THE PSALTER DIVIDED OVER THE WEEK

with the Ordinary of the Office

ON SUNDAY AT MATINS
Before Matins, and all Hours, except at Compline, is said silently:

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O )ord, ma$e haste to help me& 'lory #e to the Father, and to the /on, and to the Ho 4 ly 'host&

UR FA H!R, which art in hea"en, hallowed #e thy name, thy $in%dom come& hy will #e done, on earth as it is in hea"en& 'i"e us this day our daily #read& And for%i"e us our trespasses, as we for%i"e them that trespass a%ainst us& And lead us not into temptation, #ut deli"er us from e"il& Amen&

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As it was in the #e%innin%, is now, and e"er shall #e, world without end& Amen&

Al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia&

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A(), MAR*, full of %race, the )ord is with thee& Blessed art thou amon%st women, and #lessed is the fruit of thy wom#, +esus& Holy Mary, Mother of 'od, pray for us sinners, now and in the hour of our death& Amen& At the #e%innin% of Matins, and ,rime, and at the end of Compline, is also said the Apostles- Creed& B!)(!.! in 'od the Father Almi%hty, Ma$er of hea"en and earth: And in +esus Christ his only /on our )ord: 0ho was concei"ed #y the Holy 'host, Born of the .ir%in Mary: /uffered under ,ontius ,ilate, 0as crucified, dead, and #uried: He descended into hell: he third day he rose a%ain from the dead: He ascended into hea"en, And sitteth on the ri%ht hand of 'od the Father Almi%hty: From thence he shall come to 1ud%e the 2uic$ and the dead& ( #elie"e in the Holy 'host: he holy Catholic Church: he Communion of /aints: he For%i"eness of sins: he Resurrection of the #ody: And the )ife e"erlastin%& Amen& Then is said aloud the Verse:

hus alleluia is said at all Hours throu%hout the year, except from /eptua%esima /unday until Maundy hursday5 for then is said:

,raise #e to thee, O )ord, 6in% of eternal %lory& 7 he followin% (n"itatory is said from the Octa"e of the !piphany until /eptua%esima /unday, and from the Octa"e of ,entecost until Ad"ent& (n"itatory& one "1&

)et us wor 4 ship the )ord, 8 for (t is repeated )et us wor 4 ship the )ord, for

he he

is our Ma4$er& is our Ma4$er&

O )OR3, open thou my lips&&And my mouth shall shew forth thy praise

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Venite, exultemus Domino

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one "1&

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O 'od, ma$e speed to sa"e me&

COM!,

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us

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the )ord 8

he followin% hymn is said from the Octa"e of the !piphany until the first /unday of )ent, and from the /unday nearest to the first of Octo#er until Ad"ent& let us heart 4i 4 ly re1oice in the stren%th of our sal 4 "a 4 tion& < )et us come #efore his presence with than$s%i"in%5 8 and shew oursel"es %lad in him with psalms& =)et us worship the )ord, for he is our Ma$er&> ? For the )ord is a %reat 'od 8 and a %reat 6in% a#o"e all %ods& @ (n his hand are all the corners of the earth 8 and the stren%th of the hills is his also& =For he is our Ma$er&> : he sea is his and he made it 8 and his hands prepared the dry land& A O come let us worship and fall down 8 and $neel #efore the )ord our Ma$er& B For he is the )ord our 'od 8 and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand& =)et us worship the )ord, for he is our Ma$er&> C oday if ye will hear his "oice, harden not your hearts 8 as in the pro"ocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness5 9 0hen your fathers tempted me 8 pro"ed me, and saw my wor$s& =For he is our Maker.> DE Forty years lon% was ( %rie"ed with this %eneration and said 8 (t is a people that do err in their hearts, for they ha"e not $nown my ways: DD Unto whom ( sware in my wrath 8 that they should not enter into my rest& =)et us worship the )ord, for he is our Ma$er&>

!&H& :E

Primo dierum omnium

Mode i"

H(/ day the first of days was made, @ hat us, who here this day repair 0hen 'od in li%ht the world arrayed5 o $eep the Apostles- time of prayer, Or when his 0ord arose a%ain, And hymn the 2uiet hours of morn, And, con2uerin% death, %a"e life to man 0ith #lessFd %ifts he may adorn& < /lum#er and sloth dri"e far away5 !arlier arise to %reet the day5 And ere its dawn in hea"en unfold he heart-s desire to 'od #e told: : For this Redeemer, thee we pray hat thou wilt wash our sins away, And of thy lo"in%4$indness %rant 0hate-er of %ood our spirits want&

'lo4ry #e to the Father,

and to the /on 8 and to the Ho4 ly 'host5

As it

was

in

the

#e4 %in 4 nin%,

is

now, and e4 "er

shall #e, 8

? Unto our prayer that he attend, A O Father, that we as$ #e done His all4creatin% power extend, hrou%h +esus Christ, thine only /on, And still renew us, lest we miss 0ho with the Holy 'host and thee, hrou%h earthly stain our hea"enly #liss& 3oth li"e and rei%n eternally&

world with 4 out end& A 4 men& =For he is our Ma$er.> =)et us worship the )ord, for he is our Ma$er&>

men&

he followin% hymn is said from the Octa"e of ,entecost until the /unday nearest to the first of Octo#er&
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@ His leaf also shall not wither5 8 and loo$, whatsoe"er he doeth, it shall prosper&
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!&H DA:

Nocte surgentes&

Mode "1&

: As for the un%odly, it is not so with them5 8 #ut they are li$e the chaff which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth& A herefore the un%odly shall not #e a#le to stand in the 1ud%ment, 8 neither the sinners in the con%re%ation of the ri%hteous& B But the )ord $noweth the way of the ri%hteous5 8 and the way of the un%odly shall perish& 'lory #e to the Father and to the /on 8 and to the Holy 'host5 As it was in the #e%innin%, is now, and e"er shall #e, 8 world without end& Amen& his "erse, 'lory #e to the Father, is always said at the end of all psalms, unless it is otherwise noted& ,salm < Quare fremuerunt gentes? ((
0H* do the heathen so furiously ra%e to%etherI 8 and why do the people

FA H!R, we praise thee, now the ni%ht is o"er, Acti"e and watchful, stand we all #efore thee5 /in%in% we offer prayer and meditation: hus we adore thee& < Monarch of all thin%s, fit us for thy mansions5 Banish our wea$ness, health and wholeness sendin%5 Brin% us to hea"en, where thy /aints united +oy without endin%& ? All4holy Father, /on and e2ual /pirit, rinity #lessed, send us thy sal"ation5 hine is the %lory, %leamin% and resoundin%

ima%ine a "ain thin%I < he $in%s of the earth stand up, and the rulers ta$e counsel to%ether 8 a%ainst the )ord, and a%ainst his Anointed: ? )et us #rea$ their #onds asunder 8 and cast away their cords from us& @ He that dwelleth in hea"en shall lau%h them to scorn: 8 the )ord shall ha"e them in derision. : hen shall he spea$ unto them in his wrath 8 and "ex them in his sore displeasure: A *et ha"e ( set my 6in% 8 upon my holy hill of /ion& B ( will preach the law, whereof the )ord hath said unto me : 8 hou art my /on, this day ha"e ( #e%otten thee& C 3esire of me, and ( shall %i"e thee the nations for thine inheritance 8 and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession& 9 hou shalt #ruise them with a rod of iron 8 and #rea$ them in pieces li$e a potterJs "essel& DE Be wise now therefore, O ye $in%s5 8 #e instructed, ye that are 1ud%es of the earth DD /er"e the )ord in fear 8 and re1oice unto him with re"erence& D< 6iss the /on, lest he #e an%ry, and so ye perish from the ri%ht way 8 if his wrath #e $indled, yea #ut a little, #lessed are all they that put their trust in him& ,salm ? Domine, quid multiplicati? (((

hrou%h all creation&

men&

(G H! F(R/ GOC URG (n Ad"ent, Antiphon& Behold& hrou%hout the year, Antiphon& /er"e the )ord in fear& (n !astertide, Antiphon& Alleluia& ,salm D Beatus vir qui non abiit (

