gracyous O mother of God incomperable To thy sonne praye for vs. That he after death be fauourable Glory to the Lorde of myghtes moost That of a vyrgyn was bore Glory to the father and the holy goost To them be prayse for euer more So be it ¶ The .liij. psalme Deus in no. HElpe me o God for thy name sake and delyuer me in thy strength Heare my prayer o God consydre the wordes of my mouth For straungers are rysen vp agaynst me and the myghty whyche haue not God before theyr eyes seke after my soule But loo god is my helper it is he that vpholdeth my soule He shall rewarde euyll vnto myne enemyes and in thy truth shalt thou destroye them A free wyll offrynge wyll I gyue the and prayse thy name O Lorde because it is so confortable For thou haste delyuered me out of all my troubles so that myne eye seeth hys desyre vpon myne enemyes Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xvii Psalme Confitemini domino O Gyue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracyous his mercy endureth for euer Let Israell nowe confesse that his mercy endureth for euer Let the house of Aaron now confesse that his mercy endureth for euer Yee let hym now that feare the Lorde cōfesse that his mercy endureth for euer I called vpon the Lorde in trouble the Lorde hearde me at large The Lorde is my helper I wyll not feare what man doth vnto me The Lorde is my helper and I shall se my desyre vpon myne enemyes It is better to trust in the Lorde thā to put ony confydence in man It is better to trust in the Lorde then to put ony confidence in prynces Al the Heathen compassed me rounde about but in the name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them They kept me in on euery syde but in the name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them They came about me lyke bees and were as hote as fyre in the thornes but in name of the Lorde I wyll destroye them They thrust at me that I myght fall but the Lorde was my helpe The Lorde is my strength and my songe and is become my saluacion The voyce of ioye and myrthe is in the dwellynges of the ryghteous for the ryght hande of the Lorde hath gotten the victory The ryght hande of the Lorde hath gyuen me the preeminence the ryght hande of the Lorde hathe gotten the victory I shall not dye but lyue and declare the workes of God the Lorde The Lorde hath chastenyd corrected me but he hath not gyuen me ouer vnto death O pen me the gates of ryghteousnesse that I may go in there thorowe and gyue thankes vnto the Lorde this is the dore of the Lord the ryghteous shall entre in thorowe it I thanke the that thou hast hearde me and arte become my saluacion The same stone which the buylders refused is become the heade stone in the corner Thys was the Lordes doynge and it is merueylous in oure eyes Thys is the daye which the Lorde hath made let vs be glad wyth ioye in it Helpe nowe O Lorde O Lorde sende vs nowe prosperite Blessed be he that cōmeth in the name of the lorde we wyshe you good lucke ye that be of the house of the Lorde God is the Lorde and hath shewed vs lyght O garnyshe the solempne feast with grene braūches euen vnto the hornes of the aulter Thou art my God and I wyll thanke the thou arte my God and I wyll prayse the. O gyue thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for euer Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. ¶ The .cxiv. psalme Lauda anima mea PRayse the Lorde O my soule whyle I lyue wyll I prayse the Lorde yee as longe as I haue any beynge I wyl synge prayses vnto my God O put not your trust in prynces nor in the chyldren of men for there is no helthe in them For when the brethe of man goeth forth he shall turne agayne to his earth and so all his thoughtes shall peryshe Blessed is he that hath the god of Iacob for hys helpe and whose hope is in the Lorde hys God whyche made heauē and earth the see and al that therin is Whyche kepeth hys promyse for euer whych helpeth them to ryght that suffre wronge whyche fedeth the hungry The Lorde louseth men out of preson the Lorde gyueth syght to the blynde The Lorde helpeth them vp that are fallen the Lorde loueth the ryghteous The Lorde careth for the straungers he defēdeth the fatherles and wydowe as for the waye of the vngodly he turneth vpsyde downe The Lorde thy God o Sion is kynge for euermore and through out all generacions Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge as it is now and euer shall be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ Let vs not put our trust in prynces nor in the chyldren of men nor in nothynge that is erthly but in Iesus Christ the onely sonne of the vyrgyn by whom we haue all saluacion ¶ The versycle ¶ O Lorde heare my prayer ¶ The answere ¶ And let my crye come to the. ¶ The prayer O Lorde whych by the annunciation