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Then only the Ist and 2nd Cantors ee
begin the Venite together. Ps. Come, let us re-joice in the Lord; let us shout with
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|-a-tion un-to God Our Sa-viour. Let us come be-fore His Coun-ten-ance with
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g, and with Psalms let us shout in ju-bil-a-tion un-to Him.
Then All repeat —S SS ee I
the entire Invitatory. Christ hath as-cend-ed on High, * al-le - lu-ya.
Then only the Jat and 2nd Cantors >= ee
continue the Venite together’ For the Lord is a Great God, and a Great King
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o-ver all (gods; for the Lord will not cast off His peo-ple.) For in His Hand are
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the ends of the Earth, and the heights of the moun-tains are His.
Then All repeat only the 2nd half <——3—5— a
of the Invitatory, as follows Al le ~ lu-ya.
Then only the Ist and 2nd Cantors =
continue the Venite together: For the sea is His, and He made it; and the dry
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land His Hands have fash-ion-ed. all bow. O come, let us wor-ship and fall down
a SSS te, SSS
be-fore Him, and let us weep be-fore the Lord Who made us; all rise. For He is Our
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God. And we are the peo-ple of His pas-ture, and the sheep of His Hand.
Then All repeat —e eR
the entire Invitatory. Christ hath as-cend-ed on High, * alle - Iu-ya.
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continue the Venite together: To-day, if ye will hear His Voice, har-den not your
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hearts. As in the prov-o-ca-tion, in the day of temp-ta-tion in the wil-der-ness. For
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your fath-ers temp-ted Me; they prov-ed Me and saw My works.
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Then All repeat only the 2nd half “=> 7
of the Invitatory, as follows: Alle - lu-ya.
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Then only the Ist and 2nd Cantors
continue the Venite together: For-ty years long was I griev-ed with that
bo — Sa ee
gen-er-a-tion, and I said: “They do al-ways err in their hearts. And they have not
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known My ways, so I sware in Mine ang-er: ‘They shall not en-ter in-to My _rest.’”
the entire Invitatory Christ hath as-cend-ed on High, * al- le - lu-ya,
Then only the Ist and 2nd Cantors eee eee eH>
conclude the Venite together. Glor-y be to the Fath-er, and to the % Son,
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and to the Ho- ly Ghost. As it was in the be-gin-ning, both now and ev-er, and
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un-to the a-ges of a - ges. A - men.
Then All repeat only the 2nd half Seta
of the Invitatory, as follows: Alle - lu-ya.
Then only the 1st and 2nd Cantors sa
chant the Ist half of the Invitatory. Christ hath as-cend-ed on High, *
Then All repeat only the 2nd half = ae
of the Invitatory, as follows: Al- le - lu-ya.
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The 1st Cantor alone chants the intonation.
1. Je - sus, Re-demp-tion all Div - ine,
‘The Ist Cantor's side only completes line 1: >Whombhere we love, for Whom we pine, 1.
The 2nd Cant
2. What love of Thine was that, which led
+ To take our woes up - on Thy Head, 2.+
side only chants line 2.
The Ist 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 Cantor's side only chants line 5S.
§. Be Thou our 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,
*, As- cen-ding o'er the stars to-day; 6.>
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1. God, Work-ing out sal - va-tion’s plan,
+ And, in the lat-ter time, Made Man. 1.
2. And pangs and cru-el death to bear
+ To ran -som us from death’s des-pair. 2.
3. And now in pomp and Vic-tor’s pride
Thou sit - test at Thy Fath-er’s Side. 3.
‘And, grant-ing that we ask, on High
+ With Thine Own Face to
$. Our glor-y and our boast in Thee
+ For ev - er and for ev - er be. 5.
fy. 4,
All glor-y as is ev ~ er meet,
+ To Fath-er, and to Par~-a-clete. 6.
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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.