and ever he hath given them a law which shall not be broken. Praise the Lord upon earth, * ye dragons and all deeps; Fire and hail, snow and vapors; * wind and storm, fulfilling his word; Mountains and all hills; * fruitful trees and all cedars; Beasts and all cattle; * worms and feathered fowls; Kings of the earth, and all people; * princes, and all judges of the world. Young men and maidens, old men and children, † praise the Name of the Lord for his Name only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth. He shall exalt the horn of his people; all his saints shall praise him; * even the children of Israel, even the people that serveth him. 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. Antiphon. And the angel answered and said unto the women: * Fear not ye, for I know that ye seek Jesus, alleluia. The chapter, hymn and versicle are not said, but in their place: Antiphon. This is the day which the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in it. Antiphon upon Benedictus. Jesus joined himself to his disciples as they walked, and went with them, but their eyes were holden that they should not know him :* and he rebuked them, and said, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken, alleluia. Benedictus. St. Luke 1. 68. LESSED be the Lord God of redeemed his people; And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us in the house of his servant David: As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began ; That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, * and to remember his holy covenant: To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, * that he would give us; That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear; In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the highest : * for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; To give knowledge of salvation unto his people for the remission of their sins. Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us; To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the way of peace. 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. Antiphon. Jesus joined himself to his disciples as they walked, and went with them, but their eyes were holden that they should not know him: * and he rebuked them, and said, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken, alleluia. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. ALMIG Let us pray. The Collect. LMIGHTY God, who through thine only-begotten Son Jesus Christ hast overcome death, and opened unto us the gate of everlasting life; We humbly beseech thee that, as by thy special grace preventing us thou dost put into our minds good desires, so by thy continual help we may bring the same to good effect; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen. V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. V. Let us bless the Lord, alleluia, alleluia. R. Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia. (Thus said only at Lauds and Vespers.) V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God rest in peace. R. Amen. From Compline of the Holy Sabbath until None of the Saturday within the octave of Pentecost inclusive is said: Antiphon. Regina Coeli, laetare. OY to thee, O queen of heaven, alleluia; He whom thou wast meet to bear, alleluia, As he promised hath arisen, alleluia: Pour for to God thy prayer, alleluia. us V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary: alleluia. R. For the Lord hath risen indeed : alleluia. Let us pray. The Collect. GOD, who by the Resurrection of thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ hast vouchsafed to bring gladness into the world; Grant, we beseech thee, that through his Mother the Virgin Mary, we may lay hold of the joys of life everlasting. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. V. May the divine assistance remain with us always. R. Amen. AT PRIME After the Our Father, Hail Mary, and I believe have been said silently, the Officiant begins the V. O God, make speed to save us. R. O Lord, make haste to help us. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; R. As it was in the beginning, † is now, and ever shall be, * world without end. Amen. Alleluia. Psalm 54. Deus, in Nomine. AVE me, O God, for thy Name's sake, and avenge me in thy strength. Hear my prayer, O God; * and |