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In Heaven at length, when time is o'er,
'T will stand complete, to move no more,
Made meet for such a bless'd abode,
Meet for the dwelling-place of GOD.

O GOD, the FATHER, GOD the SON,
And God the SPIRIT, THREE in ONE,
Preserve, direct, maintain, in love
The world below, the world above. Amen.

Auctor beate sæculi.

83 JESU, CREATOR of the world!

Of all mankind REDEEMER blest!
True GOD of GOD; in WHOM we see
The FATHER'S Image clear express'd!

Thee, SAVIOUR, love alone constrain'd
To make our mortal flesh THINE Own;
And as a second Adam come,

For the first Adam to atone.

That self-same Love, which made the sky,
Which made the sea, and stars, and earth,
Took pity on our misery,

And broke the bondage of our birth.

O JESU! in THY Heart divine

May that same love for ever flow;

For ever mercy to mankind

From that exhaustless fountain flow!

For this THY sacred Heart was pierc'd,
And both with Blood and Water ran;
To cleanse us from the stains of guilt,
And be the hope and strength of man.

TO GOD the FATHER, and the SON,
All praise, and power, and glory be ;
With THEE, O HOLY COMFORTER,
Henceforth to all eternity. Amen.

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In THINE Image THOU didst make us,
Great CREATOR, GOD of Love:

When we fell, THY mercy sent us
Bleşt redemption from above:
For THY Love, oh, may we be
THINE to all eternity!

SAVIOUR, THOU for us Incarnate,

Suffering pangs no tongue can tell,
By THY Cross mankind hast rescued
From the power of sin and hell:
For THY Love, oh, may we be
THINE to all eternity!

By THY SPIRIT new created

Unto holiness and peace,

May THY Light and Truth instruct us,

Lead us on from grace to grace :

For THY Love, oh, may we be

THINE to all eternity!

Praise to THEE, our Great Creator,
GOD the FATHER, GOD the SON,
God the bless'd life-giving SPIRIT,
ONE in THREE, and THREE in ONE:
May THY perfect Image be

Ours to all eternity!

Amen.

Alleluia! dulce carmen.

85 Alleluia, song of sweetness,
Voice of joy, celestial lay,
Alleluia is the glory

Of the choirs in Heavenly day,
Which the Angels sing, abiding
In the house of GOD for aye.

Alleluia, joyful mother

Of the bless'd, Jerusalem,
Alleluia is the anthem

That full well befitteth them,
While to sadness Babel's rivers
Exiles on the earth condemn.

Alleluia we deserve not

Here to chaunt for evermore :
Alleluia our transgressions

Make us for a while give o'er :
For the holy time is coming
That would have us sin deplore.

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Wherefore supplicate we praising
THEE, O blessed TRINITY,

We at length may keep our Easter
In THY Home beyond the sky ;
There to THEE our Alleluia
Singing everlastingly. Amen.

SEXAGESIMA.

Te læta mundi Conditor.

THOU, great CREATOR, art possess'd,
And THOU alone, of endless rest :
To Angels only it belongs

To lift to THEE their ceaseless songs.

But we must toil and toil again
With ceaseless woe and endless pain :
How then can we, in exile drear,
Lift the glad song of glory here?

O THOU, WHO wilt forgiving be
To all who truly turn to THEE,
Grant us to mourn the hapless cause
Of all our woе, THY broken laws!

Then to such salutary grief
Let faith and hope bring due relief,
And we, too, shall be soon possess'd
Of ceaseless songs, and endless rest.
TO GOD the FATHER, GOD the SON,
And HOLY GHOST, be glory done :
Let equal praise to EACH be given,
By all on earth, by all in Heaven. Amen.

87 Almighty GoD, THY word is cast
Like seed into the ground;

Now let the dew of Heaven descend,
And plenteous fruits abound.

Let not the foe of CHRIST and man
This holy seed remove,
But give it root in every heart

To bring forth fruits of love.

Let not the world's deceitful cares
The rising plant destroy,
But let it yield a hundred-fold
The fruits of peace and joy.

Where'er the precious seed is sown,
THY quickening grace bestow,
That all whose souls the truth receive,
Its saving power may know.

TO GOD the FATHER, GOD the SON,
And God the HOLY GHOST,
All honour by the Church be done,
And by the Heavenly host. Amen.

QUINQUAGESIMA.

88 LORD of mercy and of might,
Of mankind the Life and Light,
Maker, Teacher Infinite,

JESUS, hear and save.

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