To the end that the Gentiles might praise thee for

thy mercy.

Wherefore, we will praise thee among the nations, and sing unto thy name.

Rejoice, O ye Gentiles! with his people.

O! praise the Lord, all ye nations, and celebrate him all ye people;

Ye who in time past, were not his people, but are now the people of God;

Ye, who in time past had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

O! the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!

How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Who hath known the mind of the Lord, and who hath been his counsellor?

For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things, to whom be glory for ever.

Glory be, &c.

Sixth Canticle.

! LET us be joyful in the Lord our God.

Let

us serve the Lord with gladness, and come be

fore his presence with a song.

Know ye that the Lord is God; it is he who hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into

his courts with praise. Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endureth from generation to generation.

O God! we adore thee as our God, as our Creator, and as the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We humble ourselves in thy presence, and acknowledge thine infinite majesty.

The angels adore thee in heaven, and all the heavenly host bow down before thee.

Receive the homage which we offer to thee upon earth, we who are poor mortals, miserable sinners, thy creatures by nature, and thy children by grace. 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.

COME

Seventh Canticle.

OME and let us present ourselves before the Lord; let us adore him in his temple; let us humble ourselves in his sanctuary.

The Lord is here. How venerable, how sacred is this place this is the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.

O Lord! God of our fathers, thou art blessed for To thee belong greatness, power, glory,

ever.

eternity, majesty.

All that is in heaven and in earth is thine: the kingdom is thine.

Thou art a Prince above all things: thou art Sovereign over all. Riches and honour, power and might, are in thy hand.

Now therefore, O our God! we magnify thee, and praise thy glorious name.

Who are we, and who are this people, that we are enabled freely to affer unto thee this service, and this praise?

We are strangers before thee, and our days pass away as a shadow.

Although we are but dust and ashes, behold, we take upon ourselves to speak unto thee.

Let the words of our mouths be acceptable unto thee, O Lord!

Let thy mercy be upon us, O God! as our trust is in thee.

Glory be, &c.

How

Eighth Canticle.

OW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts. My soul desireth, yea, even longeth, to enter into the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be always praising thee.

One day in thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere I would rather be a door-keeper in the

house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness.

For the Lord God is a sun and a shield: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

O Lord of Hosts! blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

O God! I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings.

For thou, O God! hast heard my vows; thou hast given me the heritage of those who fear thy name. I am ever with thee: thou hast holden me by thy right hand.

Thou wilt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

They that forsake thee shall perish: thou wilt destroy all them that corrupt themselves before thee. But it is good for me to draw near unto God; and to put my trust in the Lord God.

Glory be, &c.

Ninth Canticle.

GOD! thou art my God, early do I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth after thee in a dry and barren land.

I desire to see thy power and thy glory, in thy sanctuary.

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts.

Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his abundant mercy, hath begotten us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;

To an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for us.

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory.

Blessed be the Lord, from one generation to another: and let all the people say, Amen. Glory be, &c.

Tenth Canticle.

YE servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.

Blessed be the name of the Lord, from this time forth and for ever more.

From the rising of the sun, even unto the going down of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised.

The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens.

Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high; and yet humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven and earth.