inity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 23rd / Jan. 5th|_A 246 The Collect Rouse up Thy power, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord, and come, that those that put their trust in Thy loving-kindness may be more quickly delivered from every adversity. Who livest and reigest with God the Father, in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. BZ Amen. ‘The Commemorations of the Theotokos and of All Saints After the Magnificat and any special commemorations, === this commemoration is begun by the 1st Cantor alone: Fear not, Mar ~ y. All continue the Antighon as follows. Thou hast found fa-vour with the Lord; x — a oR be-hold, thou shalt con-ceive, and bear a Son, al-le-lu-ya. Y. There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse. BY And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. 0 God, Who wast pleaséd that Thy Word should take Flesh in the womb of the ever-Virgin Mary, through the message of an Angel, grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that as we believe her to be truly the God-Bearer, so we may be aided by her intercession before Thee. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. RJ. Amen. Then this commemoration of All Saints is begun by the Ist Cantor alone Be-hold the Lord com-eth. 7 a All continue = — ———— oe as follows: And All His Saints with Him; and there shall be in that day a Great Light, ae-tu-ya. . Behold, the Lord shall appear on a white cloud. 2 And with Him ten thousands of His Saints. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we, who are rightly afflicted for the sake of ‘our sins, through the coming of Thy Son, may be delivered from all adversities. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and yglereth ‘ith Thee In the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through al the ages of ages. Amen. EMBER SATURDAY, DEC. 23RD / JAN. STH NIGHT VIGILS (Matins) All is to be done as given on pp. A211 ~ A213, except toward the end of the Second Nocturn as follows: ‘The Second Nocturn—The Chapter. V‘ and Collect The, Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter (Jer. 23: 5) “Behold, the days come,” saith the Lord, “that I will raise unto David a Righteous Branch, + and a King shall reign and prosper, * and shall execute judgment and justice in the Earth.” AU respond: RJ. Thanks be to God. . The Lord cometh forth out of His Holy Place. !, He will come and save His people. © God, Thou That seest that we put our trust in Thy loving-kindness, iously grant that we may rejoice over the heavenly visitation. Thou That livest id reignest with God the Father in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bl. Amen. |ORNING SOLEMNITY (Lauds) After Psalm 66 has been completed, the Psalms are chanted as follows:‘A 247 |Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 23rd / Jan. Sth|_A 247 begins chanting the Ist Antiphon: Stand ye still. On all Doubles, or if it be the = a i ‘custom of the place, All respond: And ye shall see the as-sis-tance of the Lord up-on you. eet te a® oe E Tone 2 = see ee eee 5 +5 Psalm 50: The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the Ist Psalm verse, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein) Have mer-cy 6n me, 1 O God, * Then, only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse. ‘according to Thy | great mér-cf. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alernaiing the verses thereafter. according to the multitude of Th com- 7 pas-sions * blot oft my | trans-gré: ‘Wash me thoroughly from mine in- 7 i-quit-, * and cleanse me | from mf For I know mine in- 7 i-quit-§, * and my sin is év-er | be-fore mé. Against Thee only have ined, and done this é-vil be- 7 fore Theé, * that ‘Thou mightest be Justified in Thy words, and pre-vail | when Thod art Jédged. For behold, T was con-ceved in in {quite * and in sins dd my mith, Jer beér mé. For be-hold, Thou hast * léy-ed Trdth; * the hidden and secret things of Thy Wisdom hast Thou made man-i- | fest Gn-to mé._ Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be T made clean; * Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whi- | ter thén sndw. ‘Thou shalt make me,to hear joy and 7 glid-néss; * the bones go next that be ham-bled, | they shall re-joice. * Turn Thy Face a-way from 1 mf sins; * and blot out all mipe | Create in mé a clean 7 heart, O God; * and renew a right sf Cast me not a-way from Thy Prés-énce, * and take not hy Holy Restore unto me the joy of Thy 1 s tion, * and with Thy 4 es-tab-lish mé. Jal! teach trans-gréss-ors 1 Thf ways, * and the ungodly shall tirn | back Gn-to Thee. Deliver me_from blood-guiltiness, © God, Thou God of my sal- 7 vi-tidn; * my tongue shall re-joice in | Thy righ-teoug-néss. 5 O Lord, Thou shalt d-pen? mf lips, * agd my mojth shal] | de-clére Thy praise. For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, I had 1 giv-en it;* with whole-burnt offerings Thoi | shalt not be Pleased. 2 a sacrifice unto God_is a bro-ken 1 spirit; * a heart that is broken and humbled God | will not de-spise. es Do good, O,Lord, in Thy good pleasure iin-to 7 Sf-dn; * and let the walls of Jerusa-lém | be build-éd. Then shalt Thou be Pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whdle-burnt 1 6f-fer-ings * then shall they offer bullocks up-dn | Thine Al-tar. Glory be to the Fath-er, and 1 t6 the Sén, * and to | the Ho-ly Ghést. As jt was in the beginning, both now and 7 év-ér, * and unto the ages of aL ges. A-mén. a a) = a All repeat: Stand ye still and ye shall see the as-sis-tance of the Lord up-on you. uit-ies, 4 with-in mé. Spl from an ‘overning Spir-it ‘Then the 2nd Cantor alone begins chanting the 2nd Antiphon: To Thee, O Lord. On all Doubles, or if it be the custom of the place, All respond: Do I lift up my soul; come and de- 4 pte © Lord; I flee un-to Thee.Sth| A 248 A248 |Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 23rd / Jai -t te. 48 Boo pebe ape lp e y ao ee Tone 4 Psalm 142 Then the 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 2nd Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Lord, hear my prayer; + give ear unto my supplic- a-tion in Thy Trath; * Then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse; hearken unto | the in Thy righ-teous-néss. ‘And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter For the enemy hath persec- | i-ted mf sodil; * he hath humbled my | life down to thé Earth. He hath sat me in darkness as those that have been ling dead; + and my spirit within me is be- | cme des-p6n-dént; * within me | my heart is troabl-éd. I remembered days af old, + I medit-a~ | ted on all Thy works; * I ponder-ed on the cre- | a-tions of Thy Hands. I stretched forth | my hands Gn-to Theé; * my soul thirsteth after Thee like | a wa-ter-léss lind. 7 Quickly | hear me, O Lord; * my spirit | hath fainted 4-way. ‘Turn not Thy | Face a-way from mé, * lest I be like unto them that | go down in-t6 the pit. Cause me to hear Thy mercy | in the mérn-ing, * for in | Thee have I pit my hépe. Cause me to know O Lord, the way | where-in I should walk, * for unto Thee have | I lif-ted Gp my sodl. Rescue me from mine enemies, © Lord; unto Thee have I | fléd for réf-Gge; * teach me to do Thy | Will, for Thou art My Géd. ‘Thy Good Spirit shall lead me in the land | of up-right-néss; * for Thy Name’s sake, O | Lord, shalt Thou quick-en mé. In Thy righteousness shalt Thou bring my soul oiit | of af-flie-tidn, * and in ‘Thy mercy shalt Thou utterly | des-troy mine én-em-ies. ‘And Thou shalt cut off all thém | that af-flict my soal,* for |i am Thy sér-vant. Glory be to the Fath- | er, and t6 the % S6n, * | and to the Hé-ly Ghést. As It was in the beginning, both 7 now and év-ér,* and unto the ages | of G-ges. A-mén. Then, All repeat: To Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul; come and de-liv-er me, ge © Lord; I flee un-to Thee. Then the Ist Conor done SE begins chanting the 3th Antiphon: There shall be . On all Doubles, or if it be the be custom of the place, All respond: AS the rain, the Ex-press-ed Word of the = = fr Ss 4 Lord, and there shall de-scend up-on us, as the dew, Our God.A 249 |Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 23rd / Jan. 5th| A 249 tous Eee it Tone 4 Canticle of Moses I (Deut. 32: 1 ~ 24) The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the Ist portion of the Ist Canticle, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein), At-tend, O Heav- J'en, and I will speak, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse and the Earth | hear the words 6f my moiith. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two. sides alternating the verses thereafter Let my instruction be a~ | wait-ed like rain, * and let my | words come down like the dew, Like "a shower upon the ten-dér grass, + like snow up- | dn the greén hérb. * For I have call-ed up- | dn the Name of the Lérd. Render Majesty unto Our God. + As for | God, His works are trué, * and all JU His ways are jédg-ménts. God is Faithful, and there is no unrighteousness in Him; Righteous and | Ho-ly is the Lord. * They have sinned; blameworthy J chil-dren are not His. © generation | crodk-ed’ and per-vérse, * are these the recompenses ye pay to the Lord, this is a people | fodl-ish and not wise; Did not He Him- | séif, Thy Féth-ér, * take thee for His Own, and | mike thee, and f4-shion theé? Re-mém- | ber the days of éld, * consider now the years of generations | and gén-er-4-tidns. ‘ar medi thy father, and he will | de-clare Gn-to thet; * thine Elders, J and they will téll thes. ‘When the Most High di J the sons of A-dam, He set the boun- J d’ries of né-tiéns * according to the number of | the an-gels 6f Gad. ‘And there was made,a | por-tion for the of His inher- | it-ance was is-ra-él. 7 He filled him with abundance J in the wil-der-néss, * in the thirsting of heat in La wa-ter-léss land; He led him a-boit | and in-strdc-ted him, * and kept him as | the ap-ple 6f His éye. 7 . As an eagle would | shél-ter his nést *,and hath J yearn’d for his ndrs-lings, And spreading his wings | hath re-ceiv’d thém, * and hath taken them | up-n his pin-ins, So the Lard | A-lone léd thém, * and there was no | strange god a-méng thém. He brought them up on the | stréngth of thé land, * He fed them with | the in-crease 6f the Tields. He suckled them with | hén-ey frém a réck, * and with oil | ot of the sélid réck, With butter of | cows and milk of sheép, * with fat of lambs and rams, of sons of bills and hé-goats, ‘With the fat of | kid-neys Of wheat; * and they drank | wine, the blood of the grépe. And Jacob ate and was filled; and the be- | lov-ed One Kick’ds * he grew fat, he | grew thick, he wix-ed broad, And he forsook Gad | Who had mide him, * and departed | from God His Sé-vioir. “They provok-ed | M@ with strange géds, * and with their abomina- | tions they em-bit-ter’d Mé.” ‘They sacrificed to d&-| mons, and nét to Géd; * to | gods, whom they knéw nét; New and | ré-cent gods were come, * which | their fath-ers knéw nét. Thou hast abandoned the God | Who be-gat thee, * and hast forgot- | ten God Who feéd-eth the And the Lord saw | and was Jeél-ois, * and He was provoked by the wrath of 1 His sons and daiigh-térs. ‘And He said: “I will turn My | Fice a-way from thém, * and I shall show what shall come upon | thém in the lést days; {ded the né: ions, * when He scattered abroad |, * Jacob and his people; the lineA 250_|Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 23rd / Jan. Sth| A 250 at ue fee aja pag p ae yt a perverse | gén-er-4-tidn; * sons, | in whom there is no Faith. “They haye made Me Jealous with | that which is not Géd, * they have angered 4 M8 with their i-déls; “and I will provoke them to jealousy with that which | is no né: foolish nation will | I pro-voke thém to wrath.” Glory be to the Fath- | er, and t6 the % Sén, * | and td the Hé-ly Ghést. As it_was in the beginning, both | now and év-ér, * and unto the ages | of “ges. A-mén. in, * with a Canticle of Moses II (Deut. 32: 25 - 49): The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 2nd portion of the Canticle, using the same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): “For a fi-re is kindled | out of My wrath, * Then, only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: it shall burn unto | néth-er-most H4-dés. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: T shall dev them and the land and the | in-crease thére-6f; * it shall set on fire the founda- | tions of the modn-tains. i “I will gather é- | vils up-6n thém, * I will perfect Mine | ar-rows a-gainst thém. “They shall melt a~ | way in fam-ine * and the devouring of birds, the bending down of their backs | shall be in-cér-a-blé; Teeth of wild beasts shall I sénd | forth a-gainst thém, * along with the wrath of things | that creép up-6n the Earth. “From without the sword shall bereave them of chil cha- | mbers shall is-sue fear. * The young man shall per suckling with | him that long hath been ld. “I said: 4 ‘I would scat-ter them, * I would make their memorial to | cease from a-méng mén, “ Were it not for the wrath 4 of their én-em-fes, * yea, lest their adversaries should live long and unite | to sét up-6n thém, ‘Lest they should say: “Our own high | hind, and nét the Lord, * | (’) hath done All these things.” ” “For it is a nation that hath lost counsel, and there is no understanding in thém; + they haye not the wit to dn- | der-stand All these things. * Let them admit it in | a time that is to céme; “How shall one man pur- | sie a thoG-sind, * and how shall two put to | flight tans of thoti-sénds, “If God had not | yiel-ded thém Gp, * and | the Lord sur-rén-der’d thém?” For their gods are | not as Or Géd;* and our enemies are void | of iin-der-stand-ing. For out of the vines of | Sdd-om is their vine, * and their vine- | branch oat of Gém-or-rha; iren, and out of thelr inner with the maiden, the a cluster | of néss to thém. ‘The rage of | dra-gons is their wine, * and the in- | cii-ra-ble wrath of asps. “Lo, are not all these things | stor-ed Gp with Mé* and sealed | a-ming My treé-stires? 7 . “In the day of vén- | geance I will re-quite, * in the moment | whén their foot stam-bléth; “For nigh is the day of | their per-di-tién. * And the things pre- J par’d for you re at hand.” For the Lord shall | jidge His pe6-plé, * and because of His servants | shall Hé be Cém-for-téd.‘A281 [Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 23rd / Jan. Sth) A 251 sto gat ta lina ee ee ee ee Tone 4 (continued) © a For He saw that they were pal-sied,+ and had failed in | their in-v4-sidn, * and that | they wére en-feé-bléd. And the Lard | sald: “Where dre their géds * | in whom they tris-téd? “The fat of whose sacrif- J i-ces yé ate, * and ye drank the wine | of their ions? “Let them a-rise, | and let thém help yoii; * let them | bé your pro-téc-térs. “Be- | hold, be-héld 1 AM; * and there is | no god be-side Mé. “I will slay, and I will make td live; + I will | smite, and i will heal; * and there is none who shall deliv- | er ot of Mf Hands. “For unto Heaven I will lift up My Hand, and I will swear by My Right | Hand and { will say: * ‘I live | an-to e-tér-ni “For I will sharpen My | sword like light-ning, * and My Hand shall | take hold of jédg-mént; I will render justice Gn- | to mine én-em-fes, * and them that hate | Me will I réc-om-pénse. “I will make Mine | ar-rows drénk with blodd, * and | My sword shall feéd on flésh, “On the | blodd of wotnd-ed mén* and of captivity, from the head of the prin- J ces of the én-em-§.” (Be glad with Him, | O ye Heév-éns,* and let all the an- | gels of God wor-ship Him.) Be glad ye nations, | with His ped-plé,* (and let all the sons of God be strengthened in Him;) for the blood of J His séns shall Hé a-vénge, And He shall judge and execute vengeance up- | on His én-em-ies; * (and to them that hate Him shall He render their due,) and the Lord shall purify the | land of His peé-plé. Glory be to the Fath- | er, and 6 the Son, * | and td the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both | now and év-ér,* and unto the ages | of a-ges. A-mén. 2 eS Then, All repeat: ‘There shall be a-wait-ed, as the rain, the Ex-press-ed Word of the — SS Lord, and there shall de-scend up-on us, as the dew, Our God. SS Sa Then the 2nd Cantor alone begins chanting the 4th Antiphon: 1 will there-for On all Doubles, or if it be the bea oe custom of the place, All respond: Look un-to the Lord, and I will 4 t Ea God My Sa-viour.toe ge te ome pee aya case pu pee i eee Tone 4 Ef = Psalms 148, 149, and 150: The 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 3rd Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein) Praise the Lard | from the Hedv-éns; * Then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse praise | Him in the High-ést. And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: Praise Him, all | ye His Ang-éls; * | praise Him, all yé His hésts.. Praise | Him, O Sdn and Mo6n; * praise | Him, all ye stars and light. Praise Him, ye Heav-. ens of hedy-ens;* and thou water that art above the heavens, let them praise | the Name of thé Lér For He spake, | and they céme to bi cre-é-téd. He established them for ever, yea, for év- | er and év-ér;* He hath set an ordinance, and | it shall not pass a-way. Praise | the Lord from the Earth, * ye dragons, and | all ye ab-f Fire, hail, snow, ice, J blast of témp-ést, * | (") which per-férm His word, ‘The moin- { tains and Ail the hills, * fruitful | treés, and all cé-dars, The beasts and all the cat-tle, * creep- | ing things and wing-ed birds, Kings of the Earth | and all peo-plés, * princes and all | the jadg-es of the Eérth, Young men and vir-gins, + elders with the younger, let them praise the | Name of the Lord; * for Exalted is | the Name of Him A-léne. His praise is above the | Barth and HeAv-én, * and He shall exalt the J horn of ;* He commanded, and | they were és. His pe6-pl This is the | hymn for §ll His Saints, * for the sons of Isr: people | that driw nigh Gn-to Him. Sing un-to the | Lird a néw sng; * His prajse is | in the Church 6f the Saints. Let Isra-el be glad in | Him That méde him; * let the sons of Syon | re-joice in Their King. Let them praise |. {lat them chant in-to Him. . For the Lord taketh pleasure | in His peé-plé, * and He shall exalt the | mesk with sal-vé-ti6n. The Saints shall | boast in glor-9, * and they shall | re-joice up-6n their béds. The high praise of God | shali be in their throat, * and two-edged | swords shall be in their hands; To do vengeance a- | méng the heath-én, * punishments | a-méng the ped-plés; To bind their | kings with fét-térs, * and their nobles with man- J-a-clés of i-rén; To,do among them the judgment | that is writ-tén: * “This glory | shall be to All His Saints.” . q Praise 1 yé God in His Saints; * prai Praise Him | for His migh-ty acts; * praise Him according to the mul Of His great-néss. Praise Him with the | sotind of trim-pét; * praise Him with | the psil-ter-f and harp. rales Him with | thn-hrl nd cline) +1 pralee Him with strings and ite Praise Him with tuneful eym-bals, + praise Him with cymbals of idn; * let | év-"ry breath praise the ok Glory be to the Fath- | er, and t6 the Sdn, * J and t8 the Hé-ly Ghést. As it_was in the beginning, both | now and év-ér, * and unto the ages | of a-ges. A-mén. Then, All repeat I will there-fore look un-to the Lord, and I will a-wait a God My Sa-viour. el and for the js Name in the dance; * with the timbrel and the psaltery Him in the firm-a- | mént. of His pow-ér. Jude | jo-biA 253 |Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 23rd / Jan. 5th| A 253 ‘The Chapter Then the Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter (Jer. 33: 16) according tg the Tone given for Saturday Morning Solemnity inthe Pealter In those days shall Juda be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely; + and this is the name wherewith she shall be called: * "== All respond: BJ. Thanks be to God. “The Lord Our Righteousness. ‘The Responsory The 1st Cantor tae — alone chants: Drop down, ye Heav-ens, from a-bove, and let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One. All respond: Drop down, ye Heay-ens, from a-bove, and let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One. a alone chants: Lat the Rarth o-pen, und let it bring forth the Sx-vlour. Hi SS? ——S— Alll respond. And let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One. The Hebdomadary alone chants: |W. Glor- y be to the Fath- er, and to the Son, K A and to the Ho- ly Ghost. t eee Al fz = 5 respond: Drop down, ye Heav-ens, from a-bove, and let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One. ‘The Hymn and The Versicle E = — = — a The 1st Cantor alone chants the intonation. 1. Hark to the Voice Whose thritling tone The Ist Cantor's side only completes line 1: -» Bids shad-ows of the night: “Be-gone!” 1.-+ The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 2. 2. Now let the slug- ged soul a- rise, > Which stain‘d by sin and wound-ed lies; 2.+ The 1st Cantor's side only chants line 3. 3. From Heavin the is sent be - low, + Free-ly to pay the debt we owe; 3.+ The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 4. 4. That when He shall a~ gain ap- pear, ~* And trem-bling Earth is girt with fear, 4. Then All chant line 5: 5. To God the Fath-er, God the Son, "S_And God the Spir -it, Three in One, 5.-» t a ; = + a Se — 1. Vain dreams of Earth and vi-sions: “Fly!” > Christ in His might shines forth on High. 1, 2. All breath of ill dis- pel-ling far, a Ri - seth a- new the Morn-ing Star. 2. 3. For this His lov-ing mer-cy shewmy op 7 ith tear - ful joy our thanks we own. 3. 4. to 's for- bear, Seale eee And shield us with His kind-ly care. 4. 5. Laud, hon-our, might, and glor-y be >From age to age e¢ - ter-nal- ly. 5._A.254 [Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 23rd / Jan. Sth| A 254 Ea = Then All chant the “Amen” as follows: A - men. YY. The voice of one crying in the wilderness. By Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight the paths of Our God. ‘The Antiphon on the Benedi nd the Benedictus Then is sung the Antiphon on the Benedicius, whichis = — en always begun by the Abbot (or Senior in Quire) alone: | Keep ye watch with-in your soul. On all Doubles, or if it be the custom of the place, ' All continue the Antiphon as follows: At the first mo-ment there is + “fe E the Lord our God. The Benedictus (Luke 1: 68 - 79): After the Antiphon on the Benedictus, the Benedictus itself is begun by Ist Cantor alone: %& Bless-ed be the Lord God of is-ra-él; Only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire responds with the Ind half of the Ist verse BS = = = of the Benedictus: for He hath vis-it-ed and wrought re-demp-tion for His ped-plé, os at o a Tone 4 Rgaeeeeeee EEE a ah Only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the 2nd verse of the Benedictus, using this Tone, including the intonation notes. ‘And hath rais-ed up a horn of | sal-va-tion for as * 1 in the Hoiise of | His sér-vant Dé-vids And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (including the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: ‘As He spake by the 1 moiith of His hé-ly dnes, * | the Proph-ets 6f ld, That we should be sa- 1 véd from our én-em-ies, * | and from the hinds | of All that hate Gs; To deal mer-ci-ful- J If with our féth-érs, * | and to re-mém-ber | His Ha-ly Cév-en-ant. : ‘The oath which He sware to J ofr fath-er A-bra-ham: * that | Hé would grant in-to dis, That we be de-liv-er-ed out of the J hand of our én-em-ies, * | that we might 1 sérve Him, with-oGt feér, In ho-li-ness and righ- ] teos-ness be-fore Him, * all | the days of odr life. ‘And thou, child, shalt be call-ed the Proph- 1 é of the Mést High; * J for thou shalt g before the Face of the | Lard to pre-pare His ways; To give know-ledge of salvation | in-to His ped-plé, * | by the | re-mis-sion 6f their sins, Through the bow-els | Of mer-cy 6f Our God; * 1 where-by the Diy-spring from on High | hath vis-it-éd ds, To give Light to them that sit in darkness, and in | thé shad-ow 6f death, * |] to guide our feét | in-to the Way of Peace. Glor-y be to the ] Fath-er, and 16 the *¥ Sdn, * | and t0 the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, | both now and év-ér,* | and un-to the i-ges | of a-ges. A-mén.A285 | Prime of Ember Saturday, Dec. 23rd / Jan. Sth | A255 Then, the Antiphon is repeated by All’ Keep ye watch with-in your soul at the first mo-ment there is the Lord our God. ‘The Collect O God, Who seest that we are afflicted through our own wickedness, mercifully grant that we may be consoled by Thy Visitation. Who livest and reignest with God he Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through ll the®ages ‘of "ages. , Amen, ‘The Commemorations of the Theotokos and of All Saints After the Benedictus and any special commemorations, —=——=———B—I this commemoration is begun by the Ist Cantor alone: ‘The Ho-ly Ghost. Altconine the Se Antiphon as follows: Shall come up-on thee, Mar-y; fear thou not to have in thy E So womb the Son of God, al-le-lu-ya. Y, There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse. Bi And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. © God, Who wast Pleastd that Thy Word should take Flesh in the womb of the ever-Virgin Mary, through the message of an Angel, grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that as we believe her to be truly the God-Bearer, so we may be aided by her intercession before Thee. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bl. Amen. Then this commemoration of Ail Saints bea is begun by the 1st Cantor alone. Be-hold the Lord com-eth. ne as follows: And All His Saints with Him; and there shall be in that day a Great Light, alle-tu-ya. 7. Behold, the Lord shall appear on a white cloud. /. And with Him ten thousands of His Saints. Visit, we beseech Thee, © Lord, and cleanse our consciences, that Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, when He cometh with All His Saints, may find in us an habitation prepared for Himself. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. RY. Amen. PRIME The Ist Cantor alone begins chanting the Antiphon: Acwake, a-wake, On all Doubles, or if it be the = = custom of the place, All respond: Put on strength, O Arm of the Lord.A256 | Prime of Ember Saturday, Dec. 23rd / Jan. Sth | A256 wt. teat te tua Et Tone 2 ——— = re Psalm 17: w. 25-51 The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 2nd portion of the Ist Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): With the ho-ly man wilt Thou be 1 H6-ly, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse . ‘and with the innocent man wilt Thou | be in-no-cént. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. ‘And with the elect man wilt Thou 7 bé El-éct * and with the per-vérse wilt 4 Thou bé Per-vérse. For Thou wilt save a him-ble T ped-plé, * and Thou wilt humble the éyes of Lthe ar-ro-gant. - For Thou wilt light my ? limp, O Lard; * My God, Thou wilt en-iight-en | my dark-néss. For by Thee shall I be delivered from a host of 7 rob-bérs, * and by My God shall I leap o- { ver 4 wall. - As for My God, blameless is His way; + the words of the Lord are tri-ed in the ? fi-ré; * Defender is He of all | that hope in Him. For Whd is God, * save the Lord; * and Who is | God, sive Our Géd? Its God, Who girded mé with * pow-ér,* and hath mide my | path blame ‘Who maketh my fect like the feet * Of a hart, * and setteth me up-on | high plé-cés, Who tedch-eth my * hinds for war, * and Thou madest mine arms | a bow of brass. And Thou gavest me the shiéld of sal- 1 va-tidn * and Thy Right Hand hath J up-héld mé, ‘And Thine instruction hath corrected me @-ven un- 1 t6 the énd; * yea, Thine instruction, the same | will tedch mé. ‘Thou hast en-larg’d my steps * Gn-der mé,* and the tracks of my feét 4 not weé-kén’d, T shall pursue mine enemies and I shall d-ver-? tke thém,* and I shall not tarn back | un-til they fail. T shall greatly afflict them and they shall not be a-ble 7 t6 stands * they shall fall un- | der mf feét. For Thou hast girded me with pow-er 7 for, war; * in subjection under me hast ‘Thou bound the feet of all them that rdse up | a-gainst mé. ‘And Thou hast made mine enemies turn their back be-? fore mé, * and them that hate me hast Thou Gt- | ter-If des-trdy’d. They cried, and there was no saviour—é-ven 1t6 the Lérd,* and He heark-en- | ed nét to thém. * ‘And I will grind them fine as dust be-fore the face 1 6f the wind; * I will trample them down as | mud in the streéts.. Deliver me from the gain-saying Of the T pe6-ple; * Thou wilt set me at the head J of né-ti6ns. A people which I knéw not hath T sérv-ed mé;* no sooner than their ear had heard, they | o-béy-ed mé. Sons that are strangers have lied un-t me; + sons that are stréng-ers have 1 grown Old, * and they have limp'd a~ J, way from their paths. ‘The Lord liveth, and Bléss-ed Tis My Géd; * and let the God of my salvation be | ex-al-téd. © God, Who givest avengement unto me, and hast subdued ped-ples 7 Gn-der mé, * O My Deliverer from enemies which are prone | to ang-ér, From them that arise up against mé wilt Thou 7 lift’ me high;* from the unrighteous man | de-liv-er mé. . I confess Thee among the na-tions, 70 Lord; * and un-t6 Thy J Name will I chant, : It is he that magnifieth the salvation of His king, + and worketh mercy for His a-noint-ed, for 1 Dé-vid, * and for His Seed iin-to | e-tér-ni-tf. jory be to the Fath-er, and 7 t6 the %K Sén, * and t6 | the Hé-ly Ghést. As jt was in the beginning, both now and 1 év-ér, * and unto the ages of a- | ges. A-mén.A257 | Prime of Ember Saturday, Dec. 23rd / Jan. Sth | 4257 ~t te ae Velen Tone 2 at — as Psalm 18: The 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 2nd Psalm, using this same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein). ‘The Heay-ens declare the Glor-y * 6f God, * Then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire’ completes the verse. and the firmament prociaimeth the | work of His Hinds. And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: Day unio day pr-ah Toth spec, * and night unto nig pro-calm- J eth kndw-ige, ¢ are no 1 tongues nor words * in which their voic-es | are not heard. Thete sound. hath gone forth in-to T All the Earth, * and their words un-t0 the Lends 6f the world. In the Sun hath He set His Tab-er- 1 née-lé, * and He, like a bridegroom, coming forth from | his cham-bér, ‘Will rejoice like a gi-ant to T ran his coarse; * from the outermost border of Heaven is | His g6-ing forth, And His goal is unto the outermost part of 1 Heav-én, * and there shall no man hide him- | self from His héat. The law of the Lord is blame-less, con- 7 vér-ting soiils; * the te Lord is trustworthy, bringing Wis-dom | to in-fants. The statutes of the Lord are upright, glad-den-7 ing the hedrt;* the commandment of the Lord is far-shining, en-light~ | en-ing the éyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for év-er and 1 év-ér; * the judgments of the Lord are true, al-to-géth- | er jas-tif-ied, More to be desired than gold and much 7 pré-cious stane, * and sweeter than honey and J the hén-ey-cémb. Yea, for Thy sér-vant * keép-eth thém; * in Keeping them there | is|méch re-ward. As for transgressions, who will understand thém? + From my sé-cret sins 7 cleanse mé, * and from those of others spare | Thy sér-vant. Tf they have not dominion over me, then blame-less ° shall I bé, * and I shall be cledn- | sed from great sin. And the sayings of my mouth shall be un-t6 Thy good 1 pleds-dre, * and the meditation of my heart shall be be-fore Thee | for év-ér, © Lord, My 1 Hélp-ér, * and | Re-deém-er. Glory be to the Fath-er, and 1 t6 the * Son, * and to | the Hé-ly Ghést. As jt was in the beginning, both now and 1 év-ér, * and unto the ages of aL ges. A-mén. jony of the Psalm 19: The 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 3rd Psalm, using the same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein) ‘The Lord hear thee in the day of af~ 1 flic-tion; * Then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: “the Name of the God of Ja-cob | de-fénd theé. And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: Let Him send forth unto thee help from His Sanc-tu- * 4r-§, * and out Syon lét 1 Him hélp theé. Let Him remember every sdc-rif- 1 ice of thine * and thy whole-burnt offering let | Him fat-tén, The Lord grant thee ac-cdr-ding 7,16 thy heart, * and ful-fil all | thy par-posés. We will rejoice jn Thy sal- 7 va-tion, * and in the Name of the Lord Our God shall we | be mag-nif-ied. ‘The Lord, ful-fil all 7 thy re-quést sdved His | an-oin-ted 6ne. He will hearken unto him out of His Hé-ly ? Hedv-én; * in mighty deeds is the salvation of | His Right Hand. Some trust in chariots, and séme in T hér-sés; * but we will call upon the Name of | the Lord Our Géd. * now have I known that the Lord hath_A 258 | First Vespers of the Fourth Sunday in Advent, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th | A 258 ou t. Vee Tone 2 (continued) E =e ae ‘They haye been fettered nd have * fall-én; * but we are risen and are | set Gp-right. © Lord, ? sve the king, * and hearken unto us in the day when wé call | up-on Theé. Glory be to the Fath-er, and 1 t6 the * Son, * and to | the Hé-ly Ghést. As jt was in the beginning, both now and 1 év-ér, * and unto the ages of Lges. A-mén, a E W Then All repeat ——_ —————————— the Antiphon. ‘A-wake, a-wake; put on strength, Arm of the Lord. ‘PERCE, SEXT, AND NONE fil is 10 be done as, given for Terce om pp. A224- A225, for Sext on pp. A225 - A227, and for None on pp. A 227 ~ A 228. THE FOURTH S| (on which day also begins the Vigil of the Nativity (Christmas Eve)) NDAY IN ADVENT, DEC. 24TH / JAN. 6TH FIRST VESPERS Antiphons and Psalms are given in the Psalter, Volume I, for First Vespers of Sunday, pp. 1 - 4. ‘The Chapter The Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter (Isaias 40: 9): © Syon, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; + © Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; * lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Juda, “Behold Your God!” SF ‘All respond: BJ. Thanks be to God. ‘The Responsory_ alone chants: | There shall not de-part. Au oS Se eee respond: ‘The Scep-tre from Ju-da, nor a Law-giv-er from be-tween his ahs = — he Feet, un-til He come That shall be Sent; and He shall be ey the ex-pec - ta-tion of the peo - ple. The Hebdomadary. L alone chants: WW. His Eyes shall be Fair-er than wine, and His Teeth Whi-ter =a eel than milk. All E + a 4 respond. And He shall be the ex-pec - tation of the peo - ple.A 259 | First Vespers of the Fourth Sunday in Advent, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th | A 259 The Hebdomadary alone chants: YW. Glor_- y be to the Fath-er, and to the Son, and a to the Ho ~ ly Ghost. All re = Hi respond: ‘And He shall be the ex-pec - ta-tion of the peo - ple. ‘The Hymn and The Versicle — x I x =x of the stars of night, The 1st Cantor's side only completes line 1: -» ‘Thy peo-ple’s Ev ~ er- last ~ing Light, 1.-» The 2nd ' side only chants line 2 2. Thou, Grie-ving that the a-ncient curse » Should doom todeath an u- niv- erse, 2.» The 1st Cantor's side only chants line 3. 3. Thou camest the Bridegroom of the Bride, As drew the world to eve-ning-tide; 3.+ The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 4 4, At Whose Dread Name, Majes- tie now, > All knees must bend, all hearts must bow; 4.-> The 1st Cantor's side only chants line 5. 5.0 Thou, Whose Com-ing is with dread + To judge and doom the quick and dead, 5.» Then All chant line 6 6. To God the Fath-er, God the Son, + And God the Spir -it, Three in One, 6. t = = —— z ———H 1. Je - sus, Re-deem-er, save us all, > And hear Thy ser-vants when they call. 1. 2. Hast found the med~cine full of grace, » To save and heal a ru-in’d race. 2. 3. Pro-ceed- ing from a Vir-gin Shrine, “+ The Spot- less Vie - tim All Diy- ine. 3. 4. And things cel- es- tial Thee shall own, > And things ter- res- trial, Lord A - lone. 4. 5, Pre- serve us, while we dwell be- low, >From ev - 6. Laud, hon-our, might, and glor- y be >From age to age e - ter-nal- ly. 6. ‘ry in -sult of the foe. 5 E 4 = = Then All chant the “Amen” as follows: A - men. ¥. Drop down, ye Heav'ns from above. BY. And let the skies pour forth the Righteous One; let the Earth open, and let it bring forth the Saviour. ‘The Antiphon on the Magnificat and the Magnificat‘A 260 | First Vespers of the Fourth Sunday in Advent, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th | A 260 Then is sung the Antiphon on the Magnificat, which — [SSeS always begun by the Abbot (or Senior in Quire) alone: _O_Vir-gin of vi If it be the custom of the place, All continue the Antiphon as follows: How shall this be? For neith-er be-fore thee was ——= = SS an-y like un-to thee, nor shall there be af-ter. Daugh-ters of Jer-u-sa-lem, aS ee why mar-vel ye at me? Div-ine is This Mys-ter-y which ye be-hold. The Magnificat (Luke 1: 46 - $5): After the Antiphon on the Magnificat, the $=—=—g—4V 1st Cantor alone begins chanting the Magnificat. oh My soul *. Only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire responds with ¥%—t——— the 2nd half of the Ist verse of the Magnificat: doth mag-ni-fy the Lord. 7 : - #3 “ eo Tone 2 Spee =i Only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the 2nd verse of the Magnificat, using this Tone, including the intonation notes. ‘And my spir- | it hath re-joi-céd * 1 in God | My Sa-viodr. And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (including the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereaf er For He hath look-ed upon the low-li-ness | of His hand-maid-én; * | for be-hold, from hénce-forth all generations shall call | me: “Bléss-éd.” A For the Might-y One hath | done great things Gn-to mé; * | and Hé- | ly is His Name. ‘And His mer-cy is 1 6n them that fear Him*] un-to gener-i-tion and gen- | er--tidn. _ He hath show- 1 éd strength with His An in the imagina- | tion 6f their heart. He hath put down ] the might-y from their seat, * 1 and ex-dl-ted them | of low deg-reé. . ‘He hath filled ] thé hun-gey with goéd things, * | and the rich He hath sent amp- J ty &-way. : . ‘He hath hol-pen J His ser-vant is-ra-él * 1 in re-mém-brance Of | His mér-cf, As (’) He J spake to our fath-érs, * | to A-bra-him, and His Seéd | for év-ér. Glor-y be to the | Fath-er, and t6 the % Sén, * ] and to | the H6-ly Gt As it was in the beginning, 1 both now and év-ér, * | and un-to the aL ges. A-mé repeat: O Vir-gin of vir-gins, how shall this be? For n fore thee wi es ee an-y like un-to thee, nor shall there be af-ter. Daugh-ters of Jer-v-sa-lem, ej aS ee et why mar-vel ye at me? Div-ine is This Mys-ter-y which ye be-hold. ‘| He hath scat-ter-ed the proiid‘A261 | Night Vigils (Matis) of the Fourth Sunday in Advent, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th | A 261 The Meet ‘We beseech Thee, O Lord, by the coming of Thine Only-Begotten Son, make us, Thine unworthy servants, joyful, who are saddened by the guilt of our own actions, ‘Through Our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. RY. Amen. ‘The Commemoration of the Theotokos After the Magnificat and any special commemorations === this commemoration is begun by the Ist Cantor alone: Hail, Mar-y. All continue the Sa Antiphon as follows: Full of grace, the Lord is with thee; bless-ed art —— a : thou a ~ mong wom-en, al- le- lu- ya. Y, There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse. B% And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. © God, Who wast Pleastd that Thy Word should take Flesh in the womb of the ever-Virgin Mary, through the message of an Angel, grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that as we believe her to be truly the God-Bearer, so we may be aided by her intercession before Thee. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bl. Amen. NIGHT VIGILS (Matins) ‘The Invitatory and The Venite—Psalm 94 After Psalm 3 has been completed, the Cantors chant the Invitatory and the Venite (Psaim 94) as follows. Be _____ Only the Ist and 2a Cantons, oe chant the entire Invitatory together: day ye shall know that the Lord E —— a Sa com ~ eth, * and in the morn-ing, then ye shall see His Glor-y. Then All repeat the entire Invitatory This day ye shall know that the Lord SS SSS com - eth, * and in the morn-ing, then ye shall see His Glor-y. — Then only the Ist and 2nd Cantor, =p begin the Venite together Ps. Come, let us re-joice in the Lord; let us shout with ——<———— ju-bil-a-tion un-to God Our Sa-viour. Let us come be-fore His Coun-ten-ance with ——, So thanks-giv-ing, and with Psalms let us shout ju-bi mn un-to Him.A 262 _| Night Vigils (Matins) of the Fourth Sunday in Advent, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th | A 262 Then All repeat the entire Invitatory. This day ye shall know that the Lord Ed ‘com - eth, * and in the morn-ing, then ye shall see His Glor-y. SSS Then only the Lst and 2nd Cantors pg continue the Venite together: For the Lord is a Great God, and a Great King ; = —— — o-ver all (gods; for the Lord will not cast off His peo-ple.) For in His Hand are SS the ends of the Earth, and the heights of the moun-tains are His. Then All repeat only the 2nd half of the Invitatory, as follows. eS = ao ‘And in the morn-ing, then ye shall see His Glor-y. Then only the Ist and 2ad Cantors —————————— continue the Venite together: For _ the sea is His, and He made it; and the dry t £ yo seh Here —— 4 land His Hands have fash-ion-ed. all bow. O come, let us wor-ship and fall down == t x SS fa Here be-fore Him, and let us weep be-fore the Lord Who made us; all rise. For He is Our t ey a aio God. And we are the peo-ple of His pas-ture, and the sheep of His Hand, the entire Invitatory. This day ye shall know that the Lord Sa SS com - eth, * and in the morn-ing, then ye shall see His Glor-y. Then only the Ist and 2nd Cantors continue the Venite together: To - day, if ye will hear His Voice, har-den not SSE —— x SH your hearts. As in the prov-o-ca-tion, in the day of temp-ta-tion in the wil-der-ness. E SS For your fath-ers temp-ted Me; they prov-ed Me and saw My works.A 263 | Night Vigils (Matins) of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th A263 __ Then All repeat only the 2nd half of the Invitatory, as follows: EL SS oe And in the morn-ing, then ye shall see His Glor-y. Then only the Ist and 2nd Cantors = —— ———— continue the Venite together: For - ty years long was I griev-ed with that E SS —S —— = i gen-er-a-tion, and I said: “They do al-ways err in their hearts. And they have not E —— = = —— — Sa Hh known My ways, so I sware in Mine ang-er: “They shall not en-ter in-to My _rest.’” re the entire Invitatory: This day ye shall know that the Lord ——SS Se com - eth, * and in the morn-ing, then ye shall see His Glor-y. Then oaty the Lat aad 22d Coxtore <—— conclude the Venite together. Glor - y be to the Fath-er, and to the # Son, E Fx = — SS — Sa and to the Ho- ly Ghost. As it was in the be-gin-ning, both now and ev-er, and a —— ———+ un-to the a-ges of a - ges. A - men. Then All repeat only the 2nd half of the Invitatory, as follows: t SF ‘And in the morn-ing, then ye shall see His Glor-y. Then only the Ist and 2nd Cantors chant the Ist half of the Invitatory. This day ye shall know that the Lord com ~ eth, * Then All repeat only the 2nd half of the Invitatory, as follows. eee Sa ‘And in the morn-ing, then ye shall see His Glor-y. ron ‘The HymnA 264 | Night Vigils (Matins) of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th /Jan. 6th | A 264 a: SE eS + rr ai The Ist Cantor alone chants the intonation 1. High Word of God, Who once didst come, The Ist Cantor's side only completes line 1: > L The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 2. 2. Pour Light up-on us from a ~ bove, ~' And. fire our hearts with Thy strong love, 2.-> /- ing Thy Fath-er and Thy Home, 1.> The 1st Cantor's side only chants line 3. 3. That, whenThou com-est fromthe skies, Great Judge, to o- pen Thine as- size, 3. The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 4. 4. We be not set at Thy Left Hand, "Where sen-tence due would bid us stand; 4.-> Then All chant line 5. 5. Praise to the Fath-er and the Son, Through all the a- ges as they run; 5. —— 1. To — sue~cour by Thy Birth our kind, » When toward Thine Ad-vent, time de-clined. 1. 2. That, as we hear Thy Gos-pel read, >’ All fond de- sires may flee in dread; 2. 3. To give each hid-den sin its smart, »’And crown as kings the pure in heart. 3. 4, But with the Saints Thy Face may see, > For ev - er whol- ly lov-ing Thee. 4. 5. And to the Ho- ly Par-a- clete > Be praise with Them and mer- cy meet. 5. cS = Then All chant the “Amen” as follows: A - men. Se ee The First Nocturn Antiphons and Psalms for the First Nocturn are sung as given in the Psalter for Night Vigils of Sunday, Volume I, pp. 22 ~ 27 ‘The Versicle Y. This day ye shall know that the Lord cometh. B. And in the morning, then ye shall see His Glory. All Lessons and Responsories for the Night Vigils shall be found in the Lectionary. ‘The Second Nocturn Antighons and Psalms for the Second Nocturn are sung as given in the Psalter for Night Vigils of Sunday, Volume I, pp. 29 - 34 The Versicle Y. Tomorrow shall the iniquity of the Earth be removed. BJ. And the Saviour of the world shall reign over us. The Third Nocturn The Canticles Three Canticles are then chanted for the Third Nocturn as followsA265 | Night Vigils (Matis) of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th /Jan. 6th | A 265 The Ist Cantor alone ee begins chanting the 7th Antiphon: ‘‘Jo-seph, thou son of Da-vid. custom of the place, All respond: “Fear not to take un-to thee Mar-y thy wife, a — + a= SS for That Which is Con-ceiv-ed in her is of the Ho-ly Ghost,” al-le-lu-ya. -t tee st i es re moh Spo Tone 7 EE Te Canticle of Isaias 1 (Isaias 35: 3 - 10). The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 1st Canticle, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Strength-en * yé the weak hinds, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse and con- f firm the feé-ble kneés. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: Say to them that are of a fecble heart, “Be strong, fear not; + behold, Your God will 1 eGme with vén-gednce, * even God with a recompence; He will 7 come and save yod.” ‘Then the eyes of the 7 blind shall be 6-pen-éd, * and the ears of the 7 deat un-stép-péd. ._Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the 7 tdngue of the dimb sing; * for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and ? streams in the dés-ért. And the parched ground shall become a pool, and a thirsty land 1 springs of \wé-tér; * in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with ? reéds and réish-és. . And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called: “The way of ho-li-ness;” + the unclean 7 shall not pass 6-ver, it; * but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, 7 shail not érr there-in. No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast, shall go up thereon, it shall T not be fond there; * but the re-? de&-med shall walk thére; ‘And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Syon with songs and everlasting ? joy up-6n their heads; * they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and 7 sigh-ing shall fleé a-way. Glory be to the ? Fath-er, and 6 the Son, * and 7 t6 the Hé-ly Ghést. As jt was in the beginning, both 7 now and év-ér,* and unto the ages of 1 a~ ges. A-mén, Canticle of Isaias 1] (Isaias 40: 1 ~ 5): Then the 1st Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 2nd Canticle, using the same Tone, the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein) Comfort je, comfort "ye, My pe6-ple,” * Then, only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse “CO saith Your Géd. LE And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: “Speak ye comfortably to Jeru-si-lem, + and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplish-ed, that her iniquit- 1 ¥ is par-do-néds * for she hath received of the Lord’s Hand 1 doab-le for all her sins. “The voice of him that crieth in the wil-dér-ness: + ‘Prepare ye the 1 way of thé Lérd, * make straight in the desert a 1 high-way for Odr Géd.’ “Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and 7 hill shall be made low; * and the crook-ed shall be made straight, T and the rough plé-ces plain. “and the Glory of the Lord shall be re-veal-¢d, + and all flesh shall 7 seé it to-géth-ér;” * for the Mouth of the ? Lord hath sp6-ken it, Glory be to the 7 Fath-er, and t6 the *K Sén, * and 1 t6 the Hé-ly Ghést. sit was in the beginning, both 7 now and év-ér,* and unto the ages of a-ges. A-mén,‘A 266 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th) A 266 t t : pout Tone 7 Et a Canticle of Isaias III (Isaias 62: 8 - 12). Then the 1st Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 3rd Canticle, using the same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): The Lord hath sworn by His Right Hand, and by the Arm of His . Stréngth: + “Surely I will no more give thy corn to be T meat for thine én-em-ies; * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: “and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the ? which thou hast l-bour-éd. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. “But they that have gathered it shall 7 eat it, and praise the Lord; * and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the 7 Courts of My H6-li-néss.” Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the peo-plé; + cast up, cast up the highway; 1 gath-er oGt the stones; * lift up a stan-dard 7 for the pe6-plé. Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world: + “Say ye to the daughter of Syon: ‘Behold, thy sal- 1 ya-tion cém-éth; * behold, his reward is with him, and his * works be-fore him.’ ” ‘And they shall call them: “The holy people, the re- 1 deém-ed 6f the Lérd;” * and thou shalt be call-ed: “Sought out, a Cit-y 7 ndt for-s&-kén.” Glory be to the 7 Fath-er, and t6 the Sén, * and 7 t the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both 1 now and év-ér, * and unto the ages of 1 a-ges. A-mén. Then Aree the Antiphon: — “Jo-seph, thou son of Da-vid, fear not to take un-to thee Mar-y thy wife, St —=——T a ——— SS for That Which is Con-ceiv-ed in her is of the Ho-ly Ghost,” al-le-lu-ya. The Versicle ”. “Tomorrow there shall be for you salvation.” ), Saith the Lord God of hosts. The Collect © God, Who makest us glad with the yearly expectation of our Redemption, grant that as we joyfully receive Thine Only-Begotten Son for our Redeemer, so we Tay also with sure confidence behold Him when He shall come to be Our Judge, even Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. B/. Amen. MORNING SOLEMNITY (Lauds) After Psalm 66 has been completed, the Psalms are chanted as follows. Then the it Catt dene SES begins chanting the Ist Antiphon: Q Ju-dw-a and Jer-u-sa-lem. On all Doubles, o if ibe te SSS custom of the place, All respond: Be ye not dis-may-ed; to- mor-row go ye forth, and —— the Lord Him-self will be with you.A 267 |Morning Solernity (Lauds) of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th] A 267_ of ee Tone 8 Psalm 92 The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the Ist Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein). ‘The Lord is King, He is Cloth-ed with ? m4j-es-t9; * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse. the Lord is Cloth-ed with strength and | He hath girt Him-sélf. ‘And then, only the 2nd side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: For He es-tab-lish- 1 éd the world * which shail | not be shé-kén., Thy Throne is pre-par-ed 7 6f 6ld; * Thou art from J ev-er ‘The rivers have lifted 1 Gp, O Lord; * the rivers have lifted | ip thelr vol-cés, The rivers will lift * Gp their waves * at the voices of | man-y wét-érs. Wonderful are the sirg-ings 7 6f the sed; * wonderful | &n high is the Lérd- Thy testimonies are made * vér-y sire; * holiness becometh Thy House, O Lord, J un-to léngth of days. Glory be to the Fath-er, and 7 t6 the 1K Sén, * and | t6 the Hé-ly Ghdst. Asif was in the beginning, both now and 7 év-ér, * and unto the ages of ges. A-mén, ten, SSS ad All repeat: © Ju-da-a and Jer-u-sa-lem, be ye not dis-may-ed; to- mor-row go ye = SSS forth, and the Lord Him-self will be with you. The 2nd Cantor alone SSeS begins chanting the 2nd Antiphon: | This day shall ye know. On all Doubles, or if it be the custom of the place, All respond: That the Lord will come; and in the morn-ing ea ye shall see His Glor-y. ne Tone 8 © Psalm 99: The 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 2nd Psalm, using the same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein) Shout with ju-bilation Gn-to God, * 4ll the Earth; * Then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: erve the | Lord with glad-néss. And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: Come be-fore His ? Prés-énce * | with re-joi-cing. Know ye that the Lord Him-self 7 is Our God. It is He That hath made us, Land not wé our-sélves. We are His people and the sheep of His pas-tire; + enter into, His gites with thanks- 7 giv-ing, * into His Courts with hymns; | give thanks Gn-to Him. Praise His Name, for the Lord is Good; f His mercy en-dir-eth for 1 év-ér, * and His truth unto generation and | gén-er- Glory be to the Fath-er, and 7 16 the Son, * and “10 the Hé-ly Ghdst. As_ii was in the beginning, both now and ? év-ér, * and unto the ages of Larges. A-mén.‘A 268 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th| A 268 Then All day shall ye know that the Lord will come; and in the morn-ing tor 4 ye shall see His Glor-y. The 1st Cantor alone | ES begins chanting the 3rd Antiphon: To-mor-row there shall be done a-way. On all Doubles, or if it be the == quit-y of the Earth, and the repeat. custom of the place, All respond: The a * Sa-viour of the world shi reign o-ver us. atte Epp Tone 4 Psalm 62. Then the Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 3rd Psalm, using this same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): _ 1.6 God, Mg God, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse unto Thee I J rise ear-ly at dawn. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: My soul hath | thirs-ted for The@, * how often hath my flesh long-ed 4f-ter Theé! Ina land barren and untrodden and unwat-ér-ed, + so in the Sanctuary have I ap- | pear-ed be-fore Theé * to see Thy. power and Thy Glor-$, For Thy mercy is | bét-ter than lives; * | my lips shall praise The. So shall I bless | Thee in mf life, * and in Thy Name will | I lift up mf hands. ‘As with marrow and fatness let my | soil be fill-éd, * and with lips of rejoicing 4 shall my mouth praise Thee. If I remembered Thee on mj bed, + at the dawn I medi- | ta-ted én Theé; * for Thou art | be-come My Hélp-ér. In the shelter of Thy Wings will I ré-joice; + my soil | hath cleav'd 4f-ter Theé; * Thy Right Hand hath | been quick to hélp mé. But as for these, in vain have they sought after my sodl; + they shall go into the nether- | most parts Of the Earth; * they shall be surrendered unto the edge of the sword; portions for | fox-es shall théy bé. _, But the king shall be glad in God; + everyone shall be praised that | swear-eth bj Him; * for the mouth of them is stop- | ped that speak Gn-just things. Glory be to the Fath- | er, and t6 the *K Sén, * | and to the Ho-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both | now and év-ér,* and unto the ages | of a-ges. A-mén. = = —————————— repeat; _To-mor-row there shall be done a-way the i-t-quit-y of the Earth, andthe Sa-viour of the world shall reign o-ver us. Then the 2nd Cantor alone § “== begins chanting the 4th Antiphon: “To-mor-row shall ye have de-liv-er-ance.” On all Doubles, or if it be the —_ custom of the place, All respond: Saith the Lord God of Hosts.A 269 |Morning Solernnity (Lauds) of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th| A 269 ou Tone 8 Fx The Benedicite (paraphrase of Daniel 3: 57 ~ 88, 56): The 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the Ist Canticle, using the same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Bless the Lord, all ye works ? 6f the Lérd, * Then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse. © praise ye the Lord and supremely exalt Him Gn- | to the &-gés. ‘And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. Bless the Lord, ye Ang-els 7 6f the Lord; * bless the | Lard, ye Hedv-éns; Bless the Lord, all ye waters a-bive the 7 Heav-éns; * bless the Lord, ye | pow-ers Of the Lord; Bless the Lord, O 7 Sén and Mo6n; * bless the Lord, ye { stirs of Heév-én; Bless the Lord, év-’ry 7 rain and dew; * bless the Lord, | all ye winds of Géd; Bless the Lord, fire and heat of * bérn-ing; * bless the Lord, winter | cdld and stim-mer heat; Bless the Lord, O falls of 7 déw and snow; * bless the | Lord, O ige and e6ld; Bless the Lord, O hoar frosts 1 and snows; * bless the | Lord, ‘O nights and days; Bless the Lord, O Light and 7 dark-néss; * bless the Lord, O { light-nings nd clodds; Lat the Earth’? bléss the Lord; * let it praise the Lord and supremely exalt Him Un- J to the &-gés. a Bless the Lord, © moiin-tains 1 4nd hills; * bless the Lord, all ye things that 4 spring up 6n the Barth; Bless the Lord, O 7 fotin-tains; * bless the Lord, O | seis and riv-érs; Bless the Lord, O monsters of the seas, and’ all ye things that move in the 1 wét-Grs; * bless the Lord, all ye wing-ed | crea-tures of the ski Bless the Lord, O beasts and 7 cét-tIé; * bless the | Lord, ye sons of mén; Let Is-ra-el 1 bléss the Lord; * let if praise the Lord and supremely exalt Him in- | to the &-gés. Bless the Lard, ye Priests 1 6f the Lord; * bless the Lord, ye | sér-vants 6f the Lira . Bless the Lord, ye spirits and ye soils of the 7 righ-teotis; * bless the Lord, ye Saints and ye that be | ham-ble 6f heart; Bless the Lord, O Ananias, Azar- and supremely exalt Him Gn- | to the &-gés. Let us bless the Father and the Son with the 1 H6-ly Ghost; * let us praise the Lord and supremely exalt Him iin | to the &-gés. Bless-ed art Thou, O Lord, in the firmament of the 1 Hedv-én; * Thou Who art ed and Glorifi-ed and supremely Exalted Gn- | to the é-gés. Then, € — ea Ar i \s, and T Mis. él; * O praise ye the Lord iv-er-ance,” saith the Lord God of Hosts. Then the Ist Cantor gone | begins chanting the Sth Antiphon: | High-ly ex-al-ted. On all Doubles, or if it be the custom of the place, All respond: _Is the King of Peace, pass-ing all the kings of 4 se the whole Earth.‘A 270 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th] A 270 Eater - fee ajem (tee pase yet o i asussns a | Tone a & =i Psalms 148, 149, and 150: The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 4h Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein) Praise the Lord J from the Heav-éns; * Then, only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire completes the yerse: praise . Him in the High-ést. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. Praise Him, all | ye His Ang-éls; * | praise Him, all yé His hésts. Praise | Him, O Sin and Moén; * praise | Him, all ye stérs and light. Praise Him, ye Heav- | ens of heav-éns;* and thou water that art above the heavens, let them praise | the Name of thé Lérd. For He spake, | and they céme to bé;* He commanded, and | théy were cre-a-téd. He established them for ever, yea, for év- | er and év. ordinance, and | it shall not pass a-way. Praise J the Lord from the Earth, * ye dragons, and | all ye ab-fss-és, Fire, hail, snow, ice, | blast of témp-ést, * | (’) which per-form His word, ‘The moan- | tains and Ail the hills, * fruitful | trees, and all cé-dars, ail the ebt-,* creep” | Ing things and wing-ed birds, Kings of the Earth | and all pe6-plés, * princes and all | the jddg-es Of the Earth, Young men and vir-gins, + elders with the younger, let them praise the | Name of thé Lord; * for Exalted is | the Name of Him A-léne. His praise is above the | Barth and Heav-én, * and He shall exalt the | hirn of His peb-plé. This is the | hymn for gll His Saints, * for the sons of Isra-el and for the people | that draw nigh Gn-to Sing un-to the | Lard a néw sdng; * His praise is | in the Church 6f the Saints. Let Isra-el be glad in | Him That made him; * let the sons of Syon | re-joice in Their King. Let them praise |. His Name fn the dance; * with the timbrel and the psaltery {let them chant in-to Him. For the Lord taketh pleasure | in His pe6-plé, * and He shall exalt the | meek with sal-vé-ti6n. ‘The Saints shall | boast in glér-f, * and they shall | re-joice up-6n their béds. ‘The high praise of God | shali be in their throat, * and two-edged | swords shall be in their hands; To do vengeance a- | mong the heath-én, * punishments | a-mong the pe6-plés; To bind their | kings with fét-térs, * and their nobles with man- | a-clés of i-rdn; To,do among them the judgment | that is writ-tén: * “This glory | shall be to 4ll His Saints.” : Praise | yé God in His Sgints; * praise Him in the firm-a- | mént of His pow-ér. Praise Him J for His migh-ty acts; * praise Him according to the multit- | ude of His greét-néss. Praise Him with the | soiind of trém-pét; * praise Him with | the psil-ter-f and harp. Praise Him with | tim-brel and dance; * | praise Him with strings and fldte. Praise Him with tuneful ym-bils, + praise Him with cymbals of J Ji-bil~4-tidn; * let | év-"ry breath praise the Lord. Glory be to the Fath | er, and t6 the *¥ S6n, * | and td the H6-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both | now and év-ér, * and unto the ages | of a-ges, A-mén, te, QS ES a All repeat: High-ly ex-al-ted is the King of Peace, pass-ing all the kings of = 4 ;* He hath set an the whole Earth.A 271 |Morning Solernnity (Lauds) of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th| A 271 ‘The Chapter The Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter (Zeph. 2: 3; 3: 5) Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the Lord, who have wrought His Judgment; + the Just Lord is in the midst thereof; He will not do iniquity; * every morning i doth He bring His judgment to Light, and He faileth not. All respond: RJ. ‘Thanks be to God. The Responsory SS SS SS SS Sr The 1st Cantor in alone chants: ‘To-mor-row there shall be done a-way the in-i-quit-y of the Earth, All = respond: To-mor-row there shall be done a-way the in-i-quit-y of the Earth, ‘The Hebdomadary* <= So alone chants. z And the Sa-viour of the world shall reign o-ver us. All SSS respond: The in-i-quit-y of the Earth. The Hebdomadary alone chants: |W. Glor- y be to the Fath- er, and to the Son, Hl and to the Ho- ly Ghost. all = ee respond: To-mor-row there shall be done a-way the in-i-quit-y of the Earth. ‘The Hymn and The Versicle E —— —— a The 1st Cantor alone chants the intonation: ans ee prog as PS, Bids shad sf the night: “Be-gone!” 1. st Cantor's side only completes ine 1. > Bids shad-ows of the gone!” 1. The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 2. 2.'Now let” the slug- ged soul a ~" rise, “> Which stain‘d by sin and wound-ed lies; 2.-» The 1st Cantor's side only chants line 3. 3. From Heavn the Lambis sent be ~ low, + Free-ly to pay the debt we owe; 3.+ The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 4. 4, That when H ‘a ~ gain ap- pear, ~ And trem-bling Earth is girt with fear, 4.> Then All chant line 5 5. To God the Fath-er, God the Son, * And God the Spir -it, Three in One, 5. E ae — x} ae — fi 1. Vain dreams of Karth and visions: “Fly? i ate chines forth 1 * Christ in His might shines forth on High. 1. 2. All breath of ill dis- pel-ling far Ri - seth a- new the Morn-ing Star. 2. 3. For this His lov-ing mer-cy shewn, > ‘With tear - ful joy our thanks we own. 3. 4. He may to scourge our sins for- bear, “>'And shield us with His kindly care. 4. $, Laud, hon-our, might, and glor-y be “>From age to age e - ter-nal- ly. 5._A 272 |Morning Solernity (Lauds) of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th] A272 4 x = Then All chant the “Amen” as follows: A ~ men, “To-mor-row shall ye have de-liv-er-ance.” Saith the Lord God of Hosts. ‘The Antiphon on the Benedictus and the Benedictus Then is sung the Antiphon on the Benedictus, which is — SS always begun by the Abbot (or Senior in Quire) alone’ | When-as there was es-pous-ed. On all Doubles, or if it be the custom of the place, All continue the Antiphon as follows: The Moth-er of Je-sus, Mar-y, =p SS t un-to Jo-seph, be-fore they came to-geth-er, she was found to be with Child; —————— ee ee for That Which was Con-ceiv-ed in her is of the Ho-ly Ghost, al-le~ lu-ya. The Benedictus (Luke 1: 68 - 79) After the Antiphon on the Benedius, the =e Ist Cantor alone begins chanting the Benedictus: % Bless-ed be the Lord God of is-ra-él; *. Only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire responds with the 2nd half of the Ist verse of the Benedictus. -ed and wrought re-demp-tion for His ped-plé, eh eg SA es fi see ee + Tone 8 at i Only the 2nd side of the Quire chants the 2nd verse of the Benedictus, using this Tone, including the intonation notes. ‘And hath rais-ed up a horn of | sal-va-tion for Gs * ] in the Hoiise of His ant Di-vids ‘And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (including the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: ‘AS He spake by the 1 moiith of His hé-ly Ones, * the | Proph-ets of ld, That we should be sa~ | véd from our én-em-ies, * | and from the hiinds of J all that hate as; To deal mer-ci-ful- 1 Ij with our fath-érs, * 1 and to re-mém-ber His | Hé-ly Cov-en-ant. , ‘The oath which He sware to | oir father A-bra-ham: * ] that Hé | would grant Gn-to Gs, ‘That we be de-liv-er-ed out of the J hand of our én-em-fes, * | that we might sérve | Him, with-oit fedr, In ho-li-ness and righ- ] teos-ness be-fore Him, * 1 all the | days of oar life. And thou, O child, shalt be call-ed the Proph- j et of the Most High; * 1 for thou shalt gé before the Face of the Lord | to pre-pare His ways; To give know-ledge of salvation 1 Gn-to His ped-plé, * 1 by the re- | mis: 6f their sins, ‘Through the bow-els J Of mer-cy 6f Our Go from on High hath { vis-it-éd ds, To give Light to them that sit in darkness, and in | thé shad-ow 6f death, * 1 to guide our feét in- | to the Way of Peace. Glor-y be to the | Fath-er, and t6 the *% Son, * and | to the Hé-ly Ghést. As jt was in the beginning, | both now and év-ér,* 1 and un-to the i-ges of La-ges. A-mén. {sa ion * L where-by the Diy-springA 273 | Morning Solernnity (Lauds) of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th| A 273 repeat When-as there was es-pous-ed the Moth-er of Je-sus, Mar-: ' == ee ith Cl un-to Jo-seph, be-fore they came to-geth-er, she was found to be 6S ee for That Which was Con-ceiv-ed in her is of the Ho-ly Ghost, al-le- lu-ya. ‘The Collect © God, Who makest us glad with the yearly expectation of our Redemption, grant that as we joyfully receive Thine Only-Begotten Son for our Redeemer, so we may also with sure confidence behold Him when He shall come to be Our Judge, even Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. RY. Amen, ‘The Commemoration of the Theotokos After the Bendicus and any special commenoratons, ———F—¥-FA this commemoration is begun by the Ist Cantor alone: The Day of the Lord. All continue the Antiphon as follows: Com-eth as a thief in the night; there-fore be ye al-so read-y; ———— Sa for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of Man com-eth. Y. There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse. By. And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. © God, Who wast pleastd that Thy Word should take Flesh in the womb of the ever-Virgin Mary, through the message of an Angel, grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that as we believe her to be truly the God-Bearer, so we may be aided by her intercession before Thee. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. BY. Amen. PRIME, begins chanting this Antiphon: There shall a-rise, as the Sun. On ait Doubles, or if ttere SS eS custom of the place, All respond: uur of the world, and He shall come down E — a - we = In-to the Vir-gin’s womb, as the show-ers up-on the grass, al-le-lu-ya.A274 | Prime of the Vigil of the Ni Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th__| A 274 nO ieee of Tone § Eee ap Psalm 118, w. 1 ~ 8. The 1st Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the Ist portion of the Ist Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein). Bless-ed are the blameless * in the way, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: ‘who walk in the | law of thé Lord. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the yerses thereafter. Bless-ed are they that search out His tés-ti- 7 m6-nies; * with their whole heart shall | they seek af-ter Him. For they that wark in- 7 i-quit-9 * have not walk | ed in His ways. Thou hast en-joined Thy com? mand-ménts * that we should keep them mast -gént-If. Would that my ways were di- ? rée-téd * to | ke&p Thy sta-tites. Then shall I not be a~ * shé-méd * when I look on all | Thy com-ménd-ménts. I will confess, Thee with up-right-ness 7 6f heart * when I have learned the Judgments | of Thy righ-teous-néss. L will keép Thy 1 sté-tates; * do not utter- | ly for-sake mé, Glory be to the Fath-er, and 1 t6 the * Son, * and | td the Hé-ly Ghést. As, it was in the beginning, both now and 1 év-ér, * and unto the ages of La-ges. A-mén, Psalm 118, vy. 9 ~ 16. The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 2nd portion of the Ast Psalra, using the same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Wherewithal shall a yoiing man cor- 7 réct his way?* Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: By J keép-ing Th words. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter With my whole heart ‘have I sought 7 4f-ter ‘Theé; * cast me not away from 4 Thy com-mand-ménts. In my heart have I hid Thy 7 séy-ings * that I Bléss-ed art 1 Tho, O Lord; * tech | me Thy sta-tiites. With my lips have * I de-clar’d * all the J jaidg-ments 6f Thy Moiith. ;._,In the way of Thy testimonies have I 7 fotind de-light * as much as | in all rich-és, On Thy commandments will I t pon-dér, * and I will J an-der-stand Thy ways. On Thy statutes will I 7 méd-i-tate; * I will | not for-gét Thy words. Glory be to the Fath-er, and 7 t6 the * Sén, * and | to the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both now and 1 év-ér, * and unto the ages of La-ges. A-mén. Psalm 118, vy. 17 ~ 24 The 1st Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 3rd portion of the Ist Psalnt, using the same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein). Give re-ward unto Thy sér-vant, 7 quick-en mé; * ‘Then, only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: and | I will keép Thy words. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. O un- 1 veil mine éyes, * and I shall perceive wondrous things | out of Th law. Tam a so-joar-ner * 6n the Earth; * hide not from mé | Thy com-mand-ménts. ‘My soiil hath 7 Jong-éd * to desire Thy | jiidg-ments at all times. ‘Thou hast re-bii-ked 1 thé prod; * cur-sed are they that decline from | Thy com-mand-ménts. Remove from mé re-proach 7 énd con-témpt, * for after Thy testi- | mo-nies have I sotight.A275 | _ Prime of the Vigil of the y, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th | A 275 be te see ee ey Tone 8 EE For princes sat and they spake a- T g: ‘Thy sté-tdtes. For Thy testimonies are my méd-i- 7 t4-tién, * and Thy statutes | dre my coin-sel-l6rs. Glory be to the Fath-er, and 1 t6 the % Son, * and | t the Hé-ly Ghést. As. it was in the beginning, both ndw and 1 év-ér, * and unto the ages of, La-ges. A-mén, ft mé, * but Thy servant pondered | on Psalm 118, vv. 25 ~ 32. The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 4th portion of the Ist Psalne, using the same Tone, including the intonation nctes (within the first set of brackets therein): My soul hath cledv-ed un- 1 6 the Earth; * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: quicken me ac-cor- | ding to Thy Wérd. ‘And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: My ways have I declared, and Thoi hast ? heérd mé;* teich | me Thy sté-tites. ‘Make me to understand the way of Thy 7 sté-tates, * and I will ponder J on Thy won-drous works. My soul hath sumbered frm des- 7 pin den-cQ;* strengthen { mé with Th wérds Remove from me the way of un-‘ righ-teous-néss, * and with Thy law have L mér-cy 6n mé. Thave ché-sen the ? way of Triith, * and Thy judgments have I | ndt for-gét- T have cleaved to Thy tes-ti-mo-nies, 1 O Lord; * | pit me not to shame. eins, TH MAY Of Thy comemind-ments 7 have I ran;* when thoi | didst en-lérge my rt. Glory be to the Fath-er, and 1 16 the Sdn, * and | to the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both now and ? év-ér, * and unto the ages of | 4-ges. A-mén, The Canticle Quicumque vult—The Creed of St. Athanasios the Great, Pope of Alexandria. Then the Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first'verse of the Creed Canticle, using this same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein) ‘Who-so-ev-er woald be 1 sé-véd, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: a before all things it will be necessary that | hé hold Cath~'lic Faith. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: Which Faith ex-cept ev'ry one do keep whole and in-de- ‘ fil-éd, * without doubt he shall perish | év-er-1as-ting-If. And Cath'lic Faith is this: + “That we worship One God in 1 Tri {9 In U-nit-f5 ‘Neither con-fotin-ding the 1 Pér-s6ns, * nor | ding the Sab-stance. “For there is One Person of the Father, An-oth-er * 6f the Sdn, * and Another 1 of the H6-ly Ghést. . ~ __ “But the God-Head of the Father, of the Son, and of the Ho-ly Ghost is ? All ne; * the Glory Equal, the Majes-ty | Co-E-tér-ndl. “Such as the Fath-er is, Such 7 is the S6n, * and Sich | is the Hé-ly Ghést. ._ “The Father Uncreate, the Son 1 Un-cre-ate, * and the HO- J ly Ghost Un-cre-ate. “The_Father Incomprehensible, the Son In-cém-pre- 1 hén-si Holy Ghost In- | com-pre-hén-sib-Ié. “The Father Eternal, the Son E- 1 tér-nal, * and the Holy | Ghost E-tér- “As also there are not three incomprehensibles, nor threé un-cre- 7 4-* One Incomprehensible, and One | Un-cre-a-téd. 3, * and , * and theA276 | Prime of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th | A 276 wt Tone 8 (continued} “So likewise the Father is Almighty, the Son AI- T migh-t, * and the Holy J Ghist Ab-migh-f. “As yet there are not threé al- * migh-ties, * but | One Al-migh-tf. “So the Father is Gad, the ? Son is God, * and the | Ho-ly Ghost is Géd. “As yet they are not 1 threé gods, * | (’) but One Géd. “So likewise the Father is Lord, the 1 Sén is Lord, * and the | Ho-ly Ghést is Lord. “As yet there dre not ? threé lords, * | (’) but One Lérd. “For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity to acknowledge Ev'ry Person by Him-sélf to be ? Géd and Lord, * so are we forbidden by Cath’lic religion to say, ‘There be threé | gods, or threé lords.’ “The Fath-er is ? Made of none; * neither Created | ndr Be-gét-tén. “The Son is of the Fath-er 1 A-Iéne; * not Made, nor Created, | bit Be-g6t-tén. “The Ho-ly Ghost, is of the 7 Féth-ér; * neither Made, nor Created, nor Begotten, | bit Pro-ceéd-ing. “So there is One Father, not three fath-érs; + One Son, not 1 threé séns; * One Holy Ghést, | not three h6-ly ghésts. “And in This Trinity None is afore, or after oth-ér; + None is Greater, or Léss than An-1 6th-érs* but the Whole Three Persons are Co-Eternal together, | and Co-E-qual. “So that in all things, as is a-fore-said, + the Unit. Trin-it-9, * and the Trinity in Unity is | to be Wor-shipp’d. “He therefore that woilld be 1 sé-véd * must thus think | of the Trin-it-9.” Furthermore, it is necessary to ever-las-ting sal- 1 va-tidn * that he also believe rightly the Incarnation of | Oar Lord Jésus Christ. For the Orthodox Faith is this: “That we believe and cn-fess + that Our Lord Jesus Christ, the 7 S6n of Géd, * | (') is God and Mi “God, of the Substance of the Fath-er, Be-git-ten be- 1 fore the worlds; * and Man, of the substance of His Moth | er, Born in the world; “Perfect Gad and 7 Pér-fect Man; * of a Reasonable Soul and Human J Flésh ings “Equal to the Father as Toiich-ing His ? Géd-head; * and Inferior to the Father, as Toiich- | ing His Mén-ho6d. , - “Who, although Hé be ? Géd and Man, * yet He is nat | Two, but One Christ; “One; not by conversion of the God-head 7 in-to Flésh, * but by Taking of the 1 Min-hood in-to Géd; “One altogether; not by con-fii-sion of 7 $fib-stdnce, * but by U-nit- | of Pér-son. “For, as the Reasonable Soul and Flésh is One Man, * so God and | Man is One Chris _ “Who suffered for our salvation, descended in-to f Hé-dés, * rose again the J third day frém the dead. “He ascended into Heaven; He sitteth on the Right Hand of the Fath-er, God Al- 7 migh-t9; * from whence He shall come to jiidge | the quick and the deéd. “At Whose Coming all men shall rise a-gain with their 1 béd-ies, * and shall give ac-coiint | for their éwn works. “And they that have done good shall go into Life Ev-er- lés-ting, * and they that have done evil into ever- | las-ting fi-r This is Cath’-lic Faith, + which, except a man believe faithfully and 1 tirm-19, * he can- | not be sé-véd. Glory be to the Fath-er, and 7 t6 the * Sén, * and | t6 the Hé-ly Ghést. ‘As it was in the beginning, both ndw and 1 év-ér, * and unto the ages of J ages. A-mén, Te, a EES fee There shall a-rise, as the Sun, the Sa-viour of the world, and He shall come down Se = Sp in-to the Vir-gin’s womb, as the show-ers up-on the grass, al-le-lu-ya. Sub-siA277 | Terce of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th | A 277 ‘The Chapter The Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter (Isaias 33: 2) 0 Lord, be Gracious unto us we have walled for Thee; + be Thou Ther —= ===} Arm every morning, * Our Salvation also in the time of trouble. Al! respond: Bf. Thanks be to God. TERCE The Ist Cantor alone begins § EE chanting this Antiphon: “Jo-seph, thou son of Da-vid. On al Doubles, or if tbe the == custom of the place, All respond: “Fear not to take un-to thee Mar-y thy wife, ++ — = Soo for That Which is Con-ceiv-ed in her is of the Ho-ly Ghost,” al-le-lu-ya. ae _ Oege {a pee. Tone 7 Psalm 118, vv. 33 ~ 40: The 1st Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the Sth portion of the Ist Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Set be-fore me for a law, O Lord, the * way of Thy * st4-tates, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: | _ and I will seek after it con- 1 tin-u-al-lf. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter Give me understanding, and I will 7 search out Thy law, * and I will keep it 1 with my whdle heért. : a Guide me in the path of ? Thj com-m4nd-ménts, * for 7 I have de-si-red it. Incline my heart unto Thy ? tes-tim-é-nies, * and not unto * cd-vet-ofis-néss. Turn away mine eyes that I may 7 ndt see van-it-f,* quicken Thou 7 mé in ‘Thy way. Establish for Thy 1 s@r-vant Thine Gr-a-clé * Gn-to fedr of Theé. Remove my re- ? proach which I have fear’d, * for Thy * jGdg-ments Sre godd. Behold, I have longed after ? Thy com-ménd-ménts; * in Thy 7 righ-teous-ness quick-en mé. Glory be to the 7 Fath-er, and t6 the °K Sén, * and 7 td the Hé-ly Ghést. As_it was in the beginning, both T now and év-ér,* and unto the ages of 1 a-ges. A-mén, Psalm 118, wv. 41 ~ 48: The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 6th portion of the 11st Psalm, using the same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Let Thy mer-cy come also up- 7 dn me, O Lord, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse even Thy salvation ac- * cdrd-ing to Thy word. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: So shall I give an answer to’ thém that reproach mé, * for I have 7 hiped in Th words. And take not utterly out of my T moith the word of Trath,* for in Thy 1 jidg-ments have I héped. So shall I keep Thy law continual- 1 I, for év-ér, * and unto the 1 &-ges of &-gés. And I7 walk’d in spa-cious-néss, * for after Thy com- 1 mand-ments have I sofight.A278 | Terce of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th__| A278 Tone? Eee Sooo Hi And I spake of Thy testi- 7 md-nies be-fore kings, * and 7 I was nét a-shdmed. ‘And I meditated 7 én Thy com-mand-ménts * 1 which I have great-ly ldved. And I lifted up my hands to Thy commandments 7 which I have loved, * and I pondered ? dn Thy sta-tit Glory be to the ? Fath-er, and t6 the & Son, * and 1 t8 the Hé-ly Ghést. ‘As it was in the beginning, both T now and év-ér,* and unto the ages of 1 acges. A-mén. Psalm 118, wy. 49 ~ 56 The 1st Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 7th portion of the Ist Psalm, using the same Tone, including the intonation. notes (within the first set of brackets therein). Re-mem-ber Thy ? wards to Thy sér-vant, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: wherein Thou hast ? made me t6 hdpe. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. _ This hath comforted me in my hu- * mil-i-6-tién, * for Thine ora- 7 clé hath quick-cn'd mé. The proud have trans-? gréss-ed ex-ceéd-ing-If, * but from Thy 1 law have I nét de-clined. [remembered Thy 1 jdidg-ments of éld, © Lord, * ? and was cém-for-téd. Despondency took 7 hold up-6n mé * because of the sinners 1 who for-séke Thy law. ‘Thy 7 std-tutes wére my séngs * in the 7 place of my s6-jour-ning. Lremembered Thy ? Name in the night, O Lord, ** and I képt Thy lw. ‘This hath ? hap-pen-ed din-to mé, * because I sought 1 af-ter Thy st4-tites. Glory be to the 7 Fath-er, and t6 the % Sén, * and T t6 the Hé-ly Ghdst. As it was in the beginning, both 7 now and év-ér,* and unto the ages of ta-ges. A-mén. Then 8 ET the Antiphon: —“Jo-seph, thou son of Da-vid, fear not to take un-to thee Mar-y thy wife, E = es Ss a for That Which is Con-ceiv-ed in her is of the Ho-ly Ghost,” al-le-lu-ya. The Chapter, Versicle, and Collect Then the Hebdomadary alone chants the __ following Chapter (Dan. 6: 26, 27) according to the Tone given for Sunday Terce in the Psalter: For the Living God That is Coming will come and be Steadfast for ever, + and His Kingdom shall not be destroyed, and His Dominion shall be even unto the end. * He delivereth and rescueth, and He worketh signs and wonders in Heaven and in Eartl rs) All respond: Bf. Thanks be to God. YY. Ye shall know this day that the Lord will come. RB. And in the morning ye shall see His Glory. Grant us, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that as we await the birth celebrations of Thy Son with worship, so may we, rejoicing, obtain His eternal rewards. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. RZ. Amen.A279 | _ Sext of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th | A 279 SEXT The tt Cantor ane begins chanting this Antiphon: The King of Peace. On all Doubles, or if it be the custom of the place, All respond: Is high-ly Ex-al-ted, and the whole Earth me aH seek-eth un-to His Pres-ence. at Tone 8 bee == 7H Psalm 118, wy. 57 - 64. The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 8th portion of the Ist Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein). Thou art My Por-tion, * O Lord; * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse I said that | I would keép Thy law. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: T entreated Thy Countenance with my 7 whole heart: * “Have mercy on me ac-cord- | ing to Thy word. T have thought on f Thf ways,* and I have turned my feet back to Thy | tes-tim-6-nies. I made ready, and i was not 7 trodbl-ed, * that I might ke@p | Thy ‘com-mand-ménts. : ‘The cords of sinners have en- tangled mé,* but Thy law have I | not for-gét-tén. __ _ At midnight I arose to give thanks 7 din-to Theé * for the judgments | of Thy righ-teous-néss. Tam a partaker with all them that T feér Theé,* and with them that keép J Thy com-mand-ménts. The Earth, O Lord, is fall of Thy 7 mér-c9; * teach | me Thy sté-tates. Glory be to the Fath-er, and 7 t6 the %K Sén, * and J ta the Ho-ly Ghést. As, it was in the beginning, both now and 7 év-ér, * and unto the ages of La-ges. A-mén, Psalm 118, vv. 65 ~ 72. The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 9th portion of the Ist Psalm, using the same Tone, including the intonation nctes (within the first st of brackets therein): Thou hast dealt graciously with Thy sér-vant, * 0 Lord, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: ‘ac- | cord-ing t Thy word. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonatic , the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. Goodness and discipline and know-ledge 1 teich Thou mé,* for in Thy commandments have | I be-liev-éd. Before I was him-bled, 1 { trans-gréss’ds * therefore Thy | sdy-ing have I képt. ‘Thoi art ? Godd, O Lord, * and in Thy goodness teach | me Thy st4-tates. Multiplied against me hath been the un-righ-teous-ness 1 6f the prodd; * but as for me, with my whole heart will I search oat | Thy com-ménd-ménts. Curdied like milk 1 is their heirt;* but as for me, in Thy law have I A-téd. It is good for me that Thoi hast hiim-bled mé, * that I might | learn Thy ‘The law of Thy mouth is bét-ter 7 t6 mé * than thousands of | gold and Glory be to the Fath-er, and 7 t6 the *K Sén, * and | to the Hé-ly Ghést. was in the beginning, both ndw and T év-r, * and unto the ages of mén.A 280 | None of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th | A 280 + Foe ee ' 4, Tone 8 r= =o Psalm 118, vy. 73 ~ 80. The 1st Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 10th portion of the Ist Psalm, using this same Tone, including the intonation nctes (within the first set of brackets therein): Thy Hands have made me and 7 fésh-ion’d mé; * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse give me understanding and I will learn | Thy com-ménd-ménts. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: They that fear Thee shal set me and 7 bé gkid, * for on Thy words | have I sét my hdpe. I have known, O Lord, that Thy jadg-ments are T righ-teous-néss, * and with ‘Trith | hast Thou him-bled mé. Let now Thy mercy bé my 7 c6m-fort, * according to Thy saying in- J to Thy sér-vént. Let Thy compassions come up-n me and I shall live, * for Thy law is my | m&d-i-4-tifn, Let the proud be put to shame, for unjustly have they trans-gréss-ed a- 1 gainst mé; * but as for me, I will ponder on | Thy com-mand-ménts. . Let those that fear Theé re-turn * tin-to mé, * and those that know Thy | tés-tim-6-nies. Let my heart be blameless in Thy ‘ st4-tites, * that I may | not be pit to shéme. Glory be to the Fath-er, and 7 t0 the Sén, * and | t5 the Hé-ly Ghést. As.it was in the beginning, both now and f év-ér, * and unto the ages of A-mén. Then All repeat this Antiphon: The King of Peace is high-ly Ex- rs the whole Earth seek-eth un-to His Pres-ence. ‘The Chapter, Versicle and Collect Then the Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter (Zeph. 3: 16, 17) according to the Tone given for Sunday Sext in the Psalter: Fear thou not, Syon; let not thine hands be slack. + The Lord Thy God in the midst of thee is Mighty; * He will save, He will Sew rejoice over thee with joy. Allrespond: BY. Thanks be to God. YW. Tomorrow shall the iniquity of the Earth be removed. BY. And the Saviour of the world shall rule over us. Large Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord Our God, that Thy family, which hath been saved by the Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, may also be rendered secure in its perpetual redemption. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who eth with the Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ‘Amen, NONE The 1st Cantor alone === begins chanting this Antiphon: Con-sid-er. = On all Doubles, or if it be the custom of the place, All respond. How Great and Glor-i-ous is He, Who ea en-ter-eth in for sa-ving the peo-ples.A 281 | _ None of the Vigil of the Nativity, Sunday, Dec. 24th / Jan. 6th | A 281 Epa Tone 4 Psalm 118, vy. 81 ~ 88. The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 1lth portion of the Ist Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein) My soul fain-teth for | Thy sal-vé-tion; * Then, only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: on Thy J words have I sét my hépe. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. Mine eyes are grown dim with waiting | for Thine 6r-a-clé; * they say: 4 “Whén wilt Thou cém-fort mé?” . For I am become like a | wine-skin in the frost; * yet Thy statutes have | I not for-g6t-tén. How many are the days J of Thy sér-vant?* When wilt Thou execute Judgment for me on them { that pér-sec-iite mé? Transgressors have | told me f4-blés, * but they are | ndt like Thy law, O Lord. All Thy com- | mand-ments re Trath. * Without a cause have men persecuted J me; di Thou hélp mé. They well nigh made an énd | of me én the {not Thy com-mind-ménts. s According to Thy | mér-cy quick-en mé, * and I will keep the tes- | ti-md-nies 6f Thy Moith. Glory be to the Fath- | er, and 6 the * Son, * | and td the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both | now and éy-ér, * and unto the ages | of a-ges. A-mén, th; * but as for me, I forsook Psalm 118, w. 89 - 96. The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 12th portion of the Ist Psalm, using the sayne Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein) For | év-er, O Lord, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes, the verse Thy Word a- | bi-deth in Hedv-én. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: ito generation and gener- a-tion is Thy Trath;* Thou hast laid the foundation of the Earth, | and it a-bi-déth. By Thine ordinance | doth the day a-bide, * for all | things are Thy sér-vants. If Thy law had not been my | méd-it-4-tién, * then should I have perished in my | hu-mil-i-é-tidn. . I will never for- | gét Thy sté-t0tes, * for in | them hast Thou q IJ am Thine, séve mé; * for after | Thy sta-tutes have I sodght. Sinners have waited for mé | to des-tréy mé; * but Thy testimo- | nies have I ‘in-der-stoéd. a Of all perfection have I J seén the oiit-céme; * exceeding spacious J is Thy com-mand-mént. Glory be to the Fath- { er, and t6 the Son, * | and to the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both now and J év-ér, * and unto the ages of J a-ges. A-mén. ~en’d mé, Psalm 118, wy. 97 - 104. The 1st Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 13th portion of the st Psalms, using the same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein) © how I have J loved Thy law, O Lord! * Then, only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse ‘The whole day long it is | my med-it-4-tidn. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. Above mine enemies hast Thou made me wise in | Thy com-mand-mént, * for it { Is mine for év-ér.A282 | __ Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Monday, Dec. 12th /25th___|_A 282 -t ose 4 at £5 650 fae sat aja gt = Tone 4 (continued) E Above all that teach me have I gained | Gn-der-sténd-ing, * for Thy testimonies are | my méd-it-é-ti6n. ‘Above mine elders have I received | an-der-stand-ing, * for after Thy com- | mand-ments have I sofight. From every way that is e Thy words. 7 From Thy judgments | have I n6t de-clined, * for Thou | hast sét a law for mé. How sweet to my palate | are Thy séy-ings! * More sweet | than hon-ey té my modth. From Thy commandments have I gained | dn-der-stnd-ing; * therefore have I hated every | way of un-righ-teous-néss. Glory be to the Fath- | er, and t6 the K Sén, * | and to the H6-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both | now and év-ér,* and unto the ages | of a-ges. A-mén. = Then All ee id-er how Great and Glor-i-ous is He, Who 4 have | I re-strain’d my feét * | that I might keép repeat: Con-: ——— kt en-ter-eth in for saving the peo-ples. The Chapter, Versicle and Collect Then the Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter (Zech. 2: 10) according to the Tone given for Sunday None in the Psalter. “Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Syon; + for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the 4 midst of thee,” * saith the Lord Omnipotent. ‘All respond: BY. Thanks be to God. Y. “To-mor-row shall ye have de-liv-er-ance.” BJ Saith the Lord God of Hosts. Look down upon us wretched ones, O God, and kindly shew forth to our minds the Light the Highest Truth by the Birth of the Humanity of Christ. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with the Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. BY. Amen. MONDAY, DEC. 12TH / 25TH, (Dominical Letter 18) WEEKLY OBSERVANCE OF THE HOLY THEOTOKOS N.B. At Second Vespers of the Third Sunday in Advent on the evening preceeding, the Commemoration of the Holy Theotokos should be made as given in Volume XXV of the Psalter, pp. 1 ~ 2, as noted herein on p. A 184 of this Volume. NIGHT VIGILS (Matins) All is to be done at Night Vigils as given for Night Vigils of the Holy Theotokos ‘on Mondays in Advent, in Volume XXV of the Psalter, pp. 3 ~ 21 MORNING SOLEMNITY (Lauds) Allis to be done at the Morning Solemnity as given for the Morning Solemnity of the Holy Theotokos on Mondays in Advent, in Volume XXV of the Psalter, pp. 22-32, except at the end for the commemoration of Advent, which, immediately before the Commemoration of All Saints given therein, is done as follows: ‘The Commemor of Advent_ A283 | Vespers of Monday, Dec. 12th / 25th __ | A283 After the Collect and First Dismissal are sung, this commemoration is begun by the Ist Cantor alone: Thus saith the Lord. All continue the SS SSS Antiphon as follows: Do ye pen - ance, for the SS King-dom of Heav-en is near at hand, al-le-lu-ya. YW. The voice of one crying in the wilderness. By. Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight the paths of Our God. Let us that have been gathered together in the unity of the Faith exult with a righteous heart, we beseech Thee, O Lord Our God, that at the coming of Thy Son Our Saviour we may hasten to meet Him unstained amidst the company of His Saints. ‘Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with ‘Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. RJ. Amen. PRIME, TERCE, SEXT, AND NONE All is to be done as given for Prime, Terce, Sext, and None as given for Prime, Terce, Sext, and None of the Holy Theotokos on Mondays in Advent in Volume XXV. of the Psalter. Prime is given therein on pp. 33 ~ 37, Terce on pp. 38 - 42, Sext on pp. 43 ~ 47, and None on pp. 48 - 52 YVESPERS—FIRST VESPERS OF ST. LUCY, V.M. All is to be done at Vespers as given for First Vespers for the Feast of St. Lucy, V.M., Dec, 13/26, in Volume XIII of the Psalter, the Sanctoral Proper for the Julian’ Month of December, pp. K 373- K 376, except at the end for the ‘commemorations of Advent, the Holy Theotokos, and All Saints, which are to be done as follows. ‘The Commemoration of Advent After the Coles and First Dismissal of the Feast are =a sung, this commemoration is begun by the 1s1 Cantor alone: All gen-er-a-tions. All continue the aa eae Antiphon as follows. Shall call me bless-ed, for God a te hath re-gard-ed the low-li-ness of His hand-maid-an. Y. The voice of one crying in the wilderness. BY Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight the paths of Our God. Let us that have been gathered together in the unity of the Faith exult with a righteous heart, we beseech Thee, O Lord Our God, that at the coming of Thy Son Our Saviour we may hasten to meet Him unstained amidst the company of His Saints. ‘Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with ‘Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. RJ. Amen. ‘The Commemorations of the Theotokos and of All Saints_A284 | ___ Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Tuesday, Dec. 13th / 26th A 284_ After the Magnificat and any special commemorations, this commemoration is begun by the 1st Cantor alone: Fear not, Mar ~ y. All continue the fe Antighon as follows. Thou hast found fa-vour with the Lords —>— = eo be-hold, thou shalt con-ceive, and bear a Son, al-le-lu-ya. 7. There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse. y. And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. © God, Who wast Pleastd that Thy Word should take Flesh in the womb of the ever-Virgin Mary, through the message of an Angel, grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that as we believe her to be truly the God-Bearer, so we may be aided by her intercession before Thee. ‘Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. BZ. Amen. Then this commemoration of All Saints iis begun by the Ist Cantor alone Be-hold the Lord com-eth. : = All continue —*——¥ eee as follows: And All His Saints with Him; and there shall be in that day a Great Light, aHe-tu-ya. Behold, the Lord shall appear on a white cloud. / And with Him ten thousands of His Saints. Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and cleanse our consciences, that Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, when He cometh with All His Saints, may find in us an habitati prepared for Himself. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bf. Amen. TUESDAY, DEC. 13TH / 26TH NIGHT VIGILS (Matins) All is to be done at Night Vigils as given for Night Vigils for the Feast of St. Lucy, V.M. Dec, 13 / 26, in Volume XIII of the Psalter, the Sanctoral Proper for the Julian Month of ‘December, pp. K 377 - K 393 MORNING SOLEMNITY (Lauds) pref i104 done the Morning Solemnity as given for ihe Morning Sclemnity of the Feast of St. Lucy, VM. Dec, , Volume of ihe Psalter, the Sanctord Proper for the Julian’ Month of December’ ‘pp. K 394-K 403, except at the en: the commemorations of Advent, the Holy Theotokos, and All Saints, which are to be done as follows: ‘The Commemoration of Advent 7 Beast After the Collect and First Dismissal of the Feast are —————— ‘sung, this commemoration is begun by the Ist Cantor alone: Out of E-gypt. On all Doubles, or if it be the custom of the place, All continue the Antiphon as follows: Have I call-ed My Son; He shall = i come to save His peo-ple. ‘The voice of one crying in the wildernes: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight the paths of Our God.A285 | Vespers of Tuesday, Dec. 13th / 26th [A285 Let us that have been gathered together in the ui of the Faith exult with a ighteous heart, we beseech Thee, O Lord Our God, that at the coming of Thy ‘Son Our Saviour we may hasten to meet Him unstained amidst the company of His Saints. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. RJ. Amen. ‘The Commemorations of the Theotokos and of All Saints After the Benedictus and any special commemorations, =——=——B—A this commemoration is, begun by the 2nd Cantor alone: The Ho-ly Ghost. A continue the ‘Antiphon as follows: Shall come up-on thee, Mar-y; fear thou not to have in thy —— | womb the Son of God, al-le-lu-ya /. There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse. i; And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. © God, Who wast Pleaséd that Thy Word should take Flesh in the womb of the ever-Virgin Mary, through the message of an Angel, grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that nee believe her Lo be. truly the God-Bearer, so we may be aided by her Intercession before Thee, Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bi. Amen. Then this commemoration of All Saints eee is begun by the Ist Cantor alo Be-hold the Lord com-eth. eee te AML continue rl as follows: And All His Saints with Him; and there shalll be in that day a Great Light, al-le-iu-ya. ’, Behold, the Lord shall appear on a white cloud. i And with Him ten thousands of His Saints. Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and cleanse our consciences, that Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, when He cometh with All His Saints, may find in us an habitation prepared for Himself. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bj. Amen. PRIME, TERCE, SEXT, AND NONE All is to be done for Prime, Terce, Sext, and None as given for Prime, Terce, Sext, and None for the Feast of St. Lucy, V.M. Dec, 13 / 26, in Volume XIII of the'Psalter, the Sanctoral Proper for the Julian Month of December , pp. K 373~ K 376, \VESPERS—SECOND VESPERS OF ST. LUCY. V.M. All is to be done at Vespers as given for Second Vespers of the Feast of St. Lucy, V.M., Dec, 13/ 26, in Volume XIII of the Psalter, the Sanctoral Proper for the ‘Julian’ "Month of December, pp. K 373 ~ K 376, except af the end for the ‘commemoration of Advent, which is to be done as follows. ‘The Commemoration of Advent : r, a After the Collect and First Dismissal of the Feast are ——————— sung, this commemoration is begun by the Ist Cantor alone: Be-hold. All reply: The Son of Man shall come in the clouds of ———— Heav-en, al-le-lu-ya._A 286 | Vespers of Ember Wednesday, Dec. 14th / 27th | A 286 . Drop down, ye Heav’ns from above. / And let the skies pour forth the Righteous One; let the Earth open, and let it bring forth the Saviour. Rouse up Thy power, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord, and come, that those that put their trust in Thy loving-kindness may be more quickly delivered from every adversity. Who livest and reigest with God the Father, in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bi. Amen. ‘The Commemorations of the Theotokos and of All Saints After the Magnificat and any special commemorations, $= this commemoration is begun by the Ist Cantor alone: Fear not, Mar - y. All continue the A Antiphon as follows Thou hast found fa-vour with the Lord; — > be-hold, thou shalt con-ceive, and bear a Son, al-le-lu-ya. YW. There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse. B. And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. O God, Who wast Pleastd that Thy Word should take Flesh in the womb of the ever-Virgin Mary, through the message of an Angel, grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that as we believe her to be truly the God-Bearer, so we may be aided by her intercession before Thee. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bi. Amen. Then this commemoration of All Saints Rey is begun by the Ist Cantor alone: Be-hold the Lord com-eth. AD continue as follows: And All His Saints with Him; and there shall be in that day a Great Light, aHe-tu-ya. 'Y, Behold, the Lord shall appear on a white cloud. B And with Him ten thousands of His 7 Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and cleanse our consciences, that Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, when He cometh with All His Saints, may find in us an habitation pared for Himself. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Rf. Amen. EMBER WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14TH / 27TH IGHT VIGILS (Matins) All is to be done as given for Night Vigils on pp. A 211 - A 213. MORNING SOLEMNITY (Lauds) All is to be done as given for the Morning Solemnity on pp. A 214~ A 221 PRIME, TERCE, SEXT, AND NONE AN is to be done as given for Prime on pp. A221-A224, Terce on pp. A224-A 225, for Sexton pp. A22S-A227, and for None on pp. A227 ~ A 228. VESPERS, Antiphons and Psalms are sung as given for Wednesday in Volume I of the Psalter, pp. 284 ~ 287. ‘The Chapter Then the Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter (Gen. 49: 10): The scepire shall not depart. from. Juda, + nor giver from between his feet, until Shiloh come, * and R unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Allvespond: BJ. Thanks be to God.A287 | Vespers of Ember Wednesday, Dec. 14th / 27th [A 287 ‘The Responsory The Ist Cantor alone chants: | Up-on thee, O Jer-u-sa-lem, the Lord shall a-rise. All respond: | Up-on thee, O Jer-u-sa-lem, the Lord shall a-rise. The Hebdomadary A alone chants: YW. And His Glor-y shalll be seen up-on thee. RES All respond: | The Lord shall arise. ‘The Hebdomadary A alone chants: W. Glor- y be to the Fath- er, and to the Son, eae and to the Ho- ly Ghost. All respond: Up-on thee, O Jer-u-sa-lem, the Lord shall a-rise. The Hymn and The Versicle t i —, me = = The 1st Cantor alone chants the intonation. 1. Cre- a= tor of the stars of night, The 1st Cantor's side only completes line I. + Thy peo-ple’s Ev ~ er- last -ing Light, 1. The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 2. 2, Thou, Grie-ving that the a-ncient curse > Should doom to death anu - erse, 2.5 The 1st Cantor's side only chanis line 3. 3. Thou camest the Bridegroom of the Bride, +’ As drew the world to eve-ning-tide; 3.> The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 4. 4, At Whose Dread Name, Mafes- tic now, All knees ‘must bend, all hearts must bow; 4.-> The Ist Cantor's side only chants line 5. 5.0 Thou, Whose Com-ing is with dread + To judge and doom the quick and dead, 5.-> Then All chant line 6 6. To God the Fath-er, God the Son, i > And God the Spi it, Three in One, 6.> T 1. Je - sus, Re-deem-er, save us all, > And hear Thy ser-vants when they call. 1. 2. Hast found the med~cine full of grace, >'To save and heal a ru-in’d race. 2. 3. Pro-ceed- ing from a Vir-gin Shrine, »'The Spot- less Vie - tim All Div- ine. 3. 4, And things cel- es~ tial Thee shall own, >And things ter- res- trial, Lord A - lone. 4. 5, Pre- serve us, while we dwell be- low, "From ev - 6, Laud, hon-our, might, and glor-y be >From age to age e - ter-nal- ly. 6. ‘ry in sult of the foe. 5A288 | Vespers of Ember Wednesday, Dec. 14th / 27th A288 Drop down, ye Heav'ns from above. And let the skies pour forth the Righteous One; let the Earth open, and let it bring forth the Saviour. ‘The Antiphon on the Magnificat and the Magnificat Then is sung the Antiphon on the Magnificat, which == always begun by the Abbot (or Senior in Quire) alone: Let the moun-tains. If it be the custom of the place, All continue the Antiphon as follows: Break forth with sing-ing, and the hills with SS — : aH righ-teous-ness; for the Lord, the Light of the world, draw-eth nigh with pow-er. The Magnificat (Luke I: 46 ~ $5): After the Antiphon on the Magnificat, the ee Ist Cantor alone begins chanting the Magnificat: %& My soul *. Only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire responds with T= — jl the 2nd half of the Ist verse of the Magnificat: doth mag-ni-fy the Lord. ned . te Tone 7 EeeErEre ace oo Only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the 2nd verse of the Magnificat, using this Tone, including the intonation notes. ‘And my spir- it hath re-Joi-céd * in T God My Sé-viodr. ‘And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (including the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: For He hath look-ed upon the low-li-ness 7 of His hand-maid-én; * | for be-hold, from hénce-forth all generations shall 7 call me: “Bléss-éd.” For the Might-y One hath 1 dine great things Gn-to mé;* and T Ho-ly is His Name. ‘And His mer-cy is 7 én them that fear Him* ] un-to gener-i-tion and 7 gén-er-a-tidn. He hath show- f éd strength with His Arm; * 1 He hath seat-ter-ed the protid in the imagin- * a-tion 6f their heart. He hath put down 7 thé might-y frém their seit, * 1 and ex-al-ted T thém of Tow deg-reé. He hath fill-ed 7 the hun-gry with goéd things, * | and the rich He hath sent 1 emp-ty &-way. He hath hol-pen 7 His ser-vant {s-ra-él * J in re-mém-brance 1 of His mér-cf, ‘As He 7 spake to our fath-érs, * ] to A-bra-him, and His 1 Seed for év-ér. Glor-y be to the J Fath-er, and 16 the * Sén, * and 7 to the Hé-ly Ghést. ‘As it was in the beginning, 7 bath now and éy-ér, * | and un-to the i-ges of Ta-ges. A-mén. 2 ——————— repeat: Let the moun-tains break forth with sing-ing, and the hills with Poe = z SF righ-teous-ness; for the Lord, the Light of the world, draw-eth nigh with pow-er. The Collect‘A289 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Thursday, Dec. 15th / 28th A289 Rouse up Thy power, we beseech Thee, © Lord, and come, that those that put their trust in Thy loving-kindness may be more quickly delivered from every adversity. Who livest and reignest with God the Father, in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. BY. Amen. ‘The Commemorations of the Theotokos and of All Saints Aafeor to Mepeifice onal ony speci yomceemcratiass “=i See—aee this commemoration is begun by the Ist Cantor alone: Fear not, Mar - y. All continue the Antiphon as follows: ‘Thou hast found fa-vour with the Lord; ——— ee be-hold, thou shalt con-ceive, and bear a Son, _al-le-lu-ya. 7’ There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse. i And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. © God, Who wast Pleaséd that Thy Word should take Flesh in the womb of the ever-Virgin Mary, through the message of an Angel, grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that as we believe her to be truly the God-Bearer, so we may be aided by her intercession before Thee. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bi. Amen. Then this commemoration of All Saints See i Be-hold the Lord com-eth. is begun by th All continue as follows: And All His Saints with Him; and there shall be in that day a Great Light, aletu-ya. 'Y. Behold, the Lord shall appear on a white cloud. B/. And with Him ten thousands of His Saints. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we, who are rightly afflicted for the sake of our sins, through the coming of Thy Son, may be delivered from all Wversities. ‘Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and glen ‘with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. 2, Amen. ‘THURSDAY, DEC. 15TH / 28TH NIGHT VIGILS (Matins) All is to be done as given on pp. A211 ~ A 213, except toward the end of the Second Nocturn as follows: ‘The Second Nocturn—The Chapter, Versicle, and Collect The Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter: He Who is to come shall come, and shall not delay; + there is now Ss no dread in our borders, * for He is Our Saviour. ‘All respond: BJ. Thanks be to God. Y. The Lord cometh forth out of His Holy Place. BY. He will come and save His people. © God, Thou That seest that we put our trust in Thy loving-kindness, graciously grant that we may rejoice over the heavenly visitation. Thou That livest and reignest with God the Father in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bl. Amen. MORNING SOLEMNITY (Lauds) After Psalm 66 has been completed, the Psalms are chanted as follows.A290 | __ Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Thursday, Dec. 15th / 28th___| A 290 Then the 1st Cantor aone§ SEH begins chanting the Ist Antiphon: From S: On all Doubles, or if it be the peer te ole, Al respond —— q un-to His peo-ple. Tone 1 H= = ee <= Psalm SO. The 1st Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the Ist Psalm verse, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein). Have mer-cy dn me, | O God, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: according to | Thy great mér-cf. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: And according to the multitude of Thy com-J pas-siéns * blot oft | my trans-grés-sidn. ‘Wash me thorou; J quit-9, * and clednse | me from mf sin. For I know mine in-i- | quit-j, * and my sin is ev- | -er be-fore mé. Against Thee only have I sinned, and done this @-vil be- | fore Theé, * that Thou mightest be Justified in Thy words, and pre- | vail when Thoa art Jddged. For behold, I was con-ceived in in-+- | quit-ies, * and in sins did my | méth-er bedr mé. For be-hdld, Thou hast l6v- | ed Trath; * the hidden and secret things of Thy Wisdom hast Thou made man- | i-fest Gn-to mé._ Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be | méde cleén; * Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made | whi-ter than snéw. Thou shalt make me to hear joy and | glid-néss; * the bones that be ham- { bled, they shall re-joice. ‘Turn ‘Thy Face a-way from | mg sins; * and blot out all | Create in mé a clean heart, | © God; * and renew a right Cast me not a-way from Thy | Prés-énce, * and take not Thy Holy | Spir-it frém mé, Restore unto me the joy of Thy sal- | vé-tién, * and with Thy Governing Spir- | it es-t4b-lish mé. I shall teach trans-gréss-ors | Thy ways, * and the ungodly shall | torn back in-to Theé. Deliver me_from blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou God of mj sal- J vi tongue shall re-joice | in Thy righ-teous-néss. © Lord, Thou shalt 6-pen | mg lips, * and my moiith | shall de-clére Thy praise. For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, I had giv- Jen it;* with whole-burnt offerings | Thoii shalt not be Pleased. A sa unto God_is a bri-ken | spit humbled | God will not de- Do good, O Lord, Jerusa- | lém be build-éd. Then shalt Thoy be Pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole-burnt 6f- | fer-ings * then shall they offer bullocks up- | dn Thine Al-tar. Glory be to the Fath-er, and t6 | the Sn, * and J t6 the Hé-ly Ghést. As. it was in the beginning, both now and { év-ér, * and unto the ages of ges. A-mén. it; * a heart that is broken and ise. Thy good pleasure dn-to | S§-dn; * and let the walls of Then, Alt pee From Sy-on com-eth the Lord Al-migh-ty, to bring sal-va-tion — a un-to His peo-ple.A291 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Thursday, Dec. 15th / 28th A291 Then the 2nd Cantor alone begins chanting the 2nd Antiphon: | From Sy-on. custom of the place, All respond: He come That is to reign, the Lord > ‘© Em-man-u-el; Great is His Name. ee 452 Tone 1 HE =x = a Psalm 87. Then the 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 2nd Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): O'Lord God of my sal- | va-tion, * Then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: - ‘by day have I cried, and by | night be-fore The. And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. ft my prayer come be-. fore Theé;* bow down Thine Ear unto mj tion, J my soil, * and my life unto Ha- | des hath drawn nigh. them that go down in-to | the pit; * I am become as a man without help, | free a-mong the dead, Like ‘the bodies of the slain that sleep in the grave, + whom Thou re-mém-ber-est | n6_more; * and they are cit | off from Th Hand. ‘They laid me in the léw- | est pit, * in darkness and in the | shad-ow 6f death. Against me is Thine ang-er | made strong, * and all Thy billows hast Thou 1 brodight up-6n mé. - hou hast removed my friends a-fir | from mé;* they have made me an abomin-a- | tion un-t6 them-sélves. TL have been delivered Bp, and have not | come férth; * mine eyes are grown J weak from pov-er-tf. T have cried unto Thee, O Lord, the whdle | day long; * I have stretched ott J my hands Gn-to Theé. Nay, for the dead wilt Thou work J won-dérs * or shall physicians raise them up, that they may « give thanks Gn-to Thed? Nay, shall any in the grave tell of Thy | mér-cf, * and of Thy Truth in | that in? y, shall Thy wonders be known in that | dark-néss, * and Thy righteousness in that land that | is Tor-g6t-tén? : But as for me, unto Thee, O Lord, have I | cri-éd; * and in the morning shall iy priger | come be-fore Thee, 7 Wherefore, O Lord, dist Thou cast 6ff | my soil? * And turnest Thy | Face a-way from mé? A poor man am I, and in trodbl-es from | my yoath;* yea, having been exalted, I was humbled and | brought to dis-tréss. Thy furies have pass-ed up-{ 6n mé,* and Thy terrors have | sore-ly trotbl-ed 'mé. ‘They came round about me like water all the J day Wong; * they compassed me a- | bollt to-geth-ér. ; Thou hast removed afar from me friénd and | neigh-bodr, * and mine acquaintances, be-cause | of my mis-er-9. Glory be to the Fath-er, and t6 | the %K Sén, * and J td the Hé-ly Ghést. As. it was in the beginning, both now and J év-ér, * and unto the ages of La-ges. A-mén, Then, All repeat: From Sy-on shall He come That is to reign, the Lord Se i Em-man-u-el; Great is His Name.A292 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Thursday, Dec. 15th / 28th __| A 292 Then the 1st Cantor done | ==] begins chanting the 3th Antiphon: Turn Thee a-gain, O Lord. On all Doubles, or if it be the custom of the place, All respond: ee] un-to Thy ser-vants. Tone 8 EE 5 Psalm 89 Then the Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 3rd Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein). Lord, Thou hast been Our 1 Réf-Age * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: a oe in generation and | gen-er-A-tiin, And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter fore the mountains came to be and the Earth was form'd 7 and the world, * even from everlasting to ever- 4 Ii Thos art. Turn not man a-way un-to low- 7 li-néss; * yea, Thou hast said: “Turn | back, ye sons of mén.” . For a thousand years in Thine ? Eyes, O Lord, * are but as yés- | ter-day that is past, And as a watch 1 in the night, * things of no ac-cotint { shall their years bé. In the morning like grass shall man pass a-way; + in the morning shall he bloom and 7 pais away; * in the evening shall he fall and grow with~ J ered nd dr$. For we have fainted a-way in’ Th§ wrath, * and in Thine anger have | we been troabl-éd. Thou hast set our ht | of Thy Codn-ten-Ance. For all our days are faded -way, * and in Thy wrath are wé | fain-ted 4-way. Our years have, like a spider, spun out * their tale; * as for the days of our years, in their span they be | threé-score years and tén. And jf we be in strength, may-hap 7 fotr-score years, * and what is more than these is | toil and trav-ail. For mildness is come up- 1 6n Gs, * and wé | shalll be chis-ten-éd, Who knoweth the might of Thf wrath, * and out of fear of Thee, who can re- | coiint Thine ang-ér? So make Thy Right Hand 7 Known to mé, * and to them that in their heart are in-strae- | ted in Wis-dom. as Re-tim, O 7 Lord; how long? * And be Thou Entreated epn-cém- | ing Thy sér-vants. We were filled in the morning with Thy mér-ey, O Lord; * and we rejoiced and were | glad in all our days. Let us be glad for the days wherein Thod didst 1 him-ble Os; * for the years where-in | we saw é-vils. ji heir git 0K upon Thy servants, and up- 7 én Thy works; * and | do Thou guide their séns. And let the Brightness of the Lord Our God be upon is, + and the works of our hands do Thou guide a-right up- T én Os; * yea, the work of our hands | do Thou guide aright. Glory be to the Father, and 1 t6 the *K Son, * and | to the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both now and 1 év-ér, * and unto the ages of Larges. A-mén. Then, ay EP repeat Turn Thee a-gain, O Lord, a lit-tle while, and de-lay not to come Bae un-to Thy ser-vants. ties be- T fore Theé; * our lifespan is in theA293 Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Thursday, Dec. 15th/ 28th | A 293 Then the 2nd Cantor alone begins chanting the 4th Antiphon: Lo, This is My God. custom of the place, All respond: And I will give Him hon-our; my fath-er’s God, and I will ex-alt Him. B es ee Tone 8 x t Canticle of Moses (Exod. 15: 1 ~ 10): The 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the Ist Canticle, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein) Let us sing to the Lord, for gloriously is He Glor-if- 7 i-éd; * Then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse horse and rider hath He | hirl’d in-t6 the sea. And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter A Helper and Protector was He 7 fin-to mé * J for sal-va-tion. This is My God, and I glor-if- 7 § Him; * the God of my father, and I will ex-alt Him. The Lord Quench-ing wars, + Lord is ? His Name. * The chariots of Pharaoh and his hosts He | hirl’d in-t6 the sea; The chosen mounted Captains He plunged into the Red Sea. + With the open sea He 7 c6v-er'd them; * they sank in-t0 | the deep like a st6ne. Thy Right Hand, O.Lord, is Glorified in stréngth; + Thy Right Hand, 0 Lord, hath shat-ter-ed 1 én-em-ies, * and in the multitude of Thy Glory hast Thou ground down the | ad-ver-sar-ies. Thou sentest forth Thy th; it con-s ‘sim'd them like 7 stab-blé. * And at the breath of Thy wrath, the water part- | ed a-sin-dér; The waters were har-den’d 1 like a wall, * hardened also were the waves in the ist Of the s ‘The enemy said: “I will pursue, I will 7 6-ver-take, * I will divide the spoil, I will | sat-is-f7 my soil I will de-stroy 1 mg sword; * my right hand shall | have do-min-ién.” Thou sentest forth Thy Breath; thé sea T cév-er'd thém; * they sank like lead in the tur— | bu-lent wat-er. Who is like unto Thee among the gods, © Lord? Who is like unto Thee? Glor-if-ied in 1 hé-lies, * wonderful in glor-ies, | d0-ing mar-véls. Thou hast stretched forth Thy Right Hand; the Earth swal-low’d 7 thém ap. * ‘Thou hast guided by Thy Tighteoumess this Thy peo-ple | whdm Thou hast re-deém’d; Thou hast calld them? bf Thy stréngth * into Thy Ho-ly | Hab-it-4-tidn. . ‘The nations heard and 7 wAx-ed wrdth; * pangs took hold of them that dwall | in Phiis-ti-4. Then did the rulers of Edom ha-stén, t and the princes of the Moabites, trém-bling took * héld of thém, * all the dwellers i in Ca-naan | mélt-ed 4-way, _ Let fear and trembling fall up- 7 én them; * by the great- | ness of Thine Arm, Let them be made like un-t0 stone, + until Thy people pass d-ver, 7 Q Lord, * they pass over, even this Thy people which Thou didst | take for Thine Own. Bring them in and plant them in the Mountain of Thine in- t hér-it-ance, * in Thy Prepar-ed Hal n Which Thou hast fa- | shion-ed, O Lérd, Even the Sanctuary Which Thy Hands have pre- ‘’par-ed. * The Lord is King of the ages, yea for év- | er and év-er-mér For the horse of Pharaoh with chariots and riders wént in- 7 t6 the sea, * and the Lord brought upon them the | wa-ter 6f the sed; But the sons of Isra-el waik-ed through 7 drf land * in | the midst 6f the sea. Glory be to the Fath-er, and 7 t6 the & Sén, * and | t6 the H6-I ly Ghést. was in the beginning, both now and 1 év-ér, * and unto the ages of4.294 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Thursday, Dec. 15th / 28th | A 294 A ———— repeat: Lo, This is My God, and I will give Him hon-our; my fath-er’s God, and I will ex- Then the Ist Cantor glone | SES begins chanting the Sth Antiphon: . The Lord is Our Law-giv-er. On all Doubles, or if it be the custom of the place, All respond. The Lord is Our King; He Him-self will come and save us. toe) HS ee Psalms 148, 149, and 150: The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 4th Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Praise the Lord from the | Heav-éns; * Then, only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire completes the yerse. And then, onta the 2nd Cantor's Cem the High-ést. then, only the ‘antor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (om ae oe eae eee eee Tee oe vorses thereai ter Praise Him, all ye His | Ang-éls; * praise | Him, all yé His hdsts.. Praise Him, O Sin J and Moén; * praise Him, {all ye stérs and light. Praise Him, ye Heav-ens of | heiv-éns; * and thou water that art above the heavens, let them praise the | Name of thé Lérd. For He spake, and they cme | to bé; * He commanded, and théy | were cre~é-téd. He established them for ever, yea, for év-er and | év-ér; * He hath set an ordinance, and it | shall not pass a-way. Praise the Lord from J the Earth, * ye dragons, an Fire, hail, snow, ice, blast of | témp-ést, * | which per-form ‘The moiin-tains and all | the hills, * fruitful treés, | and all cé-dars, ‘The beasts and all the | eét-tlé, * creeping | things and wing-ed birds, Kings of the Earth and all | ped-plés, * princes and all the | jadg-es f ‘the Eérth, Young men and vir-gins, + elders with,the younger, let them praise the Name of | thé Lérd; * for Exalted is the { Name of Him A-léne. His praise is above the Earth and | Heav-én, * and He shall exalt the horn | of His pe6-plé. A ‘This is the hjmn for dll. His Saints, * for the sons of Isra-el and for the people that | draw nigh dn-to Him. 2 - Sing un-to the Lord a | néw song; * His praise is in | the Church 6f the Saints. Let Isra-el be glad in Him That | made him; * let the sons of Syon re- J, joice in Their King. E 7 Let them praise His Name in | the dance; * with the timbrel and the psaltery let J them chant én-to Him. . For the Lord taketh pleasure in His | pe6-plé, * and He shall exalt the meek 1 with sal-va-tidn. 5 ‘The Saints shall bodst in | glér-§, * and they shall re- | joice up-én their béds. The high praise of God shall be in | their throat, * and two-edged swords J shall be in their hands; To do vengeance a-méng the | hedth-én, * punishments a~ | ming the ped-plés; To bind their kings with | fét-térs, * and their nobles with mana- | clés of I-réns To,do among them the judgment that is | writ-tén: * “This glory shall | be to 41 His Saints.” Praise yé God in | His Saints; * praise Him in the firm-a-mént | of His pow-ér. Praise Him for His migh- {ty Acts; * praise Him according to the multitude 1 Of His great-néss.