)!//!3 is the man that hath not wal$ed in the counsel of the un%odly, nor stood in the way of sinners, 8 and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful& < But his deli%ht is in the law of the )ord5 8 and in his law will he exercise himself day and ni%ht& ? And he shall #e li$e a tree planted #y the waterHside 8 that will #rin% forth his fruit in due season&

OR3 how are they increased that trou#le meK 8 many are they that rise a%ainst me&
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hrou%hout the year, Antiphon& /er"e the )ord in fear, and re1oice unto him with re"erence& Antiphon& 'od is a 1ust 1ud%e&
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< Many one there #e that say of my soul, 8 here is no help for him in his 'od& ? But thou , O )ord, art my defender5 8 thou art my worship, and the lifter up of my head& @ ( did call upon the )ord with my "oice 8 and he heard me out of his holy hill& : ( laid me down and slept, and rose up a%ain5 8 for the )ord sustained me& A ( will not #e afraid for ten thousands of the people 8 that ha"e set themsel"es a%ainst me round a#out& B Up, )ord, and help me, O my 'od 8 for thou smitest all mine enemies upon the chee$H#one5 thou hast #ro$en the teeth of the un%odly& C /al"ation #elon%eth unto the )ord5 8 and thy #lessin% is upon thy people& L,salm @ Cum invocarem exaudivit me at Compline, p&D<:M L,salm : Verba mea, at )auds, Monday, p&BAM ,salm A Domine, ne in furore tuo .(

,salm B Domine Deus meus in te speravi .((

O )OR3, re#u$e me not in thine indi%nation, 8 neither chasten me in thy

displeasure& < Ha"e mercy upon me,O )ord, for ( am wea$5 8 O )ord, heal me for my #ones are "exed& ? My soul also is sore trou#led: 8 #ut )ord, how lon% wilt thou punish meI @ urn thee, O )ord, and deli"er my soul5 8 O sa"e me for thy mercyJs sa$e& : For in death no man remem#ereth thee5 8 and who will %i"e thee than$s in the pitI A ( am weary of my %roanin%5 e"ery ni%ht wash ( my #ed: 8 and water my couch with my tears& B My #eauty is %one for "ery trou#le 8 and worn away #ecause of all mine enemies& C Away from me, all ye that wor$ ini2uity5 8 for the )ord hath heard the "oice of my weepin%& 9 he )ord hath heard my petition5 8 the )ord will recei"e my prayer& DE All mine enemies shall #e confounded and sore "exed5 8 they shall #e turned #ac$ and put to shame suddenly& (n Ad"ent, Antiphon& Behold, the 6in% most hi%h cometh with %reat power to sa"e the nations, alleluia& Antiphon& /tren%then ye&

)OR3 my 'od, in thee ha"e ( put my trust: 8 sa"e me from all them that persecute me, and deli"er me5 < )est he de"our my soul li$e a lion, and tear it in pieces, 8 while there is none to help& ? O )ord my 'od, if ( ha"e done any such thin%5 8 or if there #e any wic$edness in my hands5 @ (f ( ha"e rewarded e"il unto him that dealt friendly with me5 8 yea, ( ha"e deli"ered him that without any cause is mine enemy5 : hen let mine enemy persecute my soul and ta$e me5 8 yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust& A /tand up, O )ord, in thy wrath, and lift up thyself, #ecause of the indi%nation of mine enemies5 8 arise up for me in the 1ud%ement that thou hast commanded& B And so shall the con%re%ation of the peoples come a#out thee: 8 for their sa$es therefore lift up thyself a%ain& C he )ord shall 1ud%e the peoples: %i"e sentence with me, O )ord, 8 accordin% to my ri%hteousness, and accordin% to the innocency that is in me& 9 O let the wic$edness of the un%odly come to an end5 8 #ut %uide thou the 1ust& DE For the ri%hteous 'od 8 trieth the "ery hearts and reins& DD My help cometh of 'od 8 who preser"eth them that are true of heart& D< 'od is a ri%hteous +ud%e, stron% and patient5 8 and 'od is pro"o$ed e"ery day& D? (f a man will not turn, he will whet his sword5 8 he hath #ent his #ow, and made it ready& D@ He hath prepared for him the instruments of death5 8 he ordaineth his arrows a%ainst the persecutors& D: Behold the un%odly tra"aileth with ini2uity5 8 he hath concei"ed sorrow, and #rou%ht forth un%odliness& DA He hath %ra"en and di%%ed up a pit, 8 and is fallen himself into the destruction that he made for other& DB For his tra"ail shall come upon his own head, 8 and his wic$edness shall fall on his own pate& DC ( will %i"e than$s unto the )ord, accordin% to his ri%hteousness5 8 and ( will praise the Game of the )ord Most Hi%h& ,salm C Domine, Dominus noster .(((

O )ord our 'o"ernor, how excellent is thy Game in all the world5 8 thou
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DE And they that $now thy Game will put their trust in thee5 8 for thou, )ord, hast ne"er failed them that see$ thee& DD O praise the )ord which dwelleth in /ion5 8 show the people of his doin%s& D< For when he ma$eth in2uisition for #lood he remem#ereth them, 8 and
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that hast set thy %lory a#o"e the hea"ensK < Out of the mouth of "ery #a#es and suc$lin%s has thou ordained stren%th, #ecause of thine enemies, 8 that thou mi%htest still the enemy and the a"en%er& ? 0hen ( consider thy hea"ens, e"en the wor$ of thy fin%ers5 8 the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained5 @ 0hat is man that thou art mindful of himI 8 and the /on of Man that thou "isitest himI : hou madest him lower than the an%els 8 to crown him with %lory and worship& A hou ma$est him to ha"e dominion of the wor$s of thy hands5 8 and thou hast put all thin%s in su#1ection under his feet: B All sheep and oxen5 8 yea, and the #easts of the field5 C he fowls of the air and the fishes of the sea5 8 and whatsoe"er wal$eth throu%h the paths of the seas& 9 O )ord our 'o"ernor 8 how excellent is thy Game in all the worldK ,salm 9 Confitebor tibi, Domine, in toto corde meo (;

0()) %i"e than$s unto thee O )OR3 with my whole heart5 8 ( will&&&spea$ of all thy mar"ellous wor$s&

for%etteth not the complaint of the poor& D? Ha"e mercy upon me, O )ord, consider the trou#le which ( suffer of them that hate me, 8 thou that liftest me up from the %ates of death5 D@ hat ( may show all thy praises within the %ates of the dau%hter of /ion: 8 ( will re1oice in thy sal"ation& D: he heathen are sun$ down in the pit that they made5 8 in the same net which they hid pri"ily is their foot ta$en& DA he )ord is $nown to execute 1ud%ment5 8 the un%odly is trapped in the wor$ of his own hands& DB he wic$ed shall #e turned to destruction, 8 and all the people that for%et 'od& DC For the poor shall not alway #e for%otten5 8 the patient a#idin% of the mee$ shall not perish for e"er& D9 Up, )ord, and let not man ha"e the upper hand5 8 let the heathen #e 1ud%ed in thy si%ht& <E ,ut them in fear, O )ord 8 that the heathen may $now themsel"es to #e #ut men& Continue without 'lory #e to the Father ,salm DE Ut quid, Domine, recessisti longe? (;, <D

< ( will #e %lad and re1oice in thee5 8 yea my son%s will ( ma$e of thy Game, O thou Most Hi%hest& ? 0hile mine enemies are dri"en #ac$ 8 they shall fall and perish at thy presence& @ For thou hast maintained my ri%ht and my cause5 8 thou art set in the throne that 1ud%est ri%ht& : hou hast re#u$ed the heathen, and destroyed the un%odly5 8 thou hast put out their name for e"er and e"er& A O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end5 8 e"en as the cities which thou has destroyed: their memorial is perished with them& B But the )ord shall endure for e"er5 8 he hath also prepared his seat for 1ud%ment& C For he shall 1ud%e the world in ri%hteousness 8 and minister true 1ud%ement unto the people& 9 he )ord also will #e a defence for the oppressed, 8 e"en a refu%e in due time of trou#le&

