chriftopher, George, Dionyfius with thy companions, Mauricius with thy com- panions, Euftatius with thy companions, Blafius, holy John and Paul, Cofmas and Damian, Marcellinus and Peter, holy Alban, Ofvvald, Edmund, all ye holy Mar- tyrs, holy Silvefter, Leo, Gregory, Am- brofe, Martin, Nicholas, Bafil, Germanus, Auguftine, Paulinus, John, Wilfrid, Wil- helm, Cuthbert, Swithun, Sampfon, Ed- mund, Jerome, Edward, Leonard, Bene- dict, Eligius, Anthony, Hilarion, all holy Confeflbrs, all ye holy Monks and Her- mits, holy Anna, Mary Magdalene, Mary of Egypt, Pelagia, Felicitas, Perpetua, Agatha, Agnes, Cecilia, Lucia, Anaftafia, Sabina, Euphemia, Faith, Charity, Hope, Katherine, Margaret, Julian, Scholaftica, Petronilla, Auftreberta, Hilda, Eufrildis, Etheldreda, all ye holy Virgins, all ye Saints, pray for us.] [In the Hereford Breviary it Jiands thus: — Holy Ethelbert, Stephen, Linus, Cletus, Clemens, Sixtus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lau- rence, Vincent, Dionyfius with thy com- panions, Mauricius with thy companions, Thomas, Fabian, Sebaftian, Gervafius, Protafius, George, Alban, Edmund, Eal- kardus, all ye holy Martyrs, Thomas, Silvefter, Leo, Damafus, Gregory, Am- brose, Jerome, Auguftine, Martin, Bene- dict, Nicolas, Edmund, Romanus, Au- doenus, Dunftan, Cuthbert, Guthlacus, all ye holy Confeflbrs, Anna, Mary Magda- lene, Mary of Egypt, Felicitas, Perpetua, Petronilla, Agatha, Lucia, Agnes, Cecilia, Katherine, Margaret, Etheldreda, Mul- burga, Faith, Fredflkyda, Ofytha, all ye holy Virgins, all ye Saints, pray for us.] B Then forthwith follows &£ e favour-a-ble, fpare us, O Lord! The Choir of the Clergy the fame. isgggs From all evil deliver us, O Lord ! [The Choir the fame ; and fo on in each until pronouncing this claufe Sinners we.] From the fnares of the Devil Deliver us, O Lord ! From everlafting damnation Deliver From the perils of our fins which threaten us Deliver From the aflaults of evil fpirits Deliver From the fpirit of fornication Deliver From the appetite of vain glory Deliver From all impurity of mind and body Deliver [From the peftilence of pride Deliver From carnal defires Deliver From the perfecution of the Pagans and all our enemies Deliver *] From anger and hatred, and all ill will Deliver [From the wrath to come Deliver y] From unclean thoughts Deliver From blindnefs of heart Deliver From the Tori Breviary. y From the York Breviary. The Litany. [From lightning and tempeft From fudden and unforeleen [and eternal 2 ] death By the myftery of Thy Holy Incarnation By Thy Nativity By Thy Holy Circumcifion By Thy Baptiim By Thy Falling By Thy Crofs and Paffion By Thy precious Death By Thy glorious Refurre£lion By Thy wonderful Afcenfion By the grace of The Holy Ghoft The Comforter In the hour of death Succour us [From the pains of Hell Deliver us, O In the Day of Judgement Deliver us, Deliver Deliver Deliver Deliver Deliver Deliver Deliver Deliver Deliver Deliver Deliver Deliver ,OLord! Lord!»] OLord! inners, we befeech Thee hear us. [The Choir of the Clergy the fame.] That Thou would - eft grant us peace [and concord.^] Let the Choir reply thus. We be - feech Thee hear us. Andfo in each up to the Petition Son of God. That thy mercy and goodnefs may keep us We befeech Thee hear us That Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to govern and defend thy [Holy c ] Church We befeech Thee That Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to pre- ferve our Apoftolic Lord, and all orders of the Church in thy Holy Religion We befeech Thee That Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to pre- ferve [our Archbifhop and all the con- gregation committed to him a] [our Bifhop and prelates, and us the congregations committed to them e ] in holy religion [in thy holy fervice f ] We befeech Thee That Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to be- llow upon our king and princes peace and true concord and victory We befeech Thee [That Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to vilit and comfort our habitation and all who dwell in it We befeech Thee?] That Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to pre- ferve the congregations of all thy Saints in thy fervice We befeech Thee That Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to pre- ferve all Chriftian people redeemed by Thy precious Blood We befeech Thee That Thou wouldeft render to all our benefaftors everlafting benefits We befeech Thee [That Thou wouldeft grant us remif- fion of all our fins We befeech Thee h ] That Thou wouldeft deliver our fouls and the fouls of our forefathers from eternal condemnation We befeech Thee [That thy mercy and goodnefs may ever preserve us We befeech Thee That Thou wouldeft beftow on us fea- fonable weather We befeech Thee'] That Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to give and preferve the fruits of the earth We befeech Thee] [jThat Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to grant health of mind and body to all our brethren, and to all the faithful who are in ficknefs We befeech Thee] [That Thou wouldeft difpofe the way of thy fervants in the profperity of thy falvation We befeech Thee k ] That Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to caft the eyes of thy mercy upon us We befeech Thee z York Breviary. * York Breviary. b York Breviary. c York Breviary. d York Breviary. c Hereford Breviary. f Hereford Breviary. K York and Hereford Breviaries. h York Breviary. ' York Breviary. J York Breviary. k Hereford Breviary. The Litany. That Thou wouldeft make reafonable the obedience of our fervice We befeech Thee That Thou wouldeft exalt our minds to heavenly defires We befeech Thee That Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to re- gard and relieve the miferies of the poor and captives We befeech Thee That Thou wouldeft grant to all the faithful departed eternal reft We befeech Thee [ i That Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to bring us to everlafting joys We befeech Thee That Thou wouldeft vouchfafe to hearken unto us We befeech Thee 3E3E E5E? o n of God ! we befeech Thee hear us. [The Choir of the Clergy the fame.] Lamb of God, Who tak-eft a-way the fins of the world : Hear us, OLord! [The Choir the fame, and fo of the two fucceeding Lamb of God and Lord have mercy and Chrift have mercy.] Lamb of God ! Who takeft away the fins of the world. Spare us, O Lord ! Lamb of God ! Who takeft away the fins of the world. Have mercy upon us. [O Chrift ! hear us. m ] Lord, have mercy. Chrift, have mercy. \_Let the Clerks with the whole Choir fay the lajl] ^■SE Lord, have mer - cy. 1 York Breviary. ° York and Hereford Breviaries. 4 II UR Father (fecretly.) And lead us not into temptation. Ijfc. But deliver us from evil. C\ LORD ! fhew thy mercy upon us. And grant us thy falvation. O Lord ! let thy mercy come upon us. Even thy falvation according to thy word. [Be unto us, O Lord! a tower of ftrength. From the face of the enemy. n "| [Be mindful of thy congregation. Which Thou haft poffeffed from the beginning. ] We have finned with our fathers. We have done amifs and dealt wickedly. [Remember not our old fins, O Lord ! Let thy mercies fpeedily prevent us, for we are brought very low. Help us, O God ! our Salvation, and for the Glory of Thy Name deliver us. And be merciful unto our fins, for Thy Name's fake.p] O Lord ! deal not with us according to our fins. Neither recompenfe us according to our iniquities. Let us pray for every degree of the Church. May thy Priefts be clothed with righte- oufnefs, and let thy Saints rejoice. For our Brethren and Sifters. O my God ! fave thy fervants and handmaidens who put their truft in Thee. For all Chriftian people. Save thy people, O Lord ! and blefs thine inheritance : and govern them and lift them up even for evermore. [O Lord ! fave the king. And hear us in the day when we call upon Thee. q ] Hereford Breviary. P York Breviary. n Hereford Breviary. 9 York and Hereford Breviaries. 412 T'he Litany. [Arife, O Lord ! help us. And deliver us for Thy Name's fake. r ] O Lord ! let there be peace in thy ftrength. And abundance in thy towers. [Let us pray for the faithful departed. 6 ] May the fouls of thy fervants and hand- maidens reft in peace. Amen. [Eternal reft, grant them, O Lord ! And may perpetual light fhine upon them. 1 ] O Lord ! hear my prayer, And let my crying come unto Thee. The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Let us pray. GOD ! whofe property it is ever to have mercy and to fpare, receive our entreaty : fo that thofe whom the chain of their fins doth bind, the pitifulnefs of thy goodnefs may abfolve, through Chrift our Lord. [Let us pray. CTRETCH forth, O Lord! unto thy fervants and hand-maidens the right hand of thy celeftial help : that they may fearch for Thee with their whole heart, and obtain what they worthily requeft."] [Or if on. f\ GOD, the ftrength of them that put their truft in Thee, favourably be pre- fent with our fupplications ; and becaufe our mortal infirmity can, without Thee, do nothing : grant us the help of thy grace, that in fulfilling thy commandments we may pleafe Thee both in will and deed. O Orifon. GOD, the Protector of all that truft in Thee : without Whom nothing is ftrong, nothing is holy : multiply upon us thy mercy : that Thou being our Ruler, Thou our Guide, we may fo pafs through temporal good things as not to lofe thofe which are eternal. O Orifon. GOD, to Whom every heart lieth open, every will fpeaketh, and from Whom no fecret is hid, purify the thoughts of our hearts by the infufion of Thy Holy Spirit : that we may be enabled perfectly to love Thee and meetly to praife Thee.'] Orifon. A LMIGHTY and everlafting God, who alone doeft great wonders : fend forth upon thy fervants the Bifhops, [our Arch- bifhop, w ] and upon all the congregations committed to them, The Spirit of thy faving grace ; and that they may pleafe Thee in very truth, pour into them the continual dew of thy bleffing. [Orifon. POD, Who, through the Grace of Thy Holy Spirit, doft pour the gifts of Charity into the hearts of thy faithful people : grant to thy fervants and hand- maidens [our brethren and filters*], for whom we befeech thy clemency, health both of mind and body j that they may love Thee with all their whole ftrength, and with entire affection may perform thofe things which are pleafing to Thee. y ] [Orifon. DE prefent, O Lord ! with our fupplica- tions, and difpofe the way and actions of thy fervants in the profperity of thy falvation : that among all the changes of our way and of this life, they may ever be protected by thy help. 1 ] York Breviary. Hereford Breviary. Hereford Breviary only. ' Hereford Breviary. v York Breviary. J York and Hereford Breviaries. ' Hereford Breviary. w York Breviary. 1 York Breviary. The Litany. 413 Or if on. f\ GOD, of Whom are all holy defires, ^^^ all right counfels, and all juft works : give unto thy fervants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be fet to obey thy commandments, and we being freed from the fear of our enemies, may pafs our time in quietnefs under thy protection. Orifon. r\ LORD, we befeech Thee, of thy ^^^ clemency fhew us thine unfpeakable mercy : and both rid us of all our fins, and mercifully deliver us from the punifhments which we deferve for them. [Orifon. TX7"E befeech Thee, O Lord ! humble the pride of our enemies, and over- throw them by the ftrength of thy right hand. Orifon. f\ LORD ! we befeech Thee [as above]. Orifon. IDE prefent, O Lord ! [as above.~\ Orifon. A LMIGHTY and everlafting God, the eternal Salvation of believers, hear us on behalf of thofe thy fervants, for whom we implore the help of thy com- paffion : that their health being reftored to them they may return to Thee thankf- givings in thy Church.