Lord, by Thy sweet and sauing sign,
The Responsor.
Defend vs from our foes and Thine.
V. Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord.160
R. And my mouth shall shew forth Thy praise.
V. O God, make speed to save me!
R. O Lord, make hast to help me!
V. Glory be to, &c.
R. As it was in the, &c.165
The Hymn.
The ninth with awfull horror hearkened to those groanes
Which taught attention eu'n to rocks and stones.
Hear, Father, hear! Thy Lamb (at last) complaines
Of some more painfull thing then all His paines.
Then bowes His all-obedient head, and dyes170
His own lou's and our sins' GREAT SACRIFICE.
The sun saw that, and would haue seen no more;
The center shook: her vselesse veil th' inglorious Temple tore.
The Antiphona.
O strange, mysterious strife
Of open Death and hidden Life!175
When on the crosse my King did bleed,
Life seem'd to dy, Death dy'd indeed.[26]
The Versicle.
Lo, we adore Thee,
Dread Lamb! and fall
Thus low before Thee.180