^ J fmc^ia The Collects \ ■ ep THE Church "V^ c c- 7 ci C? Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/circumprOOpars 'xwniiiefr ClRCUM Pr^cordia €f)e Collect^ OF THE AS THEY ARE SET FORTH BY THE €fntrcf) of gnglanti IM HER 2$oofc of Common draper J : or etierp ^unbap in tftc near. TOGETHER WITH A FEW POEMS By Mr. PARSONS. BOSTON: PRINTED-by-JOSEPH GEORGE- CUPPLES-and-PUB= LISHED-BY-HIM-AT-THE-BACn BAY- BOOKSTORE ~250~B0YL= STON- STREET Copyright, 1892, By T. W. Parsons. A U rights reserved. Epya vtwV) (3ov\ai 52 /jLfoajv, eir^ai 5e yepovrwv. — Hesiod. * Numinis oracula et sanctorum verba piorum, Suavius ut mentes moveant quae metrice lecta, Scholarum filiusquas olim Ecclesia nostra Praebuit agnellis, nunc ultimus agnellorum, Deficiente manu, dum cesserataura poesis, Frigidus aut steterat circum frcecordia sanguis. Obloquitur numeris, varians discrimina vo- cum. Xeu sit inepta labor, fidei fructus puerorum Nostrum de aede tua antiqua, sanctissime Paule ! Discipuli audaces ! haud muti caeca magistri Verba, nee ipsius pastoris dicta sequentes ; Atpueri ingenui coelestia facile credunt ; Xeque Dei servus jecit sua semina saxis. Manserunt has corde meo, semperque mane- bunt, * Work for the young : for elders counsel sage ; Then what remains but orisons for age? *Conlectae veteres queis omnis epistola ser- mo, Quas nunc versiculis reddit mihi Musa senilis. Ludere me sacris non care, putabis, amice Quae tetigi trepidans et humillime conscius ausi : Hoc habui in votis ; pro Christi stirpe sacel- lum Condere pectoribus : ne soevi docte sacerdos ! Si nimis exiguum tibi, quaeso ut blande tace bis : Discedam, explebo numerum reddarque tene- bris. T. W. Parsons. * " Coidegeuda cum Epistola" ; this marginal direc- tion in the missals probably gave name to the Collects or Conlects. They were the " preces conlectae " — read with the Epistles. Content^ Numinis Oracula ClRCUM PR.tCORDIA Homily for Ash Wednesday Homily for Lent Lesson for Lent. From Dante Hymn for Easter Prayer for Sunday Morning lucerna sis pedibus meis Christmas Carol for Patients in the Massachusetts General Hospital .... With a Gift of Fresh Palm-Leaves A Passage from the Paradiso In Saint Joseph's Lift Me, Loved Jesus. Son?ict In Eclipse ..... These Garlands on Thine Altar So?i?ief .... Paradisi Gloria i-6 3 67 69 7 2 73 76 77 73 So 8.: 83 85 S7 90 9- Ctrcum ^racorDta. Ei)t Collect for 9Tl)e fourtf) i^tmtoap before Christmas, or anient Jstmfcap* Almighty God ! give us the grace that may Enable us to cast the works away Of darkness, putting on that armour bright Of righteousness — the panoply of light — Now in the time of this brief mortal being, During which life Thy Son, Lord Jesus Christ, With great humility did visit men On whom the boon had been be- stowed of seeing, And through their ignorance was sacrificed ; (i) m That in the last day when He shall again — As we believe Thy Saints have truly said — Come in His glorious majesty to be The judge of all the living and the dead, Unto that promised life immortal we May rise from this world which we darkly tread : Through Him who lives, who reigns, whom we adore Now, with One Spirit and Thee, and evermore. (3) *»**emi^*% STfje Seconti Stmtiag in Stobent. O blessed Lord ! who so hast ordered it That all Thy Holy Scriptures have been writ For our instruction, grant that in such wise We may both hear and with attentive eyes Peruse, mark, learn and inwardly re- ceive Their spiritual food as duly to believe Through patience, prayers, and com- fort of Thy Word Those blessed truths which all man- kind have stirred With a new hope — that hope which Thou hast given Through Christ our Saviour, of the life in heaven. SHje CJ)trtJ Suntiag in atifani Lord Jesus Christ ! who diclst before Thee send, At Thy first coming, to prepare Thy way, The herald John — Thy messenger and friend — Grant that all stewards of Thy mysteries, they Who have Thy sacred ministry in trust, Likewise make ready and prepare Thy way By turning to the wisdom of the just Their hearts who have been prone to disobey ; (4) That in Thy second coming, on the day When Thou shalt judge us, and Thy people stand Before His face, oft having known His hand, They may acceptance find in that high court Where mercy rules, nor of His