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Y heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed. I will hope in the Lord, I will abide patiently in him.

O my soul, wait thou still upon God, for my hope is in him; in God is my health and my glory, the rock of my might, and in God is my trust.

DIVINE charity overcometh all things

and enlargeth all the powers of the soul. Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing more courageous, nothing higher, nothing wider, nothing more pleasant, nothing fuller nor better in heaven and earth; because love is born of God, and cannot rest but in God, above all created things.

LORD, what Thou sayest is true. Thy

care for me is greater than all the care that I can take for myself. For he standeth but very unsafely, who casteth not all his care upon Thee. O Lord, if only my will may remain right and firm towards Thee, do with me whatsoever it shall please Thee. For it cannot be any thing but good, whatsoever Thou shalt do with me.

Are not all painful labors to be endured for the sake of life eternal? It is no small matter, to lose or to gain the kingdom of God. Lift up thy face therefore unto heaven; behold, I and all My saints with Me, who in this world had great conflicts,

do now rejoice, are now comforted, now secure, now at rest, and they shall remain with Me everlastingly in the kingdom of My Father. Thomas à Kempis.

NOW the God of hope fill you with all

joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

REST

OEST comes at length, though life be long and dreary,

The day must dawn, and darksome night be past;

Faith's journeys end in welcome to the

weary,

And heaven, the heart's true home, will

come at last.

F. W. Faber.

SECTION XII

LAUDATIONES

GLORY to God in the highest,

men.

And on earth peace, good will towards

O let my mouth be filled with thy praise: that I may sing of thy glory and honour all the day long.

Thou hast brought me to great honour and comforted me on every side.

The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground: yea, I have a goodly heritage.

Thou shalt show me the path of life; in thy presence is the fulness of joy; and at thy right hand there is pleasure forever more.

LET thy priests be clothed with righteousness and let thy saints sing with joyfulness.

Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain upon thine inheritance: and refreshedst it when it was weary.

O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness: and declare the

wonders that he doeth for the children of

men.

For thy mercy is greater than the heavens and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord: and my mouth shall show thy praise.

GLORY be to thee, O Lord, for thy

mercy. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me praise his holy Name.

What reward shall I give unto the Lord: for all the benefits that he hath done unto me?

I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me: and art become my salvation.

I

WILL sing of the Lord, because he hath dealt so lovingly with me: yea, I will praise the Name of the Lord most highest.

Be thou, exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing, and praise thy

power.

Sing praises unto the Lord, O ye saints of his and give thanks unto him, for a remembrance of his holiness.

O God, wonderful art thou in thy holy places: even the God of Israel, he will give strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.

Blessed be the Lord God, even the God

of Israel: which only doeth wondrous things.

And blessed be the Name of his majesty for ever; and all the earth shall be filled with his majesty. Amen, Amen.

ALL ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him and magnify him forever.

O ye children of men, bless ye the Lord: praise him and magnify him forever.

O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him and magnify him for

ever.

O ye servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him and magnify him for

ever.

O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, bless ye the Lord: praise him and magnify him forever.

O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord: praise him and magnify him forever.

THINE, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine. Thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.