O Thou Light, most pure and blest, Where Thou art not, man hath nought; Comes from Thy Divinity. What is soiled, make Thou pure; What is parched, fructify; Strengthen what goes erringly. With Thy sevenfold Mystery: And in Heav'n felicity. . Keep me as the apple of an eye. R. Hide me under the shadow of Thy wings. Antiphon to Nunc Dimittis. Alleluia! The Comforter, Which is the Holy Ghost! Alleluia! shall teach you all things! Alleluia! Alleluia!-St. John xiv. 26. Here follow the Prayers, p. clxxviii. This Compline is said daily till Trinity Sunday. COMPLINE XVI. On Trinity Sunday. Antiphon to Psalms. Have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer. Hymn, Salvator mundi Domine. Antiphon to Nunc Dimittis. Lord, grant us Thy light, that being rid of the darkness of our hearts, we may come to the true Light, Which is Christ. Here follow the Prayers, p. clxxviii. This Compline is also said on the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church, and all Holy Days from Epiphany to Lent, and from Trinity to Advent, except All Saints' Day. COMPLINE XVII. On All Saints' Day. Antiphon to Psalms. Grant, O Christ, that the Communion of Saints may avail to our ghostly and bodily good. Everything as in Compline xvi. COMPLINE XVIII. On the Feasts of our Lady. Antiphon to Psalms. Blessed is the womb that bare Thee, O Christ, and the paps which Thou hast sucked.-St. Luke xi. 27. Whatever be the last verse of the Hymn, according to the Season, the following is said instead. All honour, laud, and glory be, O JESU, Virgin-born, to Thee! All glory, as is ever meet, TO FATHER and to PARACLETE. Amen. Antiphon to Nunc Dimittis. And the Angel came in unto her, and said, Hail! thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women.— St. Luke i. 28. I believe in God, &c. V. Let us bless the FATHER, the SON, and the HOLY GHOST. R. Let us bless and exalt them for ever. V. Blessed be Thou, O Lord, in the firmament of heaven. Ry. And praised for evermore. . May the ALMIGHTY and most merciful God bless us and keep us. Ry. Amen. Then is said the following Confession. We confess to God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, in the sight of the whole company of heaven, that we have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, of our own fault, our own great fault; therefore we pray God to have mercy The Almighty and merciful Lord grant you Absolution and forgiveness of your sins, time for repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of His Holy Spirit. Amen.] V. Wilt Thou not turn again and quicken us, O Lord? R. That Thy people may rejoice in Thee. . Shew us Thy mercy, O Lord. R. And grant us Thy salvation. V. Vouchsafe, O Lord. Ry. To keep us this night without sin. y. O Lord, have mercy upon us. Ry. Have mercy upon us. y. O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us. Ry. As our trust is in Thee. V. Turn us again, Thou God of Hosts. masters, and as the eye of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress: even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until He have mercy upon us. 3. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us for we are utterly despised. 4. Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof of the wealthy: and with the despitefulness of the proud. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. &c. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Our Father, Which art in heaven, . O Lord, arise, help us. Ry. And deliver us for Thy Name's sake. V. Turn us again, O Lord God of Hosts. R. Shew the light of Thy countenance, and we shall be whole. y. Lord, hear our prayer. Ry. And let our cry come unto Thee. y. The Lord be with you. O Lord, we beseech Thee, mercifully to hear the prayers of Thy Church, and grant that we, being delivered from all adversities, may serve Thee with a quiet mind; and grant us Thy peace all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen. THE PENITENTIAL PSALMS. Against Anger. Ps. vi. Domine, ne in furore. O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine indignation: neither chasten me in Thy displeasure. 2. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak: O Lord, heal me, for my bones are vexed. 3. My soul also is sore troubled : but, Lord, how long wilt Thou punish me ? 4. Turn Thee, O Lord, and deliver my soul: O save me for Thy mercy's sake. 5. For in death no man remembereth Thee and who will give Thee thanks in the pit? 6. I am weary of my groaning; every night wash I my bed: and water my couch with my tears. 7. My beauty is gone for very trouble and worn away because of all mine enemies. : 8. Away from me, all ye that work vanity for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. 9. The Lord hath heard my petition: the Lord will receive my prayer. 10. All mine enemies shall be confounded, and sore vexed: they shall be turned back, and put to shame suddenly. Glory be to the Father, &c. Against Pride. 6. I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord: and so Thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. 7. For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto Thee, in a time when Thou mayest be found : but in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him. 8. Thou art a place to hide me in, Thou shalt preserve me from trouble: Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. 9. I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go and I will guide thee with Mine eye. : 10. Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding: whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee. 11. Great plagues remain for the ungodly but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth him on every side. 12. Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart. Glory be to the Father, &c. Against Gluttony. Ps. xxxviii. Domine, ne in furore. Put me not to rebuke, O Lord, in Thine anger neither chasten me in Thy heavy displeasure. 2. For Thine arrows stick fast in me: and Thy hand presseth me sore. 3. There is no health in my flesh, because of Thy displeasure: neither is there any rest in my bones, by reason of my sin. 4. For my wickednesses are gone over my head and are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear. 5. My wounds stink, and are corrupt: through my foolishness. 6. I am brought into so great trouble and misery: that go mourning all the day long. 7. For my loins are filled with a sore disease: and there is no whole part in my body. 8. I am feeble, and sore smitten: I have roared for the very disquietness of my heart. 9. Lord, Thou knowest all my desire and my groaning is not hid from Thee. 10. My heart panteth, my strength hath failed me: and the sight of mine eyes is gone from me. 11. My lovers and my neighbours did stand looking upon my trouble: and my kinsmen stood afar off. 12. They also that sought after my life laid snares for me: and they that went about to do me evil talked of wickedness, and imagined deceit all the day long. 13. As for me, I was like a deaf man, and heard not: and as one that is dumb, who doth not open his mouth. 14. I became even as a man that heareth not: and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 15. For in Thee, O Lord, have I put my trust: Thou shalt answer for me, O Lord my God. 16. I have required that they, even mine enemies, should not triumph over me for when my foot slipped, they rejoiced greatly against me. 17. And I, truly, am set in the plague and my heaviness is ever in my sight. 18. For I will confess my wickedness and be sorry for my sin. 19. But mine enemies live, and are mighty and they that hate me wrongfully are many in number. : 20. They also that reward evil for good are against me: because I follow the thing that good is. 21. Forsake me not, O Lord my God be not Thou far from me. 22. Haste Thee to help me : 0 Lord God of my salvation. Glory be to the Father, &c. 4. My heart is smitten down, and withered like grass: so that I forget to eat my bread. 5. For the voice of my groaning: my bones will scarce cleave to my flesh. 6. I am become like a pelican in the wilderness and like an owl that is in the desert. 7. I have watched, and am even as it were a sparrow: that sitteth alone upon the house-top. 8. Mine enemies revile me all the day long: and they that are mad upon me are sworn together against |