,hymns of the ,early ,church ,,being ,,translations ,,from ,,the ,,poetry ,,of ,,the ,,latin ,,church1 ,,arranged ,,in ,,the ,,order ,,of ,,the ,,christian ,,year ,with ,hymns for ,sundays and ,week-,days ,,by ,,the ,,rev4 ,,john ,,brownlie ,,author ,,of 8,,hymns ,,of ,,our ,,pilgrimage10 ,,etc4 ,,etc4 ,,with ,,historical ,,introduction ,,and ,,biographical ,,notes ,,by ,,the ,,rev4 ,c4 ,g4 ,m#8,,crie1 ,d4,d4 ,,author ,,of 8,,public ,,worship ,,of ,,presbyterian ,,scotland10 ,,etc4 ,london ,,james ,,nisbet ,,co4 #ba ,,berners ,,street #ahif ,printed by ,ballantyne1 ,hanson ,co4 ,at the ,ballantyne ,press ,,preface ,this volume is intended for hours of devotion1 and the vast storehouse of sacred poetry of the ,latin ,church has been put under tribute to supply the material4 ,if an apology should be required for the book1 it may perhaps be enough to say that1 while south of the ,tweed ,latin hymnody has had considerable attention paid to it1 the subject has hitherto been all but neglected in ,scotland4 ,there may be reasons for this--we believe there are2 but with these we have nothing to do here4 ,the fact remains that1 while ,anglicans can point to a long list of names worthily associated with this department of ,christian literature1 including such well-known hymnologists as ,trench1 ,neale1 and ,newman1 we in ,scotland have only two3 ,robert ,campbell1 author of the 8,st4 ,andrews ,hymnal10 and ,dr4 ,hamilton ,m#8,gill1 author of 8,songs of the ,christian ,creed and ,life10 with the addition of ,dr4 ,horatius ,bonar1 who1 besides reflecting the spirit of the poetry of the ,early ,church in many of his own hymns1 has left us also a few skilful renderings of the original4 ,the present volume is1 we believe1 the first of its kind produced by ,scotsmen and ,presbyterians4 ,in making a selection1 the translator has experienced no difficulty in regard to the quantity and quality of material at hand2 indeed1 he has laboured under an embarrassment of riches4 ,but the choice has been made from the best1 and care has been taken to use only those hymns that might be acceptable in point of doctrine to the most fastidious4 ,it has been the aim of the translator to give the idea and spirit of the ,latin verses1 and except in a very few instances absolute faithfulness to the original has been observed1 with as much literalness as it is possible to give to work of this sort4 ,as a rule the original measures have been retained1 and only in a few pieces1 where change seemed desirable1 have different measures been adopted4 ,for the original text1 the following collections have been used3-- ,daniel1 ,h4 ,a4 ,thesaurus ,hymnologicus4 #e vols4 ,halle and ,leipzig1 #ahda-ef4 ,mone1 ,f4 ,j4 ,lateinische ,hymnen des ,mittelalters4 #c vols4 ,freiburg1 #ahec-ee4 ,wrangham1 ,d4 ,s4 8,the ,liturgical ,poetry of ,adam ,st4 ,victor40 #c vols4 ,london1 #ahha4 ,newman1 ,j4 ,h4 ,hymni ,ecclesi4 ,oxford and ,london1 #ahfe4 ,neale1 ,j4 ,m4 ,hymni ,ecclesi4 ,london1 #ahea4 ,trench1 ,r4 ,c4 8,sacred ,latin ,poetry40 ,london1 #ahhf4 ,the translator desires to give expression to his sense of indebtedness to ,dr4 ,m#8,crie1 whose share in this work is by no means confined to the ,introduction and ,notes4 ,it was at his instigation that the task was at first undertaken1 and his help and co-operation as the work of rendering progressed1 were ungrudgingly given4 ,it will be cause for thankfulness to the translator if the work of some of the happiest hours of his life should meet with the appreciation and approbation of his fellow-countrymen1 and awaken their interest in a department of devotional literature which has been too long neglected4 ,portpatrick1 ,november #ahie4 ,,index ,,of ,,latin ,,titles ,,page ,sundays and ,week-,days-- ,die1 dierum principe #c ,o nata lux de lumine #e ,tu ,trinitatis ,unitas #g ,deus ,creator omnium #i ,o ,deus1 ego amo ,te1 nec #aa ,lucis ,creator optime #ac ,aurora jam spargit polum #ae ,jesu1 dulcis memoria #ag ,o ,deus1 ego amo ,te1 nam #bj ,te lucis ante terminum #bb ,jam meta noctis transiit #bc ,labente jam solis rot #be ,splendor ,patern glori #bg ,salvator mundi1 ,domine #cj ,christe1 lumen perpetuum #cb ,nox atra rerum contegit #cd ,jam lucis orto sidere #cf ,jam sol recedit igneus #ch ,advent-- ,christe1 precamur annue #da ,in noctis umbra desides #dc ,veni1 ,veni1 ,emmanuel6 #de ,christmas-- ,nato nobis ,salvatore #di ,puer natus in ,bethlehem #eb ,heu6 quid jaces stabulo #ed ,quicumque christum quritis #eg ,epiphany-- ,jesu1 nostra ,redemptio #fa ,dei canamus gloriam #fc ,deus-,homo1 ,rex clorum #fe ,passion ,week-- ,vexilla ,regis prodeunt #fi ,pange1 lingua1 gloriosi1 prlium #gb ,lustra sex qui jam peregit #ge ,crux ave benedicta #gh ,hor de ,passione d4 n4 ,jesu ,christi #hj ,tu qui velatus facie #hj ,hora qui ductus tertia #ha ,crucem pro nobis subiit #hb ,beata ,christi passio #hb ,qui jacuisti mortuus #hc ,easter-- ,finita jam sunt prlia #hg ,plaudite1 cli #hi ,mortis portis fractis #ia ,alleluia1 dulce carmen #ic ,ascension-- terne ,rex altissime #ig ,postquam hostem et inferna #ajj ,clos ascendit hodie #ajb ,o ,christe1 qui noster poli #ajd ,whitsuntide-- ,veni1 ,creator ,spiritus #aji ,veni1 ,sancte ,spiritus #aaa ,o fons amoris1 ,spiritus #aad ,trinity-- ,tu ,trinitatis unitas #aag ,o ,pater ,sancte1 mitis atque pie #aah ,adesto1 ,sancta ,trinitas #aai ,all ,saints-- ,pugnate1 ,christe milites #abc ,audi nos1 ,rex ,christe #abe ,communion-- ,eja ,o dulcis anima #abi ,o ,esca viatorum #aca ,jesu1 dulcedo cordium #acc ,verbum supernum prodiens #ace ,death and ,judgment-- ,gravi me terrore pulsas #aci ,appropinquat enim dies #adc ,heaven-- ,jerusalem luminosa #adi ,urbs beata ,hierusalem 7,part ,i47 #aec ,urbs beata ,hierusalem 7,part ,,ii47 #aed ,,historical ,,introduction ,the ,latin poetry of the ,christian ,church presents a tempting field for the exercise of scholarship and research4 ,the relation in which it stands on the one hand to the classic poetry of ,greece and ,italy1 and on the other to the ,liturgies of the ,eastern ,church1 the placing of accent in the room of quantity1 and the rise and growth of rhyme--these and such-like matters will always prove attractive to experts and specialists4 ,they are1 however1 quite beyond the scope of this brief paper4 ,those who wish to make an exhaustive study of a subject which has many sides and a copious literature1 would do well to betake themselves to such standard works as are noted below4#a ,the general reader may find something to profit and to interest him in the following general survey4 ,the title placed on our ,saviour's cross1 setting forth ,his accusation--8,jesus of ,nazareth1 the ,king of the ,jews10 was written in three languages--in ,hebrew and in ,greek and in ,latin4 ,that collocation of languages gives the order in which the hymnody of the ,church developed4 ,hebrew hymnody is contained for the most part in the ,hebrew ,psalter2 for the distinction between psalms and hymns is not one that admits of being applied to all ,hebrew poetry4 ,our ,lord and ,his disciples1 as they went out to the ,mount of ,olives after the institution and first observance of the ,supper ,sacrament1 sang a portion of the ,great ,hallel1 which consists of ,psalms cxiii4 to cxviii4 inclusive4 ,their doing so is described in the ,new ,testament as singing 8an hymn10 just as the singing of ,paul and ,silas in the ,philippian prison is said to be singing hymns unto ,god4#b ,in the ,eastern or ,greek ,church hymnody was in both private and public use from earliest times4 ,the oft-quoted letter of the younger ,pliny1 written soon after his arrival as ,proconsul in the provinces of ,bithynia and ,pontus1 which took place in ,a4,d4 #aaj1 informs the ,emperor that it was the practice of the ,christians to meet together on a certain day and sing antiphonally 7secum invicem7 a hymn to ,christ as their ,god2 while the 8,apostolical ,constitutions10 which take us back to the life of the ,church in the second or third centuries1 enjoin the use of morning and evening hymns of praise for ,god's beneficence by ,christ4 ,from the ample stores of ,oriental hymnology there have come into modern collections many of their gems1 thanks to the scholarship and versifying skill of ,dr4 ,neale1 ,keble1 and ,canon ,bright4 ,to the first named we are indebted for such well-known renderings of ,greek sacred pieces as 8,fierce was the wild billow10 and1 8,the day is past and over10 as also for 8,art thou weary1 art thou languid80 ,from the author of the 8,christian ,year0 we have a beautiful ,english rendering of a first or second century ,greek hymn1 preserved by ,basil1 8,hail1 gladdening ,light1 of ,his pure glory poured20 and from ,canon ,bright we have the vesper or 8lamplighting hymn10 with its opening invocation1 8,light of gladness1 ,beam ,divine40 ,the ,western ,church came under ,eastern influence in the matter of hymn composition in the fourth century4 ,the first to compose hymns in ,latin verse was ,hilary of ,poitiers4 ,this theologian was banished to ,phrygia by the ,emperor ,constantius1 because of his defence of the ,nicene ,creed from the attacks of the ,arian party4 ,during the bishop's exile1 his daughter1 ,abra1 wrote to inform him that she had been sought in marriage1 although only in her thirteenth year4 ,this drew forth a reply in which the father left the decision to her own choice1 indicating at the same time a personal preference for continued virginity4 ,enclosed in the communication were a hymnus matutinus and a hymnus vesperinus4 ,the morning hymn1 beginning ,lucis largitor splendida1 is still extant1 and has been styled 8the oldest authentic original ,latin song of praise to ,christ as ,god40 ,it is1 however1 more than doubtful if the one for evening use survives2 for the hymn1 ,ad cli clara non sum dignus sidera1 given in the ,benedictine edition of ,hilary's works1 belongs to the sixth or seventh century1 and is probably of ,irish authorship4 ,another name associated with the rise of sacred ,latin poetry is that of ,ambrose1 ,bishop of ,milan4 ,it will ever be to the glory of this fourth-century ,father that ,augustine ascribed to him his conversion1 and sought baptism at his hands4 ,his illustrious convert tells1 in the ninth book of his 8,confessions10 how the bishop defended the churches of ,milan against the intrusion of ,arian modes of worship1 in spite of the efforts put forth by ,justina1 mother of the ,emperor ,valentinian1 to obtain one of the basilicas for the use of the party she favoured4 ,alarmed by a report that he might be removed by force1 the devout people of the city surrounded the bishop day and night1 ready to die with him rather than allow him to be apprehended4 ,he1 on his part1 to stimulate their zeal and sustain their courage1 supplied them with hymns to sing in honour of the ,trinity4 8,then10 writes ,augustine1 8it was first instituted that1 after the manner of the ,eastern churches1 hymns and psalms should be sung1 lest the people should wax faint through the tediousness of sorrow2 and from that day to this the custom is retained1 divers 7yea1 almost all ,thy7 congregations throughout other parts of the world following herein40 ,well nigh a hundred hymns have at one time or another passed under the title ,ambrosian1 but the number of authenticated pieces is pitiably small1 not exceeding four4 ,in that small group the ,te ,deum laudamus1 at one time ascribed to the ,bishop of ,milan1 does not find a place4 ,for1 as in the case of the ,gloria in ,excelsis ,deo1 the ,dies ,ir1 and the ,veni1 ,sancte ,spiritus1 the question who wrote the ,te ,deum has not received a final answer1 if1 indeed1 it ever will4 ,of this1 however1 we may be well assured1 that in the time of ,jerome of the fifth century1 hymns were in general use throughout the ,western as in the ,eastern ,church4 ,writing to ,marcellus1 that most scholarly and erudite among the ,fathers of the ,latin ,church assured his correspondent 8,you could not go into the field but you might hear the ploughman at his ,hallelujah1 the mower at his hymns1 