grace come short, Whom we call Father, whom all w r orlds adore With the Holy Spirit and Thee for- evermore. (5) SCjje jfouttfj Sunbap in atifoent. O God ! we humbly pray, raise up Thy power To come among us in the approach- ing hour Of solemn festival, and with great might Strengthen us through the season of delight With hope that, seeing we have often been Sore let by wicked thoughts or acts of sin, And hindered in the running of that race Of godliness which Thou before our face Hast plainly set, Thy grace and mercy may (6) Speed on of our deliverance the day ; Through that fulfilment which Thy Son hath made, Lord Jesus Christ, to satisfy and aid In our atonement, unto whom with Thee And with the Holy Spirit forever be, World without end, all praise, all glory paid. Cfmstmaa ©ag. Almighty God ! who didst, as on this morn, Give men Thy first-begot and only Son To take their nature on Him and be born Of a pure virgin, grant us everyone Being regenerate, to become by grace And Thine adoption, brethren of our Lord, Thy children also, and behold His face ; And from the influence of the Holy Word Daily renewal of our hearts receive Through Him who reigns and lives, as we believe, One God, with Thee, our Father and our Friend And that same Holy Spirit, world without end. (8) jgp^*s^£2ro 2Tfje Second Sunbag after dfrrfetma*. O God, who mad'' st Thy blessed Son to be Obedient to man's ancient law, the rite Of circumcision, grant that likewise we, Spiritually maimed from every false delight, With heart and bodies mortified and free From worldly passion, low desires and lust, May in all things Thy blessed will obey Through Him, Thy Son, in whom we put our trust, Lord Jesus Christ, and in whose name we pray. &[)e 3Bap of tfoe ffipipfjanp. O God ! the glory of whose orient star Led men to seek where Christ the Saviour lay, Grant that we pilgrims watching from afar The signs in heaven and earth which point the way To the true cradle of our faith, His Church, May to the bosom of that kingdom soar To find therein cessation of our search And in Thy peace abide forever- more. (io> 2EI)e jjtrgt Stmfcap after tfyt ©ptpJjang. O Lord ! in mercy, we beseech, re- ceive The supplications of Thy Church ! bestow Discernment on us; gladly to achieve Fulfilment of what things we see and know We ought to do, and through Thy grace, with might Of soul and body, still pursue the right. (ii) 2Efce Srconto Stmfcag after t\)t ©pipljanp. O everlasting and almighty God ! Who governest all things in heaven and earth With mercy hear Thy people in their prayers And all their days, through which the paths are trod Of this brief being, from their hour of birth To the last moment, may Thy peace be theirs ! Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen ! Z\)t fTfnrto Suntiap after tf)c (Eptpfjarrp, O Thou almighty and eternal One ! On our infirmities, we humbly plead, Look down with pitying eye, and when we run In danger's way, or in all time of need, Thy strong right hand our helper be ! to shun Such things as man to his destruc- tion lead. (13 J 2H)e Jfottttl) Sttntoap after tlje ©pipbanp* O God ! who knovvest us by Thy de- cree To have been set here in this mor- tal state With a frail nature ever doomed to be Tempted of evil thoughts amid so great And many dangers that we cannot stand Always upright, vouchsafe us of Thy grace The strong protection of Thy loving hand Through all temptation, till we reach the place Of Heaven's own peace, obeying Thy command. (U) Cbe Jtftfj Sunbap after tfje IBpipIjang. O God ! Thy Church and Household, we implore, Keep in Thy true religion evermore, That all who lean their only hope on Thee And on Thy mercy, may defended be From every terror, in the dreadful hour Of our departure, by Thy mighty power : And this we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. (15) §>t})tuag;eatma Stmtoap* Lord ! we beseech Thee with a favor- ing ear The prayers of Thy repentant people hear, That we who justly many times have been Punished in mind and body for our sin May by Thy goodness mercifully be From the dominion of that death set free ; Unto Thy glory ! at whose name we bend — And through our Saviour, Christ, who reigns with Thee And with the Holy Ghost, world without end. (16) ^catagccitma