€DV. VI. BIBLIOT#€CA€ a otfrinatpf our* of draper ACCOllDING^TO+THEUSEOF 2TtieIUaftrtottjS § €xttVLtnt C&ur$ of Saturn- fortkeprmcipalFESTIVALS & SEASONS; with tlue appropi LateMUSlCAL INTONATION &MEL ODIE S , Togetherwilli HYMNS, and other DE V OT1 ON S,from Ancient EnglifhT ources, andthemor eimportaiit vari- ations of tlie Y OllK anclHEEEF E D tries . AL S 0, C&e %ixmv0iw[& of *e3Deaii, TE AN SLAT ED AND ARRANGED, FOE PRIVATE, OR CffiN OB1AL USE. Witk E xplanat oiy Note s and C ommejil s . lMritedandf oldbyjofept) atMs Dwelling honfeiiiAlderfgate Street^witlxintlie City of London. Aiidfoidalfo atJais Shop,78.NewBoncLSta*eetin. tke City of WejiTninfter. MDCCC,L11. Ima permutat brevis hora summis. Earth one brief hour doth elevate to heaven. |[ TO THE DEVOUT READER. You have here the framework, and many of the particulars of that noble Service which for many centuries was, in the celebrated Church of Sarum, offered to God and our Redeemer, by the brother- hood of Clergy and Canons attached to that Cathe- dral ; and was alfo ufed throughout all the South of England and in Ireland. It is in fubftance the fame, (with feveral additions indeed, and fome variety of detail), as that which S. Auguftine introduced into England, but which did not finally become arranged and confolidated into the form of the Breviary until fubfequently to the year of our Lord 1200. The tranflation is taken, not without collation of MSS.,* from the printed Breviaries")" of the early part of the 1 6th century : mainly from that un- abbreviated and more complete edition, printed in folio, by Byrkman, at Paris, in 1516, and again by C. Chevallon, in 1531; which, Itated in the title page to be "Breviarium feu Horarium domejikum five Choro Ecclefiajlico deferviens," we may prefume was that verfion actually in ufe in the Cathedral. This moreover contains the Legenda entire, and nearly agrees with the lateft and moft complete MSS. A revifed tranflation of the Pfalms (which differ little from the ordinary Vulgate) was ine- vitable, on account of the manner in which, throughout, they, as is well known, enter into the Antiphons, Refponfes, and Petitions, to which the proper mufical notation had to be attached. This is founded on the Douay as now ufed, with an efpecial reference to the Englifh Prayer-book ver- fion. The mufical notation is taken nearly litera- tim, as well as a few of the Rubrics, from three MSS., — 1. A noble noted Breviary, of large folio fize, of the early part of the 15th century, nearly perfect, belonging to the Bifliop of Salifbury, called the Arlyngham MS., becaufe originally written for Walter Long, of Arlyngham or Erlyngham, Clerk, whofe obit is therein recorded. 2. An equally fine folio MS., unfortunately imperfecl, of later date, (Lanfdowne MSS. 463, Brit. Muf.) of Sarum ufe, but apparently written for Norwich Cathedral. 3. An accurate and beautiful MS., in fmall folio, (Arundel MSS. 130, ibid.) of Sarum ufe, dated 1445, with the Percy arms in the corner of the firft page. The Melodies for the Hymns are from thefe fame MSS., collated with a Hymnal of the 14th century, (Harleian MSS. 2951) as far as that contains them, and the printed editions. In order to make the volume as complete as poffible in itfelf, moft of the Hymns, Collects, and Vefper Refponfories from the Proper of The Time have been added ; and within brackets from the Anglo-Saxon Pfalters, the ancient titles to the Pfalms, and the Orifons appended to them in King Athelftan's book, (MSS. Cotton. Galba A. xviii.) which have never before been publifhed. The Anglo-Saxon Hymns tranflated, are from that very complete collection publiflied by Darling, London, 1850, from the fources therein men- tioned. It may be proper to obferve that the titles here given to them (fcil. " Canterbury," " Nor- wich," "Worcefter,") do not indicate that they were the ordinary hymnody of thofe diocefes, but only that they were ufed in certain churches and religious communities within them. Much aflift- ance has alfo been derived from the Latin edition of the Sarum Pfalter, publiihed by Leflie, London, 1842 ; and laftly, heartfelt thanks muft be given to many kind friends for very effeftual aid. May this Book aflift their devotions, and the devotion of many others, and profit the fouls of all that ufe it ; and may thofe who do fo ever remember to offer a prayer for him who tranflated it. J. D. C. £}uinquagejima, 1852. * There are fome eight or ten of thefe MSS. of the J^tb and I $tb centuries, many of them perfeB, in the Harleian, Cottonian, and Old Royal Libraries, in the Britijh Mufeum. ■j" Between the years 1495 and 1557 were publijbed upwards of 100 editions of the Sarum Breviary, 87 of The Miffal, and more than 110 of the Horte or Enchiridion, which was a book of private devotion. THE HOURS OF THE CROSS. HOR./E CRUCIS. [Ad Matutinas. De Cruce. Patris Sapientia, Veritas Divina, Deus Homo, captus eft Hora Matutina, A notis difcipulis cito derelidtus, A Judasis venditus, traditus, afflictus. Ad Primam. Hora Prima duftus eft Jefus ad Pilatum, Fallis teftimoniis multum accufatum ; In collo percutiunt manibus ligatum : Vultum Dei confpuunt Lumen cceli gratum. Ad Tertiam. Crucifige ! clamitant Hora Tertiarum, Illufus induitur vefte purpurarum ; Caput Ejus pungitur corona fpinarum ; Crucem portat humeris ad locum poenarum. Ad Sextant. Hora Sexta Jefus eft Cruci conclavatus, Atque cum latronibus pendens deputatus ; Prae tormentis fitiens felle faturatus, Agnus crimen diluit fic ludificatus. Ad Nonatn. Hora Nona Dominus Jefus expiravit, Heli ! clamans Animam Patri commendavit 5 Latus Ejus lancea miles perforavit, Terra tunc contremuit et fol obfcuravit. THE HOURS OF THE CROSS. At Matins. He that is the great profound Sapience And Divine Truth of The Father on high, Which for mankind of his benevolence, Himfelf hath made both God and man jointly, Was fold and bought by the Jews traitoroufly. And about Midnight perturbed and taken, And of his difciples anon forfaken. At Prime. The Firft Hour in the morning early, Unto their judge, called Pilate, the Jews, Jefu with his hands bounden they carry, Where many a falfe witnefs did Him accufe. In his neck they Him fmite, his Body they bruife, They fpytte and defile there his godly Face, The Light of Heaven replete with all grace. At Terce. About three hours after the fun began to fpring, All the Jews cry Jefu to crucify ; And in fcorn they clothed Him with purple clothing. And inftead of a crown on his head they tye A wreath of thorn that pricked cruelly. And led Him forth to the place where He died, With a great huge Crofs on his moulders laid. At Sext. The Sixth Hour fpringing before the midday, Jefu hand and foot to the Crofs they nailed, With the fhamefuleft death that they contrive may. In defpite between two thieves Him hanged. When that they thought that for pain He thirfted, His thirft for to quench they proffered Him gall. This Lamb thus illuded bought our fins all. At None. Our merciful Lord Jefu, God's Son, Calling unto His Father Almighty, Yielded up his Soul, and full upon None, The fpirit departed that bleffed Body. [ly, The fun waxed dark, the earth quaked wondrouf- Great marvellous things to behold and hear ! And yet a knight pierced his heart with a fpear. 2 The Hours of the Cro/s. Ad Vefperas. De Cruce deponitur Hora Vefpertina, Fortitudo latuit in mente divina ; Talem mortem fubiit vitas medicina, Heu ! corona glorise jacuit fupina. Ad Completorium. Hora Completorii datur fepulturae, Corpus Chrifti nobile, fpes vitae futurae ; Conditur aromate, complentur fcriptura?, Jugi fit memoria Mors haec mihi curae. Has Horas Canonicas cum devotione, Tibi, Chrifte, recolo pia ratione ; Ut ficut Tu paflus es pcenas in Agone, Sic labori confonans confors fim coronae. a At Vefpers. The dead Body of Chrift, that Blefled Man, From the Crofs was loofed, and taken away At Even-fong time ; but alas ! where was then His crown of glory and great ftrength that day ? Full (prewly) lurely within the Godhead it lay. Yet would He his cruel death fuffer thus, The true medicine of life to bring to us. At Compline. The hope of our life ever to indure, Of Jefu the noble and bleffed Body, At Compline time was brought to fepulture, Spiced and adorned fragrant and fweetly. Of Scripture complete was then The Myftery. Therefore, Jefu, grant we thy Wounds tender, And thy Death bufily ftill to remember. b O BlefTed Chrift, thefe Hours Canonical To Thee I offer with meek devotion ; For as Thou haft fuftered thefe pains all In thy grievous Agony ; by like reafon, So by the remembrance of thy Paffion, Make me according to my bufinefs, Partaker of thy crown and glory endlefs. c ] <[FROM THE EXCERPTIONS OF ARCHBISHOP ECGBERT. [~T ET every Bifhop in his Diocefe diligently pro- L vide that the Churches of God be well con- ftrudted and kept in repair, &c. ; and let the Bifhop efpecially take care that the fervants of God cele- brate the canonical hours altogether at the appointed time. The Holy Fathers then, appointed Seven Synaxes to be fung, which all the clergy ought to fay every day at the proper hour. The firft of thefe is the Synaxis of Nodlurns ; the fecond the Firft hour of the day ; the third is the hour which we callTerce ; the fourth is the Sixth hour ; the fifth is the Ninth hour ; the fixth fynaxis is the Vefper hour ; the feventh fynaxis we call Compline. Thefe feven Synaxes we ought with folicitude every day to render to God for ourfelves and for all Chriftian people ; as the Pfalmift teftifies, faying, " Seven times a day do I praife Thee becaufe of Thy righteous judgements." d ] a Sar. Prymer, Rouen, 1538, $vo. — Brev. Sarifbur. MSS. Arlyngham, in Servit. Beat. Mar. per Ad-vent. b Sar. Prymer, Ker-ver, Paris, 1 5 32. c Sar. Prymer, 1 543. (1 Excerptions of Archbijhop Ecgbert, xxviii., Ancient Laws and Infiitutes of England, Vol. I. Directions to Priejls. C DIRECTIONS TO PRIESTS. Refpe cling the Canonical Hours, carefully attend to the following directions. CINCE every beneficed clergyman and other perfon in holy orders, is, in conformity with the determinations of the Church, bound to fay the feven Canonical Hours ; let him take good heed before all things to prepare his mind by entirely ridding it of vain thoughts. Let him not mingle converfation, laughter, or jokes with his prayers ; let him not be thinking of