*] Orifon. f\ GOD ! the Creator and Redeemer of ^^ all the faithful : grant remiffion of all their fins to the fouls of all the faithful departed : fo that the pardon which they have ever defired, by our pious fupplica- tions they may obtain. Orifon. Q LORD ! we befeech Thee let the ^"^ prayer of thy fuppliants profit the fouls of thy fervants and hand-maidens : that Thou mayeft rid them of all their fins, and make them partakers of thy re- demption, b Orifon. r\ LORD! we befeech Thee of thy ^'^ goodnefs loofe the chains of all our fins : and the blefTed and glorious ever Virgin Mother of God, Mary, interceding for us together with all thy Saints, keep us thy fervants and all Catholic people in all fanftity ; and all who are conjoined to us by confanguinity, friendfhip, or profeffion, as well as all Chriftian people, do Thou purge from fin and enlighten with virtues ; beflow on us peace and health : banifh our enemies, vifible and invifible : drive away peftilence, give charity to our friends and our enemies : and to all the faithful, living and departed, grant life and eternal reft in the land of the living, through The Same our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. [Orifon. r\ LORD ! we befeech Thee let thy ^~^ grace, through the interceflions of all thy Saints, ever protecl us ; extend thy mercy univerfally to all Chriftians, living and departed : that the living, defended from all aflaults, may be faved by thy help, and the departed may obtain re- miffion of all their fins, through Chrift, our Lord. Amen. May the fouls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, reft in peace. Amen. c ] [Orifon. /~\ GOD ! Who art the marvellous Bright- ^~^ nefs of thy Saints, and the ineffable lifter up of the fallen, caufe us thy fer- vants to be evermore defended by the Hereford Breviary. b Hereford Breviary. c York Breviary. 4H The Litany. fuccour of the holy Mother of God, ever Virgin, Mary, and of all thy Saints; and moreover to all who are conjoined to us by friendfhip, confanguinity, or pro- feflion, and to all Chriftian people, do Thou, defeating all the fnares of the de- ceitful enemy, grant an entrance of return into the heavenly country: and to the fouls of all the faithful departed, renewed by the facred water of Baptifm, the enjoy- ment of everlafting reft, through The Same Jefus Chrift our Lord. Amen. d ] On TUESDAY in QUADRAGESIMA. The Order of Martyrs. UOLY Thomas Pray for us. Holy Sixtus Pray. Holy Cornelius Pray. Holy Cyprian Pray. Holy John Pray. Holy Paul Pray. Holy Marcellinus Pray. Holy Peter Pray. Holy Vitus Pray. Holy Modeftus Pray. Holy Adrian Pray. Holy Nicafius, with thy companions, Pray. Holy Euftachius, with thy companions, Pray. All ye holy Martyrs Pray for us. Holy Gregory Pray. Holy Auguftine Pray. Holy Ambrofe Pray. Holy Remigius Pray. Holy Donatianus Pray. Holy Eligius Pray. Holy Andomarus Pray. Holy Sulpicius Pray. Holy Paternus Pray. Holy Patrick Pray. Holy Dunftan Pray. Holy Grim bald Pray. All ye holy ConfefTors Pray for us. Holy Felicitas Holy Perpetua Holy Columba Holy Chriftina Holy Eulalia Holy Euphemia Holy Eugenia Holy Gertrude Holy Ragenflede Holy Batildis Holy Anaftafia Holy Etheldreda All ye holy Virgins All ye Saints Pray for us. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray for us. Pray for us. Be favourable Spare us, O Lord ! From all evil Deliver us, O Lord ! From the fnares of the Devil Deliver us, O Lord ! From everlafting damnation Deliver. From the dangers of our fins which threaten us and the reji. On WEDNESDAY in QUADRAGESIMA. JOLY Laurence Pray for us. Holy Tyburtius Pray. Holy Valerianus Pray. Holy Prothus Pray. Holy Hyacinthus Pray. Holy Abdon Pray. Holy Sennes Pray. Holy Timothy Pray. Holy Apollinaris Pray. Holy Saturninus Pray. Holy Mauricius, with thy companions, Pray. Holy Gereon, with thy companions, Pray. All ye Holy Martyrs Pray for us. Holy Hilary Pray for us. Holy Martin Pray. Holy Briccius Pray. Holy Amandus Pray. Holy Vedaftus Pray. Holy Germanus Pray. d From the Hereford Breviary. The L itany. 415 Holy Aufbertus Pray. Holy Laudus Pray. Holy Volfranus Pray. Holy Machutus Pray. Holy Arnulphus Pray. Holy Sanfon Pray. Holy Sylvinus Pray. Holy Placidus Pray. Holy Taurinus Pray. Holy Columbanus Pray. Holy Cuthbert Pray. Holy Anthony Pray. All ye holy ConfefTors Pray for us. Holy Macharius Pray. All ye holy Monks and Hermits Holy Richard Pray. Pray for us. Holy Ethelwold Pray. Holy Agatha Pray for us. All ye holy ConfefTors Pray for us. Holy Sufanna Pray. All ye holy Monks and Hermits Holy Brigida Pray. Pray for us. Holy Barbara Pray. Holy Cecilia Pray for us. Holy Marina Pray. Holy Faith Pray. Holy Martina Pray. Holy Auftreberta Pray. Holy Felicula Pray. Holy Emerentiana Pray. Holy Julita Pray. Holy Potentiana Pray. Holy Sapientia Pray. Holy Opportuna Pray. Holy Faith Pray. Holy Sophia Pray. Holy Hope Pray. Holy Juliana Pray. Holy Charity Pray. Holy Beatrix Pray. All ye holy Virgins Pray for us. Holy Crefcentia Pray. All ye Saints Pray for us. Holy Walburgis Pray. Be favourable Spare us, O Lord ! Holy Ermenildis Pray. From all evil Deliver us, O Lord ! All ye holy Virgins Pray for us. [as above. ,] All ye Saints Pray for us. Be favourable. Spare, as above. On THURSDAY in QUADRAGESIMA. 1LJOLY Vincentius Holy Gervafius Pray for us. On FRIDAY in QUADRAGESIMA. Pray. LJOLY Quintinus L A Holy Chriftopher Pray for us. Holy Prothahus Pray. Pray. Holy Timothy Pray. Holy Lambert Pray. Holy Simphorianus Pray. Holy George Pray. Holy Feliciffimus Pray. Holy Marcellus Pray. Holy Agapitus Pray. Holy Theodorus Pray. Holy Albanus Pray. Holy Valentinus Pray. Holy Gorgonius Pray. Holy Chryfogonus Pray. Holy Achilleus Pray. Holy Felix Pray. Holy Hippolytus with th) ' com- Holy Adaudlus Pray. panions Pray. Holy Boniface with thy com- Holy Lucian with thy corn- panions Pray. panions Pray. Holy Kylian with thy corn- All ye holy Martyrs Pray for us. panions Pray. Holy Nicolaus Pray for us. All ye holy Martyrs Pray for us. Holy Audoenus Pray. Holy Benedict Pray for us. Holy Romanus Pray. Holy Maurus Pray for us. 416 The Litany. Holy Maiolus Pray. Holy Egidius Pray. Holy Wandregefillus Pray. Holy Wolmar Pray. Holy Philibert Pray. Holy Bertinus Pray. Holy Winnocus Pray. Holy Judocus Pray. Holy Petrocus Pray. Holy Botulph Pray. All ye holy Confeffors Pray for us. All ye holy Monks and Her- mits Pray for us. Holy Lucia Pray for us. Holy Catherina Pray. Holy Sabina Pray. Holy Juftina Pray. Holy Eufraxia Pray. Holy Faufta Pray. Holy Monegundis Pray Holy Aldegundis Pray. Holy Radegundis Pray. Holy Pientia Pray. Holy Benigna Pray Holy Walburgis Pray All ye holy Virgins Pray for us. All ye Saints Pray for us Be favourable. Spare, as above. On SATURDAY in QUADRAGESIMA. LJOLY Calixtus n Holy Urbanus Pray for us Pray Holy Magnus Pray Holy Menna Pray Holy Rufus Pray Holy Valerius Pray Holy ProcefTus Pray. Holy Martinianus Pray. Holy Marcus Pray. Holy Marcellinus Holy Gordian with thy com- panions Holy Pancras with thy com- panions All ye holy Martyrs Holy Aldhelm Holy Anianus Holy Enurcus Holy Bafil Holy Maurilius Holy Germanus Holy Aufbertus Holy Mammertus Holy Willbrord Holy Leonard Holy Athanafius Holy Ofwald All ye holy Confeffors All ye holy Monks and Her Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray for us. Pray for us. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray Pray mits Holy Agnes Holy Benedifta Holy Martha Holy Helena Holy Euprepia Holy Candida Holy Bafiliffa Holy Balbina Holy Urfula Holy Victoria Holy Corona Holy Sexburgis All ye holy Virgins All ye Saints Be favourable. Spare, as above. END OF THE PSALTER ACCORDING TO THE USE OF SARUM. e e It may not be out of place here to add a notice of the extreme antiquity of this form of Litany in thefe Iftands. Mabillon (AnalcB. Vetera 1 68,) hat tranjcribed a Litany from a -very ancient MSS. at Rhcims, (which he decides mufl have been ufed by the Anglo-Saxons in the fe-venth century, and -which Dr. Lingard refers to the fame era, but fuppojes to ha-ve belonged to a Welfh people in fubjeBion to the Englifb,) which in form and fubjlance bears the clojeji refemblance to that here tranflated. The principal difference is that the petitions are fomewhat fewer, and that the " ora pro nobis" is Jubjoined to the names of a large additional number of IVelJb and Armorican Saints, andfe-vcral of thofe contained in the Sarum Litany are not mentioned in the other. Beda, in his commentary on S. Luke (Op. Col. v. 260J, and Archbijhop Theodore in his for US. for us. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray. Pray for us. Pray for us. Vigils of the Dead. 4'7 IN THE VIGILS OF THE DEAD. Dilexi quoniam exaudiet Deuj. AT VESPERS. [This Antiphon, without O God ! make fpeed jhould be begun by fome one of the Superior Grade. 1 '] Psalm CXIV. {p. 285.) will pleafe. Oioueae. r WAS well pleafed, becaufe the Lord will hear. Let not the lajl -verfe of this Pfalm I will pleafe be Jung as part of the Pfalm, but forthwith let be chanted as an Antiphon according to Sarum Ufe * ■ ■ H* ■ " 5 H — ■. WILL pleafe The Lord s p— -— - 1%-*-*-. ^_L in the land of the liv - ing. Psalm CXIX. {p. 287.) _s o e is me. Oioueae. Ad Dominum cum tribularer. "\^7"HEN I was in trouble I cried unto The Lord. Antiphon. w^^ *3*i o e is me that my fo-journ-ing is pro - long - ed. Psalm CXX. (p. 287.) h e Lord. Oioueae. Penitential (xl-viii. 1, zj, whilft explaining the difference bet-ween the douleia which is paid to God or man indifferently, and the latreia -which is due to God only, -write thus : " We ought to adore The Trinity alone, but tofeekfor the Saints as interceffors for our fins ; hence the diftin8ion bet-ween thefe two kinds of -veneration is well written in the Litany. For in the firji place it is /aid ' Chrift! hear us' and then ' Holy Mary, pray for us;' and it is not /aid ' Chrift! pray for us' or 'Holy Mary' or 'Holy Peter pray for us,' but ' Chrift ! hear us,' ' Son of God! we befeech Thee, hear us.'— The Irijh Antiphonary of Banchor, pub- lijhed by Muratori, and the -very ancient Gallican Liturgy, publijhed by Cardinal Bona, aljo contain the exa& exprejjions above quoted. The fame are to be found in Greek Litanies of far earlier date. 1 It jhould feem that every thing Jhould be omitted fas in the Office of the three days before Eafter) which is before the firft Antiphon : with the reft of the Hymns, the " Gloria Patri," the BenediBions of the Leffons, and the conclufion " Tu autem" "But Thou." And the fame is the Ufe of the York and Hereford Bre-viaries. 3 H 4' 8 Vigils of the Dead. Levavi oculos meos. T LIFTED up mine eyes. Antipbon. *£E h e Lord keepeth Thee from all e-vilj The Lord pre-ferve thy foul. Psalm CXXIX. (/. 304.) f Thou, Lord ! Oioueae. De profundis clamavi ad Te. /~\UT of the depths I cried unto Thee. Antipbon. m f Thou, Lord! wilt mark in-i-qui-ty, O Lord ! who mail a - bide it ? Psalm CXXXVII. (p. 312.) h e works. Oioueae. Conjitebor Tibi, Domine, in toto. r WILL give thanks unto Thee, O 1 Lord! * Antipbon. h e works of thine own hands, *=*=*£=&= O Lord ! def - pife not. 37". From the gate of Hell. s— t-t-n- I£. De-li-ver their fouls, O Lord ! Psalm, (p. zil.J heard a voice. Oioueae. Magnificat anima mea Dominum. TV/f Y foul doth magnify The Lord. Antipbon. HEARD a voice from r- — ^j— r~ g="r-» "-^"1 Hea-ven, fay-ing, blefled are the dead which die in The Lord.* 1 L -f-y- o r d ! have mer-cy. S "Gloria Patri" Jhould be omitted at the end of all the Pfalms, and the Antiphon chanted injiead. But, according to York UJe, it tuould fccm that, injiead of the Antiphon, was /aid at the end of each Pjalm Eternal reft grant them, O Lord ! Rejponfe. And may perpetual light fliine upon them. h " It is to he obferved that -whenever the Corpfe is prejent, and in Anniverjaries and trcntals of the Bijhops of Salijbury Church, and in the Day of Souls, all the Verjes, as -well at "Placebo" (i. e., Vejpers), as at "Dirige" (i. e., Matins), frail be/aid by tiuo Boys /landing together turned to the Eaft, -without change of -veftment, in the above tone, and the Rcjponfiry Jhall be in ftlence ; fo that on Anniversaries and trentals of Bijhops, and in the Day of Souls, they be /aid at the ftep of the Choir in the midft, and -whenever the Corpfe is prejent at the head of the deceafed. — But in all other Anniverjaries and trentals, and -when there is the Service of the Dead on the laft day before Eafter, all the Verfes Jhall be /aid byjome Prieft of the Superior Grade, or by the Officiating Minifter, without changing place or veftment, and then the Rcjponjory Jhall be in this tone." — From the Sarum Manual, in loco. Vigils of the Dead. 419 Chrift ! have mer-cy. Lord ! have mer-cy. UR Father (fecretly). LJAIL Mary (fecretly.) Then without pronouncing And lead us not into temptation is f aid Psalm CXLV. (/. 