O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever.
Glory &c. Save us, O LORD &c.
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I will raise ME up a faithful priest, who shall do according to that which is in MINE Heart and in My Mind: and he shall walk before MINE ANOINTED for ever.
LORD, remember David: and all his afflictions. Glory &c. I will raise &c.
HOLY COMMUNION.
318 When the Patriarch was returning
Crown'd with triumph from the fray,
Him the peaceful KING of Salem
Came to meet upon his way;
Meekly bearing Bread and Wine,
Holy Priesthood's awful sign!
On the truth thus dimly shadow'd,
Later days a lustre shed;
When the great High Priest eternal,
Under forms of Wine and Bread,
For the world's immortal Food
Gave His Flesh, and gave His Blood.
Wondrous Gift!-the WORD WHO moulded
All things by HIS might divine,
Bread to be His Body maketh,
And His very Blood the Wine.
What though sense no change perceives,
Faith admires, adores, believes!
HE WHO Once to die a Victim
On the Cross, did not refuse,
Day by day, upon our altars,
That same Sacrifice renews,
Through His holy Priesthood's hands,
Faithful to His last commands!
While the people all uniting
In that Sacrifice sublime,
Offer CHRIST to His high FATHER,
Offer up themselves with HIM;
Then together with the Priest,
On the Living VICTIM feast!
319 All the world in sin was lying,
Hid from God the FATHER'S light, As a cloud across the Heavens
Keeps the golden sun from sight.
GOD the FATHER'S Face was veilèd,
Satan held man in his sway;
JESUS came from heavenly glory,
Swept the cloud of sin away.
Punishment each sin demanded,
JESUS paid the bitter price;
Sins of thought, of word, of action,
Were atoned by Sacrifice.
JESUS CHRIST, HIMSELF the Victim,
Now as Priest in Heaven doth stand,
Offering His wounded Body,
Lifting up each pierced Hand.
For each sin on earth committed
We that Sacrifice must plead,
Asking CHRIST with GOD the FATHER
For our guilt to intercede.
Then that Sacrifice we offer,
When on altars here below
Wine is outpour'd, Bread is broken,
And our own LORD'S Death we show.
Come we then with heart's devotion
To that Sacrament divine!
In the Bread see JESUS' Body,
And His dear Blood in the Wine.
Let us hail HIM, low adoring,
And the angelic anthems swell,
Praising CHRIST, the Priest and Victim,
Ransoming the world from hell. Amen.
320 Hidden SAVIOUR, Great High Priest,
Master of the royal feast,
King, enthroned above the skies,
One and perfect Sacrifice,
CHRIST the same, and changing never,
Yesterday, to-day, for ever.
Yesterday upon the Cross
THOU didst hang to heal our loss.
Past are now THY mortal pains,
Yet THY Sacrifice remains,
CHRIST the same &c.
This day on THINE altar-throne
THOU art present with THINE own,
Veiling here THY Light divine
Under Bread and under Wine;
CHRIST the same &c.
Evermore a Priest above,
THOU art pleading, in THY Love,
That same Offering of might
Which we show in bloodless rite,
CHRIST the same &c.
Man of Mary, GOD of GOD,
Sacred Flesh and Precious Blood,
THEE we offer, THEE adore,
Till THOU Comest here once more,
CHRIST the same &c.
321 LORD, when before THY Throne we meet
THY goodness to adore,
From Heaven, th' eternal Mercy-seat,
On us THY blessing pour;
And make our inmost souls to be
A habitation meet for THEE.
THY Body for our ransom given,
THY Blood in mercy shed-
With this immortal Food from Heaven,
LORD, let our souls be fed:
And as we round THY Table kneel,
Help us THY quick'ning grace to feel.
Be THOU, O HOLY SPIRIT, nigh;
Accept the humble prayer,
The contrite soul's repentant sigh,
The sinner's heart-felt tear;
And let our adoration rise
As fragrant incense to the skies. Amen.
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