H* standest thou so far off, O )ord 8 and hidest thy face in,,the needful time of trou#leI < he un%odly for his own lust doth persecute the poor: 8 let them #e ta$en in the crafty wiliness that they ha"e ima%ined& ? For the un%odly hath made #oast of his own heartJs desire 8 and spea$eth %ood of the co"etous, whom 'od a#horreth& @ he un%odly is so proud that he careth not for 'od, 8 neither is 'od in all his thou%hts& : His ways are alway %rie"ous5 8 thy 1ud%ments are far a#o"e out of his si%ht, and therefore defieth he all his enemies& A For he hath said in his heart, ush, ( shall ne"er #e cast down, 8 there shall no harm happen unto me& B His mouth is full of cursin%, deceit, and fraud5 8 under his ton%ue is un%odliness and "anity& C He sitteth lur$in% in the thie"ish corners of the streets, 8 and pri"ily in his lur$in% dens doth he murder the innocent5 his eyes are set a%ainst the poor&

9 For he lieth waitin% secretly5 e"en as a lion lur$eth he in his den 8 that he may ra"ish the poor& DE He doth ra"ish the poor 8 when he %etteth him into his net& DD He falleth down and hum#leth himself 8 that the con%re%ation of the poor may
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C For the ri%hteous )ord lo"eth ri%hteousness5 8 his countenance will #ehold the thin% that is 1ust& (n Ad"ent, Antiphon& /tren%then ye the wea$ hands: #e stron%, and say: Behold, your 'od will come and sa"e you, alleluia& Antiphon& Be stron%&
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fall into the hands of his captains& D< He hath said in his heart, ush, 'od hath for%otten 8 he hideth away his face, and he will ne"er see it& D? Arise, O )ord 'od, and lift up thine hand 8 for%et not the poor& D@ 0herefore should the wic$ed #laspheme 'od 8 while he doth say in his heart, ush, thou 'od carest not for itI D: /urely thou hast seen it5 8 for thou #eholdest un%odliness and wron%& DA hat thou mayest ta$e the matter into thy hand 8 the poor committeth himself unto thee5 for thou art the helper of the friendless& DB Brea$ thou the power of the un%odly and malicious 8 ta$e away his un%odliness, and thou shalt find none& DC he )ord is 6in% for e"er and e"er 8 and the heathen are perished out of the land& D9 )ord, thou hast heard the desire of the poor 8 thou preparest their heart, and thine ear hear$eneth thereto5 <E o help the fatherless and poor unto their ri%ht 8 that the man of the earth #e no more exalted a%ainst them& ,salm DD n Domino confido ;

hrou%hout the year, Antiphon& 'od is a 1ust 1ud%e, stron% and patient, and 'od is pro"o$ed e"ery day& Antiphon& hou, O )ord& ,salm D< !alvum me fac, Domine ;(

!), me, )ord, for there is not one %odly man left 8 for the faithful are minished from amon% the children of men&

G the )ord put ( my trust 8 how say ye then to my soul, that she&,should flee as a #ird unto the hillI < For lo, the un%odly #end their #ow, and ma$e ready their arrows within the 2ui"er 8 that they may pri"ily shoot at them which are true of heart& ? For the foundations will #e cast down 8 and what hath the ri%hteous doneI @ he )ord is in his holy temple5 8 the )ordJs seat is in hea"en& : His eyes consider the poor, 8 and his eyelids try the children of men& A he )ord alloweth the ri%hteous: 8 #ut the un%odly, and him that deli%hteth in wic$edness, doth his soul a#hor& B Upon the un%odly he shall rain snares, fire and #rimstone, storm and tempest: 8 this shall #e their portion to drin$&

< hey tal$ of "anity e"ery one with his nei%h#our 8 they do #ut flatter with their lips, and dissem#le in their dou#le heart& ? he )ord shall root out all deceitful lips 8 and the ton%ue that spea$eth proud thin%s5 @ 0hich ha"e said, 0ith our ton%ue will we pre"ail 8 we are they that ou%ht to spea$, who is lord o"er usI : Gow for the comfortless trou#lesJ sa$e of the needy 8 and #ecause of the deep si%hin% of the poor, A ( will up, saith the )ord5 8 and will help e"ery one from him that swelleth a%ainst him, and will set him at rest& B he words of the )ord are pure words5 8 e"en as the sil"er which from the earth is tried, and purified se"en times in the fire& C hou shalt $eep them O )ord5 8 thou shalt preser"e them from this %eneration for e"er& 9 he un%odly wal$ on e"ery side: 8 when they are exalted, the children of men are put to re#u$e& ,salm D? Usquequo, Domine, oblivisceris me? ;((

O0 lon% wilt thou for%et me O )ord, for e"erI 8 how lon% wilt,thou hide thy face from meI < How lon% shall ( see$ counsel in my soul, and #e so "exed in my heartI 8 how lon% shall mine enemy triumph o"er meI ? Consider, and hear me, O )ord my 'od 8 li%hten mine eyes, that ( sleep not in death5 @ )est mine enemy say, ( ha"e pre"ailed a%ainst him 8 for if ( #e cast down, they that trou#le me will re1oice at it& : But my trust is in thy mercy 8 and my heart is 1oyful in thy sal"ation&

A ( will sin% of the )ord, #ecause he hath dealt so lo"in%ly with me5 8 yea, ( will praise the Game of the )ord Most Hi%hest& ,salm D@ Dixit insipiens in corde suo ;(((
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: He that sweareth unto his nei%h#our, and disappointeth him not 8 thou%h it were to his own hindrance& A He that hath not %i"en his money upon usury 8 nor ta$en reward a%ainst the innocent& B 0hoso doeth these thin%s 8 shall ne"er fall& (n Ad"ent, Antiphon& Be stron%, fear not, #ehold your 'od will come with
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H! fool hath said in his heart, 8

here is no 'od&

"en%eance, e"en 'od with a recompense: he will come and sa"e you& < hey are corrupt, and #ecome a#omina#le in their doin%s5 8 there is none that doeth %ood, no not one& ? he )ord loo$ed down from hea"en upon the children of men 8 to see if there were any that would understand, and see$ after 'od& @ But they are all %one out of the way, they are alto%ether #ecome a#omina#le5 8 there is none that doeth %ood, no, not one& : heir throat is an open sepulchre, with their ton%ues ha"e they decei"ed 8 the poison of asps is under their lips& A heir mouth is full of cursin% and #itterness 8 their feet are swift to shed #lood& B 3estruction and unhappiness is in their ways, and the way of peace ha"e they not $nown 8 there is no fear of 'od #efore their eyes& C Ha"e they no $nowled%e, that they are all such wor$ers of mischief 8 eatin% up my people as it were #read, and call not upon the )ordI 9 here were they #rou%ht in %reat fear, e"en where no fear was5 8 for 'od is in the %eneration of the ri%hteous& DE As for you, ye ha"e made a moc$ at the counsel of the poor5 8 #ecause he putteth his trust in the )ord& DD 0ho shall %i"e sal"ation unto (srael out of /ionI 0hen the )ord turneth the capti"ity of his people 8 then shall +aco# re1oice, and (srael shall #e %lad& ,salm D: Domine, quis "abitabit? ;(. Out of /ion shall 'od appear in perfect #eauty& & Our 'od shall come and shall not $eep silence& hrou%hout the year, Antiphon& hou, O 'od, shalt $eep them: thou shalt preser"e him from this %eneration for e"er& ( ha"e thou%ht upon thy name, O )ord, in the ni%ht4season& And ha"e $ept thy law& (n )ent He shall deli"er thee from the snare of the hunter& And from the noisome pestilence& (n ,assiontide, 3eli"er my soul, O 'od, from the sword& My darlin% from the power of the do%& (n !astertide, Antiphon& Alleluia, the stone is rolled away, alleluia5 from the door of the sepulchre, alleluia, alleluia& & he )ord is risen from the tom#, alleluia& 0ho for our sa$es hun% upon the tree, alleluia&

