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 TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN. 
 
 TMK DAY I.S THINK AND THE NIGHT IS THINK: 
 TliOir HAST PRKPARED THE LIGHT AND THE SUN. 
 
 THOU HAST SKT ALL TU E BORDKKS OP THK EARTH : 
 'JHOU IIA.-T J\1AD1<: UJ].MKR AND WINTER. 
 
 t Ixxiv. 17, 18. 
 
 LONDON, 
 W. J. CLEAVER, BAKER STREET, PORTMAN SQ. 
 
 AND 
 
 JOHN HENRY PARKER, 377, STRAND; 
 AND BROAD STREET, OXFORD. 
 
 MDCCCXLVIII. 
 
preface. 
 
 THE following Hymns, with the exception of 
 the " Veni, Sancte Spiritus," for Whitsunday ; 
 and the "Ave, plena gratia/^ for- the Teast of 
 the Purification, which are respectively from the 
 Roman and the Paris Missals,, arid a few addi- 
 tional verses of the Hymn "Jesu dulcis me- 
 moria," are attempts at translation from the 
 Hymns of the Breviary. 
 
 These, most of them handed down from the 
 earliest ages of the Church, are not, it is well 
 known, among the things which it was desired 
 at the time of the Reformation to reject. The 
 retention of the "Veni Creator" is itself an 
 indication to the contrary. Nor is it easy or 
 charitable to believe, that such as are here 
 ventured upon, are, in substance at least, what 
 our present authorities knowingly proscribe, or 
 earnest and loving members of the Church 
 
 1869 
 
IV PREFACE. 
 
 of England deliberately or consciously repu- 
 diate. Bather should we trust that there is 
 that spirit amongst us which may discover and 
 appreciate the characteristics which distinguish 
 the ancient from all modern Hymns, and which 
 will be more or less discernible through the 
 poorest translation, their dogmatic precision, 
 their reverential fervour, and sympathetic ten- 
 derness. 
 
 Thus, however these specimens may have lost 
 in transfusion the severe simplicity of expression 
 and divine depth of meaning of the original, 
 they may at least help in their little measure to 
 induce Catholic hearts amongst us to recognize 
 a common faith, to realize a common hope, and 
 cherish a common charity with those who still 
 retain them, though not in the Wguage of the 
 people. 
 
 There are matters of faith and worship ^tiul 
 practice in which want of sympathy with the 
 great body of Western Christendom is simply 
 suicidal to ourselves. There must be a point, 
 however difficult in this or that particular case 
 
PREFACE. V 
 
 to define, at which prejudice ceases to be right. 
 The mere words " Missal " and " Breviary," 
 and the technical names of the primitive Ca- 
 nonical Hours, Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, 
 &c., need do violence to no reasonable pre- 
 judice, nor offend any honest and good heart. 
 When Nathanael's strong prejudice made him 
 say, "Can any good thing come out of Naza- 
 reth?" his honest and good heart led him to 
 " come and see." Any how it cannot be wrong 
 to hope that many are living in the spirit of 
 that prayer, which, doubtless for some good 
 end, has been so often of late put into our 
 mouths, that, " our only Saviour, the Prince of 
 peace, would take away from us all hatred and 
 prejudice, and whatsoever else may hinder us 
 from godly union and concord" not only 
 amongst ourselves, but with the rest of Chris- 
 tendom. 
 
 Such surely is the spirit in which He would 
 have us live, Whose solemn charge to His dis- 
 ciples was that they should love one another; 
 Whose solemn prayer for all who should be- 
 
VI PREFACE. 
 
 lieve on Him was that they all might be One : 
 and such, we may be thankful to reflect, is the 
 temper most fully and entirely in accordance 
 with that prayer which we use continually at 
 His Altnr, "that all they that do confess His 
 Holy Name, may agree in the truth of His Holy 
 Word, and live in unity and godly love." 
 
 Tn autem, Domine, exurgens misereberis Sion, 
 qu'ia tempns miserendi ejus, quia venit tempus. 
 
 Quoniam placnenmt servis Tuis lopides fjus, et 
 pulverix ejm miser ehuntur. 
 
 A13VKXT. 1847. 
 
ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 A FEW remarks are here prefixed to an index of 
 names and dates, on a subject of great interest, 
 but involved in great obscurity, the age and 
 probable authors of the old Catholic Hymns. 
 
 A list prefixed to the " Hymni Ecclesiae," 
 extracted from the Roman, Salisbury, and York 
 Breviaries, and other sources, and published at 
 Oxford in the year 1838, has the names of the 
 reputed authors of some of the Hymns affixed 
 to them. 
 
 Of these,, thirty bear the name of St. Ambrose, 
 five or six of them with a ?; eight, the name of 
 Prudentius, to which three or four others might 
 be added ; seven are connected with the name 
 of St. Gregory the Great. The name of St. 
 Hilary occurs once, of Sedulius once, of St. 
 Bernard once, of Sylvius once. Two Hymns are 
 attributed to Elpis, wife of Boethius, two to 
 
Vlll ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 Fortunatus : Paul the Deacon, so called, ap- 
 pears as the author of the Hymn for St. John 
 the Baptist' s Day, St. Thomas Aquinas of those 
 for the Feast of Corpus Christi ; and one, " Pater 
 superni luminis," is by Bellarmine. 
 
 This list, from whatever source derived, agrees 
 in the main with others which have been con- 
 sulted; and the result of the investigation is 
 this, that out of a collection of somewhat fewer 
 than 150 Hymns, scarcely more than one third 
 bear any name at all, nearly two thirds are 
 wholly unauthenticated. 
 
 Most touchingly true then is it of " such as 
 found out musical tunes, and recited verses in 
 writing," men famous in their generations, 
 " some there are which have left a name behind 
 them, and some have no memorial." 
 
 But of those which have left a name, whose 
 praise is greatest in the Church, St. Ambrose 
 and St. Gregory the Great, there is a difficulty, 
 amounting in the greater number of cases to an 
 impossibility, in ascertaining, and even in conjec- 
 turing, what may be safely connected with their 
 
ADVERTISEMENT. IX 
 
 respective names. As we have in the terms 
 " Ambrosian" and " Gregorian Chant" an indi- 
 cation of the "musical tunes/' which they re- 
 spectively gave or preserved to us, so have we 
 the term Ainbrosian or Gregorian sometimes 
 applied to Hymns also, " verses which they 
 recited in writing." Yet, as we know but imper- 
 fectly what they contributed to the music, so 
 are we very imperfectly acquainted with what 
 they contributed to the poetry of the Church. 
 
 And so doubtless, greatly as, under God, we 
 are indebted to them, would these great Saints 
 be content we should regard themselves, and the 
 nameless authors who entered into their labours, 
 as only so many single and hidden strings, which 
 vibrated here and there through the unbroken 
 Church, when the Sun of Eighteousness awak- 
 ened all its latent harmonies ; when the fervour 
 of primitive devotion found its vent and expres- 
 sion in the continual chanting of the Psalms, 
 and undivided Catholic Christendom, in its 
 unity and sanctity, reflected Christ's image as 
 the Light of the world, shining with His lustre, 
 
X ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 and throwing off as it were from the hearts and 
 tongues of its Saints, its Hymns, and Collects, 
 with the wholeness and brilliancy of sparks from 
 a luminous body. 
 
 If St. Ambrose, as we know, was the father of 
 this species of devotion, and the author of some 
 of the earliest Hymns extant, no wonder that 
 Hymn-writers should catch his spirit, and imi- 
 tate his style, and be lost in the course of time 
 in his greater name, and that Hymns, not known 
 to be his, should go at length under the common 
 term of Ambrosian. Such, in fact, is the case. 
 And what is true of St. Ambrose, is true in a less 
 degree of St. Gregory also. " Ambrosianus est," 
 " Gregorianus est," is said of many an hymn, of 
 which no more can be affirmed than that it is 
 like St. Ambrose's, or like St. Gregory's. 
 
 The term " Ambrosian" is used by St. Bene- 
 dict, in his " Rule," (AD. 540,) in which he 
 directs "deiride sequatur Ambrosianum," that 
 the Ambrosian shall be sung or chanted at the 
 several hours. To this word " Ambrosianum," 
 the commentators from the first, have supplied 
 
ADVERTISEMENT. XI 
 
 the word " carmen/' and have understood it to 
 mean the Hymns, either composed by St. Am- 
 brose himself, or by others in imitation of him. 
 The impossibility of distinguishing between 
 these has led the Benedictine editors to adopt a 
 very rigid and exclusive exactness in settling 
 what are to be considered the genuine Hymns 
 of St. Ambrose. Of upwards of thirty Hymns 
 called Ambrosian, they admit only twelve. 
 
 1. jEterne rerum Conditor. 
 
 2. Deus Creator omnium. 
 
 3. Jam surgit hora tertia. 
 
 4. Veniy Redemptor gentium. 
 
 5. Illuminans Altissimus. 
 
 6. Orabo mente Dommum. 
 
 7. Splendor Paterna gloria. 
 
 8. jEterna Christi munera. 
 
 9. Somno refectis artulus. ,. , 
 
 10. Consors Paterni luminis. 
 
 11. Lux Beata Tr'mitas. 
 
 12. Fit porta Christi pervia. 
 
 Of these twelve six only, the 1st, 7, 8, 9, 10, 
 1 1, are found in the present Roman Breviary. 
 
Xll ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 And it is observable that of these six, five are 
 amongst the Hymns for the Days and Hours ; 
 whereas this severe and exact criticism separates 
 off under the wider sense of the term " Am- 
 brosian," all the other Hymns for the Days and 
 Hours, the Hymns, e. g. from Prime to Com- 
 pline, which seem like the work of one and 
 the same hand, and (what we should especially 
 love to connect with the author of the Hexae- 
 meron) the Yesper Hymns, on the Works of the 
 Creation through the several days of the week. 
 
 With regard indeed to these last there is a 
 difficulty, that whereas the Hymn " Lux Beat a 
 Trinitas" for Saturday is an admitted Hymn 
 of St. Ambrose, the Hymn for Sunday, " Lucis 
 Creator Qptime" is generally assigned to St. 
 Gregory. If it be rightly so assigned, it would 
 seem to determine the other Vesper Hymns to 
 Frfday inclusive, to be rather Gregorian than 
 Ambrosian, for it would be hard to conceive 
 them to" be from more than one hand. How- 
 ever, those who have not ventured amidst 
 much doubt and diversity of judgment to attri- 
 
ADVERTISEMENT. xiii 
 
 bute the Hymns called Ambrosian to St. Am- 
 brose himself, have been led by their great sim- 
 plicity and likeness of spirit to assign them to 
 his age, at latest to the age next succeeding : 
 and this perhaps is nearest to the truth. They are 
 left in the list with his name. But if on com- 
 paring them with the Hymns which are marked 
 in the list with an asterisk, and which are authen- 
 ticated as his, they shall seem less severe and 
 majestic, they are the works doubtless of one 
 or more not without his simplicity and tender- 
 ness, not far removed from him either in age 
 or spirit, of more or less conscious disciples. > 
 The Hymns attributed, but without remark 
 or apparent investigation, by the Benedictine 
 Editors to St. Gregory, " Hymni a beato 
 Gregorio conscripti," (itself an equivocal term,) 
 are eight in number. 
 
 1. Primo dierum omnium. 
 
 2. Nocte surgentes. 
 
 3. Ecce jam noctis. 
 
 ^ , 4. Lucis Creator optime. 
 
 5. Clarum decus jejunii. 
 
XIV ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 6. Audi benigne Conditor. 
 
 7. Magno salutis g audio. 
 
 8. Rex Ckriste Factor omnium. 
 
 Of these the 7th seems an abridged imi- 
 tation of a Greek Hymn, which is printed in 
 Daniel's Thesaurus Hymnologicus. (torn. iii. 
 p. 32.) Ets rr\v palr]avTri<nv TOV Kvpiov and 
 beginning, 'Aytr/? Trpo e eo/m/s. 
 
 It consists, as it occurs in the Benedictine 
 edition of St. Gregory, of seven stanzas only. 
 Daniel has given it (torn. i. p. 179) more at 
 length : as he has, on the authority of Thomasius, 
 the " Orabo mente Dominum," (p. 23,) and the 
 " Fit porta Christi pervia" (p. 21) of St. Ambrose, 
 which the Benedictines do not seem to have 
 known to be only extracts from two longer 
 Hymns, " Bis ternas," and " A solis ortus." 
 
 The remaining Hymns, thus authenticated, of 
 St. Ambrose . and St. Gregory, will be found 
 translated in the appendix. Three of these, the 
 " Deus Creator omnium/' and the " Yeni Re- 
 demptor gentium" of St. Ambrose, and the 
 " Clarum decus jejunii" of St. Gregory, are 
 
ADVERTISEMENT. XV 
 
 omitted in the Roman but found in the Saruni 
 Breviary, the source of our own Prayer-book. 
 They are the more gladly here inserted, together 
 with four Compline Hymns from the same 
 source, which there vary with the Seasons ; the 
 Hymns both for the Week and the Seasons 
 being generally common to both. 
 
 Of the Hymns which bear the name of Pru- 
 dentius no more need be said than that they are 
 extracts from the longer Hymns generally known 
 as his and printed in his works. 
 
 Of the other ancient authors and their works 
 not enough is recorded to allow of much remark 
 or conjecture here. 
 
 It only remains to state that the translation 
 has been made from the Hymns as they at pre- 
 sent stand revised, the translator having been 
 unacquainted with the variations till lately. 
 The hand of a reviser has, no doubt, assimilated 
 Hymns in themselves widely differing: e. g. the 
 Hymns for the Nativity, which, as they appear 
 at present, might seem to be the .work of the 
 same hand. And what a reviser has assimi- 
 lated, the translator is likely to assimilate still 
 
X\ 7 1 ADVERTISEMENT. 
 
 more. He cannot help seeing with his own 
 eyes, and is unhappily apt to colour what he sees 
 with hues from his own mind, and when he 
 sees dimly and at a distance, confuses partly 
 from the haze of the distance at which he sees 
 them, and partly from the imperfection of his 
 own vision, objects in themselves wholly dis- 
 tinct. This the present translator feels strongly 
 may have been his own case : he may have con- 
 nected first in thought and then in translation 
 things widely different, and have involuntarily 
 blended characteristics which others may detect 
 and separate. It is but little he has done to- 
 wards shewing either what the Hymns really are, 
 or who might be their authors ; he fears to think 
 how he may have obscured both. He will be 
 content should he have given any the slightest 
 idea of them, to those to whom the originals are 
 not accessible, and if he has not tainted and 
 tarnished in touching them, is thankful for the 
 relief the work has afforded amid many sorrows 
 and anxieties. 
 
INDEX OF LATIN TITLES, NAMES, 
 AND DATES. 
 
 A.D. PAGE 
 
 Ad regias Agni dapes 81 
 
 ^Eterna coeli gloria Ambrosii ...374 42 
 
 Sterna Christi munera *Ambrosii ...374 182 t/ 
 
 JSterne Rector sideruin 131 
 
 ^Eterne rerum Conditor ^Ambrosii ...374 7 
 
 ^Eterne Rex altissime Ambrosii 95^ 
 
 Ales Diei mmtius Prudentii ..405 26^ 
 
 A solis ortus cardine Sedulii 434 60 ' * 
 
 A solis ortus cardine ^Ambrosii ...374 
 
 Audi, benigne Conditor Gregorii 590 73 
 
 Audit tyrannus anxius Prudentii . . . 405 67 
 
 Ave, plena gratia Ill 
 
 Aurora jam spargit polum Ambrosii ...374 47 
 
 Aurora coelum purpurat 86* 
 
 Beata nobis gaudia 102^ 
 
 Bis ternas horas explicans *Ambrosii ...374 148 
 
 Coelestis urbs Jerusalem 133 
 
 Coeli Deus Sanctissime Ambrosii ... 374 33 
 
 Christe, Qui Lux es et Dies \Q* 
 
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XV111 INDEX. 
 
