THE SARUM RITE Sarum Breviary Noted. Performing Edition. Volume D. Part 2. Psalm Tones.

Transcription

1 THE SARUM RITE Sarum Breviary Noted. Performing Edition. Volume D. Part. Pages *-*. Edited by William Renwick. HAMILTON ONTARIO. THE GREGORIAN INSTITUTE OF CANADA. MMXIII.

2 The Sarum Rite is published by The Gregorian Institute of Canada/L Institut grégorien du Canada, Mercer Street, Dundas, Ontario, Canada L9H N. The Gregorian Institute of Canada is affiliated with the School of the Arts, McMaster University. The Sarum Rite is distributed over the internet through.pdf files located at: This document first published April, 0. All rights reserved. This publication may be downloaded and stored on personal computers, and may be printed for purposes of research, study, education, and performance. No part of this publication may be uploaded, printed for sale or distribution, or otherwise transmitted or sold, without the prior permission in writing of the Gregorian Institute of Canada. The Gregorian Institute of Canada/L Institut grégorien du Canada is a charitable organization registered by the Federal Government of Canada. The Gregorian Institute of Canada, 0.

3 The Psalm Tones given below include numerals for each Tone which indicate the commencement of the mediation and the ending. In the Benedictus. and Magnificat. italic type indicates the commencement of the ornate mediation in the first half of the Tone and the inflection of the second half. The intonation is used on every verse except those indicated ' ' where the brevity of the text necessitates omission of the intonation. Tone I. T His is the into-nation of the first tone, and this is the me-di- ation : j. and this the end- ing. ij. and this the end- ing. iij. and this the end- ing. iv. and this the end- ing. v. and this the end- ing. vj. and this the end- ing. vij. and this the end- ing. viij. and this the *

4 end- I.i. B ing. ix. and this the end- ing. Solemn Tone. Canticle of Zacharias. Benedictus. Luke. j. :. Lessed be the Lord God of Isra- el : for he hath vi-si-ted and re-deemed his people. And hath raised up a mighty sal-vation for us : in the house of his servant David. As he spake by the mouth of his ho-ly Prophets : which have been since the world began. That we should be sav-ed from our e-nemies : and from the hand of all that hate us. To perform the mercy promised to our fore-fathers : and to re-member his holy covenant. To perform the oath which he sware to our fore-fa-ther A-braham : that he would give us. That we being delivered out of the hand of our e-nemies : might serve him without fear. In holiness and right-eous-ness be-fore him : all the days of our life. 9 And thou, child, shalt be called the Pro-phet of the Highest : for thou shalt go 9*

5 before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways. 0 To give knowledge of salvation un-to his people : for the remis-sion of their sins. Through the ten-der mer-cy of our God : whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us. To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the sha-dow of death : and to guide our feet in-to the way of peace. Glory be to the Fa-ther, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev-er shall be : world with-out end. Amen. I.i. Canticle of Mary. Magnificat. Luke j. :. M Y soul doth magni-fy the Lord : and my spi- rit hath re-joiced in God my Saviour. For he hath re-garded : the low-liness of his handmaiden. For be-hold, from henceforth : all gene-ra-tions shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath mag-nifi-ed me : and ho-ly is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout all generations. He hath shew-ed strength with his arm : he hath scat-tered the proud in the imagina-tion of their hearts. He hath put down the migh-ty from their seat : and hath ex-al-ted the humble 0*

6 and meek. He hath filled the hun-gry with good things : and the rich he hath sent empty away. 9 He, remembering his mercy, hath holpen his ser-vant Is-rael : as he pro-mised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever. Glory be to the Fa-ther, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev-er shall be : world with-out end. Amen. Tone II. The endings of Tone II. display two different rhythmic structures. The number. is used to indicate the commmencement of the second ending, since it follows the rhythmic pattern of the Tone VIII. T His is the into-nation of the Se-cond Tone, and this the me-di- a-tion : j. and this the end-ing. ij. and this the end-ing. II.i. Solemn Tone. Benedictus. B Lessed be the Lord God of * Isra- el : for he hath