OR3 who shall dwell in thy ta#ernacleI 8 or who shall rest upon thy holy hillI < !"en he that leadeth an uncorrupt life 8 and doeth the thin% which is ri%ht, and spea$eth the truth from his heart& ? He that hath used no deceit in his ton%ue, nor done e"il to his nei%h#our 8 and hath not slandered his nei%h#our& @ He that setteth not #y himself, #ut is lowly in his own eyes 8 and ma$eth much of them that fear the )ord&

After the & of each Gocturn is said Our Fa4 ther& silently until And lead us not into temp4 ta4tion& & But deli"er us from e 4"il& AB/O)U (OG

Hear, O )ord +esus Christ, the prayers of thy ser"ants,

and ha"e mercy upon us: 0ho li"est and rei%nest with the Father and the
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: heir drin$Hofferin%s of #lood will ( not offer 8 neither ma$e mention of their names within my lips& A he )ord himself is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup 8 thou shalt maintain my lot& B he lot is fallen unto me in a fair %round 8 yea, ( ha"e a %oodly herita%e& C ( will than$ the )ord for %i"in% me warnin%5 8 my reins also chasten me in the ni%ht4season&
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Holy 'host, world without end& & Amen Bid, )ord, a #les 4 sin%&

Blessin%& May the #lessin% of the eternal Father rest upon us al 4 ways& & A 4 men& 7 hen are read the )essons with the Responsories, as are assi%ned in the ,roper of the /eason& NBut thou, O )ord as eternal Father5 the rest as alwaysO For the /econd )esson, Blessin%& May the only4#e%otten /on of 'od #less us and help us& &A4 men& For the hird )esson, Blessin%& May the %race of the Holy /pirit enli%hten our senses and hearts& & A4 men& PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP (G H! /!COG3 GOC URG (n Ad"ent, Antiphon& Re1oice %reatly& hrou%hout the year, Antiphon& My %oods& (n !astertide, Antiphon& Alleluia& ,salm DA Conserva me, Domine ;.
,R!/!R.! me, O 'od5 8 for in thee ha"e ( put my trust&

9 ( ha"e set the )ord alway #efore me5 8 for he is on my ri%ht hand, therefore ( shall not fall& DE 0herefore my heart is %lad and my %lory re1oiceth: 8 my flesh also shall rest in hope& DD For whyI thou shalt not lea"e my soul in hell5 8 neither shalt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption& D< hou shalt show me the path of life, in thy presence is the fulness of 1oy, 8 and at thy ri%ht hand there is pleasure for e"ermore& (n Ad"ent, Antiphon& Re1oice %reatly, O dau%hter of +erusalem : #ehold, thy 6in% cometh unto thee5 fear not, O /ion, for thy sal"ation cometh 2uic$ly& Antiphon& Christ our 6in% hrou%hout the year, Antiphon& My %oods are nothin% unto thee5 in thee ha"e ( hoped5 preser"e me, O )ord& Antiphon& Because of the words& ,salm DB #xaudi, Domine, $ustitiam meam ;.(

!AR the ri%ht, O )ord, consider my complaint 8 and hear$en unto my prayer, that %oeth not out of fei%ned lips&

< O my soul, thou hast said unto the )ord 8 hou art my 'od, my %oods are nothin% unto thee& ? All my deli%ht is upon the saints that are in the earth 8 and upon such as excel in "irtue& @ But they that run after another %od 8 shall ha"e %reat trou#le&

< )et my sentence come forth from thy presence5 8 and let thine eyes loo$ upon the thin% that is e2ual& ? hou hast pro"ed and "isited mine heart in the ni%ht season5 thou hast tried me and shalt find no wic$edness in me5 8 for ( am utterly purposed that my mouth shall not offend& @ Because of men-s wor$s, that are done a%ainst the words of thy lips 8 ( ha"e $ept me from the ways of the destroyer& : O hold thou up my %oin%s in thy paths 8 that my footsteps slip not& A ( ha"e called upon thee, O 'od, for thou shalt hear me: 8 incline thine ear to me, and hear$en unto my words& B /how thy mar"ellous lo"in%H$indness, thou that art the /a"iour of them which put their trust in thee 8 from such as resist thy ri%ht hand&

C 6eep me as the apple of an eye5 8 hide me under the shadow of thy win%s& 9 From the un%odly that trou#le me5 8 mine enemies compass me round a#out to ta$e away my soul& DE hey are inclosed in their own fat, 8 and their mouth spea$eth proud thin%s& DD hey lie waitin% in our way on e"ery side 8 turnin% their eyes down to the %round5
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: (n my trou#le ( will call upon the )ord 8 and complain unto my 'od: A /o shall he hear my "oice out of his holy temple, 8 and my complaint shall come #efore him, it shall enter e"en into his ears& B he earth trem#led and 2ua$ed, 8 the "ery foundations also of the hills shoo$ and were remo"ed, #ecause he was wroth& C here went a smo$e out in his presence 8 and a consumin% fire out of his mouth, so that coals were $indled at it&
DB

D< )i$e as a lion that is %reedy of his prey 8 and as it were a lionJs whelp, lur$in% in secret places& D? Up, )ord, disappoint him, and cast him down5 8 deli"er my soul from the un%odly, which is a sword of thine5 D@ From the men of thy hand, O )ord5 from the men, ( say, and from the e"il world5 8 which ha"e their portion in this life, whose #ellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure& D: hey ha"e children at their desire 8 and lea"e the rest of their su#stance for their #a#es& DA But as for me, ( will #ehold thy presence in ri%hteousness5 8 and when ( awa$e up after thy li$eness, ( shall #e satisfied with it& (n Ad"ent, Antiphon& Christ our 6in% cometh, whom +ohn preached, sayin%: Behold the )am# that should come& Antiphon& Behold, ( come& hrou%hout the year, Antiphon& Because of the words of thy lips5 ( ha"e $ept me from the way of the destroyer& Antiphon&& ( will lo"e thee&
And it is not repeated in the ,salm, whch is always done when the Antiphon #e%ins with the first "erse of the ,salm, and then the ,salm #e%ins from the same word where the Antiphon finishes, whether it is to #e said entire, or only #e%un, so lon% as the words are the same, and the Antiphon is to continue with the ,salm&

9 He #owed the hea"ens also, and came down, 8 and it was dar$ under his feet& DE He rode upon the Cheru#im and did fly5 8 he came flyin% upon the win%s of the wind& DD He made dar$ness his secret place, 8 his pa"ilion round a#out him, with dar$ water, and thic$ clouds to co"er him& D< At the #ri%htness of his presence his clouds remo"ed5 8 hail4stones and coals of fire& D? he )ord thundered out of hea"en, and the Hi%hest %a"e his thunder5 8 hail4 stones and coals of fire& D@ He sent out his arrows and scattered them5 8 he cast forth li%htnin%s and destroyed them& D: he sprin%s of waters were seen, and the foundations of the round world were disco"ered, at thy chidin%, O )ord 8 at the #lastin% of the #reath of thy displeasure& DA He sent down from on hi%h to fetch me 8 and too$ me out of many waters& DB He deli"ered me from my stron%est enemy, and from them which hate me 8 for they were too mi%hty for me& DC hey came upon me in the day of my trou#le 8 #ut the )ord was my upholder& D9 He #rou%ht me forth also into a place of li#erty 8 he #rou%ht me forth, e"en #ecause he had a fa"our unto me& <E he )ord shall reward me after my ri%hteous dealin% 8 accordin% to the cleanness of my hands shall he recompense me& <D Because ( ha"e $ept the ways of the )ord 8 and ha"e not forsa$en my 'od, as the wic$ed doth& << For ( ha"e an eye unto all his laws 8 and will not cast out his commandments from me& <? ( was also uncorrupt #efore him 8 and eschewed mine own wic$edness& <@ herefore shall the )ord reward me after my ri%hteous dealin% 8 and accordin% unto the cleanness of my hands in his eyesi%ht& <: 0ith the holy thou shalt #e holy, 8 and with a perfect man thou shalt #e perfect&

