At times to faith's fore-seeing eye The golden gates appear! 4 Ah! then my spirit faints To reach the land I love, 5 "Forever with the Lord!" 6 Be Thou at my right hand, 7 So when my latest breath Shall rend the veil in twain, By death I shall escape from death, And life eternal gain. 8 Knowing as I am known, How shall I love that word, And oft repeat before the throne, "Forever with the Lord!" CHANTS 568 GLORIA IN EXCELSIS Congregation Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men! || Choir or Congregation We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we wor-ship | Thee, we glo-ri-fy | Thee, we give thanks to Thee for Thy great | glo-ry. O Lord God, | Heavenly King, | God the Father Al- | might-y! O Lord the only-begot-ten Son, | Je-sus Christ, | O Lord God, Thou | Lamb of God, Son of the Fa-ther, that tak-est a- | way the sin of the world, have | mer-cy up- on us! || Thou, that | tak-est a-way the sin of the world, re- | ceive our prayer! Thou that sit-test at the right hand of God the Fa-ther, have mer-cy up- on us! For Thou on-ly art | ho-ly, Thou | on-ly art the Lord, Thou on-ly, O Christ, with the Ho-ly | Ghost, art most high in the glo-rv of God the Fa-ther. | A- men. 569 LEVAVI OCULOS 1 I will lift up mine eyes un- | to the hills || From whence com-eth| my help. 2 My help cometh from the Lord || Who hath | made- | heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy | foot to be moved. || He that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, He that keep-eth Israel || Shall | neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord Him- self is thy keeper: || The Lord is thy de- fense up-on | thy right hand, 6 So that the sun shall not burn thee by day || Nor the moon - - by night. 7 The Lord shall preserve thee | from all evil || He shall pre- | serve thy soul. 8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy | coming in || From this time | forth for- ev-er- more. Glory be to the Father and to the | Son || and | to the Ho-ly Ghost, As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ev-er | shall be, world without end!-| A-- | men. 1 Blessed be the Lord God of Is-ra- | el, || for He hath visited and re- | deem-ed His people: 2 And hath raised up a mighty sal-] va-tion | for us in the house of His servant | David; 3 As He spake by the mouth of His ho-ly | Prophets which have been since the world be- gan; 4 That we should be saved from our enemies || and from the hand of all that hate- - us; 5 To perform the mercy promised to our fore- | fathers, and to remember His ho-ly | Cov-e- nant; 6 To perform the oath which He sware to our forefather | A-bra- | ham || that He would | give | us; 7 That we, being delivered out of the hand of our | en-e-mies, | might serve | Him with- | out — | fear, 8 In holiness and righteous- ness be- | fore Him || all the days of our | life. 9 And thou, Child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest, for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to pre- pare His ways; 10 To give knowledge of salvation | unto His | people for the re- mis-sion of their sins, 11 Through the tender mercy of our God || whereby the day-spring from on high hath | visit-ed us; 12 To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, || and to guide our feet | into the way of peace. Glory be to the Father and to the | Son || and | to the Ho-ly Ghost, As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev-er | shall be, || world without end! - -| A--| men. 571 TE DEUM LAUDAMUS 1 We praise | Thee, O God, || we acknowledge | Thee to be the Lord. 2 All the earth doth | wor-ship | Thee, || the | Father ev-er- | lasting. 3 To Thee all Angels cry a- | loud, || the Heavens and all the Powers there in. 4 To Thee Cherubim and Ser-a- | phim || con- | ual- ly do cry, | tin 5 Holy Ho-ly | Ho-ly, || Lord | God of | Sab-a- | oth; 6 Heaven and earth are full of the Maj-es- ty || of Thy - Glo- | ry. 7. The glorious company of the A- | postles || praise Thee. 8 The goodly fellowship of the | Prophets || praise | Thee. 9 The noble army of Martyrs || praise | ! Thee. 10 The holy Church throughout all the world || doth acknowl-edge | Thee; 11 The Father of an in-finite | Maj-es- | ty: 12 Thine a dor-able, true, || and | on ly f Son; 13 Also the Holy Ghost, || the | Comfort-—er. 14 Thou art the King of Glory, |O|· Christ! 15 Thou art the ever- last-ing | Son || of | Father. 16 When Thou tookest upon Thee to man, Thou didst humble Thyself to be a Virgin. de the liv-er | born of 17 When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of | death, Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all be- | lievers. 18 Thou sittest at the right | hand of God || in the Glo-ry of the Father. 19 We believe that | Thou shalt | come || to be our Judge. 20 We therefore pray Thee, Help Thy | servants || whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious | blood 21 Make them to be numbered with Thy | Saints || in glo-ry ev-er- | lasting. 22 O Lord, save Thy people || and | bless Thine | her-it- age! 23 Gov- ern them || and | lift them up for- | ever! 24 Day by day we 25 And we worship Thy with-out ¡ end. 26 Vouchsafe, O Lord, || with-out Isin. mag-ni- | fy Thee: world to keep us this day 27 O Lord, have mercy up- on us, || have mercy up- on us! 28 O Lord, let Thy mercy | be up- | on us, || as our } trust is in Thee. 29 O Lord, in Thee have I trusted; || let me | nev-er be con- | founded! 1 My soul doth magnify the spirit hath re- | joiced in | God, my 2 For He hath re- | garded || the His hand- maiden. Lord, || and my Savior. lowli- | ness of | 3 For, be- hold, from henceforth || all gener- ations shall call me blessed. 4 For He that is mighty hath magni-fied | me, || and ho-ly is His name. 5 And His mercy is on them that fear Him || through-out all gen-er- | ations. 6 He hath showed strength with His | arm; || He hath scattered the proud in the imagin-a-tion | of their hearts. 7 He hath put down the mighty from their seat, || and hath ex- [alted the humble and meek. 8 He hath filled the hungry with good | things, || and the rich He hath sent empty a- way. 9 He remembering His mercy, hath holpen His servant Is-ra- el, as He promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for- ever. Glory be to the Father and to the | Son || and | to the Ho-ly | Ghost, As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev-er | shall be, world without end!-| A- men. 1 The Lord is my Shepherd, || I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; || He leadeth me be- | side the still waters. 3 He re-storeth my soul; | He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will | fear no evil; || for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort | me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence | of mine enemies; || Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup run-neth over. 6 Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, || and I will dwell in the house | of the Lord for- ever. Glory be to the Father and to the Son || and | to the Ho-ly Ghost, As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ev-er | shall be, || world without end!-| A 574 DE PROFUNDIS I men. 1 Out of the deep have I called unto Thee, O Lord! | Lord, hear my voice! 2 O let Thine ears consider | well || the voice of my com-plaint. 3 If Thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done a- miss, O Lord, who may a4 For there is mercy with | Thee; Thou be feared. bide it? therefore shalt |