7 vis-i-ted and re-deemed his people. And hath raised up a mighty sal-va-tion for us : in the house of his ser-vant David. As he spake by the mouth of his ho-ly Prophets : which have been since the world began. us. That we should be sav-ed from our enemies : and from the hand of all that hate To perform the mercy promised to our fore-fathers : and to re-mem-ber his holy covenant. To perform the oath which he sware to our fore-fa-ther Abraham : that he would give us. That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies : might serve him without fear. In holiness and right-eous-ness be-fore him : all the days of our life. 9 And thou, child, shalt be called the Pro-phet of the Highest : for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways. 0 To give knowledge of salvation un-to his people : for the re-mis-sion of their sins. Through the ten-der mer-cy of our God : whereby the day-spring from on high hath vi-sited us. To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the sha-dow of death : and to guide our feet in-to the way of peace. Glory be to the Fa-ther, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost. *

8 As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev-er shall be : world with-out end. Amen. Magnificat. The first line combines the first two notes into a single neume in order to accommodate the full mediation. Verse four illustrates the usual pattern. II.i. M soul doth magni-fy the Lord : and my spi- rit hath re-joiced in God my Saviour.. For he hath. &c. etc.. For he that is. &c. etc. For he hath re-garded : the low-liness of his handmaiden. For be-hold, from henceforth : all gene-ra-tions shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath mag-ni-fied me : and ho-ly is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout all ge-nerations. He hath shew-ed strength with his arm : he hath scat-tered the proud in the imagi-na-tion of their hearts. He hath put down the migh-ty from their seat : and hath ex-al-ted the hum-ble and meek. He hath filled the hun-gry with good things : and the rich he hath sent emp-ty away. 9 He, remembering his mercy, hath holpen his ser-vant Israel : as he pro-mised to *

9 our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever. Glory be to the Fa-ther, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev-er shall be : world with-out end. Amen. Tone III. The endings of Tone III. display three different rhythmic structures. Endings j. through iij. have two preparatory beats before a single accent. Since this is the same rhythmic pattern as Tone I. (and also Tone VIII.) the number. is used for this pattern. Endings iv. and v. have one preparatory beat preceding the accent, and are indicated by the number. Ending vj. which has three beats preceeding the accent, like Tone IV. uses the number. T His is the into-nation of the Third Tone, and this is the me- di- ation : j. and this the end- ing. ij. and this the end-ing. iij. and this end-ingthe or end- ing. iv. and this the end-ing. v. and this the end- ing. vj. and this is the end- ing. *

10 III. Solemn tone. Benedictus. B Lessed be the Lord God of Isra- el : for he hath vi-si-ted and re-deemed his people. or : III. B Lessed be the Lord God of Isra- el : for he hath vi-si-ted and re-deemed his people.. which have been since the world be-gan. &c. And hath raised up a mighty sal-vation for us : in the house of his ser-vant David. As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets : which have been since the world began. us. That we should be saved from our enemies : and from the hand of all that hate To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers : and to remember his ho-ly covenant. *

11 To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham : that he would give us. That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies : might serve him without fear. In holiness and righteous-ness before him : all the days of our life. 9 And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest : for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways. 0 To give knowledge of salvation un-to his people : for the re-mis-sion of their sins. Through the tender mercy of our God : whereby the day-spring from on high hath vi-sited us. To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death : and to guide our feet in-to the way of peace. 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 with-out end. Amen. III. M Magnificat. Y soul doth magni-fy the Lord : * and my spi-rit hath re-joiced in God my sav-iour. *