 A.D. PAGE 
 
 Christe Sanctorum decus Ange-1 
 
 lor am j" 
 
 Olarum decus jejunii Gregorii 590 173 
 
 Censors paterni luminis ... * Ambrosii ...^74 25 
 
 Creator alme siderum Ambrosii ...374 53 
 
 Crudelis Herodes Deum Sedulii 434 70 
 
 Cultor Dei, memento Prudentii ...405 158 
 
 Deus Creator omnium * Ambrosii ...374 15lX 
 
 Deus, tuorum militum 63 
 
 Ecce jam nocfcis tenuatur umbra . Gregorii 590 1 Ov/ 
 
 En clara vox redarguit 5(; 
 
 Ex more docti mystico 74 
 
 Fit porta Christi pervia, v. A"| 
 
 solis ortus ) 
 
 Hominis superne Conditor ... Ambrosii ...374 44 
 
 Jam Christus astra ascenderat 100 
 
 Jain lucis orto sidere Ambrosii ...374 11 1/" 
 
 Jam sol recedit igneus *Ambrosii ...374 49 
 
 Jam surgit hora tertia *Ambrosii ...374 145 
 
 Jesu dulcis memoria J 37 
 
 Jesu Kedemptor omnium f) ( s 
 
 Jesu Salvator saeculi 16L. 
 
 llluminans Altissimus ^Ambrosii ...374 170 
 
 Immense coeli Conditor Ambrosii ...374 23 
 
 Lucis Creator optime Gregorii 590 6^ 
 
 Lux alma Jesu mentium 1:_V> 
 
 Lux ecce surgit aurea Prudentii ...405 3d 
 
 Magnac Deus potentiae Ambrosii ...374 3& 
 
INDEX. XIX 
 A.D. PAGE 
 
 Magno salutis gaudio Gregorii 590 176 
 
 Maria castis osculis Gregorii? ...590 122 
 
 Noctesurgentes vigil emus omnes Gregorii 590 ( ) f 
 
 Nox atra rerum contegit Ambrosii ...374 35 
 
 Nox et tenebrse et nubila Prudentii ...405 31 
 
 Nunc, Sancte, nobis, Spiritus ... Ambrosii ...374 13 
 
 O sola magnarum urbium Prudentii ...405 7Ir 
 
 O Sol salutis, intimis 77 
 
 Orabo mente Dominum v. Bis ternas 
 
 Paschale mundo gaudium 91 
 
 Pater superni luminis Bellarmini 1600 121 
 
 Primo die quo Trinitas Gregorii 590 3 
 
 Quem terra, pontus, sidera Fortunati ...560 114 
 
 Quicumque Christum qureritis Prudentii ...405 124 
 
 Rector potens, verax Deus Ambrosii ...374 14 
 
 Rerum Creator optime Ambrosii ...374 30 
 
 Rerum Deus tenax vigor Ambrosii ... 374 15 
 
 Rex Christe Factor omnium ... Gregorii 590 175V" 
 
 Rex Sempiterne coelitum 84 
 
 Salvator mundi Domine 154 
 
 Salvete flores mar tyrum Prudentii . . . 405 68 "f 
 
 Salutis human Sator 374 93 
 
 Somno refectis artubus *Ambrosii ..374 19 
 
 Splendor Paternse Glorise * Ambrosii ... 374 20 v 
 
 Summse Parens clementise Ambrosii ...374 46 
 
 Te lucis ante terminum Ambrosii ...374 18 " 
 
 Telluris alme Conditor Ambrosii ...374 28 , 
 
 Te Splendor et Virtus Patris 127 
 
XX INDEX. 
 
 A.D. PAGE 
 
 Tristes erant Apostoli 89 ^ 
 
 Tu Trinitatis Unitas Ambrosii ...374 40 
 
 Veni, Redemptor gentium * Ambrosii ... 374 1 63 ^ 
 
 Veni, Creator Spiritus 98^ 
 
 Veni, Sancte Spiritus 
 
 Verbum Supermini prodiens 
 
 Vexilla Regis prodeunt 79 
 
 Ut queant laxis resonare fibris ... Paul. Diac.,...757 HGi/ 
 
 
INDEX OF FIRST LINES. 
 
 Page 
 
 A fairer Sun is risen on earth - - - 91 
 
 Again the circling seasons tell - - - - 102 
 All-holy God on high 33 
 
 Author of lost man's salvation - - - - 93 
 
 Ave, Mary, full of grace - - - - -111 
 Blest Maker of the light 16 
 
 By rite religious bound - -74 
 
 Christ of the Holy Angels Light and Gladness - 128 
 
 Christian, ever keep in mind - - - - 158 
 
 City of Heaven, Jerusalem - - - - - 133 
 Co-equal in Thy Father's Light - 25 
 
 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come - 98 
 
 Come, Blest Redeemer of the earth - - -163 
 
 Creator, great and good - - - - - 28 
 
 Creator, ever good and kind - - - - - 30 
 Creator of the starry height ----- 53 
 
 Creator of the starry pole - - - - -151 
 Dread Unity in Trinity 40 
 
 Fast's honour bright from Heaven came down - 173 
 
 Father of celestial light - 121 
 
 From loftiest peak of heavenly light - - - 135 
 
 From where the rising sun goes forth - - - 166 
 
 From far sunrise at early morn - - - - 60 
 
 From the Father's glory shining - - - - 20 
 
xxii INDEX. 
 
 Page 
 
 Glory of the Heavens Supernal - - - -42 
 
 God of might, in truth and power - - - -14 
 
 God, of all the Strength and Stay - - - - 15 
 
 God of the boundless space - - - - -23 
 
 God, Who in wondrous might - - - - 38 
 
 Gracious Creator, hear ------ 73 
 
 Hail, flowrets of Christ's martyr- crown - - - 68 
 
 Holy Spirit from on high - - - - - 105 
 
 Holy Spirit, ever One - - 13 
 
 In garments dight of virgin white - - - - 81 
 
 In tenderest years withdrawn from haunts of men - 117 
 
 Jesu, the world's Redeeming Lord - - - 161 
 
 Jesu! how sweet those accents are - - - 137 
 
 Jesu, Light of souls indwelling - - - - 125 
 
 Jesu, Redeemer from on high - - - - 58 
 
 King Eternal, Power unbounded - - - - 95 
 
 Let age to age Hosannas sing - - - - 177 
 
 Lo, the golden light is peering - - - - 36 
 
 Lo, now the melting shades of night are ending - 10 
 
 Maker of all, Eternal King - 7 
 
 Meek Mary with chaste kisses - - - - 1 22 
 
 Most Highest, Who dost kindle bright - 170 
 
 Night, and clouds in darkness sailing - - - 31 
 
 Night shrouds beneath her sable vest - - - 35 
 
 Now day's bright star is risen afar - - - 1 1 
 
 Now Christ beyond the stars had gone - - - 100 
 
 Now twice three hours the sun hath told - - 148 
 
 Now onward move the standards of our King - - 79 
 
 O Saviour of the world forlorn - - - - 154 
 
 O Christ, That art the Light and Day - 156 
 
 O Jesu, Sun of health divine 77 
 
INDEX. XX111 
 Page 
 
 O'er the morning stars Who reignest - - - 131 
 
 Of Thy true soldiers, mighty Lord - - - 6.3 
 
 Of Heaven's high host Eternal Lord - - - 84 
 
 Of boundless love Parental Source - - - 109 
 
 Oh for thy spirit, holy John, once more - - - 116 
 
 Oh, all too blest, and of transcendent worth - - 119 
 
 Oh Christ, our King, Who all hast made - - 1 75 
 
 Our limbs refresht with healthful rest - - - 19 
 
 Parental Source of Love Divine - - - - 46 
 
 Rising at midnight, one and all awaking 6 
 
 Than mightiest cities mightier far - - - - 71 
 
 Th' unfading crowns by Christ bestow'd - - 181 
 
 Th' Apostles' glories let us sing - - - 65 
 Th' Apostles wept with hearts forlorn ... 89 
 
 The cock's shrill horn proclaims the morn - - 26 
 
 The dawn is dappling o'er the sky - - - - 47 
 The fiery sun is gone ---_.. 49 
 
 The dawn is purpling o'er the sky - - - - 86 
 
 The fiery sun now fades from sight - - - 108 
 
 Thee, before the close of day - - - - - 18 
 
 Thee, Who the Father's Brightness art - - 127 
 
 This glorious morn, time's eldest-born 3 
 
 'Tis the third hour, the holy time - - - - 145 
 
 Thrice-Holy One, All-glorious Trine - . -110 
 
 What thrilling voice through midnight peals - - 56 
 
 Who madest man to live - - - - - 44 
 
 Whom earth and sea and stars and light - - 114 
 
 Why, ruthless king, this frantic fear - - - 70 
 
 With boding fears the tyrant hears - - - - 67 
 
 Word of th' Eternal Father's might - - - 55 
 
 Ye, whoe'er for Christ are seeking - - - 124 
 
for t&e 
 
 Psalm Ixxiv. 16. 
 
 THE DAY IS THINE, AND THE NIGHT IS THINE: 
 THOU HAST PREPARED THE LIGHT AND THE SUN. 
 
Spurns; for tfte 
 
 AT MATINS. 
 
 lifter Jttttmigjt. 
 En TOnter. 
 
 Primo die quo Trinitas. 
 
 THIS glorious morn, timers eldest-born, 
 When God Triune the world did frame, 
 
 When from the grave, uprisen to save, 
 Our Maker and Redeemer came, 
 
 From every eye let slumber fly, 
 Let all before the dawn arise, 
 
 And seek by night th' Eternal Light, 
 As bids the Prophet, timely wise. 
 
THE LORD S DAY. 
 
 So may He hear our matins clear, 
 
 And His Eight Hand stretch forth to save, 
 And cleans' d from stain of earth, again 
 
 Eestore us to the Heaven He gave. 
 
 So, as we pour, at holiest hour 
 
 Of this His Day, our anthems sweet, 
 
 And, while men sleep, our vigils keep, 
 Our God may us with blessings meet. 
 
 Father of might, enthroned in light, 
 Thee with overflowing lips we pray, 
 
 Oh, quench the fire of low desire, 
 Each deed of ill drive far away. 
 
 Be chaste and pure, from fall secure, 
 
 The fabric of our mortal frame, 
 Nor kindling lust make this frail dust 
 
 Meet fuel for a fiercer flame. 
 
Saviour of all, on Thee we call, 
 Oh, wash away our deep disgrace, 
 
 And thus Thine own All-bounteous crown 
 With never-ending life and peace. 
 
 This, Father, grant to our sore want, 
 And Thou, Alone-Coequal Son, 
 
 And Spirit Blest, with Both confest, 
 Who reign'st Eternal Three in One. 
 
THE LORD S DAY. 
 
 AT MATINS. 
 
 n Summer. 
 Node surgentes vigilemus omnes. 
 
 RISING at midnight, one and all awaking, 
 
 Chant we in ceaseless round our matins sweet, 
 
 And to the Lord melodious music making, 
 In tuneful quire our twilight hymns repeat. 
 
 So to our gracious King in concert singing, 
 We with His Saints may all our powers employ, 
 
 E'en to Heaven's palace-court our spirits winging, 
 Till they be tun'd to taste that endless joy. 
 
 Be tins by Thy Thrice-Holy Godhead granted, 
 Father, and Son, and Spirit, ever Blest, 
 
 Whose glory by the firmament is chanted, 
 Whose Name by all the universe confest. 
 
THE LORD'S DAY. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 
 CDocfe=crototng. 
 En aitmtcr. 
 
 JEterne rerum Conditor. 
 
 MAKER of all, Eternal King, 
 Who day and night about dost bring, 
 Who, weary mortals to relieve, 
 Dost in their times the seasons give ; 
 
 To darkling travellers guiding Light, 
 Who mark'st the watches night by night ; 
 Now the shrill cock proclaims the day, 
 And calls the sun's awakening ray ; 
 
 Ecus' d at the note, the morning star 
 Heaven's dusky veil uplifts afar ; 
 Night's vagrant bands no longer roam, 
 But from their dark ways hie them home. 
 
THE LORD S DAY. 
 
 Now the cheer'd sailor's fears are o'er, 
 Now the still' d waters rage no more. 
 Lo, e'en the very Church's Eock 
 Melts at the crowing of the cock. 
 
 Oh, let us then like men arise ; 
 The cock rebukes our slumbering eyes ; 
 Bestirs, who still in sleep would lie, 
 And shames, who would their Lord deny ; 
 
 Revives once more hope's fading fires, 
 Through the sick frame new health inspires, 
 Sheathes the wild robber's weapon dark, 
 Lights in the fall'n faith's dying spark. 
 
 Look on us, Jesu, as we fall, 
 And with that look our souls recall ; 
 If Thou but look, our stains are gone, 
 And with due tears our pardon won. 
 
THE LORD S DAY. 
 
 Shed through our hearts Thy piercing ray, 
 Our souls' dull slumber drive away ; 
 Thy Name be first on every tongue, 
 To Thee our earliest praises sung. 
 
 To God the Father in the height, 
 And to the Son, True Light of Light, 
 And Holy Ghost all glory be 
 Now, and through all eternity. 
 
10 THE LORD'S DAY. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 
 3En Summer. 
 
 Eccejam noctis tenuatur umbra. 
 
 Lo, now the melting shades of night are ending, 
 Flickers the golden gleam of dawning day, 
 
 Let us, before the Lord of Lords low bending, 
 With lifted voice of supplication pray, 
 
 That He would of the clouds of guilt relieve us, 
 With healing wing make all our throbbings cease, 
 
 And of His pitying love and mercy give us 
 The blessed boon of everlasting peace. 
 
 Be this by Thy Thrice-Holy Godhead granted, 
 Father, and Son, and Spirit, ever Blest, 
 
 Whose glory by the firmament is chanted, 
 Whose Name by all the universe confest. 
 
11 
 
 anir tfjrougi) t|j* foeefe. 
 
 AT PRIME. 
 
 Sunrise. 
 Jam lucis orto sidere. 
 
 Now day's bright star is risen afar, 
 
 To God we meekly pray, 
 With sheltering arm from every harm 
 
 To keep us through this day ; 
 
 Our tongue to rein and aye refrain 
 From strife's harsh-grating din ; 
 
 Our eyes to shield, all closely seal'd, 
 From vanity and sin. 
 
 Be the heart's shrine all pure within, 
 
 Nor folly e'er come near ; 
 Let cup subdued and scanty food 
 
 The rebel flesh outwear. 
 
THE LORD'S DAY. 
 
 So when the day has passed away, 
 
 And eve the night shall bring, 
 From this world wean'd, from mischief screenM, 
 
 We may God's glory sing. 
 
 Father, to Thee all glory be, 
 
 And Thee, Co-equal Son, 
 And Spirit Blest with Both confest, 
 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
THE LORD'S DAY. 13 
 
 antr tljrougi) tfje foetfe. 
 
 AT TIERCE. 
 
 Sancte nobis Spiritus. 
 
 HOLY Spirit, ever One 
 With the Father and the Son, 
 Deign within our bosoms' cell 
 In Thy flood of light to dwell. 
 
 So shall tongue, heart, soul, and might 
 In one thrill of praise unite, 
 So shall love in flames burst out, 
 Kindling hearts all round about. 
 