321.) Lauda anima mea. D RAISE, O my foul, the Lord ! The Pfalm being finijhed, let the Officiating Minijler fay E SET ter - nal reft, grant them, I^S O Lord! I£. And may perpetual light fhine upon them. From the gate of Hell Deliver their fouls, O Lord ! I believe to fee the good things of The Lord, In the land of the living. SEiEEM The Lord be with you. ^r And with thy fpi - rit. ■g 1 1 - = Let us pray.* Over the Corpfe, when prefent, is faid this Orifon, both in the Office Placebo and in that »/" Dirige. Orifon the Greater. GOD ! whofe property it is ever to have mercy and to fpare : we fuppliants intreat Thee for the foul of thy fervant, [or hand- maiden,] Af., which this day Thou haft commanded to depart from this world : that Thou wouldeft not deliver it into the hands of the enemy, nor forget it finally, but command it to be taken in charge by the holy Angels, and to be conducted to the region of the living, and becaufe it hoped and believed in Thee, may it be worthy to enjoy the fociety *£— ■- ■ = = ■ of thy Saints. In the Trental for any perfon this Orifon is faid at the Office Placebo. f~\ GOD ! whofe property it is ever to ^"^ have mercy and to fpare : be gracious to the foul of thy fervant [or hand- . 1 " It is to be known that whenever the Corpfe is prefent, unlefs it be of the King or Queen, or fome other great perfon, the four Orifons,as well at '■Placebo'' (Vefpers) as at ' Dirige'' ( Matins), fhould be faid under the following tone with one conclufton : the firft for the Corpfe prefent, the fecond for the Sifbops, the third for brothers and fifters, and the fourth general. " But if on the fame day be the Annhierfary or the Trental of fome one not completed, then let the fecond Orifon be for that Anni-verfary or Trental, the third for brothers andfiflers, and the fourth general. But this is not the cujlom in the Church of Sarum, for there thefe Solemnities are deferred, and each Solemnity is celebrated by itfelf, although this cannot be in Parifh Churches. " So on all Ann'merfaries and Trent als four Orifons are always faid with one conclufton, as -well at 'Placebo'' as at 'Dirige,' whereof the firft fhall be of that Anni-verfary or Trental, the fecond for the Bifhops, the third for brothers andfiflers, and the fourth general." — From the Manual. 420 Vigils of the Dead. maiden] N., and forgive all his [or her] fins, that loofed from the bands of death, he [or fhe] may be enabled to pafs into life. In the Anniverfary of any perfon this Or if on is faid at the Office Placebo. /"\ GOD ! Lord of forgivenefles ! grant ^"^ unto the foul of thy iervant [or hand- maiden], the Anniverfary of whole burial we this day commemorate, an abode of refrefhment, the beatitude of repofe, and the clearnefs of Light. For deceafed Bijhops is faid this Or if on at the Office Placebo. r\ GOD ! Who haft caufed thy fervants ^~^ to be numbered among the Apoftolic Priefts of Pontifical dignity : grant, we befeech Thee, that they may be rejoiced in Heaven by the everlafting fellowlhip of thofe whofe office for a time they executed on earth. For Brethren and Sifters this Orifon is faid at the Office Placebo. f\ GOD ! the difpenfer of pardon and ^"^ The Author of Eternal Salvation, we befeech thy clemency to permit the brothers and lifters of our congregation, who have paffed out of this world, the Blefled Mary Ever Virgin and the BlefTed Archangel Michael and all the Saints in- terceding for them, to attain the fellowlhip of everlafting blefiednefs.-" General Orifon at the Office Placebo. /"\ GOD ! The Creator and Redeemer ^^^ of all the faithful : grant remiffion of all their fins to the fouls of the faithful departed : fo that the pardon which they have ever defired, by our pious fupplica- tions they 5^aE± may obtain. Who with God The ^ H 1 1 i ^ 1 1- Father and The Holy Ghoft liveft §E -) 1 H and reigneft God, world without end. 1^ A - men. |[ Let not Dominus vobifcum The Lord be with you nor Requiefcant May they reft in peace be faid when the Office of Dirige [/'. e. Matins] follows immediately. *■ |[ Let the Matins of the Dead be com- menced without any interval as after fet forth. Neverthelefs, whenever Dirige [Matins'] is not faid immediately after Placebo [Vefpers] as in the Day of Souls and £>uadrageftma , and when the afore- faid Orifons are faid at Lauds, as from the Day of Souls to Wednefday before E after, then after the Orifon O God ! the Creator /'/ finijhed immediately let the officiating Prieft fay, without The Lord be with you thus 3=?t May they reft in peace. A - men. [In the daily obfequies of the Dead the Third Leffon and Refponfe is ever faid without note.] J " In the Church of Sarum, -where the Corpfe being prefent there was no thirty-day or Anni-verfary celebration, of the fit jl three Orifons, in a Solemn Celebration one, but otherwife none, but all the reft -were /aid. — In Parijb Churches, either the fame or the firfl -with the Jecond, third, and the two laft only, as occafion demanded, -were faid. Andfo in a Solemn Celebration always four, but -without the Solemn Celebration — that is to Jay, in the daily obfequies of the Dead [fee the Proper of the Time for Ad-vent, in Rubric after quoted,] always three Orifons only." — From Note to edition of Sarum Pfalter, publifhed by Leflie, Ig42. See alfo the Manual. k Becaufe in the Office for the Dead, inftead of " Blejs we The Lord," " Thanks be to God," is faid " May they reft in peace. Amen." AT MATINS. Vigils of the Dead. 42 1 Psalm VII. (p. 36.) [At MATINS of the DEAD, neither O Lord ! open Thou my lips nor O God ! make fpeed arefaid, but without any In- vitatory and without the Pfalm Venite O come let the Antiphon be begun by feme of the Superior Grade, thus] D In the FIRST NOCTURN. Psalm V. {p. 165.) r e c t. Oioueae. Verba mea auribus. r~^ IVE ear unto my words. Antiphon. P=frC=l=g=3 I - RECT, O Lord my God ! before thy face, my way. Psalm VI. {p. 34.) TiEEL=E**^ urn Thee. Oioueae. Domine, ne in furore. r\ LORD ! rebuke me not. Antiphon. T urn Thee, O Lord ! and deliver ^*E*sfEBE*E i!z^=st my foul : for in death there is no man who remembereth Thee. est He. Oioueae. Domine Deus me us. Q LORD, my God ! Antiphon. U^^ est He ra - vine my foul like a li - on, while there is none to re-deem : ? n T : nor to give fal - va - tion. W. From the gate of Hell "$. Deliver their fouls, O Lord ! UR Father (fecretly). [Then let the Prieft fay aloud in the ufual tone] And lead us not into temptation. [And let the Choir reply aloud in the fame tone] But deliver us from evil. [which is to be obferved throughout the whole year in obfequies of the Dead, and in The Day of Souls.] |[ [Let not Jube O Lord ! bid a bleffing nor Tu autem But Thou O Lord ! be faid, but let the Reader end with the words of the Leffon.] First lesson. Job vii. 16. PARE me, O Lord ! for my days are nothing. What is man that Thou magnifieft him ? or why applieft Thou thy heart unto him ? Thou vifitell him early in the morning, and fud- denly Thou proveft him. How long doft 422 Thou not fpare me, nor fuffer me to fwal- low my fpittle ! I have finned ; what fhall I do unto Thee ? O Keeper of men ! Wherefore haft Thou fet me over againft Thee, and I am become burdenfome to myfelf? Why doft Thou not take away my fin, and wherefore doft Thou not re- move mine iniquity ? Behold ! now I fleep in the duft, and if early in the morn- ing Thou (halt feek for me Vigils of the Dead. I lhall not be. [In the fame tone are finijhed all the Leffons except the Second. ,] [Let not O Lord ! bid be faid.\ IJ;. I believe that my Redeemer liveth, and that in the laft day I fhall rife again from the Earth. And in my flefti I fhall fee God my Saviour. 37". Whom I fhall fee myfelf, and not another, and mine eyes fhall behold. And in my flefh I fhall fee God my Saviour. Second lesson. Job x. i. "JV/T Y foul is weary of my life : I will let go my fpeech againft myfelf. I will fpeak in the bitternefs of my foul ; I will fay unto God, Do not Thou condemn me ; tell me why Thou judgeft me thus. Whether doth it feem good to Thee that Thou fhouldeft flander and opprefs me, the work of thy hands : and help the counfel of the impious ? Whether haft Thou eyes of flefh : and doft Thou alfo fee as man feeth ? Whether are thy days as the days of man, and thy years as human times ? that Thou fhouldeft inquire after mine iniquity and fearch out my fin, and fhouldeft know that I have done no wicked thing, when there is no one who out of thine hand «i rfi-" Can de-liver. I£. 2. Who didft raife up again Lazarus, though ftinking, from the tomb. Do Thou, O Lord ! grant them reft and a place of pardon. 37". Who fhall come to judge the living and the dead, and the world by fire. Do Thou, O Lord! grant them reft and a place of pardon. Third lesson. Job x. 8. ' I *HINE hands have made me and fafhioned me wholly round about, and fo fuddenly doft Thou caft me down ? Remember, I befeech Thee, that Thou haft made me as the clay, and Thou wilt bring me back to duft. Haft Thou not milked me as milk, and curdled me like cheefe ? Thou haft clothed me with fkin and flefh ; with bones and finews Thou haft compacted me. Thou didft beftow on me life and mercy, and thy vifitation hath preferved my fpirit. I£. 3. O Lord ! when Thou fhalt come to judge the Earth, where fhall I hide me from the countenance of thine anger ? For I have finned exceedingly in my life. 37". I am afraid of my mifdeeds, and I blufh before Thee. When Thou fhalt come to judge do not Thou condemn me. For I have finned exceedingly in my life. {[ Be it known that when the Corpfe of any one is aBually prefent, and in the Anni- verfary of Bijhops, only the iii. vi. and ix. Refponfories Jhould be repeated. In the SECOND NOCTURN. Psalm XXII. (p. 105.) 5E a place. Oioueae. Do minus regit me. HpHE Lord is my fhepherd. Vigils of the Dead. 4 2 3 Antiphon. :|EZBrH=i lES-i N a place of pafture there hath He placed me. Psalm XXIV. (p. 106.) he of- fences. Oioueae. Ad Te, Domine, levavi. TTNTO Thee, O Lord ! have I ^ lifted up. Antiphon. T= '-n — *■ ■ — ■" he of- fences of my youth and my p-g- B_ ■■ — — — -■- — ■■ — fr " Fm - no - ran - ces, re- •mem- ber not, P-H* Jn O Lord! Psalm XXVI. (p. 154.) J gi33==i=* ^pE believe to fee. Oioueae, Dominus illuminatio. 'TpHE Lord is my Light. Antiphon. ^ :«~b: be-lieve to fee the good things of S :■ 1 ■ ■ ■ The Lord in the land of the liv-ing. 37". The juft fhall be had in everlafting remembrance. I£. He fhall not be afraid of evil report. Fourth lesson. Job xiii. 23. OW great iniquities and fins have I ! Shew unto me my crimes and offences. Why doft Thou hide away thy face and efteem me thine enemy ? Againft a leaf that is carried away by the wind Thou fheweft thy power, and purfuefl a dry ftraw. For Thou doft write bitter- neffes againft me, and wilt confume me for the fins of my youth. Thou haft fet my feet in the flocks, and haft obferved all my paths, and confidered the footfteps of my feet : who muft be confumed as rottennefs, and like a garment that is moth eaten. J£. Woe is me, O Lord ! for I have finned exceedingly in my life. Miferable ! What fhall I do? Whither fhall I fly, unlefs unto Thee. My God ! have mercy upon me. When Thou fhalt come in the laft day. y. My foul is greatly difmayed ; but do Thou, O Lord ! fuccour it. When Thou fhalt come in the laft day. Fifth lesson. Job xh. 1. A/TAN born of a woman, living for a fhort time, is filled with many for- rows ; who as a flower cometh forth and is crufhed, and fleeth like a fhadow, and never abideth in the fame ftate. And doft Thou think it meet to open thine eyes upon fuch an one : and to bring him into judgment with Thee ? Who can make him clean that is conceived of un- clean feed ? Is it not Thou, Who Alone art ? Short are the days of man ; the number of his months is with Thee. Thou haft appointed his bounds which cannot be pailed. Turn back, therefore, a little from him, that he may reft, until his wifhed-for day come as that of an hireling. I£. 