12 or III. M Y soul doth magni-fy the Lord : * and my spi-rihath re-joiced in God my sav-iour. and ho-ly is his Name. &c. For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his handmaiden. For be-hold, from henceforth : all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me : and ho-ly is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout all ge-nerations. He hath shewed strength with his arm : he hath scattered the proud in the ima-gi-na-tion of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat : and hath exalted the hum-ble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things : and the rich he hath sent emp-ty away. 9 He, remembering his mercy, hath holpen his servant Israel : as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever. 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 with-out end. Amen. *

13 Tone IV. In the vj. ending the inflection falls on the final syllable. In the vij. and ix. endings the inflection falls on the penultimate syllable. In the viij. ending the inflection appears on the final accent. T His is the into-nation of the Fourth Tone, and this is the me-di- a- tion : j. and this is the end-ing. or end- ing. ij. and this is the end-ing. or end- ing. iij. and this is the end-ing. or end- ing. iv. and this is the end- ing. v. and this is the end- ing. vj. and this the ending. vij. and this the ending. viij. and this end- ing. the ix. and this the ending. *

14 IV.i. B Solemn Tone. Benedictus. Les-sed be the Lord God of Isra- el : for he hath vi-si-ted and re-deemed his people. And hath raised up a mighty sal-vation for us : * in the house of his servant David. As he spake by the mouth of his ho-ly Prophets : which have been since the world began. us. That we should be sav-ed from our enemies : and from the hand of all that hate To perform the mercy promised to our fore-fathers : and to re-mem-ber his holy covenant. To perform the oath which he sware to our fore-fa-ther Abraham : that he would give us. That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies : might serve him without fear. In holiness and right-eous-ness be-fore him : all the days of our life. 9 And thou, child, shalt be called the Pro-phet of the Highest : for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways. 0 To give knowledge of salvation un-to his people : for the remission of their sins. 9 *

15 Through the ten-der mer-cy of our God : whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us. To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the sha-dow of death : and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Glory be to the Fa-ther, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev-er shall be : world without end. Amen. IV.i. M Magnificat. Y soul doth magni-fy the Lord : and my spi- rit hath re-joiced in God my sav-iour. For he hath re-garded : the low-liness of his handmaiden. For be-hold, from henceforth : all gene-ra-tions shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath mag-ni-fied me : and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout all generations. He hath shew-ed strength with his arm : he hath scat-tered the proud in the ima-gination of their hearts. He hath put down the migh-ty from their seat : and hath ex-al-ted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hun-gry with good things : and the rich he hath sent empty away. 9 He, remembering his mercy, hath holpen his ser-vant Israel : as he pro-mised to 0 *

16 our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever. Glory be to the Fa-ther, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev-er shall be : world without end. Amen. Tone V. The third ending has two preparatory syllables to the final accented syllable, and thus conforms to Tones.,. and. T His is the into-nation of the Fifth Tone, and this the me-di- a- tion : j. and this the end- ing. or and this the end- ing. ij. and this the end- ing. iij. and this the end- ing. * B Benedictus. Lessed be the Lord God of Israel : for he hath visited and re-deem-ed his people. And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us : in the house of his servant David. As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets : which have been since the world began. us. That we should be saved from our enemies : and from the hand of all that hate To perform the mercy promised to our fore-fathers : and to remember his holy *

17 covenant. To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham : that he would give us. That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies : might serve him without fear. In holiness and righteousness be-fore him : all the days of our life. 9 And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest : for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways. 0 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people : for the re-mission of their sins. Through the tender mercy of our God : whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us. To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death : and to guide our feet in-to the way of peace. 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 with-out end. Amen. M Magnificat. Y soul doth magnify the Lord : and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my saviour. For he hath re-garded : the lowliness of his handmaiden. For be-hold, from henceforth : all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me : and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout all generations. He hath shewed strength with his arm : he hath scattered the proud in the *

