FROM THE LIBRARY OF 
 REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON, D. D 
 
 BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO 
 
 TH£ LIBRARY OF 
 
 PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 
 
 IS £ ti^ 
 
ANCIENT HYMNS, 
 
 FROM THE N. 
 
 ROMAN BREVIARY, 
 
 FOR DOMESTICK USE, 
 
 EVERY MORNING AND EVENING OF THE WEEK, AND ON 
 THE HOLY-DAYS OF THE CHURCH: 
 
 TO WHICH ARE ADDED, 
 
 ORIGINAL HYMNS, 
 
 principally of commemoration and thanksgiving 
 for Christ's holy ordinances. 
 
 RICHARD MANT, D.D. M.R.I.A, 
 
 LORD BISHOP OF DOWN AND CONNOR. 
 
 " Pro Ecclesia Dei, pro Ecclesia Dei." 
 
 LONDON: 
 PRINTED FOR J. G. & F. RIVINGTON, 
 
 ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD, 
 AND WATERLOO PLACE, PALL MALL. 
 
 1837. 
 
LONDON: 
 
 GILBERT & RIVINGTON. PRINTERS. 
 st. John's square. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 To those, who are acquainted with the History of our 
 Book of Common Prayer, it is well known, that our 
 excellent Reformers, studious of goodness rather than 
 of novelty, constructed their provisions for the publick 
 worship of the Church upon the foundation of previ- 
 ously existing forms. Accordingly our Common Prayer 
 Book has derived a large portion of its contents from 
 the Breviary, or Daily Service Book, of the Romish 
 Church, purified from corruption, and reduced to the 
 standard of Holy Scripture, as professed by the Catho- 
 lick Church of Christ. 
 
 Together with its other voluminous provisions, the 
 Breviary contains a considerable number of Hymns, 
 used in the regular course of its daily, weekly, or occa- 
 sional services ; one of which, known by the name of 
 11 Veni Creator Spiritus," from its first verse, has been 
 adopted by our Church in her " Ordering of Priests" 
 and " Consecration of Bishops." Of these Hymns 
 some are altogether scriptural and unexceptionable in 
 doctrine and expression : others debased by a sprink- 
 ling of error and corruption : others again corrupt and 
 unsound throughout. From the two former of these 
 classes, especially from the first, it appeared to me 
 some years ago, that a selection might be made, which, 
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IV PREFACE. 
 
 rendered into English verse, (for it is hardly necessary 
 to observe, that these Hymns, as well as the other pro- 
 visions of the Breviary, are in Latin,) would be an 
 acceptable and useful Manual to many individuals 
 and families of our reformed Church, who are pleased 
 with a metrical Form, as an eligible vehicle of their 
 devotions: after the manner of Bishop Ken, who is 
 related to have daily sung to his lute his Morning and 
 Evening Hymns, which partake much of the character 
 of some of these Hymns from the Breviary. As a 
 Winchester College-boy, Ken must have been from 
 early years familiar with one of these compositions, 
 namely that which begins "Jam lucis orto sidere," 
 and is assigned to Monday Morning in the following 
 selection ; and which continued between forty and fifty 
 years ago, when I had the benefit of being one of Wil- 
 liam ofWykeham's scholars, and, I presume, still con- 
 tinues, to be sung by the College boys, having no 
 doubt been transmitted from the time of the foundation 
 of the College in the 14th century. To this practice 
 it is not improbable that we may be indebted for 
 Bishop Ken's own beautiful and well-known Hymns. 
 
 But, however this be, according to my opinion of 
 the use which might be made of the Hymns in the 
 Breviary, I endeavoured to make such a selection as I 
 have spoken of, having gone through the whole Roman 
 Breviary for the purpose, ,and chosen from it those 
 Hymns, which appeared calculated to further my object. 
 
PREFACE. V 
 
 These I arranged, so as to form, first, two Series of 
 Hymns for the Morning and Evening of Sunday, 
 and of every other day of the week : secondly, a 
 Series of Occasional Hymns, generally two on each 
 occasion, suited to our Lord's Holy-days, and to the 
 other Festivals of the Church. Three or four original 
 compositions were introduced to complete the number: 
 and here and there, two very short pieces from the 
 Breviary were combined into one ; a supplemental 
 stanza was inserted ; or a sentiment was modified or 
 omitted, as not agreeable to Holy Writ. In other re- 
 spects the following Hymns may be regarded as a 
 sufficiently faithful version of their originals, rendered 
 however with considerable freedom of construction, 
 and frequently conveying the thought, rather than the 
 exact literal expression. To each of them in the 
 following Version the first line of the Latin is prefixed, 
 by means of which, on consulting the Index annexed 
 to each volume of the Breviary, the reader will be 
 enabled at little inconvenience to compare the version 
 with its original. 
 
 To those above enumerated some other original 
 Hymns have been added, with especial reference to the 
 holy ordinances of our Lord in His Church ; and to 
 the Church's provisions for carrying those ordinances 
 into effect. For both of these ought at all times to be 
 kept in the memory, to constitute the principles, 
 and to actuate the conduct, of all God's people, who 
 
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VI PREFACE. 
 
 are blessed in being members of our part of Christ's 
 Holy Catholick and Apostolick Church : and the men- 
 tion of them is accordingly fit to be incorporated with 
 our devotions, in verse as well as in prose, in the way of 
 commemoration and thanksgiving. Thus in each of 
 these Hymns it has been my object to fix in the mind 
 some article, important to the well-being of Christ's 
 body, and of his members in particular ; arranged so 
 as to give something like a compendious sketch of 
 practical Theology, as exemplified in the Christian 
 means of grace. Should any families or individuals be 
 disposed to make them a part of their devotions, it is 
 submitted that they might occasionally be adopted on 
 the Sunday, or might be used in succession as daily 
 exercises throughout a week. 
 
 I have said that this Book of Hymns is designed in 
 aid of family or personal devotion : with respect to 
 publick worship, I do not presume to offer any materials 
 for its use ; because, as I know no consideration which 
 will justify the act or sanction of an individual in con- 
 tributing to the introduction of Forms of Singing, any 
 more than of Forms of Prayings into our churches and 
 chapels, without publick legal authority, so I am per- 
 suaded that every new attempt of the kind only tends 
 to aggravate the evils of such a practice. Deeply im- 
 pressed as I am with a sense of these evils, I would re- 
 quest permission to direct the reader's attention to an 
 
 enumeration of them in a Pamphlet, published towards 
 
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PREFACE. Vll 
 
 the end of 1835, by Messrs. Rivington, under the title of 
 " Thoughts on the Singing of unauthorised Hymns in 
 publick worship ; respectfully submitted to the considera- 
 tion of the Archbishops and Bishops of the united Church 
 of England and Ireland, by one of their Brethren." 
 This tract has been recommended as " a most judicious 
 and valuable" publication, by a writer in the British 
 Critic, (No. xxxix. for July, 183G,) who with reference 
 to *' certain irregular and injurious practices" in our 
 congregational Psalmody, " which ought immediately to 
 be stopped," notices the Pamphlet in question; and ob- 
 serves, that " the existing mischief is pointed out in that 
 brief, but impressive, publication, with calmness and 
 with wisdom, with eloquence and with authority." 
 
 I will only add, that should it ever be determined 
 by those, who have the requisite authority in the 
 Church, to take the subject into their grave considera- 
 tion, and encounter some difficulty for the purpose 
 of remedying, by God's blessing, great, and unques- 
 tionable, and continually increasing evils ; and should 
 the result of their deliberations be a resolution to adopt 
 the necessary steps for providing under the proper 
 legal sanction a Book of Hymns for the use of the 
 United Church of England and Ireland : the applica- 
 tion of the precedent established by our Reformers in 
 the construction of our Book of Common Prayer, and 
 accordingly the adapting of such compositions, as form 
 the leading contents of this little Volume, to the use of 
 
Vlll PREFACE. 
 
 publick as well as of private devotion, might possibly 
 be deemed not unworthy of a thought And possibly 
 also it might be not unworthy of inquiry, how far 
 it would be well to apply the principle, which has for 
 the most part regulated the composition of the Origi- 
 nal Hymns in the latter part of this Volume : the 
 principle, namely, of introducing into this department 
 of divine worship thankful commemorations of the con- 
 stitution and ordinances of the Church; and thus 
 taking occasion for impressing on her members a sense 
 of the blessings which they enjoy in her communion ; 
 as the spiritual privileges of the chosen people of old, 
 their Salem and their Zion, their temple and ark of the 
 covenant, their priesthood, their festivals, and their 
 religious solemnities, were no doubt endeared to the 
 hearts of the members of the Jewish Church, by being 
 commemorated in their sacred songs. 
 
 Whatever tends to confirm in the people of this king- 
 dom a reasonable attachment to our apostolical Church 
 and her Ordinances, proportionally tends to promote 
 God's honour and man's salvation: and so I conclude 
 with the dying ejaculation of our good Primate, Arch- 
 bishop Whitgift, "For the Church of God! For 
 the Church of God !" 
 
 Down fy Connor House, 
 May 1, 1837. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 I. MORNING AND EVENING HYMNS FOR 
 EACH DAY IN THE WEEK. 
 
 FIRST SERIES. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 1. Morning Hymn for Sunday. — " Primo die quo 
 
 Trinitas" 1 
 
 2. Evening Hymn for Sunday. — " Lucis Creator 
 
 Optime" 3 
 
 3. Morning Hymn for Monday. — " Jam lucis otio 
 
 sidere." 4 
 
 4. Evening Hymn for Monday. — u Immense cceli Con- 
 
 ditorr 5 
 
 5. Morning Hymn for Tuesday. — " Ales diei nuntim^ 6 
 
 6. Evening Hymn for Tuesday.—" TeUuris alme Con- 
 
 ditorr . 7 
 
 7. Morning Hymn for Wednesday. — " Censors pater hi 
 
 lunwiis." 8 
 
 o*. Evening Hymn for Wednesday. — " Cceli Deus sanc- 
 
 tissinie."' 9 
 
 .0 Morning Hymn forThursday. " JEte ma cceli gloria." 10 
 
 10. Evening Hvmn for Thursday. — iL Maqnae Deus po- 
 tential'. ; 11 
 
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 PAGE 
 
 11. Morning Hymn for Friday. — " Splendor Patentee 
 Gloria." 12 
 
 12. Evening Hymn for Friday. — " Hominis superne 
 Conditor" 14 
 
 13. Morning Hymn for Saturday. — " Nooo et tenebr&et 
 
 nubila" 15 
 
 14. Evening Hymn for Saturday. — " Jam Sol recedit 
 
 igneus" 16 
 
 II. MORNING AND EVENING HYMNS FOR 
 EACH DAY IN THE WEEK : 
 
 SECOND SERIES. 
 
 15. Morning Hymn for Sunday. — " O Sol salutis 
 
 intimis" 18 
 
 16. Evening Hymn for Sunday. — [Original.') 19 
 
 17. Morning Hymn for Monday.—" Node surgentes 
 
 vigilemus omnes" — " Ecce jam noctis tenuatur 
 umbra,'' 21 
 
 18. Evening Hymn for Monday — " Rector potens, 
 
 verax Deus" 22 
 
 19 Morning Hymn for Tuesday.—" Somno refectis artu- 
 
 bus 23 
 
 20. Evening Hymn for Tuesday.—" Nooc atra rerum 
 
 contigit" 24 
 
 21. Morning Hymn for Wednesday. — " Lux ecce surgit 
 
 aurea" 25 
 
 22. Evening Hymn for Wednesday. — " Rerum Deus 
 
 tenax vigor.'''' 26 
 
CONTENTS. XI 
 
 PAGE 
 
 23. Morning Hymn for Thursday. — " /Eterne rerum 
 
 Conditorr 27 
 
 24. Evening Hymn for Thursday. — " Te lucis ante 
 
 terminum" 28 
 
 25. Morning Hymn for Friday. — u Aurora jam spar- 
 
 git polum." 29 
 
 26. Evening Hymn for Friday.— " JEterne Rector 
 
 siderum." 30 
 
 27. Morning Hymn for Saturday. — " Tu Trinitatis 
 
 Unitas" 31 
 
 28. Evening Hymn for Saturday . — ( Original.) 33 
 
 III. HYMNS FOR OUR LORD'S HOLY-DAYS. 
 
 29. Hymn for Advent (1.) — "Verbum supermini pro- 
 
 diens." 35 
 
 30. Hymn for Advent, (2. ) — " En clara vox redarguit." 36 
 
 31. Hymn for our Lord's Nativity, (1.) — " Jesu Re- 
 
 demptor omnium.'''' 37 
 
 32. Hymn for our Lord's Nativity. (2.) — "A solis 
 
 ortus cardine." 39 
 
 33. Hynin for the Circumcision. — " Creator alme side- 
 
 rumr 40 
 
 34. Hymn for the Epiphany, (1.) — " O sola magnarum 
 
 urbium" 42 
 
 35. Hymn for the Epiphany, (2.) — " Crudelis Herodes, 
 
 'Deumr 43 
 
 36. Hymn for Christ's Presentation in the Temple. — 
 
 " O gloriosa Virginum." 44 
 
 37. Hymn for Lent, ( 1 . ) — " Ex more docti mystico ." . . . 45 
 
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 PAGE 
 
 38. Hymn for Lent, (2.) — " Audi,benigne conditor." '... 47 
 
 39. Hymn for the Annunciation, (1.) — " Quem terra , 
 
 pontus, sidera" 48 
 
 40. Hymn for the Annunciation, (2.) — {Original.)..., 49 
 
 41. Hymn for Palm Sunday, (1.) — " Jesu dulcis me- 
 
 morial 50 
 
 42. Hymn for Palm Sunday, (2.) — " Jesu Rex admi- 
 
 rabilis.'''' 51 
 
 43. Hymn for Good Friday, (1.) — " Lustra sex qui jam 
 
 peregit" — " Pange lingua gloriosi." 52 
 
 44. Hymn for Good Friday, (2.) — " Stabat mater do- 
 
 lorosa" 54 
 
 45. Hymn for Easter, (1.) — '"''Aurora ccelum pur- 
 
 purat^ 55 
 
 46. Hymn for Easter, (2.) — u Ad regias Agni dapes" 57 
 
 47. Hymn for Easter, (3.) — " Rex sempiterne cce- 
 
 litumr 58 
 
 48. Hymn for the Ascension, (1.) — " JEterne Rex 
 
 altissime." 60 
 
 49. Hymn for the Ascension, (2.) — " Salutis liumance 
 
 Satorr 61 
 
 50. Hymn for Whitsunday, ( 1 . ) — " Veni, Creator Spi- 
 
 ritus." 62 
 
 51. Hymn for Whitsunday. (2.) — " Nunc sancte nobis 
 
 Spiritus." 64 
 
 52. Hymn for Trinity Sunday, (1.) — " Summas Parens 
 
 dementice." 65 
 
 53. Hymn for Trinity Sunday, (2.)— (Original) 66 
 
CONTENTS. XI11 
 
 IV. HYMNS FOR SAINTS' DAYS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 54. Hymn on the Holy Angels, (I.) — " Christe, sanc- 
 
 torum decus Angelorum" 68 
 
 55. Hymn on the Holy Angels, (2.) — " Te splendor et 
 
 virtus Patris." 69 
 
 56. Hymn on the Holy Prophets, — " Quicumque Chris- 
 
 tum quceritis." 70 
 
 57. Hymn on the Holy Apostles, (1.) — " Mterna 
 
 ' Christi munera" 71 
 
 58. Hymn on the Holy Apostles, (2.) — " Eceultet orbis 
 
 yaudiis" 72 
 
 59. Hymn on the Holy Evangelists, (1.) — " Christi 
 
 perennes nuntii*" 74 
 
 60. Hymn on the Holy Evangelists," (2.) — " Sines sub 
 
 alto ve?iice * '." 75 
 
 61. Hymn on the Holy Martyrs, (1.) — " Sanctorum 
 
 meritis inclyta gaudixL^ 76 
 
 62. Hymn on the Holy Martyrs, (2.) — " bivicte Mar- 
 
 tyr unicum." 77 
 
 63. Hymn on All Saints, (1.) — " Salutis ceterncB 
 
 'Datorr 78 
 
 64. Hymn on All Saints, (2.)— (Original.) 80 
 
 * From the Parisian Breviary. 
 
XIV CONTENTS. 
 
 ORIGINAL HYMNS, 
 
 PRINCIPALLY OF 
 
 COMMEMORATION AND THANKSGIVING FOR 
 CHRIST'S HOLY ORDINANCES. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 65. Hymn of Thanksgiving for the one Holy, Catho- 
 
 lick, and Apostolick Church 82 
 
 66. Hymn Commendatory of Prayer for the Church... 84 
 
 67. Hymn of Thanksgiving for an Apostolical Mi- 
 
 nistry 85 
 
 68. Hymn Commemorative of the Ministerial Com- 
 
 mission 86 
 
 69. Hymn of Thanksgiving for God's Presence in His 
 
 Church — " A Ito ex Olympi vertice" 88 
 
 70. Hymn Commemorative of the Pleasure of Social 
 
 Worship 89 
 
 71. Hymn Commemorative of Christ's Presence in Social 
 
 Worship 91 
 
 72. Hymn Commemorative of God's House of Prayer... 92 
 
 73. Hymn Commendatory of the Reverence due to 
 
 Holy Places 93 
 
 74. Hymn Commendatory of the Reverence due to 
 
 Holy Things 95 
 
 75. Hymn of Thanksgiving for Holy Baptism 96 
 
 76. Hymn Commemorative of the Church Militant.... 98 
 
 77. Hymn Commemorative of the Church's Instruc- 
 
 tion of her Children 99 
 
CONTENTS. XV 
 
 PAGE 
 
 78. Hymn Commendatory of Family Worship 100 
 
 79. Hymn of Thanksgiving for the Church's Scriptural 
 
 Worship 101 
 
 80. Hymn of Thanksgiving for the Church's Liturgy. 103 
 
 81. Hymn of Thanksgiving for the Church's Primi- 
 
 tive Character , 104 
 
 82. Hymn Commendatory of taking part in Worship.. 105 
 
 83. Hymn Commemorative of the object of Christian 
 
 Worship 106 
 
 84. Hymn Commendatory of Christian Fellowship... 108 
 
 85. Hymn Commemorative of Prayer in, and to, 
 
 Christ t 109 
 
 86. Hymn Commendatory of the Church's Signs of 
 
 Reverence 110 
 
 87. Hymn Commemorative of the Confession of Sins. Ill 
 
 88. Hymn of Thanksgiving for the Remission of Sins. 113 
 
 89. Hymn Commendatory of our Daily Prayers 114 
 
 90. Hymn Commemorative of Singing Praises to God. 115 
 
 91. Hymn Commemorative of Thanksgiving to God... 116 
 
 92. Hymn of Thanksgiving for the Holy Scriptures... 117 
 ■93. Hymn of Thanksgiving for the Church's Creeds... 118 
 ■94. Hymn of Thanksgiving for the Pure Faith ,. 120 
 
 95. Hymn Commendatory of Faith and Good Works. 121 
 
 96. Hymn of Thanksgiving for Spiritual Instructors. . 122 
 
 97. Hymn Commemorative of hearing God's Mi- 
 
 nisters 124 
 
 98. Hymn of Thanksgiving for the Holy Communion. 125 
 
 99. Hymn Commendatory of the Holy Communion. 127 
 
 100. Hymn Commemorative of the "Thrice Holy."... 128 
 
 101. Hymn Commemorative of the Dav of Holy Rest. 130 
 
XVI CONTENTS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 102. Hymn of Thanksgiving for the Day of Holy Rest. 131 
 
 103. Hymn Commemorative of the Church's Greater 
 
 Festivals 132 
 
 104. Hvmn Commemorative of "The Way, the Truth, 
 
 and the Life*." 134 
 
 105. Hymn to the Comforter for " Faith, Hope, and 
 
 Charity*." 135 
 
 106. Hymn Commendatory of the Church's Minor 
 
 Festivals 136 
 
 107. Hymn of Thanksgiving for the First Preachers 
 
 of the Gospel 137 
 
 108. Hymn of Thanksgiving for the Church's Re- 
 
 formers 1 38 
 
 109. Hymn of Thanksgiving for the Church's Mode- 
 
 ration 140 
 
 110. Hymn Commendatory of Church Union 141 
 
 111. Hymn Condemnatory of Schism 143 
 
 112. Hymn Commemorative of the Punishment of 
 
 Schism 144 
 
 113. Hyinn Commendatory of Religious Zeal 145 
 
 114. Hymn Condemnatory of False Zeal 147 
 
 115. Hymn of General Thanksgiving 149 
 
 116. Hymn Commemorative of God's Blessing 150 
 
 117. Hymn Commemorative of Sickness 151 
 
 118. Hymn Commemorative of Death 153 
 
 119. Hymn Commemorative of a Departed Friend 154 
 
 120. Hymn Commemorative of the Day of Judgment. 155 
 
 * From the author's "Holy days of the Church.' 
 
