HOLY VOLY Spirit, source of gladness, O'er our weariness and sadness Breathe thy life and shed thy light! Banish all our fears at length, Let that love which knows no measure, Man can wish or God can send; Third Sunday. Deus misercatur.-Psalm lxvii. NOD be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show GOD us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us; That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all the people praise thee. O let the nations rejoice and be glad; for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Let the people praise thee, O God; yea, let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth bring forth her increase; and God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the world shall fear him. PR RAISE to thee, thou great Creator! Father, Source of all compassion, is thine: Hail the God of our salvation! Praise him for his love divine. For ten thousand blessings given, For the hope of future joy, Sound his praise through earth and heaven, Joyfully on earth adore him, Till in heaven our songs we raise; PRAISE Fourth Sunday. Benedic, anima mea.-Psalm ciii. RAISE the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, praise his holy Name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities; Who saveth thy life from destruction, and crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness. O praise the Lord, ye Angels of his, ye that excel in strength; ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his word. O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye servants of his that do his pleasure. O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion: praise thou the Lord, L Or this Hymn:' PRAYER IN AFFLICTION. 8s & 7s. IGHT of those whose dreary dwelling Come, and by thy love's revealing, Promised to thy ransomed race; THE Fifth Sunday. Dominus regit me.—Psalm xxiii. HE Lord is my shepherd; therefore can I lack nothing. He shall feed me in a green pasture, and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. He shall convert my soul, and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for his Name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me. Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me; thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full. But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. Or this Hymn: GOD OUR SHEPHERD. 11s. HE Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall I know: THE Lord is my no want shallest, He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow; Restores me when wandering, redeems when oppressed. Through the valley and shadow of death though I stray, Since thou art my guardian, no evil I fear; Thy rod shall defend thee, thy staff be my stay, No harm can befall with my Comforter near. In the midst of affliction my table is spread; Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God, NEW TESTAMENT HYMNS. After reading from the New Testament, at the close of which the Minister shall say, "Here endeth this Reading of the New Testament," one of the following Hymns shall be sung: MY I. Magnificat.-St. Luke i. Y soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold! from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and Holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. |