No. 144
GENERAL
Why art thou sorrowful?
The Remembrance of Mercy
Father Faber
S. M. Yenn
Moderato
1.
Why art thou sorrowful, servant of God?
And what is this dulness that hangs o'er thee now?
Sing the praises of Jesus, and sing them aloud,
And the song shall dispel the dark cloud from thy brow.
Sing the praises of Jesus, and sing them aloud,
And the song shall dispel the dark cloud from thy brow.
2.
Oh, is there a thought in the wide world so sweet,
As that God has so cared for us, bad as we are,
That He thinks for us, plans for us, stoops to entreat,
And follows us, wander we ever so far?
That He thinks for us, plans for us, stoops to entreat,
And follows u, wander we ever so far?
3.
Oh, then, when the spirit of darkness comes down
With clouds of uncertainties into thy heart,
One look to thy Saviour, one thought of thy crown,
And the tempest is over, the shadows depart.
One look to thy Saviour, one thought of thy crown,
And the tempest is over, the shadows depart.
4.
That God hath once whispered a word in thine ear,
Or sent thee from Heaven one sorrow for sin,
Is enough for a life both to banish all fear,
And to turn into peace all the troubles within.
Is enough for a life both to banish all fear,
And to turn into peace all the troubles within.
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No. 145
GENERAL
Acts of Faith, Hope and Charity
For acts of Contrition etc. see Nos. 128, 133, and Hymns for Holy Communion
Anon
St. Patrick's Hymn Book
Moderato (Recitativo libero)
(A) ACT OF FAITH
My God, I believe in Thee,
And all Thy Church doth teach,
Because Thou hast said it
And Thy word is true.
(B) ACT OF HOPE
My God, I hope in Thee,
For Grace and for glory,
Because of Thy promises,
Thy mercy, and Thy pow'r.
(C) ACT OF CHARITY
My God, because Thou art so good,
I love Thee with all my heart,
And for Thy sake.
I love my neighbor as myself.
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No. 146
OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS
Passiontide and B. V. M.
What a Sea of Tears and Sorrows
O quot undis lacrymarum
Tr. by Rev. F. Campbell
Ch. Gounod
Arr. by N. A. M.
Andante religioso
1.
What a sea of tears and sorrows
Did the soul of Mary toss
To and fro upon its billows
While she wept her bitter loss;
In her arms her Jesus holding,
Torn so newly from the Cross.
2.
Oh, that mournful Virgin Mother,
See her tears how fast they flow
Down upon His mangled Body
Wounded Side and thorny Brow;
While His Hands and Feet she kisses,
Picture of immortal woe.
3.
Oft, and oft His Arms and Bosom,
Fondly straining to her own;
Oft, her pallid lips imprinting
On each Wound of her dear Son:
Till at last in swoons of anguish,
Sense and consciousness are gone.
4.
Gentle Mother, we beseech thee,
By thy tears and troubles sore;
By the death of thy dear Offspring,
By the bloody Wounds He bore;
Touch our hearts with that true sorrow
Which affected thee of yore.
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No. 147
GENERAL
The Divine Praises
Organ sustains chords in recitations
J. Lewis Browne
Slowly
Blessed be God!
Blessed be His Holy Name!
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man!
Blessed be the Name of Jesus;
Blessed be His most Sacred Heart,
Blessed Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar!
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy!
Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception;
Blessed be the Name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His angels and in His Saints
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No. 148
GENERAL
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, Who Art in Heaven
Nicola A. Montani
Andante religioso
Our Father Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy Kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth, as it is heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
But deliver us from evil.
Amen.
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