No. 139
GENERAL, Evening Hymn
As fades the glowing orb of day
Jam sol recedit igneus
Translated by T. J. Potter
S. Webbe (1740-1816)
Moderato
1.
As fades the glowing orb of day,
To Thee, great source of light, we pray;
Blest Three in One, to ev'ry heart
Thy beams of life and love impart.
2.
At early dawn, at close of day,
To Thee our vows we humbly pay;
May we, 'mid joys that never end,
With Thy bright saints in homage bend.
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No. 140
GENERAL, Evening Hymn
When day's shadows lengthen
Mane nobiscum, quoniam ad vesperascit
Dr. F. G. Lee
Traditional Melody
Arr. by N. A. M.
Andante
1.
When day's shadows lengthen,
Jesus, be Thou near:
Pardon, comfort, strengthen,
Chase away my fear;
Love and hope be deepen'd,
Faith more strong and clear.
2.
When the night grows darkest,
And the stars are pale,
When the foemen gather
In death's misty vale,
Be Thou Sword and Buckler,
Be Thou Shield and Mail.
3.
Come, Thou Food of angels,
Source of ev'ry grace,
In Thy Father's mansions
Give me soon a place;
That unveiled in splendor
I may see Thy Face.
4.
Then be near me, Jesus,
Enemies shall flee:
Hidden God and Saviour,
Thou my comfort be:
Food, and Priest, and Victim,
Let me feed on Thee.
5.
So shall no fears chill me
On that unknown shore;
For in death He conquered,
And can die no more.
His Hand guards and guides me
To the heav'nly door.
6.
Bless'ed warfare over,
Endless rest alone;
Tears no more, nor sorrow,
Neither sigh nor moan,
But a song of triumph
Round about the throne.
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No. 141
GENERAL, The Praise of God
Praise we our God with joy
Processional
Canon Oakeley
Nicola A. Montani
Allegro maestoso (with well-marked rhythm)
1.
Praise we our God with joy
And gladness never ending;
Angels and Saints with us
Their grateful voices blending.
He is our Father dear,
O'erfilled with Father's love;
Mercies unsought, unknown
He showers from above,
2.
He is our Shepherd true,
With watchful care unsleeping;
On us, his erring sheep,
An eye of pity keeping.
He with a mighty arm
The bonds of sin doth break,
And to our burden'd hearths
In words of peace doth speak.
3.
Bleeding, we lay, but He
With soothing bands hath bound us;
Dark was our path, but He
Hath poured His light around us;
Graces in copious streams
From that pure fountain come,
Down to our heart of hearts,
Where God hath set his home.
4.
His Word our lantern is,
His Peace our consolation;
His sweetness all our rest,
Himself our great Salvation!
Then live we all to God,
Rely on Him in faith,
Be He our guide in life,
Our joy, our hope, in death.
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No. 142
GENERAL
Praise to the Holiest in the height
Dream of Gerontius
Processional
Cardinal Newman
Nicola A. Montani
With spirit
1.
Praise the Holiest in the height,
And in the depth be praise;
In all His words most wonderful,
Most sure in all His ways!
2.
O loving wisdom of our God!
When all was sin and shame,
A second Adam to the fight
And to the rescue came.
3.
O wisest love! That flesh and blood
Which did in Adam fail,
Should strive afresh against the foe;
Should strive and should prevail;
4.
And that a higher gift than grace
Should flesh and blood refine,
God's Presence and His very Self,
And Essence all divine.
5.
O gen'rous love! The He who smote
In man for man the foe,
The double agony in man
For man should undergo;
6.
And in the garden secretly,
And on the Cross on High,
Should teach His brethren and inspire
To suffer and to die.
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No. 143
GENERAL
Lord, for tomorrow and its needs
("Just for today")
Sister M. Xavier
Nicola A. Montani
Slowly
1.
Lord, for tomorrow and its needs I do not pray:
Keep me, my God, from stain of sin, Just for today.
Let me both diligently work, And duly pray:
Let me be kind in word or deed, Just for today.
2.
Let me be slow to do my will, Prompt to obey:
Help me to mortify my flesh, Just for today.
Let me no wrong or idle word Unthinkingly say;
Set Thou a seal upon my lips, Just for today.
3.
Let me in season, Lord, be grave, In season, gay;
Let me be faithful to Thy Grace, Just for today.
And if today my tide of life Should ebb away,
Give me Thy Sacraments divine, Sweet Lord, today.
4.
In purgatory's cleansing fires Brief be my stay;
Oh, bid me, if today I die, Go home today.
So, for tomorrow and its needs, I do not pray;
But keep me, guide me, love me, Lord, just for today.
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