 Gracious Father, grant this boon, 
 Grant it, Sole Co-equal Son, 
 With the Spirit thron'd on high, 
 God through all eternity. 
 
14 THE LORD'S DAY. 
 
 antr rtjrougj) tfje foeefe. 
 
 AT SEXT. 
 
 Rector potens, verax Deus* 
 
 GOD of might^ in truth and power 
 Ordering every changing hour, 
 Lighting up morn's golden gleam, 
 Kindling noon-day's fiery beam ; 
 
 Quench the flames of strife this day, 
 Drive each noisome blast away, 
 Grant our bodies health and ease, 
 Keep our hearts in perfect peace. 
 
 Gracious Father, grant tluVboon, 
 Grant it, Sole Co-equal Son, 
 With the Spirit thron'd on high, 
 God through all eternity. 
 
THE LORD S DAY. 1 ."> 
 
 antr tfjrougj) tfit foeefc. 
 
 AT NONES. 
 
 3Tf)m o'CIotfc. 
 Rerum Deus tenax vigor. 
 
 GOD, of all the Strength and Stay, 
 Who, unmov'd, dost motion sway, 
 Dost the day-light hours divide, 
 And in due succession guide ; 
 
 Give at eve Thy sunshine bright, 
 Shed o'er death Thine holy light ; 
 So our day may ne'er go down, 
 So our life may glory crown. 
 
 Gracious Father, grant this boon, 
 Grant it, Sole Co-equal Son, 
 With the Spirit thron'd on high, 
 God through all eternity. 
 
16 THE LORD'S DAY. 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 
 Sunset. 
 Lucis Creator optime. 
 
 BLEST Maker of the light, 
 
 Who gav'st the days their birth, 
 Who with a burst of glory bright 
 
 Didst call creation forth ; 
 
 Who morn to eve didst join, 
 And bidst us call them " Day " 
 
 Now dismal chaos lowers again, 
 To Thee we weep and pray. 
 
 Let not the burthen' d soul, 
 In folds of sin self- wound, 
 
 Self-blinded to the heavenly goal, 
 An outcast dark be found. 
 
THE LORD'S DAY. 17 
 
 Oh, let us sin no more, 
 
 But cleanse each deadly stain, 
 And stand and knock at Heaven's high door, 
 
 Till life's bright crown we gain. 
 
 This grant us, Father kind, 
 
 And Thou, Co-equal Son, 
 And Holy Ghost, with Both enshrin'd, 
 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
18 THE LORD'S DAY. 
 
 anti tfjrougi) tfie 
 
 AT COMPLINE. 
 
 &f)e Close of tfje Bap. 
 
 Te lucis ante terminum. 
 
 THEE, before the close of day, 
 Maker of the world, we pray, 
 Of Thy pitying love to keep, 
 And protect us while we sleep. 
 
 Par let night's dark phantoms fly, 
 Let no haunting dream come nigh ; 
 Keep us ever chaste and pure, 
 From our midnight foe secure. 
 
 Gracious Father, grant this boon, 
 Grant it, Sole Co-equal Son, 
 With the Spirit thron'd on high 
 God through all eternity. 
 
AT MATINS. 
 Somno refect is artubus. 
 
 Oim limbs refresh.! with healtliful rest, 
 
 Forth from our bed we spring ; 
 Father, be nigh, behold from high, 
 
 And hearken, while we sing. 
 
 By every tongue Thou first be sung, 
 
 Each heart first mount to Thee ; 
 So of each deed that shall succeed, 
 
 Thou, Lord, the Spring shalt be. 
 
 Let clouds take flight at dawning light, 
 
 And night at rising day, 
 And each dark thought the night hath brought 
 
 At morning melt away. 
 
20 THE SECOND DAY. 
 
 All things of ill cut off and kill, 
 Thy suppliants, Lord, implore, 
 
 So we who raise this hymn of praise, 
 May praise Thee evermore. 
 
 This, [Father, grant to our sore want, 
 And Thou, Co-equal Son, 
 
 And Spirit Blest, with Both confest, 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 Splendor PaterncB gloria. 
 
 FROM the Father's glory shining, 
 Out of Light unfolding Light, 
 
 Light of Light, all light enshrining, 
 Day, in Whom the day is bright ! 
 
THE SECOND DAY. 
 
 Sun of suns, upon us lighten 
 With Thy pure perpetual gleam; 
 
 Fill our hearts, our senses brighten 
 With Thy Spirit's hallowing beam. 
 
 Yea, the Father too implore we, 
 
 Father of Almighty grace, 
 Father of Immortal glory, 
 
 To dispel all sinful trace ; 
 
 In each strong resolve to aid us, 
 Back to turn the tempter's spite ; 
 
 Through each rugged chance to speed us, 
 All our acts to guide aright : 
 
 Our whole soul all heavenward bending, 
 RoVd in snow-white chastity, 
 
 High in glowing faith ascending, 
 From all taint of guile kept free. 
 
22 THE SECOND DAY. 
 
 Christ our Food, Himself bestowing, 
 Faith our Cup, that cannot cloy, 
 
 Of Thy Spirit's stream overflowing, 
 Drink we draughts of sobering joy. 
 
 So our day serenely gliding, 
 Modesty like peep of dawn, 
 
 Faith shall be like noon abiding, 
 O'er our eve no twilight drawn. 
 
 
 Morn rides forth, the light revealing ;- 
 
 O'er us be Thy Brightness pour'd, 
 Son, in Father's Fulness dwelling, 
 Father in Co-equal Word ! 
 
 To the Father lauds unending, 
 To the Son and Spirit Blest, 
 
 Still from aye to aye ascending, 
 Be throughout all worlds addrest. 
 
THE SECOND DAY. 23 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 
 Immense cceli Conditor. 
 
 GOD of the boundless space, 
 
 Who, lest the waters mixt 
 In wild confusion run, didst place 
 
 The bounding sky betwixt ; 
 
 Didst give heaven's rain his home, 
 Earth's flowing streams their bed, 
 
 Lest bursting flames the world consume, 
 Moist cooling dews to shed ; 
 
 Most loving Lord, inspire 
 Thy breath of heavenly grace, 
 
 Lest with new blasts sin's ancient fire 
 Our ruin'd souls deface. 
 
24 THE SECOND DAY. 
 
 Let Faith around her spread 
 Her ever brightening ray, 
 
 All vanities beneath her tread, 
 All falsehood chase away. 
 
 This grant us, Father kind, 
 And Thou, Co-equal Son, 
 
 And Holy Ghost, with Both enshrin'd, 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
AT MATINS. 
 Censors Paterni luminis. 
 
 CO-EQUAL in Thy Fathers Light, 
 
 Light of the light and day, 
 Our midnight anthems break the night ; 
 
 Be with us while we pray. 
 
 Lift off the souFs overclouding veil ; 
 
 Bid hell's black legions fly ; 
 The spirit of deep sleep dispel, 
 
 Lest we sleep on and die. 
 
 Lord, to us all this mercy grant, 
 
 Who do on Thee believe, 
 And pray Thee this our matin chant 
 
 In mercy to receive. 
 
26 THE THIRD DAY. 
 
 Grant, Father ever good and kind, 
 And Thou, Co-equal Son, 
 
 And Holy Ghost, with Both enshrin'd, 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 Ales diei nuntius. 
 
 THE cock's shrill horn proclaims the morn, 
 And heralds forth the rising light : 
 
 Christ's startling Eye, so keen and nigh, 
 Wakes to new life the slumbering sprite. 
 
 " Take up/' He cries, " your bed and rise, 
 " In palsied sleep no longer lie ; 
 
 " With loins girt up and sober cup 
 " Keep vigil. I the Lord am nigh." 
 
THE THIRD DAY. 7 
 
 Yea Thee let all, Lord Jesu, call, 
 
 With prayers and tears chaste vigil keep ; 
 
 The prayer intent true hearts present 
 Would have the spirit wake and weep. 
 
 Break Thou the spell, our eyes unseal, 
 Thou, Jesu, burst the bonds of night, 
 
 Spoil the strong hold of trespass old 
 And fill us with Thine own new light. 
 
 Father, to Thee all glory be, 
 
 And Thee, Alone Co-equal Son, 
 And Spirit Blest, with Both confest ; 
 
 Now, and while endless ages run. 
 
28 THE THIRD DAY. 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 TeUuris alme Conditor. 
 
 CREATOR,, great and good, 
 
 Who broughtst the mountains forth, 
 And rolling back th' overwhelming flood, 
 
 Didst fix th' enthroned earth, 
 
 Where roVd in verdure meet, 
 And crown' d with golden flowers, 
 
 And teeming with her fruitage sweet, 
 Delightsome food she showers ; 
 
 Cleanse with Thy freshening grace 
 
 Our blighted spirit's sore ; 
 Let her with tears the past efface, 
 
 And learn to sin no more : 
 
THE THIRD DAY. 29 
 
 But hearkening to Thy voice, 
 
 Escape each blasting breath, 
 With goodness filled in life rejoice, 
 
 Nor know the sting of death. 
 
 This grant us, Father kind, 
 
 And Thou, Co-equal Son, 
 And Holy Ghost, with Both enshrined, 
 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
AT MATINS. 
 Rerum Creator Optime. 
 
 CREATOR, ever good and kind, 
 
 Behold, Our God, and see ; 
 Our souls, to quiet rest consigned, 
 
 From sin's black slumber free. 
 
 Thee, Holiest Jesu, Thee we pray, 
 Our sins, forgive them all, 
 
 Who, rising to confess ere day, 
 The lingering hours forestall. 
 
 By night our hands and hearts we raise, 
 Taught by the Psalmist's word ; 
 
 And emulate the midnight praise, 
 By Paul and Silas poured. 
 
THE FOURTH DAY. 31 
 
 Thou seest what evil we have done, 
 
 Our hidden faults we shew : 
 With prayers and tears our guilt we own, 
 
 Oh, pardon all we owe. 
 
 This grant us, Pather, ever kind, 
 
 And Thou, Co-equal Son, 
 And Holy Ghost, with Both enshrined, 
 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 Nox et tenebrce et nubila. 
 
 NIGHT, and clouds in darkness sailing ; 
 
 This world's chaos, wild and drear, 
 Light is entering ; Heaven unveiling ; 
 
 Christ is coming ; disappear. 
 
32 THE FOURTH DAY. 
 
 Heaven's dark pall in sunder falleth, 
 By the sun's bright arrow strook, 
 
 Earth her thousand hues recalleth, 
 At his all-enlightening look. 
 
 Thee, True Sun, alone adore we, 
 Thee with pure and single heart, 
 
 Thee with plaintive chant implore we, 
 O'er our souls Thy flame to dart. 
 
 Many a spot, our bosoms staining, 
 Must Thy Brightness cleanse away ; 
 
 Oh, of Angels Light unwaning, 
 Look on us, and make it day. 
 
 To the Father lauds unending, 
 To the Son and Spirit Blest, 
 
 Still from aye to aye ascending, 
 Be throughout all worlds addrest. 
 
THE FOURTH DAY. 33 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 Cceli Deus Sanctissime. 
 
 ALL-HOLY God on high, 
 
 Who bath'st in fiery glow 
 The glittering spaces of the sky, 
 
 Heaven's ever-brilliant show : 
 
 Who on this day didst light 
 The sun's red wheel of fire, 
 
 And gaVst the moon her circuit bright, 
 The stars their mazy quire ; 
 
 To set a severing bound 
 
 Betwixt the light and dark, 
 And as the circling months run round, 
 
 Their rise and wane to mark. 
 
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34 THE FOURTH DAY. 
 
 Dispel the heart's drear night, 
 Wash out the soul's dark stain, 
 
 Throw off our trespass' whelming weight, 
 Unloose guilt's wearying chain. 
 
 This grant us, Father kind, 
 
 And Thou, Co-equal Son, 
 And Holy Ghost, with Both enshrin'd, 
 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
AT MATINS. 
 
 Nox atra rerum conteyit. 
 
 NIGHT shrouds beneath her sable vest 
 
 Earth's every varied hue : 
 To Thee in all our dyes confest, 
 
 Heart-searching Judge, we sue, 
 
 That Thou would'st our black guilt efface, 
 Our soul's foul stains disperse, 
 
 And grant us, Lord, Thy pardoning grace, 
 T'avert th' impending curse. 
 
 The soul, sin's hidden sting doth goad, 
 
 By palsied sloth opprest, 
 Yearns her dark burthen to unload, 
 
 And find in Thee her rest. 
 
36 THE FIFTH DAY. 
 
 Oh, for Thou canst, her bonds untie, 
 
 Dispel her inward night ; 
 So may she learn to bear Thine Eye, 
 
 And glory in Thy Light. 
 
 This grant us, Father ever kind, 
 And Thou, Co-equal Son, 
 
 And Holy Ghost, with Both enshrin'd, 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 Lux ecce surgit aurea* 
 
 Lo, the golden light is peering ; 
 
 Let the dimness fleet away, 
 Which so long hath kept us veering 
 
 From the narrow path astray. 
 
THE FIFTH DAY. 37 
 
 May the morn, sweet calmness breathing, 
 Keep us, morn-like, chaste and pure, 
 
 In our lips no falsehood sheathing, 
 In our hearts no sin obscure. 
 
 So the day, all smoothly gliding, 
 May preserve our tongue from guile, 
 
 Eyes from wandering, feet from sliding, 
 Hands from aught that can defile. 
 
 All day long an Eye is o'er us, 
 
 Which our every secret knows, 
 Sees our every step before us, 
 
 From first morn till evening's close. 
 
 To the Father lauds unending, 
 
 To the Son and Spirit Blest, 
 Still from aye to aye ascending, 
 
 Be throughout all worlds addrest. 
 
THE FIFTH DAY. 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 Magna Deus potentice. 
 
 GOD, Who in wondrous might, 
 
 The children of the deep, 
 Some liftest to th* aerial height, 
 
 Some in th' abyss dost keep, 
 
 Fish dost in Ocean sink, 
 Fowls waft aloft to Heaven, 
 
 To natures, whom one birth doth link, 
 Hast diverse dwellings given. 
 
 Grant to Thy servants all, 
 Sons of the Blood-red wave, 
 
 To know no more sin's deadly fall, 
 Nor shudder at the grave. 
 
THE FIFTH DAY. .'39 
 
 Be none by guilt weighed down, 
 
 By pride borne up on high, 
 Lest soul elate be headlong thrown, 
 
 Or crushed sink down and die. 
 
 This grant us, Father kind, 
 
 And Thou, Co-equal Son, 
 And Holy Ghost, with Both enshrin'd, 
 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
AT MATINS. 
 Tu Trinitatis Unitas. 
 
 DREAD Unity in Trinity, 
 
 Of all creation King, 
 Accept the anthem loud and high, 
 
 Thy creatures wake and sing. 
 
 Forth from our narrow couch we bound 
 
 At quiet dead of night, 
 To pray Thee o'er our every wound 
 
 To pour Thy healing light. 
 
 So aught of ill at midnight hour 
 The haunting fiends have wrought, 
 
 In beam of Thy celestial power 
 Shall melt away to nought. 
 
THE SIXTH DAY. 41 
 
 So shall no spot our frame defile, 
 
 Nor sloth our heart infest, 
 Nor chilling sin's dull torpor spoil 
 
 The sunshine of the breast. 
 
 Thee, Blest Redeemer, Thee we pray, 
 
 Oh, fill us with Thy light, 
 So shall we walk from day to day 
 
 Unswerving in Thy sight. 
 
 This grant us, Father ever kind, 
 
 And Thou, Co-equal Son, 
 And Holy Ghost, with Both enshrinM, 
 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
THE SIXTH DAY. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 JEterna cceli gloria. 
 