l&tntfjap* Lord God ! who seest that our human dust In our own doings cannot put our trust, O mercifully grant us of Thy power The sure defence in every adverse hour ; Through Jesus Christ our Lord and rock and tower. (17) ©ttinquaffcfiima J§>tmtoaj>* Which is a prayer for the peace of the Church. O Lord ! who hast assured us through Saint Paul That our best doings are of no ac- count Ungraced with charity, pour into all Our hearts from Thine own Spirits eternal fount That greatest gift, the very bond of peace And every virtue, lacking it who lives Being dead in Thy sight : so may dis- cord cease For Jesus' sake ! whose life like lesson gives. (18) ^■""^^-sSr^-r^ei" m for SteiljSlCElctinrfi'bap^ Which is also to be said, with every other Collect, during Le?it. Father Almighty ! everlasting God ! Who hatest nothing which Thy hands have made, And whose forgiveness is on all bestowed Who have in penitence devoutly prayed Sincerely sorrowing, in us create New hearts and contrite, that while we lament Our sins, acknowledging our wretched state, Of Thee, whose mercy grows as we repent, Perfect remission we may all obtain And so, forgiven, in Thy peace remain, Through Jesus Christ our Sovran Lord, Amen ! (19) €I)e first ^unUap in Lent* O Lord ! who forty days, didst, for our sake, And forty nights, nor bread nor wine partake, Give us Thy grace such abstinence to use As may all superfluity refuse ; So that our flesh may lend the spirit space To grow tow'rds God, and with obe- dient pace Follow Thy godly motions ; and the will Of righteousness and holiness fulfil, (20) STlje ^etonU H>tntfiap in Lent Almighty God ! to whom our need is known Of power to help us, mightier than our own ; Have care not only of our outward frame, But keep us inwardly devoid of blame ; That through Thy grace we may de- fended be From adverse chance, and hold the body free From pain or weakness, and the spirit whole From evil thoughts which oft assault the soul. (21) an* 2Cf)e ©fritU JSmn&ap in lent* Almighty God ! we do beseech Thy grace Look down from heaven on us Thy helpless race Of humble servants and their hearts' desires And, to defend them as their need requires, Stretch forth in majesty Thy strong right hand That shall bestow fresh courage to withstand This hostile world's temptations, and the foes In our own bosoms that our peace oppose. Cfje jFourtl) ^ttntoap in lent* Grant, we beseech Thee, O Almighty God ! That we, who have deserved thy chastening rod And oft endured it for those unwise deeds Remembering which the best man's conscience bleeds, May through the present comfort of Thy grace For which today we seek Thy holy place, And through our Lord and Saviour, Christ, find peace. (23) Cbe Jiftf) ^ttntiap in lent* God ! we beseech Thee, Father of all might ! Look clown in mercy from Thy heav- enly height And grant that we Thy people may be still Preserved and governed by Thy great good-will Toward us, in soul and body, ever- more Through Jesus Christ, in whose name we implore. (24) STfje SimUag Hcxt before ©aster, or J3alm Stmtag. Almighty God ! eterne ! who didst of Thy Deep love and tender mercy toward mankind Let Thy Son, Jesus Christ, our Saviour, die, Clothed in our flesh, upon the cross, to mind Men of His great submission, grant that we May of His patience patient followers be Through life, and after be partakers made Of His own resurrection from the dead Through the same Christ, our Saviour Lord. Amen ! (25) ©aster Jktmfcag. Almighty God, who hast for us, through Thine Only begotten Son, made Death resign His old dominion over us, and oped Life's gate, that life eterne for which men hoped ; We humbly ask that, as by special grace Thy love prepares our minds to be the place For good desires, so by Thy constant aid May those desires of good effect be made ; Through Jesus Christ, who lives with Thee and reigns, And with the Holy Ghost one God remains, To be for aye, world without end, obeyed. (26) £f)e first §>untoag after Caster. Almighty Sire ! whogav'st thine only Son To die for our transgressions, and to rise Again, that thus our pardon might be won ; Grant us Thy grace to put away the leaven Of malice and of wickedness, and lies, That we may evermore serve only Heaven In purity of life, in truth, in