,salm DC Diligam te, Domine, fortitudo mea ;.((

0()) lo"e thee, O )ord my stren%th5 he )ord is my stony roc$,,and my defence 8 my /a"iour, my 'od, and my mi%ht, in whom ( will trust5 my #uc$ler, the horn also of my sal"ation, and my refu%e& < ( will call upon the )ord, which is worthy to #e praised5 8 so shall ( #e safe from mine enemies& ? he sorrows of death compassed me, 8 and the o"erflowin%s of un%odliness made me afraid& @ he pains of hell came a#out me5 8 and the snares of death o"ertoo$ me&

<A 0ith the clean thou shalt #e clean, 8 and with the froward thou shalt learn frowardness& <B For thou shalt sa"e the people that are in ad"ersity 8 and shalt #rin% down the hi%h loo$s of the proud& <C hou also shalt li%ht my candle5 8 the )ord my 'od shall ma$e my dar$ness to #e li%ht& <9 For in thee ( shall discomfit an host of men, 8 and with the help of my 'od ( shall leap o"er the wall& ?E he way of 'od is an undefiled way: 8 the word of the )ord also is tried in the
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@B he )ord li"eth, and #lessed #e my stron% helper, 8 and praised #e the 'od of my sal"ation5 @C !"en the 'od that seeth that ( #e a"en%ed 8 and su#dueth the people unto me& @9 (t is he that deli"ereth me from my cruel enemies, and setteth me up a#o"e mine ad"ersaries: 8 thou shalt rid me from the wic$ed man& :E For this cause will ( %i"e than$s unto thee O )ord amon% the 'entiles 8 and sin% praises unto thy Game& :D 'reat prosperity %i"eth he unto his 6in% 8 and showeth lo"in%H$indness unto 3a"id his anointed, and unto his seed for e"ermore&
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fire5 he is the defender of all them that put their trust in him& ?D For who is 'od #ut the )ord 8 or who hath any stren%th except our 'odI ?< (t is 'od that %irdeth me with stren%th of war 8 and ma$eth my way perfect& ?? He ma$eth my feet li$e hartsJ feet 8 and setteth me up on hi%h& ?@ He teacheth mine hands to fi%ht, 8 and mine arms shall #rea$ e"en a #ow of steel& ?: hou hast %i"en me the defence of thy sal"ation5 8 thy ri%ht hand also shall hold me up, and thy lo"in% correction shall ma$e me %reat& ?A hou shalt ma$e room enou%h under me for to %o 8 that my footsteps shall not slide& ?B ( will follow upon mine enemies and o"erta$e them5 8 neither will ( turn a%ain till ( ha"e destroyed them& ?C ( will smite them, that they shall not #e a#le to stand 8 #ut fall under my feet& ?9 hou hast %irded me with stren%th unto the #attle 8 thou shalt throw down mine enemies under me& @E hou hast made mine enemies also to turn their #ac$s upon me, 8 and ( shall destroy them that hate me& @D hey shall cry, #ut there shall #e none to help them 8 yea, e"en unto the )ord shall they cry, #ut he shall not hear them& @< ( will #eat them as small as the dust #efore the wind 8 ( will cast them out as the clay in the streets& @? hou shalt deli"er me from the stri"in%s of the people, 8 and thou shalt ma$e me the head of the heathen& @@ A people whom ( ha"e not $nown 8 shall ser"e me& @: As soon as they hear of me, they shall o#ey me5 8 #ut the stran%e children shall dissem#le with me& @A he stran%e children shall fail 8 and #e afraid out of their prisons&

(n Ad"ent, Antiphon& Behold, ( come 2uic$ly, saith the )ord : and my reward is with me : to %i"e to e"ery man accordin% as his wor$ shall #e& /end, O )ord, the )ord, the ruler of the land& From the Roc$ of the wilderness unto the mount of the dau%hter of /ion& hrou%hout the year, Antiphon& ( will lo"e thee, O )ord my stren%th& hou also shalt li%ht my candle& he )ord my 'od shall ma$e my dar$ness to #e li%ht& (n )ent, He shall defend me under his win%s& And thou shalt #e safe under his feathers& (n ,assiontide, /a"e me, O )ord, from the lion-s mouth& hou hast heard me also from amon% the horns of the unicorns& (n !astertide, Antiphon& Alleluia, woman, whom see$est thouI Alleluia : see$est thou the li"in% amon% the deadI Alleluia, alleluia& he )ord is risen indeed, alleluia& And hath appeared unto /imon, alleluia& Our Father& silently& And lead us not into temptation& But deli"er us from e"il& AB/O)U (OG May his mercy and pity assist us, who li"eth and rei%neth with the Father and the Holy 'host, world without end& Amen& Bid, )ord, a #lessin%& Blessin%& 4 May 'od the Father Almi%hty #e merciful and %racious unto us& Amen& For )esson ", Blessin%&4May Christ %rant unto us the 1oys of eternal life& Amen& For )esson "1, Blessin%&4May 'od $indle the fire of his lo"e in our hearts& &Amen&

PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP (G H! H(R3 GOC URG (n Ad"ent, Antiphon& he An%el 'a#riel& hrou%hout the year, Antiphon& here is no speech& (n !astertide, Antiphon& Alleluia& ,salm D9 Coeli enarrant gloriam Dei ;.((( H! hea"ens declare the %lory of 'od 8 and the firmament ,showeth his handyHwor$& < One day telleth another5 8 and one ni%ht certifieth another&
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hrou%hout the year, Antiphon& here is neither speech nor lan%ua%e : #ut their "oices are heard amon% them& Antiphon& he )ord hear& ,salm <E #xaudiat te Dominus ;(; H! )ord hear thee in the day of trou#le5 8 the Game of the 'od of +aco# defend thee: < /end thee help from the sanctuary 8 and stren%then thee out of /ion: ? Remem#er all thy offerin%s 8 and accept thy #urntHsacrifice:
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? here is neither speech nor lan%ua%e5 8 #ut their "oices are heard amon% them& @ heir sound is %one out into all lands5 8 and their words into the ends of the world& : (n them hath he set a ta#ernacle for the sun 8 which cometh forth as a #ride%room out of his cham#er, and re1oiceth as a %iant to run his course& A (t %oeth forth from the uttermost part of the hea"en, and runneth a#out unto the end of it a%ain5 8 and there is nothin% hid from the heat thereof& B he law of the )ord is an undefiled law, con"ertin% the soul5 8 the testimony of the )ord is sure, and %i"eth wisdom unto the simple& C he statues of the )ord are ri%ht, and re1oice the heart5 8 the commandment of the )ord is pure, and %i"eth li%ht unto the eyes& 9 he fear of the )ord is clean, and endureth for e"er5 8 the 1ud%ements of the )ord are true, and ri%hteous alto%ether& DE More to #e desired are they than %old, yea, than much fine %old 8 sweeter also than honey, and the honeyHcom#& DD Moreo"er #y them is thy ser"ant tau%ht 8 and in $eepin% of them there is %reat reward& D< 0ho can tell how oft he offendethI 8 O cleanse thou me from my secret faults& D? 6eep thy ser"ant also from presumptuous sins, lest they %et the dominion o"er me5 8 so shall ( #e undefiled, and innocent from the %reat offence& D@ )et the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart 8 #e alway accepta#le in thy si%ht, D: O )ord 8 my stren%th, and my redeemer. (n Ad"ent, Antiphon& he An%el 'a#riel spa$e unto Mary, and said : Hail, thou that art full of %race, the )ord is with thee : #lessed art thou amon% women& Antiphon& Mary said&