18 imagi-nation of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat : and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things : and the rich he hath sent empty away. 9 He, remembering his mercy, hath holpen his servant Israel : as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever. 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 with-out end. Amen. Tone VI. T His is the into-nation of the Sixth Tone, and this is the is the me-di- ation : or and this is the me- di- ation : j. and this the end- ing. *

19 VI. B Solemn Tone. Benedictus. Lessed be the Lord God of Isra- el : for he hath vis-it-ed and re-deemed his people. And hath raised up a mighty sal-vation for us : in the house of his servant David. As he spake by the mouth of his ho-ly Prophets : which have been since the world began. That we should be sav-ed from our e-nemies : and from the hand of all that hate us. To perform the mercy promised to our fore-fathers : and to re-member his holy covenant. To perform the oath which he sware to our fore-fa-ther A-braham : that he would give us. That we being delivered out of the hand of our e-nemies : might serve him without fear. In holiness and right-eous-ness be-fore him : all the days of our life. 9 And thou, child, shalt be called the Pro-phet of the Highest : for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways. 0 To give knowledge of salvation un-to his people : for the remis-sion of their sins. Through the ten-der mer-cy of our God : whereby the day-spring from on *

20 high hath visited us. To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the sha-dow of death : and to guide our feet in-to the way of peace. Glory be to the Fa-ther, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev-er shall be : world with-out end. Amen. VI. M Magnificat. Y soul doth magni-fy the Lord : and my spi- rit hath re-joiced in God my saviour. For he hath re-garded : the low-liness of his handmaiden. For be-hold, from henceforth : all gene-ra-tions shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath mag-nifi-ed me : and ho-ly is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout all generations. He hath shew-ed strength with his arm : he hath scat-tered the proud in the imagina-tion of their hearts. He hath put down the migh-ty from their seat : and hath ex-al-ted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hun-gry with good things : and the rich he hath sent empty away. 9 He, remembering his mercy, hath holpen his ser-vant Is-rael : as he pro-mised *

21 to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever. Glory be to the Fa-ther, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev-er shall be : world with-out end. Amen. Tone VII. T His is the into-nation of the Sev-enth Tone, and this the me- di- ation : j. and this the end- ing. ij. and this the end- ing. iij. and this the end- ing. iv. and this the end- ing. v. and this the end- ing. vj. and this the end- ing. vij. and this the end- ing. *

22 VII. B Solemn Tone. Benedictus. Les-sed be the Lord God of Isra- el : for he hath visi-ted and re-deemed his people. or : VII. T Les-sed be the Lord God of Isra- el : for he hath visi-ted and re-deemed his people. And hath raised up a mighty sal-vation for us : in the house of his servant David. As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets : which have been since the world began. us. That we should be saved from our enemies : and from the hand of all that hate To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers : and to remember his holy covenant. To perform the oath which he sware to our fore-father Abraham : that he would give us. That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies : might serve him *

23 without fear. In holiness and righteous-ness before him : all the days of our life. 9 And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest : for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways. 0 To give knowledge of salvation un-to his people : for the re-mission of their sins. Through the tender mercy of our God : whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us. To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death : and to guide our feet in-to the way of peace. 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 with-out end. Amen. VII. M Magnificat. Y soul doth magni-fy the Lord : and my spi-rit hath re-joiced in God my saviour. or : VII. M Y soul doth magni-fy the Lord : and my spi-rit hath *

24 re-joiced in God my saviour. For he hath regarded : * the lowliness of his handmaiden. For be-hold, from henceforth : * all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me : * and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him : * throughout all generations. He hath shewed strength with his arm : * he hath scattered the proud in the imagi-nation of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat : * and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things : * and the rich he hath sent empty away. 9 He, remembering his mercy, hath holpen his servant Israel : * as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever. 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 with-out end. Amen. Tone VIII. T His is the into-nation of the Eighth Tone, and this 9 *

