BENEDICTUS. LUKE i. 68. (c. M.) BY BISHOP PATRICK. 1 BLEST be the GOD of ISRAEL, 2 In David's house a SAVIOUR rais'd 3 Salvation's granted by His hand 4 The Covenant with Abr'ham made, 5 Thus may we serve Him without fear, 6 Thus like Thy harbinger, O LORD, By the remission of our sin Make Thy Salvation known, Rise, Sun of righteousness, on high, 8 Those, who in death and darkness sit, JUBILATE DEO vide Psalm 160. 160. MAGNIFICAT, LUKE 1, 46, &c. BY BISHOP PATRICK. 1 MY soul doth magnify the LORD; His mercy is thro' ev'ry age, (L.M.) To them that fear Him still the same. 4 His holy Arm His strength hath shew'd Confounded what the proud had thought; Put down the mighty from their seat And rais'd them, who were set at nought. 5 The hungry He hath fill'd with good; The full and rich for want complain'd; His mercy He hath call'd to mind And ISRAEL hath His help obtain'd. 6 The promise to our fathers made, In which engag'd th' Almighty stood, CANTATE DOMINO vide Psalm, 98. 161. THE SONG OF SIMEON, NUNC DIMITTIS. LUKE ii. 28, &c. 1 LORD, behold the hour is come, Now within the silent tomb Let my mortal frame decay, 7, 7. 5 On the GENTILES pour Thy light, DEUS MISEREATUR. VIDE PSALM LXVII. THE FOLLOWING ARRANGEMENT IS MADE ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF THE LITURGY. N. B.-The first Psalm specified under each Sunday and Holy Day is the same as was directed by the Rubric, in the reign of King Edward VI. and was called the Introit, because it was sung, while the Priest was going to the Altar.* The other Psalms, or Hymns are generally adapted to the Epistle, or Gospel, or the subject of the day; when there can be no appropriate selection, the arrangement is merely designed to accommodate the choice, and prevent the selection being left to an incompetent person. The Psalms referred to at the close of each Sunday, or Holy Day, comprise an arrangement of the Psalms throughout the year. * Wheatley on the Common Prayer. ADVENT SUNDAY, PSALM I. Isaiah, Ixi. 1. (C. M.) 1 HARK, the glad sound! the Saviour comes, The SAVIOUR promis'd long! Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne, 2 On Him the Spirit largely pour'd, Wisdom and might, and zeal, and love, 3 He comes the pris'ners to release, The gates of brass before Him burst, 4 Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb Ye blind, behold your SAVIOUR come; 5 He comes the broken heart to bind, 6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace, With Thy beloved name. Psalm xii, cxii, xxiii, cxviii, 3 last verses. |