Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. our daily bread; and for - give us our tres-passes, as OUR Father who art in Thy will be done on heaven, Hallowèd | be thy | name. | Thy kingdom come. earth, as it is in | heaven. Give us this day our | daily | bread. || And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive | them that tres pass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver | us from | evil: | For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and | ever. A | MEN. SUGGESTIONS AS TO THE RENDERING OF CHANTS. THE chants in this book are pointed in accordance with the system in general use at the present time. The upright line (|) indicates the beginning of a measure; the double line (I), the place of a heavy bar; the inverted period (·), the middle point of a measure; the dash (—), the slurring of the previous word to the chord whose place the dash occupies. The signification of the italics should be carefully noted. Strictly speaking, there are no printed notes for the portion of the chant which precedes the italicized syllable. This portion, which is called the Recitation, is intoned, with such grouping of words and with such pauses as are natural in good reading, upon the pitch of the first note of the chant. Beginning with the italicized syllable, the chant, as printed, begins, and the singers observe with strictness the musical rhythm. If a bar immediately follows the italicized syllable, the length of that syllable should be one full measure; if syllables stand between the italicized syllable and the bar, they are sung as if to quarter-notes in the latter part of the measure. The first line of the "BONUM EST," on page x, would, then, be sung as follows:- It is a good thing to give thanks un | to the|Lord; and to sing to thy | name -O Most | Highest. praises un Final ed is regularly pronounced as a separate syllable, except when preceded by a vowel. These simple principles apply to all common forms of chant. In heeding the marks of pointing it should, however, be especially noted that the italicized syllable receives no greater stress than that which naturally falls upon it because it accompanies the first note in a measure of music. It would be wrong to treat it always as emphatic. SELECTIONS FROM THE PSALMS. PSALM I. BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God. Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. PSALM IV. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; HEAR me when I call, O God of my and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. PSALM V. IVE ear to my words, O LORD; consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. Let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. PSALM VIII. LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set hy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High. The LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail; let the heathen be judged in thy sight. Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. IN PSALM XI. N the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. The LORD trieth the righteous but the wicked and him that loveth violence his O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy soul hateth. ame in all the earth! I PSALM IX. WILL praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fir? and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. |