25 the me-di- a- tion. j. and this the end- ing. ij. and this the end- ing. iij. and this the end- ing. iv. and this the end- ing. VIII.i. B Solemn Tone. Benedictus. Lessed be the Lord God of Isra- el : * for he hath vi-si-ted and re-deemed his people. And hath raised up a mighty sal-va-tion for us : * in the house of his servant David. As he spake by the mouth of his ho-ly Prophets : which have been since the world began. us. That we should be sav-ed from our enemies : and from the hand of all that hate To perform the mercy promised to our fore-fathers : and to re-member his holy covenant. To perform the oath which he sware to our fore-fa-ther Abraham : that he would give us. That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies : might serve him 0 *

26 without fear. In holiness and right-eous-ness be-fore him : all the days of our life. 9 And thou, child, shalt be called the Pro-phet of the Highest : for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways. 0 To give knowledge of salvation un-to his people : for the remis-sion of their sins. Through the ten-der mer-cy of our God : whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us. To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the sha-dow of death : and to guide our feet in-to the way of peace. Glory be to the Fa-ther, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev-er shall be : world with-out end. Amen. Magnificat. The first line combines the first two notes into a single neume in order to accommodate the full mediation. Verse four illustrates the usual pattern. VIII.i. M Y soul doth magni-fy the Lord : and my spi- rit hath re-joiced in God my saviour.. For he that is mighty. &c. etc. *

27 For he hath re-garded : * the low-liness of his handmaiden. For be-hold, from henceforth : * all gene-ra-tions shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath mag-ni-fied me : * and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him : * throughout all generations. He hath shew-ed strength with his arm : * he hath scat-tered the proud in the imagina-tion of their hearts. He hath put down the migh-ty from their seat : * and hath ex-al-ted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hun-gry with good things : * and the rich he hath sent empty away. 9 He, remembering his mercy, hath holpen his ser-vant Israel : * as he pro-mised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever. Glory be to the Fa-ther, and to the Son : * and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ev-er shall be : * world with-out end. Amen. Peregrine Tone. Psalm. T. Per. Psalms. &. In exitu Israel. cxiij. W Hen Isra- el came out of Egypt : and the house of Ja-cob from among the strange people. Ju-dah was his *

28 sanctu- a-ry : and Isra- el his dominion. The sea saw that, and fled : Jordan was driv-en back. The mountains skipped like rams : and the little hills like young sheep. What ail-eth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest : and thou Jordan, that thou wast driv-en back? Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams : and ye little hills, like young sheep. Tremble, thou earth, at the pre-sence of the Lord : at the pre-sence of the God of Ja-cob. Who turned the hard rock *

29 into a standing wa-ter : and the flint-stone into a spring- ing well. 9 Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name give the praise : for thy lov-ing mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 0 Wherefore shall the heathen say : where is now their God? As for our God, he is in heaven : he hath done whatso-ev-er pleased him. Their i-dols are silver and gold : ev-en the work of men's hands. They have mouths, and speak not : eyes have they, and *

30 see not. They have ears, and hear not : no-ses have they, and smell not. They have hands, and handle not ; feet have they, and walk not : neither speak they through their throat. They that make them are like unto them : and so are all such as put their trust in them. But thou, house of Isra- el, trust in the Lord : he is their succour and de-fence. Ye house of Aaron, put your trust in the Lord : he is their helper and de-fender. 9 Ye that fear the *

31 Lord, put your trust in the Lord : he is their hel per and de-fender. 0 The Lord hath been mindful of us, and he shall bless us : ev-en he shall bless the house Isra- el, of he shall bless the house of Aaron. He shall bless them that fear the Lord : both small and great. The Lord shall increase you more and more : you and your child ren. Ye are the blessed of the Lord : who made heaven and earth. All the whole heavens are the Lord's : the *

