A call to praise God. f. + Dec. O COME let us sing unto the Lórd: Can. Let us heartily rejoice in * the strength of our sälvation. [* the Rock.] 2 Dec. Lēt us come before his presence with thanksgiving: Can. And shew ourselves glad in him with-psalms. For He is the great King and Creator of all. 3 Dec. For the Lord is a great Gód: Can. And a great King above all gòds. 4 Dec. In his hand are all the corners of the earth: Can. And the strength of the hills is hïs also. 5 Dec. The sea is his, and he made it : Can. And his hands prepared the drý land. And this God is our God, and we are His people to-day. 6 Dec. O come let us worship, and fall down: Can. And kneel before the Lord öur Maker. 7 Dec. For he is the Lord, our God: Can. And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hând Oh, that men would therefore serve Him truly. 一. 8 dim. Dec. To-day if ye will [but] hear his voice, (saying unto you) 'Harden-not your hearts: Can. As in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation, in the wilderness ; 9 Dec. 'When your fathers tempted mé: Can. Proved me, and saw.my-works. 10 Dec. 'Forty years lõng was I grieved with this generation and said, "It is a people that do err in their héarts: Can. For they have nöt known.my-ways; (H) 10 p. All. 'Forty years lõng was I grieved with this generation, and said (:), "It is a people that do err in their hearts; for they have nöt known.my-ways; 11 Dec. "Unto whom I sware in my wrath: Can. That they should not (sl.) enter intö mý rèst."" Yet there remaineth a rest for the people of God. ff. Dec. Glory be to the Father; and to the Son; and to the Holy Ghost: Can. As it was in the beginning; is now; and ēver shall be, (sl.) world without end -. Amen. NOTE.-Short-Mediation chants may be used to any Psalm pointed for ordinary chants, the dots in the first half of the verse being ignored. VENITE, EXULTEMUS (4.) A call to praise God. f. + Prec. Ö | COME let us sing unto the Lord: Can. Let us heartily rejoice in *the strength of our sälvation. [the Rock.] 2 Dec. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving: Can. And shew ourselves glad in hím-with-psalms. For He is the great King and Creator of all. 3 Dec. For the Lord is a great Gód: Can. And a great King above all gòds. 4 Dec. In his hand are all the corners of the earth: Can. And the strength of the hills is his also. 5 Dec. The sea is his, and he made it : Can. And his hands prepared the drý lànd. And this God is our God, and we are His people to-day. 6 Dec. O come let us worship, and fall down: Can. And kneel before the Lord öur Maker. 7 Dec. For he is the Lord, our God: Can. And we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand -. Oh, that men would therefore serve Him truly. 8 dim. Dec. To-day if ye will [but] hear his voice, (saying unto you) 'Harden-not your hearts: Can. As in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation, in the wilderness; 9 Dec. 'When your fathers tempted mé: Can. Proved me, änd saw-my-works. 10 Dec. 'Forty years lõng was I grieved with this generation, and said, "It is a people that do err in their héarts: Can. For they have nöt known.my-ways; (H) 10 p. All. 'Forty years lõng was I grieved with this generation, and said (:), "It is a people that do err in their hearts; for they have nöt known.my-ways; 11 Dec. "Unto whom I sware in my wrath : Can. That they should not (sl.) enter intö mý rèst.”” Yet there remaineth a rest for the people of God. ff. Dec. Glory | be to the Father; and to the Son; and to the Holy Ghost: Can. As it was in the beginning; is now; and ēver shall be, (sl.) world without end -. Amen. f. Dec. WE praise Thee, O God, we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord: Can. All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father everlasting; 2 Dec. To Thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the Powers thereín; Can. To Thee Cherubin and Seraphin. continually dö cry –, 3 dim. Dec. +'Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of (*Sabaoth1: (cr.) Can. Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of Thy Glory'-; [* Hosts.] 4 cr. Dec. The glorious company of the Apostles praise Thée: Can. The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise Thêe - ; 5 Dec. The noble army of Martyrs praise Thée: Can. The Holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge Thêe - ; [+ white-robed.] 6 dim. All. + The Father,-of an infinite máj-esty (:), 2 Thine + honourable, true, and only Són (:) Also the Holy Ghost, (sl.) the Cômforter. [‡ adorable.] 1 Pronounce 'S'bah oth' (Hebr.). 2 Repeat the first half of chant. |