ever the earth and the world were made : Thou art God from everlasting, and world without end.

Thou turnest man to destruction: again Thou sayest, Come again, ye children of men.

For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as yesterday: seeing that is past as a watch in the night.

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The days of our age are threescore years and ten; and though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow; so soon passeth it away, and we are gone.

So teach us to number our days: that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last : and be gracious unto Thy servants.

0 satisfy us with Thy mercy, and that soon so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life.

THE VOICE OF THE BELOVED.

'Behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be."

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LESSONS.

O Rex Gentium. Haggai ii. 6, 7.

OR thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; and I will shake all nations, and the Desire of all nations will come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.

Romans ii. 4—11.

R despisest thou the riches of His goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? but after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds to them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: but

unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; but glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile; for there is no respect of persons with God.

EJACULATION.

O King and Desire of all nations, Thou Corner Stone, Who hast made both one*; Come and save man, whom Thou formedst from the clay.

SATURDAY.

V. Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see Him,

R. And they also which pierced Him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him.

ANTIPHON

"This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven."

Psalm xcvii. Dominus regnavit.

THE Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof.

Clouds and darkness are round about Him : righteousness and judgment are the habitation of His seat.

There shall go a fire before Him: and burn up His enemies on every side.

His lightnings gave shine unto the world: the earth saw it, and was afraid.

The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

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The heavens have declared His righteousness: and all the people have seen His glory.

Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and that delight in vain gods: worship Him, all ye gods.

Sion heard of it, and rejoiced and the daughters of Judah were glad, because of Thy judgments, O Lord.

O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the thing which is evil the Lord preserveth the souls of His saints; He shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly.

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous and give thanks for a remembrance of His holiness.

THE VOICE OF THE BELOVED. "Surely I come quickly. Amen."

LESSONS.

Zechariah xii. 10, 11.

ND I will pour upon the house of

A David, and upon the inhabitants of

Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of suppli