IV. classis
Tempora: Feria II infra Hebdomadam I post Epiphaniam
1. O strength and stay upholding all creation, Who ever dost thyself unmoved abide, Yet day by day the light in due gradation From hour to hour through all its changes guide: 2. Grant to life’s day a calm unclouded ending, An eve untouched by shadows of decay, The brightness of a holy death-bed blending With dawning glories of th’ eternal day. 3. Hear us, O Father, gracious and forgiving, And thou, O Christ, the co-eternal Word, Who, with the Holy Ghost, by all things living Now and to endless ages art adored. Amen.
Rejoice ye just, * and glory, all ye right of heart.
Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven * and whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin, * and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Because I was silent my bones grew old; * whilst I cried out all the day long.
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: * I am turned in my anguish, whilst the thorn is fastened.
I have acknowledged my sin to thee, * and my injustice I have not concealed.
I said I will confess against myself my injustice to the Lord: * and thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my sin.
For this shall every one that is holy pray to thee * in a seasonable time.
And yet in a flood of many waters, * they shall not come nigh unto him.
Thou art my refuge from the trouble which hath encompassed me: * my joy, deliver me from them that surround me.
I will give thee understanding, and I will instruct thee in this way, in which thou shalt go: * I will fix my eyes upon thee.
Do not become like the horse and the mule, * who have no understanding.
With bit and bridle bind fast their jaws, * who come not near unto thee.
Many are the scourges of the sinner, * but mercy shall encompass him that hopeth in the Lord.
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye just, * and glory, all ye right of heart.
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.
Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: * praise becometh the upright.
Give praise to the Lord on the harp; * sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.
Sing to him a new canticle, * sing well unto him with a loud noise.
For the word of the Lord is right, * and all his works are done with faithfulness.
He loveth mercy and judgment; * the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; * and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth:
Gathering together the waters of the sea, as in a vessel; * laying up the depths in storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the Lord, * and let all the inhabitants of the world be in awe of him.
For he spoke and they were made: * he commanded and they were created.
The Lord bringeth to nought the counsels of nations; * and he rejecteth the devices of people, and casteth away the counsels of princes.
But the counsel of the Lord standeth for ever: * the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
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.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: * the people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.
The Lord hath looked from heaven: * he hath beheld all the sons of men.
From his habitation which he hath prepared, * he hath looked upon all that dwell on the earth.
He who hath made the hearts of every one of them: * who understandeth all their works.
The king is not saved by a great army: * nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength.
Vain is the horse for safety: * neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength.
Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him: * and on them that hope in his mercy.
To deliver their souls from death; * and feed them in famine.
Our soul waiteth for the Lord: * for he is our helper and protector.
For in him our heart shall rejoice: * and in his holy name we have trusted.
Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, * as we have hoped in thee.
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.
Rejoice ye just, * and glory, all ye right of heart.
Omnes de Saba vénient, † aurum et thus deferéntes, * et laudem Dómino annuntiántes.
All they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense: and shewing forth praise to the Lord.
Orémus.
Vota, quǽsumus; Dómine, * supplicántis pópuli cælésti pietáte proséquere: † ut et quæ agénda sunt, vídeant, et ad implénda quæ víderint, convaléscant.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: † qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, * per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.