love, Through the same Christ, Thy Son, our Lord above. (27) STfje StcanU Suntiajj after Caster. Almighty Sire ! whogavest human- kind, A sacrifice for sin, Thine only Son, And that in Him we might en- sample find Of godliness, give grace to everyone With grateful heart such blessing to receive And daily endeavor in such way to live That we may never falter in the strife The steps to follow of His faultless life. (28) r— i^ '- ■- " " v - , 2Tf)c CjnrtJ Sumtoap after Caster- Almighty God ! who showest unto all That walk in error Thy truth's con- stant light With merciful intent, before they fall To bring them back into Thy way of right, Grant unto those admitted to the fold Of Christ's religion evermore to shun Things adverse to their faith and take fast hold Of such things as were taught us by Thy Son Jesus, through whom we pray Thy will be done ! (29) &f)e jFouttJ) Suntiap after ©aster. O God Almighty ! who alone canst rein The wanton pulse and wills of sin- ful men, Unto Thy people grant such things to love As Thou commandest, and desire above All present joys Thy promised good most dear, That so among the changes which abound, Sundry and manifold, in Thy world here Our hearts may surely there, with faith sincere, Cling, where true joy is only to be found ; Through Jesus Christ, the Lord whom we revere. (30) &\>t f tftlj ^tmtiap after Caster* O Lord ! from whom proceedeth every good Grant us Thy servants that most holy mood Of inspiration, that, our hearts being pure, Thy mercy still may guide them, to ensure Good thoughts with just performance of the same, And this we ask in Christ our Sav- iour's name. (31) Ascension* Grant, we beseech Thee, O Almighty One! That like as we believe Thine Only Son Into the heavens to have ascension made, Thither in heart and mind may we ascend To dwell continually with Him, our Friend Who lives and reigns with Thee, alike obeyed, And with the Holy Ghost, world without end. (32) Hi? Cfje Simtoag after Ascension. Dap. O God ! the king of glory and all power Who hast exalted from that bitter hour When He for human kind was sacri- ficed Thine only son our Saviour Jesus Christ Unto Thy kingdom in the heaven to be Our everlasting advocate with Thee ! Leave us not comfortless we now implore But send Thine Holy Spirit to restore Our fainting souls and so exalt us there Whither our Saviour Christ is gone before Through whom we lift our hearts in humble prayer Whom we believe our helper and our friend Who lives and reigns with Thee forevermore And with the Holy Ghost, world without end. (33) va^ fflSRjntetmUap. O God ! who didst, as at this hal- lowed tide Of Pentecost, Thy servants' hearts unite, Illume, instruct, and in the true way- guide By sending down Thy Holy Spirit's light, By that same Spirit grant us, we im- plore, In all things a right judgment, that we may Joy in His holy comfort evermore, Through Christ our Saviour's merits, to whom we pray, Who lives and reigns with Thee, since earth He trod, In the same Spirit's unity, One God. (34) Crtnttp* Almighty Father ! everlasting God ! Who hast upon Thy servants grace bestowed, By the confession of a faith sincere, The glory to acknowledge and revere Of Thine eternal Trinity, and still, In fulness of the Majesty divine, The Unity to worship at one shrine ; We now beseech Thee may it be Thy will To keep us constant in this faith of ours, And evermore defend us from all powers Adverse to peace or to belief in Thee Who livest and who reignest and shalt be World without end, One God adored in Three. (35) CI)e JFtrat J&untoap after ©units* O God ! the strength of them, and only theirs, Who put their trust in Thee, accept our prayers And mercifully grant us of Thy grace The constant help ; and since our mortal race, Through nature's weakness, oft in duty fail Unless Thou help us, let good thoughts prevail, That we may please Thee both in will and deed By keeping Thy commandments as our creed. (36) 3&L E\)t SccanU Stmtoap after Crinitp* O God ! who never failest, we are taught, To help and govern those whom Thou hast brought Up in the steadfast love and fear of Thee, Protect and keep us that we still may be Of Thy good providence in constant care, And grant that in our bosoms we may bear A fear perpetual, yet with