@ 'rant thee thy heartJs desire 8 and fulfil all thy mind& : 0e will re1oice in thy sal"ation and triumph in the Game of the )ord our 'od: 8 the )ord perform all thy petitions& A Gow $now ( that the )ord helpeth his Anointed, and will hear him from his holy hea"en 8 e"en with the wholesome stren%th of his ri%ht hand& B /ome put their trust in chariots, and some in horses5 8 #ut we will remem#er the Game of the )ord our 'od& C hey are #rou%ht down, and fallen5 8 #ut we are risen, and stand upri%ht& 9 /a"e, )ord, and hear us, O 6in% of hea"en 8 when we call upon thee& (n Ad"ent, Antiphon& Mary said: Cast in thy mind, what manner of salutation this shall #e : for my soul is trou#led, and since ( shall #rin% forth the 6in%, who shall not "iolate the doors of my "ir%inityI Antiphon& (n the Ad"ent& hrou%hout the year, Antiphon& he )ord hear thee in the day of trou#le& Antiphon& he 6in% ,salm <D Domine, in virtute tua ;; H! 6in% shall re1oice in thy stren%th, O )ord5 8 exceedin% %lad shall he #e of thy sal"ation& < hou hast %i"en him his heartJs desire 8 and hast not denied him the re2uest of his lips& ? For thou shalt meet him with the #lessin% of %oodness 8 and shalt set a crown of pure %old upon his head& @ He as$ed life of thee, and thou %a"est him a lon% life 8 e"en for e"er and e"er& : His honour is %reat in thy sal"ation5 8 %lory and %reat wor4ship shalt thou lay upon him&

A For thou shalt %i"e him e"erlastin% felicity 8 and ma$e him %lad with the 1oy of thy countenance& B And whyI #ecause the 6in% putteth his trust in the )ord58 and in the mercy of the Most Hi%hest he shall not miscarry& C All thine enemies shall feel thine hand5 8 thy ri%ht hand shall find out them that hate thee& 9 hou shalt ma$e them li$e a fiery o"en in time of thy wrath 8 the )ord shall destroy them in his displeasure, and the fire shall consume them& DE heir fruit shalt thou root out of the earth 8 and their seed from amon% the
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& But deli"er us from e"il& AB/O)U (OG From the chains of our sins may the almi%hty and merciful )ord loose us& Amen& Bid, )ord, a #lessin%& 4 May the 'ospel )ection #e to us sal"ation and protection& &Amen For )esson "ii1, Blessin%& 4 May the di"ine assistance remain with us always& For )esson ix, Blessin%& 4 May the 6in% of An%els #rin% us to the society of the hea"enly citiQens& Amen&
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children of men& DD For they intended mischief a%ainst thee 8 and ima%ined such a de"ice as they are not a#le to perform& D< herefore shalt thou put them to fli%ht, 8 and the strin%s of thy #ow shalt thou ma$e ready a%ainst the face of them& D? Be thou exalted )ord in thine own stren%th5 8 so will we sin%, and praise thy power& (n Ad"ent, Antiphon& (n the Ad"ent of the most mi%hty 6in% the hearts of men shall #e cleansed, and we shall wal$ worthily in his way: for #ehold, he shall come, and shall not tarry& he )ord cometh forth out of his holy place& He will come and sa"e his people& hrou%hout the year, Antiphon& he 6in% shall re1oice in thy stren%th, O )ord& Be thou exalted, O )ord, in thine own stren%th& /o shall we sin% and praise thy power& (n )ent, His truth shall #e thy shield and #uc$ler& hou shalt not #e afraid for any terror #y ni%ht& (n ,assiontide, & /hut not up my soul with the sinners, O 'od& Gor my life with the #lood4thirsty& (n !astertide, Antiphon& Alleluia, weep not, Mary, alleluia : the )ord is risen, alleluia, alleluia& hen were the disciples %lad, alleluia& & 0hen they saw the )ord, alleluia& Our Father& silently& & And lead us not into temptation&

The following Hymn is said after the ninth Lesson on all Sundays and Feasts only (except on the Feast of the Holy Innocents, when it does not come on a Sunday); on Ferias it is not said. But in Advent, and from Septuagesima until Easter, it is not said except on feasts. But from Easter until Pentecost it is said in the ferial Office also, except on Rogation Monday. When it is not said, in its place is put a ninth or a third Responsory.

THE HYMN OF SS. AMBROSE AND AUGUSTINE

%e Deum &audamus one ii1 R i"&

0!

praise thee,

O 'od: 8we ac$nowled%e thee to #e

the )ord&

All the earth doth worship thee,

the Fath4er

e 4 "er H last 4in%&

o thee all an 4%els cry a4 loud, the Hea"ens, and all the powers therein:

o thee Cheru#yn and /era 4phyn

con4 tin 4 u 4 al 4 ly

do cry:

Ho 4 ly :

Ho 4 ly :

Ho 4 ly :

)ord 'od of

/a 4 #a 4 oth&

hou art

the 6in%

of

'lo 4 ry,

O Christ&

Hea"en and

earth are full

of the ma1 H es 4 ty of thy

%lo 4 ry&

hou art

the e" 4

er 4 last 4 in% /on

of

the

Fa 4 ther&

he %lo4ri4ous com 4pa 4 ny

of
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the

A4pos 4 tles praise thee&

0hen thou too$ 4est

up 4 on thee to de H li" 4 er man ,

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he %ood4ly

fel 4low4 ship

of

the

,ro4 phets praise thee& thou didst not a# 4 hor the .ir 4 %in-s wom#&

he no 4 #le

ar 4

my

of

Mar 4

tyrs praise thee& 0hen thou hadst o" 4 er 4 come the sharp 4 ness of death,

he holy Church throu%h4out

all the world

doth ac$nowled%e thee5 thou didst open the 6in%4dom of hea"en to all #eHlie4"ers&

he Fa 4 ther

of

an

in4

fi4 nite M a4 1es 4 ty, hou sittest at the ri%ht hand of 'od, in the %lo 4ry of the Father&

hine hon 4 our 4 a 4 #le,

true, and on 4 ly /on5 0e #e 4 lie"e that thou shalt come to #e our +ud%e&

Al 4 so

the Ho 4 ly 'host the Com4 fort4 er& 0e there 4 fore pray thee help thy ser 4 "ants

whom thou

hast

re 4 deem 4 ed

with thy pre 4 cious #lood&

O )ord, let thy mercy li%hten up4on us,

as

our

trust is in thee&

Ma$e them to #e num#er 4 ed

with thy /aints, in %lory

e"er4lastin%&

O )ord, in thee ha"e (

trust

ed5

O )ord, sa"e thy peo 4 ple,

and #less thine

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her 4 it 4 a%e&

let me ne" 4 er

#e con

4 found
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ed&

AT LAUDS
'o" 4 ern them, and lift them up for e" 4 er&

3ay

#y

day

we

ma%

4 ni 4 fy

thee5

O
O

'O3, ma$e speed to )ord, ma$e haste to

sa"e me& help me&

And

we

wor 4 ship thy Game

e" 4 er

world with 4 out end& & 'lory #e to the Father, and to the /on, and to the Ho 4 ly 'host&

.ouch 4 safe,

O )ord, to $eep us

this

day

with 4 out

sin&

&

As it was in the #e%innin%, is now, and e"er shall #e, world without end& Amen& Al 4 le 4 lu4 ia or ,raise #e to thee, O )ord, 6in% of eternal %lory, accordin% to the season&

O )ord, ha"e mercy upon

us,

ha"e mer 4 cy

up 4 on

us&

From the /unday after the Octa"e of the !piphany until /eptua%esima, and from the Octa"e of ,entecost until Ad"ent, Antiphon& one "1&

Al 4 le 4

lu 4 ia&

e&

(n !astertide, Antiphon&

one "ii1,D&

< My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also lon%eth after thee 8 in a #arren and dry land where no water is& ? hus ha"e ( loo$ed for thee in the sanctuary 8 that ( mi%ht #ehold thy power and %lory& @ For thy lo"in%H$indness is #etter than the life itself: 8 my lips shall praise thee& : As lon% as ( li"e will ( ma%nify thee in this manner 8 and lift up my hands in thy Game& A My soul shall #e satisfied, e"en as it were with marrow and fatness 8 when my mouth praiseth thee with 1oyful lips& B Ha"e ( not remem#ered thee in my #ed 8 and thou%ht upon thee when ( was wa$in%I C Because thou hast #een my helper5 8 therefore under the shadow of thy win%s will ( re1oice& 9 My soul han%eth upon thee5 8 thy ri%ht hand hath upholden me&
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Al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia&

u o u a e&

,salm 9? Dominus regnavit, decorem indutus est ;C(( H! )ord is 6in%, and hath put on %lorious apparel5 8 the )ord