of thy angell hast gyuen vs knowlege of the incarnacion of thy sonne Christ we besech the poure thy grace into oure hertes that we trustynge in hym throughe his passion and death maye be broughte to the glorye of the last resurrection By the same our lorde Iesu Christ which lyueth and reygneth one god wyth the in vnite of the holy goost worlds wythout ende So be it ¶ A memory of the passion of Christ ¶ The antheme The fyrste houre in the mornynge early Iesus was brought by the handes of the Iewes Before the iudge Pylate to be iudged cruelly Where many a false wytnesse dyd hym accuse In the necke they hym smyt hys bandes the handes dyd bruse They spyt and defyled there hys godly face The lyght of heauen replete wyth all grace ¶ The versycle We worshyp the Christ with prayse benediction ¶ The answere For thou redemest the worlde through thy passiō ¶ The prayer LOrde Iesus Christ the sonne of the lyuyng God whych for our redempcion dydest vouchesaufe to be borne and circumcysed of the Iewes to be reproued of Iudas with a kysse to be betrayed to be taken to be bounde and with bandes before Anna Cayphas Herode and Pylate to be presented and before them to be illuded wyth buffettes blowes scourges and with a rede to be betē thy face to be couered with spyttynges to be spytted with thornes to be crowned of false recordes also to be accused of euyl iudges to be iudged as an innocēt lambe berynge the
shrynke vntyl he se his desyre vpon his enemyes He hath delte abrode and gyuen to the poore hys ryghteousnes remayneth for euer hys horne shall be exalted with honoure The vngodly shall se it and it shall greue hym he shall gnashe with his teth and consume away the desyre of the vngodly shall peryshe Glorye be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xii. Psalme Laudate pueri dominum PRayse the Lorde O ye seruauntes o prayse the name of the Lorde Blessed be the name of the Lorde frō this tyme forth and for euermore The Lordes name is worthy to be praysed from the rysynge vp of the sonne vnto the goynge downe of the same The Lorde is hye aboue all heathen and his glory aboue the heauens Who is lyke vnto the Lorde our God that hathe his dwellynge so hye which humbleth hymselfe to beholde that is in heauen and earth Whiche takest vp the symple out of the dust and lyftest the poore out of the myre That he maye set hym amonge the prynces euen amonge the prynces of the people Whiche maketh the baren woman to kepe house and to be a ioyfull mother of chyldren Glory be to the father and to the sōne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xiij. Psalme Inexitu Israel de Aegypto WHan Israel came forth of Egypte and the house of Iacob from amonge the straūge people Iuda was made hys sanctuary Israel his domynyon The see sawe that and fled Iordan tourned back The mountaynes skypped lyke rammes and the lytell hylles lyke yonge shepe What ayled the O thou see that thou fleddeste and thou Iordan tournedest backe Ye mountaynes that ye skypped lyke rammes ye lytell hylles lyke yonge shepe The earth trembled at the presence of the Lorde at the presence of the God of Iacob Which tourned the harde rockes into a stondyng water and the flynt stone into spryngyng welles Not vnto vs o Lorde not vnto vs but vnto thy name gyue the prayse for thy louynge mercy and faythfulnesse Wherfore shall the Heathen saye where is nowe theyr God As for our God he is in heauen he dothe what so euer it pleased hym Theyr ymages are but syluer golde euē the worke of mennes handes They haue mouthes and speake not eyes haue they but they se not They haue eares and heare not noses haue they but they smell not They haue handes and handel not fete haue they but they cānot go nether can they speake in theyr throte They that made them let them be lyke vnto thē and lyke all such that put theyr trust in them But let the house of Israel put theyr trust in the Lorde for he is theyr socoure and defence Let the house of Aaron put theyr trust in the Lorde for he is theyr socoure and defence They that feare the Lorde let thē put theyr trust in the Lorde for he is theyr socoure and defence The Lorde is myndefull of vs and blesseth vs he blesseth the house of Israel he blesseth the house of Aaron Yee he blesseth all them that feare the Lorde bothe small and great The Lorde encrease you more you and youre chyldren For ye are the blessed of the Lorde whyche made heauen and earth All the whole heauens are the Lordes but the earth hath he geuen to the chyldren of men The deed prayse not the O Lorde nether all thē that go downe into sylence But we that are alyue wyll prayse the Lorde frō thys tyme forth for euermore Glorye be to the father to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnyng and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxxiiii Psalme Laudate nomen domini O Prayse the name of the Lorde prayse it o ye seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that stande in the house of the Lorde in the courtes of the house of our God O prayse the Lorde for the Lorde is gracyous o synge prayses vnto hys name for it is louely For why the Lorde hath chosen Iacob vnto hym selfe and Israell for his owne possession For I know that the Lorde is great and that our Lorde is aboue all goddes What soeuer the Lorde pleaseth so doth he in heauen and in earth in the see and in al depe places He bryngeth forth the cloudes from the endes of the worlde he tourneth the lyghtenynges vnto rayne Bryngynge the wyndes out of theyr treasures which smote the fyrste borne of Egipte both of mā and beast He hath sent tokens and wonders into the myddest of the o thou lande of Egypte vpon Pharao and all his seruauntes Whych smote dyuerse nacions and slewe myghty kynges Sion the kyng of Amorytes Og the kynge of Basan and all the kyngdomes of Canaan And gaue theyr landes for an herytage vnto Israell his people Thy name o lorde endureth for euer so doth thy memoryall o Lorde from one generacion to another For the Lorde wylauenge his people and be gracyous to hys seruauntes As for the ymages of the heathē they are but syluer and golde the worke of mens handes They haue mouthes speake not eyes haue they but they se not They haue eares and yet they heare not nether is there ony breth in theyr mouthes They that make them let them be lyke vnto them and all they that put theyr trust in them Prayse the Lorde ye house of Israell prayse the Lorde ye house of Aaron Prayse the Lorde ye house of Leui ye that feare the Lorde prayse the Lorde Praysed be the Lorde of Syon which dwelleth at Ierusalem Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The Cxxxv. Psalme Confitemini domino O Geue ye thankes vnto the Lorde for he is gracious for his mercy endureth for euer O geue ye thankes vnto the God of all goddes for his mercy endureth for euer O thanke ye the Lorde of all Lordes for his mercy endureth for euer Which onely dothe great wonders for his mercy endureth for euer Which by his wysedome made the heauēs for his mercy endureth for euer Which layde out the earth aboue the waters for his mercy endureth for euer Which hath made the great lyghtes for his mercy endureth for euer The sonne to rule the daye for hys mercye endureth for euer The mone and the starres to gouerne the nyght for his mercy endureth for euer Which smote Egypte with theyr fyrst borne for his mercy endureth for euer And brought out Israell from amonge them for his mercy endureth for euer With a myghty hande stretched out arme for his mercy endureth for euer Which deuyded the reed see in two partes for hys mercy endureth for euer And made Israell to go thorow the myddes of it
angels exhibite to the poore scabed Lazarus in the syght of God whych angels caryed hym out not into a marble tombe but they caryed hym vp into the bosome of Abrahā ¶ The responce The dead bodyes of thy seruauntes haue they geuen vnto the foules of the eyre to be deuoured and the flesh of the sayntes the beastes of the lande ¶ The versycle Theyr bloude haue they shed lyke water on euery syde of Ierusalem and ther was no man to burye them ¶ The repeticion And the fleshe of thy sayntes haue they geuē vnto the beastes The .v. lesson Of S. August NOt yet for all that are the bodyes of the deade to be contemned and cast awaye specyally of the ryghteous and faythfull the which as vessels and organs to al good workes the holy goost dyd vse The corse of the olde ryghteous men wyth a diligente godlynesse were taken hede vnto they re exequies celebrated and sepultures prouyded and they when they lyued of theyr bodyes to be buryed or transferred to theyr chyldren gaue commaundement And Toby in buryenge the deade the angell beynge wytnes gate thākes of god The lorde also that the thyrd day wold ryse agayn doth opēly declare the good worke of the deuout womē wylled it also to be declared and that she dyd it to the buryall of hym they also laudably are remembred in the gospell whyche toke hys body from the crosse and dyd ther indeuoure diligently and honorably to couer and bury it ¶ The responce Gene. xl Ioseph sayde vnto hys brethren I dye and God wyll vysite you and brynge ye oute of thys lande to the lande that he sware vnto Abraham Isaac and Iacob Therfore toke he an oth of the chyldrē of Israell and sayde Whan God shall vysite you then cary my bones from hence ¶ The versycle So Ioseph dyed when he was an hundreth and ten yeare olde and they embalmed hym and layde hym in a chest in Egypte ¶ The repeticion And God shall vysyte you then cary my bones from hence ¶ The .vi. lesson S. August