ANCIENT HYMNS. 
 
 I. MORNING AND EVENING HYMNS 
 
 FOR EACH DAY IN THE WEEK : 
 
 FIRST SERIES. 
 
 I. MORNING HYMN FOR SUNDAY. 
 
 " Primo die quo Trinitas," &c. 
 
 On this first day, when heav'n and earth 
 Rose at the Triune's word to birth ; 
 The day when He, who gave us breath, 
 Revived our souls and vanquish'd death ; 
 
 Why close in sleep your languid eyes ? 
 Shake off dull slumber, wake, arise; 
 And, mindful of the Prophet's voice, 
 Right early in our God rejoice. 
 
 That He may hear the ascending cry 5 
 
 That He may stretch His hand from high 
 b 
 
ANCIENT HYMNS. 
 
 That He may cleanse, and make us meet 
 To join Him in yon heavenly seat : 
 
 That, while each consecrated hour 
 We praise and sing His glorious power, 
 The offerings of this day of rest 
 May with His choicest gifts be blest. 
 
 Paternal Glory, Sire of all, 
 Thee with o'erflowing hearts we call, 
 That we this day may serve Thee, freed 
 From guilty thought and sinful deed : 
 
 That no foul passion's lawless flame 
 May injure this corporeal frame ; 
 Nor the unhallow'd heart's desire 
 Plunge us in flames of fiercer fire. 
 
 Saviour of men, whose blood alone 
 Can for a ruin'd world atone, 
 Cleanse Thou our hearts, and upward lift 
 To share in Thy perennial gift. 
 
 To Thee, most Holy Sire ; to Thee, 
 Co-equal only Son, we flee : 
 With Him, the union to complete, 
 The Spirit blest, the Paraclete. 
 
ANCIENT HYMNS. 
 
 1 EVENING HYMN FOR SUNDAY 
 
 " Lucis Creator Optime," &c. 
 
 O Thou, of light Creator best, 
 Who didst the days with light invest ; 
 And bid its new-born radiance shine 
 To glad creation's origin : 
 
 Thou, who the morn to evening join'd 
 For day's formation hast assign'd ; 
 Lo, round us spreads a gloomy shade, 
 Thy suppliants hear, their sorrows aid ! 
 
 The soul, in sin's hard bondage held, 
 O, be she not from life expell'd ; 
 While yet to things eternal blind, 
 In bands of wilful guilt confin'd. 
 
 Grant to heaven's portal she may rise, 
 And claim the everlasting prize ; 
 But first, from sin's oppression free, 
 Grant her on earth to walk with Thee ! 
 
 Such favour, Lord, of Thee we pray, 
 Thy blessing on this closing day ; 
 Sole Sovereign of the heavenly host, 
 Thee Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 b 2 
 
ANCIENT HYMNS. 
 
 3. MORNING HYMN FOR MONDAY. 
 
 ** Jam lucis orto sidere," &c. 
 
 Brightly shines the morning-star : 
 Pray we God His grace to give, 
 
 That from sin and danger far 
 We the coming day may live. 
 
 That the tongue, hy Him withheld, 
 May from sounds of strife refrain ; 
 
 That the eye, from roving quell' d, 
 Seek not sights corrupt or vain : 
 
 That the heart, with pureness fraught, 
 
 May from folly turn aside ; 
 And the flesh, by temperance taught, 
 
 Calm its lusts, and veil its pride : 
 
 That, when He the day shall close, 
 And the night successive bring, 
 
 We, triumphant o'er our foes, 
 May our hymn of glory sing ; 
 
 Glory, Sire of all, to Thee ; 
 
 And to Thee, Co-equal Son, 
 With the Spirit, glory be ; 
 
 One in Three, and Three in One. 
 
ANCIENT HYMNS. 
 
 4. EVENING HYMN FOR MONDAY. 
 
 " Immense coeli Conditor," &c. 
 
 All-present Framer of the sky, 
 Who spred'st the firmament on high, 
 And badest the parted waters flow, 
 The broad expanse above, below ; 
 
 Each to the space, for each assign'd, 
 By Thee in heav'n and earth confin'd, 
 The heats by moisture to allay, 
 Lest earth's parch'd soil they waste away : 
 
 Pour out thy Spirit, and embue 
 Our hearts with thy perpetual dew ; 
 Lest the deep taint of early time 
 Wear out the soul with recent crime. 
 
 Let Faith her growing light supply, 
 A sunbeam to the clouded eye ; 
 O'er falsehood's mists exalt her head, 
 And on the world's vain follies tread. 
 
 So be thy will, O Father, done ; 
 And thine, Co-equal only Son ; 
 With Him combined in union meet, 
 The Holy Ghost, the Paraclete. 
 b 3 
 
ANCIENT HYMNS. 
 
 5. MORNING HYMN FOR TUESDAY. 
 
 " Ales diei nuntius," &c. 
 
 The bird, the harbinger of light, 
 Has sung- his morning strain : 
 
 Hear ye not Christ our minds exciie, 
 And call to life again ? 
 
 " Arise," He cries, " your beds forsake, 
 Nor slothful, slumbering, lie ! 
 
 Chaste, upright, temperate, wake, awake ; 
 For I, behold, am nigh." 
 
 With prayer, and praise, and minds sedate 
 
 We, too, the Saviour rouse: 
 For holy hearts delight to wait 
 
 On God with holy vows. 
 
 Do Thou, O Christ, our souls awake, 
 Burst Thou the chains of night ; 
 
 Of ancient sin the bondage break, 
 And shine with new-form'd light ! 
 
 To God the Father be addrest, 
 
 And to the only Son, 
 All glory, with the Spirit blest, 
 
 Eternal Three in One! 
 
ANCIENT HYMNS. 
 
 6. EVENING HYMN FOR TUESDAY. 
 
 " Telluris alme Conditor," &c. 
 
 All- bounteous Framer of the earth, 
 Thou who the seas, her kindred birth, 
 Didst drive apart; and give to stand 
 High o'er the flood the solid land : 
 
 That thence might spring the tender shoot, 
 The colour'd flower, the pleasant fruit ; 
 The grass, her future tribes to feed ; 
 And, wrapt in each, its genial seed : 
 
 The wounds of the diseased soul 
 Make thou with gracious freshness whole : 
 That she her sins in tears may steep, 
 Her lusts in due subjection keep ; 
 
 To thy commands allegiance pay ; 
 From all that's evil turn away ; 
 At all that's good with pleasure glow; 
 Nor the keen sting of dying know. 
 
 So be thy will, O Father, done ; 
 
 And thine, Co-equal only Son ; 
 
 And thine, who sharest the imperial scat, 
 
 Spirit of life, blest Paraclete. 
 
ANCIENT HYMNS. 
 
 7. MORNING HYMN FOR WEDNESDAY. 
 
 " Consors paterni luminis," &c. 
 
 Consort of paternal light, 
 
 Light of Light, essential day, 
 Bidding farewell to the night, 
 
 Lo ! to Thee we sing and pray. 
 
 Chase the darkness from the mind, 
 Chase the powers of night afar; 
 
 Let not sleep our senses bind, 
 Nor the sluggish spirit mar. 
 
 Christ, behold with kind regard, 
 What to Thee in faith we bear ; 
 
 Let the morning hymn be heard, 
 Herald to the morning prayer. 
 
 Prayer and hymn receive, addrest 
 
 To thy Father, and to Thee, 
 And thy Holy Spirit blest, 
 
 Reigning to eternity. 
 
ANCIENT HYMNS, 
 
 8. EVENING HYMN FOR WEDNESDAY. 
 
 " Coeli Deus sanctissime," &c. 
 
 Thrice Holy Sovereign of the sky, 
 Who o'er the lucid tracts on high 
 Thy fleecy brightness dost diffuse, 
 And paint them with thy beauteous hues : 
 
 Thou who along the expanse of air 
 Didst wheel the sun's refulgent car, 
 Ordain the moon's perpetual course, 
 And curb the planets' wandering force : 
 
 Apt in their motions to divide 
 
 The morning from the evening tide ; 
 
 And by each season's noted sign 
 
 The days, and months, and years define : 
 
 Our darken'd hearts illume with day, 
 Our souls' defilements purge away, 
 The band of conscious guilt unbind, 
 And lighten the sin-burden'd mind. 
 
 Such favour, Lord, of Thee we pray, 
 Thy blessing on this closing day, 
 Sole Sovereign of the heavenly host, 
 Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
10 • ANCIENT HYMNS. 
 
 9 MORNING HYMN FOR THURSDAY. 
 
 M Sterna coeli gloria," &c. 
 
 O eternal praise of heaven, 
 Blessed Hope to mortals given, 
 Partner of the Father's throne, 
 Thou the Virgin-born alone ; 
 
 Grant us, as from sleep we rise, 
 Healthful thoughts to scale the skies, 
 And to God with ardour raise 
 Due return of thankful praise. 
 
 By the star of morning led, 
 Lifts the sun his orient head : 
 Rescued from the gloom of night, 
 Lighten us with holy light. 
 
 Grant it in our hearts to dwell, 
 Thence the world's dark shades expel ; 
 And through each succeeding time 
 Cleanse our breasts from taint of crime. 
 
 There may Faith first strike her root, 
 Hope, with joy's delightful fruit, 
 And, the greatest of the three, 
 Thine own handmaid, Charity. 
 
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 Hymning thus our matin lay, 
 
 Son of God, to Thee we pray ; 
 
 And join with thine through endless days 
 
 The Father's and the Spirit's praise. 
 
 10. EVENING HYMN FOR THURSDAY. 
 
 14 Magnae Deus potentiae," &c. 
 
 God of all nature, great and good, 
 Who gavest the flood-engender'd brood, 
 Some in their liquid bed to lie, 
 And some to soar the lofty sky ; 
 
 Form'd or beneath the wave to swim, 
 Or the thin air uplifted skim, 
 Sprung from one stock, each varied race 
 Fills his appointed dwelling-place. 
 
 Meet grace to all thy servants show ; 
 Be theirs no lapse of guilt to know, 
 Cleansed by the blood, salvation's spring, 
 Nor bear of death the lingering sting. 
 
 Be none deprest by wilful fault, 
 
 Let none vain-glorious thoughts exalt. 
 
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 Lest the weak mind, destruction's thrall, 
 O'erburden'd sink, o'ervaulting fall. 
 
 So be thy will, Great Father, done, 
 And thine, the well-beloved Son ; 
 And thine, who reign'st in union meet, 
 Spirit of life, blest Paraclete. 
 
 11. MORNING HYMN FOR FRIDAY, 
 
 " Splendor Paternae Gloriae," &c. 
 
 Image of the Father's might, 
 
 Of His light essential ray, 
 Source of splendour, Light of light, 
 
 Day that dost illume the day ; 
 Shining with unsullied beam, 
 Sun of truth, descending stream ; 
 And upon our clouded sense 
 Pour thy Spirit's influence. 
 
 Father, Thee too we implore ; 
 
 Father, of almighty grace; 
 Father, of eternal power ; 
 
 Taint of sin from us efface. 
 
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 Each innocuous act advance, 
 Turn to good each evil chance, 
 Blunt the sting of envy's tooth, 
 Keep us in the ways of truth. 
 
 Rule our minds, our actions form, 
 
 Cleanse our hearts with chastity, 
 Give us love sincere and warm, 
 
 Uprightness from falsehood free. 
 Christ, our living spring and meat, 
 Freely let us drink and eat ; 
 And our gladden'd souls embue 
 With the Spirit's healthful dew. 
 
 Joy be ours the passing day, 
 
 Pureness like the morning's glow, 
 Faith as clear as noontide ray, 
 
 May the mind no twilight know. 
 Welcoming the dawning bright, 
 Thus we pray a holier light, 
 From the eternal Fountain drawn, 
 On our waken' d souls may dawn. 
 
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 12. EVENING HYMN FOR FRIDAY, 
 
 " Hominis superne Conditor," &c. 
 
 Father of men, whose sovereign will 
 Thy works, ordain'd by Thee, fulfil ; 
 Who badest the earth to being bring 
 Cattle, and beast, and creeping thing ; 
 
 And, as to life call'd forth by Thee, 
 Those mighty forms began to be, 
 Badest them, as time should onward roll, 
 Obey thy favour'd man's control : 
 
 Do Thou the impulse strong defeat, 
 If lawless lust our steps beset, 
 Or thought of inward evil breed, 
 Or mingle with the outward deed. 
 
 Do Thou thy promised blessings give, 
 Grant us beneath thy grace to live; 
 Dissension's hateful bands unbind, 
 And stablish peace with all mankind. 
 
 Such favour, Lord, of Thee we pray, 
 Thy blessing on this closing day, 
 Sole Sovereign of the heavenly host, 
 Thee Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
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 13 MORNING HYMN FOR SATURDAY. 
 
 " Nox et tenebrae et nubila," &c. 
 
 Lo, night and clouds and darkness wrapp'd 
 
 the world in dense array, 
 The morning dawns, the light breaks forth, 
 
 hence, hence, ye shades, away. 
 Pierced by the sun's resistless shafts 
 
 disparts the embattled gloom, 
 And all things, lighten'd by his face, 
 
 their wonted hues resume. 
 
 Thee, Christ, our only hope, we seek, 
 
 with meek and simple heart, 
 With prayers and hymns that Thou wilt deign 
 
 thy daily grace impart : 
 Dark is the soul, and needs thy light, 
 
 to make her pure and clean ; 
 That light, which shines in heaven, show forth, 
 
 and smile with face serene. 
 
 So may our minds the radiant beams 
 
 of thy enlightening know ; 
 So may our hearts by Thee inflamed 
 
 with holy transport glow ; 
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 So may our tongues, inspired by Thee, 
 still sing the Eternal One ; 
 
 The Father, and the Holy Ghost, 
 with Thee, begotten Son. 
 
 14. EVENING HYMN FOR SATURDAY. 
 
 " Jam Sol recedit igneus," &c. 
 
 Now sinks in night the flaming sun : 
 
 O Thou, our everlasting day, 
 Thrice holy Godhead, Three in One, 
 
 Thy brightness to our hearts display : 
 To Thee we hymn the morning lay, 
 
 To Thee our evening vows are given ; 
 Grant us, as here to Thee we pray, 
 
 To praise Thee in the courts of heaven. 
 
 No shadows there nor clouds impede 
 
 The view with visions of affright : 
 Nor sun nor moon those mansions need, 
 
 The Lamb is their perpetual light. 
 O, yet unseen by mortal sight, 
 
 May in our souls that scene endure, 
 That we, through hope of that delight, 
 
 May purer grow as Thou art pure. 
 
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 And when the day shall come, that we 
 
 Shall know no more, as now, in part, 
 May we unveil'd Thy presence see, 
 
 Be like, and know Thee as Thou art : 
 And evermore with voice and heart 
 
 Join concert with thy heavenly host, 
 And bear, in praising Thee, our part, 
 
 Thee Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
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II. MORNING AND EVENING HYMNS 
 
 FOR EACH DAY IN THE WEEK : 
 
 SECOND SERIES. 
 
 15. MORNING HYMN FOR SUNDAY. 
 
 " O Sol salutis intimis," &c. 
 
 Salvation's Sun, the inward gloom, 
 That veils our hearts, do Thou illume : 
 Now that the night is driven away, 
 And lovelier shines this holy day. 
 
 Behold, the accepted time is here ! 
 Grant us to wash with contrite tear 
 The heart's vow'd offering, and above 
 Present it on the fire of love. 
 
 The fount, which wont with sin to teem, 
 Shall weep with grief a living stream, 
 If the hard rock's reluctant side 
 Repentance' potent rod divide. 
 
 
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 The day, thine own blest day, appears, 
 When a fresh bloom all nature wears ; 
 And we, whom Thy right hand and voice 
 Now guide aright, may we rejoice ! 
 
 May the world's transitory frame, 
 All bounteous Triad, bless Thy name ; 
 And, by thy grace renew'd, may we 
 New songs of glory sing to Thee. 
 
 To Thee, whose name, as heretofore, 
 Now and for ever shall adore 
 Thy Church on earth, thy heavenly host, 
 Thee Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 16. EVENING HYMN FOR SUNDAY. 
 
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 The day declines : but, ere it part, 
 The day that glads the Christian's heart, 
 For all the good, its course conveys, 
 Sing we to God our evening praise. 
 
 Praise Him, that we this day have trod 
 With reverent feet the house of God ; 
 
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 Our sins with lowly hearts confest, 
 And by His pardoning word been blest. 
 
 Praise Him, that we have sought Him there 
 By His commission'd minister ; 
 And, kneeling at His mercy's throne, 
 Have made our wants and wishes known. 
 
 Praise Him, that we have raised our voice 
 In our Salvation to rejoice, 
 And blest His name, His Church among, 
 In psalm, and hymn, and holy song* 
 
 Praise Him, that we this day have heard 
 
 The truths of His most holy word : 
 
 Which leads us, prone alas ! to stray, 
 
 Through earth's dark snares the heavenward way. 
 
 Praise Him, that we our thanks have paid 
 For blessings to mankind display'd ; 
 For all the good this life can prove, 
 But most for His redeeming love. 
 
 Praise Him, that thus we've sought His faci - 
 His day by His own means of grace : 
 Praise Him for night's approaching rest, 
 Praise Father, Son, and Spirit blest. 
 
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 17. MORNING HYMN FOR MONDAY. 
 
 " Nocte surgentes vigilemus omnes," &c. 
 11 Ecce jam noctis tenuatur umbra," &c. 
 
 Awaking with the waken'd day, 
 
 The morning anthem raise ; 
 And to our God the tribute pay, 
 
 The hymn of tuneful praise. 
 
 O may the theme our souls prepare 
 
 To join the angels' throng ; 
 And sing with them our Maker there 
 
 In never-ending song. 
 
 Away the night and darkness fly, 
 
 Light brightens in the east ; 
 Hear, Lord of all, our suppliant cry, 
 
 To Thee in faith addrest. 
 
 Our souls o'erspent with guilt release, 
 
 Our load of sin forgive ; 
 And grant us evermore in peace 
 
 And health with Thee to live. 
 
 Paternal Godhead, hear the hymn, 
 
 And grant the meek request, 
 With Him, Thy Glory's Filial Beam, 
 
 And Him, the Spirit blest. 
 
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 18. EVENING HYMN FOR MONDAY. 
 
 " Rector potens, verax Deus," &c. 
 
 Mighty Sovereign, God supreme, 
 
 Ruler of the varied day, 
 Who send'st forth the morning beam, 
 
 Whom the noontide heats obey ; 
 
 Who the hours, as on they glide, 
 Givest, to Thee as seemeth best, 
 
 And the peaceful eventide 
 
 Hast ordain'd for welcome rest : 
 
 Quench dissension's baneful fire, 
 Bid each noxious heat depart, 
 
 To our bodies health inspire, 
 Peace and comfort to the heart. 
 
 To Thy care thy servants take, 
 From all nightly ills preserve; 
 
 That to-morrow we may wake, 
 
 Thee with strength renew'd to serve. 
 
 Holy Father, grant our prayer, 
 
 Grant it, sole coequal Son, 
 Grant it, blessed Comforter, 
 
 One in Three, and Three in One. 
 
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 19. MORNING HYMN FOR TUESDAY 
 
 " Somno refectis artubus," Src. 
 Our limbs refresh'd with wholesome sleep, 
 We scorn the bed of sloth to keep, 
 But rise, and Thee, our Father, pray, 
 To hear and bless our morning lay. 
 
 To Thee the voice be first addrest, 
 By Thee the waking thought possest, 
 That each succeeding act may be 
 Commenced, pursued, fulfilFd in Thee ! 
 
