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3 Holy Spirit, breath of balm,
Fall on us in evening's calm;
Yet awhile, before we sleep,
We with thee will vigils keep.
Lead us on our sins to muse,
Give us truest penitence;
Then the love of God infuse,
Breathing humble confidence;
Melt our spirits, mould our will,
Soften, strengthen, comfort still.
4 Blessed Trinity, be near

Through the hours of darkness drear;
Then, when shrinks the lonely heart,
Thou, O God, most present art.
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Watch o'er our defenceless head;
Let thy angels' guardian host
Keep all evil from our bed;
Till the flood of morning rays
Wake us to a song of praise.1

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind [10s.
is stayed on thee.-Isa. xxvi. 3.

1 PEACE, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin? The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.

2 Peace, perfect peace, by thronging duties press'd? To do the will of Jesus, this is rest.

3 Peace, perfect peace, with sorrows surging round? On Jesus' bosom nought but calm is found. 4 Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far away? In Jesus' keeping we are safe and they.

5 Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown? Jesus we know, and he is on the throne.

6 Peace, perfect peace, death shadowing us and ours? Jesus has vanquish'd death and all its powers. 7 It is enough: earth's struggles soon shall cease, And Jesus call us to heaven's perfect peace.

"THE CATHOLIC FAITH IS THIS

THAT WE WORSHIP

ONE GOD IN TRINITY, AND TRINITY IN UNITY."

33 They rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, [P.M. holy.-Rev. iv. 8.

1 HOLY, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,

Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and Mighty,

God in Three Persons, Blessèd Trinity. 2 Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;

Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. 3 Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide thee, Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may

not see,

Only thou art holy: there is none beside thee Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

4 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,

All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth,
and sky, and sea :

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and Mighty,
God in Three Persons, Blessèd Trinity.

34 One cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, [D. 8s. 7s. holy.-Isa. vi, 3.

1 BRIGHT the vision that delighted
Once the sight of Judah's seer;
Sweet the countless tongues united
To entrance the prophet's ear.
Round the Lord in glory seated,
Cherubim and seraphim
Fill'd his temple, and repeated

Each to each the alternate hymn:

2 "Lord, thy glory fills the heaven, Earth is with its fulness stored;

Unto thee be glory given,
Holy, holy, holy Lord.'

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Heaven is still with glory ringing,
Earth takes up the angels' cry-
"Holy, holy, holy,"-singing,
"Lord of hosts, the Lord most high.'

3 With his seraph train before him,
With his holy Church below,
Thus conspire we to adore him,
Bid we thus our anthem flow:
Thus, thy glorious name confessing,
We adopt thy angels' cry,

"Holy, holy, holy,"-blessing

"Thee, the Lord of hosts most high."

The Litany.

"LORD, HAVE MERCY UPON US.”

35 In that he himself hath suffered being tempted,
he is able to succour them that are tempted.
-Heb. ii. 18.

1 SAVIOUR, when in dust to thee
Low we bow the adoring knee;
When, repentant, to the skies
Scarce we lift our weeping eyes;
O by all thy pains and woe
Suffer'd once for man below,
Bending from thy throne on high,
Hear our solemn litany.

2 By thy helpless infant years,
By thy life of want and tears,
By thy days of sore distress
In the savage wilderness;
By the dread mysterious hour
Of the insulting tempter's power,
Turn, O turn a favouring eye,
Hear our solemn litany.

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3 By the sacred griefs that wept
O'er the grave where Lazarus slept;
By the boding tears that flow'd
Over Salem's loved abode ;
By the anguish'd sigh that told
Treachery lurk'd within thy fold:
From thy seat above the sky,
Hear our solemn litauy.

4 By thine hour of dire despair;
By thine agony of prayer;

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By the cross, the nail, the thorn,
Piercing spear, and torturing scorn;
By the gloom that veil'd the skies
O'er the dreadful Sacrifice;
Listen to our humble cry,
Hear our solemn litany.

5 By thy deep expiring groan ;
By the sad sepulchral stone;
By the vault, whose dark abode
Held in vain the rising God:
O from earth to heaven restored,
Mighty re-ascended Lord,

Listen, listen to the cry

Of our solemn litany.

Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
Mark x. 47.

1 WHEN our heads are bow'd with woe,
When our bitter tears o'erflow,
When we mourn the lost, the dear,
"Jesu, Son of David," hear.

2 Thou our throbbing flesh hast worn;
Thou our mortal griefs hast borne;
Thou hast shed the human tear;
"Jesu, Son of David," hear.

3 Thou hast bow'd the dying head;
Thou the blood of life hast shed;

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Thou hast fill'd a mortal bier;
"Jesu, Son of David," hear.

4 When the heart is sad within
With the thought of all its sin;
When the spirit shrinks with fear,
"Jesu, Son of David," hear.

5 Thou the shame, the grief hast known;
Though the sins were not thine own;
Thou hast deign'd their load to bear:
"Jesu, Son of David," hear.

6 Thou hast pass'd through death's dark shade; Thou hast full atonement made;

Thou to God's right hand art near :

"Jesu, Son of David," hear.

37 Hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. [7s. 5.

Lam. iii. 56.

1 LORD of mercy and of might,
Of mankind the life and light,
Maker, Teacher infinite,

Jesu, hear and save.

2 Who, when sin's primeval doom
Gave creation to the tomb,
Didst not scorn a virgin's womb,
Jesu, hear and save.

3 Strong Creator, Saviour mild,
Humbled to a mortal child,
Captive, beaten, bound, reviled,
Jesu, hear and save.

4 Throned above celestial things,
Borne aloft on angels' wings,
Lord of lords, and King of kings,
Jesu, hear and save.

5 Soon to come to earth again,
Judge of angels and of men,
Hear us now, and hear us then,
Jesu, hear and save."

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