 GLORY of the Heavens Supernal, 
 Blessed Hope of all on earth, 
 
 Sole-Begotten of th' Eternal, 
 Spotless Virgin's Virgin Birth ! 
 
 Thy Eight Hand to us extending, 
 Lord, our soul in calmness raise, 
 
 Till to God in hymns ascending, 
 We be kindled all to praise. 
 
 Morning's star is risen and shining, 
 Herald of day's glory bright, 
 
 Night's dun shadows are declining ; 
 Shed on us Thine holy Light ; 
 
THE SIXTH DAY. 43 
 
 Light, that this world's night dispelling 
 
 In our senses may abide, 
 In our breasts for ever dwelling, 
 
 Sanctified till glorified. 
 
 Deep through all our hearts entwined 
 
 There be fix'd, nor ever move, 
 Faith and Hope in gladness joined, 
 
 With their heavenlier sister Love. 
 
 To the Father lauds unending, 
 
 To the Son and Spirit Blest, 
 Still from aye to aye ascending, 
 
 Be throughout all worlds addrest. 
 
44 THE SIXTH DAY. 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 
 Hominis guperne Conditor. 
 
 WHO madest man to live, 
 Who from their parent earth 
 
 With All-creative might didst give 
 Wild beast and reptile birth ; 
 
 Huge shapes of every hue, 
 
 Alive at Thy command, 
 All subject, in their seasons due, 
 
 To Thy frail servant's hand ; 
 
 Subdue, Creator Blest, 
 Whatever wild lust impels, 
 
 Or, made familiar, haunts the breast, 
 Or through the actions steals. 
 
THE SIXTH DAY. 45 
 
 Give us Thy crown of joy, 
 
 Grant us Thy gifts of grace, 
 The grating chains of strife destroy, 
 
 And knit the bonds of peace. 
 
 This grant us, Father kind, 
 
 And Thou, Co-equal Son, 
 And Holy Ghost, with Both enshrin'd, 
 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
AT MATINS. 
 Sumina Parens dementia. 
 
 PARENTAL Source of Love Divine, 
 
 Of all Creation Lord, 
 In Substance One, in Persons Trine, 
 God, evermore ador'd ! 
 
 Of Thine all-pitying goodness hear 
 
 The tearful chant we pour, 
 That we, with hearts from sin made clear, 
 
 May love Thee more and more. 
 
 Our loins and reins, their sickness deep 
 
 Bathe in Thy cleansing fire ; 
 And girded let us wake and weep, 
 
 And cleanse each wrong desire. 
 
THE SEVENTH DAY. 47 
 
 So we who now in anthems break 
 
 Our midnight hours of rest, 
 May of Thy Fulness all partake, 
 
 In Thy true Sabbath blest. 
 
 This grant us, Father, ever kind, 
 
 And Thou, Co-equal Son, 
 And Holy Ghost with Both enshrinM, 
 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 
 Aurora jam spargit polum. 
 
 THE dawn is dappling o'er the sky, 
 The day o'er earth steals on ; 
 
 Light shakes his flickering shaft on high 
 Each breath of ill be gone. 
 
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48 THE SEVENTH DAY. 
 
 Each shape of night be put to flight, 
 Guilt's spell dissolve away, 
 
 Each spectre sin black night brought in 
 Fleet in the morning's ray ! 
 
 So may this morn, the last we bend 
 Here prostrate in God's sight, 
 
 Born in this burst of music, end 
 In calm still flow of light. 
 
 Father, to Thee all glory be, 
 
 And Thee, Co-equal Son, 
 And Spirit Blest, with Both confest, 
 
 Eternal Three in One. 
 
THE SEVENTH DAY. 49 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 Jam sol recedit igneus. 
 
 THE fiery sun is gone, 
 
 Oh, never- waning Light, 
 All-Holy Three, Thrice-Blessed One, 
 
 Shed forth Thy Presence bright. 
 
 To Thee our lauds at morn, 
 
 Our vespers rise at even, 
 Oh, grant us, hence by Angels borne, 
 
 To join their chant in Heaven. 
 
 To the Great Father, Sou, 
 
 And Holy Spirit Blest, 
 As in old time, while ages run, 
 
 All glory be addrest. 
 
for tfce 
 
 Psalm Ixxiv. 17. 
 
 THOU HAST SET AIL THE BORDERS OP THE EARTH ; 
 THOU HAST MADE SUMMER AND WINTER. 
 
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 in 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 Creator alme siderum. 
 
 CREATOR of the starry height, 
 Of hearts believing endless Light, 
 Jesu, Redeemer, bow Thine ear, 
 Thy suppliants > vows in pity hear ; 
 
 Who, lest the Earth, through evil eye 
 Of treacherous fiend should waste and die, 
 With mighty love instinct, wert made 
 Th' expiring world's all-healing Aid : 
 
54 ADVENT. 
 
 Who to the Cross, that world to win 
 Prom common stain of common sin, 
 From Virgin shrine, a Virgin Birth, 
 A spotless Victim issuest forth ; 
 
 At vision of Whose glory bright, 
 At mention of Whose Name of might, 
 Angels on high and fiends below 
 In reverence or in trembling bow : 
 
 Almighty Judge, to Thee we pray, 
 Great Umpire of the last dread Day, 
 Protect us through th' unearthly fight 
 With armour of celestial light. 
 
 To God, the Father, and the Son, 
 And Holy Ghost all praise be done : 
 All honour, might, and glory be 
 Through all the long eternity. 
 
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 AT MATINS. 
 Verbum Supernum prodiens. 
 
 WORD of th' Eternal Father's might, 
 Proceeding from His Bosom bright, 
 Who, now the times wax old, art born, 
 Sole Succour of a world outworn, 
 
 Our darkling bosoms, Lord, illume, 
 And with Thine own true love consume, 
 That, wean'd from fading things below, 
 The heart celestial joys may know : 
 
 So, when the Judge's sentence dire 
 Consigns th' accurs'd to endless fire ; 
 And voice of welcome bids arise 
 The righteous to their destined skies ; 
 
56 ADVENT. 
 
 We writhe not in the darksome flood, 
 The fiery gulfs undying food, 
 But cleansed the Face of God to see, 
 In Heaven's delights entranced may be. 
 
 To Father, and Co-equal Son, 
 And Thee, Blest Spirit, Three in One, 
 As aye it was, and aye shall be, 
 All praise through all eternity ! 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 En clara vox redarguit. 
 
 WHAT thrilling voice through midnight peals, 
 Which every dark recess reveals ? 
 Away, pale dreams, dim shadows fly, 
 Lo, Jesus lightens from on high. 
 
ADVENT. 57 
 
 Now let the sluggard soul spring forth, 
 Nor longer lie enchain'd on earth ; 
 All breath of ill dispelling far, 
 Bright peers the new-born Morning-Star. 
 
 Behold the Lamb, sent down below, 
 Himself to pay the debt we owe ; 
 Oh let us all with tears most due 
 For that His dear-bought pardon sue. 
 
 That, when He shall again appear, 
 And wrap the world in sudden fear, 
 His utmost wrath He may not wreak, 
 But shield us for His Pity's sake. 
 
 To God, the Father, and the Son, 
 And Holy Ghost, all praise be done, 
 All honour, might, and glory be 
 Through all the long eternity. 
 
Xattottg. 
 
 AT VESPEES. 
 Jesu Redemptor omnium. 
 
 JESU, Redeemer from on high, 
 Who, ere the day-light shone, 
 
 Sole Offspring of His Majesty, 
 Art with the Father One. 
 
 Thou Light of Light, His Brightness true, 
 
 Unfailing Hope of all, 
 Hear, wheresoe'er to Thee they sue, 
 
 Thy lowly servants' call. 
 
 Kemember, Thou, Who all hast made, 
 How, for Thy creatures' sake, 
 
 Thyself, in Virgin's bosom laid, 
 Thy creatures' form didst take. 
 
THE NATIVITY. 
 
 Such the glad news this festal night 
 
 From year to year doth tell, 
 How from Thy Father's glory bright 
 
 Thou earnest on earth to dwell. 
 
 Who this so new salvation planned, 
 To Him breadth, depth, and height, 
 
 The starry choirs, the sea and land, 
 In one new song unite. 
 
 Shall we, whose brows the hallowing stream 
 
 Of holy Blood bedews, 
 As dawns Thy Birth-day's joyous beam, 
 
 Our grateful hymn refuse ? 
 
 Jesu, the Virgin-Mother's Son, 
 
 To Thee all glory be, 
 With Father, Spirit, Three in One, 
 
 Through all eternity. 
 
 59 
 
60 THE NATIVITY. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 A solis ortus cardine. 
 
 FROM far sunrise at early morn, 
 
 To earth's remotest ring, 
 Of Mary Virgin-Mother born, 
 
 We carol Christ our King. 
 
 He comes, the world's Blest Maker He, 
 
 In servile guise arrayed, 
 By Flesh our sin-bound flesh to free, 
 
 And save the souls He made. 
 
 On bosom pure, His earthly shrine, 
 The Heavenly grace is shower' d ; 
 
 The lowly Maiden bears within 
 Whom she unknown ador'd. 
 
THE NATIVITY. 61 
 
 The breast, chaste Awe's true home of yore, 
 
 Is now God's temple made ; 
 Where never man was laid before, 
 
 The Son of God is laid. 
 
 She travails with the wondrous Birth, 
 
 By Gabriel's voice reveal'd, 
 Which ere to light he issued forth, 
 
 The yearning Baptist hail'd. 
 
 Abhorring not the hay-strewn shed, 
 
 In manger, lo, He lies ; 
 With little drops of milk is fed, 
 
 Who stills creation's cries. 
 
 The Heavenly hosts His Birthday keep, 
 
 The Angels round Him sing, 
 The Shepherds view with wonder deep 
 
 Earth's Shepherd, Lord, and King. 
 
62 THE NATIVITY. 
 
 Jesu, the Virgin-Mother's Son, 
 
 To Thee all glory be, 
 With Father, Spirit, Three in One, 
 
 Through all eternity. 
 
9bt. Sfcttpfien's Bag. 
 
 FESTIVAL OP A MARTYR. 
 Deus tuorum militum. 
 
 OF Thy true soldiers, mighty Lord, 
 The Portion, Crown, and great Eeward, 
 Now as we hymn Thy Martyr's fame, 
 Unloose our bond of sin and blame. 
 
 For he th' enchanting joys of earth, 
 The viands of deceitful mirth, 
 Accounted gall, and upward flew, 
 Till he the Heavenly reached and true. 
 
 He bravely ran the painful race, 
 Enduring with a hero's grace, 
 Thee with his blood on earth confessed, 
 With Thee in Heaven for aye is blest. 
 
FESTIVAL OF A MARTYR. 
 
 Oh, as with suppliant voice this day 
 To Thee, all pitying Lord, we pray, 
 In this Thy Martyr's triumph high, 
 Thy servants' chain of guilt untie. 
 
 To God, the Father, and the Son, 
 And Holy Spirit, Three in One, 
 Unceasing praise and glory be, 
 Now and through all eternity. 
 
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 FESTIVAL OF AN APOSTLE. 
 Apostolorum gloriam. 
 
 TH' Apostles' glories let us sing, 
 Unfading gifts of Christ our King, 
 Their hard won palms and circling rays 
 Demand our joyous hymns of praise. 
 
 Princes of all the Churches they, 
 Crown' d chieftains of th' unearthly fray, 
 Of courts celestial sentries bright, 
 Shedding o'er earth the pure true light. 
 
 Theirs is of Saints the Faith intent, 
 Of trusting hearts the Hope unspent, 
 Christ's Charity in perfect glow 
 Laying the world's fell tyrant low. 
 
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6f> FESTIVAL OF AN APOSTLE. 
 
 In them the Father's glory bright, 
 In them the Son's triumphal might, 
 In them abides the Spirit's strong will ; 
 They the wide Heaven with gladness fill. 
 
 To God the Father, and the Son, 
 And Thee, Blest Spirit, Three in One, 
 As aye it was, and aye shall be, 
 All praise through all eternity. 
 
Innocents. 
 
 AT MATINS. 
 Audit tyrannus anxius. 
 
 WITH boding fears the tyrant hears 
 A King of Kings is hard at hand, 
 
 Who rule shall claim o'er Israel's name 
 And high in David's palace stand. 
 
 With wild surprise, " We die/' he cries, 
 " Around us lurks a traitor brood ; 
 
 " Up, guard, awake, thy weapon take, 
 "And every cradle drown in blood." 
 
 What boots his ire, and dark desire ; 
 
 What help, if he his thousands slay ? 
 Alone of all, around that fall, 
 
 The Christ is safely borne away. 
 
68 HOLY INNOCENTS. 
 
 Jesu, to Thee all glory be, 
 
 Of Mary,, Yirgin-Mother born ; 
 
 To God Triune all praise be done, 
 
 Through endless life's unwaning morn. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 
 Salvete flores martyrum. 
 
 HAIL, flowrets of Christ's martyr-crown, 
 Whom the fierce foe around hath strewn, 
 E'en on the threshold of the morn, 
 Fresh rose-buds by the whirlwind shorn ; 
 
 Prime victims ye to Jesus slain, 
 His firstling flock, His tender train, 
 With little palms, and garlands gay, 
 Before the very altar play. 
 
HOLY INNOCENTS. 69 
 
 Jesu, to Thee all glory be, 
 
 Of Mary, Virgin-Mother born ; 
 To God Triune all praise be done, 
 
 Through endless life's unwaning morn. 
 
AT VESPEES. 
 Crudelis Herodes, Deum. 
 
 WHY, ruthless king, this frantic fear, 
 Thy God should come, thy King appear ? 
 He takes not earthly crowns away, 
 Who crowns bestows that ne'er decay. 
 
 Those Eastern Kings, they saw from far, 
 And followed on His guiding Star ; 
 By light their way to Light they trod, 
 And hail'd with incense- gifts their God. 
 
 Yon Heavenly Lamb, Whose brows abide 
 The laver of that crystal tide ; 
 He bears what ne'er He bare within, 
 Cleansing the streams to cleanse our sin. 
 
EPIPHANY. 7 1 
 
 And, lo, what power unknown is there ! 
 E'en now the waves deep. crimson wear, 
 The water, changed at His command, 
 Mows blood-red wine beneath His Hand. 
 
 Jesu, be Thou for ever blest, 
 Who to the Gentiles manifest, 
 With Father, and with Spirit pure, 
 Art God, while endless worlds endure. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 sola magnarum urbium. 
 
 THAN mightiest cities mightier far, 
 Thou Bethlehem, with thy crowning Star, 
 Whose chosen lap received from Heaven 
 IV Incarnate Lord, for sinners given : 
 
72 EPIPHANY. 
 
 Star, whose bright glories far outrun 
 The radiant axle of the sun, 
 Heaven's herald, sent on earth to tell, 
 That God made Mesh on earth doth dwell. 
 
 Soon as the kings their King behold, 
 Their Eastern gifts they straight unfold, 
 And prostrate all His Throne before, 
 With incense, gold, and myrrh adore. 
 
 Pure incense for their God they bring, 
 With royal gold salute their King, 
 With spicy dust of fragrant myrrh 
 They shadow forth His sepulchre. 
 
 Jesu, be Thou for ever blest, 
 Who to the Gentiles manifest, 
 With Father, Spirit, Three in One, 
 Art God, while endless ages run. 
 
Htnt. 
 
 SATURDAY, AT VESPERS. 
 Audi, benigne Conditor. 
 