and the vine-dresser singing ,david's ,psalms40 ,from the days of ,hilary and of ,ambrose1 of ,augustine and of ,jerome1 onwards through the patristic period of ,church history1 and all down the medieval centuries1 there never failed to be a goodly succession of hymn-writers4 ,to mention these1 however briefly1 would necessitate a violation of the limits of this essay4 ,we refrain from attempting even an enumeration all the more readily1 because an opportunity of giving brief biographical notices of the more outstanding contributors to the treasures of sacred ,latin poetry will occur in the following pages when specimens of their masterpieces are submitted to the reader4 ,a few sentences may be added bearing upon the hymns contained in the service-books of the ,church of ,rome1 and upon the relation of ,latin hymnody to the ,churches of the ,reformation4 ,the use of hymns for purposes of private devotion preceded their insertion in the liturgical books of the pre-,reformation ,church4 ,up to the seventh century the ,breviaries which contained the prayers to be offered at the canonical hours had as matter to be sung only the words of ,scripture4 ,but the ,spanish ,council which met at ,toledo in ,a4,d4 #fcc1 laid down the general principle1 that if in the worship of the sanctuary prayers may be offered in the words of uninspired men1 so also may praise be sung4 ,from that time the ,churches of ,western ,christendom inserted hymns in their service-books1 some of these compositions being of earlier date1 but the larger number being of more recent times and of purely local interest4 ,as every diocese and religious order claimed and exercised the right to construct its own ritual1 ,missal1 and ,breviary1 there was endless variety of contents1 considerable alterations of old compositions1 and a general deterioration of quality4 ,by the time ,leo ,x4 reached ,st4 ,peter's chair the need for revision had become clamant4 ,under the direction of that ,medicean ,pope1 the collection of hymns in use at ,rome was recast2 and ultimately the entire ,breviary appeared in revised form1 when ,urban ,,viii4 was ,pope1 in #afca4 ,in this revised ,roman ,breviary1 which is now in general use throughout the ,papal communion1 the hymns of earliest composers--say from ,hilary to ,gregory--are for the most part allowed to remain1 although in some cases altered without real amendment2 but in the case of those pieces which could not be conformed to the laws of correct ,latinity there was an entire recasting4 ,according to one authority1 himself a revisionist1 upwards of nine hundred alterations were made in the interests of metre1 and the first lines of more than thirty hymns were altered4 ,the ,marquis of ,bute executed a translation of the ,roman ,breviary in #ahgi1 and then gave it as his deliberate judgment that the revisers1 8with deplorable taste made a series of changes in the texts of the hymns which has been disastrous both to the literary merit and the historical interest of the poems40 ,the ,breviary of ,paris has been subjected to revisions in the sixteenth1 seventeenth1 and eighteenth centuries4 ,the third and latest revision was intrusted to a commission of three ecclesiastics1 one of whom belonged to the ,jansenist party1 while another was ,charles ,coffin1 then ,rector of the ,university of ,paris1 who did the greater part of the work of editing1 altering1 and tinkering4 ,under ,coffin's manipulation only twenty-one hymns of the earlier period were retained1 and the number of those from the pens of comparatively modern ,french writers was largely increased4 ,while all conversant with the subject will readily admit that both the ,roman and the ,parisian ,breviary contain some noble verses1 ,english versions of which are to be found in the writings of ,williams1 ,chandler1 ,mant1 ,caswall1 and ,newman1 as also in 8,hymns ,ancient and ,modern10 the conviction is both general and well-founded that the principles and practice of liturgical revisionists have not been favourable to the interests of purity and simplicity in the case of ancient ,latin hymnody4 ,coming now to the relation in which ,latin hymnology stands to the movement and ,churches of the ,reformation1 it is to be noted that ,luther showed his appreciation of what was good in the ,church of his childhood when he rendered into the language of the ,fatherland sixteen old hymns1 twelve of these being taken from the ,latin and the remaining four from the ,old ,german of the ,middle ,ages4 ,in his ,colloquia ,mensalia1 the sturdy ,protestant is to be heard censuring ,ambrose as a wordy poet1 but extolling the ,rex ,christe ,factor omnium of ,pope ,gregory as the best hymn ever written4 ,as with ,luther1 so with ,melancthon and ,zwingli and their immediate followers4 ,they published collections and translations of the old ,latin hymns1 and they continued the use of such compositions in their public worship to a limited extent1 even after they had ceased to employ the ,latin tongue in ,church services4 ,it is well known1 at least to ,anglican clergymen1 that the ,church of ,england ,book of ,common ,prayer contains certain 8,canticles10 to be used on ,sundays and week days4 ,thus1 after the ,old ,testament lesson has been read1 the rubric provides that 8there shall be said or sung in ,english the hymn called ,te ,deum laudamus daily throughout the year40 ,as an alternative to this great ,creed hymn of ,western ,christendom there may be said or sung 8this canticle1 ,benedicite1 omnia opera10 that is1 the ,song of the ,three ,children1 a part of the ,greek addition to the third chapter of ,daniel1 and a paraphrase or expansion of the #adhth ,psalm4 ,then in the ,ordinal of the ,church of ,england1 which provides for 8the ordering of ,priests0 and 8the consecration of ,bishops10 there is a stage at which there is to be sung or said1 ,veni1 ,creator ,spiritus4 ,of this hymn two ,english metrical versions are given in the ,prayer ,book of #affb--that presently in use1 an older and more diffuse rendering1 and one more terse and spirited1 the product of ,bishop ,cosin4 ,but it may not be generally known that many of the earliest service-books of the ,continental and ,scottish ,churches had hymns appended to the ,psalms in metre1 some of which were versions in the vernacular of old ,latin compositions4 ,the ,french ,psalter1 edited by ,marot in #aedc1 had the ,ave ,maria along with the ,decalogue1 the ,belief1 and the ,lord's ,prayer4 ,the ,dutch ,psalter of #afdj had the ,te ,deum1 as well as metrical renderings of the ,decalogue1 the ,song of ,zacharias1 of ,mary1 of ,simeon1 and of ,elizabeth4 ,in the case of the ,church of ,scotland1 the first edition of the ,book of ,common ,order1 published in #aefd1 gave only the ,psalms2 but the ,bassandyne edition of the same book1 published eleven years afterwards1 contained five 8,spiritual ,songs20 that of #aehg gave ten1 while some subsequent reprints have no fewer than fourteen4 ,among these1 8commonly used in the ,kirke and private houses10 will be found 8,the ,song of ,simeon1 called ,nunc ,dimittis10 8,the ,song of ,blessed ,marie1 called ,magnificat10 and ,veni1 ,creator4 ,the ,english of the last named is taken from the ,first ,prayer ,book of ,edward ,,vi41 published in #aedi1 and is the version of this old hymn which occurs in 8,the ,fourme of ,ordering ,priestes10 the longer and older of the two renderings already referred to4 ,how it has fared with ,latin hymns in ,protestant service-books from ,reformation times to the present day is too wide a field of inquiry to enter upon at the close of this brief introduction4 ,this it is safe to affirm1 that no hymnal with any claim to completeness will be found to omit such sacred and classic pieces as1 8,brief life is here our portion10 8,come1 ,holy ,ghost1 our souls inspire10 8,jerusalem the golden10 8,jesus6 the very thought of ,thee10 8,jesus1 ,thou joy of loving hearts10 8,o come1 all ye faithful10 8,o ,jesus1 ,king most wonderful20 and all these are translations or paraphrases of early ,latin hymns4 ,with the increase of interest in all that concerns the praise of ,god's children1 which is so marked a feature of recent times1 there has come an ever-growing appreciation of the grandeur and beauty1 the spiritual depth and longing wistfulness that characterise the great body of ,latin hymnology2 and1 as the result of this appreciation1 the finest and sweetest products are finding a larger place in quarters from which1 at no very far back point of time1 they were altogether excluded4 ,of this we have a striking illustration in the contents of the most recent attempt to construct a hymnal for use in ,presbyterian ,churches4 ,in the 8,draft ,hymnal10 prepared by a joint-committee of the three leading denominations in ,scotland1 there are #eeg hymns4 ,of these1 five are confessedly translations from the ,greek1 and twenty-six from the ,latin4 ,with the ,latin renderings the names of ,bishop ,cosin1 ,dryden1 ,sir ,walter ,scott1 ,caswall1 ,chandler1 ,neale1 and ,ray ,palmer stand honourably associated4 ,ayr1 ,october #ab1 #ahie4 #a,mone's ,lateinische ,hymnen des ,mittelalters2 ,daniel's ,thesaurus ,hymnologicus2 ,tischer's ,kirchenlieder-,lexicon2 ,trench's 8,sacred ,latin ,poetry20 ,neale's 8,latin ,hymns and ,sequences10 and 8,essays on ,liturgiology and ,church ,history20 ,duffield's 8,latin ,hymn-,writers and their ,hymns20 ,roundell ,palmer's 8,hymns3 their ,history and ,development in the ,greek and ,latin ,churches1 ,germany1 and ,great ,britain20 ,julian's 8,dictionary of ,hymnology40 #b,matt4 xxvi4 #cj1 2 ,acts xvi4 #be1 1 ,a4 ,v4--8,sang praises unto ,god20 ,r4 ,v4--8,were 444 singing hymns unto ,god40 ,sundays and ,week ,days ,sunday ,morning ,,die1 ,,dierum ,,principe ,by ,charles ,coffin1 born at ,ardennes in #afgf2 ,rector of the ,university of ,paris1 #agah2 died1 #agdi4 ,the most of his hymns appeared in the ,paris ,breviary of #agcf4 ,in that service-book this is the hymn for ,sunday at ,matins4 ,i ,o day1 the chief of days1 whose light ,sprang from the dark embrace of night1 ,on which our ,lord from death's grim thrall ,arose1 ,true ,light1 to lighten all4 ,,ii ,death trembling heard the mighty ,lord1 ,and darkness quick obeyed ,his word2-- ,o shame on us6 our tardy will ,is slow ,his summons to fulfil4 ,,iii ,while ,nature yet unconscious lies1 ,come1 let us1 sons of light1 arise1 ,and cheerful raise our matin lay ,to chase the dark of night away4 ,,iv ,while all the world around is still1 ,come1 and with songs the temple fill1 ,taught by the saints of bygone days1 ,whose words were song1 whose songs were praise4 ,v ,loud trump of ,heaven1 our languor shake1 ,and bid our slumbering spirits wake2 ,teach us the nobler life1 and give1 ,o ,christ1 the needed grace to live4 ,,vi ,o ,font of love6 ,our steps attend2 ,those needed gifts in mercy send2 ,and where ,thy word is heard this day1 ,give ,thou the ,spirit's power1 we pray4 ,,vii ,to ,father and to ,son be praise1 ,to ,thee1 ,o ,holy ,ghost1 always1 ,whose presence still the heart inspires ,with sacred light and glowing fires4 ,o ,,nata ,,lux ,,de ,,lumine ,the oldest text known of this hymn is from a tenth-century ,,ms4 ,it is in the ,sarum ,breviary 7#adie71 also in that of ,aberdeen 7#aeji71 which is substantially that of ,sarum1 and one of the very few surviving service-books of the ,pre-,reformation period in ,scotland4 ,i ,o ,light that from the light wast born1 ,redeemer of the world forlorn1 ,in mercy now ,thy suppliants spare1 ,our praise accept1 and hear our prayer4 ,,ii ,thou who didst wear our flesh below1 ,to save our souls from endless woe1 ,of ,thy blest ,body1 ,lord1 would we ,efficient members ever be4 ,,iii ,more bright than sun ,thine aspect gleamed1 ,as snowdrift white ,thy garments seemed1 ,when on the mount ,thy glory shone1 ,to faithful witnesses alone4 ,,iv ,there did the seers of old confer ,with those who ,thy disciples were2 ,and ,thou on both didst shed abroad ,the glory of the eternal ,god4 ,v ,from heaven the ,father's voice was heard ,that ,thee the