THere are sayde many deade men to haue appered in dreames or other wayes to the lyuyng But it is to be answered that for al that it is not to be thought that the deade doth thynges perceaue Because they are semed suche thynges to aske or to tel or shewe For the lyuyng also do often tymes appeare to other alyue beyng aslepe when they themselfe do not know that they do appeare and yet they heare thē that hath thys dreamed saye that they haue sene thē in ther dreames speakyng or doynge sumwhat Yf thē any mā cāse me in this dreame tellyng hī what is already done or shewyng hī before hāde what is to come I nothyng knowyng of it nothyng at al mynding or passyng not only what he dreameth But whether he wake whyle I slepe or whether I wake whyle he slepe or whether at one tyme we do both slepe or both wake when he sawe this dreame in the which he saw me what meruaile is it yf the dead not knowyng nor perceyuyng these thynges or yet se that of the lyuyng in theyr dreames And somwhat do saye which whan they walke do knowe to be true ¶ The Responce O Lord iudge me not after my dedes I haue done nothyng worthy to be accepted before the wherfore I beseche thy maiesty whiche arte the only God to clense me from myne iniquitye ¶ The versicle And yet agayne wassh me from myne vnrighteousnesse and clense me from my synne for I confesse I haue only trespassed agaynst the. ¶ The repeticion Wherfore I beseche the ¶ The .xxxix psalme Expectans expectaui I Wayted paciently for the Lorde which enclyned hymselfe to me herde my callyng He brought me out of the horrible pytte out of the myre and claye he set my fete vppon the rocke and ordeyned my goyng He hath put a new sōge in my mouth euē a thākes geuyng vnto our God Many men seyng this shal feare the Lorde and put theyr trust in hym Blessed is the man that setteth his hope in the lord and turneth not vnto the proud and to suche as go about wyth lyes O Lorde my God great are the wonderous workes whych thou hast done and in thy thoughtes towardes vs ther maye none be lykened vnto the. I wolde declare them and speake of thē but they are so many that they can not be tolde Sacrifice offrynge thou woldeste not haue but a body hast thou ordened burnt offrynges and sacrifice for synne thou hast not alowed Then sayd I Lo I come In the begynnynge of the boke it is wryttē of me that I shulde fulfyll thy wyll o my God and that I am contente to do yee thy lawe is wythin my harte I wyll preach of thy ryghteousnesse in the great congregacion Lo I wyll not refrayne my lyppes o Lorde and that thou knowest I do not hyde thy ryghteousnesse in my herte my talkynge is of the truth and sauyng helth I kepe not thy louynge mercy faythfulnesse backe from the great congregacion Turne not thou thy mercy from me o Lorde but let thy louynge kyndnesse and truthe alwaye preserue me For innumerable troubles are come aboute me my synnes haue taken such holde vpon me that I am not able to loke vp Yee they are more in nombre then the heer 's of my heade and my harte hath fayled me O Lord let it be thy pleasure to delyuer me make hast o Lorde to helpe me Let them be ashamed and confounded that seke after my soule to destroye it let thē fall backward and put to confusion that wyshe me euell Let them be soone brought to shame that crye ouer me there there But let all those that seke the be ioyful gladde in the and let all suche as delyte in thy saluacion saye alwaye the Lorde be praysed As for me I am poore and in mysery but the lorde careth for me Thou art my helper and redemer make no longe taryenge O my God ¶ The antheme Pleasynge be it vnto the O Lorde for to delyuer me Lorde haue regarde to helpe me ¶ The antheme Heale my soule The .xl. Psalme Beatus qui intelligit super BLessed is he that cōsydereth the poore the Lorde shall delyuer hym in the tyme of trouble Thou shalt preserue hym and kepe hym alyue he shal make hym to prosper vpon earth and shal not delyuer hym to the wyll of hys enemyes The lord shal refresh him whā he lyeth sycke vpon his bed yee thou makest his bed in al his syckenes I sayd lorde be mercyfull vnto me heale my soule for I haue synned agaynst the. Myne enemyes speake euell vpon me when shal he dye and when shall hys name peryshe Though he came in to se yet meaned he falshed in hys harte heapynge myschefe vpon hymfelfe All they that hate me runne in together agaynst me and ymagyne euell agaynst me They haue geuen a wycked sentence vpō me whā he lyeth he
