Part I

Deprecation and Hosannas

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1ΠΑΤΕΡ ὁ κτίσας, ὃν ἔκτισας,
2Υἱὲ ὁ λυτρώσας, ὃν ἐλύτρωσας,
3Πνεῦμα ὁ ἀναγεννήσας, ὃν ἀνεγέννησας,
4μὴ διαφθείρῃς.
5Μὴ, Κύριε, μὴ μνησθῇς τῶν ἡμαρτημένων μοι,
6μήτε τῶν ἡμαρτημένων τοῖς προγόνοις ἡμῶν,
7μήτε ἀμύνῃς τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν, { αὐτῶν, / ἐμοῦ. }
8Φεῖσαι ἡμῶν, Κύριε, { αὐτῶν, / ἐμοῦ. }
9Φεῖσαι τοῦ λαοῦ σου,
10καὶ, ἐν τῷ λαῷ, δούλου σου,
11τοῦ τῷ τιμίῳ σου αἵματι ἠγορασμένου,
12καὶ μὴ ὀργίζου ἡμῖν εἰς αἰῶνα.
13Ἵλεως, ἵλεως ἴσθι, φεῖσαι ἡμῶν, Κύριε,
14καὶ μὴ ὀργίζου ἡμῖν εἰς αἰῶνα.
15Ἵλεως, ἵλεως ἴσθι, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, Κύριε,
16καὶ μὴ ὀργίζου ἡμῖν ἕως ἅλις.
17Μὴ, Κύριε,
18Μὴ μετ' ἐμοῦ ποιῇς κατὰ τὰς ἀνομίας μου,
19μήτε κατὰ τὰς ἁμαρτίας μου ἀνταποδῷς ἐμοὶ,
20Ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου ποιῇς μετ' ἐμοῦ,
21καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου
22ἀνταποδῷς μοι.
23Κατ' αὐτὸ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος, καὶ
24Κατ' ἐκεῖνο τὸ πλῆθος οἰκτιρμῶν,
1PATER Creator, quem creasti,
2Fili Redemptor, quem redemisti,
3Spiritus Regenerator, quem regenerasti,
4Ne corrumpas.
5Ne Domine, ne memineris peccatorum meorum,
6Neque peccatorum majorum meorum,
7Neque vindictam sume de peccatis nostris, { eorum, / meis. }
8Parce nobis, Domine, { iis, / mihi. }
9Parce populo tuo,
10Et, in populo, servo tuo,
11Pretioso tuo sanguine redempto,
12et ne irascaris nobis in sæculum. [*Litan. Angl.*]
13Propitius, propitius esto, parce nobis, Domine,
14Et ne irascaris nobis in sæculum.
15Propitius, propitius esto, miserere nobis, Domine,
16Et ne irascaris nobis nimis.
17Ne, Domine,
18Ne facias mihi secundum iniquitates meas,
19Neque secundum peccata mea retribuas mihi, [*Ps.* ciii. 10.]
20Sed secundum magnam misericordiam tuam facias mihi,
21Et secundum multitudinem miserationum
22tuarum retribuas mihi.
23Secundum magnam istam misericordiam, et
24Secundum multitudinem istam miserationum,
English
1O FATHER that createdst, whom thou createdst,
2O Son that redeemedst, whom thou redeemedst,
3O Spirit that regeneratedst, whom thou regeneratedst,
4destroy not.
5Remember not, O Lord, the sins committed by me,
6nor the sins committed by our forefathers,
7neither take vengeance for our sins, { theirs, / mine. }
8Spare us, O Lord, { them, / me. }
9Spare thy people,
10and, among the people, thy servant,
11bought with thy precious blood,
12and be not angry with us for ever.
13Be merciful, be merciful, spare us, O Lord,
14and be not angry with us for ever.
15Be merciful, be merciful, have mercy upon us, O Lord,
16and be not angry with us overmuch.
17Do not, O Lord,
18deal not with me after mine iniquities,
19neither reward me according to my sins,
20But deal with me according to thy great mercy,
21and according to the multitude of thy compassions
22reward me.
23According to that same great mercy, and
24according to that multitude of compassions,
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1ὡς τοὺς ἐν πάλαι γενεαῖς
2Πατέρας ἡμῶν,
3δι' ὁτιοῦν σοι φίλον γίνεται,
4Ἀπὸ πονηροῦ καὶ ἐναντίου παντὸς,
5ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ τῆς ἀνάγκης,
6ἀπὸ πονηροῦ καὶ ἐναντίου τοῦδε,
7ἐν καιρῷ τῷδε,
8ἀνάστησον, ἀνάρρυσον, σῶσον, Κύριέ, με.
9Ῥῦσαί με, Κύριε,
10καὶ μὴ διαφθείρῃς.
