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O kind Creator, bow thine ear
Author: St. Gregory, 540-604; T. A. Lacey, 1853-1931 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #60a (1986) Topics: Office Hymn Lyrics: 1 O kind Creator, bend thine ear
To mark the cry, to know the tear
Before thy throne of mercy spent
In this thy holy fast of Lent.
2 Our hearts are open, Lord, to thee:
Thou knowest our infirmity;
Pour out on all who seek thy face
Abundance of thy pardoning grace.
3 Our sins are many, this we know;
Spare us, good Lord, thy mercy show;
And for the honour of thy name
Our fainting souls to life reclaim.
4 Give us the self-control that springs
From discipline of outward things,
That fasting inward secretly
The soul may purely dwell with thee.
5 We pray thee, holy Trinity,
One God, unchanging Unity,
That we from this our abstinence
May reap the fruits of penitence. Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: AUDI BENIGNE
O kind Creator, bow thine ear
O kind Creator, bow thine ear
Author: St. Gregory, 540-604; T. A. Lacey, 1853-1931 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #60b (1986) Topics: Office Hymn Lyrics: 1 O kind Creator, bow thine ear
To mark the cry, to know the tear
Before thy throne of mercy spent
In this thy holy fast of Lent.
2 Our hearts are open, Lord, to thee:
Thou knowest our infirmity;
Pour out on all who seek thy face
Abundance of thy pardoning grace.
3 Our sins are many, this we know;
Spare us, good Lord, thy mercy show;
And for the honour of thy name
Our fainting souls to life reclaim.
4 Give us the self-control that springs
From discipline of outward things,
That fasting inward secretly
The soul may purely dwell with thee.
5 We pray thee, holy Trinity,
One God, unchanging Unity,
That we from this our abstinence
May reap the fruits of penitence. Amen. Tune Title: JESU CORONA
O kind Creator, bow thine ear
O Christ, who art the Light and Day
Author: William Copeland, 1804-85 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #61 (1986) Topics: Office Hymn Compline Lyrics: 1 O Christ, who art the Light and Day,
Thou drivest darksome night away!
We know thee as the Light of light
Illuminating mortal sight.
2 All-holy Lord, we pray to thee,
Keep us to-night from danger free;
Grant us, dear Lord, in thee to rest,
So be our sleep in quiet blest.
3 And while the eyes soft slumber take,
Still be the heart to thee awake;
Be thy right hand upheld above
Thy servants resting in thy love.
4 O strong defender, be thou nigh
To bid the powers of darkness fly;
Keep us from sin, and guide for good
Thy servants purchased by thy blood.
5 Remember us, dear Lord, we pray
While in this mortal flesh we stay:
’Tis Thou who dost the soul defend--
Be present with us to the end.
6 Blest Three in One and One in Three,
Almighty God, we pray to thee
That thou wouldst now vouchsafe to bless
Our fast with fruits of righteousness. Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: CHRISTE QUI LUX
O Christ, who art the Light and Day
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle
Author: Venantius Fortunatus, 530-609; Percy Dearmer 1867-1936 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #78 (1986) Topics: Office Hymn Lyrics: 1 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle,
Sing the ending of the fray,
O'er the cross, the victor's trophy,
Sound the loud triumphant lay:
Tell how Christ, the world's Redeemer,
As a Victim won the day.
2 God in pity saw man fallen,
Shamed and sunk in misery,
When he fell on death by tasting
Fruit of the forbidden tree:
Then another tree was chosen
Which the world from death should free.
3 Therefore when the appointed fulness
Of the holy time was come,
He was sent who maketh all things
Forth from God's eternal home:
Thus he came to earth, incarnate,
Offspring of a maiden's womb.
4 Thirty years among us dwelling,
Now at length his hour fulfilled,
Born for this, he meets his Passion,
For that this he freely willed,
On the Cross the Lamb is lifted,
Where his life-blood shall be spilled.