love sincere Thy holy name obediently revere. (37) 1 Cf)e 2EJ)trt Suntiap after Crinitp* O Lord ! in mercy hear us, we be- seech, And grant that we to whom Thyself didst teach The heart's desire to pray — as Jesus prayed — May be defended by Thy mighty aid And comforted in danger or distress Through Him whom Thou didst glo- rify and bless. (38) €l)e JFcmttl) Ifetmtoap after divinity). Father ! protector of all those who trust In Thee, without whose help our hu- man dust Hath neither strength, nor holiness, nor peace, O multiply Thy mercy and increase That having Thee our ruler and our guide, Through things that only for a time abide We so may pass that finally we may Come to the joys of Thine eternal day : Grant it, O Heavenly Father ! for the sake Of Jesus Christ through whom this prayer we make. (39) Cfje Jftftfj Suniap after Evmity. God ! we beseech Thee, through the Prince of Peace, Lord Jesus Christ, that Thou wilt grant release Unto His flock from envyings and strife, And order so the course of this world's life By Thy good governance, that it may pass Peaceably still, while we, at prayer or mass, Children of one fold and one Shep- herd, may Thy law of Love continually obey, Serving in godly quietness and joy Thy holy Church in her serene em- ploy. (40) *rQS>v m/ -Zi Wl~ fMEQ^- E\)t J^tf) ^ttntoap after CrtnitjK O God ! who hast prepared for those who love Thee and Thy law, a blessedness above Alan's understanding, pour into our hearts Such love towards Thee as perfect peace imparts ; That loving Thee beyond all joys that are We may obtain Thy promises that far Exceed our own conception or desire, Through Jesus Christ ! whose words this hope inspire. («) Cf)e i£>ebentf} SimUag after (Etinitp* O Lord of power ! Almighty God ! who art Author and giver of all good, impart To us and graft within our souls the love Of Thy dread name — all other names above ! Increase in us of true religious thought The daily growth ; so, by Thy pre- cepts taught, May we be nourished in all good, and through Thy constant mercy paths of peace pursue. (42) Cj}e ©tgljtf) ^tmfcap after fttmitp, O God ! whose never failing provi- dence Ordereth all things both in earth and heaven, We humbly pray Thee be our sure defence Against all evil : put away the leaven Of our desire for hurtful things, and grant That we may only seek for and ob- tain Such as are needful to the body's want Or helpful towards the soul's eter- nal gain. (43) STfje JBintl) Simtag after Evimty. Grant us, O Lord ! the spirit, we be- seech, To rule our thoughts, that every act and speech Be always right : and since ourselves are weak And oft through ignorance unwisely speak And oft through passion, and without Thy grace Can do no good thing, help our help- less race To shun all ways or thoughts which lead to ill And blameless walk according to Thy will. (44) -F) 2EI)e SFentl) Hmnfcag after Crinttp. With ears of mercy hear Thy ser- vants' prayers, Father in heaven ! and may Thy will be theirs, That they may ask of Thee such things alone As in Thy wisdom, so beyond their own, Thou for their good eternal dost or- dain ! So may Thy children their desires obtain And these petitions not be made in vain : Through Jesus Christ, our Advocate. Amen. (45) f» 2Tfje ©lebmtl) Suirtrap after Crtnitg* O God ! whose power almighty is de- clared Mostly in mercy ; pitying who hast spared Thy people often when they went astray, And Thy rebuke dost many times delay ; Grant us, we pray, such measure of Thy grace That we, in running the religious race Of Thy commandments, may obtain of Thee Thy gracious promises and come to be Partakers made of Thine eternal store Treasured in heaven, unsummed by earthly ore. (46) 3Efje Cmelftj) juntas after frtwtflv Father Almighty ! everlasting God! Who always art, in Thy serene abode, Readier to hear than we to pray, and art Wont to give more than we desire, or could Deserve of Thee, pour down in every heart The abundance of Thy mercy, and forgive Those things whereof our conscience beareth blame And grant us those good gifts whereby we live Here and hereafter ; which we may not claim -;• Of our own worthiness but in the name And through the mediation of Thy Son Lord Jesus Christ : so may Thy will be done. (48) W$t STfjirteentfj