exspyre Prayse ye the Lorde of the earth ye dragons and all depenesses Fyre hayle snowe yse stormes of wyndes that do his commaundemente Mountaynes and all lytell hylles woodes bearynge fruyte and all cedre trees Beastes and all maner of cattel serpentes and fethered foules Kynges of the earthe and all people prynces and all iudges of the earth Bachelers and maydens olde men and yonge let them prayse the name of the lorde for the name of hym onely is exalted The knowledgynge of hym is aboue heauen and earth and he hath exalted the horne of hys people Laude be vnto al his sayntes to the sonnes of Israel to the people approchynge vnto hym The Cxlix Psalme Cantate domino Sâ—nge ye vnto the Lorde a newe songe let the congregacion of sayntes prayse hym Let Israel reioyce in hym that made him and let the sonnes of Sion tryuÌ„phe in theyr kyng Let them prayse his name with daunsyng let theÌ„ synge vnto hym wyth timpany and harpe For the lorde is well pleased with his people and hath exalted the lowly into saluacion Sayntas shal tryumphe in glory they shall make ioye in theyr chambers The prayses of God shal be in theyr mouthes and two edged swordes in theyr handes To do vengeans amongest nacions and correccions amongest people To bynde theyr kynges in fetters and theyr nobles in manacles of yron For to execute on them the iudgement wrytten thys is glory vnto all hys sayntes Laudate dominum PRayse ye the lordein his sayntes prayse him in the fyrmament of his power Prayse ye hym in his streÌ„gth prayse ye him accordynge to the almyghtynesse of his power Prayse ye hym with the sounde of a trumpette prayse ye hym with harpe and lute Prayse ye hym with tympany dauÌ„synge prayse ye hym with rebeckes and organnes Prayse ye hym wyth clary symballes well soundynge prayse ye hym with Symballes of swetenesse let euery sprete prayse the Lorde The antheme Let euery sprete geue prayse vnto the Lorde ¶ The versycle From the gates of hell ¶ The responce Lorde delyuer theyr soules ¶ The antheme I am ¶ The songe of Zachary the prophete Benedictus dominus Luce .i. BLessed be the Lorde God of Israell for he hath vysited and redemed hys people â—e hath raysed vp an horne of saluacion in the house of his seruaunt Dauid Euen as he promysed by the mouth of his holy prophetes whyche were syns the worlde beganne That we shulde be saued from our enemyes and from the handes of them that hate vs. To fulfyl the mercy promysed to our fathers and to remembre hys holy testament To performe the oth whiche he sware to our father Abraham that he wolde geue hymselfe to vs. That we delyuered out of the handes of our enemyes myght serue hym wythout feare In the holynes and ryghteousnes before hym all the dayes of our lyfe And thou chyld shalt be called the prophet of the hyest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde to prepare hys wayes To gyue knowlege of saluacion vnto hys people for remyssion of theyr synnes Through the tender mercy of our god by the which spryngynge from that hye hath visited vs. To gyue lyght to them that syt in the darknesse and in the shadowe of death and to gyde oure fete into the waye of peace ¶ The antheme I am the resurreccion and lyfe he that beleueth in me ye all though he were dead yet shall he lyue whosoeuer lyueth and beleueth in me shall not se euerlastyng death Lord haue mercy on vs. Christ haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. Our father And leade vs not But delyuer vs ¶ The .xxix. psalme Exaltabo te domine I Wyl magnify the O Lorde for thou hast set me vp and not suffred my foes to tryumph ouer me O Lord my God I cryed vnto the and thou hast healed me Thou Lorde haste brought my soule out of hell thou hast kepte my lyfe where as they go downe into the pytte Synge prayses vnto the Lorde O ye sayntes of his geue thankes vnto him for a remembraunce of holynesse For his wrath is but the twynkelyng of an eye his plesure is in lyfe heuinesse maye wel endure for a nyght but ioye commeth in the mornynge As for me when I was in prosperitye I sayde tusshe I shall neuer fall more And why thou Lorde of thy goodnesse haddest made my hyll so gronge But as sone as thou turnest thy face from me I was brought in feare Then cryed I vnto the O lorde ye vnto the lorde made I my prayer What profyte is there in my bloude yf I go downe into corruption Maye the dust geue thankes vnto the or shall it declare thy faythfulnesse Heare O Lorde and haue mercy vpon me Lorde be thou my helper And so thou hast turned my heuynesse into ioye thou hast put of my sackecloth gyrded me wyth gladnesse That myne honoure myght synge prayses vnto the without ceasynge Lorde my God I wyll geue thankes vnto the for euer From the gates of hell Lorde delyuer theyr soules I trust to se the goodnes of the lorde in the londe of the lyuynge Lorde heare my prayer and and let my clamour come vnto the. ¶ The prayer O God whiche by the mouth of Saynt Paule thyne apostle hath taught vs not to be sory for them that slepe in Christ Graunt we beseche the that in the commynge of thy sonne our lorde Iesu Christ we with al other