5 To the Trinity be glory,
To the Father and the Son,
With the co-eternal Spirit,
Ever Three and ever One,
One in love and one in splendor,
While unending ages run. Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: PANGE LINGUA
Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle
The royal banners forward go
Author: Venantius Fortunatus, 530-609; J. M. Neale, 1818-66 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #79 (1986) Topics: Office Hymn Lyrics: 1 The royal banners forward go,
The Cross shines forth in mystic glow,
Where he in flesh, our flesh who made,
Our sentence bore, our ransom paid.
2 Where deep for us the spear was dyed,
Life's torrent rushing from his side,
To wash us in that precious flood,
Where mingled water flowed, and blood.
3 Fulfilled is all that David told
In true prophetic song of old,
The universal Lord is he,
Who reigns and triumphs from the tree.
4 O Tree of beauty, Tree of light,
O Tree with royal purple dight,
Elect on whose triumphal breast
Those holy limbs should find their rest!
5 On whose dear arms, so widely flung,
The weight of this world's ransom hung,
The price of humankind to pay
And spoil the spoiler of his prey.
6 O Cross, our one reliance, hail!
So may thy power with us prevail
To give new virtue to the saint,
And pardon to the penitent.
7 To thee, eternal Three in One,
Let homage meet by all be done:
Whom by thy Cross thou dost restore,
Preserve and govern evermore. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 96:10 Languages: English Tune Title: VEXILLA REGIS
The royal banners forward go
Servant of God, remember
Author: Prudentius, 348-510; T. A. Lacey, 1853-1931 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #80a (1986) Topics: Office Hymn Compline Lyrics: 1 Servant of God, remember
The stream thy soul bedewing,
The grace that came upon thee
Anointing and renewing.
2 When kindly slumber calls thee,
Upon thy bed reclining,
Trace thou the Cross of Jesus,
Thy heart and forehead signing.
3 The Cross dissolves the darkness,
And drives away temptation;
It calms the wavering spirit
By quiet consecration.
4 *Begone, begone, the terrors
Of vague and formless dreaming;
Begone, thou fell deceiver,
With all thy boasted scheming.
5 *Begone, thou crooked serpent,
Who, twisting and pursuing,
By fraud and lie preparest
The simple soul’s undoing;
6 *Tremble, for Christ is near us,
Depart, for here he dwelleth,
And this, the Sign thou knowest,
Thy strong battalions quelleth.
7 Then while the weary body
Its rest in sleep is nearing,
The heart will muse in silence
On Christ and his appearing.
8 To God, eternal Father,
To Christ, our King, be glory,
And to the Holy Spirit,
In never-ending story. Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: CULTO DEI
Servant of God, remember
Servant of God, remember
Author: Prudentius, 348-510; T. A. Lacey, 1853-1931 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #80b (1986) Topics: Office Hymn Compline Lyrics: 1 Servant of God, remember
The stream thy soul bedewing,
The grace that came upon thee
Anointing and renewing.
2 When kindly slumber calls thee,
Upon thy bed reclining,
Trace thou the Cross of Jesus,
Thy heart and forehead signing.
3 The Cross dissolves the darkness,
And drives away temptation;
It calms the wavering spirit
By quiet consecration.
4 *Begone, begone, the terrors
Of vague and formless dreaming;
Begone, thou fell deceiver,
With all thy boasted scheming.
5 *Begone, thou crooked serpent,
Who, twisting and pursuing,
By fraud and lie preparest
The simple soul’s undoing;
6 *Tremble, for Christ is near us,
Depart, for here he dwelleth,
And this, the Sign thou knowest,
Thy strong battalions quelleth.
7 Then while the weary body
Its rest in sleep is nearing,
The heart will muse in silence
On Christ and his appearing.
8 To God, eternal Father,
To Christ, our King, be glory,
And to the Holy Spirit,
In never-ending story. Amen Tune Title: NUN LASST UNS GEH'N
Servant of God, remember
The day draws on with golden light
Author: T. A. Lacey, 1853-1931 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #100a (1986) Topics: Office Hymn Lyrics: 1 The day draws on with golden light,
Glad songs go echoing through the height,
The broad earth lifts an answering cheer,
And hell makes moan with wailing fear.