gwnbap after 3Crimtp. Merciful God Almighty ! of whose gift Alone it comes that we our souls may lift Up to Thy service laudable and true, Help us, Thy faithful people, to renew Daily their vows, and with a love sin- cere Serve Thee so constantly in life's career That we fail not hereafter, but at last Those blessed promises of Thine hold fast, Which through the merits of Thy Son alone, Jesus, we ask — and nothing of our own. (49) Cfje jFourteentl) Suntiap after Exinity. May that increase, O everlasting God ! Be on Thy servants by Thy grace bestowed Of hope and faith and charity whereby We come to love what Thou com- mandest so That we may trust hereafter, when we die, The peace which Thou hast promised us to know ; Through Jesus Christ, sole fount whence hope doth flow. (50) = ^^^- €&e jjtfteentfj S>mHiap after Crtnitp. With Thy perpetual mercy keep, O Lord! Thy Holy Church according to Thy word ; And for man's frailty without Thee must fall, By Thy good help deliver us from all Pernicious things, and lead us on to those Whereby the work of our salvation grows. (51) I) J£be i&tj;teentf) Suntiag after Cttnitg* Have pity, Lord ! and let Thy con- stant care Defend Thy Church, to keep it clean and fair From every error, that ourselves may be Under its guidance from delusions free ; And since without Thy help it can- not stand In safety, succor it with Thy strong hand, And by Thy grace preserve it ever- more Through Jesus Christ, its Head, whom we adore. (52) C&e ^etenteentj) Hmntoap after Crinttp* Lord ! let Thy gracious guidance, we implore, Be as a lamp to always go before Or follow after us, that we may see Our course and so continually be Given to good works and led to do the right, Through Jesus Christ — who is our Lamp and Light. (53) C&e ©ia!)teentl) gmntoag after Crtnttp* Lord! we beseech Thee grant Thy people grace The world's temptations patiently to face, To fight against them and the low de- sires Which or the flesh or evil spirit in- spires, And with pure hearts and minds to serve alone Thee only God ! through Jesus Christ Thy Son. (54) C&e J!3ineteentfj i&untoap after Crinitp, O God ! without whose help we have no power To please Thee, grant in mercy, we implore, That in all things thy Holy Spirit may Direct and rule our hearts and teach the way, Through Christ our Lord, to please Thee and obey. (55) &f)e 2Etoenttetj) Hmn&ap after Cttnttp* Of Thine abundant goodness, merci- ful Almighty God ! beseech Thee keep us free From all such things as injure us or dull The soul, that both our soul and body we May hold in sound estate and ready be Always with cheerful spirit to pur- sue Those things which Thou com- mandest us to do. (56) Cf)£ STiDcntp.f irfit Stmtiag after 8Trmttg. Grant us, O God ! whose mercy doth not cease, Constant in faith, forgiveness and Thy peace ; That we from all such errors as have been May shielded be, and cleansed from every sin, And with a conscience whole and quiet mind Serve Thee, through Him who hath redeemed mankind. (57) STJje @Ttoentg^econto JSmntoap after Crmttp» The Church, Thy household, by the living Word, Keep in continual godliness, O Lord ! That under Thy protection it may be From all adversities or dangers free, Devoutly given, each day, to serving Thee In all good works through men devoid of blame To the sole glory of Thy hallowed name. (58) i^iy gTfje Ctocntg^fntto Smnbap after (Ettnitp* O God ! our strength and refuge, Thou who art The author of all godliness, do Thou Be ready, we beseech Thee, to impart Thy gracious hearing to the prayers which now We children of Thy Church devoutly offer ; That those things which in faith we humbly crave Thy goodness may effectually proffer ; Through Him who unto us this great hope gave. (59) SCjje Ctoentpdfrmttf) Jfettntoap after Evinity. Absolve Thy people, we beseech Thee, Lord ! From their offences ; by Thy written word And bounteous goodness, that we all may be From those dread bands delivered and set free Of sin — whereinto many times we fall Through human frailty — therefore help us all ! Hear, Heavenly Father, for our Saviour's sake, Christ ; in whose blessed name these prayers we make. (GO) _^$PBl!K ftlje Ctoentp-f tftfj gmntrnp after ftrinitp. Stir up the good wills, we beseech, O Lord! Of Thy