 GRACIOUS Creator, hear, 
 How many a prayer our souls outpour 
 In this our solemn Lenten hour, 
 
 With many a mingled tear. 
 
 Kind Searcher of the heart, 
 Thou know'st our deep infirmity, 
 Lord, as we return to Thee, 
 
 Thy pardoning grace impart. 
 
 Pull sorely have we sinnM ; 
 But spare us, Lord, as we confess, 
 And for Thy great Name's holiness, 
 
 Our wounded spirits bind. 
 
74 LENT. 
 
 Grant us by abstinence 
 The body's rebel strength to break ; 
 And make the weaned soul forsake 
 
 What feedeth foul offence. 
 
 Grant, Blessed Trinity, 
 Grant, Undivided Unity, 
 Our Lenten fasts and alms may be 
 
 Made fruitful, Lord, in Thee. 
 
 SUNDAY, AT MATINS. 
 Ex more docti mystico. 
 
 BY rite religious bound, 
 Keep we this holy Fast of Lent, 
 Days four times ten all duly spent, 
 
 Its ancient solemn round. 
 
LENT. 75 
 
 Its high original 
 
 The Law and Prophets gave, until 
 Christ hallow' d it ; his Sovereign Will 
 
 Supreme o'er seasons all. 
 
 Oh be we sparing then 
 Of. words, and meats, and wanton cup ; 
 Of sleep, and sport ; and gird us up 
 
 Our watch to keep as men. 
 
 Flee we whatever may harm, 
 Whatever overturn our wandering mind ; 
 Give we no place to snaring Fiend, 
 
 But all his power disarm. 
 
 Soothe we the vengeance sore, 
 And weep before the Judge's Throne : 
 And call with mourning suppliants' tone, 
 
 And from the dust adore, 
 
76 LENT. 
 
 "Thy goodness, gracious God, 
 With every ill we tempt each hour, 
 Oh, from on high Thy mercy pour, 
 
 And spare th' avenging rod. 
 
 " Remember, we are Thine 
 All falTn and frail, yet Thine our frame ; 
 The glory, Lord, of Thy great Name 
 
 To other ne'er resign. 
 
 " The sin that's past, forgive ; 
 The good we seek and ask, increase : 
 That Thee at length we here may please, 
 
 And in Thy pleasure live." 
 
 Grant, Blessed Trinity, 
 Grant, Undivided Unity, 
 Our Lenten fasts and alms may be 
 
 Made fruitful, Lord, in Thee. 
 
LENT. 77 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 
 Sol salutis, intimis. 
 
 JESU, Sun of health divine, 
 Within our inmost spirits shine, 
 While, as black night flees fast away, 
 More welcome dawns the new-born day. 
 
 Who giv'st Thine own accepted hour, 
 Oh, give of tears a plenteous shower, 
 To wash the heart's true sacrifice, 
 That love's bright flame may brighter rise. 
 
 So from the fount of sin and woe, 
 Shall tears in endless torrent flow, 
 If duly bruis'd, the hardened heart 
 Beneath the scourge of penance smart. 
 
78 LENT. 
 
 The day draws on, Thine own blest Day,, 
 When all things flourish fresh and gay, 
 May we with hearts by Thee made new, 
 And homeward led, be joyous too. 
 
 Dread Trinity, Thy Throne before, 
 Let the round world low-bow' d adore, 
 And we, new creatures, with new tongue 
 Sing in new worlds our glad new song. 
 
Sbatut&ag before passion 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 Vexilla Regis prodeunt. 
 
 Now onward move the standards of our King, 
 And darkly gleams the mystery of the Cross,, 
 
 Where Life enconntering death, 
 
 By death to life gave birth, 
 
 Life, That with piercing point of deadly spear 
 Deep-wounded, opening wide the Fount to cleanse 
 
 Our sinful stains away, 
 
 With Blood and Water flow'd. 
 
 Now is fulfilled what David sang of old, 
 The faithful burthen of the mystic song, 
 He to the heathen sang, 
 " God from the wood doth reign " 
 
80 VASSION-TIDE. 
 
 Tree, that all beauteous, and all glorious art, 
 Deckt with the Boyal Purple of our Prince, 
 
 Ordain'd with worthy stem 
 
 Th' all-Holy Limbs to touch. 
 
 Thrice blessed, on whose wide-outstretched arms 
 Was hung the Eansom of the universe, 
 
 On thee the Body weighed, 
 
 Hell's captives to redeem. 
 
 Oh, Holy Cross, all hail ! sole hope of man ! 
 Mayst thou, at this most sacred Passion-tide, 
 
 Grace to the saints increase, 
 
 And sinners' ill blot out. 
 
 Who of salvation Only Fountain art, 
 Blest Trinity, Thee all that breathe shall praise, 
 To whom Thou giv'st the Cross 
 All conquering, give the Crown. 
 
in Easter 
 
 CALLED "IN ALBIS/' OK " IN WHITE GARMENTS," 
 
 t&rougjout tfyt ^ascftal Reason. 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 Ad Regias Agni dapes. 
 
 IN garments diglit of virgin white, 
 The true Lamb's royal banquet round, 
 
 The Bed Sea vast in safety past, 
 
 To Christ our King the triumph sound. 
 
 His Love Divine brings forth the wine, 
 The mystic Cup of sacred Blood : 
 
 His Love, the Priest, for that dread Feast 
 The victim slays, Himself the Pood. 
 
82 EASTETL 
 
 The blood-drops red on lintel spread 
 The wasting Angel passes o'er, 
 
 The waters wide aghast divide, 
 
 Th' overwhelmed hosts are seen no more. 
 
 In Christ we view the image true, 
 
 The very Paschal Victim He ; 
 The leaven sure of spirits pure, 
 
 The leaven of sincerity. 
 
 True Victim given from highest Heaven, 
 "Whom deeps of Hell their Conqueror own ; 
 
 Who death's strong chain hath rent in twain, 
 And rescued life's unfading crown. 
 
 The victory won, Hell-powers overthrown, 
 Christ's banner waves in open sky, 
 
 Heaven-gates behold to Him unfold, 
 
 And dragg'd in chains the dark King lie. 
 
EASTER. 83 
 
 Oh, Jesu blest, to every breast 
 
 Unceasing Paschal gladness be : 
 From blasting breath of sin and death 
 
 The new-born sons of life set free. 
 
 Father, to Thee all glory be, 
 
 And Son, Who from the dead art raisM, 
 And Spirit Blest, with Both confest, 
 One God, through endless ages prais'd. 
 
after faster, 
 
 CALLED " IN ALBIS," OR. " IN WHITE GARMENTS," 
 
 tfirouafiottt tfie ^ascfial Reason. 
 
 AT MATINS. 
 Rex Sempiterne coditum. 
 
 OF Heaven's high host Eternal Lord, 
 Who all created things hast made ; 
 
 Before all worlds Co-equal Word, 
 Son, in Thy Father's might array'd : 
 
 Who at the world's primaeval birth 
 To Adam didst Thine Image give, 
 
 Didst link with this frail form of earth 
 Thy princely Spirit, and bad'st him live : 
 
EASTER. 85 
 
 When the foul Dsemon's guileful spite 
 The race had marred with sinful stain, 
 
 Thou, clad in flesh, with plastic might 
 The beauteous wreck didst mould again : 
 
 Who erst wert born of Virgin's womb, 
 Now from the teeming grave art born ; 
 
 And bidst us, buried in the tomb, 
 Arise with Thee this glorious morn ; 
 
 Thou, Heavenly Shepherd, Thy true flock 
 
 In Thy Baptismal well dost lave ; 
 This is of souls the sprinkling rock ; 
 
 This is of sins the whelming grave. 
 
 Thou, Saviour, on the Cross wert laid, 
 
 So long to our deservings ow'd ; 
 The ransom of our souls hast paid, 
 
 In lavish streams of precious Blood. 
 
86 EASTER. 
 
 Ok, Jesu blest, to every breast 
 Unceasing Paschal gladness be ; 
 
 Prom blasting breath of sin and death 
 The new-born sons of life set free. 
 
 Pather, to Thee all glory be, ' 
 
 And Son, Who from the dead art raised, 
 And Spirit Blest, with Both confest, 
 
 One God, through endless ages prais'd. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 Aurora ccelum purpurat. 
 
 THE dawn is purpling o'er the sky, 
 The air with Alleluias shakes, 
 
 The glad earth shouts her triumph high, 
 Hell in each shuddering cavern quakes ; 
 
EASTER. 87 
 
 Whilst He the King, with strong Eight Hand 
 Leads forth from cells of death and night 
 
 Th' imprison' d Fathers' ghostly band 
 To gladdening beam of life and light. 
 
 Whose tomb so late the threefold ward 
 Of watch, and stone, and seal did bind, 
 
 Now Victor risen death's self hath barr'd, 
 To that same tomb for aye consign'd. 
 
 Farewell then grave, a long farewell 
 To funeral tears and grief and pain ; 
 
 Oh ! hear yon glistening Angel tell, 
 
 Death's conquering Lord is risen again. 
 
 Oh, Jesu blest, to every breast 
 
 Unceasing Paschal gladness be ; 
 From blasting breath of sin and death 
 
 The new-born sons of life set free. 
 
88 EASTEIl. 
 
 Father, to Thee all glory be, 
 
 And Son, Who from the dead art raised, 
 And Spirit Blest, with Both confest, 
 
 One God, through endless ages prais'd. 
 
Jestibal of 
 
 In tf)e ^asd)al Season. 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 
 TH' Apostles wept with hearts forlorn 
 The Bridegroom to the burial borne, 
 Whom with that death of blood and pain 
 His servants' wicked hands had slain. 
 
 Yet had the weeping Maries heard 
 The Angel's sure and welcome word, 
 ' The Lord His own full speedily 
 Will visit with heart-gladdening Eye/ 
 
 E'en now as fast they bear along 
 The tidings to the downcast throng, 
 Lo, Jesus' glistening Form they meet, 
 And run to clasp their Saviour's Feet. 
 
90 EASTER. 
 
 Swift to the Galilsean height 
 Th' Apostles speed their eager flight, 
 There, of their hearts' desire possest, 
 With Jesus' kindly Light are blest. 
 
 Oh, Jesu blest, to every breast 
 Unceasing Paschal gladness be; 
 From blasting breath of sin and death 
 The new-born sons of life set free. 
 
 Father, to Thee all glory be, 
 And Son, Who from the dead art raised, 
 And Spirit Blest, with Both confest, 
 One God, through endless ages prais'd. 
 
EASTER. 91 
 
 AT LAUDS, 
 
 A FAIRER Sun is risen on earth, 
 To kindle high her Paschal mirth, 
 Where now His more than earthly beam 
 Th' Apostles see from Jesus stream : 
 
 See on His Mesh the Wounds Divine 
 Like purest stars all softly shine, 
 And what their eyes have witnessed there 
 To all the wondering world declare. 
 
 Oh Christ, our King, our hearts possess, 
 And with Thy fostering Presence bless ; 
 So may our tongue in ceaseless praise 
 To Thy great Name meet anthems raise. 
 
92 EASTER. 
 
 Oh, Jesu blest, to every breast 
 Unceasing Paschal gladness be ; 
 From blasting breath of sin and death 
 The new-born sons of life set free. 
 
 Father, to Thee all glory be, 
 And Son, Who from the dead art raised, 
 And Spirit Blest, with Both confest, 
 One God, through endless ages prais'd. 
 
AT VESPERS. 
 
 Salutis humance Sator. 
 
 AUTHOR of lost man's salvation, 
 Jesu, each true heart's delight, 
 
 Framer of the new creation, 
 
 Light of lovers chaste and bright ! 
 
 Lord, what mighty Mercy bow'd Thee 
 Thus to bear Thy creatures' sin ; 
 
 Guiltless, bidding death o'ercloud Thee, 
 Guilty souls from death to win? 
 
 Bursting through the gulf infernal, 
 Thou unchain' st the captive band ; 
 
 Triumphing in state supernal, 
 Sittest now at God's Eight Hand. 
 
94 ASCENSION DAY. 
 
 Oh, may yet Thy Pity turn Thee 
 To repair our ruin'd plight ; 
 
 Cleansed in beauty to discern Thee, 
 FilTd with Thine all-hallowing light. 
 
 Thou, the Way, dost heavenward lead us ; 
 
 Goal, to which all hearts must tend : 
 Solace sweet, 'mid tears to speed us ; 
 
 Crown of life, when tears shall end. 
 
 Hail, to Heaven in triumph riding, 
 
 Jesu, Thee shall all adore, 
 In Thy Father's Might abiding, 
 
 With One Spirit evermore. 
 
ASCENSION DAY. 
 
 95 
 
 AT MATINS. 
 JEterne Rex altissime. 
 
 KING Eternal, Power unbounded, 
 Strong Thy faithful ones to save, 
 
 Death to Thee, all deadly wounded, 
 Triumph and high glory gave. 
 
 Through the starry orbs ascending, 
 Where Thy Throne of glory calFd, 
 
 RoVd from Heaven with power unending, 
 By no human hand installed : 
 
 There Thy kingdoms three adore Thee, 
 Heaven above, and earth below, 
 
 Darkest Hell beneath, before Thee 
 All the knee submissive bow. 
 
96 ASCENSION DAY. 
 
 Heaven's high host with awe beholdeth 
 Death to life restored again ; 
 
 Flesh corrupteth, Flesh remouldeth, 
 Flesh true God of God doth reign. 
 
 Who in Heaven our Crown remainest, 
 O'er our earthly sorrows beam ; 
 
 Who the round world's frame sustainest, 
 O'er all worldly joys Supreme ; 
 
 Lord, from earth our prayers pursue Thee, 
 Saviour, all our sins forgive, 
 
 Lift our hearts on high unto Thee, 
 By Thy grace uprais'd to live. 
 
 So, when Thou, at Thy swift coming, 
 From Thy Judgment-cloud shalt shine ; 
 
 Thou mayst stay our righteous dooming, 
 And our forfeit crowns assign. 
 
ASCENSION DAY. 97 
 
 Hail, to Heaven in triumph riding, 
 4esu, Thee shall all adore, 
 
 In Thy Father' s might abiding, 
 With One Spirit evermore. 
 
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of 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 iy Creator Spiritus. 
 
 COME, Holy Ghost, Creator, come, 
 A.nd visit all the souls of Thine, 
 
 The hearts Thyself hast made illume 
 With heavenly light, with grace divine. 
 
 Thou, That art calFd the Paraclete, 
 Most blessed Gift of God most high, 
 
 Fountain of life, and light, and heat, 
 Anointing Spirit of charity. 
 
 Thou Sevenfold in Thy graces art ; 
 
 The Finger Thou of God's Eight Hand; 
 Thou, His true Promise, dost impart 
 
 The tongue to tell His dread command. 
 
WHITSUNTIDE. 99 
 
 Our senses kindle with Thy light, 
 Into our hearts Thy true love pour ; 
 
 Eenew our body's wasted might 
 
 With vigour that can waste no more. 
 
 Drive far away the deadly foe, 
 
 And give us speedy peace within, 
 Be Thou the Guide where we shall go, 
 
 And keep us safe from snares of sin. 
 
 May we by Thee the Father know, 
 
 By Thee aright confess the Son, 
 Thyself, the Spirit of the Two, 
 
 Believing, tiU ah 1 time be done. 
 
 To God the Father glory be, 
 
 And Son, Who from the dead was raised, 
 And Holy Spirit, Persons Three, 
 
 One God, through endless ages praisM. 
 
AT MATINS. 
 Jam Christus astra ascenderat. 
 
 Now Christ beyond the stars had gone, 
 Beturn'd from whence He came, 
 
 To send the Father's promised Boon, 
 The Spirit's holy Flame. 
 