eternal ,son declared2 ,and faithful hearts now love to own ,thy glory1 ,king of heaven1 alone4 ,,vi ,grant us1 we pray1 to walk in light1 ,clad in ,thy virtues sparkling bright1 ,that1 upward borne by deeds of love1 ,our souls may win the bliss above4 ,,vii ,loud praise to ,thee our homage brings1 ,eternal ,god1 ,thou ,king of kings1 ,who reignest one1 ,thou one in three1 ,from age to age eternally4 ,,tu ,,trinitatis ,,unitas ,attributed by some1 but with a small degree of probability1 to ,gregory the ,great4 ,the hymn occurs in all the editions of the ,roman ,breviary1 as also in the ,sarum1 ,york1 and ,aberdeen ,breviaries4 ,i ,o ,thou ,eternal ,one in ,three1 ,dread ,ruler of the earth and sky1 ,accept the praise we yield to ,thee1 ,who1 waking1 lift our songs on high4 ,,ii ,now from the couch of rest we rise1 ,while solemn night in silence reigns1 ,and lift to ,thee our earnest cries1 ,to give ,thy balm to heal our pains4 ,,iii ,if in the night by ,satan's guile ,our souls were lured by thought of sin2 ,o bid ,thy light celestial smile1 ,and chase away the night within4 ,,iv ,purge ,thou our flesh from every stain1 ,let not dull sloth our hearts depress2 ,nor let the sense of guilt remain1 ,to chill the warmth our souls possess4 ,v ,to ,thee1 ,redeemer blest1 we pray1 ,that in our souls ,thy light may shine2 ,so we shall walk from day to day1 ,unerring in ,thy way ,divine4 ,,vi ,grant it1 ,o ,father1 in ,thy love1 ,grant it1 ,o ,one-begotten ,son1 ,who with the ,spirit reign above1 ,now1 and while endless ages run4 ,sunday ,evening ,,deus ,,creator ,,omnium ,by ,st4 ,ambrose1 born at ,lyons1 ,arles1 or ,trves in #cdj2 consecrated ,bishop of ,milan in #cgd2 died on ,easter ,eve1 #cig4 ,he introduced antiphonal chanting into the ,western ,church1 and laid the foundation of ,church music1 which ,gregory systematised4 ,i ,thy works1 ,o ,god1 ,thy name extol1 ,thou ,ruler of the worlds that roll2 ,the day is clad in garments bright1 ,and grateful sleep pervades the night1 ,,ii ,that weary limbs from labour free1 ,by rest for toil prepared may be2 ,and jaded minds awhile forget ,the anxious thoughts that pain and fret4 ,,iii ,fast fades the sunlight in the west2 ,thy hand we own our day hath blessed2 ,now from the accuser's power we flee1 ,and lift our prayers in song to ,thee4 ,,iv ,o ,thou hast stirred our hearts to sing1 ,hast tuned the praise our voices bring2 ,from earth's vain loves our love hast won1 ,hast lured our thoughts that heavenward run4 ,v ,so1 when the rayless gloom of night ,hath quenched in dark the expiring light1 ,faith waves the ebon clouds away1 ,and dark is light1 and night is day4 ,,vi ,that sin may ne'er an entrance make1 ,may slumber ne'er our souls o'ertake2 ,faith1 wakeful1 keeps the soul secure1 ,and sleep is sweet1 and deep1 and pure4 ,,vii ,the mind from sin's enticements free1 ,o let our dreams be thoughts of ,thee2 ,and by no envious foe oppressed1 ,vouchsafe to ,thy beloved rest4 ,o ,,deus1 ,,ego ,,amo ,,te1 ,,nec ,,amo ,,te1 ,,ut ,,salves ,,me ,attributed to ,francis ,xavier4 ,born at the ,castle ,xavier1 near ,pampeluna1 ,spain1 in #aejf2 graduated at the ,paris ,university1 where he became acquainted with ,ignatius ,loyola2 as a ,jesuit missionary visited ,india1 ,travancore1 ,ceylon1 ,malacca1 and ,japan2 died1 when near ,canton1 in #aeeb4 ,the original of this hymn is supposed to be a ,spanish sonnet4 ,all that can be said of the ,latin version is that it is probably by ,xavier1 or by some ,german ,jesuit1 and is at least as early as #affh4 ,i ,o ,god1 ,i love ,thee1 not alone ,because ,thou savest me1 ,and those who love not in return ,are lost eternally4 ,,ii ,thou art mine own1 ,o ,christ2 ,thine arms ,embraced me on the ,cross2 ,thou didst endure the nails1 the spear1 ,the bitter shame and loss4 ,,iii ,o sorrows numberless were ,thine1 ,and all were borne for me-- ,the bloody sweat1 the cruel death ,of bitter agony4 ,,iv ,why1 therefore1 should ,i love ,thee now1 ,o ,jesus1 ever blest8 ,not lest in hell my soul be cast1 ,not that in heaven it rest4 ,v ,no other hope my love inspires1 ,and wins my heart for ,thee-- ,i only love ,thee1 ,christ1 my ,king1 ,because ,thou lovest me4 ,,lucis ,,creator ,,optime ,by ,gregory1 surnamed the ,great1 born at ,rome about #edj2 succeeded ,pelagius in the ,papal ,chair1 #eij2 sent ,augustine on a mission to ,britain in #eif2 died in #fad4 ,he ranks among the ,four ,latin ,doctors1 and because of the services he rendered to the ritual of the ,church1 he was styled ,magister ,cremoniarum4 ,the ,gregorian tones or chants are the fruit of his study of sacred music4 ,i ,thou1 blest ,creator of the light1 ,from whom the day its splendour brings1 ,thy word the earth to beauty woke1 ,when light came forth on glowing wings4 ,,ii ,the circle of the day is ,thine1 ,the morn1 and night in one are bound2-- ,o hear our earnest prayer as now ,the gloomy shades are gathering round2 ,,iii ,o free our souls from guilty stains1 ,that we ,thy favour still may know2 ,and let no thought the mind possess1 ,to bind the heart to earth below4 ,,iv ,that we may beat at heaven's fair gate1 ,where safely stored our treasure lies1 ,purge us from every filthy stain1 ,teach us all evil to despise4 ,v ,hear us1 ,o ,holy ,father1 hear1 ,and ,thou the ,everlasting ,son1 ,who with the ,holy ,spirit reign'st ,while the eternal ages run4 ,monday ,morning ,,aurora ,,jam ,,spargit ,,polum ,placed by ,duffield in a class which contains hymns formerly called ,ambrosian1 but now known to be the work of other hands4 ,george ,cassander1 the liberal ,catholic collector 7#aeef71 writes 8,incognitus auctor0 after the hymn1 which has a place in several old ,hymnaria1 such as the ,durham1 the ,cottonian1 and the ,harleian4 ,i ,now daylight floods the morning sky1 ,and earthward glides the approaching day1 ,the dancing rays of sunlight chase ,the gathered fears of night away4 ,,ii ,hence dreams that cloud the soul6 away1 ,ye terrors grim of midnight born6 ,whate'er the dark of night hath bred1 ,die in the light that greets the morn6 ,,iii ,so when the day eternal breaks1-- ,that day for which our spirits long1-- ,its light may fall to bless our souls1 ,e'en while we raise our morning song4 ,,iv ,to ,god the ,father throned in heaven1 ,to ,christ the one begotten ,son1 ,and to the ,holy ,ghost be praise1 ,now1 and while endless ages run4 ,monday ,evening ,,jesu1 ,,dulcis ,,memoria ,generally1 and there seems little reason to doubt correctly1 ascribed to ,bernard of ,clairvaux4 ,born in #ajia at his father's castle near ,dijon in ,burgundy2 died1 #aaec4 ,the monk of ,citeaux1 the first ,abbot of ,clairvaux1 the ,papal controversialist and the preacher of the ,second ,crusade1 is better known in our day as the author of a hymn regarded by many as the sweetest and most ,evangelical in medival hymnody4 ,the poem from which the hymn is taken consists of nearly fifty quatrains on the name of ,jesus1 known as the ,joyful ,rhythm of ,st4 ,bernard4 ,in the ,roman ,breviary three hymns are taken from the ,rhythm1 ,jesu dulcis memoria1 ,jesu ,rex ,admirabilis1 and ,jesu decus angelicum4 ,i ,o ,jesus1 when ,i think of ,thee1 ,true gladness fills my heart2 ,but joy unspeakable 'twill be ,to see ,thee as ,thou art4 ,,ii ,o blessed name6 ,no note more sweet1 ,no music so divine2 ,its charms the dearest fancies greet ,that with my memory twine4 ,,iii ,to those who come with sin confessed1 ,thy name their hope inspires2 ,and every needy soul is blessed1 ,and granted all desires4 ,,iv ,to those who seek1 ah6 ,thou art found ,far more than all desire-- ,a living fount whose streams abound1 ,a flame of heavenly fire4 ,v ,what tongue can e'er the charm express8 ,what words its beauty show8 ,for ,thy dear name's sweet loveliness ,no heart can ever know4 ,,vi ,who only taste the heavenly bread1 ,they hunger for the feast2 ,who drink of ,christ1 the ,fountainhead1 ,but find their thirst increase4 ,,vii ,o ,jesus1 to my fainting heart ,when wilt ,thou come to speak8 ,o1 when to me ,thy bliss impart1 ,and more than ,i can seek8 ,,viii ,o ,i will feed and hunger still1 ,o ,i will drink and pine ,till ,thou my famished spirit fill ,with that blest name of ,thine4 ,tuesday ,morning ,o ,,deus1 ,,ego ,,amo ,,te1 ,,nam ,,prior ,,tu ,,amasti ,,me ,credited by many to the composer of the hymn which opens with identically the same line1 but proceeds quite differently4 ,it is1 however1 doubtful if this is the composition of ,xavier2 more probably it is the breathing of desire on the part of some now unknown ,german ,jesuit of the seventeenth century4 ,i ,my heart goes forth in love to ,thee1 ,o ,god1 who first hast lovd me2 ,my freedom1 lo1 ,i lay aside1 ,thy willing slave whate'er betide4 ,,ii ,may memory ne'er a thought suggest1 ,that comes not forth at ,thy behest2 ,and may the mind no wisdom know1 ,that ,god all wise doth not bestow4 ,,iii ,may nothing be desired by me1 ,save what ,i know is willed by ,thee2 ,and what of ,thine ,i e'er attain1 ,i render back to ,thee again4 ,,iv ,take what ,thou gavest--all is ,thine2 ,dispose as suits ,thy will divine2 ,rule1 ,lover of my soul2 ,i rest ,in ,thy blest will who knowest best4 ,v ,that ,i may love ,thee as ,i will1 ,o let ,thy love my bosom fill2 ,this gift alone endureth aye-- ,all else are dreams that flit away4 ,tuesday ,evening ,,te ,,lucis ,,ante ,,terminum ,sometimes ascribed to ,st4 ,ambrose4 ,it is found in eleventh-century ,hymnaria of the ,english ,church1 and in the ,breviaries of ,rome1 ,paris1 ,sarum1 ,york1 and ,aberdeen1 generally as a hymn at ,compline4 ,i ,maker of the world1 we pray1 ,ere the dark of night surround us1 ,let ,thy love beside us stay1 ,throw protecting arms around us4 ,,ii ,phantoms of the night away6 ,let no evil dream affect us2 ,pure as falls the light of day1 ,from the taint of sin protect us4 ,,iii ,hear us1 ,father1 when we cry2 ,hear us1 ,christ1 ,thy grace extending2 ,hear us1 ,spirit1 throned on high1 ,three in one1 through years unending4 ,wednesday ,morning ,,jam ,,meta ,,noctis ,,transiit ,this morning hymn is one of four attributed to ,st4 ,hilary4 ,born at ,poitiers early in the fourth century2 became bishop of his native town about #cej2 died #acth ,january #cfh4 ,his saint's day 7which gives name to ,hilary ,term in ,english law courts7 is celebrated on #adth ,january1 in order not to trench upon the octave of the ,epiphany4 ,i ,gone are the shades of night1 ,the hours of rest are o'er2 ,new beauties sparkle bright1 ,and heaven is light once more4 ,,ii ,to ,thee our prayers shall speed1 ,o ,lord of light divine2 ,come to our utmost need1 ,and in our darkness shine4 ,,iii ,spirit of love and light1 ,may we ,thine image know1 ,and in ,thy glory bright1 ,to full perfection grow4 ,,iv ,hear us1 ,o ,father blest1 ,hear us1 ,o ,christ the ,son1 ,and ,comforter the best1 ,now1 and till life is done4 ,wednesday ,evening ,,labente ,,jam ,,solis ,,rot ,by ,charles ,coffin4 7,see p4 #c47 ,chandler's translation1 beginning1 8,and now the sun's declining rays10 is for 8,ninth ,hour1 or three in the afternoon10 of ,sunday4 ,in 8,hymns ,ancient and ,modern0 ,chandler's rendering is given as an evening hymn1 and with considerable alterations1 the first line being1 8,as now the sun's declining rays0 7,no4 #ab74 ,i ,now sinks the glowing orb of day1 ,and silent night comes on apace2 ,so gains our life the appointed goal1 ,that marks the limit of our race4 ,,ii ,o ,christ1 uplifted on the ,cross6 ,thine arms were stretched towards the sky2 ,grant us with love that ,cross to seek1 ,and folded in those arms to die4 ,,iii ,now to the ,father throned on high1 ,and unto ,christ ,his only ,son1 ,and to the ,spirit1 glory be1 ,now1 and while endless ages run4 ,thursday ,morning ,,splendor ,,patern ,,glori ,this morning hymn is the complement of terne rerum ,conditor1 and1 like it1 almost indisputably by ,st4 ,ambrose4 ,its use was generally for ,matins or ,lauds on ,monday2 by some monastic orders it was used daily4 ,i ,from the ,father's throne descending1 ,light from out the realms of light2 ,font of light1 all light