birds, dogs, or beafts; let him choofe a place fitted for devotion, and clear from everything which may impede it ; let him not draw near for the fake of human praife, but with an upright and good intent ; pur- pofmg God's praife, the performance of his duty, the increafe of his deferts, and fupplication for his benefactors. In the firft place, then, let him fortify himfelf with the fign of the Holy Crofs, and beginning with the Lord's Prayer and the Angelic Salutation ; that the divine grace may be his helper, and fo his mind be elevated to greater devotion in the praife of God, and his worlhip of the Creator be rendered more acceptable. Let us then, deareft brethren, read throughout the Canonical Hours with attention of heart ; affectionately with de- votion of mind ; in their entirety with a diftinft utterance of the lips ; reverently with obeifance of body and foul; be- comingly at the appointed places and hours. For with thofe occupied in Pfalmody, as faith S. Bernard on the Canticles, the holy angels vouchfafe to mingle ; where- 3 fore we mould be mindful of their prefence when we are {landing to pray or fmg pfalms, and ftand with all reverence and order, and pay the more particular attention to the verfes which follow ; When Pfalms thou fingeft to The Lord, Three rules in Pfalmody regard — Heavenward direft thy heart ; forthtell Clearly the words ; the fenfe mark well. Then prayerfully the Hours we fay, When heart and lips together pray ; Lift as ye fing ; begin the ftrain With one accord ; and let the clofe be plain. He verily who faith devoutly the Canonical Hours lhall be abundantly re- warded by God. In his tribulation he lhall be comforted ; in danger he lhall be pre- ferved ; he lhall obtain more abundantly the grace of God as well as glory ; he lightens his confcience ; he payeth his tribute and a debt to God ; for it is the bounden duty of Clerks day by day to fulfil the fervices of the Seven Hours. To him in very deed lhall the angels of God be familiar friends and guardians ; and all his works lhall be thenceforth more acceptable to God, more deferving as regards himfelf, and more profitable to the living and the departed. Finally, more fpeedily and readily doth God Men to thefe prayers than to others which are offered privately. e C PRAISE OF THE PSALMS. Of the praife, virtue, and efficacy of the Pfalms* ' I *HE royal prophet David fpeaketh thus, " O ling praifes to our God, ling yepraifeswith underftanding." Pf.xlvi. e Bre-v. ad Uf. Sar. Pars Hyemalis F.R. Brit. Mufeum, Prejs Mark, 4681. — In the later Breviaries this is wanting. f " Portiforium feu Bre-viarium ad infignis Sarifburienjis Ecclejia ufum accuratiffime cajiigatum cum multis annotaciunculis ae Uteris alphabeticis E'vangeliorum et Epijiolarum capitulorumque originem indicandbus qua nufquam hucufque fuerunt addita." "Imp. Land. 1555. Kyngjlon and Sutton." 4 Praife of the Pfalms. And again, " Let us with pfalms rejoice before Him : " Pf. xciv. And defervedly Ihould we ring pfalms with all willing- nefs to God : for penitence attends thofe who devoutly ring them, and the con- gratulations of angels, as faith the fame Pfalmift, " Before the gods" (angels truly), " I will ling praife unto Thee." Hence we ought to take diligent heed left becaufe of our floth, negligence or levity, the angels of God depart from us. For there is no man who either in words or thought can duly fet forth the virtues and divine excellence of the Pfalms, if, as they ought to be, the divine praifes are celebrated with a pure and attentive heart. For in the Pfalms are defcribed the rewards of the good and the punifhments of the wicked, inftruction for the ignorant, the progrefs of thole who are advancing to perfection, the perfection of thofe who have attained it, the life of the active, and the meditations of the contem- plative. — The ringing of pfalms, as hath been faid, infufes virtue, beautifieth the foul, invites angels to our help, puts the fiends to flight, difperfes darknefs, increafes holi- nefs, walhes out our fins, augments our hope, enlightens as the fun, like fire burns away fin, moiftens like oil, is the ointment of mercy, the fun of righteoufnefs, the por- tion of the angels, pleafes God, offends the devil, afluages wrath, mitigates anger, dif- pels all fin, purifies the mouth, fanctifies the heart, clears the fenfes, deftroys all iniquity, inftrufts imperfection, ftirs up ex- alted defires for the Heavenly kingdom, is the hope of falvation, confolation in grief, protection in trouble, the knowledge of true light, a fount of fanctity, relieves all anxiety, and is as it were a wondrous trumpet. He who loves the continual and diligent finging of pfalms cannot love fin. — Pfalmody, if you will believe me, comforts the fad, foftens the angry, ftrengthens the weak, humbles the proud, gladdens the humble, ftirs up the flothful, reconciles the quarrelfome, lifts the heart to Hea- ven, and unites the creature with the Creator. Whatever is found in the Pfalms, conduces to the edification, profit and com- fort of mankind. In the Pfalms you will find, if indeed you examine them with an intent mind, and not rapidly running over the words : the Incarnation, Paflion, Refur- rection and Afcenfion of the Word, our Lord. In the Pfalms you will find earneft confeffion of fin, earneft fupplication for the divine mercy, a defence againft adver- fity, and worthy giving of thanks for everything that may happen to thee. In the Pfalms moreover you acknowledge your infirmity and mifery, and by thefe means you befeech God for his mercy ; and if thou deferveft that God fliould reveal to thee the fecret things of the Pfalms, thou wilt find in them all the virtues. If thou wouldeft make confeflion of fin and do penance : ling the feven Penitential Pfalms of David, not with a rapid voice, but with an intent mind ; and quickly thou wilt have experience of God's mercy, and thy foul will be enlightened with fpiritual joy, and a great hope of pardon will be vouchfafed to thee. If too thou would'ft pray : apply thy mind to the meaning of thofe Pfalms which begin " Unto Thee, O Lord, have I lift up my foul," " In Thee, O Lord, have I put my truft," "Bow down thine ear, O Lord," " Hafte Thee, O God, to deliver me," " Save me, O God, for Thy Name's fake," " God be merciful unto us," " Hear O God, my prayer," in the firft place ; for in no other way can the foul of man fo completely extricate itfelf from mifery, and the ftraits of tribulation and temp- tation, and invoke the mercy of God. Moreover, if thou wouldeft praife the Majefty of God, and give Him thanks for all his benefits : repeat the Pfalms whofe title is " Alleluya, (Praife the Lord)," and " Blefs the Lord, O my foul ; " for thou doft offer to Almighty God a facrifice fweeter than honey and the honeycomb. Of the Hours. 5 Further, if thou art afflicted with bodily or fpiritual temptations, and feem to be for- faken from thine inmoft foul : repeat the pfalms "O God, my God, look upon me." " Hear, O God, my ^application," " Save me, O God," and forthwith God will lighten thy burthen. |£ If this prefent life be wearifome to thee, and thou haft an ardent and longing defire to behold God : ling thofe pfalms, " Like as the hart defireth," " How amiable are thy tabernacles," "O God, Thou art my God, to Thee at break of day," and He will immediately fulfil thy defire. f[ If thou doft fuppofe thyfelf deferted in tribu- lations : with compunction of heart repeat the pfalms "How long, O Lord?" "O God we have heard with our ears," "Have mercy upon me, O God," " Hear O God, my prayer," " In Thee, O Lord, have I put my truft," and foon wilt thou be vifited with the favour of God. And when thou haft recovered reft, then ling forth in praife of God "I will always give thanks unto the Lord," " Praife the Lord, O my foul." And whether in adverfity or profperity, chant the Song of the Three Children, for no mortal man can duly fet forth the excellency of this hymn, in which every creature is invited to praife God. ${[ If, moreover, thou defireft to exerciie thyfelf in the divine praifes and commands, fay through the pfalm " BleiTed are the undefiled in the way ;" and although to the end of life thou wert employed in fearching out the virtue of this pfalm, thou wouldeft never be able fully to comprehend it : fince there is fcarce any verfe in it in which you may not read fet down a law, or a com- mand, or a precept, words of righteoufnefs, or the difcourfe of the judgments of the Lord. In the Pfalter, if thou art attentive, thou haft the means of fearching into, and learning the prophets ; fo, moreover, the fayings of the evangelifts and apoftles, if thou wouldeft enquire of the agreement between them. So far refpecling the praife and excellency of the Pfalms. C OF THE HOURS. [HOW THE SAYING OF THE HOURS FIRST BEGAN, AND WHY THEY ARE SO CALLED. HPHE firft that now we find in fcripture to have ufed the worfhipping of God at certain hours of the day, was Daniel the prophet, as it appeareth in his fixth chapter. And in the New Teftament, in the A£ls of the Apoftles, the tenth chapter, we read that S. Peter the Apoftle accuftomed himfelf to certain hours of prayer. By which examples (as S. Cyprian teftified) the Catholic Church of Chrift did firft receive and admit fuch manner of praying. Whereupon the fame ufual fervice that we call Pryme and Hours, was firft inftituted to be faid and fung in the churches of England, according to the cuftom and ufe of the Diocefe ; fomewhere after the Ufe of Sarum, and fomewhere after the Ufe of York. And therefore when we read Hora Prima, Tertia, Sexta, Nona, that is the firft, the third, the fixth and the ninth hour, even as they make mention of feveral hours, fo were they ; and they may be ufed at feveral times of the day, to be faid in remem- brance of Chrift's pafiion, and the compaffion of the Virgin Mother.?] [ ft HOW AND WHY GOD'S SERVICE IS SAYD EACH DAY IN SEVEN HOURS.