5. Remember not my fins, O Lord ! When Thou fhalt come to judge the world with fire. 424 37". O Lord, my God ! direft my way before thy face. When Thou fhalt come to judge the world with fire. Sixth lesson. Job xiv. 13. ~\X7"HO will beftow this on me that Thou mayeft protect me in Hell, and hide me until thy wrath pafTeth by, and appoint me a time wherein Thou wilt remember me ? Thinkeft Thou that a man who is dead can live again ? All the days wherein I am now militant I wait until my change come. Thou fhalt call me and I will anfwer Thee. Thou wilt flretch out thy right hand to the work of thine hands. Thou, indeed, haft numbered my fteps ; but fpare Thou my fins. IJ;. O Lord ! according to my mifdeeds judge me not. I have done nothing worthy in thy fight. Wherefore I intreat Thy Majefty, that Thou, O God ! mayeft blot out mine iniquity. y. Wafh me throughly from mine un- righteoufnefs, O Lord ! and cleanfe me from my guilt : for againft Thee only have I finned. Wherefore I intreat Thy Majefty, that Thou, O God ! mayeft blot out mine iniquity. In the THIRD NOCTURN. Psalm XXXIX. (/. 184.) Vigils of the Dead. i*m ■1 — ■ p»- — it be thy. Oioueae. Expeclans expeftavi. ~\ JtTITH expectation I awaited. Antiphon. STv E T it be thy pleafure, O Lord ! to deliver me : O Lord ! look ^5S down to help me. Psalm XL. (/>. 185.) H^ ■3n-* eal, O Lord! Oioueae. Beatus qui intelligit. DLESSED is he that underftandeth. Antiphon. H« eal, O Lord! my foul, fori SE have fin - ned a - gainft Thee. Psalm XLI. {p. 185.) y foul. Oioueae Quemadmodum. \ IKE as the hart. Antiphon. M *EiS=I=Z '* Y foul hath thirfted for God the living fountain: Whenfhall I come IB^H -frr-flp ■ T ^ =Jbdb and appear be-fore the face of The Lord! 37". Eternal reft, grant them, O Lord ! IJ;. And may perpetual light fhine upon them. Vigils of the Dead. [ 37". May their fouls dwell in good things, I£. And their feed inherit the Earth.] ' Seventh lesson. Job xvii. i . Y breath fliall be waited ; my days lhall be fhortened ; and the fepulchre alone remaineth for me. I have not finned, yet mine eye abideth in bitternefs : deliver me, O Lord ! and fet me befide Thee, and let the hand of any one fight againft me. (v. xi.) My days have paffed away, my thoughts are difordered, tormenting my heart. They have turned night into day ; and after darknefs I hope for light again. If I wait, Hell is my houfe ; and in dark- nefs have I made my bed. I have faid to corruption, thou art my father ; and to the worms, thou art my mother and my filler. Where is now, then, my expecta- tion and my patience? Thou, O Lord, art my God ! I£. The fear of death troubleth me, finning daily and impenitent. For in Hell there is no redemption ; have mercy upon me, O God ! and fave me. 3T. O God ! for Thy Name's fake, fave me, O Lord ! and in thy might de- liver me. For in Hell there is no redemption ; have mercy upon me, O God ! and fave me. Eighth lesson. Job xix. 20. Y flelh is confumed : unto my fkin my bones have cleaved, and my lips alone are left about my teeth. Have pity upon me, have pity upon me : at leaft you my friends, for the hand of God hath touched me. Why do ye perfecute me as God, and glut yourfelves with my flefh ? Who will grant me that my words may be written ? who will give me that they be marked down in a book with a pen of 1 From the York Breviary. M 425 iron, or in a plate of lead, and with a tool be graven in the rock ? For I know that my Redeemer liveth ; and that in the laft day I fhall rife again from the Earth. And again fhall I be clothed around with my (kin, and in my flefh I fliall fee God my Saviour ! Whom I fhall fee myfelf, and mine eyes fhall behold and not another. This my hope, is laid up in my bofom. I£. 8. Eternal reft grant them, O Lord ! And may perpetual light fhine upon them. y. Who didft raife up .again Lazarus, though flunking, from the tomb. Do Thou, O Lord ! grant them reft. And may perpetual light fhine upon them. [$. 8.n. O Eternal God ! in Whofe power the condition of mankind ftandeth, abfolve, we befeech Thee, the fouls of all the faithful departed from all their fins ; fo that although overtaken by death, they may not lofe the fruit of that penitence which their wills defired. y. Thou, Who when hanging on The Crofs, didft receive the thief, though late in his penitence : kindly blot out their fins, we befeech Thee. So that although overtaken by death, they may not lofe the fruit of that peni- tence which their wills defired.] Ninth lesson. Job x. 1 8. VyHEREFORE haft Thou brought me forth out of the womb : who would that I had been confumed, that the eye might not fee me. I fhould have been as though I were not : carried from the womb to the grave. Whether fhall not the fewnefs of my days be finifhed fhortly ? Let me go, therefore, that for a little while I may lament my grief before I go and return no more ; to a land dark, and covered with the gloom of death : a land of mifery and darknefs, where is the m From the Tork Manual. 3 ! 426 Vigils of the Dead. fhadow of death, nor any order : but ever- lafting horror dwelleth. I£. 9. Deliver me, O Lord ! from death eternal in that tremendous day. When the Heavens muft be removed and the Earth. When Thou malt come to judge the world with fire. ~$T. That day, a day of wrath and calamity ; a great day, and very bitter. When the Heavens muft be removed and the Earth. When Thou fhalt come to judge the world with fire. ~W . What therefore, moft miferable ! what fhall I fay or what mail I do, when I can bring forward nothing before fo great a Judge ? When Thou malt come to judge the world with fire. Jf. Now, O Chrift! we feek Thee, have mercy, we befeech Thee. Thou, Who cameft to redeem the loft, condemn not the redeemed. When Thou fhalt come to judge the world with fire. Then let the Refponfory Deliver me be re- peated, which Jhould be obferved through- out the whole year whenever this Re- fponfory Deliver me isfaid." ([ In the DAY OF SOULS." ST. The burning Souls walk ever through the darknefs, and fay, each of them, Woe ! woe ! woe ! how great is this darknefs ! When Thou (halt come to judge the world with fire. 37". O God ! Creator of all things, Who formedft me from the duft of the Earth, and haft wonderfully redeemed me with thine own blood, and wilt caufe my body, corrupted though it be, to be raifed again from the tomb in the Day of Judge- ment : hearken unto me ! hearken unto me ! and command my foul to be placed in the bofom of Abraham thy Patriarch. When Thou fhalt come to judge the world with fire. Let the I£. Deliver me, O Lord ! be repeated. |[ In all the Tuefdays and Fridays through- out the year, when the Vigils of the Dead are obferved with ix. Pfalms and iii. Leffons only, in Feafls without Conductors of the Choir and in Week-days, then 1$. 3. fhall be as follows i> IJ;. Deliver me, O Lord ! from the ways of death. Who didft break down the gates of brafs, and vifitedft Hell, and gaveft light to behold Thee, to them that were in the pains of darknefs. 37". Crying out and faying, Thou our Redeemer haft arrived ! Who didft break down the gates of brafs, and vifitedft Hell, and gaveft light to behold Thee, to them that were in the pains of darknefs. Let not this T£. be repeated. " The Rubric of Manual is this : " Then let the Refponfory ' Deliver me, Lord ! ' be repeated, -which Jhould be obferved throughout the -whole year -whenever the Corpfe is prefent, and in Anniverfaries aud Trentals of Bifhops, and of the four principal perfons, namely, the Dean, Precentor, Chancellor, Treafurer, and in the Day of Souls only. In all other Vigils of the Dead in -which the aforefaid Refponfory is faid, then, -when the laft -verfe is finifbed, let not ' When Thou fhalt come'' be faid, but forthwith let the Refponfory f Deliver me' be again begun. " Whenever the Corpfe is prefent, and in all Anniverfaries and Trentals, and -when in the lafl place there is Service for the Dead, before Eajler and even in the Day of Souls, the above Refponfory ( Deliver me ' Jhould be the lafl, and is ever faid -with the three aforefaid vcrfes, except only on the Day of Souls, for then it fhall be faid -with thefe verfes ' That day,' ' When the Heavens' " From Sarum Breviary Chevallon, Paris, 153 1, in loco. fo. I'm. P Ibid. BEFORE LAUDS. [Let the officiating Prieji, without changing his place or vejlment fay q ] A Y they reft in peace. Vigils of the Dead. 427 Te decet bymnus. A HYMN, O God ! becometh Thee. Antiphon 2. eark - en, O Lord ! un - to my E5"£t Szb": A - men. [Let this 317". be always /aid before Lauds as above, except from the Day of Souls to Wednefday before Eajier, for then Lauds do not follow continuoufly after Matins.'] [In the Daily Obfequies of the Dead when the Corpfe is not prefent 37". May it pleafe Thee, O Lord ! to deliver me. I£. O Lord ! look down to help me. without note.] IN LAUDS. Psalm L. (p. 64, 121, 165.) h e bones. Oioueae. Miferere. TJAVE mercy upon me. Antiphon 1 . J: - bled (hall re-joice be-fore The Lord. Psalm LXIV. (p. 206.) H gz>__*_._i-« agg eark - en, O Lord ! Oioueae. P»=~- 3=1=£ prayer : un - to Thee fhall all flefh come. Psalms LXII, LXVI. (pp. 58, 59, h y right hand. Oioueae. Deus, Deus me us. r\ GOD ! Thou art my God. Deus mifereatur. Z^OD be merciful. Antiphon 3. 'Tp-^-p— ■■=% 3 ■, h y right hand hath up- hold en me, O Lord. Psalm (p. 193.) Canticle of hezekiah. Ifaiah xxxviii. 10. Ffe*^^3t^^^ rom the gates of Hell. Oioueae. Ego dixi in dimidio. [ SAID, in the midft of my days. 1 From the Sarum Manual. From the Rubrics for Advent. 4 2> Antiphon 4. FS Vigils of the Dead, rom the gates of Hell de - li - ver, , 1_, O Lord ! my foul. Psalms CXLVIII. CXLIX. CL. {p. 60.) e t eve - ry thing. Oioueae. Laudate Dominum de Coelis. C\ PRAISE The Lord from the Heavens. Antiphon 5. L BE e t every thing that hath breath praife The Lord. 37". E-ter-nal reft grant them, O Lord ! IJ;. And may per-pet-u-al light mine 3=l=i: up - on them. Psalm (p. 65.) Luke i. 68. I— ■=*■: *a^ I* am The. Pfalm. Oioueae. BenediSius Dominus. DLESSED be The Lord God. Antiphon. 5^=1^= AM The Refurreftion mi S :?=^= and The Life : whofo believeth in SE E5^5_=ET^iE Me, even though he were dead, yet ^^==33^=^ mall he live, and eve-ry man that liveth and believeth in Me fhall not die for evermore. H^i^ o r d ! have mer-cy. S^ 5E Chrift ! have mer-cy. ■ J* 1 ^ Lord ! have mer - cy. UR Father (fecretlyj. [then a/oud.] And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Then Jball be /aid, Psalm CXLIV. (/. 320.) Exaltabo Te, Deus. T WILL exalt Thee, O God ! And when that is ended Vigils of the Dead. 429 Eternal reft grant them, O Lord ! And may perpetual lightlhine upon them. From the gate of Hell, Deliver their fouls, O Lord ! I believe to fee the good things of the Lord! In the land of the living. The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Let us pray, When the Corpfe is prefent is f aid at Lauds this Or if on C\ GOD ! whofe property it is [/. e. the Greater, p. 419.] hi Anniverfaries five Orifons are f aid. Or if on. C\ GOD ! whofe property it is [/. e . the W Lefs. p. 419.] In Trent a Is five Orifons are f aid. Or if on. LMIGHTY and Everlafting God ! Who art never in- treated without the hope of mercy, be favourable to the foul of thy fervant [or handmaiden] [or Prieft] : and fince he hath departed this life in the confeflion of Thy Name, caufe him to be gathered unto the number of thy Saints, though Chrift our Lord. For deceafed Bijhops at Lauds. Or if on. C\ GOD ! of whofe mercy there is no ^"^ number, receive our prayers for the fouls of thy fervants, the Pontiffs [and Priefts], and grant them a region of light, and joy in the fociety of thy Saints. For Brethren and Siflers at Lauds. Or if on. f\ LORD ! incline thine ear to our prayers, wherewith we, thy fup- pliants, intreat thy mercy : that Thou wouldeft fettle the fouls of thy fervants and handmaidens, which Thou haft bidden to depart from this world, in the region of peace, and make them fellows with thy Saints, through Chrift our Lord. [If there be obit, i. e. an Anniverfary Com- memoration, let the following Orifons be faid. Or if on. •TJRANT, we befeech Thee, O Lord ! that the foul of thy fervant, the An- niverfary of whole burial we commemo- rate, helped by thefe our prayers, may ob- tain pardon as well as eternal reft. Or if on. C\ GOD ! of whofe mercy. Orifon. r\ LORD ! let the Orifons. {p. 430.) If the Corpfe be prefent, let the following Orifons be faid. Orifon. (TYRANT, we befeech Thee, Almighty ^"^ God ! that Thou wouldeft caufe the foul of thy fervant, received by the Angel of light, to be carried into the habitations of the blefled prepared for him, through our Lord. Orifon. C\ GOD ! of whofe mercy. O Orifon. LORD ! let the Orifons. For the Corpfe of a woman prefent. Orifon. WE befeech Thee, O Lord ! of thy goodnefs, pity the foul of thy hand- maiden N., and freed from the contagion of mortality, reftore her to the region of eternal falvation, through our Lord.'] From the Hereford Breviary. 