Come, Holy Ghost, and fill the hearts of Thy faithful people, and kindle in them the fire of Thy love: Thou, Who

divers tongues gatherest together the nations in the u- ni-ty of the faith. Hal- le- lu-jah! Hal-le-lu-jah!

The Lord is my Strength and my He is the saving | strength of | His a- | Shield; my heart trusted in Him, and

I am helpéd: || therefore my heart Save Thy people, and bless.. Thine greatly rejoiceth; and with my song | in-heritance: || feed them also, and will I praise Him. lift them up for | ever.

Psalm 30. Exaltabo te, Domine.

To the end that my glory may sing O Lord my God, I will give thanks.. praise to Thee, and not be silent; || unto | Thee for- ever.

*Psalm 31. In te, Domine, speravi.

V. 21st S. a. Trinity, Ant. 57.

Chants, 143. 17.

IN THEE, O Lord, do I put my Into Thine hand I com- mit trust; let me never be a- | shamed: || spirit; || Thou hast redeemed me, deliver me in Thy | righteous-ness. Lord God of | truth.

Bow down Thine ear to me; de-liver.. me | speedily; | be Thou my strong Rock, for a house.. of de- | fence to

save me.

For Thou art my Rock | and my | Fortress; therefore for Thy Name's sake lead.. me, and | guide | me.

Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; || for | Thou | art my strength.

I have hated them that regard ly ing | vani--ties; || but I trust in the Lord.

I will be glad and rejoice in Thy mercy; for Thou hast con- | sidered..my | trouble;|| Thou hast known my soul in adversi--ties;

And hast not shut me up into the | hand.. of the | ene--my; || Thou hast set my foot.. in a | large | room.

II. Miserere mei, Domine.

V. 22d S. a. Trin. Ant. 35.
HAVE mercy upon me, O Lord,
for I am in trouble; || mine eye is con-
sumed with grief.

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing; || my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and

• Old chuch usage omits the Antiphon with this Psalm.

Chants, 89. 108.

my bones | are con-|suméd.

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbors, and a fear to mine ac- quaintance; || they that did | see.. me with-out fled | from me.

69

Holy, Holy, Ho ly, Lord God Al-mighty: Which was, and is, and is

Make Thy face to shine up

sake.

I am forgotten as a dead man | out of mind; I am | like a | broken | vessel. servant; || save me | for Thy For I have heard the slander of many; fear was on every | side; || while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take a-way my life.

But I trusted in Thee, O Lord; I said, Thou art my God.

My times are in Thy | hand: || deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that | perse--cute | me.

on Thy | mercies' |

Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called.. up- on Thee; let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be| silent | in the grave.

Let the lying lips be put to | silence; || which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuous- | ly a- | gainst the righteous.

III. Quam magna multitudo dulcedinis.

V. 23d S. a. Trin. Ant. 43.

O HOW great is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; which Thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee be- fore the sons of men.

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of Thy presence from the pride of man; || Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

Blessed | be the Lord; | for He hath shewed me His marvellous kindness | in a strong city.

Chants, 97. 107.

For I said in my haste, I am cut off from be- fore Thine | eyes; || nevertheless Thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto | Thee.

O love the Lord, all | ye His | saints; for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully re- | wardeth.. the proud | doer.

Be of good courage; and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that] hope.. in the Lord.

M. 1st S. in Lent, Ant. 41. 53.
V. Humiliation, Ant. 31.
BLESSED is he whose transgres-
sion is for-given; || whose | sin | is
cover--ed.

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not in-liqui-- ty; and in whose spirit.. there is no | guile. When I kept | silence; my bones. waxed old through my roaring | all the day long.

For day and night Thy hand was | heavy..up-on me: || my moisture is turned into.. the drought of summer. I I acknowledged my sin | unto | Thee; and mine iniquity | have I not | hid.

I said, I will confess my transgressions unto.. the Lord; || and Thou forgavest the in-liqui--ty of my sin.

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto Thee in a time when Thou | mayest.. be found: || surely in the floods

Beati,

quorum.

Chants, 20. 41. 122. of great waters they shall not come | nigh.. unto | him.

Thou art my hiding-place; Thou shalt pre- | serve.. me from trouble; || Thou shalt compass me a-bout with songs.. of de-liver--ance.

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt | go; || I will guide thee with mine | eye.

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have | no.. under- | standing; || whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near | unto

thee.

Many sorrows shall | be.. to the wicked; but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

Be glad in the Lord, and re- | joice, ye | righteous; || and shout for joy, all | ye.. that are | upright.. in | heart. Psalm 33. Exultate, justi, in Dominum.

V. 3d S. a. Epiph. Ant. 45.
RE-joice in the Lord, O ye |

Chants, 57-59. 111. Praise the Lord with harp; sing

righteous; for praise is | comely for unto Him with the psaltery and "an |

the upright.

instru--ment of ten | strings.

Sing unto Him a | new | song: || play | hath chosen | for His own in- | herit--ance. skilfully with a loud noise.

The Lord looketh.. from heaven; right:||| He beholdeth | all the sons of men. truth. From the place of His habi-tation... judg- || He | looketh || upon all the in- | habi-good-tants | of the earth.

Blessed is the nation whose | God.. is Let Thy mercy, O Lord, | be up-] on the Lord; and the people whom He us; || according as we hope in Thee.