— CAPITULO PRIMO. h "QEPTIES in die laudem dixi Tibi." Thefe are the words of the prophet David, % Sarum Prymer, Rouen, 1538, Oclaiio. Printed for Le Roux. h " Hereafter follcnuith the booke, called the Myrroure of our Lady, very necefjary for all relygyous.'' The Colophon is as follows : " Thys boke ivas imprynted at the dejyre and injlance of the nvorfhypful and devoute Lady Abbeffe of the ivorfhypful monajlery of Syon, and the re-verende fader in God, General Confefj'oure of the fame. ft Here endeth the feconde parte of our Ladyes Myrroure, -very necejfary for all relygyous perfones and other good devoute people. Fynyjhed and imprynted in the Juburbs of the famous cytye of London, nvithoute temple barre, by me, Richard Faivkes, divellynge in Durrejme Rentes, or elfe in Poivles Churchyarde, at the Sygne of the ABC. f^The yeare of our Lord God, mcccccxxx, the fourthe day of the moneth of Nouember.' On the reverfe is Faivkes"s device zvithin a border, and " Soli Deo Honor " above, ivith "Et Gloria. Amen,'" below. 6 Of the Hours. faying thus to our Lorde, "Seven times on the day have I faid prayfynges to thee." 1 |f All reafonable creatures were made to know and to love and to praife God, and therein to have their endlefs joy ; but while our fouls are poifoned in thefe deadly bodies, we may not for corruption and hevynes of the fame bodies entende continually to the godly prayfinge ; like as they do who by death are made free from thraldome of the flefh, and are come to the ende of their joy, that is the prefence of God. Therefore our mother Holy Church, ruled by the Holy Ghoft, knowing the frailty and feeble- nefs of her children, hath fet us eche daye feven hours, which at leaft we ought to occupy in the fer- vice and praifing of God : that is to fay Matins, Pryme, Tyerce, Sexte, None, Evenfong, and Com- plyn. |f For fyth it is fo as Solomon faith, that a rightful man falleth feven times on a day,i and the number of all wyckednefs is named under feven deadly fins, againft which in holy church is ordained feven facramentes, and given feven giftes of the Holy Ghoft: therefore to get remimon of our fins and to thanke God for his gifts, we fay praifings to Him in the faid hours feven times a day. |f And for God made all thynges in fix days, and fulfilled them on the feventh day and refted, therefore doing thankings to God for all his works, and all that He made each day, we praife Him feven times. |f Alfo for the life of man is departed in feven ages, whereof we have fpent fome full idly or evil : therefore to thank God for our life, and to recompenfe fuch negligence, feven times on the day we do fervice to God. |f And for all the tyme of this life pafleth under feven days, wherein the people of this world that is given to active life, is occupied to get their livelyhood and ours, fo that they may not freely attend each day in all thefe times to praife God with their tongues : therefore we that are called to con- templative life, ought to praife God for them and for us every day feven times, that we may faye to our Lorde with David " Lord God, I praifed Thee feven times on the day." k |[ WHY THESE SEVEN HOURS RATHER THAN OTHER. — Cap. ii. TDUT now peradventure ye might afk why thefe feven hours, that is to fay Matyns time, Prime time, and fo forth, are rather afiigned of Holy Church to the praifing of God than other hours, fith there is many more hours in the daye ; and to this I anfwer, that thefe hours are more fpecially privileged than other, for grete workes that God hath wroughte therein, for which He is ever- laftingly to be praifed ; and therefore we read that fayntes both in the old law and in the new, prayfed God in thofe hours. For David the prophet faith to God of himfelf, thus : — " Media nodie furgebam ad confitendum tibi," 1 that is, " Lord, at midnight I rofe to praife Thee." And alfo he fayth thus : — " Vefpere et mane et meridie narrabo et annunciabo," m that is, "by the morrow at Prime-time and at None, and at Even-fong- time I fhall tell and lhow thy praifings." |f Alfo Daniel the prophet worfhipped God thrice in the day, kneeling ; " that was after the expofition of S. Hierome, at Tyerfe, at Sexte, and at None. Alfo Peter and John went up into the Temple to praye ° at the hour of None, as it is written in the Acts of the Apoftles. And S. Paul and Silas being in prifon prayed to God at midnight,P and then the erthe quaked and all prifon doors opened, and all the fetters and bonds of prifoners were loofed. Our Lord Jefus Chrift alfo prayed not only in one part of the night, but in all the night He woke in prayer 1 as the Gofpel telleth. And in the beginning of holy church, the clergy and the com- mon people, both men and women, rofe to praife God four times in the night 5 firft in the beginning of the night, when folk are wont to go to bed : the fecond time at midnight, the thirde time a little before day, and the fourth time in the felf morrow- tyde ; for at even our Lorde was taken of the Jews, 1 ' and bounde and fcorned ; at midnight He was born ; before day He fpoiled hell, and in the morn- ing He rofe from death to life. And therefore in fome feafts Matins are yet faid at even, and in fome religious at midnight, 8 and in fome before day, and in other diverfe tymes of the night ; and in fome churches they fay matins in the morrow-tide. |f At Prime-tide our Lord Jefus Chrift was led before Pilate and accufed ; l and in the fame hour, after his refurrection, He appeared to Mary Mag- dalene, and another day He appeared to his difciples as they were fifhing, the fame hour. u At hour of Tierce our Lord Jefus Chrift was fcourged and crowned with thorns and fcorned. v The fame hour, after his refurrection, He appeared to Mary Magdalene, w and another day He appeared to the women coming from the fepulchre 5 and on Pente- coft Sunday, the fame hour, He fent the Holy Ghoft down to the Apoftles." At Sext our Lord Jefus Chrift was done on the crofs,? and fed with eyfe and gal. The fame hour, after his refurrec- tion, He appeared to the Apoftle S. James 5 and on Afcenfion Day, the fame hour, He fate and ate with m Pfalm IB. r Matthew xxvi. u Mark xw. y "John xix. i Pfalm cxviii. ) Proverbs xxi-v. k Pfalm cxviii. 1 Pfalm cxviii. n Daniel vi. Ails Hi. P Acls xvi. 1 Luke vi. 8 Secundum confuetudinem Ecclejia? Sarum. ibid. 1 Matthew xxuii. v John xxi. w Matthew xxviii. x Acls ii. Orifons for the Hours. his Apoftles. At hour of None, our Lord Jefus Chrift cryed and gave out his foul by deth ; z the fame hour a knight opened our Lord's fide with a fpear, and fmote through his herte, whereout came water to our baptifm, and blode to our redemption. a And on Eafter Day He appeared the fame hour to S. Peter. At Evenfong-time, our Lord Jefus Chrift, on Shere Thurfday, fupped with his Apoftles and ordained the holy Sacrament of his holy body and blode. b The fame houre, on Good Friday, He was taken down from the crofs; c and on Eafter- day, the fame houre, He met with two of his dif- ciples, going toward Emmaus, and made Himfelf known to them in breaking of bread.* 1 At Com- plyn time, our Lord Jefus Chrift, on Shere Thurf- day, at even, prayed, and fweat blood. e The fame hour, on Good Friday, He was buried. And on Eafter.day, the fame hour, He appeared to his difciples, gathered together in a clofe place, for fear of the Jews, and faid to them "Peace be to you." f Thus may ye fee that not without good reafons, thefe hours are fet and ordained to be fpecially occupied to the fervice and praifing of our Lord God, rather than other hours on the day.] C ORISONS FOR THE HOURS. [AT MATINS. O Lord, who grieved with their afflictions, didft lead thy people out of the darknefs of Egypt, and vouchfafe to deliver them by the hand of thy fervant : do Thou grant alfo unto us thy fervants, that delivered from the darknefs of this world, we may be allowed to enter into that reft which Thou haft promifed to our fathers, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.S O Lord God, who haft caufed me to arrive at this fecond hour, through the darknefs of the night : preferve me this day in every hour and moment of time, and through thy mercy caufe me ever to continue without hurt, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Our Father. Hail Mary. 7 AT LAUDS. O Lord, who with the three children in the fur- nace, did'ft vouchfafe to be prefent in the fourth place: to whom it is moft eafy to temper the nature of fires, and to extinguifli the fiercenefs of flames : extend this thy fame power to protect us and to deliver our fouls, who liveft and reigneft with the Father, in the unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. AT PRIME. O Lord God, who haft caufed us to arrive at the beginning of this day, preferve us in the fame, by thy power: and grant that in this day we fall into no fin, nor run into any danger, but may all our fayings tend, our thoughts and words be directed to do what is righteous in thy fight, through Jefus Chrift. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary. AT THE THIRD HOUR. O Lord Jefus Chrift, who at the third hour of the day, waft led forth to the pain of the Crofs for the falvation of the world : I fuppliantly befeech Thee to blot out mine offences : and may I deferve to obtain forgivenefs with Thee for my paft fins, and watch ftrictly againft all future tranfgreflions, who with The Father and The Holy Ghoft liveft and reigneft God, world without end. Amen. h O Lord, Father Almighty, we humbly entreat the glory of Thy Majefty, that as at the third hour Thou didft ftrengthen thine apoftles by the divine vifitation of Thy Spirit : fo by his coming, Thou would'ft vouchfafe to illumine and keep our hearts, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. AT THE SIXTH HOUR. O Lord Jefus Chrift, who when for the redemp- tion of the world, Thou didft at the fixth hour afcend the tree of the Crofs, the whole world was 1 Matthew xxvii. a John xix. b Matthew xx-vi. c Matthew xxvii. d Luke xxlv. e Luke xxii. ' John x-v. S From Galba, A. xviii. MSS. Cott. Lib. Brit. Mus., the Pfalter of Atheljian. — Of thefe Orifons, thofe which have " Hail Mary" at the end, are taken from the " Hora ad ufum Sar." and the " Enchiridion ; " the others from Galba, A. xviii., as above mentioned. h Galba, A. xwii. Orifons before the Divine Office. turned back into darknefs : ftied forth fuch light upon my foul and body, that I may be worthy to attain eternal life : who liveft and reigneft God, for ever and ever. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary. We humbly befeech Thy Holy and terrible Name, Lord Almighty, who at the fixth hour of the day did'ft will Thy moft glorious Son, our Lord, to afcend the Crofs to deliver us from the power of the moft wicked enemy; grant, we pray Thee, that redeemed by this his Crofs, we may at all times ferve Thee righteoufly without offence, through the fame our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. AT THE NINTH HOUR. Lord Jefus Chrift, who at the ninth hour in thine agony on the Crofs, did'ft command the believing thief to pafs within the walls of Paradife, 1 humbly befeech Thee to grant, that conferring my fins, I may after my death enter with gladnefs into the joys of Paradife : who with the Father and the Holy Spirit, liveft and reigneft God, world without end. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary. AT THE HOUR OF VESPERS. 1 thank Thee, O Lord Almighty God, who haft permitted me through the courfe of this day to reach this Vefper hour, and I humbly befeech Thee, that the lifting up of my hands to Thee, may be in thy fight an acceptable evening facrifice, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary. O Lord, who haft wrought out our falvation in the midft of the earth, with whom the darknefs is not dark, but the night is as clear as the day ; lighten our darknefs, we befeech Thee, O Lord, fo that palling a peaceful and quiet night, in the morning hours we may rife again to thy praifes, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. Enlighten our night, we entreat Thee, Almighty Lord, and caufe us thy fervants ever to fleep from their fins: fo that awake to the virtues of the angels, and fafe from every evil, we may by thy help be worthy to attain to the clear day through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. 1 AT THE HOUR OF COMPLINE. O Lord God, the Ruler and Protedtor of all men, who haft divided the light from the darknefs : I befeech Thee with the prayer of faith, that through the darknefs of the coming night, thy right hand may protect me, and that I may rife again with joy in the light of the morning, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary. ORISON OF S. AUGUSTINE, IN THE NIGHT. O God our Father, who doft exhort us to pray, and who doft grant what we afk, if only when we alk we live a better life : hear me who am trembling in this darknefs, and ftretch out thy right hand unto me: hold forth thy light before me : recall me from my error, and Thou being my guide, may I be reftored to myfelf and to Thee, through Jefus Chrift. Amen. Our Father. Hail Mary.] |[ ORISONS BEFORE THE DIVINE OFFICE. [ When thou entereji into the church Jay thus : O Lord, in the multitude of thy mercy I will enter into thy houfe. I will worfhip at thy holy temple, and I will confefs Thy Name. O Lord, lead me forth in thy righteoufnefs, becaufe of mine enemies : direft my way before thy face. O Lord, open Thou my mouth to blefs Thy Holy Name : purify my heart from all vain, perverfe,and empty thoughts : illumine my underftanding, inflame my affections: that I may be enabled worthily, 1 Galba, A. xviit. MSS. Cott. Lib. Form of Bidding the Bedes. attentively, and devoutly to recite this Office, and deferve to be heard before the face of Thy Divine Majefty, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. ^ A devout Prayer before faying the Divine Office. O Father of Mercies, deeply and truly do I know how much rather it would become me, a miferable and unworthy (inner, to caft myfelf proftrate before Thee, and with crying and tears, to entreat pardon of my fins, than to praife Thee with unclean lips. Neverthelefs trufting in thy moft tender goodnefs and great loving-kindnefs, and thy power, which Thou haft revealed to all mortals : I defire from the bottom of my heart to give Thee praife; befeeching the bowels of thy fatherly compaffion, not to defpife me, an unclean worm, a dead dog, a corrupt carcafe, O Lord, my God, through Chrift our Lord. Amen. J C ORISONS BEFORE PSALMODY. [Vouchfafe, O Almighty Lord God, to accept thefe facred verfes, which I an unworthy finner, defire to fing in honour of Thy Name : for myfelf a miferable finner, and for all my mifdeeds, actions, fayings, thoughts, iniquities, lufts, for all my neglects great and fmall : that they may profit to my eternal life, by helping my walk, and turning me to pure penitence, through Chrift our Lord. Amen. Orifon of the Venerable Beda. Grant, I entreat Thee, Almighty and Merciful God, that fpeaking with underftanding and good will, and in plainnels, I may deferve to be heard by Thee ; for I need thy help in all things ; fo that by the gift of thy grace, I may be enabled not unworthily to fing the words of Thy Majefty, through our Lord Jefus Chrift.i O Liberator of fouls, Redeemer of the world, Jefus Chrift, The Lord, King Eternal and Immortal : I fupplicate and befeech thine infinite goodnefs, that of thy great mercy by the Pfalms, which I un- worthy and a finner, fing before Thee, Thou wouldeft free my foul from fin, turn my heart from every evil way, from all wicked and perfidious thoughts, releafe my foul from the llavery of Sin, drive far away carnal concupifcence, loofe me from every fnare of Satan and his wicked minifters vifible and invilible, who feek after my foul : pro- tect me from thefe and all other evils, Almighty Lord. Amen.] k C THE FORM OF BIDDING THE BEDES. 1 T ET us make our prayers to God, be- ^ feeching his mercy for all Holy j From Tib., C. vi. MSS. Cott. f. 30 ,• and Spelman's Anglo-Saxon Pfalter. k Galba, A. xviii., MSS. Cott.f. 177, Atheljian's Pfalter. 1 From the Sarum ProceJJional, Rothom. 1555, and MaJkeWs Mon. Rit., III. 343. According to the Salijbury Ritual, the Bidding Prayer was given out every Sunday and Fejlival ( except the fixth day after Chriftmas Day and S. Silvefter's Day if it be Sunday, and except on Palm Sunday ) at the fprinkling of Holy Water, going in proceffion by the South fide of the Choir to the Weftern fide of the Rood loft, and Jianding before it. In Parijh Churches, there was no proceffion, but it ivas given out from fome altar or pulpit. The Pfalm " De Profundis," " Out of the depths," and the Prayer "Abfolve we befeech Thee," were always faid before theCrofs. The Rubric is as follows : " Then let the proceffion go in this order ; let a Minifter precede, carrying his wand in his hand, making way for the proceffion ; then a Boy, in a furplice, with bleffed water ; then the rejl of the Minifters, according to the aforefaid order ; then the Boys and Clerks of the fecond form, according to the order in which they are placed in the Chapter, without changing their veftments ; and let the proceffion go out at the North door of the prefbytery and make a circuit round it. Let the Bijhop, if prefent, carry his Mitre and Staff. In the end of the proceffion let the Prieft, whether the Bijhop be prefent or no, go forward with the Boy carrying the bleffed water, and as he goes fprinkle each altar. Then coming to the Southern fide by the fonts ("perfontes"), let them proceed to the Crofs ; the Prieft with his aforefaid Minifter Jianding in the midft, in their order, fo that the Boy carrying the water and the Acolyte ftand on the ftep before the Crofs." The form here given was ufed on all Sundays which were not Doubles, throughout the whole year, with any Antiphons and Orijons which might be peculiar to the Sunday. Form of Bidding the Bedes. 10 Church, that God keep it in good eftate : efpecially the Church of England, our Mother Church, this church, and all other in Chriftendom : for the Archbifhops and Bifhops, and efpecially for our Bifhop N., that God him keep in his holy fervice : for the Dean (or Rector,) and all other min- ifters that ferve this church: for the Holy Land, that God deliver it out of the hands of the heathen : for the peace of the church and of the earth, for our Sovereign Lady the Queen, and all her children, and all that have this land to govern : and for the welfare of N. and N., and all this church's friends : for our brethren and lis- ters, and all our parifhioners, with all that any good do to this church and founda- tion, and for all true Chriftian people. Deus mifereatur. Ps. Ixvi. OD be merciful unto us and blefs us : and fhew the light of his countenance upon us, and be merciful unto us ; That we may know thy way upon earth : thy faving health among all nations. Let the people give thanks to Thee, O God : yea let all the people give thanks to Thee. Let the nations rejoice and be glad, for Thou doft judge the folk with equity : and govern the nations upon earth. Let the people give thanks to Thee, O God, let all the people give thanks to Thee : the earth hath given her increafe. May God, even our God, blefs us ; may God blefs us : and all the ends of the world fear Him. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever mall be : world without end. Amen. Lord, have mercy. Chrift, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. OUR Father (fecretlj). And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. Amen. O Lord, (how thy mercy upon us. And grant us thy falvation. Let thy Priefts be clothed with right- eoufnefs ; And let thy Saints rejoice. O Lord, fave the Queen ; And hear us in the day that we call upon Thee. Give falvation unto thy people. Govern them and lift them up for ever. Let there be peace in thy ftrength, O Lord ; And plenteoufnefs within thy towers. O Lord, hear our prayer ; And let our cry come unto Thee. The Lord be with thee. And with thy fpirit. Let us pray. /^■OD, who through the grace of Thy Holy Spirit, doft pour the gifts of charity into the hearts of thy faithful people : grant to thy fervants and hand- maidens, for whom we befeech thy clemency, health, both of mind and body : that they may love Thee with their whole ftrength, and with entire fatis- faftion may perform thofe things which are pleafing unto Thee : and grant us thy peace in our time, through Chrift our Lord. Amen. T ET us pray for the fouls of N. and N., Archbifhops, Bifhops, Clergy, Benefactors, &c, who have ferved this church, or done any good thereto, or to this foundation: and for all fouls whofe bones reft in this church and churchyard, and all thofe that have given to this church or founda- tion, rents, veftments or other goods, whereby God is better worfhipped in this church, and the minifter thereof better fuftained ; for all our brethren and fillers' fouls, all our parifhioners' fouls, and for all the fouls that have done any good to this church, and for all Chriftian fouls. Beneditlions Ps. CXXX. De Profundi!. C\UT of the depths I cried unto Thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice. let thine ears be intent: unto the voice of my fupplication. If Thou, Lord, wilt mark iniquity : O Lord, who fhall abide it ? For with Thee there is propitiation : and becaufe of thy law I have waited for Thee, O Lord. My foul hath endured in his word : my foul hath trufted in The Lord. From the morning watch even to the night: let Ifrael truft in The Lord. For with The Lord is mercy : and with Him is plenteous redemption. And He fhall redeem Ifrael : from all his iniquities. Glory be to the Father. As it was in the beginning. QUR Father (fecretly). And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. 