11Ἐν {
12κοίτῃ ἀρρωστίας,
13ὥρᾳ θανάτου,
14ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως,
15ἐν τῇ φρικτῇ καὶ φοβερᾷ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ,
16ἀνάρρυσον, Κύριε, καὶ σῶσόν με.
17Ἀπὸ {
18τοῦ ἰδεῖν τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ Κριτοῦ σκυθρωπὸν,
19τοῦ σταθῆναι ἐκ τῶν εὐωνύμων,
20τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι τῆς φρικτῆς φωνῆς,
21Ἀπόστητε ἀπ' ἐμοῦ·
22τοῦ δεθῆναι ἐν σειραῖς ζόφου,
23τοῦ ἐκβληθῆναι εἰς σκότος ἐξώτερον,
24τοῦ βασανισθῆναι ἐν ἀβύσσῳ πυρὸς καὶ θείου,
25ὅπου ὁ καπνὸς τῶν βασάνων,
26ἀναβαίνει εἰς αἰῶνα.
27Ἵλεως, ἵλεως ἴσθι,
28φεῖσαι ἡμῶν,
29ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς,
30ὦ Κύριε,
31Καὶ μὴ διαφθείρῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς αἰῶνα,
32ῥῦσαι καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς.
1sicut prioribus sæculis
2Patres nostros,
3Per quodcunque tibi dulce, aut charum,
4Ab omni malo et adverso,
5In omni angustiæ tempore.
6Ab hoc malo et adverso
7In hoc tempore,
8Eripe, salva me.
9Libera me, Domine,
10Et, ne corrumpas.
11In {
12cubili infirmitatis,
13hora mortis,
14die Judicii,
15in tremenda et terribili die illa,
16Eripe, Domine, et salva me.
17Ne {
18Vultum Judicis tristem aspiciam, [*Apoc.* vi. 16.]
19a sinistris collocer, [*Matt.* xxv. 33.]
20horrendam vocem audiam,
21Discedite a me; [*Vers.* 41.]
22Catenis caliginis vinciar, [2 *Pet.* ii. 4.]
23In tenebras exteriores ejiciar, [*Matt.* xxv. 30.]
24in stagno ignis et sulphuris torquear,
25Ubi fumus tormentorum,
26Ascendit in sæculum. [*Apoc.* xiv. 10, 11.]
27Propitius, propitius esto:
28Parce nobis,
29Miserere nobis,
30O Domine,
31Et ne corrumpas nos in sæculum,
32[Libera et serva nos.]
English
1as thou didst them in the generations of old,
2our Fathers,
3by whatsoever is well-pleasing unto thee,
4From every evil and adverse thing,
5in every time of need,
6from this evil and adverse thing,
7in this present time,
8raise up, rescue, save me, O Lord.
9Deliver me, O Lord,
10and destroy me not.
11In {
12the bed of sickness,
13the hour of death,
14the day of judgement,
15in that dread and fearful day,
16rescue me, O Lord, and save me.
17From {
18seeing the Judge's face lowering,
19being set on the left hand,
20hearing the dread voice,
21Depart from me;
22being bound in chains of darkness,
23being cast into outer darkness,
24being tormented in the abyss of fire and brimstone,
25where the smoke of the torments
26goeth up for ever.
27Be merciful, be merciful,
28spare us,
29have mercy upon us,
30O Lord,
31And destroy us not for ever,
32deliver and save us.
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1μὴ, ὦ Κύριε.
2Ἵνα δὲ μὴ,
3Ἀπανάστησόν μοι, Κύριε,
4[1.] τὴν σκληροκαρδίαν,
5[2.] τὸ ἀπηλγῆσθαι μετὰ τὸ ἁμαρτεῖν,
6[3.] τὴν πωροκαρδίαν,
7[4.] τὸ ἐξουθενεῖν τὰς ἀπειλάς σου,
8[5.] τὸ καυτήριον τῆς συνειδήσεως,
9[6.] τὸν νοῦν ἀδόκιμον.*
10τὴν ἁμαρτίαν κατὰ Πνεύματος ἁγίου,
11τὴν ἁμαρτίαν εἰς θάνατον,
12Τὰ τέσσαρα τῶν ἐκφώνων.
13* τὰ ἓξ πρόδρομα τῆς κατὰ
14Πνεύματος ἁγίου.
15Ῥῦσαί με
16Ἀπὸ τῶν δεινῶν καὶ δυσχερῶν τοῦ κόσμου τούτου,
17λοιμοῦ, λιμοῦ, πολέμου,
18σεισμοῦ, καταποντισμοῦ, ἐμπρησμοῦ,
19πληγῆς ὄμβρων ἀκρατῶν, ἀνομβρίας,
20ἀνεμοφθορίας, ἐρυσίβης,
21ἐμβροντισμοῦ, ἀστραπῆς, καταιγίδος,
22νόσων ἐπιδημίων, ὀξειῶν, καὶ κακῶν,
23θανάτου ἀπρονοήτου.
