schismatics with thy powerful grace, That it may please thee to shew them the danger of their state, and the great importance of eternal salvation, That it may please thee mercifully to look down from heaven on the tears of the afflicted, and the blood of so many martyrs, who have spent their lives, and suffered death, to convert us to thee, Son of God, God, whose judgments are righteous and counsels unsearchable; who visitest the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation, and yet at length rememberest mercy; forgive, we beseech thee, the sins of our forefathers, and turn away thy wrath from their posterity: deliver the ignorant from being seduced by false teachers, and the learned from being abused by their passions, and the whole nation from the spirit of contradiction, licen Lamb of God, who takest away tiousness, and discord; that in the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, who takest away stead of so many divisions and changes in religion, under which they labour, they may be again restored to that unity of mind, steadiness of faith, and tranquillity of conscience, which is no where to be sought but in the communion of thy Church, nor possible to be found but by the conduct of thy grace. Through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. A HYMN TO OUR SAVIOUR JESUS. (From St. Bernard.) JESUS, the only thought of thee And on thy beauty feast. No sound, no harmony so gay, No thoughts can reach, no words can say, Jesus, our hope when we repent, Jesus, that name inspires my mind No art or eloquence of man Thee, then, I'll seek retir'd apart, When these shall knock, I'll shut my heart, Before the morning light I'll come, With Magdalene, to find, In sighs and tears, my Jesu's tomb, My tears upon his grave shall flow, Then at his feet myself I'll throw, Jesus, in thy bless'd steps I'll tread, O King of love, thy blessed fire Thy lovely presence shines so clear That souls which once have seen thee near, Come, then, dear Lord, possess my heart, Chase thence the shades of night; Come, pierce it with thy flaming dart, And ever-shining light. Then I'll for ever Jesus sing, And with the saints rejoice; And both my heart and tongue shall bring Their tribute to my dearest King In never-ending joyɛ. HYMNS TO THE HOLY GHOST. 1. Veni Creator. COME, Holy Ghost, Creator, come, The living Spring, the living Fire, Thou who art sevenfold in thy grace, O! guide our minds with thy blest light, And with thy strength, which ne'er decays, Far from us drive our hellish foe, Through thee may we the Father know, All glory to the Father be, 2. Veni Sancte Spiritus. COME, Holy Ghost, send down those beams, From thy bright throne above. O thou, of comforters the best, Thou art true rest in toil and sweat, H Thrice-blessed light, shoot home thy darts, Lord, wash our sinful stains away, To thy sweet yoke our stiff necks bow; Grant to thy faithful, dearest Lord, HYMNS TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 1. HAIL, thou resplendent star Which shinest o'er the main; Blest Mother of our God, And ever-virgin Queen. Hail, happy gate of bliss, Greeted by Gabriel's tongue; Negotiate our peace, And cancel Eva's wrong. Loosen the sinner's bands, |