1 " Amen. Grant them eternal reft, O Lord ; And everlafting Light. From the gates of hell ; Deliver their fouls, O Lord. 1 believe to fee the good things of the Lord ; In the land of the living. A BSOLVE, we befeech Thee, O Lord, the fouls of thy fervants and hand- maidens, our relations, our neighbours, our friends, our benefactors, as well as the fouls of all the faithful departed, from all the chains of their fins, that in the glory of the refurreftion they may be raifed up to life and m See THE COMMON FORMS. 1 1 breath among thy faints and elect, through our Lord, Jefus Chrift. Amen. May they reft in peace. Amen. C BENEDICTIONS. [To be faid in a low tone at Matins, throughout the year, by the Prieft, fitting, (except at the firft, fourth, and feventh,) before each and every Leffon, the clerk firft faying Jube Domine benedicere, O Lord bid a bleffing; or, Lord, bid him blefs. On Chrifimas day, how- ever, the lafi three Benedictions are faid fianding. n ~\ A/TAY God The Father, who created all things out of nothing, blefs me ; may The Son of God keep me, who with his own blood reftored loft man. May The Holy Spirit illuminate me : the infufion of whofe loving confolation may it ever com- fort me. May The Moft Holy Trinity deliver me from all evil, preferve and con- firm me in every good work, and lead me to eternal life. Amen. C\ Lord Jefus Chrift, hear my prayer, fulfil my defire to my good, and the praife of Thy Holy Name. Amen. <[ [OTHER BENEDICTIONS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE TIME AND OF THE SAINTS, always pre- faced by Jube Domine benedicere, Lord bid him blefs, or, O Lord, bid a bleffmg, and ending with Amen.] n " Then cometh the Reader and ajketh leave of God Almighty, and help of your prayer that Jhe may read to our Lord's ivorjhip, and fay the 'jfube,'' &c, ' Lord, bid me fay well f as if Jhe faid, 1 Lord, give me leave, and bid me fay or read, for elfe I dare not prefume to open my mouth to thefe holy words ; and give me Jlrength and grace, to read and Jay ivell, and Jo ivell that Thou be pleafed, and the reader be edified, and my foul unhurt.'' And though thefe ivords be faid principally to God, yet they are Jaid aljo to her that giveth the blejfing, which therein occupieth God's flead, that Jhe Jhould in His Name blejs and give her leave to read ; for blejfing is under- Jlanded, giving of leave: wherefore Jhe Jaith ' fube,' &c, that is, 'Lord, bid her blejje.'" — From the Myrroure. 1 2 Benediclions. I. IN THE OFFICE OF NINE LESSONS. In the Firft Noclurn. HpHE Father Eternal blefs us with his continual bleffing. 2. God, The Son of God, vouchfafe to blefs and help us. 3 . May The Grace of The Holy Spirit illumine our hearts and our bodies. In the Second Notlurn. 4 May The Almighty Lord with his grace, evermore blefs us. 5. May Chrift give to us the joys of life everlafting. 6. Inwardly and outwardly may The Good Spirit ever purge us. In the Third Notlurn. If there be expofition of the Gofpel according to S. Matthew. 7a. May the Gofpel leffon be unto us health and protection. 7b. If according to S. Mark. May The Creator of the world fhield us by the arms of the Gofpel. 7 C . If according to S. Luke. May our offences be blotted out by the words of the Gofpel. 7 d . If according to S. John. May the fount of the Gofpel fulfil us with heavenly doctrine. 7 e . If there be no expofition of the Gofpel. May The Creator of all things blefs us both now and for ever. 8. May the Divine help be upon us, for ever abiding. On Sundays from the Feajl of the moft Holy Trinity to Advent. 9 a . May The Holy Trinity ftrengthen us in charity perfect. Whenfoever elfe the Office of the Time is performed. 9b. Father and Son blefs us in the Unity of The Holy Spirit. In the Feafts of the Saints. 9c. May the King of Angels bring us to the company of heavenly citizens. II. IN THE OFFICES OF THREE LESSONS, p |[ A. If there be expofition of the Gofpel, the Benediclions are the fame as in the Office of Nine Leffons. But if not, then B. In feafts and their Slaves, and in the week-days of the Pafchal time, (i.e. from E after Sunday inclufive, to Trinity Sunday exclufive,) by turns throughout the week, and in the O Slaves, the Benediclions of the firft and fecond Noclurn.i C. In the week days without the Pafchal time. 1 . May God have mercy upon us and give us peace. 2. May the power of Chrift dwell in our hearts. 3. May The Good Spirit fent from Heaven teach us. For the Benediclions on the Feaft of All Saints. 1 . May The Holy Trinity. 2. May The Son of God, The Father, blefs us by the interceffion of His Mother. 3. May The King of Angels. 4. May the Patriarchs' merits lead us to the Kingdom of Heaven. 5. May the interceffion of the Apoftles join us to the fellowfhip of Angels. i. e. — Sundays and the greater feafts ( except Eafter-tide, i. e. from Eafter Day, inclufvve, to Trinity Sunday excluji-ve). P i. e. — In Eafter-tide, the lejjer feafts, and week days. 1 Ante. Benedictions of S. Mary. 6. May the conftancy of the Martyrs lead us to the joys of Heaven. 7. May the Holy Gofpel Leflbn be unto us health and protection. 8. May the choirs of Holy Virgins intercede for us with The Lord. 9. By the Saints' merits may we be found worthy of heavenly joys. c;the benedictions of S. MARY. In the Feafts and Commemorations of S. Mary, let thefe Benedictions be faid. In the Firji NoClurn. T^AIR Virgin of Virgins, intercede thou with the Lord for us. Chrift, Son of Mary, be unto us clement and gracious. May the Holy Mother of God be e'er our helper. Thefe aforefaid Benedictions are not varied in the Commemorations of S. Mary, throughout the year. In the Second NoClurn. May the merits of holy Mary lead us to the Kingdom of Heaven. May She who brought forth Chrift, on our behalf e'er befeech Him. May Mary the Star of the Sea, moft kindly give fuccour unto us. In the Third Notlurn. Through Mary's merits may the Gofpel leffon profit us. May the Virgin Mary obtain divine comfort for us. May the Queen of Heaven bring us to the fociety of the heavenly citizens. 13 f[ Other Benedictions of S. Mary, within the OCiave. Mary, pure, modeft, and kind, have pity on us miferable. Virgin parent, O make thy Son propi- tious unto us. The Father's Wildom fave us through the prayers of His Mother. On the Second Day. O worthy Virgin of God, be kind to us, who are finners. Intercede on our behalf, thou kind Virgin Mary. O thou who didft bring forth a flame, give us that flowing perfume. On the Third Day. O Virgin Mary, ever preferve the fer- vants who are thine. May Father and Son blefs us in the prayers of S. Mary. Son of the Virgin Mary, grant us the joys of life. Amen. {[ In the daily Matins of the Bleffed Mary, are repeated thefe Benedictions. Fair Virgin of Virgins, intercede thou with The Lord for us. Intercede on our behalf, thou kind Vir- gin Mary. May the Holy Mother of God be ever- more our helper. C IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. {[ Before the beginning of the Hours is ever faid, The Lord's Prayer, and at the end likewife : efpecially after Matins and V efpers s according to the Canon " Id femper placuit. De Confecratione. Dis- tindio, V.™ Moreover Hail Mary, and I believe in God. Whence 1 Corp. Jur. Canon. Vol. I. 484, Paris, 1687 ; Canon. Concilii Gerundin. 517. Common Forms. Hierome : In the beginning of every work premife The Lord's Prayer and the fign of the Crofs upon your fore- head, according as it is written, " Before prayer make ready thy foul for The Lord, left thou be as one that tempteth God." Short and appropriate prayer before the Hours. f~\ LORD, open my mouth to blefs Thy Name. Purify alfo my heart from all vain thoughts, that I may be worthy to be heard before the face of Thy Divine Majefty, through Our Lord Jefus Chrift, Thy Son, who with Thee liveth and reigneth in the Unity of The Holy Ghoft, God, world without end. Amen. 8 C COMMON FORMS. * IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST. [With the fign of the Crofs.] ' <[ THE LORD'S PRAYER. [Before and after all the Hours (fecretly), Jlanding.~\ 1 UR Father which art in Heaven ; Hallowed be Thy Name : Thy kingdom come : Thy will be done, as in Heaven, fo on earth. Give us this day our daily bread : And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors : And lead us not into temptation : But deliver us from evil. 11 s Brev. ad Us. Sar. Chevallon, Park: 153 1. 1 *' And when ye come to the Church, before the beginning of each Hour, ye fay a ' Pater Nofter ' and an ' Ave Maria," kneeling, and that is to Jiir your hearts to more devotion, ere you begin your fervice. And therefore it is faid in filence, Jheiving that God is more pleafed with the privy devotion of the heart, whereto ye ought principally to intend in all your fervice, than with the outward noife with the voice. And in this Pater Nojier are feven petitions for to get feven gifts from The Holy Ghofi, and feven virtues whereby we may be delivered from the feven deadly fins, and fo come to the feven bleffedneffes." — Myrroure, xxxvi. " The ordinance and common ufe of Holy Church, in fome places, is to fay a ' Pater Nojier'' at the end of each Hour, as at the beginning" — Myrroure, Ixxiv. & Ixxxi. " It is to be noted that every day in the year, whatever be the fervice : in the beginning of Matins, Compline, and the other Hours, is faid ' Our Father'' and ' Hail Mary,' by the whole choir, fecretly, fianding." — MSS. Brev. ad ufum Sarum, Harleian MSS., Cent, xiv., 15 12.. 