faythful people being departed may be graciously brought vnto ioyes euerlastyng which shalt com to iudg both the quycke and the deade and the worlde by fyre ALmyghty eternall God to whom there is neuer any prayer made without hope of mercy be propiciable to the soule of thy seruaunt N. that seynge it departed from thys lyfe in the confession of thy name thou wylt cause it to be associate to the company of thy sayntes By Christ our Lorde O God of whose mercy ther is no nuÌ„bre admyt our prayers for the soules of thy seruauÌ„tes the Byshoppes and graunt vnto them the lande of pleasure lyghte in the felowshyp of thy blessed angels By christ our lord LOrde enclyne thyne eare vnto our prayers wherin we ryghte deuoutly cal vpon thy mercy that thou wylt bestow the soules of thy seruauntes both men womeÌ„ which thou hast coÌ„maunded to departe froÌ„ thys worlde in the countre of peace and rest and further cause them to be partakers with thy sayntes By Christ our Lorde WE beseche lorde that the prayer of thy suppliantes maye auayle to the soules of thy seruauÌ„tes of eyther kynde that thou wylt both purge theÌ„ of all theyr synnes cause them to be partakers of thy redempcion which lyuest and reygnest God worlde wythout ende So be it ¶ The thyrde parte of the prymer treatynge of workes WOrkes are diuers some right good necessary which must nedes be obserued as the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes of god And these most chefely ought to be regarded and had in price
in the Lorde as a mountayne of Sion he shall neuer more be moued which inhabiteth Ierusalem Mountaynes are in the cyrcuite of it the Lorde is in the cyrcuitye of his people from thys tyme forth and euermore For the lorde shall not leaue the rodde of synners vpon the lot of the iust lest the iust shulde extende theyr handes vnto synne Do well O Lorde to the good and vpryghte in harte But those that swarne the Lorde shal bryng into bondes with them that worke wyckednesse peace be vpon Israell Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxv Psalme In conuertendo dominus WHan the Lorde turneth agayne the captiuitye of Syon then shall we be lyke vnto them that dreame Then our mouth is fylled with laughter and our tonge with ioye Then shall it be sayde amonge the heathen the Lorde hath done great thynges for them Yee the Lorde hath done great thynges for vs already wherfore we reioyce Turne our captiuite O Lorde as the ryuer in the South They that sowe in teares shall repe in ioye They that went forthe wepynge and sowed theyr sede shall come wyth ioye an brynge theyr sheues wyth them Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxvi Psalme Nisi dominus EXcepte the Lorde buylde the house theyr laboure is but vayne that buylde it Except the Lorde kepe the cytie the watch man waketh but in vayne â—t is but lost laboure that ye ryse vp early aryse after youre syttynge ye that eate the breade of soroufulnesse Then he hath geuen slepe to hys welbeloued lo the herytage of the Lordes chyldren the rewarde of the fruyte of the wome â—yke as the arrowes in the hande of the gyauÌ„t euen so are the chyldren of smyters Happy is the man that hath his desyre full of theÌ„ he shall not be ashamed when he shall speake wyth his enemyes in the gate Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxvij Psalme Beati omnes qui. BLessed are they that feare the Lorde and walke in his wayes For thou shalt eate the labours of thyne owne handes o happy art thou and it shal go well wyth the. Thy wyfe shall be as a fruytfull vyne vpon the walles of thy house Thy chyldren lyke the Olyue braunces rounde aboute thy table Lo thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lorde The Lorde blesse the out of Sion that thou may est se Ierusalem in prosperyte all thy lyfe longe Yee thou mayest se thy chyldrens chyldren peace vpon Israell Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c The Cxxviij Psalme Sepe expugnauerunt MAny a tyme haue they fought agaynst me from my youth vp maye Israel now saye Yee many a tyme haue they foughte agaynst me from my youthe vp but they haue not ouercome me The vngodlye buylded vpon my backe and prolonged theyr iniquite But the ryghteous Lorde hath hewen the neckes of the vngodly in peces Let them be confounded and turned backewarde as many as haue euyll wyll at Syon Let them be euen as the haye vpon the house toppes which wyddereth before it be plucked vp Wherof the mower wyll not fyll hys hande nether he that byndeth vp the sheues his bosome So that they which go by saye not so muche as the Lorde prosper you we wyshe you good luck in the name of the Lorde Glory be to the father As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxix Psalme De profandis clamaui OVt of the depe called I