24Ἀπὸ τῶν κακῶν καὶ χαλεπῶν ἐν τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ,
25τῆς ἰδίας ἐπιλύσεως,
26τοῦ καινοτομεῖν περὶ τὰ ἱερὰ.
27τοῦ ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖν,
28τοῦ νοσεῖν περὶ τὰς ζητήσεις, καὶ τὰς μάχας
29ἀπεράντους ποιεῖν.
1Ne fiat, O Domine.
2Quod ut ne facias,
3Aufer a me, Domine,
4[1.] Cordis duritiem, Mar. xvi. 14.
5[2.] Dedolentiam post admissum peccatum, [*Eph.* iv. 19.]
6[3.] Cordis cæcitatem, Mar. iii. 5, et vi. 52.
7[4.] Minarum tuarum contemptum,
8[5.] Cauteriatam conscientiam, 1 Tim. iv. 2.
9[6.] Reprobam mentem. Rom. i. 28.*
10Peccatum in Spiritum Sanctum. Mat. xii. 32.
11Peccatum ad mortem. 1 Jo. v. 16.
12Quatuor clamantia.
13* Sex præcurrentia illud
14in Spiritum Sanctum.
15Libera me
16Ab omnibus diris et infestis in hoc sæculo,
17Peste, fame, bello,
18Terræ motu, inundatione, incendio,
19Plaga pluviali, siccitate,
20Ærugine, uredine,
21Fulmine, fulgure, procellis,
22Morbis epidemiis, acutis, et malignis,
23Morte improvisa.
24Ab atrocibus malis in Ecclesia,
25Privati spiritus interpretatione, [2 *Pet.* i. 20.]
26Innovatione in rebus sacris, [1 *Tim.* vi. 20.]
27Pravis dogmatis spargendis, [1 *Tim.* i. 3.]
28Languendo circa quæstiones inutiles
29et vanas, [1 *Tim.* vi. 4.]
English
1do it not, O Lord.
2And that it be not so,
3Raise up out of me, O Lord,
4[1.] hardness of heart,
5[2.] the being past feeling after sin,
6[3.] the callousness of heart,
7[4.] the despising of thy threatenings,
8[5.] the searing of the conscience,
9[6.] the reprobate mind.*
10the sin against the Holy Ghost,
11the sin unto death,
12The four crying sins.
13* the six are forerunners of the sin
14against the Holy Ghost.
15Deliver me
16From the terrors and troubles of this world,
17pestilence, famine, war,
18earthquake, flood, conflagration,
19the plague of unbridled rains, of drought,
20of blasting, of mildew,
21thunderbolt, lightning, tempest,
22epidemic sicknesses, acute and malignant,
23sudden death.
24From the evils and grievous things in the Church,
25private interpretation,
26innovating in things sacred,
27teaching other doctrine,
28doting about questionings, and making strifes
29without end.
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1Ἀπὸ τῶν αἱρέσεων, σχισμάτων, σκανδάλων
2δημοσίων καὶ ἰδίων,
3τῆς ἀποθειώσεως τῶν Βασιλέων,
4τῆς θωπείας τοῦ δήμου,
5τῆς ἀδιαφορίας τοῦ Σαοὺλ,
6τῆς καταφρονήσεως τῆς Μιχὰλ,
7τῆς κρεάγρας τοῦ Ὀφνεί,
8τῆς κατασπάσεως τῆς Γοθολίας,
9τῆς ἱερατείας Μιχὰ,
10τῆς φρατρίας Σίμωνος καὶ Ἰούδα,
11τῆς διδαχῆς ἀμαθῶν καὶ ἀστηρίκτων,
12τοῦ τύφου νεοφύτων,
13τοῦ λαοῦ ἀντιλέγοντος τῷ ἱερεῖ.
14Ἀπὸ τῶν κακῶν καὶ χαλεπῶν ἐν τῇ Πολιτείᾳ,
15τῆς ἀναρχίας, πολυκοιρανίας, τυραννίδος,
16τοῦ Ἀσσοὺρ, Ἱεροβοάμ, Ῥοβοὰμ, Γαλλίωνος, Ἁμάν,
17Ἀχιτοφὴλ πανουργίας,
18Ζωὰν ἀβουλίας,
19νομοθεσίας Ὀμρεὶ,
20δικαιοκρισίας Ἰεζρεὴλ,
21χειμάρρων Βελιὰρ,
22πληγῆς Φογὼρ,
23φάραγγος Ἀχὼρ,
24αἵματος, ἢ σπέρματος μολυσμοῦ,
25ἐπιδρομῆς ἀλλοφύλων,
26ἐμφυλίου στασιασμοῦ,
27ἀποστερήσεως τῶν καλῶν τε κἀγαθῶν,
28τῶν ἐν τέλει ὄντων,
29ἐπαναστάσεως τῶν κακῶν καὶ πανούργων
30εἰς τὸ ἐν τέλει εἶναι.