 Now darkness fades before the light, 
 Yields to the dawn the gloom of night ; 
 If aught of ill the night conceal'd, 
 So may it to Thy brightness yield. 
 
 O grant that thus our hearts within 
 May still be clean from taint of sin ; 
 And still our outward lips may raise 
 To Thee the voice of deathless praise. 
 
 So be thy will, Great Father, done ; 
 And thine, the Father's only Son ; 
 And thine, who sharest the imperial seat, 
 Spirit of life, blest Paraclete ! 
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 20. EVENING HYMN FOR TUESDAY. 
 
 " Nox atra rerum contigit," &c. 
 
 Dark night arrays in hueless vest 
 
 This undistinguish'd scene ; 
 To Thee we fly, our sins confest, 
 
 Judge of the hearts of men. 
 
 Do Thou our former faults atone, 
 Wash Thou our minds impure ; 
 
 And by Thy mercy's sovereign boon 
 From guilt's assaults secure. 
 
 The soul, to conscious sin a prey, 
 
 In unblest torpor weak : 
 Fain would she cast her slough away, 
 
 And Thee, her Saviour, seek. 
 
 The gloom, but chief that gloom expel, 
 Which clouds the mental sight, 
 
 That the glad soul her bliss may feel, 
 And bless Thy saving light. 
 
 Such grace, Eternal One in Three, 
 
 We seek this hour of rest, 
 Of Thee, O Father ; Son, of Thee ; 
 
 And Thee, O Spirit blest ! 
 
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 21. MORNING HYMN FOR WEDNESDAY 
 
 " Lux ecce surgit aurea," &c. 
 
 Behold it shines, the golden light ! 
 Haste, waning shadows, haste your flight ; 
 That we, through danger's devious way, 
 No more may blindly, darkly, stray. 
 
 Shine, blessed light, serenely shine, 
 And show our brightness pure as thine ; 
 Obscured in lips or heart by naught 
 Of crafty word, or fraudful thought. 
 
 So pass the day entire along ; 
 
 Nor treacherous hand, nor lying tongue, 
 
 Nor roving eyes, betray to sin 
 
 The outward form or soul within. 
 
 See from above the watchman's eye ! 
 To Him our days all open lie : 
 By Him are all our deeds survey'd, 
 From opening dawn to evening shade. 
 
 And so to Him be praise addrest, 
 To Father, Son, and Spirit blest, 
 Now, as it was through ages past, 
 And shall through endless ages last. 
 
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 22. EVENING HYMN FOR WEDNESDAY 
 
 " Rerum Deus tenax vigor," &c. 
 
 Nature's God, all-ruling Power, 
 
 Who, Thyself exempt from change, 
 Dost for each successive hour 
 Its diurnal course arrange: 
 Cheer our darkness with Thy light, 
 Succour us the approaching night, 
 From our homes all perils keep, 
 Nourish us with wholesome sleep. 
 
 Lord, my spirit to Thy care, 
 Sleeping, waking, I commend : 
 
 Thou canst its decays repair, 
 Thou from injury defend. 
 
 Grant me life, if life Thou will, 
 
 Thy commandments to fulfil ; 
 
 Or, if death be Thy decree, 
 
 Grant me such as leads to Thee, 
 
 Living, dead, Thy succour give, 
 
 Grant me, Lord, Thy saving grace ; 
 
 Living, still with Thee to live, 
 Dead, that I may see Thy face ; 
 
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 Evermore with Thee to dwell, 
 Evermore Thy praise to tell, 
 Singing with Thy heavenly host 
 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 23. MORNING HYMN FOR THURSDAY. 
 
 " Sterne rerum Conditor," &c 
 
 Maker of all, enthroned above, 
 Whose laws the day and night arrange, 
 
 And cause the seasons round to move, 
 Ordain'd in grateful interchange; 
 
 Soon as the morn's enlightening ray 
 Calls on the slumbering world to wake, 
 
 The lurking tribes, that roam'd for prey, 
 Their haunts of wickedness forsake : 
 
 Smooth o'er the waves to glide is seen, 
 With new-strung force the seaman's bark ; 
 
 And, holding on her course serene, 
 Hails the fresh light the Church's ark. 
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 O Jesus, Sun of righteousness, 
 
 Do Thou thy cloudless face reveal ; 
 
 'Tis Thine the darken'd soul to bless, 
 'Tis Thine the ills of night to head. 
 
 The lapse of sin do Thou repair, 
 With renovating lustre shine : 
 
 Thine be the early morning prayer, 
 The morning hymn of glory Thine ! 
 
 Glory, incarnate Son, to Thee, 
 
 The life and light of men confest ; 
 
 And, join'd in trinal unity, 
 
 Thy Sire supreme, Thy Spirit blest ! 
 
 24. EVENING HYMN FOR THURSDAY. 
 
 " Te lucis ante terminum," &c. 
 
 Ere the waning light decay, 
 God of all, to Thee we pray, 
 Thee thy healthful grace to send, 
 Thee to guard us and defend. 
 
 Guard from dreams that may affright; 
 Guard from terrors of the night ; 
 Guard from foes, without, within ; 
 Outward danger, inward sin. 
 
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 Mindful of our only stay, 
 Duly thus to Thee we pray ; 
 Duly thus to Thee we raise 
 Trophies of our grateful praise. 
 
 Hear the prayer, Almighty King! 
 Hear Thy praises while we sing, 
 Hymning with Thy heavenly host, 
 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 25. MORNING HYMN FOR FRIDAY. 
 
 " Aurora jam spargit polum," &c. 
 
 With dawn's faint streaks the heaven is sown, 
 
 O'er earth glides on the day, 
 Abroad the shafts of light are thrown, 
 
 Hence, vain deceits, away. 
 
 Away, each phantom of the night, 
 
 Dread of the conscious sense : 
 Whate'er of fault hath lent affright 
 
 To gloomy darkness, hence ! 
 
 That the last morn each gloomy shade, 
 
 Which here we pray to shun, 
 Quench'd in that glorious light may fade, 
 
 Before that cloudless sun : 
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 While purged from sin, that o'er the sight 
 Now throws its shadows dim, 
 
 We walk abroad in heaven's pure light, 
 And chant our thankful hymn. 
 
 All Glory to the Eternal One 
 
 Be evermore addrest, 
 To God, the Father, and the Son, 
 
 Join'd with the Soint blest. 
 
 26*. EVENING HYMN FOR FRIDAY. 
 
 w vEterne Rector siderum," &c. 
 
 Almighty God, whose sceptre sways 
 
 The earth and starry sky, 
 Whose will the world beneath obeys, 
 
 Nor less the world on high : 
 
 In order meet about Thy throne 
 
 Unnumber'd angels stand, 
 Prepared where'er Thou wilt to run, 
 
 And act by Thy command. 
 
 O from that host of heavenly powers 
 
 Some friendly spirit send, 
 To watch us in our lonely hours, 
 
 And in our sleep defend ; 
 
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 To guard us from our ghostly foe, 
 
 The serpent's subtle wile, 
 Lest secret fraud our steps o'erthrow, 
 
 And specious arts beguile. 
 
 Night comes: and, wrapt in nightly shade, 
 
 Lurks many a fearful snare : 
 But none Thy wisdom can evade, 
 
 And Thy protecting care. 
 
 Still be Thy care, O God, our shield ; 
 
 Still may Thy wisdom guide 
 Us, whom Thy Holy Ghost has seaFd, 
 
 For whom Thy Son has died. 
 
 27. MORNING HYMN FOR SATURDAY, 
 
 " Tu Trinitatis Unites," &c. 
 
 Holy Being, One and Three, 
 Ruler of the world, to Thee, 
 In this hour of morning calm, 
 Hark ! we chant the wakeful psalm. 
 
 Calm is yet the hour of prime ; 
 Hear us, mindful of the time, 
 Holy Being, Thee implore, 
 Balm on all our wounds to pour. 
 
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 If this night the foe has wrought 
 Evil deed, or noxious thought, 
 Far from us the snare of hell 
 May Thy heavenly power repel ! 
 
 May no sin our bodies stain, 
 May our hearts no dulness chain ; 
 Nor the lukewarm spirit faint, 
 Sickening by corruption's taint. 
 
 Rather Thou, Most Holy, shine 
 On our hearts with light divine ; 
 That each day, as round it goes, 
 Guiltless pass, and peaceful close : 
 
 And again at evening dim 
 We may wake the grateful hymn, 
 Ruler of the world, to Thee, 
 Holy Being, One and Three. 
 
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 28. EVENING HYMN FOR SATURDAY. 
 
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 Another day is well-nigh done, 
 Another week its course hath run : 
 But who the next, or week or day. 
 Shall see conclude, what tongue can say ? 
 
 Praise God for all the time He lent ; 
 His pardon pray for time mis- spent ; 
 And beg that we may better spend 
 Whate'er His bounty yet shall lend. 
 
 So, if we see the morrow's beam, 
 May we our former loss redeem ; 
 Commencing while to God we pay 
 The duties of that holy day. 
 
 Or, if the day, the week, that's past, 
 Be of our time ordain'd the last, 
 May our rapt souls His grace convey 
 To wake in His eternal day! 
 
 To Thee, in whom we live and move, 
 Father of comfort, God of love ; 
 From whom at first our being flow'd, 
 Thy gift, and still to Thee is owed: 
 
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 To Thee, Thrice Holy, thus we raise 
 Our even song of prayer and praise ; 
 And aye our matin offering be, 
 Thrice Holy Being, paid to Thee ! 
 
III. HYMNS FOR OUR LORD'S 
 HOLY-DAYS. 
 
 29. HYMN FOR ADVENT. (1.) 
 
 " Verbum supermini prodiens," &c. 
 
 Word uncreate, Beloved One, 
 The eternal Sire's Co-equal Son, 
 Who in the course mature of time 
 Camest forth to bless this world of crime ; 
 
 Illume our minds Thy truth to see, 
 Our souls inflame with love of Thee, 
 That, spurning earth's deceitful toys, 
 Our hearts may soar to heavenly joys. 
 
 So when thy dreadful doom proclaims, 
 " Hence, sinners, to eternal flames ;" 
 And milder tones the just invite 
 To mansions of serene delight : 
 
 Not ours may be the whirling storm, 
 The quenchless fire, the deathless worm ; 
 But heavenly bliss to dwell with Thee, 
 And God with open face to see. 
 
36 ANCIENT HYMNS. 
 
 All blessing, honour, glory, power, 
 To Him whom all His saints adore, 
 His Church below, His heavenly host, 
 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 30. HYMN FOR ADVENT. (2.) 
 
 11 En clara vox redarguit," &c. 
 
 Hark ! a voice of warning, hark ! 
 Sounds it through the nations dark. 
 Hence, ye baseless visions, fly ! 
 Jesus lightens from on high. 
 
 From the ground, where sunk it lies, 
 Let the torpid mind arise. 
 Banishing all evil far, 
 O'er us shines a new-born star. 
 
 Lo, the Lamb, before us set, 
 Freely cancels all our debt : 
 Lowly all with tears His face 
 Seek we, and implore His grace. 
 
 So when He shines forth again, 
 Striking dread in guilty men, 
 
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 He may from our sins forbear 
 Vengeance, and in mercy spare. 
 
 Hymns of glory, notes of praise, 
 Through eternal ages raise, 
 To the Father, and the Son, 
 And the Spirit, Three in One. 
 
 31. HYMN FOR OUR LORD'S NATIVITY. (I.) 
 
 " Jesu Redemptor omnium," &c. 
 
 Redeemer, Jesus, Life of man, 
 Begotten ere the light began, 
 Of the Paternal Light supreme, 
 Co-equal, co-eternal Beam : 
 
 Bright Image of the Father's mind, 
 Perennial Hope of all mankind, 
 Hear Thou the vows, by land, by sea, 
 Which all thy servants pour to Thee. 
 
 Maker of aH, thy flock regard ; 
 And think, with us to dwell prepared, 
 How Thou didst once our form assume* 
 Born of the Virgin's holy womb. 
 
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 Bear witness this auspicious morn, 
 Which ages past beheld Thee born, 
 That Thou to save us earnest alone 
 Forth issuing from thy Father's throne. 
 
 Him stars, and earth, the wat'ry main, 
 Him all that heaven's broad belts contain, 
 That new salvation's Author praise, 
 With welcoming of new-made lays. 
 
 And we, for whom thy holy blood 
 Has pour'd a sancti lying flood, 
 To Thee, on this thy natal day, 
 Our tributary anthem pay. 
 
 Jesus, to Thee be glory paid, 
 Blest Offspring of the spotless Maid 
 Thee with thy Sire, His glory's Heir, 
 And Him, the gracious Comforter. 
 
 
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 32. HYMN FOR OUR LORD'S NATIVITY. (2.) 
 " A solis ortus cardine," &c. 
 
 From the faint dayspring's eastern goal 
 
 far as the utmost west, 
 Come, sing we Christ, the Saviour born 
 
 of Virgin Mother blest : 
 The Father of the age to come, 
 
 in servant's form array'd, 
 That Man He might for man atone, 
 
 and ransom whom He made. 
 
 Within that Mother's spotless frame 
 
 celestial favour reigns, 
 A secret load, she ween'd not of, 
 
 the maiden pure sustains : 
 Her bosom chaste at once becomes 
 
 the temple for her God, 
 And she, who knew not man, is made 
 
 a heavenly Babe's abode. 
 
 He comes, He comes, the Virgin-born 
 
 to Gabriel's promise true ; 
 He, whom, as yet unborn, o'erjoy'd 
 
 the unborn Baptist knew : 
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 Nor recks He of his bed of hay, 
 nor He the manger heeds ; 
 
 Enough the milky breast for Him, 
 who the young ravens feeds. 
 
 A shepherd to the shepherds' fold 
 
 the Lord of all is show'd, 
 Celestial choristers rejoice, 
 
 and angels sing to God. 
 Now glory, Jesus, be to Thee, 
 
 whom a pure Virgin bore, 
 With Father, and with Holy Ghost, 
 
 henceforth for evermore. 
 
 33. HYMN FOR THE CIRCUMCISION. 
 
 " Creator alme siderum," &c. 
 
 Creator of yon circles bright, 
 Redeemer, Saviour, Lord of all, 
 
 Thy faithful servants' life and light, 
 Hear, hear us, Jesus, when we call. 
 
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 Mankind when Satan captive held, 
 To save us from his fraudful lure, 
 
 Thou earnest, by mighty love impell'd, 
 A fainting world's support and cure. 
 
 When sunk in sin, our common loss, 
 
 Alas ! we knew not to repair, 
 Thou earnest, of woman made, the cross, 
 
 A sinless sacrifice, to bear. 
 
 Soon as thy name is heard to sound, 
 
 Heir of paternal sovereignty, 
 Celestial potentates uncrown'd 
 
 And fiends infernal bow the knee. 
 
 Thee Lord of all our tongues confess, 
 Judge of the world when time shall end ; 
 
 O with thy grace thy servants bless, 
 And with thy sheltering arm defend. 
 
 To Him in whom his saints delight, 
 
 His Church on earth, His heavenly host, 
 
 Be blessing, honour, glory, might, 
 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
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 34. HYMN FOR THE EPIPHANY. (1.) 
 " O sola magnarum urbium," &c. 
 
 First of cities, Bethlehem, 
 
 Hail, most favour'd ! When He came, 
 
 Saviour of the human race, 
 
 Thee the Godhead deign' d to grace. 
 
 Brighter than the sun's bright car, 
 And more glorious was the star, 
 Which in Thee new-born from high 
 Told the incarnate Deity. 
 
 Him what time the Magians saw, 
 Forth their orient gifts they draw ; 
 Prostrate they with vows unfold 
 Myrrh, and frankincense, and gold. 
 
 Frankincense and gold they bring, 
 To announce their God and King : 
 Spice of aromatic myrrh, 
 To announce His sepulchre. 
 
 Jesus, let thy name be blest, 
 To the Gentiles manifest ; 
 To the Father glory be, 
 With the Spirit, and with Thee ! 
 
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 35. HYMN FOR THE EPIPHANY. (2.) 
 
 " Crudelis Herodes, Deum," &c. 
 
 Why, Herod, why the Godhead fear, 
 When told Judea's King was near? 
 Not earthly crowns away to bear 
 He came, but heavenly to confer. 
 
 Led by the star, which ruled their sight, 
 To seek and find the Lord of Light, 
 The Magi spread their gifts abroad, 
 And prostrate own the present God. 
 
 The present God the heavens proclaim, 
 When to the laver pure He came, 
 The spotless Lamb ; and on Him bore 
 Our sins, who knew not sin before. 
 
 The God the blushing waters own 
 By mighty sign, unheard, unknown ; 
 When the pure spring, pour'd forth in wine, 
 Contest the present power divine. 
 
 Now unto Him, the incarnate Son, 
 Whose glory to the world was shown, 
 With God the Father glory be, 
 And, holy Comforter, with Thee ! 
 
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 36. HYMN FOR CHRIST'S PRESENTATION IN 
 THE TEMPLE. 
 
 " O gloriosa Virgiimm," &c. 
 
 Eternal Glory of the skies, 
 Who didst not our low earth despise, 
 From breasts, by Thee with life endued, 
 Content to draw thy milky food : 
 
 The Eden, lost by woman's sin, 
 Thou made of woman didst rewin ; 
 And Mary's holy Son retrieve 
 The sad incontinence of Eve. 
 
 As to thy Father, throned in heaven, 
 Thou in His earthly house wast given, 
 Offering most meet, a holy Child, 
 By nature sinless, undefiled ; 
 
 So to God's house may we repair, 
 And strive our best to offer there, 
 With Thee our welcome to secure, 
 Hearts pure and clean as Thou art pure. 
 
 The way, the gate, art Thou alone, 
 That leads us to the Father's throne ; 
 Thee virgin-born, their life's sole spring, 
 By Thee redeem'd the nations sing. 
 
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 Jesus, to Thee be glory paid, 
 The Son of God, incarnate made : 
 Thee with thy Sire, his glory's heir, 
 And join'd with both the Comforter ! 
 
 37. HYMN FOR LENT. (1.) 
 
 " Ex more docti mystico," &c. 
 
 Of sacred usage old 
 
 The lenten fast appears ; 
 The Church attends, and calls her fold 
 
 To penitence and tears. 
 
 Such rite in days of yore 
 
 The law, the prophets show'd ; 
 
 Christ to the rite His witness bore, 
 And sanctified the mode. 
 
 In food, in sport, in sleep, 
 
 'Gainst o'er-indulgence guard ; 
 
 And e'en in sinless pleasures keep 
 A stricter watch and ward. 
 
 But chief each act of sin, 
 
 Each wish, each thought control, 
 Nor give the tempter place to win 
 
 Dominion o'er the soul. 
 
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 Avenging wrath appease, 
 Draw nigh the mercy- seat, 
 
 And with meek voice on bended knees 
 The Judge for grace intreat. 
 
 " O God, thy tender love 
 
 We by our sins offend ; 
 O pour thy mercy from above, 
 
 On us thy pardon send. 
 
 " Think Thou, though weak our frame, 
 Thy workmanship are we : 
 
 O give not to another name 
 The honour due to Thee. 
 
 " Correct the ill we've done, 
 The good we seek improve, 
 
 That here and ever we may run 
 The way to gain thy love. 
 
 " Thrice Holy One, thy face 
 
 To us propitious show, 
 That we thy servants may the grace 
 
 Of true repentance know." 
 
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 38. HYMN FOR LENT. (2.) 
 
 11 Audi benigne conditor," &c. 
 
 Hear, our all-gracious Father, hear 
 The prayers which mix'd with many a tear, 
 Deprest by sense of conscious crime, 
 We offer in this lenten time. 
 
 Kind Searcher of the hearts, alone 
 To Thee our feeble strength is known : 
 To Thee we turn : thy favour show, 
 And pardon on our sins bestow. 
 
 Great are our sins, and numberless : 
 O spare us, who our sins confess ! 
 Give medicine to the languid soul, 
 And make us for thy glory whole. 
 
 Grant us to curb the wandering sense, 
 Subdued by wholesome abstinence ; 
 That temperate food without, within 
 May conquer lust and banish sin. 
 
 So be thy will, Thrice Holy, done, 
 In person Three, in nature One ; 
 So spring there from our wills subdued 
 A fruitage holy, just, and good. 
 