43° Vigils of the Dead. [For Benefaelors. Or if on. T-JAVE mercy, we befeech Thee, O Lord ! on the fouls of all our de- ceafed benefaftors : and for the benefits which they beftowed upon us on Earth, may they obtain eternal rewards in Heaven.'] Then let an Or if on be faid for friends pri- vately at pleafure. When that is finijhed let the following Orifon be faid audibly. Or if on. Q LORD ! let the Orifons of thy fup- pliants profit the fouls of all the faithful departed : fo that Thou mayeft rid them of all their fins, and make them alio partakers of thy redemption, Who with God The Father and The Holy Ghoft, liveft and reigneft God, S T World with - out end. A - men. :fr=q= M=:q=ti May they reft in peace. A - men. Here end the VIGILS OF THE DEAD. {[ [Let the Vigils of the Dead be faid daily [in Advent] with a Mafs on the morrow in the CHAPTER (except in the Firjl Vefpers of Feafts of Nine Leffons) up to the Vigil of The Nativity of The Lord, and in the morrow of the Oclave of the Epiphany up to Tuefday before E after s and on this very Tuefday let there be Vigils of the Dead with ix. Lef- fons in full affembly [in conventu], and with Mafs on the morrow [cum miffa in craft.], unlefs fome Double Feajl hinder it, or happen on the Wednefday, and then let the aforefaid Service be in fome pre- ceding day of that week which may be open for it, namely the Sunday or the Monday : and fo let the Service of the Dead be fulfilled to the Oclave of Eajler, unlefs it happen that the Corpfe is prefent. After the Oclave of E after there is no Service of the Dead in full affembly (unlefs the Corpfe be prefent, or an An- niverfary, or Trental happen) up to the morrow of Holy Trinity. In the mor- row of Holy Trinity, and from thence daily, let there be Vigils of the Dead up to the Advent of The Lord (except throughout the O clave s, and in the Oc- taves of the Affumption and of the Nativity of the Blejfed Mary, and of the Dedica- tion of the Church). The due Vigils of the Dead are interrupted throughout the whole year by Double Feafts in the Firft and Second Vefpers, and in the Oclave of the Day of the Epiphany, and the O haves of other days, when the Hymn Salvator mundi Saviour of man! \f. 359] is faid, unlefs the Corpfe be prefent ; alfo in all other Feafts of ix. Leffons, and in Feafts of iii. Leffons, and in Otlaves in which the Choir has Conduclors, and in Sundays in the Firft Vefpers only $ likewife in the Commemoration of the Bleffed Mary, and the Feaft of the Place."] |[ The COMMENDING of SOULS. U // is to be remarked, that whenever the Corpfe is prefent, or it happen to be an Anniverfary, or a Trental, throughout the whole year the Commending of Souls is faid with note. [Every day throughout Quadragefima up to The Supper of The Lord, when it is the ordinary weekly Service, immediately after Prime, before the Chapter [capitularem] Mafs, is faid the Commending of Souls, 1 From the York Manual. u From the Rubrics for the Firji Sunday in Advent. Vigils of the Dead. 431 except on the morrow of a Double Fejlival, and it is faid without note whenfoever Dirige Direct precedes without note. y ] Immediately after Prime before the Chapter Mafs for the departed, let the Antiphon upon the Pfalm be commenced by fame Clerk of the Superior Grade after this manner E ter - nal reft. Oioueae. Psalm CXVIII. {pp. 109, 130, 140, 147.) Beati immaculati. DLESSED are the undefiled. As far as Pfalm CXIX. Ad Dominum. Antiphon. TERNAL reft grant ■ - ni« ■ them, O Lord ! And may perpetual light lhine up - on them. The Pfalms having been finijhed without Gloria Patri let the whole Antiphon be repeated, which having been done, let there follow L^^ o r d ! have mercy. lb: Chrift, have mer - cy. H*=i ^ IV M»- Lord, have mer - ey. Then /"\UR Father is faid without pro- ^^ nouncing And lead us not. And after is faid Psalm CXXXVIII. (/. 313.) Domine, probajli. C\ LORD! Thou haft proved without note. The Pfalm being ended without Gloria Patri immediately let the Mafs be begun in the Chapter. OFFICE. Requiem eternam Eternal reft. Whenfoever, however, the Commending is faid, it is always faid fitting, in the afore- faid manner as far as the Antiphon to be faid upon the Pfalms. When, however, the Commending is faid apart without the full affembly [convent u], then imme- diately after the Pfalm O Lord ! Thou haft proved is faid the 37". Eternal reft grant them, O Lord ! I£. And may perpetual light lhine upon them. 37". From the gate of Hell. I£. Deliver their fouls, O Lord ! I believe to fee the good things of the Lord In the land of the living. The Lord be with you. And with thy fpirit. Let us pray, O Thee, O Lord ! we com- mend the fouls of thy fervants and handmaidens, and of all the faithful departed : that deceafed from this world they may live to Thee ; and thofe fins, which through the frailty of this world's converfe they have incurred, do Thou, by the pardon of thy moft merciful loving- kindnefs, wipe away, through The Same Chrift our Lord. Amen. May they reft in peace. Amen. From the Rubrics for Quadragefima and the Manual. 432 Vigils of the Dead. No other Commending is ever faid in the Church of Sarum (whether the Corpfe be prefent or no) but the aforefaid Com- mending. And let it ever be faid fitting as far as the Antiphon. From the Day of Souls to the Tuefday be- fore Eajler is faid Placebo I will pleafe and Dirige Direct up to Lauds only after the Vefpers of the Day and of S. Mary. After Matins, however, of the Day and of S. Mary are faid Lauds of the Dead. [After the DIVINE OFFICE. Or if on. HpO The Moll Holy and Undivided 1 Trinity : to The Mod Sacred Hu- manity of our Lord Jefus Chrift : to the very happy fruitfulnefs of the moil blefTed Virgin Mary ; and to the univerfal com- pany of All the Saints, be everlafting Glory from every creature for infinite ages of ages. Amen."] w From " Horn beatifftnue Virginh Marine ad Icgitimum Sari/b. Ealefia ritum. F. Regnault, Parijtis, 1527. FINIS. Extra Els from the Confuetudinary of S arum. [FROM THE CONSUETUDINARY OF SARUM.] [For the purpofe of rendering mere intelligible the Rubrics contained in the Sarum PJalter, the following tranjlation is given ofjucb farts of the Confuetudinary of Sarum as are relevant to the prefent "volume, from a MS. copy of the l$tb century, in the pojjeffion of the Rev. J. H. Todd, D.D., of Trinity College, Dublin, and -which formerly belonged to the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of S. Patrick, Dublin.] C The prefent Treatife explains the Perfons, and their offices and dignities, and the cuftoms, by -which the Church of Salifbury is ordered and governed, after the inflitution of Osmund, of happy memory, Founder and Bifhop of the fame Church. C Of the principal Perfons in the Church of Salifbury . There are four principal Perfons in the Church of Sarum, The Dean, The Precentor, The Chan- cellor, The Treafurer, and four Archdeacons, to wit, The Archdeacon of Dorfet, of Berkefhire, and two of Wiltfhire, befides the Sub-Dean and Sub- Precentor. {[ Of the duties of thefe Perfons. It is the duty of the Dean * * • . No Clerk of the Superior Grade, or of the Second Form, 1 is admitted into the Choir, except by the authority of the Dean. C Befides, in a Double Feaft, when the Bifhop is abfent, and in the Firft Sunday in Advent, and in Sunday in the Palm-Branches, and in the Head of the Faft, and in the Three Days before Eafter, and in the Vigil of Pentecoft, and in the Anniverfaries of Bifhops, and in the Dedication of the Church, it is he is bound to perform the Divine Office. {£ Of the Duty of the Precentor. It is the duty of the Precentor to regulate the higher or lower key of the Choir and the Chant- ing, and to arrange in the Table the Singers and Minifters of the Altar. To him alfo belongs the education and difcipline of the Boys, their inftitu- tion, admiffion, and ordination. Befide, in every Double Feaft he is bound to inftruct. the Conductors of the Choir in fetting? and beginning the Chants; and all the Chants to be begun by the Bi/hop. he is bound in his own proper perfon to fet for the Bifhop himfelf. 433 ([ Of the Office of the Treafurer. It is the duty of the Treafurer to keep in order the ornaments and treafures of the Church. To arrange the lights, as for inftance in the Firft Sun- day in Advent four wax candles at either Vefpers and at Matins, and at the Mafs two, that is below the Altar, and other two on the ftep before the Altar. The like is to be obferved in Sunday of the Palm-Branches, in all other Sundays in the year, and whenever the Choir has Conductors, and the Invitatory is faid by two, there fhould be only two at the leaft ; [and fo on as to the candles on other days.] Whenfoever the Invitatory is faid by three, and on Thurfday, Friday, and Saturday of the week of Eafter and at Pentecoft, the fame fervice is required as to lights, as in the firft week in Advent, [and fo on.] ^ Of ordering the Choir. The Stalls of the Four principal Dignitaries of Sarum are extremities. Entering the Choir on the Weftern fide, on the right is the Stall of the Dean, on the left of the Precentor ; on the Eaftern fide, on the right of the Choir, is the ftall of the Chan- cellor, on the oppofite of the Treafurer. Next to the Dean ftands in the Choir the Archdeacon of Dorfet, then the Sub-Dean, Next to the Chan- cellor the Archdeacon of Wiltfhire. In the middle ftand the Canons who are prior in dignity. Then the Priefts, Vicars, and a very few of the Deacons, who, from the exigency of their age and behaviour may be raifed by difpenfation into the Superior Grade. Next to the Precentor ftands in the Choir the Archdeacon of Berkfhire, then the Sub-Pre- centor. Next to the Treafurer the other Arch- deacon of Wiltfhire. Then the other Canons and Clerks are ordered in the aforefaid manner. In the Second Form the younger Canons have precedence, then the Deacons, afterwards the other Clerks. In the Firft Form the petty Canons have precedence, then the other minor perfons according to the exigency of their age. {£ Of ftanding in the Choir at each of the Hours. Moreover the Clerks of the Superior Grade are bound to ftand throughout the year at all the principal Vefpers continuoufly in the Choir, whilft the Verficle of the Refponfory is faid, when there is aRefponfory. The Clerks of the Second Form alfo muft behave in like manner ; fo that for inftance they always ftand, except when the Verfe of the 1 The feats in the Choir -were termed " Forma" or Forms ; fo called, according to Ducange, becaufe " Forms, or images in carved -work, or reprefented in drawings, -were affixed to their backs," " or rather becaufe above they -were carved after thejhape of the forms of aqueduBs." y (Injungendis.) 