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Thy Name is as oil * poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
The Lord hath reigned, he is clothed with beauty: * the Lord is clothed with strength, and hath girded himself.
For he hath established the world * which shall not be moved.
Thy throne is prepared from of old: * thou art from everlasting.
The floods have lifted up, O Lord: * the floods have lifted up their voice.
The floods have lifted up their waves, * with the noise of many waters.
Wonderful are the surges of the sea: * wonderful is the Lord on high.
Thy testimonies are become exceedingly credible: * holiness becometh thy house, O Lord, unto length of days.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Thy Name is as oil * poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
Know ye that the Lord He is God, * and His Name endureth for ever.
Sing joyfully to God, all the earth: * serve ye the Lord with gladness.
Come in before his presence * with exceeding great joy.
Know ye that the Lord he is God: * he made us, and not we ourselves.
We are his people and the sheep of his pasture. * Go ye into his gates with praise, into his courts with hymns: and give glory to him.
Praise ye his name: for the Lord is sweet, his mercy endureth for ever, * and his truth to generation and generation.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Know ye that the Lord He is God, * and His Name endureth for ever.
My soul thirsteth * for thy Holy Name, O Lord.
O God, my God, * to thee do I watch at break of day.
For thee my soul hath thirsted; * for thee my flesh, O how many ways!
In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: * so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.
For thy mercy is better than lives: * thee my lips shall praise.
Thus will I bless thee all my life long: * and in thy name I will lift up my hands.
Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: * and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning: * because thou hast been my helper.
And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings: my soul hath stuck close to thee: * thy right hand hath received me.
But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth: * they shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.
But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: * because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
My soul thirsteth * for thy Holy Name, O Lord.
Blessed * is the Holy Name of thy glory, and worthy to be praised, and exalted above all for ever.
All ye works of the Lord, bless the Lord: * praise and exalt him above all for ever.
O ye angels of the Lord, bless the Lord: * O ye heavens, bless the Lord:
O all ye waters that are above the heavens, bless the Lord: * O all ye powers of the Lord, bless the Lord.
O ye sun and moon, bless the Lord: * O ye stars of heaven, bless the Lord.
O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord: * O all ye spirits of God, bless the Lord.
O ye fire and heat, bless the Lord: * O ye cold and heat, bless the Lord.
O ye dews and hoar frosts, bless the Lord: * O ye frost and cold, bless the Lord.
O ye ice and snow, bless the Lord: * O ye nights and days, bless the Lord.
O ye light and darkness, bless the Lord: * O ye lightnings and clouds, bless the Lord.
O let the earth bless the Lord: * let it praise and exalt him above all for ever.
O ye mountains and hills, bless the Lord: * O all ye things that spring up in the earth, bless the Lord.
O ye fountains, bless the Lord: * O ye seas and rivers, bless the Lord.
O ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless the Lord: * O all ye fowls of the air, bless the Lord.
O all ye beasts and cattle, bless the Lord: * O ye sons of men, bless the Lord.
O let Israel bless the Lord: * let them praise and exalt him above all for ever.
O ye priests of the Lord, bless the Lord: * O ye servants of the Lord, bless the Lord.
O ye spirits and souls of the just, bless the Lord: * O ye holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord.
O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord: * praise and exalt him above all for ever.
(Bow head) Let us bless the Father and the Son, with the Holy Ghost; * let us praise and exalt him above all for ever.
Blessed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven: * and worthy of praise, and glorious for ever.
Blessed * is the Holy Name of thy glory, and worthy to be praised, and exalted above all for ever.
Young men and maidens, * old men and children, praise the Name of the Lord, for His Name alone is exalted.
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens * praise ye him in the high places.
Praise ye him, all his angels: * praise ye him, all his hosts.
Praise ye him, O sun and moon: * praise him, all ye stars and light.
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: * and let all the waters that are above the heavens, praise the name of the Lord.
For he spoke, and they were made: * he commanded, and they were created.
He hath established them for ever, and for ages of ages: * he hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away.
Praise the Lord from the earth, * ye dragons, and all ye deeps:
Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy winds * which fulfill his word:
Mountains and all hills, * fruitful trees and all cedars:
Beasts and all cattle: * serpents and feathered fowls:
Kings of the earth and all people: * princes and all judges of the earth:
Young men and maidens: * let the old with the younger, praise the name of the Lord: For his name alone is exalted.
The praise of him is above heaven and earth: * and he hath exalted the horn of his people.
A hymn to all his saints: to the children of Israel, a people approaching him.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Young men and maidens, * old men and children, praise the Name of the Lord, for His Name alone is exalted.
Fratres: Christus humiliávit semetípsum, factus obédiens usque ad mortem, mortem autem crucis. † Propter quod et Deus exaltávit illum, et donávit illi nomen, * quod est super omne nomen, ut in nómine Iesu omne genu flectátur.
He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross. For which cause God also hath exalted him, and hath given him a name which is above all names: That in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth.
1. O Jesu, Thou the Beauty art Of Angel worlds above; Thy name is music to the heart, Enchanting it with love. 2. Celestial Sweetness unalloyed! Who eat thee hunger still; Who drink of thee still feel a void, Which naught but Thou can fill. 3. O my sweet Jesu! hear the sigh, Which unto thee I send; To thee mine inmost spirit cries My being's hope and end! 4. Stay with us, Lord, and with thy light Illume the soul's abyss; Scatter the darkness of our night, And fill the world with bliss. 5. O Jesu, spotless Virgin flower, Our life and joy: to thee Be praise, beatitude, and power, Through all eternity. Amen.
He gave Himself * to deliver His people, and to get Himself an everlasting Name. Alleluia.
Blessed be the Lord + God of Israel; * because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:
And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, * in the house of David his servant:
As he spoke by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * who are from the beginning:
Salvation from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us:
To perform mercy to our fathers, * and to remember his holy testament,
The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, * that he would grant to us,
That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, * we may serve him without fear,
In holiness and justice before him, * all our days.
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: * for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:
To give knowledge of salvation to his people, * unto the remission of their sins:
Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, * in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:
To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: * to direct our feet into the way of peace.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
He gave Himself * to deliver His people, and to get Himself an everlasting Name. Alleluia.
Orémus.
Deus, qui unigénitum Fílium tuum constituísti humáni géneris Salvatórem, et Iesum vocári iussísti: † concéde propítius; ut, cuius sanctum nomen venerámur in terris, * eius quoque aspéctu perfruámur in cælis.
Per eúndem Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, * per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
O God, Who hast appointed thine Only-begotten Son to be the Saviour of mankind, and hast commanded that His Name should be called Jesus, mercifully grant that we who here on earth do worship that most Holy Name may be made glad in heaven by His Presence.
Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.