transcending1 ,brighter day in day most bright4 ,,ii ,shine1 ,true ,light1 in radiant brightness1 ,flashing forth perpetual ray2 ,may ,thy ,spirit's searching lightness1 ,fill our souls with endless day4 ,,iii ,father1 come we humbly bending1-- ,father of ,almighty grace1 ,who hast glory never ending1 ,banish every sinful trace4 ,,iv ,when to do ,thy will inclining1 ,quell for us the tempter's wrath2 ,ne'er in trial's hour repining1 ,lead us in the upward path4 ,v ,may ,thy rule our minds enlighten2 ,let no sin our lives defile2 ,fervent faith our spirits brighten1 ,knowing nought of fraud or guile4 ,,vi ,christ1 the ,bread of ,life bestowing1 ,faith our daily cup shall fill2 ,draughts of joy for ever flowing1 ,drink we from the ,spirit's rill4 ,,vii ,thus our life in beauty gliding-- ,purity like dawn of day1 ,faith like sun at noon abiding1 ,eve that knows no twilight grey4 ,,viii ,forth in beauty rides the ,morning-- ,be ,thy glory on us poured2 ,son1 the ,father's love adorning1 ,father in th' ,eternal ,word4 ,thursday ,evening ,,salvator ,,mundi1 ,,domine ,author unknown4 ,found in the ,hymnaria of ,sarum1 and ,york1 also in the ,sarum1 ,york1 ,hereford1 and ,aberdeen ,breviaries4 ,used at ,eton in ,latin original at evening service until about #ahcj4 ,i ,thou who hast led our steps this day1 ,blest ,saviour of the world1 we pray1 ,through all the night ,thy care extend1 ,and save us to our journey's end4 ,,ii ,be present with us1 ,lord1 who wait1 ,and lift our cry at mercy's gate2 ,take all our load of sin away1 ,and change our darkness into day4 ,,iii ,free ,thou our minds from careless sleep1 ,our souls from sin's allurements keep2 ,and may our flesh from every stain1 ,all pure1 we pray ,thee1 still remain4 ,,iv ,to ,thee of purity the spring1 ,our prayers ascend on soaring wing2 ,hear ,thou our cry1 and with the morn ,may purity our souls adorn4 ,v ,glory be unto ,god always1 ,to ,christ the ,son eternal praise2 ,glory to ,god the ,spirit be1 ,from age to age eternally4 ,friday ,morning ,,christe1 ,,lumen ,,perpetuum ,by ,magnus ,felix ,ennodius1 born at ,arles about #dgc2 became ,bishop of ,pavia about #ead2 died1 #eba2 buried on #agth ,july of that year1 which day is observed as his festival by the ,roman ,church4 ,i ,christ1 the light that shines eternal1-- ,light that gilds the rolling spheres1 ,dawn upon our night1 and keep us ,pure as light when day appears4 ,,ii ,let no gin of ,satan snare us1 ,let no enemy oppress2 ,wakeful aye with garments spotless1 ,may we walk life's wilderness4 ,,iii ,keep our hearts in ,thy safe keeping1 ,be ,thy flock ,thy special care2 ,in ,thy fold in mercy tend them1 ,guard their footsteps everywhere4 ,,iv ,and our souls shall sing triumphant ,when ,thy light our eyes shall see1 ,and the vows we owe are rendered1 ,god1 the great ,triune1 to ,thee4 ,friday ,evening ,,nox ,,atra ,,rerum ,,contegit ,this hymn is classed by ,duffield under the heading 8,ambrosian10 which includes compositions of ,gregory and other authors4 ,mone gives it as probably by ,st4 ,gregory4 ,i ,dark night has drawn her curtain round1 ,and hid earth's hues in gloom profound2 ,now contrite at ,thy feet we fall1 ,and make request1 ,thou ,judge of all1 ,,ii ,that ,thou wouldst hide the guilt of sin1 ,and throughly purge our hearts within-- ,o ,christ1 dispense ,thy grace1 we pray1 ,to keep us guiltless day by day4 ,,iii ,the awakened conscience1 sore oppressed ,by thought of sin all unconfessed1 ,yearns in the gloom1 to cast her load ,at ,thy blest feet1 ,redeemer1 ,god4 ,,iv ,dispel the darkness1 ,lord1 we pray1 ,that in our mind holds dismal sway2 ,send forth ,thy light1 and bid us rest ,in ,thy calm peace1 for ever blest4 ,saturday ,morning ,,jam ,,lucis ,,orto ,,sidere ,frequently ascribed to ,ambrose1 but not by his ,benedictine editors4 ,a rendering of it by ,dr4 ,neale is one of the morning hymns in 8,hymns ,ancient and ,modern10 8,now that the daylight fills the sky0 7,no4 #d72 but the rendering has been considerably altered by the editors4 ,i ,see in the east the morn arise2 ,seek1 wingd prayer1 the glowing skies2 ,bring help from ,heaven1 that all our way ,be pleasing to our ,god this day4 ,,ii ,may ,he restrain from words of sin2 ,for bitter strife give calm within2 ,veil from our eyes the garish light1 ,that lures the soul to darkest night4 ,,iii ,pure may our inmost heart remain ,from evil thoughts and fancies vain2 ,and may the curb our flesh control1 ,that drags to earth the aspiring soul4 ,,iv ,so1 when the last stray beams of light ,shall fade before the return of night1 ,kept in the path our feet have trod1 ,we shall give glory to our ,god4 ,v ,to ,god the ,father1 throned in heaven1 ,to ,christ1 the one begotten ,son1 ,and to the ,holy ,ghost be praise1 ,now1 and while endless ages run4 ,saturday ,evening ,,jam ,,sol ,,recedit ,,igneus ,a recast of ,o ,lux beata ,trinitas1 one of twelve hymns the ,benedictine editors regard as undoubtedly the work of ,st4 ,ambrose1 and which1 in the older ,breviaries1 was used at ,vespers on ,saturday4 ,i ,now sinks the fiery orb of day-- ,o ,one in ,three1 ,eternal ,light1 ,o ,three in ,one1 for ever bright1 ,shine in our darkened minds1 we pray4 ,,ii ,when morning breaks1 our songs we raise2 ,when evening falls1 we still adore2 ,when morn and eve shall come no more1 ,in mercy grant us still to praise4 ,,iii ,all praises to the ,father be1 ,all praise to the ,eternal ,son1 ,and to the ,spirit1 ,three in ,one1 ,from age to age eternally4 ,advent ,,christe1 ,,precamur ,,annue ,by ,ennodius1 ,bishop of ,pavia4 7,see p4 #cb47 ,i ,to ,thee1 ,o ,christ1 our prayers shall rise1 ,with tears of sorrow blending2 ,come for our help ,thou ,holy ,one1 ,on our dark night descending4 ,,ii ,our hearts shall find their rest in ,thee1 ,and e'en in dreams shall praise ,thee2 ,and with each rising of the sun1 ,anew their songs shall raise ,thee4 ,,iii ,impart a noble life1 and may ,our spirit's warmth be heightened4 ,bid night depart1 and with ,thy love1 ,o may our lives be brightened4 ,,iv ,in hymns we pay our vows to ,thee3 ,at vesper-hour we pray1 ,erase the writing we have made1 ,thine own let stand for aye4 ,,in ,,noctis ,,umbra ,,desides ,by ,charles ,coffin4 7,see p4 #c47 ,i ,when evening shades around us close1 ,and bound in sleep our limbs repose1 ,the watchful soul1 from slumber free1 ,shall breathe its earnest prayer to ,thee4 ,,ii ,desire of ,nations1 ,word of ,god1 ,thou ,saviour of the ,world abroad1 ,hear ,thou our mournful prayer at length1 ,and raise the fallen by ,thy strength4 ,,iii ,be near1 ,redeemer2 by ,thy grace ,forgive our erring sinful race1 ,bound in the prison-house of sin-- ,o1 open heaven and lead us in4 ,,iv ,o ,thou who cam'st to set us free1 ,to ,thee1 the ,son1 all praises be2 ,to ,father1 ,spirit1 ,three in ,one1 ,while the eternal ages run4 ,,veni1 ,,veni1 ,,emmanuel6 ,an antiphon4 ,the term denotes a short versicle said at the beginning and close of a psalm or psalms in the ,breviary ,offices4 ,this antiphon is by an unknown author4 ,dr4 ,neale1 who supposes it to be of twelfth-century date1 published a translation of it in #ahea1 beginning1 8,draw nigh1 draw nigh1 ,emmanuel10 an altered version of which occurs in 8,hymns ,ancient and ,modern0 as an ,advent hymn1 with first line altered to1 8,o come1 ,o come1 ,emmanuel0 7,no4 #cf74 ,i ,emmanuel1 come6 we call for ,thee2 ,come1 set ,thy captive ,israel free1 ,who1 sore at heart1 in exile wait ,their absent ,lord1 who tarries late4 ,joy1 joy1 ,emmanuel shall be born ,for thee1 ,o ,israel1 forlorn4 ,,ii ,come1 ,root of ,jesse6 for our foes ,in cruel snare our souls enclose2 ,bring us1 we pray1 from hell's dark cave1 ,from gulf profound ,thy people save4 ,joy1 joy1 c4 ,,iii ,come1 come1 ,o ,harbinger of day6 ,cheer ,thou our hearts with heavenly ray1 ,dispel the clouds of night that roll1 ,the dark of death that fills the soul4 ,joy1 joy1 c4 ,,iv ,come1 ,key of ,david6 in ,thy might ,unlock for us the realms of light2 ,make safe the path that upward tends1 ,close ,thou the way that downward wends4 ,joy1 joy1 c4 ,v ,come1 come1 ,o ,thou ,almighty ,lord6 ,from ,sinai once went forth ,thy word1 ,when in the midst of eddying flame1 ,thou didst ,thy law in might proclaim4 ,joy1 joy1 c4 ,christmas ,,nato ,,nobis ,,salvatore ,by ,adam of ,st4 ,victor4 ,a native of either ,britain or ,brittany1 probably the latter2 educated at ,paris2 became1 about #aacj1 a monk in the ,abbey of ,st4 ,victor1 then in the suburbs1 afterwards absorbed in the city of ,paris2 there he passed the remainder of his life1 and died somewhere between the years #aagb and #aaib4 ,in liturgical services the ,gradual or ,antiphon1 sung between the ,epistle and ,gospel1 ended on festival days with the word ,alleluia4 ,the final syllable of this vocable was prolonged in a number of musical notes called sequentia1 and by the ninth century it became common to adapt words to these notes1 which words are now called 8sequences40 ,adam of ,st4 ,victor was one of the most voluminous composers of this kind of sacred ,latin verse4 ,i ,let us tune our hearts and voices-- ,all creation wide rejoices1 ,for a ,saviour has been born2 ,given to man1 his weakness wearing1 ,dwelling with the sad despairing1 ,light and health our life adorn4 ,,ii ,from the midst of ,eden's gladness ,came the dower of death and sadness1 ,but the ,saviour's life is ours4 ,banished now are death and sorrow2 ,life and joy from ,christ we borrow1 ,more dwelt in ,eden's bowers4 ,,iii ,from the height of heaven above us1 ,god looked down on earth to love us1 ,and ,he sent ,his only ,son4 ,now no more ,his face concealing1 ,bridegroom like1 ,his grace revealing1 ,came ,he forth ,his work begun4 ,,iv ,swift and strong1 a giant glorious1 ,o'er our death ,he came victorious1 ,girt with power ,his course to run4 ,came he forth salvation willing1 ,law and prophecy fulfilling1 ,till the task assayed is done4 ,v ,jesus1 who hast brought salvation1 ,healing balm for every nation1 ,thou our glory art and peace4 ,praise ,thy glorious deeds shall mention1 ,who in humble condescension1 ,cam'st ,thy servants to release4 ,,puer ,,natus ,,in ,,bethlehem ,the oldest form of this ,christmas carol is found in a ,benedictine ,processional belonging to the beginning of the fourteenth century4 ,i ,zion is glad this glorious morn3 ,a babe in ,bethlehem is born4 ,,ii ,see where ,he lies in manger low1 ,whose kingly reign no end shall know4 ,,iii ,the ox and ass that filled the stall1 ,knew that the babe was ,lord of all4 ,,iv ,out from the east the sages bring ,their treasures for an offering4 ,v ,they humbly seek the lowly place1 ,and worship there the ,king of grace3 ,,vi ,the ,son of ,god1 who made the earth1 ,a virgin mother gave ,him birth4 ,,vii ,no poison from the serpent stains ,the human blood that fills ,his veins2 ,,viii ,and though our flesh ,he meekly wears1 ,no mark of sin ,his nature bears2 ,,ix ,that ,he might man to ,god restore1 ,and give the grace that once ,he wore4 ,x ,come while our hearts are full of mirth ,and bless the ,lord of lowly birth4 ,,xi ,the ,holy ,trinity we'll praise1 ,and give our thanks to ,god always4 ,,heu6 ,,quid ,,jaces ,,stabulo1 ,,omnium ,,creator8 ,by ,jean ,momboir1 with ,johannes ,mauburnus for the ,latin1 and ,john ,mauburn for the ,english form of his name4 ,born in #adfj at ,brussels2 a ,canon ,regular of the ,brethren of the ,common ,life in the ,low ,countries2 died ,abbot of the ,cloister of ,livry1 not far from ,paris1 in #aejb or #aejc4 ,in his large work1 the 8,spiritual ,rose-garden10 there is a rosary on the birth of ,christ1 consisting of thirteen stanzas1 which commence1 ,eja1 mea anima1 ,bethlehem eamus4 ,the hymn beginning as above consists of three stanzas taken from that poem4 ,the detached stanzas passed into many of the older ,german hymn-books1 met with great favour in the early ,reformed ,churches1 so long as the practice of singing ,latin compositions survived among them1 and still retain a place in some ,german hymnals in an old translation1 with for opening line1 ,warum liegt im ,krippelein4 ,i 7,loquitur peccator7 ,wherefore in the lowly stall1 ,o ,thou great ,creator1 ,dost ,thou raise ,thine infant call1 ,glorious ,renovator8 ,where ,thy purple if a ,king8 ,where the shouts ,thy subjects bring8 ,where ,thy royal castle8 ,here is want with all her train1 ,poverty proclaims her reign-- ,these ,thy court and vassal4 ,,ii 7,jesus respondit7 ,hither1 by ,my love impelled1 ,have ,i come to save thee2 ,sin has long thy nature held1 ,powerful to enslave thee4 ,by ,my emptiness and woe1 ,by the grace that ,i bestow1 ,do ,i seek to fill thee4 ,by ,my humble1 lowly birth1 ,by this sacrifice on earth1 ,blessing great ,i will thee4 ,,iii 7,laudant fideles7 ,songs of praise1 ten thousand songs1 ,sing ,i will and laud ,thee2 ,for such grace my spirit longs1 ,ever to applaud ,thee4 ,glory1 glory let there be1 ,lover of mankind to ,thee1 ,in the heaven supernal4 ,let this testimony fly ,over earth1 and sea1 and sky1 ,borne by songs eternal4 ,,quicumque ,,christum ,,qu,,ritis ,this hymn for the ,epiphany forms part of a larger one of very complex authorship1 known as ,a solis orts cardine1 ,et usque terr limitem4 ,this portion of that ,christmas hymn has by some been assigned to ,st4 ,ambrose1 but by a majority of judges to ,prudentius1 8the ,horace and ,virgil of the ,christians10 in the estimate of the scholarly ,bentley4 ,aurelius ,prudentius1 ,clemens1 or the ,merciful1 was born in #cdh1 somewhere in the north of ,spain4 ,after filling various secular offices he retired1 in his fifty-seventh year1 into private life1 and devoted himself to the composition of sacred verse4 ,he died circa #dac1 but where we are not told4 ,i ,o ye who seek the ,lord1 come nigh1 ,to heaven uplift your reverent eyes1 ,the ,royal ,banner of our ,god ,is blazoned on the midnight skies4 ,,ii ,brighter than when the sun at noon ,pours forth its radiance on the earth1 ,see yonder star its glory sheds1 ,and tells to man the ,saviour's birth4 ,,iii ,o wisdom seeks the lowly stall1 ,and takes the guidance of the star1 ,to worship where the ,incarnate lies1 ,and offer gifts from lands afar3 ,,iv ,with incense1 worships the ,divine1 ,with gold1 a kingly tribute pays1 ,and at the feet of ,god made ,man1 ,the myrrh in sweet profusion lays4 ,v ,o ,bethlehem1 city ever blest6 ,what honour more could come to thee8 ,the cradle of the ,incarnate ,god1 ,who came to set ,his ,israel free6 ,,vi ,o ,jesus1 to the world revealed6 ,to ,thee let glory ever be1 ,to ,father and to ,holy ,ghost1 ,from age to age eternally4 ,epiphany ,,jesu1 ,,nostra ,,redemptio ,probably of the seventh or eighth century4 ,found in three ,,mss4 of the eleventh century in the ,british ,museum ,library2 also in the old ,roman1 ,sarum1 ,york1 and ,aberdeen ,breviaries4 ,chandler's rendering of this fine hymn--8,o ,christ1 our hope1 our heart's desire10 and which is to be found in most collections1 is the hymn for ,evensong on ,ascension ,day in that author's 8,hymns of the ,primitive ,church40 ,i ,thou our ,redeemer art1 ,o ,christ1 ,our heart's desire1 our fervent love2 ,creator of the worlds1 ,thou cam'st ,to wear our flesh1 from heaven above4 ,,ii ',twas love that brought ,thee to our aid1 ,to bear the burden of our woe1 ,to bow the head in shameful death1 ,and life1 immortal life1 bestow4 ,,iii ,asunder burst the bands of hell1 ,the captives hailed the glorious day2 ,and by ,thy mighty triumph crowned1 ,thou art at ,god's right hand for aye4 ,,iv ,o may ,thy mercy still abound1 ,that1 by the goodness of ,thy grace1 ,we daily o'er our sin may rise1 ,and see the beauty of ,thy face4 ,v ,spring of our joy1 be ,thou1 ,o ,christ2 ,our great reward1 hereafter be2 ,and while the endless ages run1 ,our praises shall be all of ,thee4 ,,ei ,,canamus ,,gloriam ,by ,c4 ,coffin4 7,see p4 #c47 ,i ,now let us tune our hearts to sing ,the glory of the ,almighty ,king2 ,his hand unrolled the spacious skies1 ,whose beauty lures our wondering eyes4 ,,ii ,there are the clouds with treasure rare1 ,slow floating in the higher air1 ,whence come the soft refreshing showers1 ,to bless the springing of the flowers4 ,,iii ,rich is the treasure of ,thy grace1 ,prepared for us who seek ,thy face2 ,it falls from clouds that earthward roll1 ,and penetrates the inmost soul4 ,,iv ,and faithful hearts that thirsting pine1 ,drink deeply of the draught divine1 ,and with an heavenly impulse rise1 ,to greet the sunlight in the skies4 ,v ,o happy souls that evermore ,drink of the bliss ,thou hast in store2 ,may grateful love responsive flow ,to all the love ,thou dost bestow4 ,,vi ,now1 glory to the ,three in ,one1 ,to ,god the ,father1 ,god the ,son1 ,and to the ,spirit1 one in ,three1 ,from age to age eternally4 ,,deus-,,homo1 ,,rex ,c,,lorum ,by ,bishop ,marbodus4 ,born in ,anjou1 #ajce2 successively ,archdeacon of ,angers and ,bishop of ,rennes2 died in #aabe4 ,was author of a poem ,de ,gemmis1 which gives a mystical explanation of precious stones much in favour in the ,middle ,ages4 ,i ,king of heaven1 our nature wearing1 ,pity lend the sad despairing2 ',neath the sway of sin repining1 ,formed from dust1 to dust declining-- ,tottering in our ruined state1 ,strengthen by ,thy goodness great4 ,,ii ,what is man from sin descending8 ,child of death1 all woes attending4 ,what is man8 a worm that clingeth ,to the earth from which he springeth4 ,wilt ,thou forth ,thine anger bring1 ,on a weak1 defenceless thing8 ,,iii ,shall not man1 who earthward tendeth1 ,look to ,god1 who mercy sendeth8 ',twere a task most unbefitting1 ,god o'er man in judgment sitting-- ,yet should ,god in judgment speak1 ,where shall man an answer seek8 ,,iv ,as the shadow quickly flying1 ,faint our life and sure our dying2 ,as the cloud by tempest driven1 ,as the grass cut down at even2-- ,king of heaven1 in mercy great1 ,pity the disconsolate4 ,passion ,week ,,vexilla ,,regis ,,prodeunt ,by ,venantius ,fortunatus4 ,born in the district of ,treviso1 ,italy1 about #ecj4 ,in #efe he made a pilgrimage to the shrine of ,st4 ,martin at ,tours1 and spent the remainder of his years in ,gaul4 ,through the influence of his friend ,queen ,rhadegunda1 ,fortunatus became ,bishop of ,poitiers in #eig4 ,some place his death in the year #fji4 ,fortunatus must have been an author of great industry and versatility4 ,he wrote the life of ,st4 ,martin in four books1 containing #bbde hexameter lines2 he threw off in profusion vers de societ when wandering from castle to cloister in ,gaul2 and he composed a volume of hymns for all the festivals of the ,christian year1 which is now unhappily lost4 ,this is his best known hymn1 ,dr4 ,neale's translation of which is inserted for the ,fifth ,sunday in ,lent1 otherwise called ,palm ,sunday1 in 8,hymns ,ancient and ,modern0 7,no4 #hd74 ,i ,see the ,royal banners ,wave across the sky1 ,bright the mystic radiance1 ,for the ,cross is nigh2 ,and ,he who came our flesh to wear1 ,the ,christ of ,god1 was wounded there4 ,,ii ,deep the cruel spear thrust1 ,by the soldier given2 ,blood and water mingle1 ,where the flesh is riven2 ,to cleanse our souls the crimson tide ,leapt from the ,saviour's riven side4 ,,iii ,in the distant ages ,zion's harp was strung1 ,and the faithful saw ,him1 ,while the prophet sung2 ,now ,israel's ,hope the nations see1 ,for ,christ is reigning from the tree4 ,,iv ,tree of wondrous beauty1 ,tree of grace and light1 ,royal throne to rest on1 ,decked with purple bright2 ,the choice of ,god1 this royal throne ,whence ,christ1 the ,king1 should rule ,his own4 ,v ,see the branches drooping6 ,laden1 see they sway6 ,for the price of heaven ,on those branches lay2 ,ah6 great the price1 that price was paid1 ,by ,him on whom the debt was laid4 ,,pange1 ,,lingua1 ,,gloriosi1 ,,pr,,lium ,,certaminis ,this1 8one of the first of the ,latin medival hymns10 has been credited to ,st4 ,hilary4 ,it has also been ascribed to ,claudianus ,mamertus1 who died in #dgd4 ,but by the majority of authorities it is regarded as the composition of ,fortunatus1 and ranks next to the ,vexilla ,regis prodeunt in their estimate4 ,a rendering of it by ,keble will be found in his 8,miscellaneous ,poems10 beginning1 8,sing1 my tongue1 of glorious warfare10 which is ,dr4 ,neale's 8,sing1 my tongue1 the glorious battle10 in a somewhat altered form4 ,i ,tell1 my tongue1 the glorious conflict1 ,crowned with victory nobly won2-- ,more than all the spoil of battle1 ,praise the triumph of ,god's ,son2 ,how by death the crown of conquest ,graced ,him when the strife was done4 ,,ii ,grieving sore o'er ,eden's sorrow ,when our race in ,adam fell2 ,and the fatal fruit he tasted1 ,welcomed sin1 and death1 and hell2 ,god ordained a tree in ,zion1 ,eden's poison to dispel4 ,,iii ,in the work of our ,redemption ,wisdom met the tempter's foils2-- ,on the ground he claimed1 the ,victor ,fought1 and bore away the spoils2 ,and the bane became the blessing1 ,freedom sprang amid his toils4 ,,iv ,from the bosom of the ,father1 ,where ,he shared the regal crown1 ,at the time by ,god appointed1 ,came the world's ,creator down-- ,god incarnate1 born of ,virgin1 ,shorn of glory and renown4 ,v ,list6 the voice of infant weeping1 ,cradled where the oxen stand1 ,and the ,virgin mother watches1 ,tending ,him with loving hand1-- ,hands and feet of ,god she bindeth1 ,folding them in swaddling band4 ,,vi ,blessing1 blessing everlasting1 ,to the glorious ,trinity2 ,to the ,father1 ,son1 and ,spirit1 ,equal glory let there be2 ,universal praise be given1 ,to the ,blessed ,one in ,three4 ,,lustra ,,sex ,,qui ,,jam ,,peregit ,by some attributed to ,st4 ,ambrose1 but generally and with greater probability to ,fortunatus4 ,there is an imitation of this hymn in ,english by ,bishop ,mant1 beginning1 8,see the destined day arise60 one of the ,passion hymns in 8,hymns ,ancient and ,modern0 7,no4 #ii74 ,i ,thirty years by ,god appointed1 ,and there dawns the woeful day1 ,when the great ,redeemer girds ,him ,for the tumult of the fray2 ,and upon the cross uplifted1 ,bears our load of guilt away4 ,,ii ,ah6 'tis bitter gall ,he drinketh1 ,when ,his heart in anguish fails2-- ,from the thorns ,his life-blood trickles1 ,from the spear wound and the nails2 ,but that crimson stream for cleansing1 ,o'er creation wide prevails4 ,,iii ,faithful ,cross6 in all the woodland1 ,standeth not a nobler tree2 ,in thy leaf1 and flower1 and fruitage1 ,none can e'er thy equal be2 ,sweet the wood1 and sweet the iron1 ,sweet the load that hung on thee4 ,,iv ,noble tree6 unbend thy branches1 ,let thy stubborn fibres bend1 ,cast thy native rigour from thee1 ,be a gentle1 loving friend2 ,bear ,him in thine arms1 and softly1 ,christ1 the ,king eternal1 tend4 ,v ,only thou could'st bear the burden ,of the ransom of our race2 ,only thou could'st be a refuge1 ,like the ark1 a hiding-place1 ,by the sacred blood anointed1 ,of the ,covenant of ,grace4 ,,vi ,blessing1 blessing everlasting1 ,to the glorious ,trinity2 ,to the ,father1 ,son1 and ,spirit1 ,equal glory let there be2 ,universal praise be given1 ,to the ,blessed ,one in ,three4 ,,crux ,,ave ,,benedicta ,this little poem1 which he pronounces 8perfect in its kind10 is taken by ,trench from ,daniel's ,thesaurus1 without any note of author or of date4 ,i ,hail1 thou ,blessed ,cross1 all hail6 ,death no longer can prevail4 ,on those arms extended high1 ,did my ,king and ,saviour die4 ,,ii ,queen of all the trees that grow1 ,medicine when health is low1 ,solace to the cumbered heart1 ,comfort thou when sorrows smart4 ,,iii ,o6 most sacred wood1 the sign ,that eternal life is mine2 ,on the fruit thy branches give1 ,feeds the human heart to live4 ,,iv ,when1 around the ,judgment-seat1 ,friends of thine and foes shall meet1 ,be my prayer1 ,o ,christ1 to ,thee1 ,and in love remember me4 ,,hor ,,de ,,passione ,d4 ,n4 ,,jesu ,,christi ,from a fourteenth-century ,,ms41 where it bears the title1 8,hours of the ,passion of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 compiled from the ,prophets and the ,new ,testament by the ,blessed ,pope ,urban0 7b4 #acjb1 d4 #acgj74 7,,ad ,,primam7 7,tu qui velatus facie7 ,i ,veiled was the