2785. ad Dom. Primam Adv. Arundel MSS., 130. Arlyngham MSS. u It would feem according to the Sali/bury Ufe, that generally, at leaf, before the repetition of "And lead us not, &c," the whole prayer was faid filently with "Amen.'" For in the Petitions at Compline, (at leaf in the Pfalter,) the Angelic Salutation, and before the Leffons in the firjl NoBurn in moji of the books, the Apofiles' Creed, in fome " Ave Maria," "Hail Mary," is interpofed between " Our Father," and " And lead us not." So alfo in the Vefpers of the Dead, at leaf in the Breviary, (for it is omitted in the Manual,) after " Our Father ;" and " Hail," &c, is a difiinB direclion that " And lead us not " is not to be added. The fame direBion is given in the Hereford Breviary, in The Commendation of Souls, to repeat " And lead us not," & c. The fame alfo appears from fome editions of the Hours, (Gough MSS., 105, 1557, p. ■$<),) before the firjl Lejfon in the Matins of the Blefj'ed Mary, where the ufe is fully Jet forth. So alfo from The Myrroure afterwards quoted. This confiruBion is alfo more confonant to the direBions contained in feveral of the Offices. Thus in The Commendation of Souls in the Sarum Manual : " Then let ( Our Father,'' be faid without pronouncing, ' And lead us not,' let the Pfalm follow." In the Vigils of the Dead, ibid. ( Our Father,' then without pronouncing ' And lead us not,' let the Pfalm be faid without note." In the Office of The Day of Preparation, in the Breviary, 4 Our Father,' and ' And lead us not' is not faid. In the OJfice for AJb Wednefday in the Manual and Proceffional ' Our Father,' and let all this be faid without note, then let the Prieft raife himfelf up and fay, "And lead us," &c. In the Orifons at Mafs in the Miffal, ' Our Father ;' an d all thefe things are faid without note; then let the Priejt fay with note, 1 And lead us,' &c. In the Sunday Orifons in the beginning of the Proceffional, "let then follow" l Our Father :' then let the Prieft fay aloud, but wit hout note, * And lead us not,' and 1 But deliver.' See alfo the Petitions at Compline, where Common Forms C THE ANGELIC SALUTATION. [Secretly.] 1 S AIL Mary ! Full of grace, The Lord is with thee. Blefled art thou among women ; and blefled is the fruit of thy womb ! Jefus ! Amen. v [Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us finners, now, and in the hour of death !] w [It is to be noted that in the Sarum Vfe, Our Father, and Hail Mary, is never begun aloud by the Prieji, at any fervice, except at the Mafs only ; when the whole is /aid or fung aloud. The Prieft con- cludes by repeating aloud, And lead us not into temptation, The Choir anfwering, But deliver us from evil. Amen.] x THE CREED. our Lord \_At the beginning of Matins and at Prime, and at the end of Compline, and at other times as the Office direcls, (fecretly) ftanding.~\ BELIEVE in God, The Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth. And in Jefus Chrift, His Only Son, who was conceived by The Holy Ghoft, born of the Virgin Mary, fuffered under Pontius Pilate, crucified, dead and buried : He defcended into hell : the third day He rofe again from the dead : He afcended to the heavens : He fitteth at the right hand of God, The Father Almighty : whence He mail come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in The Holy Ghoft; the Holy Catholic Church ; the Communion of Saints, the Remiflion of Sins, the Refur- reftion of theFlefh, and Life eternal. Amen. a fimilar direffion is given. So in the York Breviary, in the Proper of the Time for Advent, " Our Father," and the Lord's Prayer having been f aid by each fecretly, let the Prieft fay , " And lead us, &c." And fo the Primer of 1 545, in the Litany, " Our Father? with the refidue of the "Pater Nofter," and then, " And lead us, &c." The above authorities render it mofl probable that the laft two claufes of the Lord's Prayer were repeated, -whether " Ave Maria" or " Credo" were interpofed or no. It may be here obferved that this infertion of the "Ave Maria" and " Credo" was probably of late origin, as it is not to be discovered in feveral MSS. Breviaries of the l/^th century which have been confulted. It is to be noted that the fame arguments apply to the laft claufes of the Apoftles' Creed, which appear to have been pronounced twice in like manner. (See the Office for Prime.) v " This Anthem is faid at the end of every Hour, as well as at the beginning" Myrroure, Ixxiv. "And therefore after your Pater Nofter and Ave Maria, which ye fay in Jilence, for to gather more reft fully your mind together, ye jay again two Petitions of your Pater Nofter all aloud, that is, ' Et ne nos,' * Sed libera nos,' afking to be delivered from the malice of the fiend, that he overcome not by any temptation." Myrroure, Hi. b. From this it appears that in Syon Monaftcry the ufage was to interpofe "Ave Maria," before the repetition of the two laft claufes of the Lord's Prayer. " Then after thefe prayers, ffcil. 'Pater Nofter' and 'Ave,') ye arife and turn you to the altar, and incline: in token that ye intend to fay that holy fervice to the only worfhip and praifing of Our Lord and of His glorious Mother, Our Lady. And then ye blefs you with the fign of the Holy Crofs, to chafe away the fiend with all his deceits ; for as Chryfoftom faith, (fup. Matth. Horn, iv.) 'whenever the fiends fee the fign of the Crofs they fly away, dreading it as a ftaff that they are beaten withal' And in this bleffing ye begin with your hand at the head, downward, and then to the left fide, and after to the right fide : in token and belief our Lord Jefus Chrift came down from the Head, that is from The Father unto earth, by His Holy Incarnation, and from the earth unto the left fide, that is Hell, by His bitter Paffton, and from thence unto His Father s right fide, by His glorious Ascenfion. And after this ye bring your hand to your brefte, in token that ye are come to thank Him and praife Him in the inmoft of your heart for his benefits'' — Myrroure, fo. xxxvi. Myrroure, fo. xl. b. w From " Brev. ad Us. Sar. Chevallon, Paris. 153 1 ; " it is not to be found in the other editions. x From the Rubric for the firft Sunday in Advent. i6 Invitntories. uadragefima. Let it be no vain thing for us to rife up early in the morning, before the day : fince The Lord hath promifed a crown to them that watch for Him. In the Second Week, the fame as in Sexagejima. f[ In the Third Week. In thy hand, O Lord, are all the borders of the earth. {[ In the Fourth Week. The people of The Lord, and the fheep of his pafture : O come let us adore. {[ Sunday in The Paffion of The Lord. To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. f[ In the week-days. Let us worfhip The Lord, who hath redeemed us by his Cross. ^ On Sunday in the Branches of Palm. They did not know my ways : unto whom I fware in my wrath, if they fhall enter into my reft. {[ Throughout Eafter Week. Alleluya, The Lord hath rifen indeed : Alleluya. |[ In The Vigil of Pentecoft. Alleluya, Alleluya, Alleluya. z On the Sundays and Fefi'rvals, The Invitatory and Antiphons to " BenediSlus" and "Magnificat and on the Saturday The Antiphons to "Magnificat" are alivays to be looked for in the Proper of The Time or of The Saints, or in the Common of The Saints. On the iveek-days, ivhen there are none proper ( which are always to be looked for in the Proper of The Time ), thofe are faid which are found in their places in the Pfalter. The Proper Collet! or Orifon, and The Lejfons with their Refponfories, are always to be looked for in The Proper of the Time or of The Saints, or in The Common of The Saints. C THE PSALM VENITE. [As it Jbould be faid or fung before the No tl urns, along with its Invitatory and Semi-Invitatory inferted in their places, on the Sundays following the Feajl of The Moft Holy Trinity, to the Sunday next after Auguft 28.] a [Let the Conduclors of the Choir on the ftep of the Choir, together begin this] b INVITATORY. The Pfalm « Fenite." Conduclors. SEE Let 31= us praife Je fus Chrift : 5*+ Choir. For He is The Re - deem 31: at of all worlds. Then let the whole Pfalm be fung by the Conduclors, [or if the Invitatory be Simple, by the Clerk.] 3f=i Come, let us be IEEE joy-ful in The Lord, let us rejoice in God our Salvation : let us come before his face with thankfgiving and with Pfalms rejoice before Him B=zr.^zz=iEg =. - Choir. Let us praife Je - fus Chrift : 31=^ #=5 for He is The Re - deem BE of all worlds. B: ♦- For The Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods : for The Lord will not rejeft his people, fince in his hand are all the confines of the Earth, and 3£ the heighth of the mountains He beholdeth. Choir. For 3IE=f=^ He is The Re-deem* - er of all worlds. Cond. For his is the Sea, and He made it ; and his hands founded the dry land : O come, let us worfhip and fall down be- fore God, let us weep before The Lord that made us ; for He is The Lord our God, we are his people, and the fheep of his pafture. Precentor. Let us praife Jefus Chrift : Choir. For He is The Redeemer of all worlds. Cond. To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provo- cation, and as in the day of temptation in the wildernefs : when your fathers tempted Me, proved Me, and faw my works. Choir. . For He is The Redeemer of all worlds. Cond. Forty years was I very near at hand to this generation, and faid, they do alway err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways : to whom I fware in my wrath, if they fhall enter into my reft. Choir. Let us praife Jefus Chrift, for He is The Redeemer of all worlds. Cond. Glory be to The Father, and to The Son : and to The Holy Ghoft ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever fhall be, world without end. Amen. c a It 'will be obferved that the Pfalm, as here ufed, is in the old Italic, and not in the V ulgate Verfion. b That is, on Feajls -with Conduclors of the Choir, Sundays, &c, ; on other Feajls it ivas begun by one Clerk of the Second Form : in Week-days by the Hebdomadary. c " Ye incline at Gloria Patri." — Myrroure, Ix-vii. j The Tones for " Venite. Choir. For He is The Redeemer of all the worlds. Cond. Let us praife Jefus Chrift : Cond. For He is The Redeemer of all the worlds.