 And nigh drew on the solemn Day; 
 
 On mystic cycle borne, 
 The week of weeks hath rolled away, 
 
 And brought the hallow'd mom : 
 
 When, lo, as at the third bright hour 
 
 Upsoars th' Apostles' prayer, 
 The thundering world, and shining shower, 
 
 The present God declare. 
 
WHITSUNTIDE. 101 
 
 Forth from the Father's glory darts 
 
 The crowning, fostering Light, 
 To fill Christ's true and faithful hearts 
 
 With Christ's all-kindling might. 
 
 Each with the hallowing Presence fir'd, 
 
 The living shrines rejoice ; 
 To tell God's mighty works inspired, 
 
 Each finds his several voice. 
 
 By all the mingled nations heard, 
 
 To Greek and Scythian known, 
 The preachers wondering speak the word, 
 
 The hearkeners wondering own. 
 
 Yet Judah raves still faithless by, 
 
 And scorns the band divine ; 
 And mocks their holy ecstasy, 
 
 As tranc'd in fumes of wine : 
 
102 WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 Till Peter, starting at the sight 
 Of wonders wrought around, 
 
 Makes Joel's clear prophetic light 
 The falsehood dark confound. 
 
 To God the Father glory be, 
 And Son, from death upraised, 
 
 And Holy Spirit, Persons Three, 
 One God for ever praised. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 Beata nobis gaudia. 
 
 AGAIN the circling seasons tell 
 The blest and joyous hour, 
 
 When erst upon th' Apostles fell 
 The Spirit's hallowing shower ; 
 
WHITSUNTIDE. 103 
 
 In flame-drops lights the thrilling Fire ; 
 
 A tongue its mystic form, 
 Each mouth with wisdom to inspire, 
 
 With love each heart to warm. 
 
 In every tongue their voice is heard ; 
 
 The Gentiles tremble round ; 
 The hearts in whom the Spirit stirr'd, 
 
 They deem in new wine drown'd. 
 
 'Tis all in mighty mystery done ; 
 
 The Paschal season past, 
 The Pentecostal days outrun, 
 
 Remission comes at last. 
 
 To Thee, All-pitying Lord, we pray, 
 
 To earth before Thee bend, 
 Thy Spirit Blest from Heaven this day 
 
 On us Thy suppliants send. 
 
104 WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 Who didst erewhile each hallowed heart 
 Replenish with Thy grace, 
 
 To us Thy pardon, Lord, impart, 
 And in our time give peace. 
 
 To God the Father glory be, 
 And Son, from death upraised, 
 
 And Holy Spirit, Persons Three, 
 One God for ever praised. 
 
Veni, Sancte Spiritus. 
 
 HOLY Spirit from on high, 
 Come, and from the opening sky 
 Shed Thy ray of heavenly Light. 
 
 Come, kind Father of the poor, 
 Come, with all Thy bounteous store, 
 Come, of hearts the Inmate bright. 
 
 Sweetest Comforter, and best, 
 Of the soul most welcome Guest, 
 Presence calm in feverish day, 
 
 In all toil Eefreshment sweet, 
 Cooling Breath 'mid noontide heat, 
 God, That wip'st all tears away. 
 
106 WHITSUNTIDE. 
 
 Light most Holy, most Divine, 
 In our inmost bosoms shine, 
 
 Fill Thine own with Thy true grace ; 
 
 For without Thine hallowing Flame 
 
 Nought in man is free from blame, 
 
 Nought in all this sinful race. 
 
 Wash whatever of stain is here, 
 Sprinkle what is dry or sere, 
 
 Heal and bind the wounded sprite ; 
 
 Bend whatever is stubborn still, 
 Kindle what is cold and chill, 
 
 What hath wander' d guide aright. 
 
 Oh, to every faithful heart, 
 Lord, Thy Sevenfold Gift impart, 
 That Thine own in Thee may live ; 
 
WHITSUNTIDE. 107 
 
 Give the meed Thy grace hath won, 
 Crown the work Thyself hast done, 
 Everlasting gladness give. 
 Amen. 
 
AT VESPERS. 
 Jam sol recedit igneus. 
 
 THE fiery sun now fades from sight : 
 Oh, Unity, unwaning Light, 
 Oh, Trinity, alone Divine, 
 Into our darkling bosoms shine. 
 
 To Thee at morn our lauds we wing ; 
 To Thee at eve our vespers sing ; 
 Oh, grant, when morn and eve are o'er, 
 We may with Angels Thee adore. 
 
 To Father, and Co-equal Son, 
 And Thee, Blest Spirit, Three in One, 
 As aye it was, and aye shall be, 
 All praise through all eternity ! 
 
TRINITY SUNDAY. 109 
 
 AT MATINS. 
 SummoB Parens dementice. 
 
 OF boundless love Parental Source, 
 Who ruPst the round world's circling course, 
 Who in Three Persons art confest, 
 One only God, for ever Blest. 
 
 Uplift us rising with Thine Hand, 
 That calm in Thee our souls may stand, 
 And, kindling into God's high praise, 
 To Thee their grateful anthems raise. 
 
 Father, to Thee all praise be done, 
 And Thee, alone Co-equal Son, 
 And, Holy Spirit, unto Thee, 
 Through all the long eternity. 
 
110 TRINITY SUNDAY. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 
 Tu Trinitatis Unitas. 
 
 THRiCE-Holy One, All-glorious Trine, 
 "Who wield' st the worlds in might Divine, 
 Oh, hearken to the hymn of praise, 
 Which, wak'd in Thee, to Thee we raise. 
 
 The golden day-star risen on high 
 Heralds the sun's red chariot nigh, 
 The night's dark shadows melt away : 
 Oh, may it in our souls be day ! 
 
 To God the Father praise in Heaven, 
 And to th' Eternal Son be given, 
 And Holy Ghost, with Both confest, 
 One God through endless ages Blest. 
 
^Presentation of florist in tfje 
 or purification of bt. 
 
 AVE, Mary, full of grace, 
 In whose virgin arm's embrace, 
 God to God Himself doth vow ! 
 
 Let me in the Temple wait, 
 Let me meet Thee at the gate, 
 Jesu, for mine All art Thou. 
 
 God is to His Temple come ; 
 Angels throng the hallow* d dome ; 
 What beyond hath Heaven in store ? 
 
 God Himself our flesh doth wear, 
 Owns a Virgin-Mother's care : 
 This than Heaven itself is more ! 
 
THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE, 
 
 Incense-gales of gladness rise, 
 Where this morning sacrifice 
 'Mid re-echoing shouts is made : 
 
 Evening's rite in tears shall end, 
 And with bitter weepings blend, 
 On the darkening Cross displa/d. 
 
 There behold th' Oblation wrought, 
 
 By whose precious ransom bought, 
 
 "We are all to God made nigh. 
 
 Now no longer, Lord, our own, 
 To Thy single service won, 
 
 Thine we live, and Thine we die. 
 
 Let Thy servants now depart ; 
 May we see Thee as Thou art ; 
 Nought of earth arrest our eyes ! 
 
OR PURIFICATION OF ST. MARY. 
 
 If Thou keep us here below, 
 Let us here with Jesus grow, 
 And in Him hereafter rise. 
 
annunciation of bt. 
 
 Quern terra, pontus, sidera. 
 
 WHOM earth and sea and stars and light 
 
 With ceaseless praise declare, 
 The Lord of breadth and depth and height 
 
 Meet Mary's womb doth bear. 
 
 Who sun and moon and time and space 
 
 Their measured task assigns, 
 Him, filTd with Heaven's overshadowing grace, 
 
 A lowly maid enshrines. 
 
 Mother, blest with service high, 
 
 Within whose bosom laid, 
 Who framed the world, Who spans the sty, 
 
 His secret place hath made. 
 
THE ANNUNCIATION OF ST, MARY. 115 
 
 Blest with the news from Heaven sent down, 
 
 In that all-hallow'd breast 
 She bears Whom Earth's deep yearnings own, 
 
 In God Incarnate blest ! 
 
 Jesu, the Virgin Mother's Son, 
 
 To Thee all glory be, 
 With Father, Spirit, Three in One, 
 
 Through all eternity. 
 
AT VESPERS. 
 Ut queant laxis resonare fibris. 
 
 OH, for thy spirit, holy John, once more 
 
 To loose the strings that lock the spell-bound tongue, 
 
 And purge the lips unclean, 
 
 Thy wondrous tale to tell ; 
 
 How forth from highest Heaven an Angel came, 
 To shew thy sire the greatness of thy birth ; 
 
 And nam'd thee ; and portrayed 
 
 Thy life's mysterious course ; 
 
 He, faltering at the promise all too high, 
 His tones of ready utterance lost awhile, 
 
 But thou art born, and lo ! 
 
 Life to the voice returns. 
 
ST. JOHN BAPTIST. 117 
 
 Pent in the narrow closet of the womb, 
 
 Thou knew'st the King in His bridechamber shrin'd ; 
 
 Each parent in the child 
 
 Deep mysteries unfolds. 
 
 All glory to the Father, and the Son, 
 And Thee, Co-equal Spirit of the Twain, 
 
 Three Persons and One God, 
 
 When time shall be no more. 
 
 AT MATINS. 
 Antra deserti teneris ab annis. 
 
 IN tenderest years withdrawn from haunts of men, 
 Thou lov'dst the desert waste and rocky caves, 
 
 Where no light tongue might taint 
 
 Thy spotless innocence. 
 
118 ST. JOHN BAPTIST. 
 
 The rugged vest that wrapped thy sacred limbs 
 The camel found ; the sheep thy girdle gave ; 
 
 Thy cup the spring ; thy food 
 
 The locust and wild bee. 
 
 Whilst other seers in dim prophetic strains 
 Sang but the dawnings of His healing beam, 
 
 Thy finger points Him out, 
 
 " Behold the Lamb of God !" 
 
 Nor through the wide world's vast circumference 
 Was holier e'er of women born than John, 
 
 Whose chosen hand imbath'd 
 
 The Cleanser of earth's sin. 
 
 All glory to the Father, and the Son, 
 And Thee, Co-equal Spirit of the Twain, 
 
 Three Persons and One God, 
 
 When time shall be no more. 
 
ST. JOHN BAPTIST. 119 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 
 nimis felix meritique celsi. 
 
 OH, all too blest, and of transcendent worth, 
 Unstained in thy snow-white chastity, 
 
 Great Martyr, mightiest Seer, 
 
 Lone dweller in the wilds ! 
 
 While some with wreaths of increase thirty-fold 
 Are crowned ; other some twice thirty wear, 
 
 Thee with thrice-glorious weight 
 
 The hundredth fold adorns. 
 
 Oh, come, and yet again in might pluck out 
 The flinty stones in our hard bosoms lodg'd, 
 And make the crooked straight, 
 And lay the rough ways smooth : 
 
120 ST. JOHN BAPTIST. 
 
 So to these souls, from spot of guilt made pure, 
 May earth's Creator and Redeemer dear, 
 
 Come duly ; there vouchsafe 
 
 To plant His Footstep* blest ! 
 
 Great God, in Substance One, in Persons Trine, t 
 Thee may Thy Heavenly quires unceasing sing, 
 We suppliant, 'neath their feet, 
 Cry, " Spare Thine Own redeemed \" 
 
gbt. JWarg JWagtralcne. 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 Pater super ni luminis. 
 
 FATHER of celestial light, 
 As Thou dost on Mary look, 
 
 Thou her love dost kindle bright, 
 And the chilling spell is broke. 
 
 Pierced with love behold her fly 
 To anoint those blessed Feet ; 
 
 Bathe in tears, with tresses dry, 
 With unceasing kisses greet. 
 
 Fearless at the Cross she stands ; 
 
 Pensive watches o'er the Stone ; 
 Nought she recks yon ruffian bands ; 
 
 Love hath bid all fear be gone. 
 
ST. MAftY MAGDALENE. 
 
 Jesu, Very Love Thou art, 
 
 Cleanse, dear Lord, our guilty stain, 
 I?hou with grace canst fill the heart, 
 
 Thou lost Heaven restore again. 
 
 To the Father, and the Son, 
 
 And the Spirit ever Blest, 
 As of old, so aye shall run 
 
 Hymns of praise that never rest. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 Maria castis osculis. 
 
 MEEK Mary with chaste kisses 
 
 Imprints her Saviour's Feet, 
 Drowns with her tears ; dries with her tresses, 
 
 And dried embalms with spikenard sweet. 
 
ST. MART MAGDALENE. 
 
 To God be glory given, 
 
 And to His Only Son, 
 And to the Spirit, as in Heaven, 
 
 So here on earth till time be done, 
 
transfiguration. 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 
 Quicumque Christum quceritis. 
 
 YE, whoever for Christ are seeking, 
 Lift your longing eyes on high, 
 
 There behold the glory breaking 
 Of celestial Majesty. 
 
 Bright the Yision there unveiling, 
 With unbounded lustre bright, 
 
 High, sublime, and never failing, 
 Elder than primaeval light. 
 
 He is King all realms to gather, 
 King, Whom Israel's tribes obey, 
 
 Promised to His people's Father, 
 Abraham, and his seed for aye. 
 
THE TRANSFIGURATION. 125 
 
 Seers to Him high witness breathing, 
 Seal their words with love and fear, 
 
 Him th' Eternal Sire bequeathing, 
 Bids His own believe and hear. 
 
 Jesu, hail, Thyself revealing 
 
 Where Thy little ones adore, 
 With Thy Sire and Spirit healing, 
 
 One True God for evermore. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 Lux alma Jesu mentium. 
 
 JESU, Light of souls indwelling, 
 When our hearts Thou dost renew, 
 
 And the shades of sin dispelling, 
 Fittest with Thy sweetness true ; 
 
126 THE TRANSFIGURATION. 
 
 Happy he, by Thee possessed, 
 Sovran Sire's Co-equal Son, 
 
 Beauteous Light of homes most blessed,, 
 Light to fleshly sense unknown. 
 
 From Thy Father's glory beaming, 
 
 Love incomprehensible, 
 O'er us in Thy Fulness streaming, 
 
 With us deign in love to dwell. 
 
 Jesu, hail, Thyself revealing, 
 Where Thy little ones adore, 
 
 With Thy Sire, and Spirit healing, 
 One True God for evermore. 
 
g>t. JWU'cfiael anb 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 Te Splendor et Virtus Patris. 
 
 THEE, Who the Father's Brightness art, 
 Thee, Jesu, Life of each true heart, 
 With Angels, who on poised wing 
 Await Thy bidding, Thee we sing. 
 
 Thee, to Thy Eoyal service bound, 
 Ten thousand thousand chiefs surround, 
 Salvation's standard Michael holds, 
 And wide th' all-conquering Cross unfolds. 
 
 He the proud crest of dragon fell 
 
 All headlong thrusts to lowest hell, 
 
 And smites from Heaven with lightnings due 
 
 The chief and all his rebel crew. 
 
128 ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. 
 
 May we, against that king of pride, 
 Walk in his steps, our royal guide ; 
 Till from the Lamb's all-glorious Throne 
 Our conquest arid our crown be won. 
 
 To God the Father, and the Son, 
 And Holy Spirit, Three in One, 
 As aye it was, and aye shall be, 
 All praise to all eternity. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 
 CHRIST of the Holy Angels Light and Gladness, 
 Maker and Saviour of the human race, 
 
 may we reach the world unknown to sadness, 
 The blessed mansions where they see Thy Face. 
 
ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. 129 
 
 Augel of peace may Michael to our dwelling 
 
 Down from high Heaven in mighty calmness come, 
 
 Breathing serenest peace, wild war dispelling 
 With all her sorrows to th' infernal gloom. 
 