glory of ,thy face1 ,o ,jesus1 ,lord of heavenly grace1 ,when mocking knees were bent in scorn1 ,and bitter stripes were meekly borne4 ,,ii ,to ,thee the prayer of faith we send1 ,in ,thee we hope3 ,o ,lord1 attend1 ,and in ,thy mercy lead the way ,to where ,thy glory shines as day4 ,,iii ,to ,thee be highest honours paid1 ,o ,christ1 who wast by man betrayed1 ,who on the cross of anguish sore ,didst die1 that we might die no more4 7,,ad ,,tertiam7 7,hora qui ductus tertia7 ,,iv ,o ,christ1 who in that hour of dread ,forth as a sacrifice wast led2 ,who1 to retrieve our grievous loss1 ,didst bear the burden of the cross4 ,v ,o may ,thy ,love our hearts inflame2 ,be ,thy pure life our constant aim2 ,that we may win the heavenly rest1 ,and share the glories of the blest4 ,,vi ,to ,thee be highest honours paid1 ,o ,christ1 who wast by man betrayed2 ,who on the cross of anguish sore ,didst die1 that we might die no more4 7,,ad ,,sextam7 7,crucem pro nobis subiit7 ,,vii ,for us the cruel cross ,he bare1 ,endured the thirst while hanging there-- ,o ,jesus6 ,thou hast anguish borne1 ,thy hands and feet with nails were torn4 ,,viii ,honour and blessing be to ,thee1 ,o ,christ1 who hung upon the tree1 ,who1 by the offering of ,thy grace1 ,didst save from death our fallen race4 7,,ad ,,nonam7 7,beata ,christi passio7 ,,ix ,thy blessed ,passion1 ,christ1 be ours1 ,to set us free from ,satan's powers2 ,to aid our fainting souls to rise ,to joys prepared in ,paradise4 ,x ,to ,christ the ,lord all glory be1 ,who1 hanging on the shameful tree1 ,gave up ,his life with bitter cry1 ,and saved a world prepared to die4 ,,xi ,to ,thee be highest honours paid1 ,o ,christ1 who wast by man betrayed1 ,who1 on the cross of anguish sore1 ,didst die1 that we might die no more4 7,,ad ,,completorium7 7,qui jacuisti mortuus7 ,,xii ,o spotless ,king1 who shared its gloom1 ,and lay at peace within the tomb1 ,teach us to find our rest in ,thee1 ,and sing ,thy praise eternally4 ,,xiii ,come to our help1 ,o ,lord1 who gave ,thy precious blood our souls to save2 ,lead us to ,thine eternal peace1 ,whose sweetest joys shall never cease4 ,easter ,,finita ,,jam ,,sunt ,,pr,,lia ,of unknown date and authorship4 ,it has not been traced further back than the ,hymnodia ,sacra1 ,munster1 #agec4 ,i ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,the din of battle now is dead1 ,and glory crowns the ,victor's head2 ,let mirth abound1 ,and songs resound--,alleluia6 ,,ii ,alleluia6 alleluia6 ,the bitter pangs of death are past1 ,and ,christ hath vanquished hell at last2 ,cheers are ringing1 ,psalms are singing--,alleluia6 ,,iii ,alleluia6 alleluia6 ,and when the morn appointed broke1 ,all decked with beauty ,christ awoke2 ,o shout with glee1 ,sing merrily--,alleluia6 ,,iv ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ,hell hath ,he closed with ,his own hand1 ,the gates of heaven wide open stand2 ,let mirth abound1 ,and songs resound--,alleluia6 ,v ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 ',tis ,thy wounds1 ,o ,blessed ,jesus-- ',tis ,thy death from dying frees us1 ,that living1 we ,may sing with glee--,alleluia6 ,,plaudite1 ,c,,li6 ,a ,jesuit hymn1 taken by ,walraff1 in #ahjf1 out of the ,psalteriolum ,cantiorum ,catholicarum a ,patribus ,societati ,jesu4 ,i ,shout praises1 ye heavens1 ,and sigh them1 soft air2 ,from highest to lowest1 ,sing1 sing everywhere2 ,for black clouds of tempest ,are banished from sight2 ,and spring1 crowned with glory1 ,is pouring her light4 ,,ii ,come forth with the spring-time1 ,sweet flow'rets1 and spread ,your rich hues around us ,where nature lay dead2 ,come1 violets modest1 ,and roses so gay1 ,with lilies and marigolds1 ,spangle the way4 ,,iii ,flow joy song in fulness1 ,flow higher and higher2 ,pour forth thy sweet measures1 ,thou murmuring lyre2 ,o sing1 for ,he liveth1 ,as truly ,he said1 ,yea1 ,jesus hath risen ,unharmed from the dead4 ,,iv ,shout praises1 ye mountains1 ,vales catch the refrain2 ,frisk gaily1 ye fountains2 ,hills1 tell it again-- ,he liveth1 ,he liveth1 ,as truly ,he said2 ,yea1 ,jesus hath risen ,unharmed from the dead4 ,,mortis ,,portis ,,fractis ,by ,peter of ,st4 ,maurice1 sometimes styled ,peter of ,cluny1 but best known as ,peter the ,venerable4 ,born in ,auvergne1 #ajib or #ajid2 began life as a soldier2 afterwards became a ,benedictine monk2 elected abbot of the monastery of his order at ,cluny in ,burgundy2 died there in #aaef or #aaeg4 ,the greater part of his literary activity was given to the controversy between the ,clugnian and ,cistercian1 or 8black0 and 8white0 monks4 ,this ,resurrection hymn is taken from 8,some ,rhythms1 ,proses1 ,sequences1 ,verses1 and ,hymns10 contained in the ,bibliotheca ,cluniacencis1 #afbc4 ,i ,burst are the iron gates of death-- ,a stronger power prevails2 ,for1 by the cross1 the cruel king ,before the ,victor quails1 ,o clear the light that shines afar1 ,where darkness held its sway1 ,for ,god1 who made the light at first1 ,restores its gladdening ray4 ,,ii ,that sinners might for ever live1 ,the great ,creator dies1 ,and by ,his death to new estate ,our souls enraptured rise4 ,there1 ,satan groaned in baffled hate1 ,where ,christ our triumph won-- ,for what to ,him was deathly loss1 ,to man was life begun4 ,,iii ,he grasps the envied prize1 but fails1 ,and while he wounds1 he dies2 ,but calmly1 and with mighty power1 ,the ,king secures the prize2 ,and1 leaving earth1 ,his triumph won1 ,he seeks ,his native skies4 ,,iv ,and now triumphant o'er the grave1 ,the ,lord to earth returns2 ,to new create our fallen race1 ,his soul with ardour burns2 ,down to the dwellings of the lost1 ,to dwell with man ,he came2 ,and hearts in grievous bondage held1 ,receive ,him with acclaim4 ,,alleluia1 ,,dulce ,,carmen ,found in three ,,mss4 of the eleventh century in the ,british ,museum ,library1 and published by the ,surtees ,society in the 8,latin ,hymns of the ,anglo-,saxon ,church10 from a ,,ms4 of the eleventh century1 in ,durham ,library4 ,i ,alleluia1 hymn of sweetness1 ,joyful voice of ceaseless praise2 ,alleluia1 pleasant anthem1 ,choirs celestial sweetly raise3 ,this the song of those abiding ,in the house of ,god always4 ,,ii ,alleluia1 ,mother ,salem1 ,all ,thy people joy in song2 ,alleluia1 walls and bulwarks ,evermore the notes prolong3 ,ah6 beside the streams of ,babel1 ,exiled1 weep we o'er our wrong4 ,,iii ,alleluia1 'tis befitting ,that our song should falter here2 ,alleluia1 can we sing it ,when the clouds of wrath appear8 ,to bemoan our sin with weeping1 ,now the time is drawing near4 ,,iv ,trinity1 for ever blessed6 ,may we sing the gladsome lay1 ,when from sin our souls are severed1 ,and the clouds have passed away1 ,and we share the ,easter glory1 ,in the realms of endless day8 ,ascension ,,terne ,,rex ,,altissime ,a hymn of complex authorship and of frequently altered text4 ,i ,eternal ,king1 enthroned on high1 ,redeemer1 strong ,thy folk to save2 ,thee1 powerful death1 by death o'ercome1 ,a royal crown of triumph gave4 ,,ii ,ascending to the throne of ,god1 ,beyond the glittering host of heaven1 ,more power than human hand could give ,to ,thee1 victorious ,king1 is given4 ,,iii ,three kingdoms bow before ,thee now-- ,the heavens above1 the earth below1 ,hell's dark abode--and to their ,lord1 ,on bended knee1 submission show4 ,,iv ,all awe inspired1 the angel host ,behold man's changed estate1 amazed2 ,our sinful flesh1 by flesh renewed1 ,and man1 true ,god1 to ,godhead raised4 ,v ,o ,christ1 with ,god who dwell'st on high1 ,be ,thou to us1 we humbly pray1 ,a lasting joy while here we wait1 ,our great reward in heaven for aye4 ,,vi ,in earnest prayer we come to ,thee2 ,o may our sins be all forgiven1 ,and lift our hearts by ,thy rich grace1 ,to where ,thou art ,thyself1 in heaven4 ,,vii ,that when in clouds of ,judgment dire1 ,thou com'st with ,thine angelic host1 ,we may escape the avenger's power1 ,and wear anew the crowns we lost4 ,,viii ,to ,thee1 ,o ,christ1 all glory be1 ,victor returning now to heaven2 ,to ,father1 and to ,holy ,ghost1 ,let praise through endless years be given4 ,,postquam ,,hostem ,,et ,,inferna ,by ,adam of ,st4 ,victor4 7,see p4 #di47 ,i ,broken are the bands that bound us1 ,spoiled are ,satan's realms around us1 ,and to joys supernal now1 ,christ returns with hosts attending1 ,and1 as when at first descending1 ,angel guards their homage bow4 ,,ii ,far above the stars ascending1 ,faith alone ,his course attending1 ,passing now from mortal sight2 ,to ,his hand all power is given1 ,one with ,god ,he rules in heaven1 ,one in honour and in might4 ,,iii ,victor on ,his throne uplifted1 ,see all rule to ,him is gifted1 ,o'er ,creation's wide domain4 ,now for evermore ,he liveth1 ,nevermore ,his life ,he giveth-- ,once the sacrifice was slain4 ,,iv ,once ,he wore our flesh in weakness1 ,once ,he suffered1 once in meekness ,gave ,himself for sin to die4 ,now no longer pain ,he knoweth3 ,perfect peace for ever floweth1 ,perfect joy is ever nigh4 ,c,,los ,,ascendit ,,hodie ,of unknown date and authorship4 ,the text is in ,daniel's ,thesaurus1 with 8,alleluia0 as a refrain4 ,dr4 ,neale gives it in his 8,medival ,hymns and ,sequences0 as 8apparently of the twelfth century40 ,i ,to-day the lingering clouds are riven1 ,alleluia6 ,our glorious ,king ascends to heaven1 ,alleluia6 ,,ii ,the heaven and earth ,his rule obey1 ,alleluia6 ,who sits at ,god's right hand for aye1 ,alleluia6 ,,iii ,see1 all things are fulfilled at last1 ,alleluia6 ,by ,david sung in ages past1 ,alleluia6 ,,iv ,and on the throne of high renown1 ,alleluia6 ,the ,lord is with ,his ,lord set down1 ,alleluia6 ,v ,now blessings on our ,lord we shower1 ,alleluia6 ,in this chief triumph of ,his power1 ,alleluia6 ,,vi ,let praise the ,trinity adore1 ,alleluia6 ,to ,god be glory evermore1 ,alleluia6 ,o ,,christe1 ,,qui ,,noster ,,poli ,appeared in the ,cluniac ,breviary of #afhf1 and in that of ,paris1 #agcf1 as also in later ,french ,breviaries4 ,from his connection with the revised ,paris ,breviary1 this hymn has been ascribed to ,archbishop ,charles de ,vintimille1 born #afee1 died #agdf2 but in neither the ,cluniac nor ,paris ,breviary is it marked as his4 ,chandler's version of the hymn1 beginning1 8,o ,jesu1 who art gone before1 ,to ,thy blest realms of light10 appears in ,dr4 ,martineau's 8,hymns of ,praise and ,prayer10 with opening lines altered to1 8,the ,crucified is gone before1 ,to the blest realms of light10 and with other variations4 ,i ,o ,christ1 who art ascended now ,to realms of bliss above1 ,inspire our souls to rise to ,thee1 ,upborne by faith and love4 ,,ii ,make us to seek those holy joys1 ,that they who love receive2 ,that earthly mind can never know1 ,nor faithless soul perceive4 ,,iii ,there1 where ,thou art1 they reap reward ,who toiled at duty's call2 ,for ,thou dost give ,thyself to them1 ,and ,thou art all in all4 ,,iv ,by power divine1 ,o let us come ,where glory cannot fade2 ,and from ,thy heavenly throne send down ,the ,spirit to our aid4 ,v ,to ,thee who art at ,god's right hand1 ,o ,christ1 to ,thee be praise1 ,to ,father1 and to ,holy ,ghost1 ,be glory given always4 ,whitsuntide ,,veni1 ,,creator ,,spiritus1 ,,mentes ,,tuorum ,,visita ,of the authorship of this grand hymn nothing unquestioned is known4 ,it has been ascribed to ,ambrose1 ,gregory1 ,rhabanus ,maurus 7died #hef71 and ,charlemagne4 ,the most widely prevalent opinion ascribes it to the last-named person1 but in the judgment of ,dr4 ,julian's assistant-editor 8the hymn is clearly not the work of ,st4 ,ambrose nor of ,charles the ,great4 ,nor is there sufficient evidence to allow us to ascribe it either to ,gregory the ,great1 to ,rhabanus ,maurus1 or to any of the ecclesiastics connected with the court of ,charles the ,fat40 ,the hymn has not yet been found in any ,,ms4 earlier than the latter part of the tenth century4 ,i ,come1 ,thou ,creator ,spirit blest1 ,and with ,thy grace our minds pervade2 ,may ,thy sweet presence ever dwell ,within the souls which ,thou hast made4 ,,ii ,thou ,holy ,paraclete6 the ,gift ,sent down to earth