believers ; that we may not cease Bearing good fruit in works, and have reward As plenteous in Thy pardon and Thy peace : Through Jesus Christ whom also we name Lord. STIje ©ap of S>aint Stomas; t\}t ^pestle. Eternal God ! who didst, as John hath writ, To make more certain our belief, per- mit The Apostle Thomas once to disbe- lieve In Thy Son's resurrection, O relieve Us from reproval in Thy sight for doubt That sometimes from within us or without Assails to shake us : hear us we im- plore ! Through our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom, with Thee, And with the Holy Ghost, forever- more All faith all honour and all glory be! (62) Eljt £)ap of &aint % Si & lesion for lent (From Dante.) Christians! be you more steadfast, more serene : Fly not like feathers at each puff that blows Nor think that every wave will wash you clean, That any field may serve you for repose : There is one Shepherd and one fold for you ; Ye have a helper when your way is rough ; Ye have the Testament, the old and new ; All these for your salvation are enough. (T2) Wh h I ^pmn for ©afitet\ "Behold, as Luke doth write, how Christ once showed, When freshly ris'n from the sepulchral cave, Unto those two disciples on the road — " Da?ite, Purgatorio, 21 . Those two on that first Easter morn, Whose feet were tow'rd Emmaus turned Knew not their Master, newly born, Yet how their hearts within them burned ! As He the sacred books revealed In high discourse along the road, And though their mortal eyes were sealed Their spirits with His language flowed. (73) Ye are not ignorant as they, So, when ye children garlands bring Before your Saviour's cross to lay, And when your canticles ye sing, Unless your bosoms inly burn, Your flowers are but a garden show ; Heav'n from a sacrifice will turn Where roses give the only glow. Load not with splendors of all hue A shrine with weak belief oppressed ! More than those dear disciples knew To you was given, and ye are blest. Be joyful ! but be also wise ; And when your solemn paeans ring Remember your salvation lies In deeper thoughts than pansies bring. (74) Hear what the holy Prophet saith : " Bring not oblations that are vain ! " Be this a festival of Faith ! Or — lilies in your bed remain. (75) 31 JjJraper for Hmntoap ^floating* Father ! I thank Thee for the blessedness Of last night's slumber, and im- plore Thy grace For strength and courage through the coming day. Keep us from sickness, danger or distress, And lead our footsteps to the sacred place Where Thou art listening when Thy people pray. ^SBfe^ Lttcerna m prtiibtttf f&m. Lamp to my feet ! shine forth into my soul, That I may better see what way I tread In the dark hours and when I lose control Of mine own steps, by vague de- sires misled ; In faltering moments, when I scarce can pray, Through failing faith or wandering thoughts, and sink Back to my bondage, let thy kindly ray, Lamp to my feet ! prevent me on the blink. (77) ^ & Christmas; Carol for patients; in tfjc ifta6fi;acJ)Ufiicttfi; IboapttaL O, for the glory of this golden day Father! I thank thee and in sound health pray For these in sickness. In their soul's distress And body's anguish, leave not com- fortless Thy suffering servants ! let their eye- lids ope Morn after morn, to some new ray of hope ! Thy temple's courts it is not theirs to tread — But Thou wilt hear them, prisoned in their bed, (78) From the wet pillow whence their white lips raise Their feeble prayers to thee and fal- tering praise On our Saint's festival when belfries round Wake the glad air with worship's joy- ful sound While white-robed choirs and rolling- organs tell Thy p?eans forth, help Thou to make them well. SSRitfj a (Sift of freef) flhfafcJUata*. This is Palm Sunday : mindful of the day, I bring palm branches found upon my way : But these will wither ; thine shall never die, The sacred palms thou bearest to the sky ! Dear little saint, though but a child in years, Older in wisdom than my gray com- peers We doubt and tremble, we> with 'bated breath, Talk of this mystery of life and death : Thou, strong in faith, art gifted to conceive Beyond thy years, and teach us to believe. (SO) 1 Take, then, my palms, triumphal, to thy home, Gentle white palmer, never more to roam ! Only, sweet sister, give me, e'er thou go'st, Thy benediction, for my love thou know' st ! We, too, are pilgrims, travelling to- wards the shrine : Pray that our pilgrimage may end like thine ! 