 Angel of might may Gabriel swift descending 
 Far from our gates our ancient foes repel, 
 
 And, his own triumphs o'er the world defending, 
 In temples dear to Heaven return and dwell. 
 
 Angel of health may Raphael lighten o'er us, 
 To every sick bed speed his healing flight, 
 
 In deeds of doubt direct the way before us, 
 
 And through life's mazes guide our steps aright. 
 
 The Virgin, harbinger of peace supernal, 
 Mother of Light, with all th' Angelic train, 
 
 Heaven's glittering host, Court of the King Eternal, 
 All Saints be with us, till that bliss we gain ! 
 
130 ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS. 
 
 Be this by Thy Thrice-Holy Godhead granted, 
 Father and Son and Spirit ever Blest ; 
 
 Whose glory by the firmament is chanted, 
 "Whose Name by all the universe confest. 
 
CEfuartrtan 
 
 O'EK, the morning stars Who reignest, 
 Who the universe hast made, 
 
 And with wondrous skill sustainest, 
 What Thy wondrous might arrayed ; 
 
 Lord, behold Thy servants bending, 
 Guilty suppliants in Thy sight, 
 
 Now pale dawn in day is ending, 
 O'er our spirits shed Thy light. 
 
 Let Thy chosen Angel tend us, 
 
 Guardian ever at our side, 
 From all taint of guilt defend us, 
 
 Far from harm our footsteps guide ; 
 
132 GUARDIAN ANGELS. 
 
 Every subtle noose uptearing, 
 Which the jealous fiend hath set, 
 
 Lest, our heedless souls ensnaring, 
 Close around his viewless net : 
 
 Pears and foes alike dispelling 
 From our borders fast and far ; 
 
 Every civil tumult quelling, 
 Quenching every baleful star. 
 
 To the Father lauds unending, 
 
 Who the Son's redeemed doth keep, 
 
 Who the Spirit's anointed tending, 
 Bids their Angels never sleep. 
 
jpeast of BeWcatfon of a I)urd). 
 
 AT VESPERS. 
 Coelestis urbs Jerusalem. 
 
 CITY of Heaven, Jerusalem, 
 
 Blest Vision of the Peace on high, 
 
 With living stones, each stone a gem, 
 Uplifted to the starry sky, 
 
 In all thy bridal splendour crown'd 
 
 With thousand thousand Angels round. 
 
 Oh, wedded with a lot most bright, 
 E'en with the Father's glory dower'd, 
 
 In all the Bridegroom's beauty dight, 
 Queen, in all loveliness embower' d ; 
 
 To Christ the King in marriage given : 
 
 Resplendent citadel of Heaven ! 
 
FEAST OP DEDICATION OF A CHURCH. 
 
 "With purest pearls thy portals shine, 
 And day and night unclosed remain, 
 
 And thither led by grace divine, 
 Of mortals winds an holy train, 
 
 Who for the love of Christ have borne 
 
 The racking Cross and robe of scorn. 
 
 With many a needful stroke, imprest 
 By dint of Heavenly Builder's Hand, 
 
 With many a blow those stones are drest,. 
 And for that pile celestial planned, 
 
 Till fitly framed, and firmly brac'd, 
 
 And on its rising summit placed. 
 
 To God the Father in the height, 
 Fix'd in His Everlasting Seat, 
 
 And to the Son, True Light of Light, 
 And to the mighty Paraclete, 
 
 All praise, all power, all glory be 
 
 Through all the long eternity. 
 
FEAST OF DEDICATION OF A CHURCH. 135 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 Alto ex Otympi vertice. 
 
 FROM loftiest peak of heavenly light, 
 God's Offspring by Eternal Birth, 
 
 Like stone cut out from mountain height, 
 Descending to the deeps of earth, 
 
 Both height and depth doth bind in one, 
 
 Highest and lowest Corner-stone. 
 
 There, through the mansions of the Blest, 
 The never-ceasing lauds resound, 
 
 There, to the God Triune addrest, 
 The everlasting chant rings round ; 
 
 We 'neath their feet joint anthems raise, 
 
 And faintly echo Sion's praise. 
 
136 FEAST OF DEDICATION OF A CHURCH. 
 
 King of those courts, this earthly shrine 
 With Thine all-hallowing light possess ; 
 
 Here at our prayer, 0, come and shine, 
 And here Thy suppliant people bless : 
 
 And with Thine ever-flowing grace 
 
 Make every heart an holy place. 
 
 Here may a faithful band and true, 
 "With bended knee and lifted voice, 
 
 For the bright Temple's blessings sue, 
 And in each granted boon rejoice, 
 
 Till, loosed from earth's enthralling chain, 
 
 The ever-blessed Home they gain. 
 
 To God the Father in the height, 
 Fix'd in His everlasting Seat, 
 
 And to the Son, True Light of Light, 
 And to the mighty Paraclete, 
 
 All praise, all power, all glory be, 
 
 Through all the long eternity. Amen. 
 
Jesu didcis memoria. 
 
 JESU ! how sweet those accents are., 
 How full of sweetness to the breast, 
 
 But, Oh, than honey sweeter far, 
 
 Than sweetness' self His Presence blest ! 
 
 No song so full of melody, 
 
 No sound so welcome to the ear, 
 
 No thought so deep in harmony, 
 As Jesus, Son of God most dear. 
 
 Jesu, of penitents the Stay, 
 
 To all that ask how passing kind ! 
 
 How good to them that seek the way, 
 But what, Oh, what to them that find! 
 
138 HYMN. 
 
 Jesu, of Hearts the Sweetness true, 
 Of Life the Fount, of Souls the Light, 
 
 More than our every yearning knew, 
 Our every joy transcending quite. 
 
 No tongue can tell, nor heart conceive, 
 Nor pen of readiest writer prove, 
 
 Experience only can believe, 
 What 'tis to live in Jesus' love. 
 
 For Jesus on my bed Fll look, 
 
 Closed on rny heart its chamber-door, 
 
 Each peopled haunt, each lonely nook 
 For Him with eager love explore. 
 
 With Mary, ere the daylight break, 
 With plaintive heart's half uttered cry, 
 
 I Jesus in the tomb will seek, 
 Seek with my spirit's inmost eye. 
 
HYMN. 139 
 
 With tears will bathe the silent stone, 
 With dove-like meanings fill the place, 
 
 At Jesus' Feet all prostrate thrown, 
 Around them cling with fast embrace. 
 
 Yea on Thine every step Til press, 
 Panting to know Thy dear behest, 
 
 Nor let my heart's deep sighing cease, 
 Till with Thy saving Presence blest. 
 
 Oh, Jesu, King adorable, 
 
 Oh, Conqueror celestial, 
 Oh, Sweetness, most ineffable, 
 
 Crown of our longings, All in All ! 
 
 Oh, with us, Lord, at evening stay, 
 And o'er us shed Thy radiant Light, 
 
 Our souls' dark sadness drive away, 
 And fill us with Thy sweetness bright. 
 
140 HYMN. 
 
 For on our souls when Thou dost rise, 
 Oh, then the Very Truth doth shine : 
 
 The world's false glare and glory dies, 
 And love celestial glows within. 
 
 And Jesus' love is passing sweet, 
 
 His goodness all-delectable, 
 With thousand thousand joys replete, 
 
 Beyond what mortal tongue can tell. 
 
 This doth that holy Passion shew, 
 
 Th' outpouring of that precious Blood, 
 
 Through which Redemption's mercies flow, 
 Which opes the Vision of our God ! 
 
 To Jesus one and all aspire, 
 
 Make Jesus' love your prayer and aim, 
 Seek with the glow of holy fire, 
 
 And still in seeking fan the flame. 
 
HYMN. 141 
 
 Oh since such love your love hath won, 
 With love like His in answer burn, 
 
 Yea, after this sweet incense run, 
 And vows with mutual vows return. 
 
 Oh, Jesu, King of clemency, 
 
 Of ah 1 our joy the Object bright, 
 Fountain of grace and charity, 
 
 My heart of hearts' most true Delight ; 
 
 All gracious Jesu, let me know 
 
 The wealth of Thine overflowing love, 
 
 Give in Thy Presence here below 
 The earnest of that Bliss above. 
 
 I cannot speak of Thee aright, 
 
 And yet I may not silent be, 
 Love bids me dare the venturous flight, 
 
 Because I joy alone in Thee. 
 
142 HYMN. 
 
 With heavenly food without alloy, 
 Jesu, Thy love the soul doth fill, 
 
 And filling,, while it cannot cloy, 
 Adds to our longing hunger still. 
 
 Who taste of Thee, still hungry grow, 
 Who drink of Thee, yet thirst the more, 
 
 Nor other longing can they know, 
 Save Jesus, whom their souls adore. 
 
 Who in Thy love entranced may be, 
 He knows how great Thy goodness is ; 
 
 How happy, who is fuTd with Thee ! 
 He cannot crave for more than this. 
 
 Jesu, the Angels' Light and Song, 
 Thou in mine ear sweet music art, 
 
 And charmed honey on the tongue, 
 And heavenly nectar in the heart. 
 
HYMN. 143 
 
 A thousand times I long for Thee ; 
 
 When wilt Thou come, Jesu Blest, 
 When with Thy Presence gladden rne, 
 
 E^n of Thy Very Self possest ! 
 
 Thy love that doth no respite know, 
 
 No respite to my longing gives, 
 Still on in hone/d streams doth flow, 
 
 Still in perpetual freshness lives. 
 
 Jesu, Supreme Benignity, 
 
 Delightsome Gladness of the mind, 
 
 Unbounded Charity, to Thee 
 
 With love's constraint Thy servant bind. 
 
 'Tis good to love Thee endlessly, 
 For nought beyond to seek or strive, 
 
 Good, wholly to myself to die, 
 That I to Thee may wholly live. 
 
144 HYMN. 
 
 Oh Jesu, to my soul most dear, 
 My breathless spirit's distant Goal, 
 
 For Thee cries out each tender tear, 
 The clamour of my inmost soul. 
 
 Where'er my lot, through earth's wide bound, 
 
 I look for Jesus at my side, 
 How glad, whene'er I Him have found ! 
 
 How blest, when I in Him abide ! 
 
 Oh Jesu, here our Gladness be, 
 
 Who art in Heaven our great Keward ; 
 
 Be all our glory, Lord, in Thee, 
 Through endless ages aye ador'd ! 
 
 OXFORD : PRINTED BY I. SHRIMPTON. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 f^pmn for 
 
 Jam surgit horn tcrtia. 
 
 "Tis the third hour, the holy time, 
 When Christ the bitter Cross did climb, 
 Kx'd be the soul intent in prayer, 
 No thought unhallow'd harboured there. 
 
 Who in his heart would Christ enshrine, 
 Unstained must keep his soul within, 
 With vows unceasing must secure 
 The Holy Spirit's Presence pure. 
 L 
 
146 HYMN FOR TERCE. 
 
 This is the hour which clos'd amain 
 Accursed guilt's lethargic reign, 
 The empire loosed of death and hell, 
 And cancelled sin's primaeval spell. 
 
 Hence by the grace of Christ began 
 Those blessed times to ruin'd man, 
 When one pure Truth the Churches filFd 
 One Faith through every bosom thrill'd. 
 
 From summit of His Triumph high, 
 He thus bespake His Mother nigh, 
 * Mother/ He said, ' Behold thy son, 
 ' Behold thy Mother, faithful one/ 
 
 In mystery deep He thus implied 
 Th' espousals of the Yirgin Bride, 
 Nor, Virgin-born, impaired the claim 
 Of Virgin-Mother's sacred name. 
 
HYMN FOR TKRCE. 147 
 
 Deep mystery, which to faith reveaFd 
 With heavenly wonders Jesus sealed, 
 Yet would not faithless man believe, 
 Though who believeth, he shall live. 
 
 Yea we believe God born on earth, 
 A holy Virgin' s spotless Birth, 
 Who bare the sins of earth away, 
 Now with the father reigns for aye. 
 
for 
 
 Bis ternas horns evplica?is. 
 
 Now twice three hours the sun hath told, 
 And now the height of Heaven doth hold, 
 When twice three more his course hath run, 
 The night will fall, the day be done. 
 
 O let us then, true brethren we, 
 Of Psalmist's precept mindful be, 
 Oar lips unlock in strains of joy, 
 In prayer and chant our hours employ. 
 
 These seven full times in every day 
 With holy Psalter let us pray, 
 To God in due returns of praise 
 Our cheerful hymns and anthems raise. 
 
HYMN FOR SEXT. 149 
 
 'Tis thus that Christ doth sinners heal, 
 Thus doth His grace their pardon seal ; 
 Who breathe confession's constant breath, 
 They shall not know a sinner's death. 
 
 Yet, who to God would pray aright, 
 And live, His servants in His sight, 
 The Apostle's vow and saying deep 
 Must ever in remembrance keep. 
 
 High his reward who thus could pray, 
 Who thus to God in truth could say, 
 " Fll pray the Lord with spirit true, 
 " I'll pray with th' understanding too/' 
 
 Not voice alone to God must sing, 
 While flits the soul with fluttering wing, 
 All wandering far, all wavering wide, 
 The sport of every wayward tide. 
 
150 HYMN FOE SEXT. 
 
 Then will our God our vows receive, 
 To prayer and chant His blessing give, 
 When the pure spirit's inmost string 
 Ee-echoes what the tongue doth sing. 
 
for 
 
 Deus, Creator omnium. 
 
 CREATOR of the starry pole, 
 
 God of all worlds that o'er us roll, 
 
 Who deck'st the day with beauteous light, 
 
 In kindly slumber wrap'st the night, 
 
 That sleep th' ungirded limbs once more 
 May suppler to their toil restore, 
 Worn heart and weary spirit soothe, 
 And care-knit brow of sorrow smoothe. 
 
 Our praises, now the day is done, 
 Our prayers and vows, now night draws on, 
 To Thee, lost sinners' Help and Stay, 
 In this our tuneful hymn we pay. 
 
152 HYMN FOE VESPEBS. 
 
 Thee may the heart's deep music ring, 
 Thee the full voice in concert sing, 
 To Thee chaste love's affection soar, 
 Thee the unclouded soul adore. 
 
 So, when the night, in gloom profound 
 The short-lived day hath shrouded round, 
 Bright Faith that darkness ne'er may know, 
 That night to Faith all-radiant glow. 
 
 The soul in constant vigil keep, 
 Let sin alone within us sleep, 
 Let Faith, o'ersheltering Angel, shed 
 Cool balm o'er slumber's reeking head. 
 
 From eye-sight's wandering glance set free, 
 Be the heart's heart entranc'd in Thee, 
 By terror from unearthly foes 
 Unstartled from that blest repose. 
 
HYMN FOR VESPERS. J 5o 
 
 O Christ, Sire, and Spirit Most High 
 Of Sire and Son, dread Trinity, 
 In Thy One Name's all-hallowing might 
 Tin 7 suppliants bless and keep this night. 
 
omplme ^gmn for tfje JJatibim. 
 
 Salvator mundi, Domine. 
 
 O SAVIOUR of the world forlorn, 
 This midnight, Lord, to save us born, 
 Thy servants through this night defend, 
 And save us always to the end. 
 
 Be with us now with pardoning Eye, 
 And spare Thy suppliants as they cry, 
 Cleanse Thou our every sin away, 
 Turn Thou our darkness into day. 
 
 Let not dead sleep our senses seal, 
 Nor Satan o'er our spirits steal, 
 Nor this frail flesh, we Thee implore, 
 With aught of ill be spotted o'er. 
 