3 « Extra fts from the Confuetudinary of ' S 'arum. 434 Refponfory is fung, which is faid at the ftep. '• The Boys, however, without any exception, are bound continually to ftand, except in Eafter Week, for then they should fit at Vefpers, whilft the Gradal Verfe and Alleluya is fung. At Compline, however, all the Clerks indifferently are bound to (land throughout the whole of that Hour. In like manner at Matins all the time, except whilft the Leflbns are read and the Refponfories with their Verfes are fung. Neverthelefs, by difpenfation the Clerks of the Superior Grade and of the Second Form in whatever part of the Choir, may fit during the Pfalmody whenever a Nocturn is faid, and moreover in all Feafts of iii. Leflbns which have ix. Pfalms : fo neverthelefs that when any one fits at one Pfalm, the next in the meanwhile ftands and goes on with it. At Prime and the other Hours all are bound uniformly to ftand. {[ Of the turning of the Choir to the Altar. The Clerks are bound to ftand turned to the Altar at Vefpers, from the time " O God make fpeed to fave me" is faid, until the firft Antiphon upon the Pfalms be begun. Let their carriage be the fame in the beginning of each Hour, and as often as " Gloria Patri" is faid. In finging Refponfories, however, it is generally to be obferved that thofe who fing the Verfe mould always ftand until the Verficle with " Gloria Patri " if " Gloria Patri " be ufed, be fung through. The Choir too, in the beginning of the Refponfories, turns itfelf to the Altar as often as the Choir fings. There is a fimilar obfervance in faying all the Chapters, and in the end of all the Hymns, and in all the Ver- j ficles, and after " Magnificat," and " Benedictus," and " Nunc dimittis," from the time " Gloria Patri " is faid until the whole fervice be com- pleted. There is a fimilar obfervance after the laft verfe of the laft Pfalm of every Hour, that the Choir always ftands turned to the Altar, until the Refponfe be begun, if there be a Refponfe, or a Chapter be faid. In like man- ner is it in Lauds. At Matins the Choir ftands turned to the Altar in the beginning, until the Invitatory be begun again for the laft time, and in each Nocturn, after the laft verfe of the Pfalm until the Leffon be begun. But at the recital of every Gofpel the Choir turn to the Reader himfelf whilft the words of the Gofpel are faid. In the beginning alfo of "Te Deum laudamus," in like manner until the Choir fings, and whilft the laft Verfe is fung. When, however, " Te Deum laud- amus " is not faid, but the Ninth Refponfory is repeated, then the Choir turns again to the Altar until the Antiphon upon the Pfalms be begun as aforefaid. But in the other Hours throughout the whole Hour the Choir carries itfelf thus after the laft Verfe of the laft Pfalm. * * * * {[ Of Proftration of the Choir. In Week-days when the Petitions (preces) are faid at the Hours, the Choir ftiould keep in prof- tration at all the Hours when the Petitions are faid from the time ''Lord have mercy" begins until "Through our Lord" be faid after the Orifon. And the Prieft alone rifeth from prof- tration when he fays " Arife, O Lord ! help us." At Matins whilft The Lord's Prayer is faid, before the Leffons, until '• And lead us not" be faid. In Lauds as at Vefpers. Moreover, in xl. a genu- flection takes place in the beginning of every Hour. The Choir alfo ought to be proftrate in every week-day, when it is the week-day Service without Eafter-tide. In the Vigils of the Dead at "Placebo" from the time "Lord, have mercy" is faid until the laft Orifon is faid. At " Dirige" until The Lord's Prayer is faid before the reading the Pfalm "Beatus;" fo likewife after "Magnus" at " Placebo." ^£ In ivhat manner the Choir is ufed to te condufled in Feafts. It is cuftomary that the Choir have Conductors on every Sunday, and on every Double Feaft, and on every Feaft of ix. Leffons throughout the year ; and from the Firft Vefpers of The Nativity of The Lord up to the Octave of the Epiphany and in the Octave ; except in the Vigil of the Epiphany when it happens without a Sunday, and throughout the week of Eafter and Pentecoft, and in certain Feafts which happen in Eafter-tide ; in thefe, for inftance, in the Feaft of S. Ambrofe and S. Mark and S. George; and of the Apoftles Philip and James; and in the Finding of the Holy Crofs ; and in the Feaft of S. John before the Latin Gate ; and of S.Dunftan, and S. Aldhelm, and S. Auguftine, and S. Barnabas the Apoftle ; and throughout the Oc- tave of the Afcenfion of The Lord ; and in the Day of the Octaves of the Apoftles Peter and Paul, and the Octave of the Affumption and Nativity of the BlefTed Virgin Mary. {[ What Feafts are Double, ivhat Simple. It is to be known that fome Feafts are Double, fome Simple. The Double Feafts in the Church of Sarum are thefe : — The day of The Nativity of The Lord, and the four following; and the day of the Circumcifion and of the Epiphany ; and the Purification of S. Mary; and the Annunciation of The Lord ; and the firft day of Eafter, with the ;'. e. Of the Choir, the Gradate. Extra Sis from the Confuetudinary of S arum. 435 three following ; and the Feaft of The Holy Trinity; and of S. John the Baptift ; and of the Apoftles Peter and Paul ; and the Aflumption and Nativity of the Blefled Virgin ; the Feaft of Relics ; and of S. Michael; and of All Saints; and of S. Andrew, the Apoftle." In thefe Double Feafts the Choir is conducted by four Clerks, of whom the two principal /hall always be of the Superior Grade. Two Secondaries, fometimes of the Superior Grade, fometimes of the Second Form. They /hall be of the Superior Grade in the day of The Nativity of The Lord, and the two following ; and in the day of the Epiphany ; and in the day of Eafter, and in Eafter Monday ; in the day of the Afcenfion ; in the day of Pentecoft, and the Monday; in the Aflumption of the Blefled Virgin. In the reft the Secondaries mall be of the Second Form. All Feafts, not called Double, in which the Choir has Conductors, are named Sim- ple. In fuch, therefore, the Choir is conducted by two only of the Second Form. * * * * {[ Of the Alternation of the Choir. b In alternate turns by weeks, the Choir ftiould be one week on the fide of the Dean, the other on the fide of the Precentor. In all Double Feafts the Choir ought ever to be on the fide of the Dean throughout the whole year, if there fhall be there that part prefent which fulfils the Divine Office in thofe Feafts; except in the time of The Nativity, and in Eafter-tide, and the Week of Pentecoft; for then in thofe continuous Double Feafts the Choir is changed each day. In certain times of the year the Table does not run by weeks, but by days, namely, from the day next after The Nativity of The Lord, when in the preceding Saturday either Choir is perfected, up to the Oc- tave of the Epiphany, if it happen on a Sunday ; but if it happen in any intermediate week-day, then the fame mode mall be obferved up to the next Sunday following. If, however, on the Sunday next before The Nativity the changing of each Choir fhall not be completely alike, then from the Day of The Nativity to the aforefaid term, let the Table run by days. So from The Supper of The Lord to the Octave of Eafter the Choir is varied each day. The weekly Conductors, however, before Eafter-day are not changed. From Eafter-day, however, up to the Octave, they are varied every day. Let the like be obferved in the week of Pentecoft up to the Day of Trinity. f[ Of the Duty of the Condutlors of the Choir. In Simple Feafts the principal Conductor of the Choir, at the beginning of Vefpers, ftiall enquire the Antiphon on the Pfalms and the intonation of the Pfalm and the difference, from the Precentor, and in what Grade it fhould be begun : having made the enquiry, let him fulfil it conformably to the anfwer of the Precentor. If the Antiphon on the Pfalms be more than one, let the Secondary enquire the fecond and fourth Antiphons, in the fame order and in the fame Grade. If, too, a Refponfory is to be fung at Vefpers, then let the Principal Conductor of the Choir fignify the Re- fponfory to the Secondary, and by whom it is to be fung on his part. But if it be to be fung by one perfon, then the Principal Conductor, on his part, fhall enjoin it to whom he will. Afterwards let the fame Conductor feek from the Precentor the Hymn, the Verficle, and the Antiphon upon "Mag- nificat," and the Memorials and their order. Having enquired of all thefe things, let himfelf begin the Hymn and the Verficle ; if it be to be faid by two, by himfelf and the Secondary ; let them enjoin it to two Boys in the two parts of the Choir. If by one only, by himfelf alone. Then let him enjoin the Antiphon on "Magnificat" and intone the Pfalm itfelf. Whilft the Orifon is being faid, let him enjoin " Benedicamus" to whom he will; and if it be double d the Secondary on his part. The Memorials, however, let the Conductors them- felves begin together; and the laft "Benedicamus" let the Secondary ever enjoin on his part. If it be Double, both of them. It is to be known, how- ever, that the Choir has Conductors at Vefpers and Matins and the Mafs only. At Compline, the office of the Principal Conductor is to enjoin the Verficle and the Antiphon upon the " Nunc dimittis" to whom he will. At Matins, the office of the Principal Conductor is, in the firft place, to enquire the Invitatory of the Precentor, and the Chant of the Pfalm "Venite;" then with his fellow let him begin the Invitatory, and to- gether chant the Pfalm. Afterwards let the prin- cipal Conductor enquire the Hymn of the Precentor, and the firft Antiphon on the Pfalms, then the Verficles in their place, and the firft Antiphon at Lauds and Compline ; and let all be fulfilled as above noted. (f^ At Prime, the office of the principal Conductor is to enjoin the Antiphon on " Quicunque vult " and the Refponfory " Jefu Chrifte." * * * * Befides, In ordinary days a To thefe muft be added the day of The Afcenfion, the Firft day of Pentecoft, the Feafts of Corpus Chrifti, of the Moft Siveet Name of Jefus, of The Vifitation, The Dedication, the Feaft of The Place, and of All Saints. b By the -word Choir here feems to be meant the finging men and boysfimfly. c Probably meaning the number of times is even on each fide. ll /'. e. To be faid by tivo. 436 Extracts from the Confuetudinary of S arum. throughout the whole week, his duty is at Vefpers to enquire for the Verficle and Antiphon upon " Magnificat," and to enjoin it, and to enjoin the " Benedicamus ;" at Prime to enjoin the Refpon- fory. In Double Feafts however, let all the Con- ductors together fing the whole Invitatory before it be repeated by the Choir. The Principal Con- ductor and his fidefman together intone the Pfalms and begin the Hymns, and the Secondary with his fidefman on his part aft in like manner and enjoin the " Benedicamus." * * * * Moreover, it belongs to the office of the Conduftors to take care that the Boys do not behave diforderly in the Choir, and do not leave the Choir without leave. The Boys are bound to be prefent at Vefpers, Compline, the firft Hours of the day, and at The Mafs. At the Vigils of the Dead, alfo, as often as the corpfe is prefent, and in the Trentals and Anniverfaries. At Compline thofe Boys are not bound to be, who are written in the Table. In Advent, however, and in Septuagefima up to Quadragefima the Hebdo- madary Boy for the Refponfories is bound to be prefent at Terce and Sext, to begin the Antiphons and fing the Refponfories when it is the Office for the Time. In Quadragefima, alfo, the fame is bound to be prefent at all the Day Hours, and to do this in a holy manner. ^T Of the mode of performing the Office in the Firji Vefpers of the Firji Sunday in Ad-vent. [See Saturday at Vefpers.] In the Firft Sunday in Advent at Vefpers, after chiming the bells, e let the Prieft of greater dignity who (hall be prefent, having faid The Lord's Prayer, go through the office. Let the Antiphon upon the Pfalms be begun in the Second Form by the firft Clerk of that Grade. * * * * At thefe Vefpers two Clerks of the Superior Grade fhall chant the Refponfory, in filken Copes, at the ftep. In like manner fhall the Refponfory be fung at Vefpers, in the Saturday before the Paffion and Palm Sunday, but in other Saturdays throughout the whole year when it is the Office for the Time and a Refponfory is chanted, let it be chanted by two of the Second Form in filken Copes. In the laft verfe but one of the Hymn, let the Prieft go out to put on his filken Cope. When the Hymn is finifhed let one Boy on the part of the Choir fay the Verficle, without changing veftment or place, turned to the Altar. Let the fame mode be ob- ferved by every Boy whenever alone he fays the Verficle or " Benedicamus." * * * * ^f Of Cenfing the Choir. [See Saturday at Vefpers.] * * * * ^ Of the following Compline. At Compline let the Firft of the Second Form begin the Antiphon upon the Pfalms. Let fome one of the Superior Grade intone the Pfalm. Let fome Boy fay the Verficle. Let all this be done as the Hebdomadary Conductor fhall arrange. ^[ At Matins of the fame in Sunday. On the fame day at Matins let the Firft of the Firft Form begin the firft Antiphon on the Pfalms. Let the fecond Antiphon be begun by his fellow on the oppofite fide. The third by the third op- pofite to him. The fourth by the Sub-Dean or by fome other inferior in the Second Form. The fifth by a Deacon in the Second Form. The fixth by fome one in the Superior Grade, as pleafes the Conduftor. In like manner the eighth and the ninth in order. Let each of the Verficles at Ma- tins be faid hither and thither by fingle Boys. After the commencement of the third Antiphon let fome Boy in the drefs of a Reader bring the Book of Leffons to the proper place, who himfelf may read the Firft Leffon. * * * * In