1Hæresibus, Schismatibus, Scandalis
2publicis et privatis, [*Rom.* xvi. 17.]
3Apotheosi principum, Act. xii. 22.
4Adulatione populi, Act. xxiv. 27.
5Adiaphoria Saulis, 1 Sam. xv.
6Contemptu Michal, 2 Sam. vi. 16.
7Fuscina Hophni, 1 Sam. ii. 13.
8Direptione Athaliæ, 2 Reg. xi. [1.]
9Sacerdotio Michæ, Judic. xvii. 10.
10Fraternitate Simonis et Judæ, Act. viii. 18. [*Matt.* xxvi. 16.]
11Indoctorum et instabilium doctrina, [2 *Pet.* iii. 16.]
12Neophytorum superbia, [1 *Tim.* iii. 6.]
13Populo contradicente Sacerdoti. [*Os.* iv. 4.]
14Ab atrocibus malis in Republica,
15Anarchia, multitudine Principum, Tyrannide,
16Ashur, Jeroboam, Roboam, Gallione, Haman,
17Achitophelis consilio, 2 Sam. xv. 31.
18Consiliariis Taneos inconsultis, Isa. xix. 11.
19Legibus Omri, Mich. vi. 16.
20Judicibus Jezreel, 1 Reg. xxi. 15.
21Torrentibus Belial, Psal. xviii. 4.
22Plaga Peor, Num. xxv. 5.
23Valle Achor, Jos. vii. 26.
24Sanguinis aut seminis inquinamento, [Lev. xviii. 25.
25Invasione hostium, Num. xxxv. 33.]
26Bello Civili,
27Eo, ut tollantur boni
28e Magistratu,
29insurgant mali et subdoli
30in magistratum.
English
1From heresies, schisms, offences,
2public and private,
3the deifying of kings,
4the flattery of the people,
5the indifference of Saul,
6the contempt of Michal,
7the flesh-hook of Hophni,
8the pulling-down of Athaliah,
9the priesthood of Micah,
10the brotherhood of Simon and Judas,
11the teaching of the unlearned and unstable,
12the conceit of novices,
13the people gainsaying the priest.
14From the evils and grievous things in the Commonwealth,
15anarchy, the rule of many, tyranny,
16of Asshur, Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Gallio, Haman,
17the craft of Ahithophel,
18the ill counsel of Zoan,
19the statutes of Omri,
20the judgement of Jezreel,
21the floods of Belial,
22the plague of Peor,
23the valley of Achor,
24the pollution of blood or of seed,
25the inroad of aliens,
26civil sedition,
27the taking-away of the good and honourable,
28those that are in office,
29the rising-up of the evil and crafty
30into office.
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1Ἀπὸ βίου ἀβιώτου
2[ἐν] δυσθυμίᾳ, ἀσθενείᾳ, δυσφημίᾳ,
3ἀπορίᾳ, περικινδυνίᾳ, δουλείᾳ, ἀκαταστασίᾳ.
4Ἀπὸ θανάτου
5ἐν ἁμαρτίᾳ, αἰσχύνῃ, βασάνοις,
6ἀπονοίᾳ, ῥυπαρίᾳ, βίᾳ,
7ἐκ προδοσίας,
8Ἀπὸ θανάτου { ἀπρονοήτου, / ἀθανάτου. }
1A vita non vitali
2in mœrore, invaletudine, infamia,
3inopia, periculis, servitute, inquietudine.
4A morte
5in peccato, probro, cum cruciatu,
6in vecordia, turpitudine, per vim,
7ex proditione,
8A morte { improvisa, / æterna. }
English
1From a life not worth living,
2[in] despondency, weakness, ill repute,
3want, peril, bondage, disquiet.
4From a death
5in sin, in shame, in torments,
6in despair, in defilement, by violence,
7by treachery,
8From a death { unforeseen, / undying. }
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1ΩΣΑΝΝΑ ΕΝ ΥΨΙΣΤΟΙΣ.
2ΜΝΗΣΘΗΤΙ μου, Κύριε,
3ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ τοῦ λαοῦ σου,
4Ἐπίσκεψαί με ἐν τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου,
5τοῦ ἰδεῖν με ἐν τῇ χρηστότητι τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν σου,
6τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι ἐν τῇ εὐφροσύνῃ τοῦ ἔθνους [σου,]
7τοῦ εὐχαριστῆσαί σοι μετὰ τῆς κληρονομίας σου.
8Ἔστι δὲ δόξα μέλλουσα ἀποκαλυφθῆναι.
9Ἐρχομένου γὰρ κριτοῦ,
10ἱλαρὸν τὸ πρόσωπον ἰδοῦσί τινες,
11ἀπὸ δεξιῶν κατασταθήσονται,
12ἀκούσουσι τῆς ἡδίστης φωνῆς,
13Δεῦτε, Εὐλογημένοι.