‘A295 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Thursday, Dec. 15th / 28th __| A 295 at cele Coie Tone 1 (continued) t pera feet sr reas Praise Him with the soiind of | trém-pét; * praise Him with the | psil-ter-f and harp. Praise Him with tim-brel | and dance; * praise | Him with strings and flate. Praise Him with tuneful cym-bils, + praise Him with cymbals of I- J 4+tidn; * let év- | ‘ry breath praise the Lérd. Glory be to the Fath-er, and t6 | the °K Sén, * and | t6 the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both ndw and | év-ér, * and unto the ages of J a-ges. A-mén, Then, SS repeat: The Lord is Our Law-giv-er; the Lord is Our King; He Him-self will —_—_—|_| = F come and save us. jo-bi ‘The Chapter The Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter (Isaias 13: 22 - 14: 1) Her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged, + for the Oe Lord will have mercy on Jacob, * and will yet choose Israel. All respond: RY. Thanks be to God. ‘The Responsory a alone chants: Drop down, ye Heav-ens, from a-bove, and let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One. respond: Drop down, ye Heav-ens, from a-bove, and let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One. eee: SH alone chants: y. Let the Earth o-pen, and let it bring forth the Sa-viour. ————_————— Se All respond: And let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One. The Hebdomadary SS alone chants: YW. Glor~ y be to the Fath- er, and to the Son, SSS and to the Ho- ly Ghost. eee Au =e respond: Drop down, ye Heav-ens, from a-bove, and let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One. hat ‘The Hymn and The VersicleA296 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Thursday, Dec. 15th / 28th | A296 SSS = = i i The 1st Cantor alone chants the intonation: 1. Hark to the Voice Whose thrilling tone The 1st Cantor's side only completes line 1: + Bids shad-ows of the night: “Be-gone!” 1. The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 2. 2. Now let the slug- ged soul a- rise, + Which stain’d by sin and wound~ed lies; 2. side only chants line 3: Lamb is sent be - low, + Free-ly to pay the debt we owe; 3.> The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 4 4. That when He shall a ~gain ap- pear, > And trem-bling Earth is girt with fear, 4. Then All chant line 5 5. To God the Fath-er, God the Son, + And God the Spir-it, Three in One, 5.» t © 7 =} 7 re a 1. Vain dreams of Earth and vi-sions: “Fly!” ~ Christ in His might shines forth on High. 1. 2. All breath of ill dis- pel-ling far, + Ri - seth a- new the Morn-ing Star. 2. His lov-ing mer-cy shewn, > With tear - ful joy our thanks we own. 3. 4. He may to scourge our sins for- bear, + And shield us with His kind-ly care. 4. 5. Laud, hon-our, might, and glor-y be »From age to age e - ter-nal- ly. 5. = Then All chant the “Amen” as follows: A - men. 3. For tl YW. The voice of one crying in the wilderness. BJ. Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight the paths of Our God. ‘The Antiphon on the Benedictus and the Benedictus Then is sung the Antiphon on the Benedictus, which is ee SS always begun by the Abbot (or Senior in Quire) alone: ‘The Lord shall give un-to Him. If it be the custom of the place, All SS eztinue the Antphon as folloms: The Throne of Hs father Da-vid, and He shall 2A a reign un-to e-ter-nit-y. After the Antiphon on the Benedictus, the —S ee st Cantor alone begins charting the Benedictus: % Bless-ed be the Lord God of fs-ra-dl; *. Only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire responds with the 2nd half of the Ist verse SSS = ta of the Benedictus: for He hath vis-it-ed and wrought re-demp-tion for His pe6-plé,A297 | __ Morning Solemni (Lauds) of Thursday, Dec. 15th / 28th __| A 297 4 ant ~ ee Tone 1 SEER I te a Only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the 2nd verse of the Benedictus, using this Tone, including the intonation notes: And hath rais-ed up a horn of 1 sal-va-tion for @: | sér-vant Dé-vid; And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (including the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter As He spake by the | moiith of His ho-ly énes, * the | Proph-ets of éld, That we should be sa~ 1 véd from our én-em-ies, * | and from the J all that hate ds; To deal mer-ci-ful- 1 ly with our fath-érs, * J and to re-mém-ber His | Ho-ly (C6v-en-ant. . ‘The oath which He sware to 1 oir fath-er A-bra-ham: * | that Hé | would grant Gn-to Gs, ‘That we be de-liv-er-ed out of the J hand of our én-em-fes, * | that we might sérve | Him, with-o6t fear, In ho-li-ness and righ- ess be-fore Him, * 1 all the | days of oar life. And thou, O child, shalt be called the Proph- | ét of the Mést High; * ] for thou shalt gé before the Face of the Lard | to pre-pare His ways; To, give know-ledge of salvation 1 Gn-to His ped-plé, * | by the re- | mis-sion 6f their sins, Through the bow-els J Gf mer-cy 6f Our Géd; * | where-by the from on High hath | vis-it-éd Gs, To give to them that sit in darkness, and in | thé shad-ow 6f death, * 1 to guide our feét in- | to the Way of Peace. Glor-y be to the | Fath-er, and t6 the % Son, * and | t0 the Ho-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, | both now and év-ér,* | and un-to the i-ges of J aeges. A-mén. SS in the Hoiise of His ds of iy-spring, Then, All repeat: The Lord shall give un-to Him the Throne of His fath-er Da-vid, and He shall 4 a reign un-to e-ter-nit-y. The Collect Let us that have been gathered together in the unity of the Faith exult with a righteous heart, we beseech Thee, O Lord Our God, that’ at the coming of Thy S Our Saviour we may hasten to meet Him unstained amidst the company of His Saints. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with ‘Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. RZ. Amen. After the Benedictus and any special commemorations, = —=———=B—=4 this commemoration is begun by the Ist Cantor alone’ The Ho-ly Ghost. At continue te Antiphon as follows: Shall come up-on thee, Mar-y; fear thou not to have in thy ———— ‘womb the Son of God, al-le-lu-ya.A298 Prime of Thursday, Dec. 15th / 28th A298 YW. There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse. B} And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. © God, Who wast Pleastd that Thy Word should take Flesh in the womb of the ever-Virgin Mary, through the message of an Angel, grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that as we believe her to be truly the God-Bearer, so we may be aided by her intercession before Thee. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Ri. Amen. Then this commemoration of All Saints is begun by the Ist Cantor All continue as follows: And All His Saints with Him; and there shall be in that day a Great Light, al-Jeu-ya. 7. Behold, the Lord shall appear on a white cloud. And with Him ten thousands of His Saints. Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and cleanse our consciences, that Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, when He cometh with All His Saints, may find in us an habitation prepared for Himself. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. > Amen. PRIME The 1st Cantor alone begins chanting the Antiphon A-wake, a-wake. On all Doubles, or if it be he SS — ‘custom of the place, All respond: Put on strength, 0 Arm of the Lord. at te ae ty tua E Tone 2 = me aa Psalm 12 The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the Ist Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): How long, O Lord, wilt Thou utter-If for- 1 gét mé? * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse. ‘How long wilt Thou turn Thy Face | a-way from mé? And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: How long shall I take coiin-sel * in my soil, * with grievings in my heart by | day 4nd by night? How long shall mine enemy be ex- 40 Lord My God. Enlighten mine eyes, lest at any time I sleep t Gn-to deith; * lest at any time mine enemy say: “I have pre-vail-ed | a-gainst him.” They that afflict me will rejoice if I am 1 shé-kén; * but as for me, I have hoped in | Thy mér-cf. My heart will rejoice in Thy sal-va-tidn; + I will sing unto the Lord, Who is My Bén-ef- 1 ac-tér; * and I will chant unto the Name of | the Lord Most High. Glory be to the Fith-er, and 7 t6 the %K Sén, * and to | the H6-ly Ghést. ‘As it was in the beginning, both now and 7 év-ér, * and unto the ages of &- | ges. A-mén. I-ted 7 -ver mé? * Look upon me, hear me,_A 299 | Vespers of Thursday, Dec. 15th / 28th [A299 ft t. a8 oer Tone 2 E st - == = ey Psalm 13: The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 2nd Psalm, using this sami he, dat Canter alone chants the [ire Ml the find cet of brooters therein} : said in hls hear: —, Then, only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: ony 4 "There is no Géd.” And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the ire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. ‘hey are become corrupt and loath-some in "their ways; * there is none that do-eth | good, né not éne. The Lord looked down from Heaven up-on the 7 sons of mén, * to see if there be any that under-stand or | seek af-ter Géd. They are all gone astray, they are altogether rén-der-ed 1 Gse-tss; * there i none that do-eth | good, no not dne. (Their throat is ‘an open sep-il-chre; + with their tongues have they spé-ken de- 1 ceit-ful-I; * the poison of asps is iin- | der their lips; 2 With cut is his mouth filled, and with bit-ter-ness 1 4nd de-ceit; * their feet are swift | to shéd bloéd. . Destruction and misery are in their ways; + and the way of peace have they 1 not known; * there is no fear of God | be-fore their Shall not all they that work iniquity come to i eat up my people as they eat bread have not call’'d | up-én the Lérd. ‘There have they ? fear’d with fear, * whére | there is no fear. For the Lord is in the generation of the 7 righ-teofis; * the counsel of the poor ‘man have ye shamed, bit the | Lord is His Hépe. ‘Who shall give out of Syon the salvation of Is-t + When the Lord hath turned back the captivity of His ? ped-plé, * Jacob shall rejoice and Is-ra- | el shall be glad Glory be fo the Fath-er, and 7 to the * S6n, * and to J the ‘Ho-ly Ghost. ‘As jt was in the beginning, both now and 7 éy-ér, * and unto the ages of a-L ges. A-mén. Psalm 14 The 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 3rd Psalm, using the same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): ‘© Lord, who shall abide in Thy 7 Tab-er-nde-le, * Then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse ’ id who shall dwell in Thy Ho- | ly MoGin-tain? And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omituing the intonation noes), the wo sides allernating ihe varsestherga[ ter fc that walk-eth blame-less, * and work- | eth righ-teous-néss: ik-ing ‘Truth * in his heart, *” who hath not spoken de-ceit-ful- | ly with his tongue. fcither, hath done evil to his 7 neigh-boir, * nor taken up a reproach a-gainst { those near him, In his sight he that worketh 2-vil is T sét at noaight; * but he glorifieth them J that fear the Lord. . He giveth oaih to his neighbour, and for-swear-éh not; + he hath not lent his mén-ey on’? G-su-rf, * and hath not received bribes against | the in-no-cént. ‘He that do-eth 7 these things * shall név-er | be shé-kén. . Glory be to the Fath-er, and 1 t6 the *K Son, * and t6 | the Hé-ly Ghést. As jt was in the beginning, both now and f év-ér, * and unto the ages of a+ | ges. A-mén. Then All repeat the Antiphon. ‘A-wake, a-wake; put on strength, O Arm of the Lord. TERCE, SEXT, AND NONE All is to be done as given for Terce on pp. A224~A225, for Sext on pp. A225 ~ A 227, and for None on pp. A 227 - A 228 VESPERS Antiphons and Psalms are sung as given for Thursday in Volume I of the Psalter, pp. 337 - 340.A300 Vespers of Thursday, Dec. 15th / 28th | A 300_ ‘The Chapter ‘The Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter (Isaias 19: 1): Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, + and shall come into “=== Egypt, * and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at His Presence. RJ. Thanks be to God. ‘The Responsory alone chants: | Up-on thee, O Jer-u-sa-lem, the Lord shall a-rise. All respond. Up-on thee, O Jer-u-sa-lem, the Lord shall a-rise. he Henao EH alone chants: z And His Glor-y shall be seen up-on thee. Lea All respond: | The Lord shall a-rise. The Hebdomadary h alone chants: Y. Glor- y be to the Fath- er, and to the Son, eee and to the Ho- ly Ghost. SSS ee ee All respond. Up-on thee, O Jer-u-sa-lem, the Lord shal rise. ‘The Hymn and The Versicle t x — x a —, = — = The 1st Cantor alone chants the intonation: 1, che 9 tor or the siars of nigh, ve ee eed Cantor's side only completes 7 eo-ple’s Ev - er- last -ing Light, 1. Peete teeter eesti Oe 2 2." Thou, Gre-ving that the’ a-nclent curse a ve ouls cham tng a, 2 Shalt doom to death anu niv~ erse, 2+ The st Cantor's side only chants line 3: "Thou camest the Bridegroom of the Bride, = »’ As drew the world to eve-ning-tide; 3.> The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 4: 4."Ai Whose Dread Name, Maes~ tie” now, The Let Cantons ide sofa onan ine 4. 2, HOSS us end all arts must bow; 4+ Ist Cantor's side only chants line 5.0” Thou, Whose Coming’ is with dread “To judge and doom the quick and dead, 5.» Then All chant line 6 6. To God the Fath-er, God the Son, : + And God the Spir -it, Three in One, 6. 1. Je - sus, Re-deem-er, save us all, > And hear Thy ser-vants when they call. 1. 2. Hast found the med~'eine full of grace, , >'To save and heal a ru~in’d race. 2. 3. Pro-ceed~ ing from a Vir-gin Shrine, ~The Spot- less Vie - tim All Div- ine. 3. 4. And things cel- es- tial Thee shall own, - >And things ter- res- trial, Lord A - lone. 4. 5. Pre- serve us, while we dwell be- low, ~'From ev - ‘ry in ~ sult of the foe. 5. 6. Laud, hon- our, might, and glor-y be >From age to age e - ter-nal- ly. 6.A301 | Vespers of Thursday, Dec. 15th / 28th A301 a: = = Then All chant the “Amen” as follows: A - men. . Drop down, ye Heav’ns from above. / And let the skies pour forth the Righteous One; let the Earth open, and let it bring forth the Saviour. The Antiphon on the Magnificat and the Magnificat Sa always begun by the Abbot (or Senior in Quire) alone: Re-joice ye. If it be the custom of the place, at) =P continue the Antiphon as follows: With Jer-u-sal-em and be ye glad with her, all I Then is sung the Antiphon on the Magnificat, which is ye that love her, un-to e-ter-nit-y. The Magnificat (Luke 1: 46 ~ $3). After the Antiphon on the Magnificat, the Se Ist Cantor alone begins chanting the Magnificat: _ % My soul *. 2 - Only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire responds with & 7 a "| the 2nd half of the Ist verse of the Magnificat: doth mag-ni-fy the Lord. tT. af to ma [7 oy Only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the 2nd verse of the Magnificat, using this Tone, including the intonation notes And my spir-it hath re- ? joi-céd * in 1 Gad My Sa-viodir. ‘And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (including the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: For He hath look-ed ‘upon the low-li-ness Of His hand- 7 maid-én; * for be-hold, from hence-forth all generations shall 7 call me: “Bléss-éd.” For the Might-y One hath done great things 7 Gn-to_mé; * and 7 Hé-ly is His Name. And His mer-cy is dn them that 7 fear Him* un-to generation and 7 gen-er-a-tién. oo He hath show-éd strength with 1 His Arm; * He hath seat-ter-ed the proud in the imagin- 1 a-tion of their hedrt. He hath put down thé might-y 7 fr6m their set, * and ex-al-ted t them of low deg-reé. . He hath fill-ed thé hun-gry with 7 goéd things, * and the rich He hath sent 1 emp-ty &-way. - He hath hol-pen His ser-vant 1 is-ra~él * in re-mem-brance 7 6f His mér-cf, As He spake to our 7 fath-érs, # to Abraham, and His 1 Seéd for év-ér. Glor-y be to the Fath-er, and T 6 the * Sén, * and 7 t6 the Hé-ly Ghést. As_it was in the beginning, both now and 1 éy-ér, * and un-to the ages of 1 ages. A-mén. Then, All bee ee repeat. Re-joice ye with Jer-u-sal-em and be ye glad with her, all Se ye that love her, un-to e-ter-nit-y.A 302 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Friday, Dec. 16th / 29th | A 302 ‘The Collect Rouse up Thy power, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and come, that those that put their trust in Thy loving-kindness may be more quickly delivered from every adversity. Who livest and reigest with God the Father, in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. R/. Amen. ‘The Commemorations of the Theotokos and of All Saints After the Magnificat and any special commemorations, =e this commemoration is begun by the Ist Cantor alone: Fear not, Mar - y. All continue the F Antighon as follows. Thou hast found fa-vour with the Lord; x —, ——_ be-hold, thou shalt con-ceive, and bear a Son, al-le-lu-ya. 7. There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse. /, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. © God, Who wast pleaséd that Thy Word should take Flesh in the womb of the ever-Virgin Mary, through the message of an Angel, grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that as we believe her to be truly the God-Bearer, so we may be aided by her intercession before Thee. ‘Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. RZ. Amen. Then this commemoration of All Saints eee \0ld the Lord com-ett is begun by the All continue as follows: And All His Saints with Him; and there shall be in that day a Great Light, aHe-hu-ya. YY. Behold, the Lord shall appear on a white cloud. 8. And with Him ten thousands of His Saints. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we, who are rightly afflicted for the sake of ‘our sins, through the coming of Thy Son, may be delivered from all adversities. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. B. Amen. EMBER FRIDAY, DEC. 16TH / 29TH NIGHT VIGILS (Matins) All is to be done as given for the Night Vigils on pp. A211 - A213, except toward the end of the Second Nocturn as follows ‘The Second Nocturn—The Chapter, Versicle, and Collect ‘The Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter: t He Who is to come shall come, and shall not delay; + there is now = no dread in our borders, * for He is Our Saviour. All respond: BJ. Thanks be to God. /. The Lord cometh forth out of His Holy Place. He will come and save His people. Kindly attend unto the prayers of Thy people, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that we that are rightly afflicted for reason of our sins may be comforted by the visitation of Thy loving-kindness. Thou That livest and reignest with God the Father in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Ri. Amen. MORNING SOLEMNITY (Lauds) After Psalm 66 has been completed, the Psalms are chanted as follows:A303 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Friday, Dec. 16th / 29th | A 303_ begins chanting the Ist Antiphon: Be-hold, the King com-eth. On all Doubles, or if it be the == er custom of the place, All respond: The Lord of the Earth, and He shi — Then the Ist Cantor alone take a-way the yoke of our cap-tiv- aga Tone 4 Psalm 50: The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the Ist Psalm verse, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Have mer-cy | dn me, O God, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: according { to Thy great mér-cf. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: ‘And according to the multitude of | Thy com-pas-sions * blot | ofit my trans-grés-sién. Wash me thoroughly from | mine in-i-quit-f, * and | cleanse me from mf sin. For I know | mine in-i-quit-f, * and my sin is | év-er be-fare mé. Against Thee only have I sinned, and done this &- { vil be-fore The@, * that ‘Thou mightest be Justified in Thy words, and { pre-vail when Thod art Jédged. For behold, I was con-ceived | in in-i-quit-ies, * and in sins did | my méth-er beér mé. For be-hdld, | Thou hast l6v-ed Trith; * the hidden and secret things of Thy Wisdom hast Thou made | man-i-fest Gn-to mé. "Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I | shall be made clean; * Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be | made whi-ter than snéw. Thou shalt make me to hear | joy and glad-néss;* the bones that be J hiim-bled, they shail re-joice. Turn Thy Face a- | way from mf sins; * and blot out Create in mé | a clean heart, © Géd; * and renew a right | spir-it Cast me not a~way | from Thy Prés-énce, * and take not Thy Ho- | ly Spir-it from mé. Restore unto me the joy of | Thy sal-v4-tidn, * and with Thy Governing it es-tab-lish mé. T shall teach trans- | gréss-ors Th¢ ways, * and the ungodly | shall tarn back fin-to Theé. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, © God, Thou God of | mj sal-va-tidn; * my tongue shall re- | joice in Thy righ-teous-néss. 5 O Lord, Thou shalt | o-pen mf lips, * and my | moiith shall de-clére Thy praise. For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, | 1 had giv-en it;* with whole-burnt of-fer- | ings Thod shalt nét be Pleased. oa ‘A sacrifice unto God isa | bré-ken spir-it;* a heart that is broken and hum- { bled God will not de-spise. Do good, O Lord, in Thy good pleasure | Gn-to S§-dn; * and let the walls of Jer-u- | salem be build-éd. ‘Then shalt Thou be Pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and | whdle-burnt 6f-fer-ings * then shall they offer bullocks | up-dn Thine Al-tar. Glory be to the Fath- | er, and 6 the % Sén, * | and to the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both | now and év-ér,* and unto the ages | of a-ges. A-mén. + Then, Ai) pe peat: Be-hold, the King com-eth, the Lord of the Earth, and He shall take a~way ———<_———] the yoke of our cap-tiv-it-y. U SpiA 304 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Friday, Dec. 16th / 29th | A 304 Then the 2nd Cantor alone begins chanting the 2nd Antiphon: | Thine Al-migh-ty Word. On all Doubles, or if it be the custom of the place, All respond: Lord, shall come forth out from Thy Roy-al ie a Throne, al-le-lu-ya. at .