Lauds let the firft Antiphon be begun by fome one in the Second Form, as the Conduftor of the Choir pleafes. The Second by his fellow oppofite in the fame Form. The others in the fame manner in order in the fame Form. Let the Prieft himfelf fay the Verficle before the Leffon. Let all the reft be fulfilled as noted above at Firft Vefpers. In the fame Sunday at Prime let the Antiphon on the Pfalms be begun by the firft Clerk on the Second Form. Let the Antiphon upon " Quicunque vult" be begun by fome one in the Superior Grade, as is ufual in every Feaft throughout the year when the Choir has Conduftors. In this day and every day except in Double Feafts, let the Re- fponfory " Jefu Chrifte" be faid by fome Boy on the part of the Choir, as the Conduftor fhall pleafe, without changing his drefs or place. But in Dou- ble Feafts let the Refponfory be faid by fome one in the Second Form, and by the fame let the Verfe and Verficle be faid. Then in the Choir let the Petitions be faid with The Lord's Prayer. " Pre- ciofa eft" "Right dear is," after the Verfe " Qui replet in bonis " " Who fatisfieth thy defire with good things." ^ Of the Arrangement of the Clerks in The Chapter. The Clerks fit in the Chapter in this order, — firft from the Bifhop fits on the right hand the Dean, then the Chancellor, then the Archdeacon of Dorfet, then the Archdeacon of Wiltfhire, then the Sub-Dean. On the left the Precentor, the Treafurer, the Archdeacon of Berkfhire, the other Archdeacon of Wiltfhire, the Sub-Precentor. Next Pulfato claffico. Extracts from the Confuetudinary of S arum. to thefe perfons fit the Canon Priefts, the Canon Deacons, and then the Sub-Deacons, then the Priefts Vicar, then the other Vicars of the Superior Grade, then the Canons of the Second Form, then the Deacons, Sub-Deacons, and Clerks in minor orders of the Second Form. Let the Boys, how- ever, whether they be Canons or not, ftand before the others in the Area, on either fide of the Pulpit/ arranged in their order. In the firft place let the Boy read from the Martyrology without "Jube Domine benedicere " "O Lord bid a bleffing," and without " Tu autem Domine" " But Thou, O Lord! " in a furplice. The LefiTon finifhed, let him declare any obit. Let the Prieft, (landing behind the Reader, if any obit be declared, reply " May their fouls and the fouls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God reft in peace, Amen." Then let him fay, " Right dear in the fight of The Lord," and the reft which be- longs to that Hour, which finifhed, let the Boy Reader begin another Leffon with " Jube Do- mine," and finifh the fame with " Tu autem Domine." Let the Prieft, having given the Bene- diction, retire during the Lefion to his place. Let the Boy, having fini/hed the Leffon, defcend from the Pulpit and read the Table. [Then follow particular directions as to the Table, that is the -written order in -which each Member of the body "was to take his part in the Service in turn. The following are extrafls.] It is to be known that the Hebdomadary Boys ought always to be on the part of the principal Choir. But of thofe which are at the Candles, one on the part of the Choir, the other on the oppofite. {[ Of the Table of S. Thomas Apoftle and other Feafts in -which the In-vitatory is fung by Three.% In the Day of S. Thomas Apoftle the Table is compofed thus. Let not the Hebdomadary Con- ductors be fent out, but let a third of the Superior Grade on the part of the Choir, as the Precentor may pleafe, be affociated with them, for the Invi- tatory, in the Table. * * * * This difpofition of the Table takes place in every Feaftof ix. Leflbns, when the Invitatory is laid by three. It is faid, how- ever, by three in every Simple Feaft of any of the Apoftles and Evangelifts, and in the Octave of The Epiphany and Afcenfion, and in the O&ave of Peter and Paul, and in the Feaft of the Bleffed Mary Magdalene, and S. Laurence, and in the Octave of the Affumption of the Bleffed Mary, 437 and in the Exaltation of The Holy Crofs, and in the Feaft of S. Michael in Mount Tomb, and of S. Martin, and S. Nicholas. * * * * C Of the mode of fulfilling the Hours of the Bay in the Firft Sunday of The Advent of The Lord. On the aforefaid Sunday at Terce, let the prin- cipal Conductor of the Choir for the week begin the Hymn, or caufe it to be begun by fome one of the Superior Grade, and let the Antiphon upon the Pfalms be begun by the fecond Choir h of the Second Form on that fide, and fo let the other Antiphons at the other Hours run backwards and forwards in fucceffion. Let the aforefaid Con- ductor of the Choir intone the Pfalm, or caufe it to be intoned by fome one of the Superior Grade, for no beginning of any Hymn, or Pfalm, or Intonation, fhould be made throughout the year in any Grade but in the Superior Grade when the Choir has not Conductors. The Refponfory in the Second Form by the Clerk next to him who began the Antiphon. Let the Prieft fay the Chapter and Collects without changing veftment or place. Let a like mode and order be obferved in faying the other Hours. On the fame day at Second Vefpers let the Antiphon upon the Pfalms be begun by the firft Clerk Sub-Deacon. Let the fecond be begun by his fellow oppofite. Let the reft in like manner run hither and thither in order. Let this order be obferved in all Sundays throughout the year in beginning thefe Antiphons. Let the Refponfory be fung by fome one of the Second Form as the Conductor of the Choir pleafes, without changing place or veftment. In this fame mode let the Refponfe be fung on every Sunday when it is the Office for the Time and there is a Refponfory, except on Palm Sunday, for then the Refponfe is fung by fome one of the Superior Grade. It is to be known that only in Advent and Quadragefima is a Refponfe faid on Sundays at Second Vefpers. Compline is not changed. {£ Of adapting the Service in the Firft Sunday in Advent -with others throughout the year. As in this Sunday, fo in each Sunday is the fer- vice fulfilled throughout the year when it is the Service for the Time : except that a Refponfory is not faid in every Sunday at Vefpers, and except that in Sundays in Quadragefima, at each Compline the Refponfory is faid by fome of the Second Form, at the pleafure of the Hebdomadary Conductor ; and except that in the four laft Sundays of Quadra- gefima three Verfes are faid after the Antiphon f Pulpit um, the Ambo or dejk from -whence the Leflbns -were read. S They are all marked in the Calendar as having Invitatorium Triplex. b It -would feem this means the fecond rank of the Choir, the p/irafe " Principal Choir " occurs previoujly. Ex trails from the Confuetudinary of S arum. 43* upon "Nunc dimittis" at either Compline, in Saturdays in the Superior Grade, in Sundays in the Second Form. Neverthelefs, in Palm Sunday they are faid in the Superior Grade. In like manner in every Feaft of ix. LefTons the Orifons, Verfes, Pfalms, Antiphon upon "Nunc dimittis," through the four laft weeks in Quadragefima, are faid in the aforefaid manner ; except in The Lord's Annuncia- tion, for then let Verfes be faid at either Compline, except that in Sunday of The Lord's Pallion one Antiphon only is faid upon the Pfalms in each Nodturn, of which the firft is begun in the Second Form, the fecond in the Second Form, the third in the Superior Grade : in like manner at Matins one Antiphon only is faid upon the Pfalms, and that is begun in the Superior Grade ; and one only in Lauds : but in the Octave of Eafter five An- tiphons in Lauds are faid in the Superior Grade, and in the Firft Sunday before The Afcenfion the fame five in the Second Form : and certain things which pertain to the Sunday Table of that Time, and except the middle Sundays after the beginning of the Hiftories, for then one Antiphon only is faid in Lauds : and except Eafter-tide, for then in Saturday there is faid but one Antiphon on the Pfalms. #T Of the mode of fulfilling the Ferial Service in the Firjl Monday in Ad-vent. In the firft Monday in Advent the Invitatory is fought from the Precentor ; let fome one of the Second Form fing it in the place of the Hebdoma- dary Conductor. Let the Verfes be begun in the Superior Grade as the Conductor mail arrange. Every thing elfe which pertains to the general duty of the Conductor, the fame Conductor ftiall per- form, either by himfelf or another. Let the firft Antiphon be begun by the Firft of the Firft Form j the fecond by his oppofite of the Firft or Second Form ; and the others run hither and thither in order, fo that the fifth be begun by the firft Clerk of the Second Form on the part of the Choir. In Lauds let the firft and third Antiphons be begun by the aforefaid two Boys. Let the others be begun in the Second Form. The order of Clerks which had before begun being continued, let all things which pertain to Matins be fulfilled as in Sunday, except that on a week day let all the Hymns be begun in the Superior Grade. And befides, the Prieft, faying the Collects, does not change place or veftment at Vefpers and at Matins. Moreover, let not the Altar be incenfed in week-days at Matins, or Vefpers, at " Benedictus," or "Magnificat." At Prime let the Antiphon upon the Pfalms be begun by the Firft of the Firft Form on the part of the Choir ; let the Antiphon upon " Quicunque vult" be begun by the Firft of the Second Form. Let the Re- fponfory be faid by fome one of the Firft Form ; all the reft as in the preceding Sunday, except that in this week-day, at all the Hours, there are Petitions with proftrations. At Tcrce, let the Hebdomadary Boy of the Refponfory begin the Antiphon on the Pfalms, and fing the Refponfory. Let the reft be as in the preceding Sunday. At Sext let every thing be juft as at Terce ; and at None let the Antiphon on the Pfalms be begun by the Firft Clerk of the Second Form, and let the Refponfe be fung by the next to him. For the reft in the other Hours ; at Vefpers let the Firft of the Firft Form begin the firft Antiphon, the fecond Antiphon the oppofite to him of the fame Form. Let all the others run hither and thither in the fame Form. Let the Hebdomadary Boy of the Re- fponfory fing the Refponfe, let the reft be as above at Matins. At Compline let fome one of the Firft Form begin the Antiphon on the Pfalms, as the Hebdomadary Conductor pleafes, the reft as in Sunday, except that here there are Petitions. C Adaptation of the fame to other JVeck-days throughout the year. Let the mode and order of the Service of this Week-day be obferved in every other Week-day throughout the year, when it is the Office for the Time ; except that without Advent and Quadra- gefima, the Hebdomadary Boy of the Refponfory is not bound to be prefent at Terce, nor at the other Hours of the day, and except in Quadra- gefima, for then at None the Antiphon on the Pfalms is begun by the Hebdomadary Boy, and let the Refponfory be fung by the fame ; alfo at Vefpers, and at other times than in Advent and in Quadragefima no Refponfe is faid. Moreover, in Eaftertide at Vefpers and at Matins only one An- tiphon is faid, not even in Lauds : nor are there Petitions with proftration. Moreover, in Quadra- gefima all the Hours of the day are faid before Mafs, but after Mafs without interval " Placebo," and the Vefpers of the day, then Vefpers of S. Mary. After dinner, however, an affembly being fummoned,' the Vigils of the Dead are faid. Then is there reading in affembly,J with- out change of drefs. Afterwards let Compline follow. C Of the manner of executing the Office in the Feaft of S. Thomas the Apoftle. * * * At Matins let the Invitatory be fung by three, in filken Copes, of the Firft and Second Form. * * * Puljata Collatione, i. c. of the C/iapte * In Collatione. Extra its from the Confuetudinary of S arum. C Of the adaptation of the fame to other Feafis when the In-vitatory is Trifle. This mode and order of Service mall be ob- ferved in all Feafts and Oftaves of ix. Leffons when the Invitatory is triple * * * and all the reft at Vefpcrs and at Compline as in Feafts of ix. Leflbns, when the Invitatory is faid by three. #T Of the mode of executing the Office in Simple Feafts of ix. Leffons. In the Leffer Simple Feafts of ix. Leflbns let the mode and order be obferved of the Service of Simple Sundays, which have the Refponfe in the Second Form. * * * In Feafts of III _ Leffons without Conductors of the Choir, and in every Commemoration of The Bleffed Virgin, the Invitatory is faid by two, that is to fay in thefe * * * C In -what Feafis of Hi. Leffons the In-vitatory is faid by Tiuo. * * * But is to be known that if thefe afore- 439 faid Feafts happen within Septuagefima, the Invi- tatory (hall be Simple. [It appears that on all Simple Sundays, i. e. which were not Feaft days, the Mafs was cele- brated after Terce. So alfo on Week-days. But on the Firft Mon- day in Advent Mafs was faid in the Chapter for the faithful departed before Terce. In Lent the Mafs was after None, except in Feafts, when the Mafs for the Feaft was faid before Terce. In Chriftmas Day there were three different Maffes, one after " Te Deum" in Matins, another after Terce, and a third at what particular time is not mentioned. " A fimilar mode of fervice is obferved in all Double Feafts which are not continuous, and alfo in the continuous, except that it is not always the Prieft of Superior Dignity who fulfils the Office, but of the Second Degree. A fimilar mode is kept up alfo in every Feaft, and in Oclaves, and in Week-days within the Oclave, with Conductors of the Choir." In Feafts of iii. Leffons the mode is the fame as in Week-days.] * 4+° Contents. THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK. PAGE. PACE. The Hours of The Crofs 1 Saturday in Lauds . . 