32 earth hath he giv-en to the children of men. The dead praise not thee, O Lord : neither all they that go down into si-lence. But we will praise the Lord : from this time forth for ev-ermore. Praise the Lord. Glo-ry be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Ho-ly Ghost. As it was in the be-ginning, is now, and ev-er shall be : world without end. Amen. T. Per. O Song of the Three Children. Benedicite. Daniel iij. :. all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : *

33 praise him, and magni-fy him for ev-er. O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord. O ye wa-ters that are a-bove the firmament, bless ye the Lord : O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord. O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord : O ye stars of heaven bless ye the Lord. O ye showers and dew, bless ye the Lord : O ye winds of God, bless ye the Lord. O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord : O ye winter and summer, *

34 bless ye the Lord. O ye dews and frosts, bless ye the Lord : O ye frost and cold, bless ye the Lord. 9 O ye ice and snow, bless ye the Lord : O ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord. 0 O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord : O ye lightnings and clouds, bless ye the Lord. O let the earth bless the Lord : yea, let it praise him and magni-fy him for ev-er. O ye mountains and hills, bless ye the Lord : 9 *

35 O all ye green things upon the earth, bless ye the Lord. O ye wells, bless ye the Lord : O ye seas and floods, bless ye the Lord. O ye whales, and all that move in the wa-ters, bless ye the Lord : O all ye fowls of the air bless ye the Lord. O all ye beasts and cattle, bless ye the Lord : O ye children of men bless ye the Lord. O let Isra- el bless the Lord : praise him, and magni-fy him ev-erfor O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : O ye servants of the 0 *

36 Lord bless ye the Lord. O ye spi-rits and souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord : O ye ho-ly and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord. 9 O Ana-ni- as, A-za-ri- as, and Mi-sa- el, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magni-fy him for ev-er. 0 Let us bless the Father, and the Son, with the Ho-ly Ghost : let us praise him, and magni-fy him for ev-er. Blesssed art thou, O Lord, in the firmament of hea- ven : and to be praised and ex-alted a-bove all for ev-er. *

37 T. Per. B Benedictus. Lessed be the Lord God of Isra- el : for he hath vi-si-ted and re-deemed his people. And hath rais ed up a mighty salvation for us : in the house of his ser vant Da-vid. As he spake by the mouth of his ho-ly Prophets : which have been since the world be-gan. That we should be sav-ed from the hands of our e-nemies : and from the hands of all that hate us. To perform the mercy promis-ed to our forefathers : and to remember his ho-ly co-ve-nant. *

38 To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abra-ham : that he would give us. That we, be- ing de-liv- er-ed out of the hand of our e-nemies : might serve him without fear. In ho-li-ness and righteousness be fore him : all the days of our life. 9 And thou, child, shalt be cal-led the Prophet of the Highest : for thou shalt go be-fore the face of the Lord, to pre-pare his ways. 0 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people : for the remission of their sins : *

39 Through the tender mercy of our God : whereby the day- spring from on high hath vi-si-ted us : To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the sha-dow of death : and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Glo-ry be to the Fa- ther, and to the Son : and to the Ho-ly Ghost. As it was in the be-ginning, is now, and ev-er shall be : world without end. Amen. T. Per. M Magnificat. Y soul doth mag ni-fy the Lord : and my spi-rit *

40 hath re-joiced in God my Saviour. For he hath re-garded : the lowli-ness of his handmaiden. For behold, from henceforth : all ge-ne-rations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magni-fi- ed me : and ho- ly is his Name. And his mercy is on them that fear him : throughout all ge-ne-rations. He hath shewed strength with his arm : he hath scatter-ed the proud in the imag-i-nation of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their *

41 seat : and hath ex-alted the humble and meek. He hath fil-led the hungry with good things : and the rich he hath sent empty away. 9 He, remember-ing his mercy, hath holpen his servant Isra- el : as he promis-ed to our forefa thers, Abra-ham, and his seed ev-erfor Glo- ry be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Ho-ly Ghost. As it was in the be-ginning, is now, and ev-er shall be : world without end. Amen. *