14Ἁρπαχθήσονται ἐν νεφέλαις εἰς
15ἀπάντησιν τοῦ Κυρίου,
16Εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν χαρὰν,
17ἀπολαύσονται τῆς ὁράσεως αὐτοῦ,
18πάντοτε σὺν αὐτῷ ἔσονται.
19Αὐτοὶ μόνοι, μόνοι αὐτοὶ μακάριοι
20ἐν υἱοῖς ἀνθρώπων.
21Ὦ, δός μοι τῷ ἐσχάτῳ τόπον ἔσχατον ἐκεῖ
22ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν·
23Ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν σου,
24τοῦ ἐσχάτου ἐν αὐτοῖς.
25Ἵνα δὲ τοῦτο,
1HOSANNA IN EXCELSIS.
2MEMENTO mei, Domine,
3in beneplacito populi tui,
4Visita me in salutari tuo,
5Ad videndum in bonitate Electorum tuorum,
6Ad lætandum in lætitia gentis tuæ,
7Ad laudandum te cum hæreditate tua. Psal. cvi. 4, 5.
8Est autem gloria in futuro revelanda. 1 Pet. v. 1.
9Sunt enim qui venientis Judicis
10Vultum videbunt hilarem, Job. xxxiii. 26.
11A dextris collocabuntur,
12Audient suavissimam vocem,
13VENITE, BENEDICTI. [*Matt.* xxv. 33, 34.]
14Rapientur in occursum Domini
15in nubibus. 1 Thess. iv. 17.
16Intrabunt in gaudium, Matt. xxv. 21.
17Fruentur ejus visione,
18Semper cum eo erunt. 1 Thess. iv. 17.
19Hi soli, soli sunt hi beati
20in filiis hominum.
21Oh! Da mihi infimo locum infimum
22sub pedes illorum;
23Sub pedes electorum tuorum,
24infimi ex illis.
25Quod ut fiat,
English
1HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST.
2REMEMBER me, O Lord,
3with the favour of thy people,
4O visit me with thy salvation,
5that I may see the good of thy chosen,
6that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation,
7that I may give thanks unto thee with thine inheritance.
8For there is a glory that shall be revealed.
9For when the Judge cometh,
10some shall see his face gladsome,
11they shall be set on the right hand,
12they shall hear the sweetest voice,
13Come, ye blessed.
14They shall be caught up in the clouds to
15meet the Lord,
16they shall enter into the joy,
17they shall have the fruition of the sight of him,
18they shall ever be with him.
19They alone, they only, are blessed
20among the sons of men.
21O grant me, the last, a last place there,
22beneath their feet;
23beneath the feet of thy chosen,
24the least among them.
25And that this may be,
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1Εὑρῶ τὴν χάριν ἐνώπιόν σου,
2ὥστε ἔχειν με χάριν,
3εἰς τὸ λατρεῦσαί σοι εὐαρέστως,
4μετὰ αἰδοῦς καὶ εὐλαβείας.
5Εὑρῶ δὲ καὶ τὴν χάριν δευτέραν,
6ὥστε χάριν ἐκείνην,
7μὴ εἰς κενὸν δέξασθαί με,
8μὴ ὑστερῆσαι ἀπ' αὐτῆς.
9Μενοῦνγε μὴ ἀμελῆσαι αὐτῆς,
10ὥστε ἐκπίπτειν αὐτης.
11Ἀλλὰ ἀναζωπυρεῖν αὐτὴν,
12ὥστε αὐξάνειν ἐπ' αὐτῇ.
13Μενοῦνγε ἐπιμένειν αὐτῇ,
14μέχρι τῆς συντελείας
15τῆς ζωῆς μου.
16Καὶ ὦ, κατάρτισόν μοι τὰ ὑστερήματα
17τῶν χαρισμάτων σου,
18Πίστεως,προσθὲς τῇ ὀλιγοπιστίᾳ.
19Ἐλπίδος,στήριξον ἐλπίδα περίτρομον.
20Ἀγάπης,ἅπτε λίνον αὐτῆς τυφόμενον.
21Ἔκχυσον ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ μου
22τὴν ἀγάπην σου,
23ὥστε σε,
24τόν φίλον ἔν σοι,
25τὸν ἐχθρὸν διὰ σὲ,
26ἀγαπᾶν ἐμέ.
27Ὁ διδοὺς χάριν τοῖς ταπεινόφροσι,
28καί μοι χάριν δὸς τοῦ ταπεινόφρονα εἶναι.
29Ὁ τοὺς φοβουμένους σε οὔποτ' ἀνιεὶς,
30εὐφρανθήτω ἡ καρδία μου τοῦ φοβεῖσθαί σε,
English
1Let me find† grace in thy sight,
2that I may have grace,
3to serve thee acceptably,
4with reverence and godly fear.
5Let me find also a second grace,
6even that grace,
7that I receive it not in vain,
8that I fail not of it.