260 Excerptions of Archbifhop Ecgbert , 2 Hymns at Matins on Week-days 265 DireElions to Priejis . • 3 The Lord's Day at Vefpers . . 276 Praife of the P faints 4 The Tones for Magnificat 282 Of The Hours [from the Myrroure\ ■ 5 Seletl Antiphons on Magnificat at Second Or if oris for The Hours 7 Vefpers 283 Orifons before the Divine Office 8, 14 Monday at Vefpers . . 285 The Form of Bidding The Pedes . 9 Petitions at Vefpers 290 Beneditlions 11 Common Memorials at Vefpers . . 292 Common Forms [The Lord's Prayer, The A) - Tuefday at Vefpers 299 gelic Salutation, The Creed,] and Note . 14. '5 Wednefday at Vefpers • 3°3 Invitatories . 16 Thurfday at Vefpers 306 Note thereon 20 Friday at Vefpers . 312 The Pjalm Venite . • J 9 Saturday at Vefpers 3«7 The Tones for Venite 20 Seletl Antiphons on Magnificat for Saturday at The Lord's Day at Matins . • ^S Vefpers .... . 328 Note on Antiphons . ... 34 Refponfories at Vefpers 33° The Song of S. Ambrofe and S. Augufline • 54 Hymns at Vefpers • 337 The Lord's Day in Lauds 57 At Compline I. . 353 Antiphons on BeneJidtus • 65 „ II. • 358 Tones for Benediftus 70 „ III. 361 Note on the Conclufion of the Colletls or Orifons 7 3 „ IV. and V. . 362 Hymns for Lord's Days throughout the year 75 „ VI. 363 At Prime .... ■ 97 „ VII. . • 3 6 4 Petitions at Prime 117 „ VIII. 366 At Terce .... • 125 „ IX. . • 3 6 7 At Sext .... 135 „ X. . 370 At None .... • 143 „ XI. . • 37« Monday at Matins J5 1 „ XII. 37* Monday in Lauds . 164 „ XIII. XIV. • 373 Petitions in Lauds 172 „ XV. 376 Common Memorials at Lauds . • 175 „ XVI. XVII. . • 378 Tuefday at Matins 181 „ XVIII. 311 Note on Commemorations . 181 „ XIX. . . 382 Tuefday in Lauds 192 „ XX. XXI. . 383 Wednefday at Matins ■ '95 „ XXII. • 384 Wednefday in Lauds 206 Petitions at Compline 385 Thurfday at Matins . 21 1 Tones for the Pfalms • 39° Hymns for The Supper, The Afcenjion ibid. Orifons or Collecls in Sundays 393 Thurfday in Lauds . . 226 The Seven Penitential Pfalms • 403 Friday at Matins 232 The Litany 406 Friday in Lauds • 2 43 The Vigils of The Dead • 417 Saturday at Matins . 247 ExtraBs from the Confuctudinary of Sarum • 43S Index to Hymns. 44I PAGE. INDEX TO HYMN IS. Immenfe Cceli Conditor . 288 PAGE. Impleta gaudent vifcera 93 ADAM vetus quod polluit . Adefto fancta Trinitas . Ad coenam Agni Agnofcat omne feculum Ales Diei nuntius . • 1 45 94 • 34» 103 • 194 Laudes Deo devotas Lucis Creator Optime Luftra fex Qui Lux ecce furgit . 380 280 . 86 230 Alleluya duke carmen 78 • 76 Magnae Deus potentiae . • 3H Alleluya piis Maria ventre concepit . 128 Alma Chorus Domini 378 Meridie orandum • '39 Anni peractis menfibus . 92 A Patre Unigenitus 271 Nodte furgentes • 29. 'S3 A folis ortus cardine . 268 Nox atra rerum . 211 Auftor Salutis Unicus 87 Nox et tenebrae 208 Audi benigne Conditor . 80 Nunc SancTe nobis . . 127 Audi Redemptor Gentium 269 Ave colenda Trinitas . 96 O Lux Beata Trinitas . 325 Aurora jam fpargit 264 O Pater Sancle • 95 Aurora lucis rutilat . 88 Optatus votis omnium . 214 O veneranda Trinitas . 96 Beata nobis gaudia 350 Pange lingua gloriofi praelium . 84 Chorus Novae Hierufalem • 347 Pange lingua gloriofi Corporis 273 Chrifte Qui Lux es Plafmator hominis • 31 6 Chrifte Redemptor . 266 Prefepe poni . 138 Chrifte hac Hora Tertia . 128 Primo dierum • *7 Clarum decus Jejunii Cceli Deus Sanftiffime . . 82 3°S Quern Terra Pontus 30 Conditor Alme fiderum • 337 Rector potens verax • *37 Confors Paterni luminis 182 Rerum Creator Optime 196 Corde natus 102, 360 Rerum Deus tenax ■ '44 Corporis formam caduci 127 Rex Angelorum prepotens 8 S Cultor Dei memento • 368 Rex Chrifte faftor . • 85 Rex eterne Domine 90 Dei fide qua 128 Deus Creator omnium • 3 2 4 Salvator Mundi • 358 Deus Pater piiflime 344 Sacris folemniis 35 l Sermone blando . 89 Ecce jam nocYis 64, 171 Sexta aetata Virgine 138 Ecce tempus idoneum . 343 Splendor Paternae . . 169 Ecce Quern Vates . ■ 137 Somno refectis 152 Eterna Cceli gloria 246 Summae Deus clementiae • 2 49 Eterne rerum Conditor Eterne Rex Altiffime . 62 213 Summi largitor praemii . Surgentes ad Te 79 . 265 Ex more dofti myftico • 342 Te lucis ante terminum 357 Hora nona quae canimus 146 Te lucis Auctor perfonent . . 103 Hoftis Herodes • 34o Tellus et ethera jubilent 212 Hymnum canamus gloriae 215 Telluris ingens Conditor . 301 Tu Chrifte noftrum gaudium 209 Jam Chrifte Sol . 81 Tu Trinitatis Unitas . 232 Jam Chriftus aftra 93 Jam lucis orto . 101 Veni Creator Spiritus 129 Jam ter quaternis 344 Veni Redemptor Gentium . ■ 339 Jefu noftra Redemptio • 376 Verbum Supernum prodiens a Patre 75 Jefu quadragenariae 83 Verbum Supernum prodiens nee Patris • 275 Jefu Salvator feculi • 374 Vexilla Regis prodeunt . 345 Jefus refulfit omnium . 270 Vox clara ecce • 76 3 l 442 ALLELUYA, fong of fweetnefs Alleluyas found ye All hail, adored Trinity All laud and worlhip Almighty Founder of the worlds A year's fwift months Arife we in the nightly watches At this high Feaft Author of Light we raife Begotten of The Father's bofom Behold the golden dawn Behold the accepted time Be with us, Holy Trinity Bleft feafon which with Bright Framer of the ftarry . Bright honour of the Lenten Come, Holy Ghoft, Who ever One Creator of all worlds Creator of the light Creator, Spirit, Power Divine Difpenfer of the gifts Dark night beneath Eternal Founder of the worlds Eternal Glory of The Heaven Eternal Monarch, Lord Firft Day of days From climes which fee From God The Father, Virgin-born Great Lord of Heaven How glow their hearts . Jefu, to Earth Thou Saviour Jefu, Redemption of our fouls Jefus hath Ihone Jefu, who this our Lenten In accents bland In folemn courfe Let this our folemn Feaft Let Earth and Skies rejoicing Let the wide world confefs Lo, a frail body's form . Lo, Chrift above the ftars Lo, He whom Seers Lo, He whom Earth Lo, what a thrilling voice Lo, morn is o'er the zenith Lord of all might, Who Moft Holy God, The Lord Maker of man, from Heaven Maker of all things, God Index to Hymns. 29 78 76 96 380 301 9* *53 349 103 » 3 6 ° 230 343 94 349 337 81 126 195 280 129 79 211 62 24.6 213 27 267 271 288 93 374 376 270 83 34i 35i 212 103 127 93 137 30 76 364 311 305 316 323 PAGE. Now the old Adam's . . . 145 Now thrice three hours . . . 146 Now let The Lord's fair Choir . . 378 Now twice four hours . . . 344 O Chrift The Light . . .365 O Chrift The Lord, in this third . . 128 O Chrift, Thou art our joy . . 209 O Chrift, our King . . .85 O Chrift, Thou Sun of Juftice . . 81 O Chrift, Redeemer . . .266 O God of all the ftrength . . 143 O God, O Father kind . . . 344 O Holy Father, gracious . . 95 O Herod, impious foe . . . 34° O Jefu, hear the hymns . . 146 O King, Eternal Lord . . -85 O King of Angels, Lord . . 85 O long defired of all . . .214 O Light, Thou Trinity . . -3^5 O merciful Creator, hear . . .80 O pray we at this noontide . . 139 O Thou, juft Judge of quick . . 145 O Trinity revered ... 96 Our wearied limbs with fleep . . 152 Redeemer of the nations, come . . 338 Redeemer of the nations, hear . . 269 Rehearfe, my tongue, the glorious . 83 Salvation's Author, Lord . . .87 Saviour of man . . . • 359 See, in a lowly manger . . • 138 See vanim faft . . . . 64, 170 Servant of God, remember . . . 368 Six luftres paft, his life ... 86 Sing we triumphant hymns . . . 215 Speak, my tongue, the myftic . . 273 Supernal Word, Thou Effluence . .75 The faith of God, wherein . . 128 The herald bird of day . . -194 The Morn of light, its beams The Star of light . . 97,101,102 The Royal Banner . . -345 The Word Supernal forth . . • 174 This Hour, when Chrift . • *39 Thou Brightnefs of The Father's . .169 Thou Confort of Thy Father's Glory . 182 Thou Framer of Earth's fabric . . 248 Thou, ere the Sixth great Age . . 138 Thou mighty Ruler, God . . .136 Thou Unity of Trinity . . .232 Ye Choirs of New Jerufalem • • 34 6 Ye glooms of night . • • 2 °8 CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS. Page im line I for "CXXX." read "CXXIX." . . Ila . . 25 for "everlafting Light" read "may perpetual Light fhine upon them." . . 16a . . 19 to 23 dele from "and " to " Times" inclufive. .. 18a 5 dele " in the Firft week." . . 20a .. 4 for "Cond." read" Choir." . . 20a . . 2 and 5 dele " the" •• 35* .. 20 after " Chriftians " infert"are" .. 38a . . 13 for " he hideth * * * he may" read " He hideth * * * He may " .. 56* . . 10 dele the reference (°) after " Heavens" and infert it line 12 after " help me " . . 65 Note, line 6 from bottom, for "Cap" read "Cope" .. 71a .. 83 it ine 22 and 133^ line 12 dele "the light of" tfiead of ~ read m ■ J J j ^ ■ ■ no - bilem no - bilem -um-phal lay -um-phal lay .. 89a line 4 for "defened" read "defend" . . 104a . . 4 for " denum " read " demum " .. 115A • • '5 f or "and '" 'he Vigil" read "except in the Vigil" and line 29 after " Eafter" infert ' ' and in the Vigil of The Nativity, and in the Vigil of The Epiphany, if it be a Sunday " .. 117a . . 5 from bottom, for "and " read "except" .. 123A . . 3 after "then" infert "let" .. 133* . . 13 before " O Lord" infert " !$•" and begin a new line •• 135" 7 from bottom, and 173a line 11 from bottom, inftead of "place" as in MSS., the printed Breviaries read "ftep" .. 150a .. 12 before "(hew" infert "And" .. 158A 5 and 160a line 2 for " Praife" read " Praifing" .. 174a . . 17 for "or" read "and" .. 197a . . 17 for "and feek" read "or feek after" .. 197a . . 19 for "all become unprofitable" read "altogether become ufelefs" .. 198A 9 for "traded" read "trodden" . . 207a ..15 after "praife" infert "Thee" . . 213^ .. 2 from bottom, for " Jefu" read "Jefus" . . 2234 . . 16 for " leaded: " read " leddeft" . . 20, 247^, and 18a add Note to Invitatory : "In all the lnvitatories that end ' O come, let us adore ' the whole Invitatory is repeated by the Choir, not the latter claufe only." .. 2 53 i ine 15 from bottom, for "rocks" read "rock" . . 269A . . 2 for " Virgin Son " read " Virgin-born " . . 277a . . 12 for " counfel" read " council " .. 3IOa add Note to Pf. CXXXV. "According to the York Breviary ' for his mercy is for evermore ' •was repeated after every verfe in Double Feafts only. Whence it may be concluded • • 3 l( > j that the fame ufage -was followed in the Church of Sarum." '■or read _ _.■ ^_ =!__^_ et fer et fer and to and to Corrections and Additions. Page 366a line 10 for "reward "' read "rereward " 378 .. 2 from bottom, for " Unigenitas" read " Unigenitus" . 378 . . 4 from bottom, for " Pontoncraton " read " Pantoncraton " 387A . . I for " in this night to" read " in this night. To " 389a .. 2 before " mew us " injert "And" 389^ .. I] from bottom, after il Epiphany" injert "and from TAurfday in The Supper of The Lord to the Firft Sunday after Trinity." 402* . . 22 for " Pfalm IV." read " VI." 403^ lines 14 and 15 from bottom, for "neither is there any peace" read " there is no peace'' 417 Note, line 7 from bottom, for "Holy Peter, pray for us" read "Holy Peter, hear us." DEO GRATIAS J. 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