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Vespers for our B. Saviour.
Hymn XXXI.
[Jesu, whose grace inspires thy Priests]
Jesu, whose grace inspires thy Priests
To keep alive, by solemn feasts,
The Mem'ory of thy love:
O may we here so pass thy days,
That they at last our souls may raise
To feast with Thee above.
To keep alive, by solemn feasts,
The Mem'ory of thy love:
O may we here so pass thy days,
That they at last our souls may raise
To feast with Thee above.
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JESU, behold three Kings, from far
Led to thy Cradle by a star,
Bring gifts to Thee their King:
O guide us by thy light, that we
May find thy lov'd face, and to thee
Our selvs for tribute bring.
Led to thy Cradle by a star,
Bring gifts to Thee their King:
O guide us by thy light, that we
May find thy lov'd face, and to thee
Our selvs for tribute bring.
JESU, the pure and spotles Lamb,
Who to the Temple humbly came,
Those legal Rights to pay:
O make our proud and stubborn will
Thine and thy Churches laws fulfil,
Whate're fond nature say.
Who to the Temple humbly came,
Those legal Rights to pay:
O make our proud and stubborn will
Thine and thy Churches laws fulfil,
Whate're fond nature say.
JESU, who on that fatal wood
Pour'dst forth thy life's last drop of blood
Nail'd to a shameful cross:
O may we bless thy love, and be
Ready, dear Lord, to bear for Thee
All grief, all pain, all loss.
Pour'dst forth thy life's last drop of blood
Nail'd to a shameful cross:
O may we bless thy love, and be
Ready, dear Lord, to bear for Thee
All grief, all pain, all loss.
JESU, who, by thine own love slain,
By thine own pow'r took'st life again,
And from the grave did'st rise:
O may thy death our spirits revive,
And at our death a new life give,
A life that never dyes.
By thine own pow'r took'st life again,
And from the grave did'st rise:
O may thy death our spirits revive,
And at our death a new life give,
A life that never dyes.
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JESU, who to thy heav'n again
Return'dst in triumph there to reign
Of men and Angels King:
O may our parting souls take flight
Up to that land of joy and light,
And there for ever sing;
Return'dst in triumph there to reign
Of men and Angels King:
O may our parting souls take flight
Up to that land of joy and light,
And there for ever sing;
All glory to the sacred Three,
One undivided Deity,
All honour, pow'r and praise:
O may thy blessed name shine bright,
Crown'd with those beams of beauteous light,
Its own eternal rays.
One undivided Deity,
All honour, pow'r and praise:
O may thy blessed name shine bright,
Crown'd with those beams of beauteous light,
Its own eternal rays.
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