PART II. SAINTS' DAYS: GENERAL, See also for Procession on any Saint's Day: 639 The Church triumphant in thy love. 174 OFFICE HYMN. Common of Apostles and Evangelists. E. and M. Before 11th cent. Tr. T. A. L. Annue Christe saeculorum Domine. LORD of Creation, bow thine ear, O Christ, to hear The intercession of thy servant true and dear, That we unworthy, who have trespassed in thy sight, May live before thee where he dwells in glorious light. 2 O God our Saviour, look on thine inheritance, Sealed by the favour shining from thy counte nance; That no false spirit bring to nought the souls of price Bought by the merit of thy perfect Sacrifice. 3 We bear the burden of our guilt and enmity, Until thy pardon lift the heart from slavery; Then through the spending of thy life-blood, King of grace, Grant us unending triumph in thy holy place. 4. To thee the glorious Christ, our Saviour manifest, All wreaths victorious, praise and worship be addrest, Whom with the living Father humbly we adore, And the life-giving Spirit, God for evermore. Amen. 175 OFFICE HYMN. Common of Apostles and Evangelists. (York) M. THE Before 11th cent. Tr. J. M. Neale. Aeterna Christi munera. HE eternal gifts of Christ the King, Thy servants also may have place. Amen. 176 OFFICE HYMN. Common of Apostles and Evangelists. M. and E. c. 10th cent. Tr. Bishop R. Mant‡. Exultet caelum laudibus. ET the round world with songs rejoice; Let heaven worn the joyful voice, All mindful of the Apostles' fame, Let heaven and earth their praise proclaim. 3 O God, by whom to them was given 6. To thee, O Father; Son, to thee; So shall through endless ages last. Amen. Office Hymn for Apostles and Evangelists during Eastertide. E. and M. 123, Part 2; and for M. and E. 124, Part 2. 177 Apostles. CAPTA J.-B. de Santeüil, 1630-97. Caelestis aulae principes. 2 On the nations sunk in night Preaching but the Cross of shame, 4 Earth, that long in sin and pain 5 Distant lands with one acclaim 178 Who from deepest shades of night J.-B. de Santeüil, 1630-97. Tr. I. Williams ‡. ISPOSER supreme, and Judge of the earth, poor; To frail earthen vessels, and things of no worth, Entrusting thy riches which ay shall endure; 2 Those vessels soon fail, though full of thy light, And at thy decree are broken and gone; Then brightly appeareth the arm of thy might, As through the clouds breaking the lightnings have shone. 3 Like clouds are they borne to do thy great will, And swift as the winds about the world go; All full of thy Godhead, while earth lieth still, They thunder, they lighten, the waters o'erflow. 4* Their sound goeth forth, 'Christ Jesus is Lord!' Then Satan doth fear, his citadels fall : As when the dread trumpets went forth at thy word, And one long blast shattered the Canaanites' wall. 5 O loud be their trump, and stirring the sound, To rouse us, O Lord, from sin's deadly sleep; May lights which thou kindlest in darkness around The dull soul awaken her vigils to keep! 6. All honour and praise, dominion and might, To thee, Three in One, eternally be, Who pouring around us thy glorious light, Dost call us from darkness thy glory to see. Amen. 179 Sequence. Evangelists. Adam of St. Victor, c. 1170. Plausu chorus laetabundo. And flushed the world with light. His flock through earth's four quarters, 3* In one harmonious witness As, in the Prophet's vision, In form of visage diverse |