To rise and see that beauteous light,
Spring from those eyes of thine,
Not to be veiled by any night,
But clear forever shine.

All glory to the sacred Three,
One ever living Lord,

As at the first, still may he be,
Beloved, obeyed, adored. Amen.

CHAPTER.-1 Pet. 4.

THE end of all approacheth; be prudent, therefore, and watch in prayers; but before all things, have a mutual charity among yourselves, for charity covereth a multitude of sins.

Antiphon at the Nunc DIMITTIS.83

THE peace of God, which surpasseth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

V. In the night I have remembered thy

name,

R. And have kept thy law, O Lord!

Let us pray.

O merciful God! whose law is the dictate of the highest wisdom, and the foundation of our happiness; grant us, we beseech thee, that spirit of obedience which will lead us to comply at all times with thy holy precepts, and afford us the consolation of enjoying thy friendship here, as well as the hope of participating thy glory hereafter; through our Lord, &c.

Lord have mercy on us, &c., page 84.

OFFICE FOR WEDNESDAY.

Subject; The justice of God, and the importance of combating the passions.

Fruit; Zeal for our salvation.

MATINS.

COME, let us adore our God that governs us. Come, let us adore our God that governs us.

Psalm XL.

He is our sovereign Lord and master; the absolute king of heaven and earth: he understands perfectly the nature of all things, and the various relations that exist among them. Come, let us adore our God that governs us.

To every creature he assigns a proper office, and guides all its movements, leading it effectually, though gently, to the execution of his designs;

Come, let us adore our God that governs us. He governs all things with infinite wisdom, and for the good of them who love him: his

counsels are deep and beyond our reach, but all his ways are just and merciful.

Come, let us adore our God that governs us.

He governs his enemies with a rod of iron, and punishes their obduracy with eternal misery: but his servants he blesses with the privilege of children, and provides for their reward a rich inheritance.

Come, let us adore our God that governs us. Glory be to the Father, &c.

Come, let us adore our God that governs us. Come, let us adore our God that governs us.

Нутп.

OPEN thy eyes, my soul! and see,
Once more the light returns to thee:
Look round about and choose the way,
Which thou wilt travel o'er to day.

Think of the dangers thou may'st meet,
And always watch thy sliding feet:
Think where thou once didst fall before,
And mark the place, and fall no more.

Think of the helps thy God bestows,
The grace which on the christian flows;

Think of the sweets thy soul did feel,
When thou didst well, and do so still.

Think of the pains that will torment
The sinner who will ne'er repent:
Think of the joys that wait above,
To crown the works of holy love.

O my dear Lord! guide thou my course,
And urge me on by thy sweet force:
Direct me that I always tend,

By thee my way, to thee my end.

All glory to the sacred Three,

One undivided Deity:

We praise thee, just and mighty Lord!
By all may'st thou be ever adored. Amen.

Ant. The day will come, it will infallibly come, when God will destroy all that work iniquity.

Psalm XLI.

WHY are you joyful, unhappy beings; why tire yourselves in the ways of sin?

Ways that indeed seem smooth and pleasant