** [O Lord, we fall down before Thee, we whom Thou haft made after thine image : and of thy great goodnefs do Thou adorn what of thine is in us, and pardon what is of ourfelves, that fo we may rejoice before Thee for ever, through our Lord Jefus Chrift. Amen.] C THE TONES FOR VENITE. <[ The Fir ft Tone. This Venite is /aid in the Hiftory Si vos peto Domine and in Adonai; and in thefe Feafts: S. Vincent, Agatha Virgin, the Chair of S. Peter, S. Mary Magda- lene, S. Cecilia, S. Laurence, and in the Common of a Confejfor and Bijhop. O come, let us be joy-ful in 3EE 3=*=i"=^=5i" The Lord. With pfalms re-joice be-fore T- Him. For The Lord is a great God. He be - hold - eth. <[ The Second Tone. O come, let us be joyful. With pfalms 3£ rejoice before Him. For The Lord is a great God. He be - hold - eth. |[ The Third Tone. This Venite is faid in the Feafts of the Saints, of S. John Baptift, and in The Nativity of an Jpoftle and of many Apoftles, and in the Nativity of an Evangelift. 5 3 — H # 1 %,. JU_J W=q= O come, let us be joy - ful. d INVITATORIES are either Simple ; Double; Triple; or Quadruple ;— 1 Simple ; token a Single Clerk of the Second Form, or in ordinary Week days The Hebdomadary Prieft begins the In-vitatory with the fir ft three or four -words, and it is Jung through by the Choir. The Choir fings it or the Semi-In-vitatory, between the -verjes of " Venite;" but after the laft -verje, and probably alfo after the third -verfe, it is di-vided between the Clerk or the Hebdomadary and the Choir. , . , , , 2 Double; when the Choir had two or three ConduBors, the whole Pfalm was /aid by them, and the In-vitatory was, before the Pfalm, begun by all of them and then Jung through by the Choir. It was aljo di-vided between the Precentor and the Choir before the -verje " To-day, if ye will hear ; and after the laft -verje between the ConduBors and the Choir. %. Triple when the ConduBors were three in number. .. , 4. Quadruple in Principal Double Feafts (for although the Rubric for The Natt-vity Jpeaks of "Double Feaftsryet it muft be thus limited) ; when the Four ConduBors, who are to fing « Venite, began and Jung through the whole In-vitatory firft ; and it was then repeated by the Choir. „ j « The mode offinging the In-vitatory e. g. on the Firft Sunday in Ad-vent was this-the Principal ConduBor ha-ving caught the In-vitatory from the Precentor [« Behold, our King cometb, Let us go forth to meet our Sa-viour"] and the Chant of the Pjalm "Venite," -with his fellrw ConduBor at the ftep of the Choir began « Behold, our King cometh : " the Choir anjwering " Let us go forth to meet our Sa-viour. The ConduBors then (aid the Pfalm "Venite" in one tone. After the firft, third and fifth, -verjes the whole In-vitatory was repeated by the Choir. After the third -verje, however, the In-vitatory was begun again by the Precentor or Sib-Precentor, railing his -voice, and it was Jung through by the Choir. After the Jecond, fourth, andfixth ■verjes the Choir repeat the Semi-In-vitatory "Let us go forth" : then the In-vitatory is begun again by the ConduBors [or Precentor] and Jung through by the Choir. And Jo in like manner throughout the year except in Double Feafts. From the Rubrics for Ad-vent and The Nati-vity. The Tones j v — ■ U- Jk ■ — ■ iM*. P 1 P^B BgB ■ r *++ U- "or " Venite." z \ S - ^ p__-, 5=±= With pfalms re - joice be - fore P— m a — P — P" — q P"p Him. For The Lord is a P* pP > ■ M > ■" ■ m-t- Him. For The Lord is a great God. great God. He be - hold-eth. This Venite is faid in the Day of The Nativity of The Lord, and throughout the clave of The Epiphany. 12 B ■,— ■ ■ ♦ » ♦ | He be - hold - eth. This Venite is /aid in the i, ii, iii. Sundays of Advent, and in the Tuefday and Wed- nefday of The Four Times of Advent, and in the Vigil of The Nativity of The Lord: in Sunday in The Pajjion, and Sunday in The Palm-branches : fo in The Feajis of S.S. Fabian and Silvefter, in The Exalt- ation of The Holy Crofs, in the Feaft of Dionyfius, in the Commemorations of the Bleffed Mary, and the Feaft s of hi. Lejfons of a Martyr and Confejfor : in the Com- memoration of a Virgin, and in the Slaves of S.S. Stephen and John, Apoftles, if it be a Sunday : and daily within the Slaves of The Holy Trinity, and Corp. C hrijli, when the Service is of the clave. 3£^— p.— *■ — fcr- ".— O come, let us be joyful. With fe =r*^ F"-M— W^-y pfalms re-joice be - fore Him. For ll P !?_■ ♦_■ X* . * t The Lord is a great God. iz — — — hllTL — — -■ 1 P«. B^-) p^B^^a^ 1 He be - hold - - eth. This Venite is faid on Monday after the Firft Sunday after the clave of the Epiphany. !| Pp P P P "| ■ — 1 — p| — O come, let us be joy-ful. with O come, let us be joy-ful. ' — Pi P--., :■— With pfalms re - joice before Him. - — p— P— ^ — P^% — ■ ■ — P — ; pfalms re-joice be-fore Him. For The ±-+-tz-^^t Sirj— ■■—■■— P-P—P — *=F For The Lord is a great God. TE-T-^zzaT — p- — p — 1" ~ Lord is a great God. He behold - eth. 7$// Venite is faid in the Day of S. Stephen, and in the clave, if it be a Sunday : in the Feaft of The Holy Trinity, and of Corpus C hrijli, and the Slave of the fame : and in thefe feafts : S. Nicholas, Purification of the B. M., the Apoftles Peter and Paul, in the Finding of S. Stephen : of the AJJ'umption and Nativity oftheB.M., and of S. Katherine, Virgin. % . ■ . — 1 He be - hold - eth. This Venite is faid in the Feaft of S. John the Apoftle. O come, let us be 5 P 5z! p ■Uh-^-^t- joy - ful. With pfalms rejoice before — _ — ^ 1 — i — | — t— — 1 — - ■ — O come, let us be joyful. With pfalms 22 The Tones for " Venite. rejoice before Him. For The Lord is :=t a great God, He be-hold - eth <[ The Fifth Tone. This Venite is faid on Sundays in the Times of Eafter and Pentecoft, and of The Afcenfion. -m— 1 — ■ — ■ — ■— -1- -1- o come, let us be j°y -ful k -♦- B_t- ■-■«— fepf -■ — — 1 in the Lord. With pfalms rejoice before Him. For The Lord is a great God. He be - hold - - eth. |[ The Sixth Tone. T bis V emit is faid in the day of The Holy Innocents, in Eafter Day, and in the Feafts of All Saints, and of Relics. 53: 6 come, let us be joy - ful in the Lord. With pfalms rejoice be-fore Him. For The Lord is a great God. E 1= He be - hold -eth. This Venite is faid in the Vigil of The Epiphany, if it be not a Sunday, and on Tuefday, Wednefday, Thurfday, Friday, and Saturday after the Fir ft Sunday after the Oclave of The Epiphany, and on Monday in The Pafjion of The Lord, and in the week-days of Eaftertide, and in the V igils of The Afcenfion of The Lord, and of Pentecoft, and when the Invitatory is King of Martyrs, or King of Confeflbrs, or King of Virgins, and in the week- days of Advent. t O come, le t us be joy ful in the Lord. E With pfalms rejoice before Him. For The Lord is a great God. He beholdeth. This Venite is faid throughout the week of Eafter, and in the Feafts of the Saints. O come, let us be joyful in the Lord. to=i With pfalms rejoice be - fore Him. I — ♦ ■ ; fc=J For The Lord is a great God. He *3 be - hold - eth. <[ The Seventh Tone. 3= O come let us be joyful in the Lord. With pfalms re - joice afcV be fore Him. 3^ For The Lord a great God. He be - hold eth. In the Second Sunday in 2>uadragefima it is /aid thus: The Tones for " Fenite" Is a great God. In The Finding of The Holy Crofs. Invitatory. Al - le - lu - ya, Hail. O come, let us be joy-ful. With pfalms re -joice be - fore Him. For The Lord is a great God 23 joy-ful. With pfalms re-joice be I - fore Him. For The Lord is a great God. He be - hold eth. /» the Third Sunday in 2>uadragejima. Ft He be - hold eth. The Second difference of the Seventh Tone. Invitatory. Let us a-dore the moll vic-to - - 1. r m • ri - ous. O come, let us be O come, let us be joy-ful in Pi the Lord. With pfalms re-joice be - - fore Him. For The Lord is a great God. He be - hold eth. The Lord's Day at Matins. 2 S CfHE PSALTER OF DAVID, ACCORDING TO THE USE OF THE CHURCH OF SARUM. C T^HE LORD'S DAY AT MATINS. TN The Name of The Father, and of A The Son, and of The Holy Ghoft ( with the fign of the Crofs ). ^ QUR Father (fecretly). JJAIL Mary (fecretly J. [And it is to be noted that neither Pater Nofter nor Ave Maria are ever faid by the Prieji aloud at any fervice, except at the Mafs.] Then let the Prieft fay in a loud voice Let the Choir reply thus 5 i And my mouth lhall fhew forth thy praife.e Let the officiating Prieft then fay in a loud voice mi LORD ! o-pen Thou my lips O God, make fpeed to fave me. [And as he fays it, let him fign himfelf with the fign of the Crofs on his forehead, or acrofs his face, and let the Choir, ft anding turned to the Altar until the Antiphon on the Pfalms is begun, reply - ] O Lord, make hafte to help me.' -B~"— ♦- LO-RY be to The Father, -B — ♦ B and to The Son, and to The Ho-ly Ghoft. e " This verfe is only faid at Matins, that is the beginning of God's fervice, in token that the firft opening of your lips or mouth fhould be to the praifing of God, and all the day after they fhould abide open and be fo occu- pied and filled therewith, that nothing contrary to his praifing might enter in or out thereby:" — Myrroure, xli. f " Therefore both at Matins and at the beginning of each Hour, ye ajk his help and fay, 1 God, &c.' And take heed that all this verfe, both that part that is faid of one alone, and that that is anfwered of all together, are faid in the fingular number; as -when ye fay 'mine' or 'me,' and not 'our' nor 'us,' in token that ye begin your praifing and prayer in the Perfon of Holy Church, -which is one and not many. For though there be many members of Holy Church, as there are many Chrijlen men and women, yet they make One Body, that is Holy Church, whereof Chrijl is the Head." — Myrroure, xli. In the Rubrics for the fir ft Sunday in Advent of the Sarum Breviaries of the i^th and 15th centuries, for Vefpers (Harleian MSS. 2785 and 1512, and Arundel 130, and the Arlyngham Breviary, fol. 1, as well as others) " In the Firjl Sunday in Advent, according to Sarum ufe, the Bells having been rung and the Candles lit in the ufual manner, let two of the Second Form enter in Jilken Copes to conduH the Choir, and place themfelves on the firjl ftep of the Choir; then let the little bell be rung, which for that fpecial purpofe hangs on the North fide of the Choir ." "Let him fay the Lord's Prayer and Ave fecretly before fulfilling the refl of the office," &c. ''■Then let him fay aloud, '0 God, make fpeed,' &c, and as he fays it let him fign himfelf privately, on his breafi or acrofs his face, with the fign of the