from ,god ,most ,high1 ,thou ,font of ,life and fire and love1 ,thy holy unction now apply4 ,,iii ,sevenfold ,thy gifts to us are given1 ,of ,god's right hand the ,finger ,thou2 ,the promise of the ,father's grace1 ,with gifts of tongues1 ,thou dost endow4 ,,iv ,make our dull sense enraptured glow1 ,and let our hearts o'erflow with love2 ,the weakness of our flesh inspire ,with heavenly valour from above4 ,v ,far from our souls the foe repel1 ,and let us know the bliss of peace2 ,guide ,thou our steps1 that evermore ,our hearts may learn from sin to cease4 ,,vi ,lead us the ,father's love to know2 ,reveal to us the ,eternal ,son2 ,and ,thee1 the ,sent of both1 we'll praise1 ,while everlasting ages run4 ,,veni1 ,,sancte ,,spiritus ,,et ,,emitte ,c,,litus ,a sequence universally regarded as one of the masterpieces of sacred ,latin poetry4 ,as in the case of the ,veni1 ,creator ,spiritus1 the authorship is matter of dispute4 ,robert ,,ii4 of ,france1 ,hermannus ,contractus 7born #ajac1 died #ajed71 ,stephen ,langton the ,archbishop of ,canterbury1 ,pope ,innocent ,,iii4--these have all in turn been credited with its production4 ,dr4 ,julian1 the greatest living authority1 sums up the matter of authorship thus3 8,the sequence is clearly not earlier than about the beginning of the thirteenth century4 ,it is certainly neither by ,robert ,,ii4 nor by ,hermannus ,contractus4 ,the most probable author is ,innocent ,,iii40 ,i ,holy ,spirit1 come with power2 ,let ,thy light1 in darkest hour1 ,shine upon our onward way4 ,father of the humble heart1 ,come1 ,thy choicest gifts impart-- ,light our hearts with heavenly ray4 ,,ii ,thou canst best the heart console2 ,sweet ,thy sojourn with the soul-- ,cooling breath at noon of day1 ,calm ,thy rest in toil and care1 ,soft ,thy shade in noontide glare-- ,thou dost chase our tears away4 ,,iii ,o6 ,thou blessed ,light of light6 ,let ,thy beams in radiance bright ,fill our inmost heart for aye4 ,if ,thou come not with ,thy grace1 ,nought of worth can take ,thy place1 ,nought but leads the soul astray4 ,,iv ,what is filthy1 come1 renew2 ,what is parched1 with grace bedew2 ,heal the wounded in the way4 ,what is stubborn1 gently bend2 ,to the chilled the life-glow send2 ,bring the erring 'neath ,thy sway4 ,v ,to the faithful who repose ,in the love ,thy grace bestows1 ,be ,thy sevenfold gift alway-- ,rich reward for service given1 ,hope in death and joy in heaven1 ,joy untold that lasteth aye4 ,o ,,fons ,,amoris1 ,,spiritus ,by ,charles ,coffin4 7,see p4 #c47 ,it is a recast of the ,nunc nobis1 ,sancte ,spiritus of ,st4 ,ambrose4 ,i ,o ,holy ,spirit1 font of love1 ,thou source of life1 and joy1 and peace1 ,with holy fire come from above1 ,and bid our hearts their warmth increase4 ,,ii ,o ,thou who didst with love's strong cord ,unite the ,father and the ,son1 ,may we who love a common ,lord1 ,in mutual love be bound in one4 ,,iii ,now to the ,father throned on high1 ,and unto ,christ ,his only ,son1 ,and to the ,spirit1 glory be1 ,now1 and while endless ages run4 ,trinity ,,tu ,,trinitatis ,,unitas ,a cento4 ,added to the ,roman ,breviary in #aefh4 ,in a subsequent edition it is the hymn for ,lauds on ,trinity ,sunday4 ,it is made up of the first stanza of a hymn with the same opening1 and of the third stanza of the composition1 terna cli gloria1 with a doxology added4 ,i ,o ,thou ,eternal ,one in ,three1 ,dread ,ruler of the earth and sky1 ,accept the praise we yield to ,thee1 ,who1 waking1 lift our songs on high4 ,,ii ,the star that tells the approach of day ,is lingering in the glow of morn1 ,and night and darkness fade away-- ,o ,holy ,light1 our souls adorn6 ,,iii ,to ,god the ,father throned in heaven1 ,to ,christ the ,one ,begotten ,son1 ,and to the ,spirit praise be given1 ,now1 and while endless ages run4 ,o ,,pater ,,sancte1 ,,mitis ,,atque ,,pie ,found in two ,,mss4 of the eleventh century1 and included in the ,york1 ,sarum1 and ,aberdeen ,breviaries4 ,i ,o ,holy ,father1 gracious ,thou and tender2 ,o ,jesus ,christ1 ,thou much adord ,son2 ,spirit most sweet1 ,thou ,paraclete1 ,defender1 ,eternally one6 ,,ii ,trinity ,holy1 ,unity abiding1 ,true ,god ,thou art1 unbounded goodness ,thou1 ,light of the angels1 trust of the confiding1 ,we hope in ,thee now4 ,,iii ,thee all creation pays eternal homage2 ,thee all ,thy creatures songs of glory raise2 ,now come we humbly1 joining in the chorus1 ,o hear ,thou our praise4 ,,iv ,glory to ,thee1 ,o ,god of power almighty1 ,triune yet ,one1 and great ,thou art and high2 ,hymns fitly tell ,thy honour1 praise1 and glory1 and eternally4 ,,adesto1 ,,sancta ,,trinitas ,authorship unknown4 ,it first occurs in a ,,ms4 of the eleventh century in the ,british ,museum ,library1 has a place in the ,english ,breviaries of ,york1 ,hereford1 and ,st4 ,albans1 and is printed in the 8,latin ,hymns of the ,anglo-,saxon ,church40 ,i ,be present1 ,holy ,trinity1 ,one glory ,thou1 one ,deity2 ,where'er creation's bounds extend1 ,thou art beginning without end4 ,,ii ,the hosts of heaven ,thy praise proclaim1 ,adoring1 tell ,thy matchless fame2 ,earth's threefold fabric joins the song1 ,to bless ,thee through the ages long4 ,,iii ,and we1 ,thy humble servants1 now ,to ,thee in adoration bow2 ,our suppliant vows and prayers unite ,with hymns that fill the realms of light4 ,,iv ,one ,light1 we ,thee our homage pay1 ,we worship ,thee1 ,o triple ray2 ,thou ,first and ,last1 we speak ,thy fame1 ,and every spirit lauds ,thy name4 ,v ,praise to the ,eternal ,father be2 ,thou only ,son1 all praise to ,thee2 ,and ,holy ,ghost to ,thee be praise1 ,great ,triune ,god1 yet ,one always4 ,all ,saints ,,pugnate1 ,,christe ,,milites ,given in editions of the ,paris ,breviary subsequent to #agcf1 along with the hymn ,clestis ,o ,jerusalem1 for the vigil of ,all ,saints ,day at ,lauds4 ,author not traced4 ,i ,christian soldiers in the conflict6 ,bear the banner of the cross2 ,rich reward shall crown the victor1 ,more than recompense for loss4 ,,ii ,not with paltry palms that wither ,shall the brow be gaily crowned1 ,but with light that shines eternal1 ,and with heavenly joy renowned4 ,,iii ,yours are mansions fair and comely-- ,there your souls in bliss shall rest2 ,stars shall sparkle in their radiance1 ,on the pathway of the blest4 ,,iv ,earthly joys are faint and fleeting1 ,earthly favours quickly fade2 ,heavenwards lift your eyes1 expecting ,there your true reward is laid4 ,v ,god be praised who crowns the victor1 ,christ be praised who saves from sin2 ,equal praise to ,god the ,spirit1 ,by whose aid we fight and win4 ,,audi ,,nos1 ,,rex ,,christe ,this pilgrim or processional hymn was first published from a ,,ms4 of the eleventh century by ,du ,mvil at ,paris1 #ahdg2 reprinted by ,neale in his ,hymni ,ecclesi1 in #ahea1 as ,cantus ,peregrinatorum4 ,i ,hear us1 ,o ,christ1 our ,king2 ,lord1 hear the prayer we bring1 ,and take the ordering of our way4 ,refrain ,thy mercy1 ,lord1 extend2 ,thy mercy1 ,lord1 extend1 ,and take the ordering of our way4 ,,ii ,o ,three in ,unity6 ,protect us all each day3 ,in this ,thy path divine we pray4 ,,iii ,send us a faithful guide3 ,an angel to abide1 ,whose hand shall lead us to ,thy throne4 ,,iv ,our upward path direct1 ,from every foe protect1 ,and bring us back to claim our own4 ,v ,thy strong right arm extend1 ,and with ,thy left defend1 ,and save us from the enemy4 ,,vi ,o ,thou ,creator wise1 ,soon may our longing eyes ,the glory of ,thy kingdom see4 ,,vii ,now glory let there be1 ,o ,father1 unto ,thee1 ,from age to age eternally4 ,communion ,,eja ,o ,,dulcis ,,anima ,author unknown4 ,belonging1 according to ,mone1 to the thirteenth or fifteenth century4 ,i ,see1 sweet soul1 my sister dear1 ,now the bridegroom neareth2 ,haste1 prepare a place for ,him ,who in love appeareth4 ,,ii ,soon ,he comes1 a gentle guest1 ,comes with heart o'erflowing2 ,all the best that heaven affords ,in ,his love bestowing4 ,,iii ,where ,his gracious presence is ,there is joy unending2 ,blessing with ,his friendship comes1 ,every bliss transcending4 ,,iv ,yea1 ,he comes to rest awhile1 ,thee with love entwining2 ,at thy board ,he'll take ,his place1 ,by thy side reclining4 ,v ,up1 my soul1 to meet thy ,spouse2 ,hark6 ,his footfall sounding2 ,in thy bosom ,he will dwell ,with ,his love abounding4 ,,vi ,hold ,him fast in fond embrace2 ,say thou'lt leave ,him never1 ,till the blessing of ,his love ,rest on thee for ever4 ,o ,,esca ,,viatorum ,ascribed by some to ,thomas ,aquinas1 but believed by latest and best authorities to have been composed by some unknown ,german ,jesuit of the seventeenth century4 ,it has not been traced further back than the ,mainz ,gesang-,buch of #affa1 where it is styled 8,hymn on the true ,bread of ,heaven40 ,i ,o ,food for pilgrims pining6 ,o ,bread for angels shining6 ,o ,manna fresh from heaven6 ,in bountiful completeness1 ,o may ,thy heavenly sweetness ,to hungering hearts be given4 ,,ii ,o ,font of love surprising1 ,from ,jesu's heart uprising6 ,a pure refreshing flow2 ,nought else our thirst allayeth-- ,for this the pilgrim prayeth-- ,this draught of love bestow4 ,,iii ,thy face we come revering1 ,o ,jesus1 now appearing ,in sacramental rite4 ,o when in heaven1 before it ,unveiled1 may we adore it1 ,our faith absorbed in sight4 ,,jesu1 ,,dulcedo ,,cordium ,in the ,paris ,breviary of #agcf1 this is the hymn for ,lauds for the festival of the ,transfiguration4 ,it is composed of six stanzas of the ,gospel ,rhythm of ,st4 ,bernard1 beginning1 ,jesu1 dulcis memoria1 the fourth stanza of which begins1 ,jesu1 dulcedo ,cordium4 ,i ,jesu1 delight of every heart1 ,thou font of life1 ,thou source of light1 ,earth can no joy so real impart1 ,no soul can form a hope so bright4 ,,ii ,abide with us1 ,o ,lord1 we pray1 ,and cause ,thy heavenly light to glow2 ,drive from our minds the clouds away1 ,and let the world ,thy sweetness know4 ,,iii ,when ,thou dost seek the humble heart1 ,thy heavenly truth is freely given2 ,then vanities of earth depart1 ,then glows the fervent love of heaven4 ,,iv ,o ,jesus1 of ,thy wondrous grace1 ,make us ,thy boundless love to know2 ,and when we see ,thee face to face1 ,to us ,thy matchless glory show4 ,v ,they know how sweet the ,lord can be1 ,who deeply drink ,his love divine2 ,how blest1 who find their all in ,thee1 ,nor thirst for other joys than ,thine4 ,,vi ,o ,thou the spring whence pity flows6 ,light from the ,fatherland to cheer6 ,to us ,thy glorious light disclose1 ,nor let dark clouds afflict us here4 ,,verbum ,,supernum ,,prodiens ,by ,st4 ,thomas of ,aquino1 the ,angelical ,doctor4 ,born about #abbe-abbg2 educated in the ,benedictine monastery at ,monte ,cassino1 and at the ,university of ,naples4 ,having resolved to become a ,dominican friar1 ,st4 ,thomas1 after much opposition from his family1 took the vows of obedience1 celibacy1 and poverty at ,naples1 in #abdc4 ,the remainder of his life was spent in the service of the ,church at ,paris1 ,cologne1 ,rome1 ,naples1 ,bologna4 ,when on his way to attend the ,second ,council of ,lyons1 he died in the ,benedictine abbey of ,fossa ,nuova1 in the diocese of ,terracina1 in #abgd4 ,this hymn was written about #abfc for the office for use on ,corpus ,christi4 ,it is found in the ,roman1 ,mozarabic1 ,york1 ,sarum1 ,aberdeen1 ,paris1 and other ,breviaries1 its primary use being at ,lauds in ,corpus ,christi4 ,i ,the ,word1 proceeding from above1 ,yet still at ,god's right hand in heaven1 ,came to ,his work impelled by love1 ,and soon life's day declined to even4 ,,ii ,a traitor in ,his chosen band ,betrays his ,lord to death and grave2 ,but ere ,he died1 with ,his own hand ,himself as food to man ,he gave4 ,,iii ,in double form the gift was made2 ,he gave them of ,his flesh and blood1 ,that so the feast ,his love purveyed1 ,might prove for man sufficient food4 ,,iv ,by birth a friend in ,him we find2 ,as food ,he fills the festal board2 ,in death the ransom of our kind2 ,in heaven ,he is our great reward4 ,v ,o ,saving ,sacrifice6 that made ,the gates of heaven stand open wide1 ,be ,thou our strength1 come to our aid1 ,when