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 39. HYMN FOR THE ANNUNCIATION. (1.) 
 
 " Quern terra, pontus, sidera," &c. 
 
 Him whom the skies, the earth, the sea 
 
 Confess, adore, declare 
 Lord of that threefold regency, 
 
 Behold a Virgin bear ! 
 
 Him whom the light, and time, and space 
 
 Obey, and own His reign, 
 Behold, indued with heavenly grace, 
 
 An earthly Maid contain ! 
 
 O blest was she, that Virgin bland, 
 
 Whom He, the Lord of all, 
 That grasps yon concave in His hand, 
 
 His mother deign'd to call : 
 
 Blest, whom the Angel hail'd, on whom 
 
 The Holy Ghost came down ; 
 Whose Son, desired their health to come, 
 
 Their health the nations own ! 
 
 But blest, more blest than she, are they 
 
 By whom His will is done, 
 Who hear His precepts, and obey 
 
 The Father in the Son. 
 
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 To Thee, Eternal Son of God, 
 Here born of lowly maid, 
 
 Is glory in the Godhead owed, 
 To Thee be glory paid ! 
 
 40. HYMN FOR THE ANNUNCIATION. (2.) 
 [original.] 
 
 Hark ! heard ye not the ancient seer, 
 While thus the wondrous promise ran ? 
 
 " A Virgin shall conceive, and bear 
 A Son, Immanuel, God with man !" 
 
 Hark ! hear ye not the Angel bring 
 His answering message from the sky ? 
 
 " Hail, Virgin blest, from whom shall spring 
 A Son, the Son of God most High ! " 
 
 O Thou, who didst not scorn below, 
 The Son of man, with us to dwell, 
 
 And us thy Father's glory show, 
 The Son of God, Immanuel; 
 
 Thou, for our sake incarnate made, 
 Thy Godhead, lo ! with faith we own, 
 
 Or in a servant's form array' d, 
 
 Or partner of thy Father's throne. 
 
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 O, Jesus, glory be to Thee, 
 Return'd to thy celestial rest, 
 
 Thron'd with thy Father's majesty, 
 In union with the Spirit blest. 
 
 41. HYMN FOR PALM SUNDAY. (J.) 
 
 " Jesu dulcis memoria," &c. 
 
 Sweet, and with enjoyment fraught, 
 Is Jesus to the grateful thought : 
 Far more sweet His presence deem 
 Than the liquid honey's stream. 
 
 By the ear or tuneful tongue 
 Naught so sweet is heard or sung ; 
 Naught the heart can muse upon, 
 Sweet as God's incarnate Son. 
 
 Thou, the contrite sinner's stay, 
 Who thy goodness can display ? 
 How to those, who seek Thee, kind ! 
 What, ah what ! to those who find ! 
 
 Tongue can speak not their delight, 
 Nor can pen of man indite, 
 None can know, but they who prove, 
 What it is their Lord to love ! 
 
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 O be Thou our joy, O Lord ! 
 Thou our future great reward : 
 And through endless ages be 
 All our glory but in Thee ! 
 
 Hymns of glory, notes of praise, 
 Through eternal ages raise, 
 To the Father, and the Son, 
 And the Spirit, Three in One ! 
 
 42. HYMN FOR PALM SUNDAY. (2.) 
 " Jesu Rex admirabilis," &c. 
 O Jesus, King of Saints ador'd, 
 O'er all Thy foes triumphant Lord, 
 Delightful more than tongue can tell, 
 Beyond all thought desirable : 
 
 If Thou within the heart repair, 
 Truth shines with noontide lustre there ; 
 All worldly pomp to vileness turns, 
 And love with lively ardour burns. 
 
 Hail, Saviour! Thou the heart's delight, 
 To the dim mind irradiance bright ; 
 The living fount, whence pleasure flows, 
 Which the vain world nor seeks nor knows. 
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 Own ye His name ; and seek to prove, 
 Seek, one and all, the Saviour's love : 
 With fervour seek ; and, as ye go, 
 Deep and more deep your fervour grow ! 
 
 Lord, may my tongue thy name confess ; 
 My life thy holiness express ; 
 My heart in love of Thee excel, 
 And ever, ever, with thee dwell. 
 
 O Jesus, whose exalted name 
 O'er all pre-eminence may claim, 
 All glory be ascrib'd to Thee 
 + In the undivided Trinity. 
 
 43. HYMN FOR GOOD FRIDAY. 
 
 " Lustra sex qui jam peregit," &c. 
 " Pange lingua gloriosi," &c." 
 
 See the destin'd day arise ! 
 See, a willing sacrifice, 
 To redeem our fatal loss, 
 Jesus hangs upon the cross. 
 
 From a tree our loss began 
 Fatal to primeval man : 
 
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 Health attends us from a tree, 
 God and man, vouchsafed by Thee. 
 
 Jesus, who but Thou had borne, 
 Lifted on that tree of scorn, 
 Every pang and bitter throe, 
 Finishing thy life of woe ? 
 
 Who but Thou had dared to drain, 
 Steep'd in gall, the cup of pain ; 
 And with tender body bear 
 Thorns, and nails, and piercing spear ? 
 
 Thence pour'd forth the water flow'd, 
 Mingled from Thy side with blood, 
 Sign to all attesting eyes 
 Of the finished sacrifice. 
 
 Holy Jesus, grant us grace 
 In that sacrifice to place 
 All our trust for life renew'd, 
 Pardon'd sin, and promised good. 
 
 Grant us grace to sing to Thee, 
 In the trinal Unity, 
 Ever with the sons of light, 
 Blessing, honour, glory, might. 
 
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 44. HYMN FOR GOOD FRIDAY. (2.) 
 
 11 Stabat mater dolorosa/' &c. 
 
 By the cross, sad vigil keeping, 
 Stood the Mother, doleful, weeping, 
 
 Where her Son extended hung ; 
 For her soul, of joy bereaved, 
 Smit with anguish, deeply grieved, 
 
 Lo ! the piercing sword had wrung. 
 
 O how sad and sore distressed 
 Now was she, that Mother blessed 
 
 Of the sole begotten One ! 
 Woe-begone, with heart's prostration, 
 Mother meek, the bitter passion 
 
 Saw she of her glorious Son. 
 
 Who on Christ's fond Mother looking, 
 Such extreme affliction brooking, 
 
 Born of woman, would not weep ? 
 Who on Christ's fond Mother thinking, 
 With her Son in sorrow sinking, 
 
 Would not share her sorrow deep ? 
 
 For His people's sins rejected, 
 She her Jesus, unprotected, 
 
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 Saw with thorns, with scourges rent : 
 Saw her Son from judgment taken, 
 Her beloved in death forsaken, 
 
 Till His spirit forth He sent. 
 
 With Thy Mother's deep devotion, 
 Make me feel her strong emotion, 
 
 Fount of love, Redeemer kind ! 
 That my heart, fresh ardour proving, 
 Thee my God and Saviour loving, 
 
 May with Thee acceptance find ! 
 
 45. HYMN FOR EASTER. (1.) 
 
 " Aurora coelum purpurat," &c. 
 
 Morning spreads her crimson rays, 
 Heaven resounds with hymns of praise, 
 Through the earth loud anthems swell, 
 Heard with rage in vanquish'd hell. 
 
 From the dark sepulchral gloom 
 See the King of Glory come : 
 See Him now from bondage freed 
 All His saints to daylight lead. 
 
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 Vain the tomb securely barr'd, 
 Sealed stone, and armed guard : 
 Death is crush'd, and finds his bier 
 In the Conqueror's sepulchre. 
 
 Hence with mourning, hence with tears, 
 Hence with anxious griefs and fears ; 
 " Death's subduer is not here," 
 Cries His angel minister. 
 
 That these thoughts of paschal joy 
 Ever may our minds employ, 
 Dead to sin, Thy servants give, 
 Lord, in holiness to live. 
 
 Now be God the Father praised, 
 With the Son in triumph raised 
 From the grave, his Glory's Heir, 
 And the blessed Comforter. 
 
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 46. HYMN FOR EASTER. (2.) 
 " Ad regias Agni dapes," &c. 
 
 Now at the Lamb's imperial feast, 
 In robes of snowy whiteness drest, 
 The Red-sea past, high songs we sing 
 Of triumph to the Anointed King. 
 
 For us His charity divine 
 The blood-cup drank of bitter wine : 
 For us His limbs extended lay, 
 A sacrifice for love to slay. 
 
 With blood the sprinkled door-posts red 
 The avenging Angel sees with dread : 
 Apart the startled waves divide, 
 Pours o'er the foe the refluent tide. 
 
 Now Christ our Passover we claim : 
 The same the sacrifice; the same, 
 Pure to the pure of heart and dear, 
 The unleaven'd bread of truth sincere. 
 
 O Thou, true sacrifice from heaven, 
 To whom the key of hell is given, 
 By whom the thralls of death unchahi'd, 
 By whom the prize of life regain'd ! 
 
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 Victor of hell's infernal holds, 
 His trophies Christ revived unfolds ; 
 And to the heavens' admiring gaze 
 The captive king of night displays. 
 
 That with delight our hearts may burn, 
 Lord, at thy paschal feast's return, 
 O, dead to sin, thy servants give 
 New born in righteousness to live. 
 
 Be the Almighty Father praised ; 
 The Son, who from the dead was raised ; 
 And, the full Godhead to complete, 
 The Holy Ghost, the Paraclete ! 
 
 47. HYMN FOR EASTER. (3.) 
 " Rex sempiteme coelitum," &c. 
 
 Thou, whom their Maker heaven and earth , 
 
 their King the angels own, 
 Son, who through boundless ages sharest 
 
 the Almighty Father's throne ; 
 Who Adam, in thy image made, 
 
 call'dst forth at nature's birth, 
 And man became a living soul 
 
 with body form'd of earth : 
 
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 When Satan's envy and deceit 
 
 had human kind defaced, 
 By Thee was man's primeval form, 
 
 incarnate Lord, replaced; 
 Thee, of the Virgin born of old, 
 
 now new born from the tomb, 
 Who bidd'st us buried from the grave 
 
 with Thee reviving come. 
 
 Thou, living Shepherd, dost thy flock 
 
 in bath baptismal lave, 
 The cleansing laver of our souls, 
 
 and of our sins the grave : 
 By Thee was borne the cross, the debt 
 
 for our transgressions owed ; 
 From Thee, the price of our release, 
 
 the blood spontaneous flow'd. 
 
 That Thou each year our paschal joy 
 
 mayst be, thy servants give, 
 Regenerate from the death of sin, 
 
 in holiness to live : 
 So in perpetual hymns shalt Thou, 
 
 who from the dead wast raised, 
 The Father, and the Holy Ghost, 
 
 eternally be praised. 
 
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 48. HYMN FOR THE ASCENSION. (].) 
 
 " Sterne Rex altissime," &c, 
 Eternal King of heaven on high, 
 
 Hope of Thy Saints beneath, 
 Crown'd with triumphant majesty, 
 
 The Vanquisher of death : 
 
 Thou dost ascend the starry spheres, 
 
 Prompt at the heavenly call, 
 Which, all unheard by mortal ears, 
 
 Salutes Thee Lord of all : 
 
 That of the world, where'er they dwell, 
 
 The tribes may worship Thee; 
 And things in heaven, in earth, in hell, 
 
 May bow the subject knee. 
 
 Angels behold the change with awe : 
 
 How sin with flesh began, 
 And sin by flesh subdued they saw, 
 
 The Conqueror God in man ! 
 
 Do Thou from Thy celestial heights 
 
 Our prize, our pleasure, prove ! 
 The world Thy subject ; thy delights 
 
 All worldly joys above. 
 
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 Thence for our sins the prayer attend, 
 
 Thy pardoning grace supply, 
 And down Thy healthful Spirit send 
 
 To lift our hearts on high . 
 
 That when around Thy judgment seat 
 
 The skies their radiance pour, 
 Thou mayst remit our penal debt, 
 
 Our forfeit crowns restore. 
 
 O Jesus, Glory be to Thee, 
 
 In Thy celestial rest, 
 Throned with Paternal Majesty, 
 
 And with the Spirit blest ! 
 
 49. HYMN FOR THE ASCENSION. (2.) 
 " Sal utis humaiiae Sator," &c. 
 
 Saviour of men, our joy supreme, 
 
 The heart's desire and pure delight ; 
 Who by Thy love didst those redeem, 
 
 Whom Thou created'st by Thy might: 
 What unknown love could Thee constrain, 
 Our sins, all sinless, to sustain t 
 And the sharp sting of death to try, 
 That we might live and never die ? 
 
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 Thou break'st through Chaos' old domain, 
 Unbind'st the prison'd captive's band, 
 
 And with triumphant state dost reign 
 In glory on Thy Sire's right hand. 
 
 O for our woes benignly feel ; 
 
 Our wounds with gentle mercy heal ; 
 
 Our eyes, which long thy face to see, 
 
 Glad with the blissful sight of Thee ! 
 
 Be Thou our heavenward guide and way, 
 
 Thou of our hearts the aim and goal ; 
 Wipe Thou our tears with joy away, 
 
 Revive and gladden Thou the soul ! 
 To Thee, ascended up to heaven, 
 Triumphant Son, be glory given ; 
 And, girt with heaven's adoring host, 
 Thee, Sire of all ; Thee, Holy Ghost ! 
 
 50. HYMN FOR WHITSUNDAY. (1.) 
 
 " Veni, Creator Spiritus," &c. 
 
 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, 
 Come, visit Thou each willing breast ; 
 And with Thy grace celestial aid 
 Those whom thy genial influence made. 
 
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 O Comforter, Thy grace supply, 
 Stupendous gift of God most High : 
 The Fount of life, the Fire of love, 
 The inward Unction from above. 
 
 The gifts of sevenfold grace are thine, 
 Finger of God, the Father's sign ; 
 The Father's promise, who didst speech 
 Unknown to lips untutor'd teach. 
 
 Lighten our minds with wisdom's beam, 
 Pour on our hearts affection's stream ; 
 Our bodies' feeble strength prepare, 
 With courage, what thou will'st, to bear. 
 
 Far from our home the foe repel : 
 Make peace within and near us dwell : 
 Cause, that with Thee to lead and guide 
 We turn from evil ways aside. 
 
 Confirm our faith, and grant us so 
 The Father and the Son to know, 
 That Thee of both we may receive, 
 And in the triune Name believe. 
 
 Be the Eternal Father praised, 
 From death the Filial Godhead raised ; 
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 And Holy Ghost, Creator, Thou, 
 Through endless ages even as now, 
 
 51. HYMN FOR WHITSUNDAY. (2.) 
 " Nunc sancte nobis Spiritus," &c. 
 
 Thou with the Father and the Son 
 
 United, Spirit blest, 
 To us Thy healthful grace be shown, 
 
 And foster'd in our breast. 
 By lips, by mind, by heart exprest, 
 
 May meek confession sound ; 
 May love's bright flame within us rest, 
 
 And spread its warmth around. 
 
 Our souls with peace and comfort bless, 
 
 Dissension's heats allay, 
 And lead us on to righteousness 
 
 By truth's unerring way. 
 So night by night, and day by day, 
 
 Thy holy will be done, 
 While Thee we seek, and with Thee pray 
 
 The Father and the Son. 
 
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 :r2. HYMN FOR TRINITY SUNDAY. (1.) 
 
 " Summae Parens Clementiae," &c. 
 
 Parent of all, whose love display'd 
 Still rules the world thy bounty made, 
 Fain would we raise the hymn to Thee, 
 In substance One, in person Three. 
 
 Fain would we chant to Thee the song, 
 Which through the ages all along 
 Is chanted by Thy heavenly train, 
 And earth resounds to heaven again. 
 
 Taught by Thy word this festal day 
 Our homage of true faith we pay : 
 O in that faith preserve us still, 
 And shield us evermore from ill : 
 
 That still our lips Thy praise may show. 
 And with Thy holy Church below, 
 Above with Thy angelic host, 
 Sing Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
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 53. HYMN FOR TRINITY SUNDAY. (2.) 
 
 [original.] 
 
 Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord 
 
 God of hosts, essential Good ! 
 God in highest heaven adored, 
 Hear our hymn of gratitude. 
 When in heathen night we lay, 
 Thou didst o'er us pour Thy ray, 
 Thee to know, and worship Thee, 
 In Thy Trinal Unity. 
 
 Thou Thy gospel badest proclaim, 
 
 Thou Thy new born Church didst lave, 
 
 Baptiz'd into Thy threefold name, 
 In Thy sanctifying wave : 
 
 Thou, from whom the worlds began ; 
 
 Thou, redeeming Hope of man ; 
 
 Thou, whose hallowing grace is shed 
 
 On each chosen faithful head. 
 
 O be Thou our strength and stay ! 
 
 Save us, we in Thee believe : 
 By Thee we bless, to Thee we pray, 
 
 And to Thee all glory give. 
 
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 Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, 
 Be Thy name in earth adored, 
 As by Thy celestial host, 
 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! 
 
IV. HYMNS FOR SAINTS' DAYS. 
 
 54. HYMN ON THE HOLY ANGELS. (1.) 
 11 Christe, sanctorum decus Angelorum," &c. 
 
 Christ, of Thy Angel host the grace, 
 
 The Saviour of mankind, 
 Grant us on high a blessed place 
 
 With that blest host to find. 
 
 But first on us below to wait 
 
 Be those blest spirits given, 
 The court of Thy imperial state, 
 
 The ministry of heaven. 
 
 Angel of peace, let Michael come 
 From heaven, and hell-ward send 
 
 Disastrous war, and here at home 
 In one all spirits blend ! 
 
 Angel of strength, let Gabriel join 
 
 To quell our ancient foes ; 
 And visit, pleased, each heaven -loved shrine, 
 
 Which erst his trophies rose ! 
 
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 Angel of health, let Raphael speed 
 
 Thy herald from on high, 
 To guide aright each dubious deed, 
 
 And light each languid eye. 
 
 Grant us such aid, Eternal King, 
 
 That we with Thy blest host, 
 May Thee, Paternal Godhead, sing, 
 
 Thy Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 55. HYMN ON THE HOLY ANGELS. (2.) 
 
 " Te splendor et virtus Patris," &c. 
 
 Thee, the Father's power and light, 
 Jesus, Thee, our heart's delight, 
 Thee, whose lips our life sustain, 
 Praise we mid Thy angel train. 
 
 Thousand thousand chiefs at hand 
 Round Thy throne embattled stand : 
 Sign of weal to their array, 
 Michael's hands the cross display. 
 
 He, the ancient dragon fell 
 Smote and drove to nether hell ; 
 
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 He both chief, and rebel crew, 
 Victor from heaven's rampart threw. 
 
 O against that chief of pride 
 By us be Michael's banner tried ; 
 And a crown of glory won 
 From the Lamb's imperial throne. 
 
 Glory to the Father be, 
 Glory, only Son, to Thee, 
 Glory to the Spirit blest, 
 Now and evermore addrest. 
 
 56. HYMN ON THE HOLY PROPHETS. 
 
 " Quicumque Christum quseritis," &c. 
 
 Ye who Messiah seek 
 
 Aloft your eyes incline, 
 And see yon " holy mount " bespeak, 
 
 His deathless glory's sign. 
 
 There faith may One behold, 
 
 Majestick, vast, sublime ; 
 Who ne'er began, ne'er ends ; controll'd 
 
 By neither space nor time. 
 
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 'Tis Judah's King-, decreed 
 
 The Gentiles' crown to wear, 
 The faithful Abraham's promised seed, 
 
 The royal David's heir. 
 
 The Prophets Him record, 
 
 Of Him the signals give ; 
 The Father witnesses the word, 
 
 And bids us " hear, believe." 
 
 Jesus, be glory Thine, 
 
 To babes and sucklings known ; 
 While in the midst Thy symbols shine 
 
 Of heaven's triunal throne. 
 
 57. HYMN ON THE HOLY APOSTLES. (1.) 
 " iEterna Christi munera," &c. 
 
 Lord, who didst bless Thy chosen band, 
 
 And forth commission'd send, 
 To spread Thy name from land to land, 
 
 To Thee our hymns ascend. 
 
 The princes of Thy Church were they, 
 
 Chiefs unsubdued in fight, 
 Soldiers on earth of heaven's array, 
 
 The world's unerring light. 
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 Theirs the firm faith of holy birth, 
 The hope that looks above, 
 
 And, trampling on the powers of earth, 
 Their Saviour's perfect love. 
 