Crofs, and let the Choir anfwer, 1 Lord, make hafte,' &c. This order is to be obferved at the beginning of all the Hours throughout the year, except as direcled otherwife at Compline and Matins, and except in the three week-days before Eafter at all the Hours, and except at Vefpers only during Eafter-week, and except on the Day of Souls, at No&urns, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, and None, when neither '0 God, make fpeed,' &c, nor 'Pater Nofter,' nor 'Ave,' nor anything of the above are to be f aid." The Lord's Day at Matins As it was in the be-ginning, is now, -■— ♦ and e-ver fhall be: world with -out le - lu - ya. The Fourth Tone. LU - YA.h Alleluya is /aid at all the Hours throughout the whole year, except from the Firfi Vefpers preceding Septuagefima, to Thurf- day in The Supper of The Lord : during which time is Jaid Al-le-lu - ya, Al-le-lu - ya. The Fifth Tone. _ — - — _■ ■ _a~ , 5 •»._ Al-le - lu - ya, Al-le-lu - ya. RAISE toThee,0 Lord,we fing, Of Glory the E-ternal King. [But in the three days preceding E after, at all the Hours, and during Eafter week at Vefpers only, and in the Day of the Comfnemoration of Souls, when it is the Service for that Commemoration, nothing of the above is faid, except Our Father and Hail Mary. 1 ] [The Fir ft Tone in Eaftertide. Al-le - lu - ya. The Sixth Tone. EE-EE Al-le - lu - ya, Al-le-lu The Seventh Tone. =pi: ya. ya. Al-le-lu-ya, Al-le - lu The Eighth Tone. Al-le-lu - ya, Al-le-lu-ya. Al-le-lu-ya, Al-le-lu - ya. ] « " And for that prayer, that is faid in the Per/on and Unity of Holy Church, is never left unfped, there- fore, trufting that our Lord hath heard your prayer, and is come to help you, ye begin altogether, lowly inclining, to praife the BleJJid Trinity.''''— Myrroure, xlii. " Te incline at the Gloria Patri." — lb. lx-vii. h " But for this is a word of joy, therefore in a time of penance, that is from Septuagefima till Eafter, it is left, and inftead thereof he fay, ' Praife, 1 &c. : for though penance-doing be pleafing to God, yet it is done in farrow of heart and lharpnefs of body, and not in gladnefs and joy, namely , for finful people ; and therefore in time of penance we fay, ' Praife; &c, not in joy, but in praifmg of God, and not 'Alleluya; which is a word both of praifing and joy.' " — Myrroure, xlii. 1 From the Rubrics for the Time, and the Arlyngham and Arundel MSS. The Lord's Day at Matins. [Then let the Conductors of the Choir, (in filken Copes, if a Sunday or Feftival,) on the fiep of the Choir, begin together the Inflatory* (pp. 16 — 19J, and 27 let the Choir fing it through s then let the fame Conductors repeat together the whole Pfalm Venite O Come.] |[ On Sundays, from the Fir ft Sunday after the O Slave of The Epiphany, inclufive, to ^uadrageftma, AT MATINS. HTMNUS* RIMO di-e-rum omnium. ■ V Quo mundus ex - tat con-di - tus. Vel quo re - fur - gens Con - di - tor :3EBE3EEtEiE!: Nos, Mor - te vie - ta, li - be - rat ; Primo dierum omnium, Quo mundus extat conditus : Vel quo refurgens Conditor Nos, Morte victa, liberat ; Pulfis procul torporibus, Surgamus omnes ocius : Et nofte quasramus Pium, Sicut Prophetam novimus. Hymn. IRST Day of days ! wherein were made The worlds in orient light arrayed : And life to give us, from the dead Their Ma - ker ri - fing, vie - tor fped ! First Day of days ! wherein were made The worlds in orient light arrayed : And, life to give us, from the dead Their Maker rifing, victor fped ! Far caft we flumber from our eyes, And all with joyful hafte arife : And early feek The Lord of grace As erft the Prophet fought His face. J " But that it fufficeth not you to praije and to joy in God alone, but if ye Jlir other to the fame ; therefore after 1 Alleluya,' or 1 Lam Tibi,' you begin the Invitatory; that is as much to fay, as a calling or a ftirring, whereby each of you Jiirreth and exhorteth other to the praifmg of God and of our Lady. And thereby alfo ye call them that hear you, and defire other that are abfent to come and pray with you ; and thereto accordeth the Pfalm 1 Venite' that followeth, and is fung with the In-vitatory. But the In-vitatory is fometime fung -whole and fometime half; for fome come whole to God's fervice to praife Him ivith body and foul and all their wyttes and fenfes, and fome come but half: for though the body be there, the heart is on other thyngs. And as our Lord faith by his Prophet, (If. xxix.,) and in his Gofpel, (Matt, xv.,) ' This people ivorjhippeth Me ivith their lips, but their heart is far from Me. 1 But few times is it fung whole ; for they that wyll be whole in our Lord's fervice, muft full warily keep thefe five wyttes, both the outer wyttes and the inner. And twice it is fung half ; for there is three manners of people, which as the Gofpel telleth, were called to the Lord's Supper, and came not : for pride, for worldlinefs, and for felfipnefs.'" — Myrroure, xlii. k From S. Gregory the Great. 28 The Lord's Day a/ Matins. Noftras preces ut audiat, Suamque dextram porrigat : Ut expiatos fordibus Reddat polorum fedibus. Ut quique facratiffimo Hujus diei tempore Horis quietis pfallimus, Donis beatis muneret. Jam nunc, Paterna Claritas ! Te poftulamus affatim : Abfit libido fordidans Omnifque attus noxius : Ne foeda fit vel lubrica Compago noftri corporis, Per quam Averni ignibus, Ipfi crememur acrius. Ob hoc, Redemptor ! quaefumus, Ut probra noftra diluas : Vitas perennis commoda Nobis benigne conferas. Quo, carnis adlu exules, Effefti ipfi celibes, Ut praeftolamur, cernui Melos canamus glorias. Gloria Tibi Domine ! Qui natus es de Virgine : Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu, In fempiterna fecula. • A - men. So may He hearken to our prayer, Stretch forth his arm with kindly care; And all our paft offence forgiven Reftore us to our homes in Heaven. So here in this His Feftal tide May He this facred Day abide : And o'er us, as each peaceful hour With pfalms we hallow, bleffings ftiow'r. Father of Light and Life ! give heed ! Suppliants we here before Thee plead : O ! cleanfe from fordid luft the heart, May every evil work depart : Keep undefiled by guilt or fhame Our walk in this corporeal frame, That we may ne'er the fiercer pain Of Hell's avenging fires fuftain. Redeemer of the worlds ! we pray Walh Thou our finful ftains away : For us, all-bountiful, a fhare In endlefs life and joy prepare. Where, from all flefhly ftrivings free, And made for ever pure jlike Thee, Bleft hope ! may we adoring raife To God, melodious hymns of praife. Lord ! Holy Virgin born ! To Thee All Glory everlafting be : To Father and to Holy Ghoft, Long as eternity fhall laft ! A men. This Gloria is added to every Hymn of the fame metre (except that beginning Deus Creator,), up to The Purification. After The Purification, however, is faid the following verfe. Praefta Pater piiffime ! Patrique Compar Unice ! Cum Spiritu Paraclito Regnans per omne feculum. Father of mercies ! grant our prayer : Co-equal Only Son ! give ear : Who with Thee, Spirit Paraclete ! Reign throughout ages infinite. The Lord's Day at Matins. 29 C From the Firft Sunday after Trinity to Advent, as well on Sundays as on Week-days, whenever it is the ordinary Office for the Sunday or Week-day, is faid at Matins the following HYMN. 1 H This Chant is faid on all Sundays, from the Firfl Sunday after Trinity, to The Advent of The Lord, to this Hymn. OC - TE fur-gen- tes vi - gi - m - le-mus om-nes, Sem-per in pfal-mis me - di - tern - ur, at - que Vi - ri - 3£ - bus to - tis Do no ca - 1^! na - mus Dul - ci - ter hym - nos. Nocte furgentes vigilemus omnes, Semper in pfalmis meditemur, atque Viribus totis Domino canamus Dulciter hymnos. Ut pio Regi pariter canentes Cum fuis fan&is, mereamur aulam Ingredi Cceli : fimul et beatam Ducere vitam. Przeftet hoc nobis Deitas Beata Patris ac Nati pariterque Sancli Spiritus, Cujus reboat in omni Gloria mundo. RISE we in the night-ly watch-es waking, In pfal-mo-dy our =i=z=i=i=:^=Pd ^ =!|= :Bz: s 5 hearts and voi - ces raife ; To God, 3^ with all our pow'rs fweet mu - fic mak - ing In hymns of praife. Arise we in the nightly watches waking, In pfalmody our hearts and voices raife ; To God with all our powers fweet mufic making, In hymns of praife. So in full concert with thy faints we'll tell Thy mercies, Lord : fo worthy may we be, To enter Heaven's bright courts in blifs to dwell, For' e'er with Thee. The BlefTed Trinity perform our prayer, Father and Son, and Holy Ghoft Moft High : Whofe Glory all Creation doth declare Eternally. A - men. 1 From S. Gregory the Great. 2^ men. 3° The Lord's Day at Matins. HTMNUS.™ ± UEM Ter-ra, Pon-tus, E- - the-ra, Colunt, a-do-rant, pre-dicant : Tri-nam re-gen-tem ma - chi - nam, Clauft-rum Ma - ri - as ba - ju - lat. Quem Terra, Pontus, Ethera, Colunt, adorant, predicant : Trinam regentem machinam, Clauftrum Mariae bajulat. Cui Luna, Sol, et omnia Deferviunt per tempora, Perfufa Cceli gratia Geftant Puellse vifcera. Beata Mater munere, Cujus Supernus Artifex Mundum pugillo continens, Ventris fub area claufus eft. Beata Cceli nuncio, Fecunda Sanfto Spiritu; Defideratus gentibus, Cujus per alvum fufus eft. Gloria Tibi Domine, Qui natus es de Virgine ; Cum Patre et Sanfto Spiritu Per fempiterna fecula. Hymn. | O ! He Whom Ear th,and Sea, and Sky, Revere, adore, laud, and proclaim: Who o'er the three-fold fa - brie rules, Is cloifter'd within Mary's frame. Lo ! He Whom Earth, and Sea, and Sky, Revere, adore, laud, and proclaim : Who o'er the threefold fabric rules, Is cloiftered within Mary's frame. He Whom the Sun, and Moon, and fpace Serve in their meafured times afligned, Pervaded by celeftial grace Is in a Virgin's body fhrined ! O Mother ! bleffed with peerlefs gifts, Who as a cafket pure contains The Architect of Earth and Heaven, Whofe mighty hand the world fuftains. Bleffed by the meffenger divine, The Holy Ghoft hath filled thy womb; The long-defired of nations comes, And in thy bofom finds a home. All Glory, Lord ! be unto Thee, Born of the Virgin ever pure ; Father and Holy Ghoft ! to Ye, While ages infinite endure. m The Sarum Prymers give this as the ordinary Hymn at Matins ; jo the Hymnal gives it as a daily Hymn at Matins ; it is the Hymn at Matins of the Blejfed Mary. — From Venantius Fortunatus. The Lord's Day at Matins. IN THE FIRST NOCTURN." Psalm I. [A Pfalm of Do