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,hath put on his apparel, and %irded himself with stren%th& < He hath made the round world so sure, 8 that it cannot #e mo"ed& ? !"er since the world #e%an hath thy seat #een prepared: 8 thou art from e"erlastin%& @ he floods are risen, O )ord, the floods ha"e lift up their "oice5 8 the floods lift up their wa"es& : he wa"es of the sea are mi%hty and ra%e horri#ly5 8 #ut yet the )ord, who dwelleth on hi%h, is mi%htier& A hy testimonies, O )ord, are "ery sure: 8 holiness #ecometh thine house for e"er& ,salm DEE 'ubilate Deo, omnis terra ;C(;

DE hese also that see$ the hurt of my soul, 8 they shall %o under the earth& DD )et them fall upon the ed%e of the sword 8 that they may #e a portion for foxes& D< But the 6in% shall re1oice in 'od5 all they also that swear #y him shall #e commended5 8 for the mouth of them that spea$ lies shall #e stopped& Here is not said, 'lory #e to the Father& ,salm AB Deus misereatur nostri );.(

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O3 #e merciful unto us, and #less us 8 and show us the li%ht of,,his countenance, and #e merciful unto us5 < hat thy ways may #e $nown upon earth, 8 thy sa"in% health amon% all nations& ? )et the people praise thee, O 'od5 8 yea, let all the people praise thee& @ O let the nations re1oice and #e %lad5 8 for thou shalt 1ud%e the fol$ ri%hteously, and %o"ern the nations upon earth& : )et the people praise thee, O 'od5 8 yea, let all the people praise thee& A hen shall the earth #rin% forth her increase5 8 and 'od, e"en our own 'od, shall %i"e us his #lessin%& B 'od shall #less us5 8 and all the ends of the world shall fear him& hrou%hout the year, Antiphon&

B! 1oyful in the )ord, all ye lands: 8 ser"e the )OR3 with %ladness, and come #efore his presence with a son%& < Be ye sure that the )ord he is 'od5 8 it is he that hath made us, and not we oursel"es5 8 we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture& ? O %o your way into his %ates with than$s%i"in%, and into his courts with praise5 8 #e than$ful unto him and spea$ %ood of his Game& @ For the )ord is %racious, his mercy is e"erlastin%5 8 and his truth endureth from %eneration to %eneration& ,salm A? Deus, Deus meus );((

O 'O3, thou art my 'od5 8 early will ( see$ thee&

Al 4 le 4 Antiphon&

lu 4 ia,

al 4 le 4

lu 4 ia& one "ii1,D

At the 6in%-s commandment& (n !astertide, Antiphon&

o u a e&

? O ye 0aters that #e a#o"e the firmament #less ye the )ord: 8 O all ye ,owers of the )ord, #less ye the )ord& @ O ye /un and Moon, #less ye the )ord: 8 O ye /tars of hea"en, #less ye the )ord& : O ye /howers and 3ew, #less ye the )ord: 8 O ye 0inds of 'od, #less ye the )ord& A O ye Fire and Heat, #less ye the )ord: 8 O ye 0inter and /ummer, #less ye the )ord& B O ye 3ews and Frosts, #less ye the )ord: 8 O ye Frost and Cold, #less ye the )ord& C O ye (ce and /now, #less ye the )ord: 8 O ye Gi%hts and 3ays, #less ye the )ord& 9 O ye )i%ht and 3ar$ness, #less ye the )ord: 8 O ye )i%htnin%s and Clouds, #less ye the )ord& DE O let the earth #less the )ord: 8 yea, let it praise him and ma%nify him for e"er&

Al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia,

al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia ,
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al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia5
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al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia,

al 4 le 4

lu 4 ia,

al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia5

DD O ye Mountains and Hills, #less ye the )ord: 8 O all ye 'reen hin%s upon the earth, #less ye the )ord& D< O ye 0ells, #less ye the )ord: 8 O ye /eas and Floods, #less ye the )ord& D? O ye 0hales, and all that mo"e in the waters, #less ye the )ord: 8 O all ye Fowls of the air, #less ye the )ord& D@ O all ye Beasts and Cattle, #less ye the )ord: 8 O ye Children of Men, #less ye the )ord& D: O let (srael #less the )ord: 8 praise him, and ma%nify him for e"er& DA O ye ,riests of the )ord, #less ye the )ord: 8 O ye /er"ants of the )ord, #less ye the )ord& DB O ye /pirits and /ouls of the Ri%hteous, #less ye the )ord: 8 O ye holy and hum#le Men of heart, #less ye the )ord& DC O Ananias, AQarias, and Misael, #less ye the )ord: 8 praise him, and ma%nify him for e"er& D9 )et us #less the Father, and the /on, and the Holy 'host: 8 praise him, and ma%nify him for e"er& <E Blessed art thou, O )ord, in the firmament of hea"en: 8 and to #e praised, and %lorified, and ma%nified for e"er& Here is not said 'lory #e to the Father, nor Amen& (n other Canticles they are said&

al 4 Antiphon&

le 4 lu 4 ia,

al 4 le 4

lu 4 ia, one "1&

al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia&

Christ is ri 4 sen& he /on% of the hree Children

! u

o u

e& 3an& ?

Benedicite, omnia opera

A)) ye 0or$s of the )ord, #less ye the )ord: 8 praise him, and ma%nify him for e"er& < O ye An%els of the )ord, #less ye the )ord: 8 O ye Hea"ens, #less ye the )ord&

hrou%hout the year, Antiphon& ? ,raise him, sun and moon: 8 praise him, all ye stars and li%ht& @ ,raise him, all ye hea"ens 8 and ye waters that #e a#o"e the hea"ens& At the $in%-s commandment, the three children were cast into : )et them praise the Game of the )ord 8 for he spa$e the word, and they were made5 he commanded, and they were created& A He hath made them fast for e"er and e"er 8 he hath %i"en them a law which shall not #e #ro$en& B ,raise the )ord upon earth 8 ye dra%ons, and all deeps& C Fire and hail, snow and "apours 8 wind and storm, fulfillin% his word& 9 Mountains and all hills 8 fruitful trees and all cedars& Blessed #e our 'od& (n !astertide, Antiphon&
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the furnace, fearin% not the flames of the fire, Antiphon&

#ut

say 4 in%, one "ii1,D

Al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia&

! u o u a e&

DE Beasts and all cattle 8 worms and feathered fowls& DD 6in%s of the earth and all people 8 princes and all 1ud%es of the world5

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Christ is ri 4 sen from the %ra"e, who de 4 li 4

"er 4 ed

D< *oun% men and maidens, old men and children, praise the Game of the )ord 8 for his Game only is excellent, and his praise a#o"e hea"en and earth& D? He shall exalt the horn of his people5 all his saints shall praise him 8 e"en the children of (srael, e"en the people that ser"eth him& Here is not said, 'lory #e to the Father& ,salm D@9 Cantate Domino canticum novum C;)(;

the three children from the #urnin% Antiphon&

fier4 y furnace, al4le4luia&

O /(G' unto the )ord a new son%5 8 let the con%re%ation of saints praise him &

Al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia&

e&&

< )et (srael re1oice in him that made him, 8 and let the children of /ion #e 1oyful in their 6in%& ? )et them praise his Game in the dance: 8 let them sin% praises unto him with ta#ret and harp& @ For the )ord hath pleasure in his people 8 and helpeth the mee$Hhearted& : )et the saints #e 1oyful with %lory5 8 let them re1oice in their #eds& A )et the praises of 'od #e in their mouth5 8 and a twoHed%ed sword in their hands5 B o #e a"en%ed of the nations 8 and to re#u$e the peoples5