* be bse Tone 2 E A c= = Psalm 75 Then the 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 2nd Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein) In Ju-dé-a is ? God Known; * Then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse His Name is Great | in Is-ra~él. And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: ‘And His Plice hath been ? mde in peace, * and His Dwéll-ing | in Sf-én. ‘There did He break the pow-er 1 6f the bow, * the weapon, and the sword, and J the bat-tlé. A ‘Thou shinest wondrously from the ever-last-ing 7 modin-tains; * all the foolish of heart | were trodbl-éd. ‘They have 1 slépt their sleép, * and all the men of wealth have found noth-ing J in their hands. At Thy rebuke, O God of 1 J4-cob, * they that had mounted upon horses fall J a-slém-bér. ‘Thou art to be Feared, and whé shall with- 7 stand Thee? * From thénce-forth Lis Thy wrath, Thou didst cause judgment to be hedrd from ? Hedy-én; * the Earth fear’d Land was still When God rose to 7 jtidg-mént * to save all the meak J of thé Earth. For the inward thought of man shall give praise ? Gn-to Thee * and the remainder of his inward thought shall keép |. a Feast to Theé. Make your vows and pay them (6 the Lord Our Géd, * all that are round a-boit | Him shail bring gifts: To Him That is to be Fear-ed and taketh away the sp Him That Is to be Fear-ed a-mong the | kings 6f the Earth. Glory be to the Fath-er, and 7 t6 the Son, * and 9 | the Hé-ly Ghést. As jt was in the beginning, both now and * év-ér, * and unto the ages of A- 4 ges. A-mén. Then, All repeat ‘Thine Al-migh-ty Word, O Lord, shall come forth out from Thy Roy-al oe] Throne, al-le-lu-ya. Then the ist Cover one SSS SES begins chanting the 3th Antiphon: | Be-hold, He com-eth, the De-si-r’d One. On all Doubles, or if it be the its of T prin-cés; * to custom of the place, All respond: Of ev-"ry na-tion; and the House of the Lord a tt 4 shall be fill-ed with Glor-y, al-le-lu-ya.A305 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Friday, Dec. 16th /29th__| A 305 t beat ee Tore 1 HES | Psalm 91 Then the 1st Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 3rd Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein}. It is good to give praise un-té { the Lérd, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: and to chant unto | Thy Name, O Most High, And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter To proclai the morn-ing Thy | mér-cy * | and Thy Tréth by night, On a psalter-j of | tén strings * with an | dde up-én the harp. For Thou hast gladdened mé, O Lord, bf | Thy deéds; * and in the works of Thy | Hands will I re-joice. How great are Thy works, | O Lard; * ex-ceéd- | ing deep dre Thy thodghts. A mindless man shall not J know it, * nor shall a stupid man | un-der-stand it. ‘When the sin-ners spring Gp | like grass, * and all that work iniquity look § déwn, It is that they may be utterly destroyed unto a-ges of | 4-gés, * but Thou art ‘Most High for | év-er, O Lérd. For lo, Thine enemies, O Lard, + for lo, Thine enem-ies shall | pér-ish; * and scattered shall be all they that | work in-i-quit-f. And lifted high as that of a uni-cdrn shall bé | my hérn,* and mine old age shall be stréngth- | en’d with rich oil. ‘And mine eye hath looked up-n mine én- | em-fes, * and mine ear shall hear concerning the wicked that rise | up a-gainst mé. ‘The righteous man shall flourish like a | pélm treé,* and like a cedar in Lebanon shail | he be mél-tip-lied. They that are planted in the House of | thé Lérd,* in the Courts of Our God J they shall bl6s-som férth. : They shall still in-credse in a ripe | old age, * and happy shall they | be to pré-claim: : __ _ “That upright is the Lord | Our God, * and there is no un-righ- | teous-ness in Him.” Glory be to the Fath-er, and t6 | the & Sén, * and | to the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both ndw and J év-ér, * and unto the ages of La-ges. A-mén, ed Then, All repeat: Be-hold, He com-eth, the De-si-r’d One of E = ee = = = ii — 5 ev'ry na-tion; and the House of the Lord shall be fill-ed with Glor-y, al-le-lu-ya. begins chanting the 4th Antiphon: God shall come from Leb-an-on. On ali Doubles, or if it be the =—=a=> — a custom of the place, All respond: And His Bright-ness shall be as the Light.A306 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Friday, Dec. 16th / 29th _| A 306 oi beat ieee Tone 1 HS a ee Canticle of Abbacum the Prophet (Hab. 3: 2 ~ 19): The 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the 2nd verse of the Ist Canticle, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Lord, I con-sid-er-ed | Th§ works, * Then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: ind J I was 4-mézed. And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: Between two living crea-tures shalt Thou | bé Known; * in Thine anger shalt Thou re- | mém-ber mér-cf. God shall come oit of | Thaé-mén, * and the Holy One out of a mountain overshadowed and | dense-ly wodd-éd. : joo HS Mite hath ebv-er'd the J Hedy-éns, * and the Earth was { fall of His praise. . 7 ‘And His Brightness shail be 4s | the Light; * | horns are fn His Hands, ‘And He hath established a mighty love of | His stréngth. * Before His Face | shall the Word pro-ceéd, And He shall go forth for in-stric-tion at | His Feét.* He stood, and the L Earth was shé-kén; He beheld, and the nations mél-ted | 4-wiy. * The mountains were violently L biirst as-in-dér, ‘The everlasting hills mélt-ed | 4-way * at His ev-er—{ Because of troubles, I looked upon the tents of the tabernacles of the land of the Mad- | i-am wére dis-miy'd. ‘Nay, with the rivers wast Thou Wroth, O Lord? + Nay, against the rivers was Thine | 4ng-ér, * or a~gainst | the sea Thine at-tdck? For Thou shalt mount up-n Thy | hor-sés, * and Thy chari-ots | are Bend-ing | Thy bow, * Thou shalt bend it against sceptres; | thé Lord sé-ith: “The land of rivers shall be rent a-sun-der.” + They shall see Thee, and the people shill be in | trav-ail, * while Thou scatterest the cours-es J f the wat-érs; The a-bjss gave forth | her voice, * and rais- | ed her form on High. Lifted up was the Sun, and the Moon stood still in her coilrse; + at the light shalt Thy mis-sles | g6 forth, * at the brilliance of the gledm | of Thy weap-éns. With threatening shalt Thou dim-in-ish | thé Earth, * and with anger shalt Thou tram- | ple down né-tidns. " Thou wentest forth for the salvation Of Thy J ped-plé, * to save Thine an-oin- | ted ones art Thou Céme. ‘Thou didst cast death upon the heads of trans- | grés-s6rs, * Thou didst lay fetters up-dn | their neck &t the énd. : ‘Thou hast cut asunder with fu-rj + the heads of the | migh-t9; * they shall J quake with-in them-sélves, . "They shall break 6-pen their | bri-dlés, * like the poor man that eit- | eth in sé-cret, : ‘And Thou hast mounted Thy hdr-ses in | the sed, * and they troubled the | man-y wé-térs. I kept watch, and my bél mf lips; And trembling went i troab-léd. - 5 T will rest in the day of mine af- | fli J Mf so-joar-ning. .. For the fig tree shall nét | bear fruit, * the vines; o . ‘The labour of the dl-ive j sh fail, * and the J plains shall beér no fodd, The sheep have fail'd from their | gré-zing, * and there are no more | Ox-en at the cribs. 7 But as for me, in the Lard will f | be glad, * I will rejoice in| God My S& |-ly was | troGb-léd * at the voice of the | prayers of to | mf bénes, * and within me my | stréngth was -tidn, * that I may go up to the people of ind there shall be no | in-crease forA307 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Friday, Dec. 16th /29th__| A 307 a fee tees Tone 1 (continued) =e pa er oe The Lord is My God and | Mf Might, * and He will instruct my feet in- | to per-féc-tidn. . : . - He moiint-eth me | 6n High, * that I might be | Vic-tor with His song. Glory be to the Fath-er, and t6 | the XK Sén, * and | to the Hé-ly Ghost. was in the beginning, both ndw and | év-ér, * and unto the ages of ‘mén. fr = *r = ra = = a repeat: God shall come from Leb-an-on, and His Bright-ness shall be as the Light. Then the Ist Cantor alone —— begins chanting the Sth Antiphon. The Lord com-eth. On alt Doubles, or if it bethe See respond: Go ye out for to meet Him, and say ye: a ee ad “Great is His Do-min-ion, and of His King-dom there shall be no end-ing; the Re oe a Migh-ty God, the Ru-ler, the Prince of peace, al-le-lu-ya, al-le-lu-ya. Sf beat vee pe eee ee custom of the place, Tone 1 Here Psalms 148, 149, and 150: The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 4h Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Praise the Lord from the | He&v-éns; * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the yerse praise Him | in the High-ést. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: ¢ Him, dil ye His | Ang-éls; * praise | Him, all yé His hésts. Praise Him, O Sén J and Mo6n; * praise Him, | all ye stars and light. Praise Him, ye Heav-ens of | heav-éns; * and thou water that art above the heavens, let them praise the | Name of thé Lérd. For He spake, and they came | to bé;* He commanded, and théy | were cre-é-téd. He established them for ever, yea, for év-er and | év-ér; * He hath set an ordinance, and it | shall not pass a-way- Praise the Lord from | the Earth, * ye dragons, and all | ye ab-fss-és. Fire, hail, snow, ice, blast of | femp-ést, * | which per-form His word, ‘The moiin-tains and ll | the hills, * fruitful treés, | and all cé-dars, ‘The beasts and all the | c4t-tle, * creeping J things and wing-ed birds, Kings of the Earth and all | ped-plés, * princes and all the | jidg-es Of the Earth, Young men and vir-gins, + elders withthe younger, let them praise the Name of | thé Lord; * for Exalted is the | Name of Him A-ldne. His praise is above the Earth and | Heav-én, * and He shall exalt the horn | of His ped-ple. * ‘This Is the hymn for dll, | His Saints, * for the sons of Isra-el and for the people that | draw nigh én-to Him. . Sing un-to the Lord a | néw sng; * His praise is in | the Church 6f the Saints. Let Isra-el be glad in Him That | made him; * let the sons of Syon re- | ji in Their King. : : Let them praise His Name in J the dance; * with the timbre! and the psaltery lét J them chant én-to HiA308 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Friday, Dec. 16th / 29th | A 308 .t. coo be si ee ee Pee Tone 1 (continued) = : For the Lord taketh pleasure in His | ped-plé, * and He shall exalt the meek its shall boast in | glér-j, * and they shall re- | joice up-én their béds. The high praise of God shall be in J their throit,* and two-edged swords L shall be in their hands; To do vengeance a-méng the | heéth-én, * punishments a | ming the ped-plés; To bind their kings with | fét-térs, * and their nobles with mana- | cles of i-rén; To do among them the judgment that is | writ-tén: * “This glory shail | be to all His Saints.” Praise yé God in | His Saints; * praise Him in the firm-a-mént | of His pow-ér. Praise Him for His migh- J ty acts; * praise Him according to the multitude | of His gredt-néss. Praise Him with the soiind of | trim-pét; * praise Him with the | psil-ter-f and harp. Praise Him with tim-brel | nd dance; * praise | Him with strings and fldte, Praise Him with tuneful cym-bals, + praise Him with cymbals of ji-bil~ | 4-tidn; * let ry breath praise the Lérd. Glory be to the Fath-er, and 16 | the * Sn, * and | td the Ho-ly Ghdst. ___ As it was in the beginning, both naw and J év-ér, * and unto the ages of | 4-ges. A-mén. Then, All — eee repeat: The Lord com-eth, go ye out for to meet Him, and say ye: es oe “Great is His Do-min-ion, and of His King-dom there shall be no end-ing; the 4 I oe Migh-ty God, the Ru-ler, the Prince of peace, al-le-lu-ya, al-le-lu-ya. ‘The Chapter The Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter (Isaias 40: 10): Behold, the Lord Our God will ome witha Strong Hand, + and His Arm shall === rule for Him; * behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him. Rj. ‘Thanks be to God. ‘The Responsory The Ist Cantor = —— alone chants: Drop down, ye Heav-ens, from a-bove, and let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One, eee Se All 5 a A respond: Drop down, ye Heav-ens, from a-bove, and Ikt the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One. : es "he Hebdomadar y ob ae alone chants: WW. Let the Earth o-pen, and let it bring forth the Sa-viour. SSS a All respond. ‘And let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One.A309 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Friday, Dec. 16th /29th__| A 309 The Hebdonaiary = y be to the Fath- er, and to the Son, % Ht alone chants: | W. Glo and to the Ho- ly Ghost. LS eee respond: — Drop down, ye Heav-ens, from a-bove, and let the skcles pour forth the Righ-teous One. ‘The Hymn and The Versicle E —= - z = — = fi 4 The 1st Cantor alone chants the intonation. 1. Hark to the Voice Whose thritling tone The 1st Cantor's side only completes line 1- > Bids shad-ows of the night: “Be-gone!” 1. ‘only chants line 2: ged soul a- rise, > Which stain‘d by sin and wound-ed lies; 2.» The 1st Cantor's side only chants line 3: 3. From Heav’n the Lamb is sent be ~ low, “3 Free-ly to pay the debt we owe; 3.> The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 4: 4. That when He shall a - gain ap- pear, And trem-bling Earth is girt with fear, 4.» Then All chant line 5 5. To God the Fath-er, God the Son, + And God the Spir-it, Three in One, 5.» - a > Christ in His might shines forth on High. 1. Bi 1. Vain dreams of Earth and vi-sions: “Fl 2. All breath of ill dis- pel-ling f: » Ri - seth a- new the Morn-ing Sta 3. For this His lov-ing mer-cy shewn, + With tear ~ ful joy our thanks we own. 3. 4. He may to scourge our sins for- bear, »'And shield us with His kindly care. 4. 5. Laud, hon-our, might, and glor-y be “From age to age e - ter-nal- ly. 5. ————— Then All chant the “Amen” as follows: A - men. ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight the paths of Our God. ‘The _Antiphon on the Benedictus and the Benedictus Then is sung the Antiphon on the Benedictus, which is == always begun by the Abbot (or Senior in Quire) alone: As soon. On all Doubles , or if it be the custom of the place, SS eas Alll continue the Antiphon as follows: As the voice of thy sal-u-ta-tion = SSS SSS ah sound-ed in mine ears, there leap-ed in joy the babe in my womb, al-le-lu-ya.A310 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Friday, Dec. 16th / 29th__| A 310 The Benedictus (Luke 1: 68 - 79): After the Antiphon on the Benedictus, eS 1st Cantor alone begins chanting the Benedictus: % Bless-ed be the Lord God of is-ra-al; *. Only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire responds with the 2nd half of the Ist verse of the Benedictus: for He hath vis-it-ed and wrought re-demp-tion for His peé-plé, ary: - es tone) SS 5| or a Only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the 2nd verse of the Benedictus, using this Tone, including the intonation notes. ‘And hath rais-ed up a horn of J sal-va-tion for Gs * in the Hoi {seid hen, only the Ist Cantor's side of the chants the then, only the Lst Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (including the intonation riotes), the two sides aethatig the the verses thereafter. ‘As He spake by the | modth of His hé-ly Ones, *.the | Proph-ets of ld, ‘That we should be sa- 1 véd from our én-em-ies, * | and from the hinds of {alll that hate ds; To deal mer-ci-ful- 1 1y with our fath-érs, * | and to re-mém-ber His | Hé-ly (Cév-en-ant. _ ‘The oath which He sware to | our fath-er A-bra-ham: * ] that Hé | would grant tin-to ds, 4 ‘That we be de-liv-er-ed out of the | hand of our én-em-ies, * | that we might serve | Him, with-oit fear, m . In ho-li-ness and righ- 1 teoas-ness be-fore Him, * 1 all the | days of oar lite. ‘And thou, O child, shalt be called the Proph- | & of the Mést High; * | for thou shalt g6 before the Face of the Lord J to pre-pare His ways; " To, give know-ledge of salvation | On-to His peé-plé, * | by the re- | mis 6f their sins, ‘Through the bow-els 1 Of mer-cy 6f Our Géd;* | where-by the Day-spring from on High hath | vis-it-éd és, To give Light to them that sit in darkness, and in ] thé shad-ow 6f death, * 1 to guide our feét in- | to the Way of Peace. Glor-y be to the 1 Father, and t6 the % Sén, * and | t6 the Hé-ly Ghost As jt was in the beginning, | bath now and év-ér,* | and un-to the i-ges of Larges. A-mén. Then, the Antiphon on the of His Benedictus is repeated by All: sound-ed in mine ears, there leap-ed in joy the babe in my womb, al-le-lu-ya. The Collect Stir up, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy Power and come, that they who do trust in Thy loving-kindness may be speedily delivered from all adversity ‘ho livest and reignest with God the Father, in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bi. Amen. ‘The Commemorations of the Theotokos and of All Saints After the Benedictus and any special commemorations, = ——=—=——=4 this commemoration ig begun by the Ist Cantor alone: The Ho-ly Ghost. All continue the ‘Antighon as follows: Shall come up-on thee, Mar-y; fear thou not to have in thy eh womb the Son of God, al-le-lu-ya.a3 Vespers of Ember Friday, Dec. 16th / 29th eres ’. There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse. y. And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. © God, Who wast pleastd that Thy Word should take Flesh in the womb of the ever-Virgin Mary, through the message of an Angel, grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that as we believe her to be truly the God-Bearer, so we may be aided by her intercession before Thee. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bl. Amen. Then this commemoration of All Saints eee is begun by the Ist Cantor alone: Be-hold the Lord com-eth. + ae All continue ror as follows: And All His Saints with Him; and there shall be in that day a Great Light, al-letu-ya. '. Behold, the Lord shall appear on a white cloud. . And with Him ten thousands of His Saints. Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and cleanse our consciences, that Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, when He cometh with All His Saints, may find in us an habitation prepared for Himself. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ginbst, God, through all the ages of ages. Be Amen. PRIME, TERCE, SEXT, AND NONE All is to be done as given for Prime on pp. A241 ~ A243, for Terce on pp.A224- A225, for Sext on pp. A225-A227, and for None on pp. A 227 - A 228. SPERS Antiphons and Psalms are sung as given for Friday in Volume I of the Psalter, pp. 389 - 391 ‘The Chapter The Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter: He Who is to come shall come, and shall not delay; + there is now R no dread in our borders, * for He is Our Saviour. All respond: BJ. Thanks be to God. ‘The Responsory alone chants: Up-on thee, O Jer-u-sa-lem, the Lord shall a-rise. SS SSS All respond: Up-on thee, Jer-u-sa-lem, the Lord shall a-rise. he ee EH alone chants: WY. And His Glor-y shall be seen up-on thee. Sa All respond: ‘The Lord shall a-rise. aHA312 | ___Vespers of Ember Friday, Dec. 16th /29th [A312 The Hebdomadary alone chants: YW. Glor- y be to the Fath- er, and to the Son, —— and to the Ho- ly Ghost, SSS es All respond: Up-on thee, O Jer-u-sa-lem, the Lord shall 2- ‘The Hymn and The Versicle E — —— = z = a The 1st Cantor alone chants the intonation 1. Cre- a- tor of the stars of night, The 1st Cantor's side only completes line 1’ » Thy peo-ple’s Ev ~ er- last -ing Light, 1. The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 2. 2. Thou, Grie-ving that the a-ncient curse > Should doom to death an u~ niv~ erse, 2.+ The 1st Cantor's side only chants line 3 3. Thou camest the Bridegroom of the Bride, + As drew the world to eve-ning-tide; 3. The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 4. 4. At Whose Dread Name, Mafes- tic now, > All knees must bend, all hearts must bow; 4.-» fe only chants line 5 5.0 Thou, Whose Com-ing is with dread + To judge and doom the quick and dead, 5.» ‘Then All chant line 6. 6. To God the Fath-er, God the Son, t + And God the Spir -it, Three in One, 6.> 1. Je ~ sus, Resdeem-er, save us all, + And hear Thy ser-vants when they ¢: 2. Hast found the med~'cine full of grace, + 'To save and heal a ru~in'd race. 2. 3. Pro-ceed- ing from a Vir-gin Shrine, > The Spot- less Vie - tim All Diy- ine. 3. 4. And things cel- es- tial Thee shall own, > And things ter- res- trial, Lord A - lone, 4. 5. Pre- serve us, while we dwell be- low, From ev - ‘ry in - sult of the foe. 5. 6. Laud, hon-our, might, and glor-y be >From age to age e - ter-nal- ly. 6, Be t 4 = me Then All chant the “Amen” as follows: A - men. YY. Drop down, ye Heav'ns from above. By. And let the skies pour forth the Righteous One; let the Earth open, and let it bring forth the Saviour. ‘The Antiphon on the Magnificat and the MagnificatA313 | Vespers of Ember Friday, Dec. 16th / 29th | A313 Then is sung this Antiphon on the Magnificat, which is $—j— pee lvays begun by the Abbot (or Senior in Quire) alone O Wis - dom. If it be the custom of the place, All Fr continue the Antiphon as follows: Which ca-mest out of the Mouth of the Most High, & = Se ¥ and reach-est from one end to an-oth-er, migh-til-y, and _sweet-ly or-der-ing all ee i things; come to teach us the way of pru-dence. The Magnificat (Luke 1: 46 - 55). After the Antiphon on the Magnificat, the $= p—4 ‘Ist Cantor alone begins chanting the Magnificat: %¥ My soul *. Only the 1st Cantor's side of the Quire responds with ¥%—¢——— 7 the 2nd half of the Ist verse of the Magnificat: doth ma 3 Tone 2 pee Only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the 2nd verse of the Magnificat, using this Tone, including the intonation notes. ‘And my spir- | it hath re-joi-céd * | in God | My Sé-viodr. ‘And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (including the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: For He hath look-ed upon the low-li-ness | of His hand-maid-én; * | for be-hold, from hénce-forth all generations shall call | me: “Bléss-éd.” smn, Fot the Might-y One hath 1 done great things Gn-to mé; * | and Ho- | ly fs His Name. 23 ‘And His mer-cy is | 6n them that fedr Him* ] un-to gener-d-tion and | er~a-tién, He hath show- | éd strength with His Arm; * 1 He hath scat-ter-ed the proiid in the imagina- | tion 6f their heart. He hath put down | thé might-y from their seat, * 1 and ex-al-ted thém | of low deg-reé. a = He hath filled | thé hun-gry with goéd things, * | and the rich He hath sent émp- | ty &-way. . He hath hol-pen J His ser-vant fs-ra-él * ] in re-mém-brance of | His mér-cf, As (’) He J. spake to our féth-érs, * | to A-bra-him, and His Seéd | for év-ér. Glor-y be to the | Fath-er, and t6 the Sén, * J and t6 | the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, | both now and év-ér, * | and un-to the i-ges of | ges. A-mén. EE repeat. © Wis - dom, Which ca-mest out of the Mouth of the Most High, = Se all F and reach-est from one end to an-oth-er, migh-ti-y, and sweet-ly or-de A a things; come to teach us the way of pru-dence.A314 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 17th / 30th | A 314 ‘The Collect Rouse up Thy power, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord, and come, that those that put their trust in Thy loving-kindness may be more quickly delivered from every adversity. Who livest and reigest with God the Father, in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bl. Amen. The Commemorations of the Theotokos and of All Saints After the Magnificat and any special commemorations =e this commemoration is begun by the Ist Cantor alone: Fear not, Mar - y. All continue the Antighon as follows. Thou hast found fa-vour with the Lord; —— oa be-hold, thou shalt con-ceive, and bear a Son, al-le-lu-ya. ” There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse. ) And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. © God, Who wast pleastd that Thy Word should take Flesh in the womb of the ever-Virgin Mary, through the message of an Angel, grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that as we believe her to be truly the God-Bearer, so we may be aided by her intercession before Thee. ‘Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. RJ. Amen. Then this commemoration of All Saints js begun by the Ist Cantor alone 4_Be-hold the Lord cometh. All continue 3° rr ol as follows: And All His Saints with Him; and there shall be in that day a Great Light, al-letu-ya. YW. Behold, the Lord shall appear on a white cloud. WY. And with Him ten thousands of His Saints. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that we, who are rightly afflicted for the sake of ‘our sins, through the coming of Thy Son, may be delivered from all adversities. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and were with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Amen. ABER SATURDAY, DEC. 17TH / 30TH NIGHT VIGILS (Matins) All is 10 be done as given on pp. A211- A213, except toward the end of the Second Nocturn as follows: The Second Nocturn—The Chapter, Versicle, and Collect The Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter (Jer. 23: 5) “Behold, the days come,” saith the Lord, “that I will raise unto David a Righteous Branch, + and a King shall reign and prosper, * and shall E execute judgment and justice in the Earth.” Allrespond: BJ. Thanks be to God. YW. The Lord cometh forth out of His Holy Place. BX. He will come and save His people. © God, Thou That seest that we put our trust in Thy loving-kindness, graciously grant that we may rejoice over the heavenly visitation. Thou That livest and reignest with God the Father in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bl. Amen. MORNING SOLEMNITY (Lauds) After Psalm 66 has been completed, the Psalms are chanted as follows:A313 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 17th / 30th | A 315 Then the Ist Cantor alone begins chanting the Ist Antiphon:, Be-hold, in the clouds of Heay-en. On all Doubles, or if it be the ——¥—te—* [=A q custom of the place, All respond: The Lord will come with great pow-er, al-le-lu ou G5ee Go Ae & “ya. Tone 1 4 Psalm 50. The 1st Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the Ist Psalm verse, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Have mer-cy 6n me, | O God, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: according to | Thy great mér-c§. ‘And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the tv2 sides alternating the yerses thereafter: ‘according to the multitude of Thy com-| * blot od | my ‘Wash me thoroughly,from ¢ in-i- | quit-f, * and cleanse | me from mg sin. For I know mine in-i- | quit 5 and my sin is év- | -er be-fore mé. Against Thee only have I sinned, and done this é-vil be~ | fore Theé, * that ‘Thou mightest be Justified in Thy words, and pre- | vail when Thoi art Jddged. For behold, I was con-ceived in in-i- | quit-ies, * and in sins did my | méth-er bear mé. For be-hold, Thou hast lov- | ed Trath; * the hidden and secret things of Thy Wisdom hast Thou made mi fest Gin-to mé._ ‘Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be | ‘mide clean; * Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made | whi-ter than snéw. Thou shalt make me to hear joy and | glad-néss; * the bones that be ham- | bled, they shall re-joice. ae a ‘Turn Thy Face a-way from | mg sins; * and blot out all | mine in-{-quit-fes. Create in mé a clean heart, | O God; * and renew a right spir- J it-with-in mé. Cast me not a-way from Thy | Prés-énce, * and take not Thy Holy | Spir-it from mé. Restore unto me the joy of Thy sal- | va-tion, * and with Thy Governing Spir- J it es-tab-lish mé. : : 7 ‘shall teach trans {hg ways, * and the ungodly sal | tarn back tn-to het Deliver me.from blood-guiltiness, O' God, Thou God of mj sal- | va-tion; * my tongue shall re-jofce | n Thy righ-teous ness. . O Lord, ‘Thou shalt d-pen | mf lips, * apd my moath | shall de-clare Thy praise. For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, I had giv-| en it;* with whole-burnt offerings | Tho shalt n6t be Pledsed. 7 'X sacrifice unto God.is a brd-ken | spi humbled | Gad will nét de-spise. Do good, O Lord, in Thy good pleasure i Jerusa~ | lém be build-éd. ‘Then shalt Thoy be Pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with pblation and ‘whole-burnt f= | fer-ings* then shall they offer bullocks up~ 1 on Thine Al tar- Glory be to the Fath-er, and t6 | the Son, * and J t0 the Hé-ly Ghést. ‘As it was in the beginning, both ndw and | év-ér, * and unto the ages of J a-ges. 4-mén. Then, —" a =e ‘All repeat: Be-hold, in the clouds of Heav-en the Lord will come with great pow-er, al-le-hu-ya. ; * a heart that is broken and to | S§-on; * and let the walls of Then the 2nd Cantor alone begins chanting the 2nd Antiphon: To Thee, O Lord. On ali Doubles, or if it be the = custom of the place, All respond: Do I lift up my soul; come and de-liv-er me, G — O Lord; I flee un-to Thee.‘A316 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 17th /30th_| A 316 y Tone 4 Psalm 142: Then the 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 2nd Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Lord, hear mj prayer; + give ear unto my supplic- | a-tion in Thy Trath; * Then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse; hearken unto | me in Thy righ-teous-néss. And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter ‘And enter not into judgment | with Thy sér-vant, * for in Thy Sight shall no man | liv-ing be jas-tif-ied. For the enemy hath persec- | d-ted mf soail; * he hath humbled my | life down to thé Earth. He hath sat me in darkness as those that have been ling dead; + and my spi within me is be- | come des-p6n-dént; * within me | my heart is troabl-éd. I remembered days of old, + I medit-a- | ted on All Thy works; * I ponder-ed on the cre- | 4-tions of Thy Hands. I stretched forth | my hands Gn-to Theé; * my soul thirsteth after Thee like | a wa-ter-léss land. Z . Quickly | hear me, O Lérd; * my spirit | hath faint-ed 4-way. ‘Turn not Thy | Face a-way from mé, * lest I be like unto them that | go down in-t6 the pit. 7 ‘Cause me to hear Thy mercy J in the mérn-ing, Cause me to know O Lord, the way | where have | [lif-ted ap my sodl. Rescue me from mine enemies, O Lord; unto Thee have I | fléd for réf-dige; * teach me to do Thy | Will, for Thou art My Géd. Thy Good Spirit shall lead me in the land | of up-right-néss; * for Thy Name’s sake, O | Lord, shalt Thou quick-en mé. 7 In Thy righteousness shalt Thou bring my soul oit | of af-flic-tién, * and in ‘Thy mercy shalt Thou utterly | des-tréy mine én-em-i 7 And Thou shalt cut off all them | that af-flict my soil, * for | I am Thy sér-vint. Glory be to the Fath- | er, and t6 the % Sén, * | and to the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both T now and év-ér,* and unto the ages | of a-ges. A-mén. Then, All repeat: To Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul; come and de-liv-er me, a i © Lord; I flee un-to Thee. * for in | Thee have I pit my hépe. in I should walk, * for unto Thee —t ‘antor dione <——— Then the Ist begins chanting the 3th Antiphon. There shall be a-wait-ed. custom of the place, All respond. As the rain, the Ex-press-ed Word of the 2 1. & = fe ———— 4 Lord, and there shall de-scend up-on us, as the dew, Our God. On all Doubles, or if it be theA317 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 17th / 30th | A 317 prey Tone 4 u Canticle of Moses I (Deut. 32: 1 ~ 24) The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the Ist portion of the Ist Canticle, using this Tone, including the intonation nctes (within the first set of brackets therein): At-tend, O Heav- Jen, and I will speak, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse: and the Earth | hear the words 6f my mofith. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter: ike theif, instruction be a- J wait-ed like rain, # and let my | words come down ike the dew, Like ‘a shower upon the ten-dér grass, + like snow up-! dn the greén hérb. * For I have call-ed up- J On the Name 6f the Lérd. Render Majesty unto Our God. + As for | God, His works are trué,* and all 1 His ways are jidg-ménts. God is Faithful, and there is no unrighteousness in Him; Righteous and | Ho-ly is the Lord. * They have sinned; blameworthy | chil-dren are not His. © generation | crodk-ed’ and per-vérse, * are these the recompenses ye pay to the Lord, this is a people | fool-ish and not wise; Did not He Him- self, Thy Fath-ér,* take thee for His Own, and | make thee, and f4-shion theé? Re-mém- | ber the days of dld, * consider now the years of generations | and gén-er-4-tidns. 5 Ask thy father, and he will | de-clare Gin-to theé; * thine Elders, | and they will tll theé. When the Most High di J the sons of arcade Doli | d’ries of né-tions * according to the number of J the &n-gels f God. And there was made.a | por-tion for the Lord, * Jacob and his people; the line of His inher | i He filled him with abundance | in the wil-der-néss, * in the thirsting of heat in La wi-ter-less land; He led him 2-bodt | and in-stric-ted him, * and kept him as | the ap-ple 6f His éye. , ‘As an eagle would | shél-ter his nést * and hath | yearn’d for his nGrs-lings, And spreading his wings | hath re-ceiv'd them, * and hath taken them | up-dn his pin-iéns, So the Lord | A-lone léd thém, * and there was no | strange god a-méng thém. He brought them up on the {' stréngth of thé land, * He fed them with | the in-crease 6f the fields. He suckled them with | hon-ey frém a rdck, * and with oil | oit of the sélid réck, With butter of | cows and milk of sheép, * with fat of lambs and rams, of sons L of biills and hé-goits, _ With the fat of | kid-neys And Jacob ate and was he | grew thick, he w4x-ed brosd, ‘And he forsook God | Who had mide him, * and departed | from God His Sé-vioir. “They provok-ed | M@ with strange géds,* and with their abomina- | tions they em-bit-ter’d Mé.” ‘They sacrificed to d8- | mons, and nét to God; * to | gids, whom they knéw ndt; New and | ré-cent gids were céme, * which | their fath-ers knéw nét. Thou hast abandoned the God | Who be-gat theé, * and hast forgot- | ten God Who feéd-eth the’. And the Lord saw | and was Jedl-os, * and He was provoked by the wrath of 1 His sons and daégh-térs. ‘And He said: “I will turn My | Face a-way from thém, * and I shall show what shall come upon { thém in the last days; {ded the né-tiéns,* when He scattered abroad wheat; * and they drank | wine, the blood 6f the grape. lled; and the be- | lév-ed One kick’d; * he grew fat,A318 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 17th / 30th | A 318 stoue * ee fee jsp tey jee ya tot peaere ya ad Tone 4 4 For it is a perverse J gén-er-4-tidn; * sons, | in whom there is no Faith. “They haye made Me Jealous with | that which is not Géd, * they have angered J Mé with their i-ddls; : “And I will provoke them to jealousy with that which | is no né~ foolish nation will | I provoke thém to wrth.” Glory be to the Fath- | er, and t6 the * Son, * | and ta the Hé-ly Ghést. As Ii was in the beginning, both | now and éy-ér,* and unto the ages | of a-ges. A-mén. ion, * with a Canticle of Moses II (Deut. 32: 25 - 49): The Ist Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 2nd portion of the Canticle, using the same Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): “For a fi-re is kindled | oat of Mf wrath, * Then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse. it shall burn unto | néth-er-most Hé-dés. And then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter “I shall devour them and the land and the | in-crease thére-6f; * it shall set on fire the founda- | tions Of the motin-tains. “I will gather &- | vils up-6n thém, * I will perfect J ar-rows a-gainst thém. : “They shall melt a~ | way in fam-ine * and the devouring of birds, the bending down of their backs J shalll be in-cér-a-blé; 5 Teeth of wild beasts shall I sénd J forth a-gainst thém, * along with the wrath | that creép up-6n the Earth. “From without the sword shall bereave them of children, and out of their inner cha- | mbers shall is-sue fedr.* The young man shall perish with the maiden, the suckling with | him that long hath been dld. “I said: L ‘I would seét-ter them, * I would make their memorial to | cease from a-méng mén, . “‘Were it not for the wrath | of their én-em-ies, * yea, lest their adversaries should live long and unite | to sét up-6n thém, “Lest they should say: “Our own high | hand, and nét the Lord, * | ()) hath done All these things.” * “For it is a nation that hath lost counsel, and there is no understanding in thém; + they have not the wit to Gin- | der-stand All these things. * Let them admit it in | a time that is to céme; “How shall one man pur- | se a thoé-sand, * and how shall two put to | flight tens of thot-sdinds, = “If God had not | yiel-ded thém Gp, * and | the Lord sur-rén-der’d thém?” For their gods are | not as Our Géd;* and our enemies are void | of n-der-sténd-ing. : . For out of the vines of | Sdd-om is their vine, * and their vine- | branch oat of Gom-or-rha; ‘Their grape | is a grépe of gall, «jt The rage of | dra-gons is their w' “Lo, are not all these things | stor-ed Gp tred-sdres? p : “In the day of vén- J geance I will re-quite, * in the moment | whén their foot stém-bléth; - : “For nigh is the day of | their per-di-tién. * And the things pre- J par’d for you re at hind.” For the Lord shall | jadge His pe6-plé, * and because of His servants | shall He be Com-for-téd. of thi a cluster | of bi , * and the in- | ci-ra-ble wrath of asps. Mé * and sealed | a~mong MyA319 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 17th / 30th | A 319 ten ce - i. face par eats i serene ya* Tone 4 (continued) == Hi For He saw that they were pal-sied, + and had failed in | their in-va-sion, * and that | they wére en-feé- ‘And the Lard | said: “Where re their géds * | in whém they trds-téd? “The fat of whose sacrif- | i-ces yé ate, * and ye drank the wine | of their li-bé-tidns? “Let them a-rise, | and let thém help yoo; * let them | bé your pro-téc-térs. “Be- | hold, be-héld I AM; * and there is | no god be-side Mé. “[ will slay, and I will make td live; + I will | smite, and f will hei there is none who shall deliv- | er ot of Mj Hands. “For unto Heaven I will lift up My Hand, and I will swear by My Right | Hand and { will say: * ‘I live | din-to e-tér-nit-§." “For I will sharpen My | sword like light-ning, * and My Hand shall | take hold of jédg-mént; I will render justice On- | to mine én-em-fes, * and them that hate | Me will I réc-om-pénse. “I will make Mine | ar-rows drink with blodd, * and | My sword shall feéd on flésh, “On the | blodd of wodnd-ed mén* and of captivity, from the head of the prin- | ces 6f the én-em-f.” (Be glad with Him, | © ye Heav-éns,* and let all the an- | gels Of God wor-ship Him.) Be glad ye nations, | with His pe6-plé, * (and let all the sons of God be strengthened in Him;) for the blood of | His sns shall Hé a-vénge, And He shall judge and execute vengeance up- | én His én-em-ies; * (and to them that hate Him shall He render their due,) and the Lord shall purify the | lind of His pe6-plé. Glory be to the Fath- | er, and t6 the 4 Sén, * | and td the Hé-ly Ghést. As it was in the beginning, both | now and év-ér,* and unto the ages | of a-ges. A-mén. . Then, Ail repeat: There shall be a-wait-ed, as the rain, the Ex-press-ed Word of the ee .] Lord, and there shall de-scend up-on us, as the dew, Our God. Then the 2nd Cantor alone == begins chanting the 4th Antiphon. The Lord will come. On all Doubles, or if it be the ree custom of the place, All respond. With great pow-er, and all flesh shall see t 4 = = Him, and He will save us.‘A320 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 17th / 30th | A 320 + Tone 4 Psalms 148, 149, and 150 The 2nd Cantor alone chants the first half of the first verse of the 3rd Psalm, using this Tone, including the intonation notes (within the first set of brackets therein): Praise the Lord | from the Heav-éns; * Then, only the 2nd Cantor's side of the Quire completes the verse. praise | Him in the High-ést. ‘And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (omitting the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. raise Him, all | ye His Ang-els; * | praise Him, all yé His hosts. Praise | Him, O Sin and Moon; * praise | Him, all ye stars and light. Praise Him, ye Heay- | ens of hedv-éns; * and thou water that art above the heavens, let them praise | the Name of thé Lérd. For He spake, | and they céme to bé;* He commanded, and | théy were cre-é-téd. He established them for ever, yea, for év- | er and év-ér;* He hath set an ordinance, and |, it shall not pass a-wiy. Praise J the Lord from the Earth, * ye dragons, and | all ye ab-fss-és, Fire, hail, snow, ice, | blist of temp-ést, * . (’) which per-form His word, The moun- | tains and All the hills, * fruitful | treés, and all cé-dars, ‘The beasts and | ail the edt-tlé, * creep- | ing things and wing-ed birds, Kings of the Earth | and all ped-plés, * princes and all | the jidg-es of the Earth, Young men and vir-gins, + elders with the younger, let them praise the | Name of thé Lord; * for Exalted is | the Name of Him A-lne. His praise is above the. Barth and Heiv-dn,* and He shall exalt the | horn of His peé-pl : ‘This is the | hymn for ll His Saints, * for the sons of Is people | that draw nigh Gn-to Him. - : Sing un-to the | Lord a néw sng; * His prajse is | in the Church 6f the Saint Let Isra-el be glad in | Him That made him; * let the sons of Syon | re-, in Their King. : ‘Let them praise J, His Name J let them chant tn-to Him. : For the Lord taketh pleasure | in His pe6-plé, * and He shall exalt the | me&k with sal-va-tidn. 7 ‘The Saints shall | boast in glr-9, * and they shall | re-joice up-6n their béds. The high praise of God | shall be in their throat, * and two-edged | swords shall be in their hands; "To do vengeance a~ | mong the hedth-én, * punishments | among the ped-pléss To bind their | kings with fét-térs, * and their nobles with man- | a-clés of i-rdns ‘To.do among them the judgment that is wr “this glory | shail be to Ail His Saints.” 7 « Praise | yé God in His Sgints; * praise Him in the firm-a- | mént of His pow-ér. Praise Him | for His migh-ty acts; * praise Him according to the multit- | ude af His great-néss. Praise Him with the | sotnd of trim-pét; * praise Him with | the psil-ter-f and harp. ise Him with | tim-brel and dance; * | praise Him with strings and flate. Him with” tuneful eym-bals, + praise Him with cymbals of | ja-bil-a-tiong * let L evry breath praise the Lord. Glory be to the Fath~ | er, and t6 the Sén, * | and td the Ho-ly Ghést. ‘As if was in the beginning, both | now and év-é,* and unto the ages | of a-ges. A-mén. Then, ay (= ee repeat: The Lord will come with great pow-er, and all flesh shi ‘ i tr ‘Him, and He will save us. 1 and for the e the dance; * with the timbrel and the psaltery see oTA321 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 17th / 30th | A 321 ‘The Chapter Then the Hebdomadary alone chants the following Chapter (Jer. 33: 16) according to the Tone given for Saturday Morning Solemnity in the Psalter: In those days’ shall Juda be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely; + and this is the name wherewith she shall be called: * A “The Lord Our Righteousness. All respond: BJ. Thanks be to God. The Responsory The Ist Cantor alone chants: Drop down, ye Heay-ens, from a-bove, and let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One. ———— oe respond: Drop down, ye Heav-ens, from a-bove, and let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One. Ree, alone chants: Y, Let the Earth o-pen, and let it bring forth the Saviour. tt Hi All respond: And let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One. The Hebdomadary a alone chants. B Glor- y be to the Fath- er, and to the Son, ind to the Ho- ly Ghost. All respond: Drop down, ye Heav-ens, from a-bove, and let the skies pour forth the Righ-teous One, ‘The Hymn and The Versicle E —————— =] The 1st Cantor alone chants the intonation: 1. Hark to the Voice Whose thritling tone The 1st Cantor's side only completes line 1: > Bids shad-ows of the night: “Be-gone!” 1. The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 2: 2. Now let the slug- ged soul a- rise, “> Which stain‘d by sin and wound- ed lies; 2. The Ist Cantor's side only chants line 3. 3. From Heavin the Lamb is sent be - low, > Free-ly to pay the debt we owe; 3.> The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 4. 4, That when He shall again ap- pear, : ~ And trem-bling Earth is girt with fear, 4.> Then All chant line 5. 5. To God the Fath-er, God the Son, t » And God the Spir -it, Three in One, 5.> SS — =p 1. Vain dreams of Earth and vi-sions: “Fly!” » Christ in His might shines forth on High. 1. 2. All breath of ill pel-ling far, " + Ri - seth a- new the Morn-ing Star. 2. 3. For this His lov-ing mer-cy shewn, : An eS a ear With tear - ful joy our thanks we own. 3. |. He scourge our sins for- bear, my oe ?’And shield us with His kind-ly care. 4. 5. Laud, hon-our, might, and glor-y be “From age to age ¢ - ter-nal- ly. 5.A322 | Morning Solemnity (Lauds) of Ember Saturday, Dec. 17th / 30th | A 322 = Ee Then All chant the “Amen” as follows: A ~ men. . The voice of one crying in the wilderness. i Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight the paths of Our God. ‘The _Antiphon on the Benedictus and the Benedictus Then is sung the Antiphon on the Benedictus, which is ey always begun by the Abbot (or Senior in Quire) alone: | _Ev-'ry val-ley. On all Doubles, or if it be the custom of the place, ==} All continue the Antiphon as follows: Shall be fill-ed, and ev'ry hill — et A and moun-tain shall be made low; and all flesh shall see the sal-va-tion of God. The Benedictus (Luke 1: 68 ~ 79): ‘After the Antiphon on the Benedictus, the Benedictus itself is begun —— el by Ist Cantor alone: % Bless-ed be the Lord God of Is-ra-al; *. ‘Only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire responds with the 2nd half of the Ist verse ee — of the Benedictus: for He hath vis-it-ed and wrought re-demp-tion fr His ped-plé, 1; st ts Be Only the 2nd Cant side of the Quire chants the 2nd verse of the Benedictus, using this Tone, including the intonation notes: And hath rais-ed up a horn of 7 sal-va-tion for ds * in the House of His sér~ 7 vant Dé-* ‘And then, only the Ist Cantor's side of the Quire chants the entire next verse (including the intonation notes), the two sides alternating the verses thereafter. ‘As He spake by the moith of His 7 hé-ly 6nes, * the 1 Proph-ets Of dld, ‘That we should be sa-véd from our 1 én-em-ies, * and from the hands of 7 al that hite ds; To deal mer-ci-ful-ly with our ? f4th-érs, * and to remember His 7 HO-ly Cév-en-ant. . ‘The oath which He sware to oir fath-er ? A-bra-ham: * that 1 Hé would grant ‘in-to Gs, e That we be de-liv-er-ed out of the hand of our 7 én-em-fes, * that we might 7 sérve Him, with-oit fedr, . : In ho-li-ness and righ-teolis-ness be- 7 fore Him, * all the 7 days of oGr life. And thou, O child, shalt be call-ed the Proph-ét of the 1 Mést High; * for thou shalt go before the Face of the 1 Lard to pre-pare His ways; . ‘To give know-ledge of salvation in-to His ? pe6-ple, * by the re-? mis-sion 6f their sins, ‘Through the bow-els 6f mer-cy 7 6f Our Géd; * where-by the Day-spring from on High hath ? vis-it-éd ds, ‘To give Light to them that sit in darkness, and in thé shad-ow 7 6f death, * to guide our feet T in-to the Way of Peace. Glor-y be to the Fath-er, and 7 16 the Sén, * and 7 t6 the Hé-ly Ghést. As jt was in the beginning, both now and 7 év-ér, * and un-to the ages of ges. A-mén.A323 | Sext, and None of Ember Saturday, Dec. 17th / 30th | A 323 Then, the Antihon ft pt y hill is repeated by All Ey-'ry val-ley shall be fill-ed, and ev-’ oa, a as and moun-tain shall be made low; and all flesh shall see the sal-va-tion of God. The Collect © God, Who seest that we are afflicted through our own wickedness, mercifully rant that we may be consoled by Thy Visitation. Who livest and reignest with God ie Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. . Amen. Commemorations of the Theotokos and of All After the Benedictus and any special commemorations, = ——=——B—4 this commemoration is begun by the Ist Cantor alone: The Ho-ly Ghost. All continue the SSS SSS SESS Antiphon as follows: Shall come up-on thee, Mar-y; fear thou not to have in thy SSS womb the Son of God, al-le-Iu: YW. There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse. BZ. And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. © God, Who wast pleastd that Thy Word should take Flesh in the womb of the ever-Virgin Mary, through the message of an Angel, grant unto us, Thy suppliants, that as we believe her to be truly the God-Bearer, so we may be aided by her intercession before Thee. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. B. Amen. Then this commemoration of All Saints bee is begun by the 1st Cantor alone: Be-hold the Lord com-eth. 2 + 2 All continue Sa = aor as follows: And All His Saints with Him; and there shall be in that day a Great Light, aHe-tu-ya. YW. Behold, the Lord shall appear on a white cloud. B). And with Him ten thousands of His Saints. Visit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, and cleanse our consciences, that Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, when He cometh with All His Saints, may find in us an habitation prepared for Himself. Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. Bi. Amen. PRIME, TERCE, SEXT, AND NONE All is to be done as given for Prime on pp. A255- A258, for Terce on pp. A 224- A225, for Sext on pp. A225~ A227, and for None on pp. A227 - A 228.