 In them the Heavens exulting own 
 The Father's might reveal'd, 
 
 Thy triumph gain'd, begotten Son, 
 Thy Spirit's influence seal'd. 
 
 Then to thy Father, and to Thee, 
 
 And to Thy Spirit blest, 
 All praise for these Thy servants be 
 
 By all Thy Church addrest. 
 
 58. HYMN ON THE HOLY APOSTLES. (2.) 
 " Exultet orbis gaudiis," &c. 
 Let the round world with songs rejoice ; 
 Let heaven return the joyful voice ; 
 All mindful of the Apostles' fame, 
 Earth, sky, their Sovereign's praise proclaim! 
 
 Thou, at whose word they bore the light 
 Of gospel truth o'er heathen night, 
 O still to us that light impart, 
 To glad our eyes and cheer our heart. 
 
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 Thou, at whose will to them was given 
 The key that shuts and opens heaven, 
 Our chains unbind, our loss repair, 
 O grant us grace to enter there. 
 
 Thou, at whose will they preach'd the word, 
 Which cured disease, which health conferr'd, 
 To us its healing power prolong, 
 The weak support, confirm the strong ! 
 
 That when Thy Son again shall come, 
 And speak the world's unerring doom, 
 He may with them pronounce us blest, 
 And place us in Thy endless rest. 
 
 To Thee, O Father ; Son to Thee ; 
 To Thee, blest Spirit, glory be ! 
 So was it aye for ages past, 
 So shall through endless ages last, 
 
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 59. HYMN ON THE HOLY EVANGELISTS. (1.) 
 
 " Christi perennes nuntii," &c. 
 
 Praise for Thy Saints to Thee, O Lord, 
 Whose heavenly Scriptures, wide unfurPd, 
 
 Thy sacred mysteries record, 
 
 And spread them o'er the wondering world. 
 
 The darkness far away expell'd, 
 
 The things, which, wrapt in shades of night, 
 Of old Thy holy seers beheld, 
 
 These now have seen in open light. 
 
 Hence, taught by Thee, their records show'd, 
 
 From age to age those records run, 
 What human things were borne by God, 
 
 By man what things divine were done. 
 
 Distinct in place, in time remote, 
 
 The selfsame Spirit ruled them all, 
 Nor fails He, from the rolls they wrote, 
 
 On us with warning voice to call. 
 
 And so to God, the One and Three, 
 Who calls us from the gloom of night, 
 
 His glory's beams reveal'd to see, 
 
 Be praise supreme and sovereign might. 
 
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 60. HYMN ON THE HOLY EVANGELISTS. (2.) 
 " Sinae sub alto vertice," &c. 
 
 From thundering skies at Sinai's rock 
 
 Of old the law was given : 
 And trumpet loud and lightnings spoke 
 
 The present God of heaven. 
 
 But now He loves with temper'd might 
 
 A veil of flesh to wear, 
 And, suited to our feeble sight, 
 
 In milder form appear. 
 
 Ingraved on stone, the Law defined 
 
 Rules, but no strength convey'd ; 
 Writ on the heart, the Gospel join'd 
 
 Its rules with power to aid. 
 
 This was by voice and faithful pen, 
 
 This by the lives reveal'd, 
 Answering the voice of sainted men, 
 
 And by their life-blood seal'd. 
 
 O Thou, by whose good Spirit taught, 
 
 The words of life they bear, 
 Plant Thou their records in our thought, 
 
 And ever root them there. 
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 So be, Thrice Holy God, to Thee, 
 Whose voice from shades of night 
 
 CalPd us Thy glory's beams to see, 
 High praise and sovereign might ! 
 
 61. HYMN ON THE HOLY MARTYRS. (1.) 
 
 " Sanctorum meritis inclyta gaudia," &c. 
 
 The triumphs of the martyr'd saints 
 
 the joyous lay demand, 
 The heart delights in song to dwell 
 
 on that victorious band : 
 Those whom the senseless world abhorr'd, 
 
 who cast the world aside, 
 Deem'd fruitless, worthless, for the sake 
 
 of Christ, their Lord and Guide. 
 
 For Thee they braved the tyrant's rage, 
 
 the scourge's cruel smart ; 
 The wild-beast's claw their bodies tore, 
 
 but vanquish'd not the heart : 
 Like lambs before the sword they fell, 
 
 nor cry nor plaint exprest ; 
 For patience kept the conscious mind, 
 
 and arm'd the fearless breast. 
 
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 What tongue can tell Thy crown prepared 
 
 to wreathe the martyr's head ? 
 What voice Thy robe of white to clothe 
 
 His limbs with torture red ? 
 Vouchsafe us, Lord, if such Thy will, 
 
 clear skies and seasons calm : 
 If not, the martyr's cross to bear, 
 
 and win the martyr's palm. 
 
 62. HYMN ON THE HOLY MARTYRS. (2.) 
 " Invicte Martyr unicum," &c. 
 
 Great God, whose strength Thy martyrs steel'd 
 
 To follow Thy unrivall'd Son, 
 By whom they braved the battle field, 
 
 By whom the palm of conquest won : 
 
 Thy strength, by sin assaiFd, we pray, 
 
 To shield us in our mortal strife, 
 To drive the taint of guilt away, 
 
 To guard us from the ills of life. 
 
 The chains by Thee were loosed, that held 
 Thy martyr'd Saints in thrall below : 
 
 O be it ours, by Thee upheld, 
 
 Away the world's vile bonds to throw ! 
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 O be it ours like them to win 
 
 The vesture white, the branching palm ; 
 And, free from sorrow as from sin, 
 
 To chant to Thee the holy psalm. 
 
 To Thee, above Thy heavenly host, 
 O Father, on Thy glory's throne ; 
 
 And join'd with Thee, Thy Holy Ghost, 
 And, virgin-born, the incarnate Son. 
 
 63. HYMN ON ALL SAINTS, (1.) 
 
 " Salutis aeternae Dator," &c. 
 
 O Jesus, source of sanctity, 
 In whom Thy servants live, 
 
 All glory for Thy Saints to Thee, 
 Saviour of men, we give. 
 
 All glory for Thy angel train, 
 
 Who heaven's high temple throng ; 
 
 All glory for those ancient men, 
 Bards of prophetick song : 
 
 All glory for the messenger, 
 Who came Thy face before ; 
 
 For the blest Maid all glory, her 
 Who Thee incarnate bore : 
 
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 All glory for Thy chosen band, 
 
 To whom the charge was given, 
 To publish peace from land to land, 
 
 And keep the keys of heaven. 
 
 For Thy meek priests, a goodly choir ; 
 
 For them, whose annals boast 
 Youth, maiden mild, and hoary sire, 
 
 Thy martyrs' noble host. 
 
 For these, for all Thy Saints, Thy name 
 
 We laud, and pray that we, 
 Strong in Thy strength, may follow them, 
 
 As They have follow'd Thee: 
 
 But not to them or hymn or prayer 
 
 Present we, due alone 
 To Thee, and those with Thee who share 
 
 The everlasting throne. 
 
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 64. HYMN ON ALL SAINTS. (2.) 
 [original.] 
 
 For all Thy Saints, O Lord, 
 Who strove in Thee to live, 
 
 Who follow'd Thee, obey'd, adored, 
 Our grateful hymn receive. 
 
 For all Thy Saints, O Lord, 
 
 Accept our thankful cry, 
 Who counted Thee their great reward, 
 
 And strove in Thee to die. 
 
 They all in life and death, 
 
 With Thee, their Lord, in view, 
 
 Learn' d from Thy Holy Spirit's breath 
 To suffer and to do. 
 
 Thy mystick members, fit 
 
 To join Thy Saints above, 
 In one unmixed communion knit, 
 
 And fellowship of love. 
 
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 For this Thy name we bless, 
 
 And humbly beg that we 
 May follow them in holiness, 
 
 And live and die in Thee : 
 
 With them the Father, Son, 
 
 And Holy Ghost to praise, 
 As in the ancient days was done, 
 
 And shall through endless days. 
 
ORIGINAL HYMNS, 
 
 PRINCIPALLY OF 
 
 COMMEMORATION AND THANKSGIVING 
 FOR CHRIST'S HOLY ORDINANCES. 
 
 65. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE ONE, 
 
 'HOLY, CATHOLICK, AND APOSTOLICK 
 
 CHURCH. 
 
 We bless Thee for Thy Church, O Lord, 
 
 Call'd from the world, and seal'd Thine own, 
 
 One by the faith of Thy pure word, 
 By Thy baptismal laver one. 
 
 We bless Thee for Thy Church, ordain'd 
 
 To sanctify the soul from sin, 
 And cleanse Thine image, erst profaned, 
 
 By holy rite from guilt within. 
 
 We bless Thee for Thy Church, which sends 
 
 Thy truth remotest tribes among, 
 And scatter'd members comprehends 
 
 From every people, kindred, tongue. 
 
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 We bless Thee for Thy Church, which placed 
 
 Aloft, by signs conspicuous known, 
 Is on Thine own Apostles based, 
 
 And Jesus Christ the corner-stone. 
 
 Lord, for this Church by men design'd 
 Thy builders, hallow'd by Thy grace, 
 
 One, but to no lone spot confined, 
 
 We bless Thee, and Thy gift embrace. 
 
 And pray, that on that sacred site, 
 In symbols pure, with guardians true, 
 
 Our souls may evermore unite, 
 And peace, where Thou ordain'st, ensue. 
 
 To Thee, in whom Thy Saints delight, 
 
 Thy Church on earth, Thy heavenly host, 
 
 Be blessing, honour, glory, might, 
 Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
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 66. HYMN COMMENDATORY OF PRAYER 
 FOR THE CHURCH. 
 
 O pray we for the Church's weal, 
 
 Though earth and hell oppose, 
 Of good the token and the seal, 
 
 Which God on man bestows. 
 
 Pray we, her guides may never cease 
 
 To rule with holy sway ; 
 Her people still in love and peace 
 
 And loyalty obey ! 
 
 Pray we, that he, who round her lurks 
 
 With craft and subtle wile, 
 May not, to aid his hostile works, 
 
 The heart of man beguile ! 
 
 Pray we, dissension may in vain 
 
 With unbelief combine, 
 By open force her towers to gain, 
 
 Or sap with secret mine ! 
 
 Pray we, that no injurious foe, 
 
 Or rash mistaken friend, 
 Without may plot her overthrow, 
 
 Within her union rend ! 
 
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 Pray we, that no opprobrious spot, 
 
 Home-bred or brought from far, 
 The pureness of her faith may blot, 
 
 Her holy worship mar ! 
 
 O Thou, whose love in man's distress 
 
 Thy Church for refuge gave ; 
 Do Thou the Church, Thy household, bless, 
 
 And for Thy glory save ! 
 
 67. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR AN 
 APOSTOLICAL MINISTRY. 
 
 All praise to Thee, who didst command 
 
 The twelve Thy word to preach, 
 And willing flocks from every land 
 
 Collect, baptize, and teach. 
 
 By them Thy Church's fabrick fair 
 
 We hail securely framed, 
 Thy holy rites establish'd there, 
 
 And there Thy truth proclaim'd. 
 
 And still as they to other lands 
 
 By Thee commission^! went, 
 On other heads they laid their hands. 
 
 And on Thy mission sent. 
 
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 ORIGINAL HYMNS. 
 
 Transmitted thus from age to age 
 
 In one unbroken line, 
 Ours is each sacramental pledge 
 
 Of grace and strength divine. 
 
 Lord, give us faithful hearts to keep 
 
 Thy own appointed fold, 
 And with the shepherds of Thy sheep 
 
 Secure communion hold. 
 
 To Thee, O Father ; Son, to Thee ; 
 
 To Thee, O Spirit blest ; 
 All glory in one Godhead be 
 
 By all Thy Saints addrest. 
 
 68. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF THE 
 MINISTERIAL COMMISSION. 
 
 Who gives the needful power to man, 
 Abroad the means of grace to deal, 
 
 Release the sinner from his ban, 
 His guilt remit, his pardon seal ? 
 
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 He who with consecrated pall 
 
 His chosen Aaron's limbs array'd, 
 
 And e'en on Christ with outward call 
 The honour of the Priesthood laid. 
 
 O dare not then with touch profane, 
 
 That honour on thyself to take ; 
 Nor O pretend with pretext vain, 
 
 A priest unduly call'd to make ! 
 
 For self-commission'd who may choose 
 
 To seize on God's prerogative, 
 Heaven's keys without heaven's warrant use, 
 
 Or, what he has receiv'd not, give ? 
 
 Lord, by whose care Thy Church arose 
 A goodly frame, Thy Church defend : 
 
 And bless her Pastors, sent by those, 
 
 Whom Thou hast given the power to send. 
 
 To Thee, whom all Thy Saints adore, 
 Thy Church on earth, Thy heavenly host, 
 
 Be blessing, honour, glory, power, 
 Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
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 69. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR GOD'S 
 PRESENCE IN HIS CHURCH. 
 
 " Alto ex Olympi vertice," &c. 
 
 Lo, the Almighty Father's Son 
 Quits for earth His heavenly rest, 
 
 As a stone descending down 
 
 Sever'd from the mountain's breast. 
 
 Of both dwellings He alone 
 
 Is the uniting corner-stone. 
 
 Ever sounds with holy hymn 
 
 That abode of Saints on high, 
 Echoing to the Seraphim 
 
 God in Trinal Unity : 
 Join'd with that, in hymns of praise 
 We our rival voices raise. 
 
 O'er our temples, Lord of all, 
 
 Thy benignant light extend, 
 There be present to our call, 
 
 There Thy people's vows attend : 
 And our fainting souls imbue 
 Ever with Thy heavenly dew. 
 
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 There may still the meek request 
 
 Of the faithful heart obtain 
 Foretaste of those mansions blest, 
 
 And enjoy the precious gain, 
 Till from bonds corporeal free 
 We those blessed mansions see. 
 
 Now be to the Father done 
 
 Homage, as at all times meet, 
 To the Father's only Son, 
 
 To the Holy Paraclete ; 
 Homage such as all things owe, 
 Saints above, and men below. 
 
 70. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF THE PLEA 
 SURE OF SOCIAL WORSHIP. 
 
 Glad is Thy sound, O sabbath bell, 
 Which calls the church-ward road 
 
 All who within Thy summons dwell, 
 " Come, seek the House of God." 
 
 O there 'tis joy in one to meet 
 
 Whom one communion blends, 
 Hold council there in converse sweet, 
 
 And walk therein as friends. 
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 'Tis joy to think the angel-train, 
 Who mid heaven's temple shine, 
 
 To seek our earthly temples deign, 
 And in our anthems join. 
 
 But chief 'tis joy to think that He, 
 To whom His Church is dear, 
 
 Delights her gather 'd flock to see, 
 Her joint devotions hear. 
 
 Then who would choose to walk abroad 
 While here such joys are given ? 
 
 " This is indeed the House of God, 
 And this the gate of heaven !" 
 
 Who may refuse the profFer'd grace, 
 Nor rue with conscious thought, 
 
 " Full sure it was the Saviour's place, 
 But, ah ! I knew it not V 
 
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 71. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF CHRIST'S 
 PRESENCE IN SOCIAL WORSHIP. 
 
 How good and pleasant is the sight, 
 
 How great the bliss they share, 
 When Christ's assembled flock unite 
 
 In His own House of Prayer ! 
 God thither with paternal care 
 
 His face benignant bends ; 
 And Jesus by His Spirit there 
 
 On faithful hearts descends. 
 
 To such, by hallow' d lips exprest, 
 
 His grace confirms His word, 
 As once Cornelius' house it blest, 
 
 From holy Peter heard : 
 On prayer and praise in faith preferr'd 
 
 His heavenly dew is shed ; 
 And He for all, who come prepared, 
 
 Dwells in the mystick bread. 
 
 In pure devotion's sacred hours, 
 
 Bound by baptismal sign, 
 With our companions loved be ours 
 
 In fellowship to join. 
 
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 And Thou, who bidd'st in rites divine 
 Thy Church united meet, 
 
 Lord, by Thy presence be it Thine 
 Their union to complete ! 
 
 To God adored in ages past, 
 
 Eternal One in Three, 
 To God, whose worship aye shall last 
 
 In trinal unity ; 
 To Thee, O Father ; Son, to Thee ; 
 
 To Thee, O Holy Ghost; 
 Here in Thy Church all glory be, 
 
 And with Thy heavenly host. 
 
 72. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF GOD'S 
 HOUSE OF PRAYER. 
 
 The House of God ! What fittest name 
 May best its noblest use proclaim ? 
 Attend, and hear Himself declare 
 The House of God, the House of Prayer ! 
 
 To kneel before Thy mercy's throne ; 
 To make our wants and wishes known ; 
 
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 For what our souls, our bodies, need, 
 Thy love, not our deserts, to plead : 
 
 Thy pardon for the past to pray, 
 Thy bounty for the coming day, 
 Yet not unmix'd with grateful songs 
 To Thee, to whom the House belongs ! 
 
 Such use, O God, befits it best ; 
 
 By us be such its use profest : 
 
 Nor fail we in our minds to bear, 
 
 Thou calPst Thy House the House of Prayer. 
 
 O there be present Thou ! Do Thou 
 Receive the prayer, attend the vow, 
 Which in Thy house we pay to Thee, 
 One God in trinal Unity ! 
 
 73. HYMN COMMENDATORY OF THE REVE- 
 RENCE DUE TO HOLY PLACES. 
 
 " Put off Thy shoes, 'tis holy ground!" 
 
 A voice to Moses said : 
 " Nor with unhallow'd things confound 
 
 What God has holy made. " 
 
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 Whene'er we tread Thy courts, O Lord, 
 
 May no irreverent stain, 
 In dress or gesture, deed or word, 
 
 Thy sanctuary profane ! 
 
 Be banish'd thence all mixture base 
 
 Of worldly wish or aim ; 
 Nor earthly dross defile the place, 
 
 Where Thou hast fi«t Thy name ! 
 
 But still may holy hearts be there, 
 
 And holy offerings found ; 
 And still Thy voice be heard, " Beware, 
 
 Ye tread on holy ground !" 
 
 To Thee, O Father ; Son, to Thee ; 
 
 To Thee, O Spirit blest ; 
 All glory in one Godhead be 
 
 By all Thy Church addrest ! 
 
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 74. HYMN COMMENDATORY OF THE REVE- 
 RENCE DUE TO HOLY THINGS. 
 
 O Lord, whate'er belongs to Thee, 
 
 May we with reverence greet ; 
 Nor dare Thy holy property 
 
 As things unhallow'd treat ! 
 
 Thy name no lip with jesting light, 
 
 Or idle speech, profane ! 
 Thy word no ear neglectful slight, 
 
 Or haughtily disdain ! 
 
 Thy house — may there no reckless foot 
 
 The heedless mind betray ! 
 Nor worldly toils or gaudes pollute 
 
 Thy peaceful sacred day ! 
 
 May no vain heart the servants spurn, 
 
 Who Thy commission bear ; 
 Nor proudly from Thy table turn, 
 
 Nor venture rashly there ! 
 
 Lord, grant us grace each holy thing 
 
 Occasion meet to make 
 Of praise for Thee, our heavenly King, 
 
 And prize it for Thy sake ! 
 
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 Thy name, Thy word, Thy house, Thy day, 
 Thy priests, and rites divine, 
 
 The honour for Thy sake we pay, 
 That honour, Lord, is Thine. 
 
 Thou seest the duteous heart, when we 
 Touch but Thy garment's hem ; 
 
 And Thou hast said, " who honour me, 
 Lo ! I will honour them !" 
 
 75. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR HOLY 
 BAPTISM. 
 
 God of our health, our Life and Light, 
 That Thou hast purified our sight, 
 The truth, Thy sacred words express* 
 To hear, receive, believe, confess ; 
 Accept the thanks we hymn to Thee, 
 Lord God Almighty, One and Three ! 
 
 That, wash'd in Thy thrice Holy Name, 
 A new relation thence we claim, 
 And, born by nature sons of earth, 
 Thence share by grace a heavenly birth ; 
 
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 Accept the thanks we hymn to Thee, 
 Lord God Almighty, One and Three ! 
 
 That thence we worship Thee alone, 
 And, whom our vows baptismal own, 
 To Thee the prayer of faith we bring, 
 To Thee the song of glory sing : 
 Accept the thanks we hymn to Thee, 
 Lord God Almighty, One and Three ! 
 
 That thence the course we're train'd to run 
 Of goodness at Thy font begun, 
 Our Saviour's cross to keep in view, 
 His faith confess, his steps pursue ; 
 Accept the thanks we hymn to Thee, 
 Lord God Almighty, C s and Three, 
 
 O Holy, Holy, Holy, Thou, 
 
 God of our health, preserve us now 
 
 Firm in Thy worship, fear, and love ; 
 
 That we may see Thy face above, 
 
 And there our thanks still hymn to Thee, 
 
 Lord God Almighty, One and Three ! 
 
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 76. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF THE 
 CHURCH MILITANT. 
 
 The earth it is a battle-field, 
 
 Where combatants of might 
 On either side their weapons wield, 
 
 Opposed in mortal fight. 
 
 Here lust of flesh, and lust of eye, 
 
 And pomp and pride of life, 
 By Satan led, for mastery 
 
 Maintain unceasing strife. 
 
 There soldiers of the incarnate Word 
 In God's proof- armour stand, 
 
 Girt with the Spirit's shield and sword, 
 A firm and faithful band. 
 
 With her commission'd chiefs to lead, 
 The Church that band arrays, 
 
 And sign of conquest overhead 
 The banner'd Cross displays. 
 
 Thus arm'd and marshall'd, in thy sight 
 Keep fast that banner'd sign ; 
 
 And, Christian, in thy foes' despite 
 The triumph shall be thine. 
 
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 77- HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF THE 
 CHURCH'S INSTRUCTION OF HER 
 CHILDREN. 
 
 Who, that hath grace to walk abroad 
 
 In light and liberty divine, 
 Would leave his children far from God 
 
 In thraldom and in gloom to pine ? 
 
 To Thee no such reproofs belong, 
 City of God, our Mother dear ! 
 
 Thy care betimes to train the young, 
 Thy Master's will to read and hear : 
 
 With heavenly lore enrich the mind ; 
 
 In precepts pure the footsteps lead, 
 In means, for inward grace design' d, 
 
 In holy prayer and sacred creed. 
 
 Then on ! unmoved by hate or scorn, 
 By bitter foe, or lukewarm friend ; 
 
 Intent the children, thou hast borne, 
 Thy babes and sucklings still to tend. 
 
 And He who made thee, He who bought, 
 And He who hallows thee and thine, 
 
 Bless all thy works in duty wrought, 
 And make His face on thee to shine ! 
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 To Him be praise, in earth and heaven, 
 With His redeem'd, His angel host, 
 
 By thee and all thy children given, 
 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! 
 
 78. HYMN COMMENDATORY OF FAMILY 
 WORSHIP. 
 
 O 'tis a scene the heart to move, 
 
 When households day by day, 
 Whom God unites in social love, 
 
 Unite His grace to pray ! 
 
 What though the number be but small, 
 
 Whenever two or three 
 Join on the Saviour's name to call, 
 
 There in the midst is He. 
 
 When faithful and repentant hearts 
 
 His heavenly grace ensue, 
 His grace intreated He imparts 
 
 To many or to few. 
 
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 O come then, and with joint accord 
 
 In household worship meet ; 
 And mindful of the Saviour's word, 
 
 The Saviour's boon intreat ! 
 
 To Him, and those with Him who dwell 
 
 In fellowship entire, 
 O let our tongues our wishes tell, 
 
 O let our hearts aspire ! 
 
 To Him, with God the Father join'd, 
 
 And God the Spirit blest, 
 By all in social bands combined 
 
 Be glory joint addrest. 
 
 79. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE 
 CHURCH'S SCRIPTURAL WORSHIP. 
 
 Lord, not to us, we claim it not, 
 
 To Thee be all the praise, 
 That no profane inveterate spot 
 
 Our mother Church o'erlays ; 
 That, as in her primeval days, 
 
 From intermediate stain 
 Cleansed by Thy word, to Thee she p 
 
 Unsullied rites again. 
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 To no material form confined, 
 
 A spirit pure alone, 
 We serve Thee not in likeness shrined 
 
 Of bread, or wood, or stone : 
 Nor saint nor angel at Thy throne 
 
 We crave to intercede, 
 With Thee for our misdeeds atone, 
 
 With Thee for mercy plead. 
 
 But far remote we seek Thy face, 
 
 Hid in Thy heavenly seat ; 
 And, sole transmitter of Thy grace, 
 
 The Saviour's name intreat : 
 And thus to Thee with honour meet 
 
 We hymn the grateful lay, 
 Whose word recall'd our erring teet, 
 
 And warn'd us how to pray. 
 
 To Thee, adored in ages past, 
 
 Eternal One and Three, 
 To Thee, whose worship aye shall last, 
 
 In trinal Unity : 
 To Thee, O Father ; Son, to Thee ; 
 
 And Thee, O Spirit blest; 
 By Saints on earth all glory be 
 
 With Saints in heaven addrest! 
 
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 80. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE 
 CHURCH'S LITURGY. 
 
 O Lord, with ever-varying phrase 
 
 We kneel not at Thy throne ; 
 More fain the Church her homage pays 
 
 In language tried and known. 
 
 Such worship to Thy name of old 
 
 Thy chosen people brought ; 
 Such worship to His infant fold 
 
 The incarnate Saviour taught. 
 
 Such worship, as her cords she spread, 
 
 The growing Church instill'd ; 
 By Thy own heaven-taught Pastors fed, 
 
 And with Thy Spirit fill'd. 
 
 Still by the self-same Spirit train'd 
 
 In her reviving day, 
 We bless Thee that Thy Church retain'd 
 
 Thy worship's ancient way : 
 
 That still she loves Thy grace to seek 
 
 In language still the same, 
 Most meet her own desires to speak, 
 
 Most worthy of Thy name. 
 
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 To Thee, O Father ; Son, to Thee ; 
 
 To Thee, O Spirit blest ; 
 All glory in one Godhead be 
 
 By all Thy Church addrest ! 
 
 81. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE 
 CHURCH'S PRIMITIVE CHARACTER. 
 
 When first divine Religion blest 
 The islands of our distant west, 
 From lips apostolick she bore 
 The truth to our benighted shore : 
 
 The temples of our heathen waste 
 With rites apostolick she graced : 
 And from Apostles' hands convey'd 
 The mitre to the hallow'd head. 
 
 Blest be our gracious God, that we, 
 From dreams of man's invention free, 
 Still in His own Apostles' fold, 
 Their creed, their rites, their orders hold : 
 
 The truth, proclaim'd by them, believe ; 
 The rites, by them consign'd, receive ; 
 And welcome what God's word commands, 
 From duly consecrated hands. 
 
 
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 By self-form'd ways, who will, may go : 
 Enough for us, O God, to know, 
 Thy Church how Thy first stewards led ; 
 And in those ancient pathways tread. 
 
 Praise God, adored in ages past ; 
 Praise God, whose praise shall ever last ; 
 His Church on earth, His heavenly host, 
 Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 82. HYMN COMMENDATORY OF TAKING 
 PART IN WORSHIP. 
 
 O come, and let the assembly all 
 
 To serve our God unite ; 
 And, mindful of the social call, 
 
 Partake the social rite! 
 
 In token of the common vow, 
 
 Be ours with one consent 
 The worship of the lowly brow, 
 
 And knees devoutly bent ! 
 
 Be ours the worship of the tongue, 
 
 In self same sounds agreed, 
 The meek confession, holy song, 
 
 Pure prayer, and faithful creed ! 
 
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 But chief inflamed with heavenly fire, 
 
 Devotion's better part, 
 Be ours, instinct with one desire, 
 
 The worship of the heart ! 
 
 Let each, let all, their prayers above 
 
 In one oblation blend : 
 And God, the God of peace and love, 
 
 On all, on each, descend! 
 
 To Thee, O Father ; Son, to Thee ; 
 
 To Thee, O Spirit blest : 
 All glory in one Godhead be 
 
 By all Thy Saints addrest ! 
 
 83. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF THE OB 
 JECT OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. 
 
 Arise, your voices all unite, 
 
 And lift your hearts above, 
 To God, the Lord of power and might, 
 
 To God, whose name is love. 
 
 To Him, who us, and earth, and skies, 
 
 With all their armies made, 
 From us, from all, let anthems rise, 
 
 To God the Father paid. 
 
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 To Him, for us and all mankind 
 
 Whose death redemption won, 
 By us, by all, be hymnings join'd 
 
 Of praise to God the Son. 
 
 To Him, who us and all His fold 
 
 With sanctity arrays, 
 To God, from all, His saints inrolPd, 
 
 The Holy Ghost be praise. 
 
 To God, whose name His word reveals, 
 
 WIu,m all His saints confess, 
 Whose grace His faithful promise seals 
 
 To save, to cleanse, and bless ; 
 
 To God, from whom all blessings fl< 
 
 Eternal One in Three, 
 From all His saints above, below, 
 
 Eternal glory be ! 
 
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 84. HYMN COMMENDATORY OF CHRISTIAN 
 FELLOWSHIP. 
 
 Father of all, from whom we trace 
 
 Our universal kind, 
 Teach us to all of human race 
 
 To show a brother's mind. 
 
 Saviour of men, 'twas Thine the pain 
 
 Of death for all to bear, 
 In concord all Thy followers train, 
 
 Meet for the name they, share. 
 
 Spirit of grace, God's chosen fold 
 
 Who lavest with heavenly dew, 
 O grant that all, the truth that hold, 
 
 May peace with all ensue. 
 
 O might mankind in love agree, 
 
 Sons of one parent stock! 
 But chief may Christian verity 
 
 Connect the Christian flock ! 
 
 May truth to all, that hear its sound, 
 
 A bond of union prove ; 
 And fellowship of faith be crown'd 
 
 With fellowship of love ! 
 
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 Paternal Godhead, praise to Thee, 
 
 Thy Spirit, and Thy Son ! 
 And keep Thy Church in unity, 
 
 As Thou with them art one ! 
 
 85. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF PRAYER 
 IN, AND TO CHRIST. 
 
 Holy Jesus, in whose name 
 Thou hast bid Thy servants claim 
 Of the Father's love, to grant 
 All the good they wish or want : 
 Trusting in Thy name alone, 
 Draw we near Thy Father's throne. 
 
 Holy Jesus, at whose name, 
 Through this universal frame, 
 By the Almighty Sire's decree 
 All its dwellers bow the knee : 
 To Thy Father's name we join 
 In coequal worship thine. 
 
 Son of man, to whom is given, 
 With the Majesty of heaven, 
 Partner Thou of man's estate, 
 For mankind to mediate : 
 
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 Hear us, when to Thee we plead 
 For Thy flock to intercede ! 
 
 Son of God, to whom of right, 
 Partner of Thy Father's might, 
 " Sole, adorable, and true," 
 Empire o'er the world is due : 
 Hear us, when on Thee we call 
 For Thy blessing, Lord of all ! 
 
 Saviour of the world, to Thee 
 Ever bows the Church her knee 
 Thee, her only Advocate ; 
 Thee, exalted to Thy state, 
 With the Holy Ghost most high 
 In the Father's majesty. 
 
 86. HYMN COMMENDATORY OF THE 
 CHURCH'S SIGNS OF REVERENCE. 
 
 In bath baptismal who can know 
 By Christ repair'd our primal loss, 
 
 Yet grudge the new born Christian's brow, 
 Sign of His faith, the Saviour's Cross ? 
 
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 Who at Christ's mystick board can feel 
 
 The value of His heavenly food, 
 Yet grudge in lowly guise to kneel, 
 
 In memory of the Saviour's Blood ? 
 
 Who can in thought to heaven ascend, 
 Whence man the Son of God became, 
 
 Yet grudge the head, the knee, to bend, 
 In honour of the Saviour's Name ? 
 
 Such honour deem we justly Thine ; 
 
 Such honour, Lord, wilt Thou approve : 
 Nor slight in each expressive sign 
 
 Thy Church's reverence, faith, and love. 
 
 Lord, to Thy name for ever be 
 
 From us, as from Thy henvenly host, 
 
 All glory paid ; and one with Thee, 
 The Father, and the Holy Ghost. 
 
 87. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF THE CON 
 FESSION OF SINS. 
 
 Before Thy mercy's throne 
 
 Thy succour, Lord, we seek, 
 For Thou art good and great alone, 
 
 All helpless we and weak. 
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 Like sheep, that go astray, 
 
 Our wilful course we've run, 
 From what Thou would'st, have turn'd away, 
 
 And what Thou would'st not, done. 
 
 To us belong dismay 
 
 Of heart and shame of face : 
 To Thee our sorrows to allay, 
 
 Our guiltiness efface. 
 
 To us confession meek, 
 
 The penitential prayer : 
 To Thee the words of peace to speak, 
 
 The contrite heart to spare. 
 
 O spare our sins confest, 
 
 The penitents restore : 
 On them, who turn to Thee for rest, 
 
 Thy healthful Spirit pour ! 
 
 Pour, for the Saviour's sake, 
 
 Thy blessing's heavenly dew, 
 On those who fain would sin forsake, 
 
 And Thy pure ways pursue. 
 
 While at Thy mercy's throne 
 
 In His prevailing name, 
 Who died for sinners to atone, 
 
 Thy promised grace we claim. 
 
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 88. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE 
 REMISSION OF SINS. 
 
 God of our health, all praise to Thee, 
 
 Whose goodness to Thy Church has given, 
 Wrought by Thy Son, the golden key, 
 
 That opes the eternal gates of heaven. 
 
 When hallow'd lips, by Thee ordain'd, 
 Pronounce Thy mercy's pardoning seal, 
 
 Repentant hearts, which faith hath train'd, 
 A peace, the world can give not, feel. 
 
 But to the sinner's reckless ear 
 
 No joy those sounds of love impart : 
 
 The undiscerning mind they sear, 
 The worldly soul, the harden'd heart 
 
 God of our health, whose word empowers 
 
 Thy Church offences to remit, 
 Thy pardon, lo, we crave ! Be ours 
 
 In faith our former sins to quit : 
 
 So on our hearts may pardon light, 
 Our lives be holy, pure, and good ; 
 
 Strong in Thy Spirit's quickening might, 
 Cleansed by a sinless Saviour's blood ! 
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 89. HYMN COMMENDATORY OF OUR DAILY 
 PRAYERS. 
 
 As kneeling at Thy mercy's throne 
 
 Our daily prayers we lay, 
 With hearts sincere, and humble tone ; 
 
 Lord, hear us when we pray. 
 
 When from whate'er may hurt or harm 
 
 We Thy deliverance crave ; 
 Hear Thou, and stretch Thy gracious arm, 
 
 And us from evil save. 
 
 When what supply our wants demand, 
 
 Of Thee our tongues require ; 
 Hear Thou, and ope Thy bounteous hand, 
 
 And grant the meek desire. 
 
 When for our kind's or country's wealth 
 
 We plead, for friend or foe ; 
 Hear Thou, and what may tend to health 
 
 Of each, on each bestow. 
 
 Hear, Lord, the vows Thy servants make, 
 Naught can their merits claim : 
 
 'Tis all for Thy great mercies' sake, 
 And in Their Saviour's name. 
 
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 90. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF SINGING 
 PRAISES TO GOD. 
 
 Praise we our God! our voices raise 
 The Lord of hosts, our God, to praise ! 
 To Him, by whom our lips unclose, 
 The mouth her richest homage owes. 
 
 Who, mid glad anthems pealing high , 
 Would wait in lifeless silence by? 
 When worship claims the posture fit, 
 Who in irreverent ease would sit ? 
 
 Rise, rise, and act the angels' part, 
 In gesture, voice, and holy heart ; 
 Who loud their Hallelujahs sing, 
 With crowns cast off, and folded wing. 
 
 O may we here our homage pay, 
 Like angels in the realms of day ; 
 That we in future worlds may hymn 
 God's praises with the Cherubim. 
 
 Praise Him, adored in ages past ; 
 Praise Him, whose praise shall ever last : 
 Praise Him amid his heavenly host ; 
 Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
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 91. HYMN COxMMEMORATIVE OF THANKS- 
 GIVING TO GOD. 
 
 What can the heart more pleasant feel, 
 What more befits the generous thought, 
 
 Than the warm glow of grateful zeal, 
 For acts of love undue, unsought ? 
 
 What sounds, the sense or soul to move, 
 More tuneable can tongue express, 
 
 Than, mindful of such acts of love, 
 The strains of holy thankfulness 1 
 
 Lord, as with wondering eyes we scan 
 Of all Thy love the countless sum ; 
 
 But most the ransom paid for man, 
 The present grace, the bliss to come : 
 
 O prompt us Thou, the sovereign Good, 
 Thy undeserved, unask'd for, care 
 
 To feel with lively gratitude, 
 
 And with our thankful lips declare. 
 
 And ne'er, O ne'er, may we forget 
 Deep in our inmost hearts to lay ; 
 
 And, as we can, the mighty debt 
 With pure and holy lives to pay ! 
 
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 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 For all His mercy's boundless store, 
 
 For His redeeming love the most, 
 Be glory now and evermore. 
 
 92. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE 
 HOLY SCRIPTURES. 
 
 Accept, O Lord, thy servant's thanks 
 
 for Thy enlivening word, 
 By Thy most Holy Spirit taught, 
 
 by holy Prophets heard : 
 That word in Thy recording book 
 
 from age to age descends, 
 Her teaching here Thy Church begins, 
 
 and here her teaching ends. 
 
 Whatever of truth the soul can need 
 
 to clear her darkling sight, 
 Whate'er to check the wandering feet 
 
 and guide their course aright ; 
 Whate'er of fear the bad to daunt, 
 
 of hope the good to cheer ; 
 All that may profit man, O Lord, 
 
 Thy bounty gives us here. 
 
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 Join'd with our household's little church, 
 
 and in our lonely hours, 
 And in the assembly of the Saints, 
 
 that sacred word be ours, 
 To read and hear, to mark and learn, 
 
 and inwardly digest ; 
 And He, who gave the word, may He 
 
 on those who learn it rest ! 
 
 Thence on our hearts may lively faith 
 
 celestial comfort pour, 
 With patience, lightener of our ills, 
 
 and hope that looks before : 
 That we, with Thy united Church, 
 
 may lift our souls above, 
 And with one mind and mouth proclaim 
 
 Thy glory, God of love ! 
 
 .93. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE 
 CHURCH'S CREEDS. 
 
 Of frail and fluctuating mind 
 
 Is man, and apt to stray ; 
 And baseless objects, ill defined, 
 
 His sight and steps betray. 
 
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 And though Thy word, O God, be true, 
 
 And beam with heavenly light, 
 Of those it oft deceives the view, 
 
 Who scan it not aright. 
 
 We deem it then Thy act of grace 
 
 And providential care, 
 That not alone we're left to trace 
 
 Thy truths unfolded there : 
 
 Which widely scatter'd o'er Thy roll, 
 
 And thence in one combined, 
 Thy Church presents, unmix'd and whole, 
 
 Arranged, secured, defined. 
 
 Hence raised she in her ancient days 
 
 The symbols of her creed, 
 To guard her sons from error's maze, 
 
 Their feet aright to lead. 
 
 And we those forms of wholesome words 
 
 Maintain from days of old ; 
 And what the Church her faith records, 
 
 We still unshaken hold. 
 
 Then glory to our gracious God, 
 
 The Three in One, be paid, 
 As ever by His Church avow'd, 
 
 And by His word displav'd. 
 
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 94. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE 
 PURE FAITH. 
 
 That Thou Thy servants hast not placed, 
 To roam by reason's glimmering ray 
 
 Through nature's unenlighten'd waste, 
 Thee, God of love, our thanks we pay ! 
 
 That Thou with Thy celestial lore 
 Illumin'st our benighted sight, 
 
 To know, confess Thee, and adore, 
 
 Our thanks we pay Thee, God of light ! 
 
 To find Thee, passes reason's reach : 
 But taught Thy Godhead to discern 
 
 Reveal'd, what Thou hast deign'd to teach, 
 She prompts the humble heart to learn. 
 
 O may no love of worldly joys, 
 
 Or worldly cares, Thy truth neglect ; 
 
 Nor human wisdom's specious toys, 
 Nor pride of human power reject ! 
 
 For Thou hast said, and we receive 
 Thy word as law, Thy will as fate, 
 
 Who will Thy Gospel not believe, 
 On him Thy penal doom shall wait. 
 
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 God, in whose name by mystick sign 
 Baptiz'd Thy saints Thy faith confess, 
 
 To keep us in Thy faith be thine, 
 Be ours Thy triune name to bless ! 
 
 To Thee, whom all Thy saints adore, 
 Thy Church be^ow, Thy heavenly host, 
 
 Be blessing, honour, glory, power, 
 Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost ! 
 
 95. HYMN COMMENDATORY OF FAITH AND 
 GOOD WORKS. 
 
 In God's own garden stands a tree, 
 
 Fast fix'd in earth its root, 
 Bath'd in heav'n's dews, and fair to see, 
 
 And charged with goodly fruit. 
 
 Like that fair tree's no fruitage grows, 
 
 So pleasant and so good : 
 What else a specious semblance shows, 
 
 Affords no wholesome food. 
 
 But should that tree unfruitful wax 
 
 Of good, like thorn or brier, 
 'Tis doom'd to feel the hewer's axe, 
 
 And feed the vengeful fire. 
 
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 The tree that God's own garden breads, 
 
 Faith is that goodly tree : 
 The fruits, it genders, are the deeds 
 
 Of Christian charity. 
 
 God, may Thy Church, that cultured field, 
 Which Thou hast fenced around, 
 
 Such trees in rich profusion yield, 
 With such good fruit abound. 
 
 For deeds, though fair, Thou wilt not own, 
 
 Save of Thy Spirit bred ; 
 And faith, unfruitful and alone, 
 
 By Thee is counted dead. 
 
 
 96. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR SPIRI 
 TUAL INSTRUCTORS. 
 
 We thank Thee for the truths, O Lord, 
 Which Thy unerring rolls record ; 
 Nor less we thank Thee for the aid, 
 By Thine appointed guides convey'd. 
 
 Apt are those rolls the steps to lead, 
 That ofttimes he who runs may read ; 
 
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 Yet oft awaits a harder part, 
 
 The mind unlearn'd, the unstable heart. 
 
 Not vain the tale, by Thee inroll'd, 
 Of that illustrious student told, 
 By Philip's sapient teaching won 
 To see and own Thy promised Son. 
 
 Nor vain Thy warning of the minds, 
 Blown here and there by wavering winds, 
 Which read Thy word, alas ! unblest, 
 And to their own destruction wrest. 
 
 Then thanks to Thee, whose care provides 
 Thy Church's help, our priestly guides ; 
 Light from their urns that we may draw, 
 And read undimm'd Thy perfect law. 
 
 To Thee, O Father ; Son, to Thee ; 
 To Thee, blest Spirit, glory be ; 
 For all the good Thy creatures prove, 
 But most for Thy redeeming love. 
 
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 97. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF HEARING 
 GOD'S MINISTERS. 
 
 Oft as in God's own house we sit, 
 
 and hear the Preacher there, 
 Precursive to the grave discourse, 
 
 the holy text declare ; 
 Bethink we well, whose name he bears, 
 
 and whence his word is given, 
 The steward of God's mysteries, 
 
 the minister of heaven. 
 
 Away then with the itching ear, 
 
 that craves the pleasant tongue ; 
 Away the eyes that for the sight 
 
 of art theatrick long ; 
 Away for simple phrase sincere 
 
 the judgment too refined ; 
 But most away the o'erweening heart 
 
 and self-sufficient mind. 
 
 Be rather ours to bear our part 
 with awe and godly fear ; 
 
 O'erlook the frailties of the man, 
 and God's high message hear : 
 
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 Be from our hearts, howe'er disguised, 
 
 the pride of life exiled ; 
 And heaven's best gift ingraft instead, 
 
 the meekness of a child. 
 
 O God, to Thy embassador 
 
 thus speaking in Thy name, 
 Aid us to show the deep respect 
 
 thy messenger may claim ; 
 To listen, ponder, and digest 
 
 each truth and law divine, 
 And prize Him for His office sake, 
 
 and, Lord of all, for Thine ! 
 
 98. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE 
 HOLY COMMUNION. 
 
 Thy house each day of hallow'd rest 
 With joyful heart, O Lord, I tread ; 
 
 Most joyful, for the holy feast 
 When Thy mysterious board is spread. 
 
 When in Thy house Thy servants meet, 
 There always in the midst art Thou : 
 
 To offer at the mercy seat 
 
 The humble heart, the fervent vow. 
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 But most, when holy hands dispense, 
 Ordain'd by Thee, salvation's sign, 
 
 Thy presence glads the inward sense, 
 Thy Spirit, and Thy grace divine ; 
 
 Sweet peace and comfort to impart, 
 Beyond this lower world's control ; 
 
 To cleanse and sanctify the heart, 
 To strengthen and refresh the soul. 
 
 O ever there, a willing guest, 
 May I, and not unworthy be : 
 
 And there, with Thy communion blest, 
 My Lord and Saviour, dwell with Thee ! 
 
 For all Thy bounty to mankind, 
 For Thy redeeming love the most, 
 
 All praise to Thee, and with Thee join'd, 
 The Father and the Holy Ghost ! 
 
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 99. HYMN COMMENDATORY OF THE HOLY 
 COMMUNION. 
 
 No ! when He bids me seek His face, 
 
 Away I will not turn : 
 Nor His appointed means of grace 
 
 With proud self- wisdom spurn. 
 The pathway to remember Him, 
 
 Which He vouchsafes to show, 
 I will not leave, and lightly deem, 
 
 That I may blameless go. 
 
 True : I'm a sinner : but His blood 
 
 For sinners once was shed : 
 For sinners now this heavenly food, 
 
 His my stick feast, is spread. 
 For sinners, who their sins would quit, 
 
 And to His succour fly, 
 Their past offences to remit, 
 
 And future strength supply. 
 
 Forgive me, Lord ! my heart incline 
 
 To run the Christian race, 
 And first beneath Thy stated sign 
 
 To seek Thy promised grace : 
 
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 Thy grace with thankful heart to seek, 
 
 With faith that soars above, 
 Repentance true, obedience meek, 
 
 And universal love. 
 
 Though much unworthy, Lord, of Thee, 
 
 Yet no presumptuous guest, 
 May these my wedding-garment be, 
 
 To deck me for Thy feast ! 
 The willing heart wilt Thou receive, 
 
 Who didst for sin atone ; 
 And not for our deserts forgive, 
 
 But, Saviour, for Thine own. 
 
 100. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF THE 
 "THRICE HOLY." 
 
 Bright the vision that delighted 
 
 Once the sight of Judah's seer, 
 Sweet the countless tongues united 
 
 To entrance the Prophet's ear. 
 Round the Lord in glory seated, 
 
 Cherubim and Seraphim 
 FilPd His temple, and repeated 
 
 Each to each th' alternate hymn. 
 
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 " Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven, 
 
 Earth is with its fulness stored ; 
 Unto Thee be glory given, 
 
 Holy, Holy, Holy Lord!" 
 Heaven is still with glory ringing, 
 
 Earth takes up the angels' cry, 
 " Holy, Holy, Holy," singing, 
 
 " Lord of hosts, the Lord most high l" 
 
 Ever thus in God's high praises, 
 
 Brethren, let our tongues unite ; 
 Chief the heart when duty raises 
 
 God-ward at His mystick rite : 
 With His Seraph train before Him, 
 
 With His holy Church below, 
 Thus conspire we to adore Him, 
 
 Bid we thus our anthem flow ! 
 
 " Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven, 
 
 Earth is with its fulness stored ; 
 Unto Thee be glory given, 
 
 Holy, Holy, Holy Lord! 
 Thus Thy glorious name confessing, 
 
 We adopt Thy angels' cry, 
 Holy, Holy, Holy, blessing 
 
 Thee the Lord of hosts most high !" 
 
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 101. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF THE DAY 
 OF HOLY REST. 
 
 Blest day, by God in mercy given, 
 
 To soothe, refresh, and cheer, 
 We greet thee best of all the seven, 
 
 And hold thee doubly dear. 
 
 We prize thee as the day of rest, 
 
 Which toil nor travail knows ; 
 The Sabbath Day, when man and beast 
 
 From week-day works repose. 
 
 We prize thee as the day design'd 
 
 From worldly studies freed, 
 The holy Day, to train the mind 
 
 To holy thought and deed. 
 
 We prize thee as God's living sign, 
 
 Join'd with His faithful word, 
 How man was form'd by power divine, 
 
 By power divine restored. 
 
 Blest day, By God's commandment made 
 
 The goodliest of the seven, 
 Type of the heavenly rest, our aid 
 
 In journeying to heaven: 
 
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 May holy thoughts and holy rites 
 
 Thy peaceful hours employ, 
 Till we through love of such delights 
 
 God's endless rest enjoy! 
 
 There hymn, amid His heavenly host, 
 
 The praise on earth begun, 
 Of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 
 The Uncreated One ! 
 
 102. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE 
 DAY OF HOLY REST. 
 
 O come, and for His day of rest 
 Praise Him, who hallowed it and blest, 
 And gave the law, when time began, 
 Memorial of His works to man. 
 
 Praise Him, who to the chosen seed 
 Confirm'd the law at first decreed ; 
 And mid His statutes, graved on stone, 
 Renew'd, and made His sabbath known. 
 
 Praise Him who to His twelve consign'd, 
 And wilPd His Church to bear in mind, 
 The day, her buried Saviour rose, 
 Her day for sanctified repose. 
 
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 Praise Him, that, still with sacred awe, 
 His Church maintains His primal law ; 
 And keeps for man, from death releas'd, 
 Redemption's with creation's feast. 
 
 To keep this primal law of Thine, 
 In mercy, Lord, our hearts incline : 
 To us Thy holy day be blest, 
 And lead us to Thy heavenly rest ! 
 
 103. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF THE 
 CHURCH'S GREATER FESTIVALS. 
 
 Saviour of men, our hope and rest, 
 As round the yearly seasons run, 
 
 Train'd by Thy Church, each solemn feast 
 We hail Thee, God's incarnate Son ! 
 
 Week after week Thy Advent told, 
 At length we hail Thee Virgin-born, 
 
 While Angels to the Shepherds' fold 
 
 Announce with chants redemption's morn. 
 
 When, guided by Thy new-form'd star, 
 Their gifts the eastern sages bring, 
 
 In Thee, the Gentiles' light from far, 
 We hail Judea's promis'd King. 
 
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 We hail Thee, to the temple brought, 
 
 The temple's Glory and its Lord : 
 Thy conflict in the desert fought, 
 
 We hail Thee King o'er fiends abhorr'd. 
 
 Dark scenes of sorrow come : and lo ! 
 
 In Salam's courts, in Kedron's vale, 
 On that sad hill of shame and woe, 
 
 Thee sufferer for our sins we hail. 
 
 Loos'd from the tomb that held Thee dead, 
 
 Ascended to Thy seat on high, 
 And thence Thy Holy Spirit shed, 
 
 We hail Thee crown'd with majesty. 
 
 All hail, our Saviour ! as we store 
 Thy acts in mind each solemn feast, 
 
 Still more we love Thee, and adore 
 In Thee the Father's form exprest. 
 
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 104. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF " THE 
 WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE." 
 
 Holy Jesus, Saviour blest, 
 As by passion strong possest 
 Through this world of sin we stray, 
 Thou to guide us art " the Way." 
 
 Holy Jesus, when the night 
 Of error blinds our clouded sight, 
 Round the cheering day to throw, 
 Saviour, then " the truth" art Thou. 
 
 Holy Jesus, when our power 
 Fails us in temptation's hour, 
 All unequal to the strife, 
 Thou to aid us art " the life." 
 
 Who would reach His heavenly home, 
 Who would to the Father come, 
 Who the Father's presence see, 
 Jesus, he must come by Thee. 
 
 Channel of the Father's grace, 
 Image of the Father's face, 
 Saviour blest, incarnate Son, 
 With the Father Thou art one. 
 
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 Glory to the Father be, 
 Glory, only Son, to Thee ; 
 And, of equal power confest, 
 Glory to the Spirit blest. 
 
 !05. HYMN TO THE COMFORTER FOR 
 "FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY." 
 
 " Come, Holy Ghost, my soul inspire !" 
 Spirit of the Almighty Sire, 
 Spirit of the Son Divine, 
 Comforter, Thy gifts be mine ! 
 
 Holy Spirit, in my breast 
 Grant that lively u faith" may rest, 
 And subdue each rebel thought 
 To believe what Thou hast taught ! 
 
 When around my sinking soul 
 Gathering waves of sorrow roll, 
 Spirit blest, the tempest still, 
 And with " hope" my bosom till ! 
 
 Holy Spirit, from my mind 
 Thought, and wish, and will unkind, 
 Deed and word unkind remove, 
 And my bosom rill with "love!" 
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 Faith, and hope, and charity, 
 Comforter, descend from Thee, 
 " Thou th' anointing Spirit art," 
 These Thy gifts to us impart ; 
 
 Till our faith be lost in sight, 
 Hope be swallow'd in delight, 
 And love return to dwell with Thee 
 In the threefold Deity ! 
 
 106. HYMN COMMENDATORY OF THE 
 CHURCH'S MINOR FESTIVALS. 
 
 What more befits the Church's name, 
 Than to uphold the saintly fame 
 Of those, who in the Saviour's might 
 Fought for His sake the Christian fight? 
 
 What more befits the Church's care, 
 Than to provoke her sons to share 
 In rival deeds and rival praise, 
 By monuments of festal days 1 
 
 Through perils they, and toil, and strife, 
 Held fast " the way, the truth, the life ;" 
 Weigh'd heavenly gain with earthly loss, 
 And chose and bore the Saviour's cross. 
 
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 Led by Thy Church be ours, O God, 
 To tread the path Thy servants trod; 
 Ourselves with Thine elect acquaint, 
 And love the Master in the Saint ! 
 
 All blessing, honour, glory, power, 
 To Thee, whom all Thy saints adore, 
 Thy Church on earth, Thy heavenly host ; 
 Thee, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
 107. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE 
 FIRST PREACHERS OF THE GOSPEL. 
 
 For those, who first proclaim'd Thy word, 
 Accept Thy Church's thanks, O Lord ! 
 For Andrew's prompt obedience, free 
 From worldly lures, in following Thee ; 
 For Thomas' noble creed avow'd 
 In owning Thee, his Lord and God ; 
 For the bright beams of light which shone 
 From him, Thy own beloved John. 
 
 For martyr'd Stephen's meek appeal; 
 Repentant Paul's well-temper'd zeal ; 
 For him, the Pastor true, whose call 
 Supplied the faithless traitor's fall ; 
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 And him, thrice charged to feed Thy flock, 
 Whose faith is aye Thy Church's rock ; 
 And him, of Thy commissioa'd band 
 The first to feel the murderous brand ! 
 
 For him, that faithful man and good, 
 With Thy blest Spirit's gifts endued ; 
 For them, through all Thy Churches known, 
 Whose praise is in the gospel shown : 
 For these, for all, who spread Thy word, 
 Accept Thy Church's thanks, O Lord ; 
 And grant that she like sons may bear, 
 Meet for Thy work, and worthy her ! 
 
 108. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE 
 CHURCH'S REFORMERS. 
 
 While for Thy Saints, whopour'd abroad 
 
 Thy gospel's glorious light 
 Through heathen lands, we bless, O God, 
 
 Thy wisdom, love, and might ; 
 We fain would their loved names unite, 
 
 Who pierced the clouds obscure, 
 Which hid from our forefathers' sight 
 
 That gospel's radiance pure. 
 
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 To clear Thy truth their heart's desire, 
 
 Their life's pursuit and aim, 
 They mark'd unmoved the martyr's pyre, 
 
 Unmoved they felt the flame : 
 There lit, the fire a sign became 
 
 Through all the land to prove, 
 How they could bear Thy cross and shame, 
 
 Who for Thy glory strove. 
 
 Hence in Thy truth Thy Church delights, 
 
 From old corruptions freed ; 
 Unblemish'd worship, spotless rites, 
 
 And unadulterate creed: 
 Hence Thy pure words her children lead 
 
 To speak the united prayer, 
 Their Saviour's name alone to plead, 
 
 His cup of blessing share. 
 
 O God, whose love our country's guides 
 
 Once nerved with courage strong, 
 And still o'er us their sons presides, 
 
 Accept our grateful song. 
 And O the truth, revived among 
 
 Our sires from times of old, 
 Do Thou to future times prolong. 
 
 And grant our sons to hold ! 
 
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 109. HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE 
 CHURCH'S MODERATION. 
 
 We deem and own it, Lord, a proof 
 
 Of Thy peculiar grace, 
 That from intemperate zeal aloof, 
 
 With calm, considerate pace, 
 Our Mother Church aye runs her race, 
 
 Unsway'd by fancies new, 
 And in Thy vineyard holds her place, 
 
 A fruitful branch and true. 
 
 'Tis of Thy grace, that long beguiled 
 
 From Thy straight path to stray, 
 She scann'd Thy volume undefiled 
 
 For truth's unerring way : 
 Nor fail'd to note, for truth's essay, 
 
 How, in her days of yore, 
 Thy universal Church the sway 
 
 Through scatter' d nations bore. 
 
 'Tis of Thy grace that thus we hold 
 
 Sound forms of faith divine ; 
 That thus Thy shepherds rule Thy fold 
 
 In one unbroken line ; 
 
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 That thus each sacramental sign 
 
 Thy flock together binds ; 
 And thus our common voices join 
 
 To speak consentient minds. 
 
 Blest, who, by Thy enlivening grace, 
 
 With meek obedience run 
 And faith unfeign'd their Christian race, 
 
 As by the Church was done, 
 When, by Thy chosen twelve begun, 
 
 She first Thy blessing sought, 
 Establish'd by Thy only Son, 
 
 And by Thy Spirit taught. 
 
 110. HYMN COMMENDATORY OF CHURCH 
 UNION. 
 
 Blest with unearthly bliss were they, 
 Who saw the Church's infant day, 
 And strove their Christian part to bear, 
 By birth baptismal join'd with her. 
 
 The truth, which Christ's Apostles taught, 
 Then ruled each faithful convert's thought ; 
 Each aim'd in unity to keep 
 Unrent the Apostles' fellowship : 
 
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 The bread, with rites harmonious broke, 
 The union of all hearts bespoke ; 
 And prayer, with lips united pray'd, 
 The union of all minds display'd. 
 
 O thus that Christians still would live, 
 And thus delightful witness give, 
 How well the debt of love they know, 
 To Christ and to His Church they owe ! 
 
 Lord, train us still on earth to join 
 Thy holy Church in acts divine ! 
 Till we a closer union prove, 
 Join'd to Thy unseen Church above. 
 
 There all at once Thy first-born sing 
 Joint Hymns to Thee, Eternal King; 
 And with one voice Thy angel host 
 Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
 
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 111. HYMN CONDEMNATORY OF SCHISM. 
 
 A sin there was in ancient days, 
 
 The Apostle names its name, 
 And marks its nature with dispraise, 
 
 The Church's bane and shame. 
 Who form'd without her factions new, 
 
 Or nourish'd feuds within, 
 Or scorn upon her rulers threw, 
 
 Were guilty of that sin. 
 
 Observant of the Apostle's word, 
 
 The Church its guilt discerns, 
 Against it prays her gracious Lord, 
 
 And for deliverance yearns. 
 Nor falsehood, for celestial truth, 
 
 By her accuser spread, 
 Nor heresy's envenom'd tooth, 
 
 Awakes a livelier dread. 
 
 Alas, that we with little care 
 
 Her supplications heed ; 
 But, though our lips pronounce the prayer, 
 
 Too oft commit the deed : 
 
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 Too oft against Thee, God of love, 
 And Thy command offend; 
 
 And to Thy name our right disprove, 
 While we Thy body rend. 
 
 O might we all, Thy name who bear, 
 
 Beneath one sovereign Head 
 One body own, one faith declare, 
 
 Partake one mystick bread ; 
 By all might one pure worship be 
 
 To Thee, One God, addrest; 
 To Thee, O Father ; Son, to Thee ; 
 
 And Thee, O Spirit blest. 
 
 112. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF THE 
 PUNISHMENT OF SCHISM. 
 
 What means that loud portentous cry 
 
 Of terror strange from yonder tent? 
 From Korah, and his company, 
 
 That strange portentous cry is sent. 
 A Levite, priestly power he sought, 
 
 And Aaron, saint of God, opposed : 
 Her prey the opening earth has caught, 
 
 And o'er the rash intruder closed *. 
 
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 What means the hateful brand, that springs 
 
 On yon desponding victim's brow ? 
 Tis great Uzziah's ; 'tis the king's : 
 
 All clean of late, a leper now. 
 A monarch he with hand profane 
 
 To burn the hallow' d incense chose : 
 By warning voices check'd in vain, 
 
 Till on his front the plague-spot rose *. 
 
 What means the record, but to tell 
 
 To ears that hear, and eyes that read, 
 By that dread doom, which each befell, 
 
 How sinful each presumptuous deed ? 
 To warn God's people, how they claim 
 
 The honour to his priesthood due ; 
 Which stamp'd a Monarch's brow with shame, 
 
 By death unknown a Levite slew ! 
 
 113. HYMN COMMENDATORY OF RELIGIOUS 
 ZEAL. 
 
 What livelier force the hand can sway, 
 
 The heart what holier feel, 
 Than that which all God's saints obey, 
 
 For God a fervent zeal ? 
 
 * 2 Chron. xxvi. 
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146 ORIGINAL HYMNS. 
 
 The love of God its ample base, 
 Thence springs each godly plan, 
 
 Nor aught within its scope has place 
 To mar the love of man. 
 
 God's glory still it keeps in sight, 
 God's will its motions guides ; 
 
 Truth o'er it sheds a calm clear light, 
 And soberness presides. 
 
 Such zeal in all thy actions shown, 
 
 Paul, in thy bosom dwelt : 
 Such zeal, than thou a holier One, 
 
 The Great Exemplar felt. 
 
 Fain would we aye his perfect zeal 
 With heart sincere ensue ; 
 
 Strive what our Saviour felt, to feel, 
 And, as He did, to do. 
 
 Like Him with zeal the obedient frame, 
 
 As with a cloke, invest * ; 
 And feed the animating flame 
 
 Perennial in the breast f. 
 
 * Is. lix. 17. t Johnii. 17. 
 
ORIGINAL HYMNS. 147 
 
 114. HYMN CONDEMNATORY OF FALSE 
 ZEAL. 
 
 Alas, that vice its guilt should slur 
 
 Beneath religion's mien ; 
 Or error's cloud- form' d shadows blur 
 
 The light of truth serene ! 
 
 By Jezebel's feign'd zeal for God 
 
 Was Naboth's ruin plann'd : 
 Her course was fraud, her means were blood, 
 
 Her end was Naboth's land *. 
 
 " Come, and my zeal," proud Jehu cried, 
 
 " See for Jehovah shown !" 
 But Bethel's calves the boast belied ; 
 
 His aim was Israel's throne f. 
 
 Zeal for the Lord from John and James 
 Fierce words of vengeance drew : 
 
 They knew not what their Master's aims, 
 Nor what their spirit knew J. 
 
 * 1 Kings xxi. t 2 Kings x. J Luke ix. 55, 56. 
 
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148 ORIGINAL HYMNS. 
 
 The Jews a zeal of God possest ; 
 
 But knowledge with clear light 
 Was wanted, to inform the breast, 
 
 And guide their steps aright *. 
 
 Lord, with Thy zeal our souls inspire 
 To worship at Thy shrine ; 
 
 No strange, profane, unhallow'd fire, 
 But holy fire of Thine f : 
 
 A zeal by no intemperance ruPd, 
 From worldly passions free, 
 
 By Thy directing wisdom school'd, 
 And sanctified by Thee ! 
 
 * Rom. x. 2. t Lev.x. 1, 
 
ORIGINAL HYMNS. 
 
 149 
 
 115. HYMN OF GENERAL THANKSGIVING. 
 
 My God for each good 
 her gratitude owes : 
 each morning renew'd, 
 of rest and repose. 
 
 O praise we the Lord ! 
 
 Vouchsafed her, my soul 
 For health and for vigour 
 
 Each evening's refreshment 
 
 For motion and speech, 
 Each blessing bestow' d, 
 
 Defence from the terror, 
 Nor less from the arrow, 
 
 But chiefly we laud 
 The signs of Thy love 
 
 The bath whence commences 
 With strength to enliven, 
 
 The truth by Thy word 
 The food at Thy board 
 
 for hearing and sight, 
 each ill turn'd away ; 
 that walketh by night, 
 that flieth by day. 
 
 Thy pledges of grace, 
 vouchsaf 'd to the soul 
 our spiritual race, 
 to guide, and control : 
 
 within us convey'd ; 
 our sustenance given ; 
 by Thee for our aid, 
 
 The pastors commission'd 
 
 And the Church's communion to lead us to heaven 
 
 For these, and for all 
 To man's sinful race 
 The praise of His bounty 
 
 His mercy reveal'd for 
 
 O praise we the Lord ! 
 
 Is God of our health, 
 All praise to the Father 
 
 And the Spirit of goodness, 
 
 the gifts of our God, 
 abundantly shown, 
 proclaim we abroad, 
 the sake of his Son. 
 
 To God, who alone 
 
 all praise be addrest ! 
 
 all praise to the Son, 
 
 eternally blest ! 
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150 ORIGINAL HYMNS. 
 
 116. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF GOD'S 
 BLESSING. 
 
 Who would enjoy the highest bliss 
 
 To man in mercy given, 
 The blessing of our God be his, 
 
 The peace that comes from heaven. 
 
 This casts the things of sense behind, 
 
 This lifts the thoughts above, 
 With heavenly knowledge guards the mind, 
 
 The heart with heavenly love. 
 
 Oft as prepares the holy man 
 
 The Church's rites to end, 
 And bid on her departing train 
 
 " The peace of God" descend ; 
 
 With bended knees and head inclined 
 
 And meek and silent prayer, 
 May we to God's high will resign'd 
 
 His heavenly blessing share. 
 
 So may we find in that blest place, 
 
 And, thence departing, keep, 
 The Father's love, the Son's dear grace, 
 
 The Spirit's fellowship ; 
 
ORIGINAL HYMNS. 
 
 So fail not in God's peace to live, 
 And with allegiance true 
 
 To Father, Son, and Spirit give 
 Praise to the Godhead due. 
 
 Praise to the Father ; to the Son 
 Be praise, the incarnate Word ; 
 
 And to the Spirit ; Three and One, 
 The Church's God and Lord ! 
 
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 117. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF 
 . SICKNESS. 
 
 Yes : " on some fond," some friendly " breast 
 
 The parting soul relies ;" 
 Yet craves she a more lasting rest, 
 
 A friend above the skies. 
 In that dread hour from human eyes 
 
 When fades each earthly view, 
 Rise, O my soul, to God arise, 
 
 And peace with Him ensue ! 
 
 O then o'er all bethink thee how 
 
 His mercy-seat to find, 
 By meek confession's contrite vow, 
 
 With fervent prayer combined ; 
 
152 ORIGINAL HYMNS. 
 
 By faith to His high will resign'd, 
 
 By penitence profound, 
 And love for all of human kind 
 
 With fruits of mercy crown' d ! 
 
 Nor then from hallow'd lips neglect 
 
 The words of peace divine ; 
 Nor then from hallow'd hands reject 
 
 Salvation's mystick sign : 
 Nor vain presumptuous thought be thine, 
 
 Nor self-sufficient claim; 
 But on Thy Father's love recline, 
 
 And plead Thy Saviour's name. 
 
 Thus, O my soul, by sickness prest 
 
 On God for peace rely ; 
 Prepared to part, thus seek for rest 
 
 The Holy One and High ! 
 O God, to Thee my soul would fly, 
 
 Her refuge Thee she knows : 
 O heal her wounds, her wants supply, 
 
 And grant her Thy repose ! 
 
ORIGINAL HYMNS. 153 
 
 118. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF DEATH. 
 
 God of the spirits of mankind, 
 As o'er the fading form inclined, 
 We watch a brother's fleeting breath, 
 Fix in our minds the thought of death ! 
 
 Oft as the bell with solemn toll 
 Informs us of a parting soul, 
 Teach us to think how short the space, 
 Ere ours must quit its resting place ! 
 
 When to the earth the corpse we trust, 
 Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, 
 Remind us of the coming day, 
 When ours must join its native clay! 
 
 And when we hear the awful word, 
 That speaks of doom and life restor'd, 
 Prompt each to ponder, " What shall be 
 That doom, that future life, to me!" 
 
 God of our life, whose records give 
 Thy flock instruction how to live, 
 That, through Thy Son our sins forgiven, 
 Our death may be the gate of heaven : 
 
154 ORIGINAL HYMNS. 
 
 O may each act, when others die, 
 Prove to ourselves a warning cry, 
 Advance us on our heavenward road, 
 And fit us more to meet our God ! 
 
 119. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF A 
 DEPARTED FRIEND. 
 
 And is thy trial o'er? 
 
 Have all thy hours been told ? 
 And shall we never, never more 
 
 That pleasant face behold ? 
 
 That sweetly smiling cheek, 
 
 That mildly beaming eye, 
 Which wont the mind's clear thought to speak, 
 
 The heart's benignity ? 
 
 And shall we never hear 
 
 Again that cheerful tongue, 
 On whose soft tones the willing ear 
 
 As on sweet musick hung ? 
 
 Yes ; thou art gone, and we 
 
 Remain behind to tell, 
 How soothing is the thought of Thee, 
 
 Beloved so long, so well. 
 
 
ORIGINAL HYMNS. 155 
 
 Yet not beyond the scope 
 
 Of faith's keen sight art Thou, 
 
 As with a " sure and certain hope," 
 Beside Thy grave we bow : 
 
 With certain hope and sure, 
 That they, in Christ who rest, 
 
 The meek, the merciful, the pure, 
 Shall aye in Christ be blest. 
 
 Then take our fond regret, 
 Withal, dear friend, our trust, 
 
 That thou from us art gone to meet 
 The assembly of the just. 
 
 O come that blissful tide, 
 When we may worthy prove, 
 
 By His dear might for all who died, 
 To dwell with Thee above ! * 
 
 120. HYMN COMMEMORATIVE OF THE 
 DAY OF JUDGMENT. 
 
 O Saviour, awful was the word, 
 
 In Patmos' island lone, 
 By Him in holy vision heard, 
 
 Thy own beloved John. 
 
 * These stanzas, (and it is probable that the observation may 
 be applied to some others likewise,) are perhaps inappropriately 
 called a Hymn. But having been composed whilst this volume 
 was in the press, on intelligence of the death of an old and much 
 valued friend, they are inserted here as agreeing in substance 
 with the other poems with which they are associated. 
 
156 ORIGINAL HYMNS. 
 
 " Behold ! I come, I come with speed : 
 
 With me is my reward : 
 And then of every man the meed 
 
 Shall with his work accord." 
 
 " Come then ;" from every faithful breast 
 
 The Holy Spirit cries ; 
 And "Come!" in spotless raiment drest, 
 
 The Church, Thy Bride, replies. 
 
 O blest are they, whose bosoms share 
 
 The Spirit's gifts serene : 
 Blest, who the bridal garment wear, 
 
 That vesture white and clean : 
 
 Blest, who in Thy communion erst 
 Have loved, O Christ, to dwell; 
 
 Have freely drunk and slaked their thirst 
 From Thy enlivening well : 
 
 And when at length Thy warnings show 
 At hand the hour of doom, 
 
 Can meekly answer, " Even so, 
 Yea come, Lord Jesus, come !" 
 
INDEX 
 
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 THE LATIN HYMNS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 A SOL is ortus cardine 39 
 
 Ad regias Agni dapes 57 
 
 iEterna Christi nmnera 71 
 
 Sterna cceli gloria 10 
 
 iEterne Rector siderum 30 
 
 Sterne rerum .Conditor 27 
 
 iEterne Rex altissime 60 
 
 Ales diei nuntius 6 
 
 Alto ex Olympi vertice 88 
 
 Audi benigne conditor 47 
 
 Aurora coelum purpurat 55 
 
 Aurora jam spargit polum 29 
 
 Christe, sanctorum decus Angelorum 68 
 
 Christi perimes nuntii 74 
 
 Coeli Deus. sanctissime 9 
 
 Consors paterni luminis 8 
 
 Creator alme siderum 40 
 
 Crudelis Herodes, Deum 43 
 
 Ecce jam noctis tenuatur umbra 21 
 
 En clara vox redarguit 36 
 
 Ex more docti m vstico 45 
 
 Exultet orbis gaudiis '. 72 
 
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158 INDEX. 
 
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 Hominis superne Conditor 14 
 
 Immense cceli Conditor 5 
 
 Invicte Martyr unicum 77 
 
 Jam lucis orto sidere 4 
 
 Jam Sol recedit igneus 16 
 
 Jesu Redemptor omnium 37 
 
 Jesu dulcis memoria 50 
 
 Jesu Rex admirabilis 51 
 
 Lucis Creator Optime 3 
 
 Lustra sex qui jam peregit 52 
 
 Lux ecce surgit aurea 25 
 
 Magnje Deus potentiae 11 
 
 Nocte surgentes vigilemus omnes 21 
 
 Nox atra rerum contigit 24 
 
 Nox et tenebrae et nubila 15 
 
 Nunc sancte nobis Spiritus 64 
 
 O Gloriosa Virginum 44 
 
 O Sol salutis intimis 18 
 
 O sola magnarum urbium 42 
 
 Pange lingua gloriosi 52 
 
 Primo die quo Trinitas 1 
 
 Quem terra, pontus, sidera 48 
 
 Quicumque Christum quaeritis 70 
 
 Rector potens, verax Deus 22 
 
 Rerum Deus tenax vigor 26 
 
 Rex sempiterne ccelitum 58 
 
 Salutis aeternae Dator 78 
 
 Salutis humanae Sator 61 
 
 Sanctorum meritis inclyta gaudia 76 
 
 Sinae sub alto vertice 75 
 
 Somno refectis artubus 23 
 
 Splendor Paternae Gloriae 12 
 
INDEX. 159 
 
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 Stabat uiater dolorosa 54 
 
 Summae Parens dementia? 65 
 
 Te lucis ante terminum 28 
 
 Te splendor et virtus Patris 69 
 
 Telluris alme Conditor 7 
 
 Tu Trinitatis Unitas 31 
 
 Veni Creator Spiritus \ 62 
 
 Verbum supernum prodiens 35 
 
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INDEX 
 
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 THE ENGLISH HYMNS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 A sin there was in ancient days 143 
 
 Accept, Lord, Thy servants thanks 117 
 
 Alas that vice its guilt should slur 147 
 
 All praise to Thee, who didst command 85 
 
 All-bounteous Framer of the earth 7 
 
 All-present Framer of the sky 5 
 
 Almighty God, whose sceptre sways 30 
 
 And is Thy trial o'er 154 
 
 Another day is well-nigh done 33 
 
 Arise, your voices all unite 106 
 
 As kneeling at Thy mercy's throne 114 
 
 Awaking with the waken'd day 21 
 
 Before Thy mercy's throne Ill 
 
 Behold it shines, the golden light 25 
 
 Blest day, hy God in mercy given 130 
 
 Blest with unearthly hliss were they 141 
 
 Bright the vision that delighted 128 
 
 Brightly shines the morning star 4 
 
 By the cross sad vigil keeping 54 
 
 Christ, of Thy angel host the grace 68 
 
 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest 62 
 
 Come, Holy Ghost, my soul inspire 135 
 
 Consort of paternal light 8 
 
 Creator of yon circles bright 40 
 
 Dark night arrays in hueless vest 24 
 
 Ere the waning light decay 28 
 
 Eternal glory of the skies 44 
 
 Eternal King of heaven on high 60 
 
INDEX. 
 
 161 
 
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 Father of all, from whom we trace 108 
 
 Father of men, whose sovereign will 14 
 
 First of cities, Bethlehem 42 
 
 For all Thy saints, O Lord 80 
 
 For those who first proclaim'd Thy word 137 
 
 From the faint dayspring's eastern goal 39 
 
 From thundering skies at Sinai's rock 75 
 
 Glad is thy sound,0 sabbath bell ••• 89 
 
 God of all nature, great and good 11 
 
 God of our health, all praise to Thee 113 
 
 God of our health, our life and light 96' 
 
 God of the spirits of mankind 153 
 
 Great God, whose strength Thy rnartyrs steel' d 77 
 
 Hark, a voice of warning, hark 36 
 
 Hark ! heard ye not the ancient seer 49 
 
 Hear, our all gracious Father, hear 47 
 
 Him whom the skies, the earth, the sea 48 
 
 Hoi v Being, One and Three 31 
 
 Hol'y, Holy, Holy Lord 66 
 
 Holy Jesus, in whose name 109 
 
 Holy Jesus, Saviour blest 134 
 
 How good and pleasant is the sight 91 
 
 Image of the Father's might 12 
 
 In bath baptismal who can know 110 
 
 In God's own garden stands a tree 121 
 
 Let the round world with songs rejoice 72 
 
 Lo, night and clouds and darkness WTapp'd 15 
 
 Lo, the Almighty Father's Son 88 
 
 Lord, not to us, we claim it not 101 
 
 Lord, who didst bless Thy chosen band 71 
 
 Maker of all, inthroned above 27 
 
 Mighty Sovereign, God Supreme 22 
 
 Morning spreads her crimson rays 55 
 
 Nature's God, all ruling power 36 
 
 No, when He bids me seek his face 127 
 
 Now at the Lamb's imperial feast 57 
 
 Now sinks in night the flaming sun 16 
 
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 O come, and for His day of rest 131 
 
 O come and let the assembly all 105 
 
 O eternal Praise of heaven 10 
 
 O Jesus, King of Saints adored 51 
 
 O Jesus, source of sanctity 78 
 
 O Lord, whate'er belongs to Thee 95 
 
 O Lord, with ever- varying phrase . 103 
 
 O praise we the Lord my God for each good 149 
 
 O pray we for the Church's weal 84 
 
 O Saviour, awful was the word 155 
 
 O Thou of light Creator best 3 
 
 O 'tis a scene the heart to move 100 
 
 Of frail and fluctuating mind 118 
 
 Of sacred usage old 45 
 
 Oft as in God's own house we sit 1 24 
 
 On this first day when heaven and earth 1 
 
 Our limbs refresh' d with wholesome sleep 23 
 
 Parent of all, whose love displav'd 65 
 
 Praise for Thy Saints to Thee, O" Lord 74 
 
 Praise we our God, our voices raise 115 
 
 Put off Thy shoes, 'tis holy ground 93 
 
 Redeemer, Jesus, life of man 37 
 
 Salvation's sun, the inward gloom 18 
 
 Saviour of men, our hope and rest 132 
 
 Saviour of men, our joy supreme.... 61 
 
 See the destined day arise 52 
 
 Sweet, and with enjoyment fraught 50 
 
 That Thou Thy servants hast not placed 120 
 
 The bird the harbinger of light 6 
 
 The day declines, but ere it part 19 
 
 The earth, it is a battle field 98 
 
 The house of God, what fittest name 92 
 
 The triumphs of the martyr' d Saints 76 
 
 Thee the Father's Power and Light 69 
 
 Thou whom their Maker heaven and earth 58 
 
 Thou with the Father and the Son 64 
 
 Thrice Holy Sovereign of the sky 9 
 
 Thy house each dav of hallow'd rest 125 
 
INDEX. 163 
 
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 We bless Thee for Thy Church, Lord 82 
 
 We deem and own it, Lord, a proof. 140 
 
 We thank Thee for the truths, O Lord 122 
 
 "What can the heart more pleasant feel "116 
 
 What livelier force the hand can sway 145 
 
 What means that loud portentous cry 144 
 
 What more befits the Church's name 136 
 
 When first divine religion blest 104 
 
 While for Thy Saints who pour'd abroad 138 
 
 Who gives the needful power to man 86 
 
 Who that hath grace to walk abroad 99 
 
 Who would enjoy the highest bliss 150 
 
 Why, Herod, why the Godhead fear 43 
 
 With dawn's faint streaks the heaven is sown 29 
 
 Word uncreate, beloved One 35 
 
 Ye who Messiah seek 70 
 
 on some fond some friendlv breast 151 
 
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