9Yea rather, not to neglect it,
10so as to fall away from it.
11But to stir it up,
12so as to grow therein.
13Yea rather, to abide therein,
14until the ending
15of my life.
16And oh! make up unto me that which is lacking
17of thy gifts:
18Of faith:add unto my little faith.
19Of hope:stablish my trembling hope.
20Of charity:kindle its smoking flax.
21Pour out in my heart
22thy love,
23that thee,
24the friend in thee,
25the enemy for thy sake,
26I may love.
27Thou that givest grace unto the lowly,
28give me also grace to be lowly.
29Thou that never forsakest them that fear thee,
30let my heart rejoice to fear thee,
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1Inveniam coram te gratiam,
2Ut habeam gratiam,
3per quam serviens placeam tibi,
4cum metu et reverentia. Heb. xii. 28.
5Inveniam autem, et gratiam alteram,
6eam gratiam,
7ne in vanum recipiam, 2 Cor. vi. 1.
8Ei ne desim. Heb. xii. 15.
9Imo vero, ne negligam eam, 1 Tim. iv. 14.
10adeo ut proinde ab ea excidam. Gal. v. 4.
11Sed eam resuscitare, 2 Tim. i. 6.
12adeo ut in ea crescam. 2 Pet. iii. 18.
13Imo vero ut proinde in ea permaneam, [*Act.* xiii. 43.]
14usque ad exitum
15vitæ meæ.
16Et oh! compleas mihi quæ desunt 1 Thess. iii. 10.
17Charismatum tuorum:
18Fidei,Modicam mihi fidem adauge. [*Luc.* xvii. 5.]
19Spei,Spem trepidam confirma. [*Heb.* iii. 6.]
20Charitatis, ejus accende linum fumigans. [*Is.* xlii. 3.]
21Diffunde in corde meo
22Charitatem tuam, Rom. v. 5.
23ut, sicut tu,
24Amicum in te,
25Inimicum propter te,
26ego diligam.
27Qui das gratiam humilibus, Jac. iv. 6.
28et mihi da gratiam, qua sim humilis.
29Qui te timentes nunquam deseris,
30Lætetur cor meum, ut te timeat, [*Psal.* lxxxvi. 11.]
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1ὁ φόβος μου, ἡ ἐλπίς μου,
2ἓν φοβηθῶ μόνον,
3τὸ φοβηθῆναι τί σου πλέον.
4Καθὼς θέλω ἵνα ποιῶσιν ἐμοὶ οἱ ἄνθρωποι,
5καὶ ἐγὼ αὐτοῖς ποιῶ ὁμοίως.
6Μὴ ὑπερφρονεῖν παρ' ὃ δεῖ φρονεῖν,
7ἀλλὰ φρονεῖν εἰς τὸ σωφρονεῖν.
8Ἐπίφανον τοῖς καθημένοις ἐν σκότει,
9καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτου.
10Κατεύθυνον τοὺς πόδας ἡμῶν
11εἰς ὁδὸν εἰρήνης·
12ὥστε τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν ἐν ἀλλήλοις,
13Ὀρθοτομεῖν, | Ὀρθοποδεῖν,
14οἰκοδομεῖν,
15ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν ἑνὶ στόματι δοξάζειν τὸν Θεόν.
16Εἰ δέ τι ἑτέρως,
17στοιχεῖν τῷ αὐτῷ κανόνι
18εἰς ὃ ἐφθάσαμεν,
19τάξιν περικρατεῖν,
20εὐσχημοσύνην,
21καὶ στερέωμα.
1Timor meus, Spes mea. [*Job.* iv. 6.]
2Unum modo timeam,
3Nequid plus quam te timeam.
4Sicut volo ut mihi faciant homines,
5et ego illis ita faciam. [*Matt.* vii. 11.]
6Non plus sapere quam oportet sapere,
7sed sapere ad sobrietatem. [*Rom.* xii. 3.]
8Illumina his qui in tenebris,
9et in umbra mortis sedent.
10Dirige pedes nostros
11in viam pacis; Luc. i. 79.
12Ut idipsum sapiamus in alterutrum, [*Rom.* xv. 6.]
13Recte secemus, [2 *Tim.* ii. 15.] Recte incedamus, [*Gal.* ii. 14.]
14Ædificemus, [1 *Thess.* v. 11.]
15Unanimes, uno ore honorificemus Deum. [*Rom.* xv. 6.]
16Veruntamen siquid aliter,
17ut in eadem permaneamus regula,
18ad quod pervenimus, [*Phil.* iii. 16.]
19Retineamus ordinem, [1 *Cor.* xiv. 40.]
20decorem
21et Firmamentum. [*Col.* ii. 5.]
English
1my fear, my hope,
2that I may fear one thing only,
3to fear aught more than thee.
4As I would that men should do unto me,
5so also do I to them likewise.
6Not to think more highly than I ought to think,
7but to think soberly.
