A prayer of Christ and His Church against the temptations of the world, in view of the hope of the Resurrection and the Life everlasting.
PSALM xviii. Diligam te, Domine
The triumph of Christ (under the figure of David); His universal empire.
PSALM xix. Coeli enanant
Rom. x. 18. Christmas Day, morning (Prayer Book)
The Church's thanksgiving for God's Word in Nature, in the Incarnation, in the Bible; and her prayer for faithfulness.
PSALM xx. Exaudiat te Dominus
King's Accession (Prayer Book)
The Church's witness to Christ her King as He goes forth to battle in the power of His finished sacrifice. Suitable also as a prayer for a Christian ruler, whose strength is in Christ.