1156 | _ Night Vigils (Matins) of Saturday within the Octave of the Ascension | I 156 Then only the Ist and 2nd Cantors \—_—— 9 begin the Venite together: Ps. Come, let us re-ice in the Lord; let us shout with foc ee ee Ju-bil-a-tion un-to God Our Sa-viour, Let us come be-fore His Coun-ten-ance with —————_———— ———— thanks-giv-ing, and with Psalms let us shout in ju-t ion un-to” “Him. Then All repeat SS ee ee the entire Invitatory. Christ hath as-cend-ed on High, * al- le - lu-ya. Then only the Isi and 2nd Cantors $= continue the Venite together’ For the Lord is a Great God, and a Great King ee ee o-ver all (gods; for the Lord will not cast off His peo-ple.) For in His Hand are —————— Zz ——— ——" the ends of the Earth, and the heights of the moun-tains are His. Then All repeat only the 2nd half 2 4 of the Invitatory, as follows. Al le - Iu-ya. Then only the Ist and 2nd Cantors SSS continue the Venite together: For the sea is His, and He made it; and the dry F ; Te tee SSS ees land His Hands have fash-ion-ed. all bow. © come, let us wor-ship and fall down Se ——- & be-fore Him, and let us weep be-fore the Lord Who made us; all rise. For He is Our SSS ee ee God. And we are the peo-ple of His pas-ture, and the sheep of His Hand. Then All repeat —— a ee the entire Invitatory Christ hath as-cend-ed on High, * al- le - lu-ya. = Then only the 1st and 2nd Cantors —*—x—*—*—* —* 7 rr continue the Venite together: To-day, if ye will hear His Voice, har-den not your i a hearts, As in the prov-o-ca-tion, in the day of temp-ta-tion in the wil-der-ness. For = SS eR your fath-ers temp-ted Me; they prov-ed Me and saw My works.1157 | Night Vigils (Matins) of Saturday within the Octave of the Ascension | 1157 Then All repeat only the 2nd half t —————— of the Invitatory, as follows. Al- le - lu-ya. Then only the Ist and 2nd Cantors $e eet continue the Venite together: For-ty years long was I griev-ed with that — — — = = = ed gen-er~ “They do al-ways err in their hearts. And they have not a ea ot known My ways, so I sware in Mine ang-er: ‘They shall not en-ter in-to My rest.” Fre the entire Invitatory Christ hath as-cend-ed on High, * al- le - Iu-ya. Then only the Ist and 2nd Cantors be ae conclude the Venite together: Glor-y be to the Fath-er, and to the Son, t ———— x = and to the Ho- ly Ghost. As it was in the be-gin-ning, both now and ev-er, and oe un-to the a-ges of a - ges. A - men. Then All repeat only the 2nd half = i of the Invitatory, as follows. Al-le - lu-ya. Then only the Ist and 2nd Covers —S a chant the Ist half of the Invitatory. Christ hath as-cend-ed on High, * Then All repeat only the 2nd hap EH of the Invitatory, as follows. Al- le - lu-ya. ‘The Hymn1158 | _ Night Vigils (Matins) of Saturday within the Octave of the Ascension | I 158 st Se = —_— 4 The Ist Cantor alone chants the intonation. 1. Je~ sus, Redemption all Div ~ ine, ‘The Ist Cantor's side only completes line 1: >Whomhere we love, for Whom we pine, 1.> The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 2. 2. What love of Thine was that, which led » To. take our woes up - on’ Thy Head, 2.+ The 1st Cantor's side only chants line 3 3. To Thee hell’s gate gave read-y way, > De-man-ding there his cap- tive prey; 3.-> The 2nd Cantor's side only chants line 4: 4. Let ver - y mer-cy force Thee still >To spare us, Con-qu’ring all our ill; 4.> The Ist Canto) 5. Be Thou o' side only chants line 5. ‘Joy and Thou Our Guard, Who art to be our Great Reward; 5.» All chant line 6 6 All Glor-y, Lord, to Thee we pay, 4 As- cen-ding o'er the stars to-day; 6. t ———— — ——— 1. God, Work-ing out sal - va-tion’s plan, » And, in the lat-ter time, Made Man.1. And pangs and cru-el death to bear +» To ran ~som us from death’s des-pair. 2. 3. And now in pomp and Vi tor’s pride + Thou sit - test at Thy Fath-er’s Side. 3. 4. And, grant-ing that we ask, on High + With Thine Own Face to sat-is- fy. 4. 5. Our glor-y and our boast in Thee + For ev - er and for ev - er be. 5. All glor-y as is ev - er meet, + To Fath-er, and to Par~a-clete. 6. —————| Then All chant the “Amen” as follows: A - men. The First Nocturn The Psalms Four Psalms are then chanted for the First Nocturn, as follows: