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[Ascription of Praise.

WORSHIP, Honour, Glory, Blessing,
Be to Him who reigns Above;
Young and old Thy Name confessing,
SAVIOUR! let us share Thy Love.
As the Saints in Heaven adore Thee,
We would bow before Thy Throne ;
As Thine Angels bow before Thee,

So on earth Thy Will be done! Amen.

[Ascription of Praise.

To Him, Who for our sins was slain,
To Him, for all His dying Pain,
Sing we Alleluia!

To Him, the LAMB, our Sacrifice,
Who gave His Soul our Ransom-Price,
Sing we Alleluia !

To Him, Who died that we might die
To sin, and live with Him on High,
Sing we Alleluia!

To Him, Who rose that we might rise
And reign with Him beyond the skies,
Sing we Alleluia !

To Him, Who now for us doth plead
And helpeth us in all our need,
Sing we Alleluia!

To Him, Who doth prepare on High
Our Home in Immortality,

Sing we Alleluia!

To Him be Glory evermore:

Ye Heavenly Hosts, your LORD adore;
Sing we Alleluia!

TO FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST,
Our GOD most great, our Joy and Boast,
Sing we Alleluia! Amen.

APPENDIX.

CHRISTIANS "ought always to pray:" and the Fathers of the Church explain this by saying that Christians ought to pray at those appointed hours observed both under the Law, and called the "Hours of the Temple," and under the Gospel, and called the "Canonical Hours."

St. Jerome takes it for a thing which everybody knows, that no godly Christian neglects the observance of such hours. "Seven times a-day do I praise Thee," said holy David, "because of Thy righteous judgments."*

The following Hymns måy be used at the SEVEN HOURS OF DAILY PRAYER:--

(1) AT MATINS.

Some time in the Night.

JESU, LORD, at dead of night

Born a helpless Babe for me,

All Thy Glories infinite,

Veiled in deep Humility!

Make me humble, LORD, and pure,

Lowly as a little child,
Patient, all things to endure,
Penitent, and undefiled.

JESU, Bleeding, Dying LOVE!
Let me daily die with THEE,
That in Thy sweet Arms above
I may rest eternally. Amen.

*Psalm cxix. 164.

(2) AT PRIME.

About 6 o'clock in the Morning.

JESU, LORD, at hour of Prime Haled Thy bitter doom to meet, Thou, the Heavenly Judge Sublime, At an earthly judgment-seat!

Teach me so to judge and try

This frail sinful heart of mine, That before Thy Throne on High Pure and spotless it may shine!

JESU, Bleeding, Dying Love,
Let me daily die with THEE,
That in Thy sweet Arms above
I may rest eternally! Amen.

(3) AT TIERCE.

About 9 o'clock in the Morning.

JESU, LORD, for sins of mine,

Bleeding from Thy thorny Crown,

Ah! from that dear Brow of Thine Cruel drops fall trickling down.

JESU, LORD, upon my brow

Nail a crown of pain for sin; Teach me so to wear it now

As a Heavenly Crown to win!

JESU, Bleeding, Dying Love,
Let me daily die with THEE,
That in Thy sweet Arms above
I may rest eternally! Amen.

(4) AT SEXT.

About 12 o'clock at Noon.

JESU, LORD, Who three long hours
Bleeding on the accursed Tree
Nailedst all these sins of ours

To the self-same Cross with Thee;

JESU, LORD, on that dread Shrine
See, this bleeding heart I lay;
Kindle it with flames Divine,
Let it melt in Love away!

About 3 o'clock in the Afternoon.

JESU, LORD, with Bleeding Brow,
Mangled Frame, and Broken Heart,

Breathing forth Thy SPIRIT now,
Dying Love, how dear Thou art!

JESU, whose pure Heart did break
On the Cross, for love of me,