vnto the Lorde O Lorde heare my voyce O let thyne eares consyder wel the voyce of my complaynte Yf thou Lorde wylt be extreme to marke our iniquities o Lorde who maye abyde it But there is mercy with the and because of thy lawe haue I abyden the O Lorde My soule hath abyden in his worde my soule hath trusted in the Lorde From the mornynge watche vntyll nyght let Israell truste in the Lorde For with the Lorde there is mercye and hys redempcion is plenteous And he shall redeme Israell from all hys synnes Glory be to the father c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The Cxxx. Psalme Domine non est LOrde I am not hye mynded I haue no proude lokes I do not exercyse myselfe in great matters which are to hye for me Yf I dyd not thynke mekely but dyd exalte my soule As a wenelynge is from his mother so is the retrybulacion of my soule Let Israell truste in the Lorde frome thys tyme forth for euermore Glory be to the father and to c. As it was in the begynnynge c. The C.xxxi Psalme Memento domine Dauid LOrde remembre Dauid and all his troubles Howe he sware vnto the Lorde and vowed a vowe vnto the myghty one of Iacob I wyll not come within the tabernacle of my house nor clyme into my bedde I wyl not suffre myne eyes to slepe nor myne eye lyddes to slombre Vntyll I fynde out a place for the Lorde an habytacion for the God of Iacob Howe herde thesame at Ephrata and found it in in the woody feldes We wyll go into his tabernacle and fall downe before hys fotestole Aryse O lorde into thy restynge place thou and the arke of thy strength Let thy prestes be clothed with ryghteousnesse and let thy sayntes reioyse For thy seruaunt Dauids sake turne not awaye the presence of thyne anoynted The lorde hath made a faythfull oth vnto Dauid and he shall not shrynke froÌ„ it of the fruyte of thy body shall I set vpon thy seate Yf thy chyldren wyll kepe my couenaunt and my testymony that I shall learne them Theyr chyldren also shall syt vpon thy seate for euermore For the Lorde hath chosen Syon to be an habytacion for hymselfe hath he chosen her This shall be my rest here wyl I dwell for I haue a delyte therin I wyll blesse hyr wedowes wyth increase wyll satisfy her power with breade I wyll decke her prestes with health and her sayntes shall reioyse and be glad Ther shall I make the horne of Dauid to floryshe I haue ordeyned a lanterne for myne anoynted As for his enemyes I shall cloth theÌ„ with shame but vpon hymselfe shall his owne floryshe Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to the holy goost As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it The C.xxxij Psalme Ecce quam bonum BEholde howe good and ioyfull a thynge it is brethren to dwell together in vnite It is lyke the precious oyntment vpon the heade that ranne downe vpon the beerde euen vnto Aarons beerde And wente downe to the skyrtes of his clothyng
Lyke the dew of Hermon which fel vpon the hyll of Sion For there the Lorde promysed his blessynge and lyfe for euermore Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is c. The C.xxxiij Psalme Ecce nunc benedicite BEholde o prayse the Lorde all ye seruauntes of the Lorde Ye that stande in the house of the Lorde in the house of our God O lyft vp your handes in the nyght to the sanctuary and prayse the Lorde The Lorde which made heauen and earth blesse the out of Sion Glory be to the father and to the sonne and to c. As it was in the begynnynge and as it is nowe and euer shal be So be it ¶ The antheme ¶ RemeÌ„ber not o Lorde the faultes ether of vs or of our parentes nether take thou veÌ„geauÌ„ce on oure synnes spare o Lorde spare thy people which thou hast redemed with thy precious bloud be neuermore angre with vs but mercyfully heare vs cryenge vnto the. And graunt also all the sayntes besely to pray for vs and vouchsafe mercyfully to heare vs by Christ our Lorde So be it ¶ The signification of thys worde Letany ¶ Mamercus Bysshoppe of Vienne what tyme that a terriblâ— earthquake fellin his prouynce Leo the fyrst then beynge bisshop of Rome caused the people to assemble to go togyther to a long Araye prayeng and callyng vpon God which thyng now we cal procession â–ª bycause we vse in the same to procede or go forth Here of it came that when any greuous plage was eyther sende by god among the people or any sodeyn chaunse of gladnesse chaunsed procession hath alwayes ben vsed somtyme to pacify gods wrath and somtyme to thanke him of his benefettes For this cause dyd Agapeâ—us bysshop of Rome fyrst institute that procession shulde be done euery sondaye throughout the yere and after him Gregory in the tyme of a common pestileÌ„ce caused more solempne ordre and syngynge to be vsed therin and ordeyned this seruyce called Letany which is a greke worde and as much in