31 passage from tljc Parafctso* That man who doth by simple reason hope To thread of the Infinite way the un- fathomed scope That holds one substance in three persons One Is merely mad : let all such reason- ing shun. Rest you contented, O ye human race With this because : It was so. Had the grace Been given to know the whole that ye believe What need had been for Mary to con- ceive ? (82) 3a) AUGUST IO. While the priest said " perpetua luce at" Sprinkling the palms that graced a maiden's bier, I felt a light stream in upon my soul ; And one that near me by the chan- cel sate, Who was to the departed soul most dear, Saw the same light as my hand softly stole To hers, and suddenly a glory played Around those palms that seemed to check my breath : Even as he prayed for light the darkness fled To both of us : I looked into her eyes (S3) jjjaay^ And saw through tears a raptured look that said A strength new-born doth in my spirit rise And though before me lies my sister dead I also feel the life that lives in death. (84) ;-■ ,,»* i:vft^^_-v - §onnct Lift me, Lord Jesus, for the time is nigh When I must climb unto Thy cross at last ; The world fades out, its lengthening shadows fly ; Earth's pomp is passing and the music's past ; Phantoms flock round me, multiply- ing fast ; Nothing seems tangible ; the good I thought Most permanent hath perished. Come away, Oh ! sated spirit, from the vacant scene ; The curtain drops upon the spun-out play, The benches are deserted. Let us °*o * (85) Forget the foolish clown, the king, the queen, The idle story with its love and woe. I seem to stand before a minster screen, And hear faint organs in the dis- tance blow. (36) 3Tn Cclipse- Prayer strengthens us : but oft we faint And find no courage even to pray ; Oh, that in Heaven some pitying saint For me might Ave-Mafy say ! For sometimes present pleasures drown The serious vein, and some dark days Of great, o'ermastering anguish frown Amid the sacred tapers' blaze. Before the morning-watch I rose — I say before this morn's — to kneel, But of my voice the fountain froze, Yea, something seemed my soul to seal. And now I know what rosaries mean : That oftentimes the heart is weak, (ST) And cannot in a mood serene Its dumb petition duly speak. Yet every bead may count with Him Who healed the palsied and the blind, Restored the lame and withered limb, And lifted the disordered mind, As mine was then, who had no might Of utterance with mine icy lips, For one great Shadow veiled the light Till hope itself was in eclipse. Eclipses come, and also pass ; Let us not dream like savage men, With shouts and cries and sounding brass To scare that Shadow off again ; But take the phases of our thought As of the planets — wanderers they (88) ss^sftte*. Even as ourselves, but better taught, Through gloom or glory, to obey — As of the moon, that many times Conceals in clouds her crescent sheen, But when her fulness cometh, climbs Above Orion's front, serene. (89) tannet. These garlands on thine altar Jesus Christ ! Under the shadow of thy cross I lay And in the name of that Evangel- ist * "Peace to thee Mark I Evangelist of mine." In whose most holy fane I once did pray And not without response — these gifts I say : Love lost — hope crushed — ambi- tion sacrificed Desire defeated — in a figure bent A broken spirit — labour vainly spent ! And for these offerings which I give with tears Remembering all the friends of former years * In Venice. (90) Who to my manhood strength and courage lent I only ask tranquillity, content With what God giveth in the place of wealth And thoughts which move to music in good health. (91) Paratoisi (Sioria* 11 O /rate mio ! ciascuna e cittadina D y una vera citta ." Dante. There is a city, builded by no hand, And unapproachable by sea or shore ; And unassailable by any band Of storming soldiery for evermore. In that pure city of the living Lamb No ray shall fall from satellite or sun, Or any star; but He who said " I Am," Shall be the Light, He and His Holy One. 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