8Shine upon them that sit in darkness,
9and in the shadow of death.
10Guide our feet
11into the way of peace;
12that we may be of the same mind one toward another,
13Rightly dividing, | walking uprightly,
14building up,
15with one accord, with one mouth, glorifying God.
16And if in anything otherwise,
17to walk by the same rule
18whereunto we have already attained,
19to keep order,
20comeliness,
21and stedfastness.
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1ΩΣΑΝΝΑ ΕΝ ΕΠΙΓΕΙΟΙΣ.
2ΜΝΗΣΘΗΤΙ, Κύριε, τοῦ στεφανοῦν
3τὸν ἐνιαυτὸν ἐν χρηστότητί σου.
4Οἱ γὰρ ὀφθαλμοὶ πάντων εἰς σὲ ἐλπίζουσι,
5σὺ δίδως τὴν τροφὴν αὐτῶν ἐν εὐκαιρίᾳ.
6Ἀνοίγεις σὺ τὴν χεῖρά σου, καὶ
7ἐμπιπλᾷς πᾶν ζῷον εὐδοκίας.
8Καὶ ἡμῖν, Κύριε, χάρισαι
9εὐλογίας οὐρανοῦ καὶ δρόσου ἄνωθεν,
10εὐλογίας πηγῶν καὶ ἀβύσσου κάτωθεν,
11Ἡλίου τροπὰς, Μηνῶν συνόδους,
12κορυφὰς ὀρῶν ἀνατολῆς, βουνῶν αἰωνίων,
13πλήρωσιν τῆς γῆς καὶ γεννημάτων αὐτῆς,
14εὐετηρίαν, εὐκρασίαν ἀέρων,
15εὐσιτίαν, καὶ εὐφορίαν καρπῶν,
16εὐεξίαν σωμάτων, καὶ καιροὺς εἰρηνικούς,
17Εὐαρχίαν, | εὐβουλίαν,
18εὐνομίαν, | εὐδικίαν,
19εὐπείθειαν,
20Εὐεκδικίαν, | εὐπορίαν,
21εὐγονίαν, | εὐτοκίαν,
22εὐτεκνίαν,
23εὐτροφίαν, | εὐπαιδευσίαν.
1HOSANNA IN TERRENIS,
2MEMENTO, Domine, coronare
3annum benignitate tua. [*Psal.* lxv. 11.]
4Oculi enim omnium in te sperant,
5Tu das escam eorum in tempore opportuno. [*Ps.* cxlv. 15.]
6Aperis tu manum tuam, et
7imples omne animal benedictione. [*Ver.* 16.]
8Et nobis, Domine, largire
9de benedictione cœli, et roris desuper,
10de benedictione fontium abyssi subjacentis,
11Conversiones Solis, Coitus Lunæ,
12de vertice montium Orientis, collium antiquorum,
13de frugibus terræ, et plenitudine ejus, [*Deut.* xxxiii. 13—16.]
14Copiosum anni proventum, temperiem aeris,
15Lætas fruges, et ubertatem fructuum,
16Vegetam corporis habitum, et tempora pacifica,
17Principes bonos et bene rem gerentes,
18Leges æquas, Consilia recta, Judices incorruptos,
19Obsequia populi, Magistratus fortitudinem,
20Facultatum affluentiam,
21Sobolem { conceptu numerosam, partu facilem, / forma et moribus honestam, / incrementis validam, rite institutam. }
English
1HOSANNA ON EARTH.
2REMEMBER, O Lord, to crown
3the year with thy goodness.
4For the eyes of all wait upon thee,
5thou givest them their meat in due season.
6Thou openest thine hand, and
7fillest every living thing with good pleasure.
8And upon us also, O Lord, bestow
9the blessings of heaven and of the dew from above,
10the blessings of the springs and of the deep beneath,
11the courses of the Sun, the conjunctions of the Moons,
12the tops of the mountains of the sunrising, of the everlasting hills,
13the fulness of the earth and of its increase,
14a fruitful season, a good temper of the airs,
15plenty of corn, and abundance of fruits,
16health of bodies, and peaceful times,
17good rule, | good counsel,
18good laws, | good justice,
19good obedience,
20good redress, | good store,
21good increase, | good birth,
22good children,
23good nurture, | good instruction.
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1Ὥστε
2οἱ υἱοὶ ἡμῶν
3ὡς νεόφυτα ἱδρυμένα
4ἐν νεότητι·
5Αἱ θυγατέρες
6καλαὶ, ὡς ὁμοίωμα ναοῦ·
7Τὰ ταμιεῖα ἡμῶν
8ἐξερευγόμενα ἐξ αὐτοῦ εἰς αὐτὸ,
9τὰ πρόβατα πολυτόκα,
10οἱ βόες παχεῖς,
11μηδὲν κατάπτωμα φραγμοῦ,
12μηδεμία διέξοδος,
13μηδεμία κραυγή.