Englyssh to say as suplycacion or prayer wherof it hath taken his name bycause that in our generall processions and rogacion dayes prayer and supplycacion is made vnto God for the people and for al estates accordyng to the counsayle of Saynt Paule 1. Timothei ii and dyuers other examples of scriptures LOrde haue mercy on vs. Christ haue mercy on vs. Lorde haue mercy on vs. God the father of heauen haue mercy on vs. Goddes sonne redemer of the worlde Haue mercy on vs. God the holy goost Haue mercy on vs. Holy Trinite one God haue mercy on vs. Holy Mary vyrgyn and mother of God Praye for vs. Saynt Mychael praye for vs. Saynt Gabriel praye for vs. Saynt Raphael praye for vs. All holy angels and archangels praye for vs. All order of holy spretes praye for vs. Saynt Ihon baptiste praye for vs. All holy Patryarches Prophetes praye for vs. Saynt Peter praye for vs. Saynt Paule praye for vs. Saynt Andrewe praye for vs. Saynt Ihon praye for vs. Saynt Iames. praye for vs. Saynt Thomas praye for vs. Saynt Phylyp praye for vs. Saynt Iames. ☞ ☜ praye for vs. Saynt Matthewe praye for vs. Saynt Bartholome praye for vs. Saynt Symon praye for vs. Saynt Tathe praye for vs. Saynt Mathye praye for vs. Saynt Barnabe praye for vs. Saynt Marke praye for vs. Saynt Luke praye for vs. All holy Apostles and euangelistes praye for vs All holy disciples and innocentes praye for vs. Saynt Steuen praye for vs. Saynt Clement praye for vs. Saynt Timothe praye for vs. Saynt Dionise praye for vs. All holy martyrs praye for vs. All holy confessors praye for vs. Saynt Anne praye for vs. Saynt Elizabeth praye for vs. Saynt Mary Magdalene praye for vs. Saynt Martha praye for vs. All holy vyrgyns praye for vs. All holy sayntes praye for vs. Be mercyfull spare vs Lorde FroÌ„ all euell Lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ the waytes of the deuell Lorde delyuer vs. From endles dampnacion Lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ imminet parel of our synne lorde delyuer vs. From the assaultes of deuels lorde delyuer vs. From the sprete of fornication lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ the desyre of vayne glory lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ all vnclenes of body soule lorde delyuer vs. From wrath and hate and all euell wyll lorde delyuer vs. From vnclene thoughtes lorde delyuer vs. From blyndnes of harte lorde delyuer vs. From lyghtenynge and tempest lorde delyuer vs. FroÌ„ sodeyne vnprouyded death lord delyuer vs. By the mystery of thy holy incarnacion lordr delyuer vs. By thy natiuite lorde delyuer vs. By thy circumcision lorde delyuer vs. By thy baptyme lorde delyuer vs. By thy fastynge lorde delyuer vs. By thy crosse and passion lorde delyuer vs. By thy precious death lorde delyuer vs. By thy glorious resurrccion lorde delyuer vs. By thy meruelous ascencion lorde delyuer vs. By the grace of thy holy goost lorde delyuer vs. In the houre of death lorde succoure vs. In the daye of iudgement lorde delyuer vs. We synners praye the to heare vs. That thou geue vs peace we pray the to heare vs That thy mercy and thy pytie maye euer preserue vs we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsaufe to gouerne and kepe thy church we praye the to heare vs. That thou geue peace concorde and victorye to oure kynge and princes we praye the to heare vs. That thou kepe all our byshoppes and prelates in holy religion we praye the to heare vs. That thou kepe al the congregacion of sayntes in thy holy seruice we praye the to heare vs. That thou preserue all ChristeÌ„ people which thou hast redemed wyth thy precyous bloude we praye the to heare vs. That thou geue all our benefactours euerlastyng benefytes we praye the heare vs. That thou wylt delyuer the soules of vs and oure parentes from eternall damnation we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsafe to geue and preserue the frutes of the earth we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsafe to cast vpon vs thy mercyfull eyes we praye the to heare vs. That thou do cause the obsequy of oure seruyce to be acceptable we praye the to heare vs. That thou do plucke vp our myndes vnto heaueÌ„ly desyres we praye the to heare vs. That thou vouchsaufe to beholde and releue the mysery of the poore and the captiue we praye the. That thou geue euerlastyng rest to al that beleue in the both quycke and dead we pray the to heare That thou vouchsafe to heare vs we praye the to heare vs. Sonne of God we praye the to heare vs. Sonne of God we praye the to heare vs. Sonne of God we praye the to heare vs. O Lambe of God that takest awaye the synne of the worlde heare vs Lorde O Lambe of God that takest awaye the synne of the worlde spare vs Lorde O Lambe of God that takest awaye the synne of the worlde