youre fadris temp daie of temptacioun in desert, where The lord is with thee. Fourti yeer I was ny3 to this generacion: and I seide euer more thei erren in herte, forsothe thei knewen not my weies, to whiche I swore in myn wrathe thei schulen not entre into my reste. Heil marie ful of grace, the lord is with thee. Glorie be to the fadir and to the sone and to the hooli goost. As it was in the bigynning and now and euermore and in to the worldis of worldis. So be it. The Lord is with thee. Heil marie ful of grace, the lord is with thee. threfold crafti werk:" whom the erthe the see and the eyr, worchipen, honouren and prechen. The bowelis of the maiden child beryn him to whom the moone and the sunne and alle thingis seruen bi tymes: bi the grace of heuene perfytli heeld out. Blessid modir bi goddis zifte, in whos wombe was closid he that is hizest in all craftis and holdith the world in his fist. She is blessid and fulfillid of the hooli goost, bi the message of heuene: of whom he that is desired to folkis of kynde is 3otun oute bi the wombe. Glorie be to thee lord, that art borun of a maide: with the fadir and the hooli goost, in to euerlastynge worldis. So be it. Thou art blessed. Ps. Domine dominus. ORD, oure lord: thi name is wondirful in al erthe. Of the mouth of 3onge chyldren not spekynge, and soukynge mylk, thou madist perfytli heriyng for thine enemyes that thou destrie the enmy and the wreker.12 For I schal se thin heuenes the werkis of thy fingris: the moone and the sterris whiche thou hast foundid. What is a man that thou art myndeful of him : ethir the sone of a virgyn for thou visitist him. Thou hast maad him a litil lesse than aungels: thou hast crouned him with glorie and honoure: and hast ordeyned him aboue the werkis of thin hondis. Thou hast maad suget alle thingis undir hise feet: alle scheep and oxis, ferthermore and the beestis of the feld. The briddis of the eir and the fizshis of the see: that passen bi the pathes of the see. Lord oure lord, thi name is wondirful in al erthe. Glorie be to the fadir. As it was in the begynnyng. HE Ps. Celi enar. EUENES tellen out the glorie of god: and the firmament tellith the werk of hise hondes. The day tellith out to the day a word: and the nyzt shewith out kunnyng to the ny3t. No langages ben, nether wordis: of whiche the voicis of hem ben not herd. The soun of hem zede out in to al erthe: and the wordis of hem in to the endis of the world. In the sunne he hath sett his tabernacle: and he as a spouse comynge forth of his chaumbre. 12 Wrican. A.S. To avenge or revenge. And of our bones some wreaker may there spring. Surrey. Virgile. (Richardson.) He fully ioide as a giaunt to renne his weie: his goyng out was fro hizeste heuene. And his goyng agen was to the hizeste therof: and noon is that hidith himsilf fro his heete. The lawe of the lord is without wem,13 and conuertith soulis: the witnessyng of the lord is feithful, and gyueth wisdom to litle children. The ristfulnessis of the lord ben riztful, gladynge hertis: the comaundement of the lord is cleer, liztnynge izen. The holi drede of the lord dwellith into world of world the domes of the lord ben trewe iustified in to hemsilf. Desirable more than gold and a stone myche precious and swetter than hony, and hony coomb. For whi? thi seruaunt kepith tho: moche 3elding is in tho to be kept. 14 Who undirstondith trespassis, make thou me clene fro my pryue synnes: and of alien synnes spare thi seruaunt. If the forseid defautis ben not lord of me, thanne I schal be witoute wem: and I schal be clensid of the moost synne. And the spechis of my mouth schulen be that tho plese: and the thenkyng of myn herte euer in thi sight. Lord, myn helper: and myn azenbier.15 Glorie be. 13 Wemman. A. S. To corrupt. Wem: macula, labes. A spot, a blot. That thou kepe the commaundement without wemme, without repreef into the comyng. Wiclif. 1. Timo. c. 6. (Richardson.) 14 Reward? Gild: gyld. A.S. payment, compensation. Bosworth. 15 Redeemer. Again-buyer. Knelyng and praienge after thy Lorde thy maker, thyn ayenbier, thy love. MS. Bodl. 423. f. 182. Archaic Dict. THE · Ps. Domini est. HE erthe and the fulnesse therof is the lordis: the world and alle that dwellyn therinne is the lordis. For he foundide it on the sees: and maad it redi on the flodis. Who schal stize 16 in to the hil of the lord? eithir who schal stonde in the hooli place of him? The innocent in hondis and in clene herte: whiche toke not his soule in veyn, neithir swoor in gile to his neizbor. This man schal take blessyng of the lord and merci of god his heelthe. This is the generacioun of men sekynge him: of men sekynge the face of god of iacob. Ye pryncis take up your 3atis: and ye euerlastinge 3atis be reisid and the kyng of glorie schal entre. Who is this kyng of glorie: the lord strong and mizti, the lord mizti in batel. Ye princes take up youre 3atis: and ye euerlastyng zatis be reisid: and the king of glorie schal entre. Who is this kyng of glorie: the lord of vertues, he is kyng of glorie. Glorie be to. As it. Ant. Blessid be thou among wymmen and blessid be the fruyt of thi wombe. Versus. Hooli goddis modir euer maide marie. 16 Stig-an. A.S. ascendere, to go up. And whanne the peple was left, he stiede aloone into an hil for to preie. Wiclif. Matt. c. 14. (Richardson.) 17 In the Prymer of 1545, the Anthem is from Heb. vij. Christus salvos facere. Christ is of power. &c. Followed by the Lord's Prayer, and "The Blessyng. The euerlastyng father blesse us with his blessyng euerlastyng. Amen." |