14Μίαν ᾐτησάμην παρὰ Κυρίου, ταύτην ζητήσω,
15τὸ κατοικεῖν με ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ Κυρίου
16πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς μου·
17τὸ θεωρεῖν με τὴν τερπνότητα Κυρίου,
18καὶ ἐπισκέπτεσθαι τὸν ναὸν ἅγιον
19αὐτοῦ.
20Δύο αἰτοῦμαι παρὰ σοῦ, Κύριε,
21μὴ ἀφέλῃς μου χάριν πρὸ τοῦ ἀποθανεῖν με,
22Μάταιον λόγον καὶ ψευδῆ μακράν μου ποίησον.
23Πλοῦτον καὶ πενίαν μή μοι δῷς,
24σύνταξον δέ μοι τὰ δέοντα καὶ τὰ αὐτάρκη.
25Ἵνα μὴ πλησθεὶς ὑπερήφανος γένωμαι,
26καὶ εἴπω, Τίς ὁ Κύριος;
27ἵνα μὴ πένης γενηθεὶς κλέψω,
28καὶ ἐπομόσω τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ μου.
29Μυηθῶ καὶ περισσεῦσαι,
30μυηθῶ καὶ ὑστερεῖσθαι,
1Ut
2Filii nostri
3sint sicut novellæ plantationes
4in juventute sua;
5Filiæ nostræ
6compositæ, ut similitudo templi;
7Promptuaria nostra,
8eructantia ex hoc in illud,
9Oves nostræ fœtosæ,
10Boves nostræ crassæ,
11Ne sit ruina maceriæ,
12neque transitus,
13neque clamor. Psal. cxliv. 12, 13, 14.
14Unam petii a Domino, hanc requiram,
15ut inhabitem in domo Domini
16omnibus diebus vitæ meæ:
17Ut videam voluptatem Domini,
18et visitem templum ejus
19sanctum. Psal. xxvii. 4.
20Duo rogavi te, Domine,
21Ne deneges mihi antequam moriar,
22Vanitatem et verba mendacia longe fac a me.
23Mendicitatem, et divitias, ne dederis mihi.
24Tribue tantum victui meo necessaria,
25ne forte satiatus, superbus fiam,
26et dicam, Quis est Dominus?
27aut egestate compulsus furer,
28et perjurem nomen Dei mei. Prov. xxx. 7, 8, 9.
29Discam et abundare,
30discam et humiliari,
English
1So that
2our sons
3may be as plants set fast
4in their youth;
5our daughters
6fair, as the similitude of a temple;
7our garners
8overflowing from this to that,
9our sheep bringing forth thousands,
10our oxen fat,
11no breaking-down of the hedge,
12no going-out,
13no complaining.
14One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after:
15that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
16all the days of my life;
17to behold the delightsomeness of the Lord,
18and to visit his holy
19temple.
20Two things have I required of thee, O Lord,
21deny me them not before I die:
22Remove far from me vanity and lies.
23Give me neither riches nor poverty,
24but appoint me that which is needful and sufficient.
25Lest I be full, and become proud,
26and say, Who is the Lord?
27lest I be poor, and steal,
28and forswear the name of my God.
29Let me be instructed both to abound,
30let me be instructed also to suffer need,
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1καὶ ἐν οἷς εἰμὶ, αὐτάρκης εἶναι·
2παρεκτὸς δὲ ὧν ἔχω,
3Μηδὲν ἐπίγειον, πρόσκαιρον, φθαρτὸν,
4μήτε ἐπιθυμῆσαι,
5μήτε προσδοκῆσαί ποτε.
6Εὐζωΐαν ἐν
7εὐσεβείᾳ, σεμνότητι, ἁγνείᾳ,
8πάσῃ καλοκἀγαθίᾳ,
9εὐθυμίᾳ, ὑγιείᾳ, εὐφημίᾳ,
10αὐταρκείᾳ, ἀσφαλείᾳ, ἐλευθερίᾳ,
11ἡσυχίᾳ,
12Εὐθανασίαν,
13Ἀθανασίαν.
1et, in quibus sim, sufficiens esse; Phil. iv. 11, 12.
2Extra quæ habeam vero,
3Nihil terrenum, temporarium, caducum,
4neque concupiscere,
5neque unquam flagitare.
6Vitam facilem in
7Pietate, gravitate, puritate,
8omni probitate,
9Cum mente composita, sano corpore, bona fama,
10Animo æquo, incolumi conditione, libera,
11Ætate tranquilla,
12Mortem lenem,
13Immortalitatem.
English
1and in whatsoever state I am, to be content;
2and beyond what I have,
3nothing earthly, temporal, corruptible
4either to desire,
5or ever to look for.
6A good life in
7godliness, gravity, purity,
8all nobleness of good,
9cheerfulness, health, good report,
10sufficiency, security, freedom,
11quietness,
12A good death,
13Immortality.
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