COMPLINE HYMN FOR, THE NATIVITY. 1 55 
 
 To Thee, Who makest souls anew, 
 From very heart of hearts we sue, 
 That with pure minds and free from stain, 
 We from our beds may rise again. 
 
 To God the Father in the height, 
 And to the Son True Light of Light, 
 And Holy Spirit, all glory be, 
 Now and through all eternity. 
 
Compline ff^ymn for Hent. 
 
 Christe e Qui Lux es et Dies. 
 
 O CHIIIST, That art the Light and Day, 
 
 Who shed'st through night Thy searching Hay, 
 
 Who Very Light of Light art known, 
 
 And Heaven's own Light to earth hast shewn ; 
 
 All-holy Lord, to Thee we bend, 
 Thy servants through this night defend, 
 O grant us, Lord, in Thee to rest, 
 Our night with quiet slumbers blest. 
 
 Let not the sleep of death oppress, 
 Nor deadly foe our souls possess, 
 Nor yielding flesh consent within, 
 To make us in Thy Presence sin. 
 
COMPLINE HYMN FOR LENT. 157 
 
 Let but the eyes light slumber take, 
 The heart to Thee be aye awake, 
 Be Thy Eight Hand upheld above 
 Thy servants resting in Thy love. 
 
 Our Sun and Shield, behold from high, 
 Bid all the powers of darkness fly, 
 Thy servants guard and guide for good, 
 The purchase of Thy precious Blood. 
 
 Remember us, dear Lord, we pray, 
 In this frail body's laggard clay, 
 Who dost th' immortal soul defend, 
 Be with us, Saviour, to the end. 
 
 To God, th' Eternal Three in One, 
 To Father and Co-equal Son, 
 And Holy Ghost, all glory be, 
 Now and through all eternity. 
 
OCompUne f^gmn for 
 
 Cultor Dei, memento. 
 
 CHRISTIAN, ever keep in mind 
 Thee the Pont for Christ's hath signed, 
 Thee the Holy Blood bedew'd, 
 Thee the Holy Chrism renewed ; 
 
 Ere thy head, at close of day, 
 On thy pallet chaste thou lay, 
 On thy forehead and thy breast 
 Be the Cross, dread sign, imprest. 
 
 Darkness 'self the Cross shall fright, 
 Every sin shall put to flight ; 
 Hallow' d thus the wavering will 
 And the troubled heart are still. 
 
COMPLINE HYMN FOR PASSION-TIDE. 159 
 
 l\ir far hence, dark phantoms, fly, 
 Haunting daemons, come not nigh ; 
 Ever waiting to betray, 
 Arch-deceiver, hence, away ! 
 
 Serpent, with thy thousand coils, 
 With thy many-winding wiles, 
 With thy deep mseandering arts 
 Ruffling calm and quiet hearts, 
 
 Hence, for Christ, yea Christ is here, 
 At His token disappear ! 
 Lo, the sign thou well hast known 
 Bids thy cursed crew be gone. 
 
 Though the body listless lie, 
 Closed awhile the weary eye, 
 Yet the soul in very sleep 
 Shall with Christ her vigil keep. 
 
ItiO COMPLINE HYMN FOR PASSION-TIDE. 
 
 To th' Eternal Three in One,, 
 Father and Co-equal Son, 
 King of kings, and Spirit Blest, 
 Endless glory be addrest. 
 
f^gmn for IBasttr. 
 
 Salvator saculi. 
 
 JESU, the worlds Redeeming Lord, 
 Of Sire most High Co-equal Word, 
 Of Light invisible true Light, 
 Thine Israel's Keeper day and night, 
 
 Thou Framer of the world so wide, 
 Who dost the times and seasons guide, 
 Our limbs with daily toil opprest, 
 Refresh at night with quiet rest. 
 
 Meek suppliants, Lord, Thy help we crave, 
 Thy servants from the tempter save, 
 Let not his arts avail to steal 
 The souls Thy saving Blood doth seal. 
 
162 COMPLINE HYMN FOR EASTEK. 
 
 So, while in darksome house of clay 
 Through life's brief night Thy pilgrims stay, 
 Our flesh in Thee may sweetly sleep, 
 Our souls with Thee their vigils keep. 
 
 We pray Thee, Lord of Heaven and earth, 
 In this our joyous Paschal mirth, 
 Prom every weapon death can wield, 
 Thine own redeemed, Thy people shield. 
 
 Be Thou, Lord, for ever prais'd, 
 Who from the dead this Day art rais'd, 
 With Sire and Spirit, One God and Lord, 
 From age to age for aye ador'd. 
 
anto t&e Jf2,attbttg. 
 
 AT VESPERS, OR COMPLINE. 
 
 Veni Redemptor gentium. 
 
 COME, Blest Redeemer of the earth, 
 Shew to the world a Virgin Birth ; 
 Let all the wondering ages know 
 What Birth beseems our God below. 
 
 Not of the seed of mortal race, 
 By mystic Breath of heavenly Grace 
 The Word of God in Mesh array'd, 
 True Offspring blooms of Mother-maid. 
 
 The Virgin bears the burthen pure, 
 And Ever- Virgin doth endure, 
 Like pennons bright her graces shine, 
 And God is in His hallowed shrine. 
 
164 ADVENT AND THE NATIVITY. 
 
 The Bridegroom from His chamber springs, 
 Meet palace of the King of kings ; 
 True God True Man in Person One, 
 Like giant glad His course to run. 
 
 Erom Sire in Heaven He goeth forth, 
 To Sire in Heaven returns from earth, 
 Descending e'en to Hell's abode, 
 Ascending to the throne of God. 
 
 Eternal Sire's Co-equal Son, 
 Thy fleshly girdle gird Thee on, 
 The frailty of our mortal plight 
 To strengthen with immortal might. 
 
 Full brightly shines Thy manger-bed, 
 And night herself new light doth shed, 
 A light o'er which no night shall close, 
 Aye bright to faith as when it rose. 
 
ADVENT AND THE NATIVITY. 165 
 
 To God the Father, in the height, 
 And to the Son, True Light of Light, 
 And Holy Ghost, all glory be, 
 Now and through all eternity. 
 
on t$t Jiattbttp. 
 
 AT LAUDS. 
 
 A solis ortus cardine. 
 
 FROM where the rising sun goes forth, 
 To where he spans the utmost earth, 
 Proclaim we Christ our King, this morn 
 Of Mary Virgin-Mother born. 
 
 All climes unite in common voice, 
 Judea, Rome, and Greece rejoice, 
 Thrace, Egypt, Persia, Scythia now, 
 To One sole King's dominion bow. 
 
 All, all, confess your Lord and King ; 
 Eedeem'd and lost, His praises sing ; 
 Health, sickness, life and death, adore, 
 All live in Him, they die no more. 
 
HYMN ON THE NATIVITY. 167 
 
 His beauteous portal, full of grace, 
 Is hallowed for the King to pass, 
 The King doth pass, the folded door 
 Abideth folded as before. 
 
 Son of the Father's might Divine, 
 Proceeding from His Virgin shrine, 
 Maker, Redeemer, Bridegroom, He 
 The Giant of His Church shall be. 
 
 Of Mother-maid the Light and Joy, 
 Of all believers Hope most high, 
 He the dark cup of death shall drain, 
 Ere He unloose our guilty chain. 
 
 Fair Stone, cut out from mountain-height, 
 Filling the world with grace and light, 
 Whom by no hand of mortal hewn 
 The ancient sages had foreshewn. 
 
168 HYMN ON THE NATIVITY. 
 
 'Tis done, what herald Angel said, 
 He the True Word, True Flesh is made, 
 A Virgin Birth of Virgin womb 
 Virgin of Virgins Christ is come. 
 
 The skies have shed the Dew from Heaven, 
 Th' outpouring clouds the Just One given, 
 Earth's open lap receives the Birth, 
 And brings the Lord the Saviour forth. 
 
 Oh 'twas a wondrous travail there 
 When Him the Christ the Virgin bare, 
 So bare the Birth, the Offspring pure, 
 As Ever- Virgin to endure. 
 
 Let every soul arise and sing, 
 That He hath come, Redemption's King, 
 Lord of all lands, in Flesh array' d, 
 To save the souls Himself hath made. 
 
HYMN ON THE NATIVITY. 169 
 
 Creator He of all the race,, 
 
 For whom creation hath no place, 
 
 Hath found, chaste Mother, where to dwell, 
 
 Hath shrin'd Him in thy sacred cell. 
 
 Whom Sire most High, when time was not, 
 God Very God of God begot, 
 The bosom chaste of Mother mild 
 In time doth bear a new-born child. 
 
 He all our sins shall take away, 
 He holiest gifts to earth convey, 
 The empire swell of joy and light, 
 The powers of darkness quench in night. 
 
 or THE 
 
Illuminans Altissim //.?. 
 
 MOST Highest, Who dost kindle bright 
 Yon starry orbs of sparkling light, 
 Peace, Life, and Light, and Truth, look down, 
 Jesu, from Heaven Thy suppliants own. 
 
 Whether this day, as twice of old, 
 The streams of Jordan backward rolled, 
 When there Thy mystic Presence stood 
 To hallow Thy Baptismal flood. 
 
 Or in the sky Thy glittering star 
 Thy Virgin-Birth proclaimed afar, 
 And on this morn the sages led 
 To worship at Thy manger bed. 
 
EPIPHANY. 171 
 
 Or in the urns with water filled 
 Thy power the luscious wine distill' d, 
 And he that bare the water knew 
 Whence sprang the draughts he never drew. 
 
 Beheld the waves with crimson dyed, 
 Tranc'd into wine the crystal tide, 
 The very element aghast 
 Into another nature passed. 
 
 Thus when Thy hand five thousand fed 
 With those five loaves of broken bread, 
 E'en in the lips of them that ate 
 Thou didst the growing meal create. 
 
 By its own waste th' exhaustless store 
 Increased and multiplied the more, 
 Nor wonder ye, such sight who view, 
 These springs should flow exhaustless too. 
 
172 EPIPHANY. 
 
 Bread through the hands that break it pours, 
 Streams out like Heaven's spontaneous showers, 
 Fragments unbroke, untouch'd supplies 
 Around them like the waters rise. 
 
Clarum decus jejunii. 
 
 PASTES honour bright from Heaven came down, 
 By Heaven itself to earth was shewn, 
 When Christ, sole Author of all good, 
 To hallow fast abstained from food. 
 
 For this was Moses dear to Heaven, 
 His law by God to Moses given : 
 'Twas this that winged through ether far 
 Elijah in his fiery car. 
 
 This lions 5 mouths to Daniel seaFd, 
 And heavenly mysteries reveal' d, 
 By this the Bridegroom's friend was known, 
 By this the lov'd disciple shone. 
 
174 LENT. 
 
 Grant us to follow these, Lord, 
 True patterns they of frugal board, 
 Strength for like high resolve increase, 
 Cheer with like inward joy and peace. 
 
Rex Ckriste, Factor omnium. 
 
 OH Christ, our King, Who all hast made, 
 The ransom for believers paid, 
 As with meet praise to Thee we bend 
 Thy mercy on Thy suppliants send. 
 
 Eor Thou art He Whose grace benign 
 Through healing Cross's wounds divine, 
 With mighty struggle rent in twain 
 Our first forefather's thralling chain. 
 
 Thou Who the starry host didst make, 
 A covering mean of flesh didst take, 
 To undergo in love didst deign 
 This vilest form of bitterest pain. 
 
176 PASSION-TIDE. 
 
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 The shackles strong of lost mankind, 
 Thou didst by Thy reproach efface 
 Sin-laden earth's ingrained disgrace. 
 
 Fix'd to the Cross for sinners' sake 
 Earth to its centre Thou dost shake, 
 Thou dost Thy mighty Spirit yield, 
 And Heaven and earth in night are veiFd. 
 
 Now throned a Conqueror in the height, 
 Eesplendent with the Father's light, 
 Beneath Thy Spirit's shielding wing 
 Thy servants keep, All-Gracious King. 
 
Magno salutis gaudio. 
 
 LET age to age Hosannas sing, 
 Glad shout of health and praise, 
 
 Now Jesus comes, Salvation's King, 
 Th' expiring world to raise. 
 
 Six days the Paschal night before 
 
 At Bethany He arrived, 
 Where, in His love, now three days o'er, 
 
 He Lazarus revived. 
 
 There Mary took of spikenard sweet 
 The precious pound and good, 
 
 Embalmed her Master's Blessed Feet, 
 And with her tears bedew'd. 
 
178 PALM SUNDAY. 
 
 Then Jesus, Judge of Heaven Supreme, 
 
 On ass's colt He sate, 
 And on to proud Jerusalem 
 
 Advanced in solemn state. 
 
 tender love how marvellous, 
 More wondrous meekness yet ! 
 
 That earth's Creator deigneth thus 
 On ass's colt to sit. 
 
 'Twas He the Seer's clear spirit eyed, 
 
 And thrilling voice foretold, 
 When " Daughter, rise and shout" he cried, 
 
 " Shout, Sion, and behold !" 
 
 " Thy King doth come, yon lowly One, 
 
 " Fear not, Behold the sign, 
 " On foal of ass He rideth on, 
 
 " Meek, patient, and benign." 
 
PALM SUNDAY. 179 
 
 From tender palm the gathering throng 
 
 The new-cut branches bring, 
 With olives green they haste along 
 
 To meet th' Immortal King ; 
 
 Before, behind, in concourse run, 
 
 And in the Spirit's might, 
 " Hosanna" cry, " to David's Son 
 
 Hosanna in the height/' 
 
 Some strip them of their garments gay 
 
 To deck the royal road, 
 Some with bright flowers bestrew the way 
 
 As less unmeet for God. 
 
 At His approach with thrill intense 
 
 The trembling city rang ; 
 But Judah's golden innocence 
 
 His worthiest praises sang. 
 
180 PALM SUNDAY. 
 
 O let us thus run forth to greet 
 Th' Almighty Judge and King, 
 
 And bearing palms of glory meet 
 With childlike spirit sing. 
 
 All honour, might, and sovranty 
 To God Triune in Heaven, 
 
 To Father, Son and Spirit be 
 Eternal glory given. 
 
on tfie Jttartgrs. 
 
 JEterna Christi munera. 
 
 TH' unfading crowns by Christ bestow'd, 
 The conquests of the martyrs' blood, 
 Let us for these due praises bring, 
 With grateful hearts the martyrs sing. 
 
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 Crown' d chieftains of th' unearthly fray, 
 Of court celestial soldiers bright, 
 Of earth a burning shining light. 
 
 The terror of the world subdu'd, 
 The anguish of the flesh withstood, 
 By martyrdom's compendious pain 
 An everlasting life they gain. 
 
182 HYMN ON THE MARTYRS. 
 
 The martyrs to the flames are borne, 
 By fangs of cruel monsters torn, 
 The torturer fierce with savage look, 
 Plies his rude hand and murderous hook. 
 
 Their vitals hang, all open spread, 
 Their hallowed life-blood round is shed, 
 Unmoved they stand, unmoved endure, 
 In grace of endless life secure. 
 
 Theirs is of saints the faith intent, 
 Of trusting hearts the hope unspent, 
 Christ's charity, with perfect glow 
 Laying the world's fell tyrant low. 
 
 In them the Father's glory bright, 
 In them the Spirit's will and might, 
 In them the Son's true joy abounds, 
 O'er them all Heaven with joy resounds. 
 
HYMN ON THE MAETYES. 183 
 
 Thee, Blest B/edeemer, Thee we pray, 
 With that Thy Martyr band this day 
 Thy servants join, who Thee adore, 
 In spirit now and evermore. 
 
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