193.

Σώτερ αιώνιε.

Thou eternal Saviour!

The Soul itself is now in bloom.
Thy Name, thro' all the ages,
Is, I AM! HE THAT IS!
Each Period this alledges,
And O what comforts rife

From thence? O great Preserver,

The King of Gods, th' Om-Yea, Patron of poor Men!

nipotent

Thou hast been named ever;

The Lord, who life and Being lent
To all created Effence!
Abraham, Isaac,

And Jacob in thy Prefence,
As their mild God, did walk:
Compaffion is thy Nature,
Long-fuffering divine;

Thy Goodness to thy creature
Abundantly doth fhine.

2. To thee aloud are crying
The Souls of all the juft; on thee
The Godly are relying;
Thou, Parent of that progeny!
Hear'ft ev'ry tone unfeigned,
Regardeft Supplicants,

Whose heart, in filence pained,
Scarce utter can its wants.

Because ev'n men's Interior Thy Providence furveys;

With knowledge dark, or clearer, The whole Earth to thee prays..

Be thou with utmost fervor
For ever prais'd. Amen.

ORD Jefus Chrift our Saviour,
Who left'ft thy heav'nly feat

To fhew to men thy Favour,

Thy fervants thee entreat
To be by thee instructed
And healed through and thro',
By thee to be conducted

The Way they are to go.
2. Therein to be proceeding
Thro' the pure Spirit's Grace.
Pardon their ev'ry Failing,

So can they found thy praise;
And unto thee, O Father,

Whofe Son is our dear God,

3. Thou haft this World appointed To thee, O mankind's Lover,

For exercise of Maxims pure;
Thyfelf, when 'twas disjointed,

For all haft open'd Mercy's door :
And doft (to press that matter)

By confcioufnefs innate,

By Scriptures old and later,

To mankind intimate,

That wealth and animal vigour But a flight vapour is,

Cleans'd Confcience and Faith eager

Alone can pass the skies.

4. By thy Truth's fuftentation, Faith joineth hands with Joys to

Commit we all our need.

T'

195. (b)

HE names of thy dear Family, Which thou unto thy Name doft tie,

Let in life's Book be found enroll'd,
With the whole Flock that's in thy
fold:

And to all, who thy Name revere
Grant to obtain, while they are here,
Their age's right length and remiffion
From all their fin and all tranfgreffion.
Kyrie Eleifon.

è Chaldaico.

196.

T O thee, Chrift our God and R

I. L who love not the Lord
Whom his Manhood not well pleafes,
Jefus,
Are fuch, whofe curfe never ceales

They feek it at thy Hands, no timeTill the Lord does come again.

z. With thanks and delectation, 'Fore him, we read and hear The word of Jefu's Paffion,

Therein reveal'd fo clear; Which is the Christian's banner, 、 For he too thought it Honour

Who hung upon the Cross. 3. Glory and pow'r unbounded Does appertain to thee, Thy Triumph fhall be founded In thy realm pow'rfully; Thine is all Domination, Majefty, Adoration Here and eternally.

5. Lord we beseech thee,

Be pleas'd to remember
Of all fuch Souls the whole number,
Who have entreated

Us with this intention,

2. And to thee, Son of the living God, Who many fick haft with health endow'd,

And upheldeft Peter, when on the

water;

That of them in Love we fhould Being indeed the Sea's dread Creator,

make mention,

Who fet it bounds.

I first intreat thee for my misdeeds; Then afk the Aid which this Season

needs:

In thee have I trusted, therefore defend me,

Rebuke th' Accufer, thy Angel fend

Give us thy Peace fo blessed;
Grant us thy peace, O Spirit,
Who'rt alfo our Lord praised;
Of thee our King and Saviour.
We humbly beg this Favour,
Have mercy on us, O Lord Chrift+
Jefu !

As thou haft promis'd, I know thou

canft

That celeftial Manna to me difcover,
And me unworthy lift by thy favour
To fee thy Face.
5, Thy Spirit in me work, and thy
Will

Chearfully may I, while here, fulfill :
All my days I've vowed to thy pof-
feffion,

Who under Pilate a good Confeffion
Haft witnefled;

6. Who crucify'd waft, and the
Grave's path

Didft prove; but crushedst the sting of Death!

yes, it is vanquish'd ; and thou art rifen,

And now receiv'ft, as in Stephen' vifion,

My Pray'r and Soul!

Cyprian, ante martyrium,

IV. From the Western Church.

209.

Te Deum, or the Hymn of St. Ambrofe.

Thee the Almighty Lord alone.

All the whole Earth doth worship thee,
Thou Father of Eternity.

To thee all Angels loudly cry,

The Heav'ns and all the Pow'rs on high;
Cherubs and Seraphins proclaim

And cry Thrice-holy to thy Name;

Holy is our Lord God,
Holy is our Lord God,
Holy is our Lord God,
The Lord of Sabaoth!

With fplendor of thy Glory fpread,
Is Earth and Heav'n replenished.
Th' Apoftles glorious company,
The Prophets fellowship, praife thee.
The noble and victorious Hoft
Of Martyrs do thy Praises boaft.
The holy Church throughout the Earth
Acknowledge and extol thy Worth,
The Father's Majefty unknown;
God Son, his Revelation;

Alfo the holy Ghoft, from whom,
As the fole Spring, our Comforts come.
Heb. i. 3.

O Chrift, thou glorious King, we own
Thee to be God's eternal Son.
Thou, undertaking in our room,
Didft not abhor the Virgin's Womb.
The Pains of Death o'ercome by thee,
Made Heav'n to all Believers free.

At God's right Hand thou hast thy feat,
And in the Father's Glory great;

And we believe the Day's decreed,

When thou shalt judge both quick and dead.

Promote, we pray, thy Servant's Good,

Redeemed with thy precious Blood;
Among thy Saints make them afcend

To glory that shall never end.

Thy