foes would crush on every side4 ,,vi ,to ,thee1 ,good ,shepherd1 who for meat ,dost give ,thy flesh to feed ,thine own1 ,to ,father1 and to ,paraclete1 ,be praise through ages yet unknown4 ,death and ,judgment ,,gravi ,,me ,,terrore ,,pulsas ,by ,peter ,damiani4 ,born at ,ravenna about #ihh2 became a 8religious0 of the order of the ,monks of the ,holy ,cross of ,fontavellano1 of which community he subsequently became the ,superior1 founding in his day five monasteries under the same rule2 was induced by ,pope ,stephen ,,ix4 to accept the position of ,cardinal-,bishop of ,ostia1 an office he was allowed to resign by ,pope ,alexander ,,ii4 in #ajfb4 ,in retirement he lived a life of great asceticism and self-mortification4 ,on his return journey from ,ravenna1 whither he had gone as ,papal legate on a mission of inquiry and reform1 he died of fever at ,faenza1 in the monastery of ,our ,lady1 #ajgb4 ,i ,terror grim the soul oppresses ,when the day of death is near2 ,sighs the heart1 the reins are sundered1 ,quakes each part with anxious fear2 ,while the mind the woe detaileth ,of the conflict to appear4 ,,ii ,spectacle all woe inspiring ,who its terror can pourtray8 ,see1 the course of life is ended1 ,and the sickening flesh gives way1 ,for the wrestling soul in triumph ,breaks the bands that bid her stay4 ,,iii ,sense decays1 and fails expression2 ,dark the world to melting eye2 ,and the troubled breast in anguish1 ,gasping1 breathes her burdened sigh2 ,grace of form and glow of beauty1 ,from the withering body die4 ,,iv ,thoughts1 and words1 and deeds forgotten1 ,crowd around in grim array2 ,and unwilling eyes behold them1 ,be they closed or turned away2 ,in the heart they seem to rankle1 ,turn he wheresoe'er he may4 ,v ,vain the vow of new obedience-- ,time for vowing is no more2 ,vain the sorrow of repentance1 ,for the day of grace is o'er2 ,conscience now the tortured sinner ,gnaws with pangs unfelt before4 ,,vi ,draughts of sweet deluding pleasure ,give the bitter dregs at last2 ,come1 unending pain and anguish1 ,with the short-lived rapture past2 ,then1 what once appeared so worthy1 ,is aside as worthless cast4 ,,vii ,then1 ,o ,christ1 ,thou ,king victorious1 ,come with succour in my plight2 ,when the soul is freed from bondage1 ,in its hour of darkest night2 ,come1 ,o ,christ1 ,thy help extending1 ,free me from the accuser's might4 ,,viii ,headlong may the ,prince of ,darkness ,with the hosts infernal fall6 ,thou1 the ,shepherd of ,salvation1 ,bid me follow at ,thy call1 ,to the land where fulness dwelleth1 ,and those eyes shall see it all4 ,,appropinquat ,,enim ,,dies ,,in ,,qua ,,justes ,,erit ,,quies ,a cento taken from the hymn1 ,heu6 ,heu6 mala mundi vita1 published by ,du ,mvil in #ahdg1 from a ,,ms4 of the twelfth century1 in the ,national ,library at ,paris4 ,the poem from which the cento is taken consists of nearly four hundred lines1 and the cento begins at line #cbe4 ,i ,lo1 the day1 the day approacheth ,when the just shall rest in peace1 ,when the patient souls shall triumph1 ,and the vile from troubling cease4 ,,ii ,day of life1 who can abide it8 ,day of light1 unseen before2 ,death1 the fell destroyer1 dieth1 ,night and darkness are no more4 ,,iii ,see ,he comes whom ages longed for-- ,long expected ,king of kings-- ,now ,he tarries not1 and with ,him ,all ,his great salvation brings4 ,,iv ,o how blessed6 ,o how joyful6 ,o what sweetness it shall be6 ,when the eyes of those who loved ,him ,shall their ,lord and ,master see4 ,v ,jesus then with sweet affection1 ,and in tones of tenderest love1 ,shall invite ,his faithful people ,to the joys prepared above4 ,,vi 8,ye who held ,my truth unsullied1 ,faithful stood in world of sin1 ,suffered for the name ye honoured1 ,see the joys ye sought to win4 ,,vii 8,see the heavenly kingdom promised1 ,long reserved1 but now revealed2 ,now behold it1 now possess it1 ,now the princely sceptre wield40 ,,viii ,o how sweet our earthly losses1 ,in the midst of gain like this6 ,o how vain the world's possessions1 ,at the cost of so much bliss6 ,,ix ,o how blessd then the mourners1 ,who for ,christ earth's sorrow bore1 ,by a scornful world neglected6 ,they shall reign for evermore4 ,x ,now no terror grim shall haunt them-- ,tears and sorrows are no more2 ,grinding want shall ne'er afflict them1 ,crippled age nor weakness sore4 ,,xi ,peace eternal there abideth1 ,hearts with festive gladness bound2 ,there is youth with perfect vigour1 ,and with bloom unfading crowned4 ,,xii ,o just ,judge6 in boundless mercy ,call me heavenward by-and-by1 ,for my soul is faint with longing1 ,and ,i wait with tearful eye4 ,heaven ,,jerusalem ,,luminosa ,,ver ,,pacis ,,visio ,the second in a group of three hymns1 of all which the author is quite unknown4 ,first published by ,mone from a fifteenth century ,,ms41 at ,karlsruhe4 ,this hymn has for title in the original1 ,de ,glori ,clestis ,jerusalem quoad dotes ,glorificati ,corporis--8,of the ,glory of the ,heavenly ,jerusalem1 so far as concerns the endowments of the ,glorified ,body10 and was a favourite at dedications and other festivals4 ,all the three of the series will be found1 with ,english renderings1 in ,dr4 ,neale's 8,hymns1 chiefly ,medival1 on the ,joys and ,glories of ,paradise40 ,i ,o city girt with glory6 ,thou scene of quiet rest1 ,where dwells the ,king ,eternal-- ,o beautiful and blest6 ,thy streets are filled with glorious song1 ,the praises of a myriad throng4 ,,ii ,with stones of polished beauty ,is reared thy structure fair2 ,and gems1 and gold1 and crystal ,are sparkling everywhere2 ,with pearls thy gates are glittering gay1 ,and golden is thy bright highway4 ,,iii ,for ever and in sweetness ,are ,alleluias given2 ,unending is the feast day1 ,the royal feast of heaven2 ,whate'er within thy walls is stored1 ,is pure and holy to the ,lord4 ,,iv ,no clouds with sombre curtain ,thy glorious brightness screen2 ,there shines the ,sun ,eternal1 ,and aye at noonday seen2 ,there is no night to give repose1 ,for no one toil or trouble knows4 ,v ,the vernal glow of springtime ,is bright and lasting there1 ,the wealth of summer's richness ,is scattered everywhere2 ,and that fair realm can never know ,the autumn's blast or winter's snow4 ,,vi ,the notes that fall in sweetness1 ,where birds in woodland sing2 ,the sounds of softest music1 ,that winds in summer bring1 ,are wafted o'er that city bright1 ,in strains of unalloyed delight4 ,,vii ,there youth adorned with vigour ,ne'er into age declines2 ,no aged fears the mortal1 ,nor for the past repines2 ,for past and future are unknown3 ,the present reigns in heaven alone4 ,,viii ,no fleshly law can triumph1 ,and over reason ride2 ,with bodies pure and stainless ,the spirit shall abide2 ,and power of flesh1 and power of will1 ,shall both one common law fulfil4 ,,ix ,o bright the heavenly glory1 ,this fragile frame shall wear1 ,when health1 and strength1 and freedom ,shall crown with beauty rare2 ,and pleasure's draughts no sorrow know1 ,but everlasting joys bestow4 ,x ,now gladly bear the burden2 ,with zeal thy task maintain1 ,and gifts shall crown thy labour1 ,and all thy loss be gain1 ,when decked with splendour thou shalt be1 ,where glory dwells eternally4 ,,urbs ,,beata ,,hierusalem1 ,part ,i ,the author of this fine old rugged hymn is unknown4 ,it is conjectured to be of sixth- or seventh-century date4 ,it passed into many medival ,breviaries1 sometimes entire1 but often divided into two parts4 ,it was largely used for the dedication of churches4 ,part ,i4 ,i ,o vision bright of heavenly peace1 ,jerusalem on high1 ,with living stones ,thy walls are built1 ,all beauteous to the eye2 ,a high-born bride1 the angels stand ,around ,thee1 an attendant band4 ,,ii ,from heaven she cometh down prepared ,her nuptial hour to grace2 ,with jewels decked she shall be led ,to see her ,bridegroom's face4 ,o fair her streets1 her bulwarks fair1 ,for purest gold is everywhere4 ,,iii ,her gates1 adorned with glowing pearl1 ,stand open day and night1 ,and hither come the faithful souls1 ,and enter in ,his right1 ,for whom they bore the cruel shame1 ,that earth has linked to ,his dear name4 ,,iv ,all precious stones and shapely all1 ,by sore affliction made2 ,each in its place the ,heavenly ,king ,with ,his own hand has laid-- ,such was the plan1 that with the ,elect ,the walls of ,zion should be decked4 ,part ,,ii4 ,i ,most firm the sure foundation stands1 ,and strong the corner-stone1 ,to bear the walls that proudly rise1 ,and bind them into one2 ,and ,zion all her trust will lay ,upon the strength of ,christ alway4 ,,ii ,within that city1 ,god beloved1 ,flow streams of praise along2 ,and towers and bulwarks echo forth ,the gladness of the song2 ',tis praise to ,god continually1 ,the ,three in ,one1 the ,one in ,three4 ,,iii ,within ,thine earthly temple1 ,lord1 ,we meet to seek ,thy face2 ,o in ,thy loving kindness1 hear1 ,diffuse ,thy heavenly grace2 ,grant1 as ,thy people humbly bow1 ,thine ample benediction now4 ,,iv ,be found of all who seek ,thee here1 ,and every need supply-- ,the joys of heaven that cheer the soul1 ,when streams of earth are dry2 ,and in the greatness of ,thy love1 ,hereafter1 open heaven above4 ,,index ,,of ,,first ,,lines ,,page ,a ,alleluia6 ,alleluia6 #hg ,alleluia1 hymn of sweetness #ic ,b ,be present1 ,holy ,trinity #aai ,broken are the bands that bound us #ajj ,burst are the iron gates of death #ia ,c ,christ1 the light that shines eternal #cb ,christian soldiers in the conflict #abc ,come1 ,thou ,creator ,spirit blest #aji ,d ,dark night has drawn her curtain round #cd ,e ,emmanuel1 come6 we call for ,thee #de ,eternal ,king1 enthroned on high #ig ,f ,for us the cruel cross ,he bare #hb ,from the ,father's throne descending #bg ,g ,gone are the shades of night #bc ,h ,hail1 thou blessed cross1 all hail6 #gh ,hear us1 ,o ,christ1 our ,king #abe ,holy ,spirit1 come with power #aaa ,j ,jesu1 delight of every heart #acc ,k ,king of heaven1 our nature wearing #fe ,l ,let us tune our hearts and voices #di ,lo1 the day1 the day approacheth #adc ,m ,maker of the world1 we pray #bb ,my heart goes forth in love to ,thee #bj ,n ,now daylight floods the morning sky #ae ,now let us tune our hearts to sing #fc ,now sinks the fiery orb of day #ch ,now sinks the glowing orb of day #be ,o ,o ,christ1 who art ascended now #ajd ,o ,christ1 who in that hour of dread #ha ,o city girt with glory #adi ,o day1 the chief of days1 whose light #c ,o ,food for pilgrims pining #aca ,o ,god1 ,i love ,thee1 not alone #aa ,o ,holy ,father1 gracious ,thou and tender #aah ,o ,holy ,spirit1 font of love #aad ,o ,jesus1 when ,i think of ,thee #ag ,o ,light that from the light wast born #e ,o spotless ,king1 who shared its gloom #hc ,o ,thou ,eternal ,one in ,three #g ,o ,thou ,eternal ,one in ,three #aag ,o vision bright of heavenly peace #aec ,o ye who seek the ,lord1 come nigh #eg ,s ,see in the east the morn arise #cf ,see1 sweet soul1 my sister dear #abi ,see the royal banners #fi ,shout praises1 ye heavens #hi ,t ,tell1 my tongue1 the glorious conflict #gb ,terror grim the soul oppresses #aci ,the din of battle now is dead #hg ,the ,word1 proceeding from above #ace ,thirty years by ,god appointed #ge ,thou1 blest ,creator of the light #ac ,thou our ,redeemer art1 ,o ,christ #fa ,thou who hast led our steps this day #cj ,thy blessed passion1 ,christ1 be ours #hb ,thy works1 ,o ,god1 ,thy name extol #i ,to-day the lingering clouds are riven #ajb ,to ,thee1 ,o ,christ1 our prayers shall rise #da ,v ,veiled was the glory of ,thy face #hj ,w ,when evening shades around us close #dc ,wherefore in the lowly stall #ed ,z ,zion is glad this glorious morn #eb ,printed by ,ballantyne1 ,hanson ,co4 ,edinburgh and ,london ,transcriber's ,notes --,silently corrected several minor typographical errors4 --,moved ,footnotes to the end of the file 7and added ,footnotes to ,table of ,contents74 --,retained original copyright information 7this text is public domain in the country of publication47 --,generated an original cover image1 released for unrestricted use with this e,book4