,salm D@C &audate Dominum C;).(((

O ,RA(/! the )ord of hea"en: 8 praise him in the hei%ht&

< ,raise him, all ye an%els of his: 8 praise him, all his host&

C o #ind their $in%s in chains 8 and their no#les with lin$s of iron5 9 hat they may #e a"en%ed of them, as it is written, 8 /uch honour ha"e all his saints& Here is not said, 'lory #e to the Father ,salm D:E &audate Dominum C)
O ,RA(/! 'od in his holiness 8 praise him in the firmament of his power&

Blessin%, and %lory, and wisdom, and than$s%i"in%, and honour, and power, and mi%ht, #e unto our 'od for e"er and e"er& Amen& & han$s #e to 'od& his response is made at the end of all Chapters& he followin% hymn is said from the Octa"e of the !piphany until the first /unday of )ent, and from the /unday nearest to the first of Octo#er until Ad"ent& Hymn (eterne )erum Conditor Mode i"

< ,raise him in his no#le acts 8 praise him accordin% to his excellent %reatness& ? ,raise him in the sound of the trumpet 8 praise him upon the lute and harp& @ ,raise him in the cym#als and dances 8 praise him upon the strin%s and pipe& : ,raise him upon the well4tuned cym#als 8 praise him upon the loud cym#als& A )et e"erythin% that hath #reath 8 praise the )ord&
?@

Ma$er of all, eternal 6in%, < Gow the shrill coc$ proclaims the day, 0ho day and ni%ht a#out dost #rin%: And calls the sun-s awa$enin% ray, 0ho weary mortals to relie"e, he wanderin% pil%rim-s %uidin% li%ht, 3ost in their times the seasons %i"e: hat mar$s the watches ni%ht #y ni%ht&
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hrou%hout the year, Antiphon&

? Roused at the note, the mornin% star A Gew hope his clarion note awa$es, Hea"en-s dus$y "eil uplifts afar: /ic$ness the fee#le frame forsa$es, Gi%ht-s "a%rant #ands no lon%er roam, he ro##er sheathes his lawless sword, But from their dar$ ways hie them home& Faith to the fallen is restored&

Al 4 le 4 lu 4 (n !astertide, Antiphon&

ia,

al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia,

al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia&

@ he encoura%ed sailor-s fears are o-er, B )oo$ on us, +esus, when we fall, he foamin% #illows ra%e no more: And with thy loo$ our souls recall5 )oK e-en the "ery Church-s Roc$ (f thou #ut loo$, our sins are %one, Melts at the crowin% of the coc$ And with due tears our pardon won& : O let us then li$e men arise5 C he coc$ re#u$es our slum#erin% eyes , Bestirs who still in sleep would lie, And shames who would their )ord deny& /hed throu%h our hearts thy piercin% ray Our souls- dull slum#er dri"e away hy name #e first on e"ery ton%ue, o thee our earliest praises sun%&

Al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia,

al 4 le 4 lu 4 ia,

al 4

le 4 lu 4 ia&

he followin% Chapter is said on /undays from the second /unday after the !piphany until /eptua%esima, and from the third /unday after ,entecost until Ad"ent& Chapter Re"& B

9 All laud to 'od the Father #e, All praise, eternal /on, to thee5 All %lory, as is e"er meet, o 'od the Holy ,araclete

men

he followin% hymn is said from the Octa"e of ,entecost to the first /unday of Octo#er& Hymn #cce $am noctis Mode i"

B)!/4

/!3 #e the )ord 'od of (s4 ra 4el5 8 for he hath "isit4ed and

re4deem 4 ed his peo 4 ple5

one i1&

)OK the dim shadows of the ni%ht are wanin%5 Radiantly %lowin%, dawn of day returneth5 Fer"ent in spirit, to the mi%hty Father ,ray we de"outly& < /o shall our ma$er, of his %reat compassion, Banish all sic$ness, $indly health #estowin%5 And may he %rant us, of a Father-s %oodness, Mansions in hea"en&
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B)!//!3

#e the )ord 'od of (srael5 8 for he hath S"isit4ed and

re4deem 4 ed his peo4ple5

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? his he "ouchsafe us, 'od for e"er #lessed, Father eternal, /on, and Holy /pirit, 0hose is the %lory which throu%h all creation !"er resoundeth&

one ii1, D&

B)!//!3 #e the )ord

A 4 men& hrou%hout the year,

'od of (s4rael5 8

for he hath "isited and

redeem 4 ed his people5 he )ord is 6in%, and hath put on %lorious appar 4 el& & he )ord hath put on his apparel, and %irded himself with stren%th& From /eptua%esima to )ent, & )ord, thou hast #een our re 4 fu%e& & From one %eneration to ano 4 ther& (n Ad"ent, )ent, ,assiontide, and !astertide, ,roper Hymns and & On Benedictus, ,roper Antiphon& /t& )u$e i& AC Benedictus Dominus Deus srael one 1, D&

one i", D

B)!//!3 #e the )ord 'od

of (s 4ra4el5 8 for he hath "isited and

re4deem4 ed his peo4ple5

one "&

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holy ,rophets, 8 which ha"e #een

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re4 deem 4 ed his peo4ple5

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since the world #e%an5

D<@AC ?B D:ABC <?

@ hat we should #e sa 4 "ed from our en4emies, 8 and from the hands of all that hate us&
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: o perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, 8 and to remem#er his ho 4 ly co"enant5
D<@AC ?B :S

redeem 4 ed his peo4ple5

A o perform the oath which he sware to our fore 4 fa4ther A#raham, 8

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that he would %i"e us5

D<@AC ?B
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B hat we #ein% deli"ered out of the hand of our en4emies 8 mi%ht one "i1, D
@ D:ABC <?

ser"e him with4out fear5

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:S

@ D:ABC

<? D<@AC ?B :S

C (n holiness and ri%h4teous4ness #efore him, 8 all the days of our life&

B)!//4!3

#e the )ord 'od of (s4ra4el5 8 for he hath "isited and

9 And thou, child, shalt #e called the ,ro4phet of the Hi%hest: 8 for thou
S
@ D:ABC <?

shalt %o #efore the face of the )ord, to

D<@AC <?

pre4pare his ways5

?B :S @:B DAC

DE o %i"e $nowled%e of sal"ation un 4 to his people 8 for the remis4sion redeemed his peo4 ple5 one "ii1, D& of their sins,
DA <@BC @ AC D:B <? D<@AC ?B : S DA <?B@C @ D:ABC < S : ? @ DABC <? S ? S : S

DD hrou%h the tender mer 4 cy of our 'od5 8 where#y the 3ayHsprin% from

B)!//!3

on hi%h hath "i 4 si4 ted us5 #e the )ord 'od of (s4ra4el5 8 for he hath S "i4sited and D< o %i"e li%ht to them that sit in dar$ness, and in the shad4ow of death, 8 and to %uide our feet in 4 to the way of peace& D? 'lory #e to the Fa 4 ther and to the /on, 8 and to the Holy 'host5

D<@AC D:ABC <?

?BS

D@ As it was in the #e%innin%, is now and e"4 er shall #e, 8 world with4 out end& Amen&

hen the Antiphon is said, and the ,roper Collect, and after it, if there occur on that day any simple feast, commemoration is made of it& Finally Lif the season re2uire itM the commemorations are made of /& Mary, of the Apostles, and of the ,atron of the Church in order amon% the other commemorations accordin% to its di%nity, and in the last place of ,eace, as #elow in .espers of /aturday& At the end, if the choir is to #e left, is said one of the Antiphons of Blessed Mary, to #e found #elow at the end of Compline& PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
L,salm << Deus ,Deus meus,Friday at ,rime, p& @?M L,salm <? Dominus regit me, hursday at ,rime, p& @<M L,salm <@ Domini est terra, Monday at ,rime, p& ?CM L,salm <: L,salm *+ (d te,Domine, uesday at ,rime,p& ?9M

'udica me, 0ednesday at ,rime, p& @DM

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