2 For lo, he comes, the mighty King,
To take from death his power and sting,
To trample down his gloomy reign,
And break the weary prisoner’s chain.
3 Enclosed he lay in rocky cell,
With guard of armèd sentinel;
But thence returning, strong and free,
He comes in might of victory.
4 The sad Apostles mourn him slain,
Nor hope to see their Lord again,
When, to their very eyes restored,
They look upon the risen Lord.
5 *Those wounds before their eyes displayed
They see in heavenly light arrayed,
And what they see they testify
In open witness fearlessly.
6 *O Christ, the King of gentleness,
Thy people's hearts do thou possess,
That we may render all our days
An endless sacrifice of praise.
7 Maker of all, to thee we pray,
Fulfil in us thy joy today;
When death assails, grant, Lord, that we
May share thy Paschal victory.
8 To thee who, dead, again dost live,
All glory, Lord, thy people give,
All glory to the Father be
And Spirit blest, eternally. Amen.
Languages: English Tune Title: AURORA LUCIS
The day draws on with golden light
The day draws on with golden light
Author: T. A. Lacey, 1853-1931 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #100b (1986) Topics: Office Hymn Lyrics: 1 The day draws on with golden light,
Glad songs go echoing through the height,
The broad earth lifts an answering cheer,
And hell makes moan with wailing fear.
2 For lo, he comes, the mighty King,
To take from death his power and sting,
To trample down his gloomy reign,
And break the weary prisoner’s chain.
3 Enclosed he lay in rocky cell,
With guard of armèd sentinel;
But thence returning, strong and free,
He comes in might of victory.
4 The sad Apostles mourn him slain,
Nor hope to see their Lord again,
When, to their very eyes restored,
They look upon the risen Lord.
5 *Those wounds before their eyes displayed
They see in heavenly light arrayed,
And what they see they testify
In open witness fearlessly.
6 *O Christ, the King of gentleness,
Thy people's hearts do thou possess,
That we may render all our days
An endless sacrifice of praise.
7 Maker of all, to thee we pray,
Fulfil in us thy joy today;
When death assails, grant, Lord, that we
May share thy Paschal victory.
8 To thee who, dead, again dost live,
All glory, Lord, thy people give,
All glory to the Father be
And Spirit blest, eternally. Amen. Tune Title: RESURREXIT
The day draws on with golden light
The Lamb's high banquet we await
Author: J. M. Neale, 1818-1866 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #101a (1986) Topics: Office Hymn Lyrics: 1 The Lamb’s high banquet we await
In snow-white robes of royal state,
And now, the Red Sea’s channel past,
To Christ our Prince we sing at last.
2 Upon the altar of the Cross
His Body has redeemed our loss,
And tasting of his precious Blood,
Our life is hid with Christ in God.
3 That Paschal eve God’s arm was bared,
The devastating angel spared;
By strength of hand our hosts went free
From Pharaoh’s ruthless tyranny.
4 Now Christ our Passover is slain,
The Lamb of God that knows no stain,
And he, the true unleavened Bread,
Is truly our oblation made.
5 *O thou from whom hell’s monarch flies,
O great, O very Sacrifice,
Thy captive people are set free,
And endless life restored in thee.
6 *For Christ, arising from the dead,
From conquered hell victorious sped,
He thrusts the tyrant down to chains,
And Paradise for man regains.
7 Maker of all, to thee we pray,
Fulfil in us thy joy today;
When death assails, grant, Lord, that we
May share thy Paschal victory.
8 To thee who, dead, again dost live,
All glory, Lord, thy people give,
All glory to the Father be
And Spirit blest, eternally. Amen.
Languages: English Tune Title: AD CENAM AGNI
The Lamb's high banquet we await
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