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And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good to be here.

Song of the Three (4) O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him,

Children, vide p. 50. and magnify him for ever.

(r) Antiphon.

(s) Antiphon.

Psalm 148, 149 and 150. Vide p. 52. (5)

(s) Antiphon.

(t) Text. Phil. iii. 20, 21.

(u) Hymn.

Lux alma Jesu.]

(v) Verse and
Response.
(w) Ant.

O ye Angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise him, and magnify him for ever.

O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord: praise him,, and magnify him for ever, &c.

And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good to be here.

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them.

O praise ye the Lord of heaven, &c.
O sing unto the Lord, &c.

O praise God, &c.

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them.

Minister. We look for the Saviour, our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall change our vile body, that it may be like unto His glorious body.

Thanks be to God.

Light of the anxious heart,

Jesu, Thy suppliants cheer;
Bid thou the gloom of guilt depart,
And shed Thy sweetness here.

Happy the man, whose breast

Thou mak'st Thy residence;

From God's right hand a radiant guest,
Unseen by fleshly sense.

Brightness of God above!

Unfathomable grace!

Vouchsafe a present fount of love,

To cleanse Thy chosen place.

To Thee, whom children see,
The Father ever blest,

The Holy Spirit, One and Three,
Be endless praise addrest. Amen.

A crown of pure gold is on His forehead.

With the sign of holiness, glory, and honour.

And lo, a voice from the cloud, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye Him. Hallelujah.

Benedictus.

(w) Antiphon.

(x) Collect.

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, &c.

Glory be, &c.

And lo, a voice from the clouds, saying, This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, Hear ye Him— Hallelujah.

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

O God, who in the glorious transfiguration of Thine Only begotten hast sealed the treasure of the faith by the witness of the ancient fathers, and by the voice coming down in a cloud of light hast wonderfully shadowed forth the perfect adoption of Thy sons, mercifully grant, that we may be made fellow heirs and partners in the glory of our King, through the same our Lord. Amen.

&c. &c. &c.

(So on to the end of Lauds, in the Service for Sunday.)

§ 5. PART OF THE SERVICE FOR AUGUST 10TH.

The Feast of St. Laurence, Deacon and Martyr.

[In order to understand parts of the following Service, it may be necessary for the reader to have some knowledge of St. Laurence's history; which may fitly be conveyed in the following translation from St. Ambrose's Offices, as found in the British Magazine, for January, 1834.

"We must not omit mention of the blessed Laurence, who, on the sight of Sextus, his Bishop, going to martyrdom, began to weep, not so much at his passion, as his own orphanhood. So he called out to him, 'Whither goest thou, O my father, without thy son? Whither can a Priest be hurrying without his Deacon? Never as yet didst thou offer sacrifice without an attendant. How have I displeased thee? Hast thou found me a degenerate son? Peter let Stephen suffer before him. Thou, too, O my Father, show thine own graces in my person, offer up to God him whom thou hast begotten, nor seize the crown of martyrdom without a noble company to answer your good thoughts concerning them.'

"The Prelate answered, 'Nay, son, I leave thee not, neither forsake thee; a fiercer combat is in store for thee. We, as the old, are allotted the lighter skirmish, but youth must bear off a more glorious triumph over tyranny. Thou wilt soon be called upon; cease thy tears; in three days thou shalt follow me. Ill would it seem for me who hold the third rank in the sacred ministry, to press into the first. I leave to thee the legacy of my own constancy.'

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In consequence, three days after, Laurence was arrested, and, after other tortures, broiled to death on a gridiron. St. Ambrose adds, "when he was stretched upon the scorching gridiron, he did but say, 'The meat is done; turn it over, and eat it."" This happened A.D. 258. Other particulars of his Martyrdom will be found in the Service itself. It may be added, by way of explaining an allusion in the above account, that " Priest," in the language of antiquity, means one who has the power of consecrating the Eucharist, Bishop and Presbyter, Aɛɩrovρyòs, or as our Service seems sometimes to express it, Minister; and that the Deacon was the usual attendant on the Minister in the celebration.]

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Laurence entered on his Martyrdom, and confessed the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Laurence entered on his Martyrdom, and confessed the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

(yy) Antiphon.

Ps. 110. p. 76. (1)

The Lord said, &c.

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(zz) Antiphon.

Ps. 111. p. 76. (2)

(zz) Antiphon.

(aaa) Antiphon.

Ps. 112. p. 77. (3)

(aaa) Antiphon.

(bbb) Antiphon.

Ps. 113. p. 77. (4) (bbb) Antiphon.

(ccc) Antiphon.

Psalm 117, (5)

(ccc) Antiphon.

Laurence hath wrought a good work, who by the sign of the Cross gave sight to the blind.

I will give thanks, &c,

Laurence hath wrought a good work, who by the sign of the Cross gave sight to the blind.

My soul hangeth upon Thee, because my flesh is burned in the fire for Thee, O my God.

Blessed is the man, &c,

My soul hangeth upon Thee, because my flesh is burned in the fire for Thee, O my God.

The Lord hath sent His Angel, and hath delivered me from the midst of the fire, and I am not tormented. Praise the Lord, ye servants, &c.

The Lord hath sent his Angel, and hath delivered me from the midst of the fire, and I am not tormented.

Blessed Laurence prayed, saying, I give Thee thanks, O Lord, because I have been found worthy to enter Thy gates, O praise the Lord, all ye heathen: praise him, all ye nations.

For his merciful kindness is ever more and more towards us and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord.

Blessed Laurence prayed, saying, I give Thee thanks, O Lord, because I have been found worthy to enter Thy gates.

(ddd) Text.

2 Cor. ix. 6.

Minister.-Brethren, he which soweth sparingly shall reap sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully.

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Martyr of Christ, thy fight is won!
Following the Father's only Son,
O'er thy fall'n foes thou triumphest,
In heavenly courts a risen guest.
Use thou for us thy gift of prayer

To cleanse thy brethren's sin,
To sweeten earth's infectious air,
And gain us peace within.

For ever broken is the chain

That bound thy body's hallowed fane;
As God hath given thee, break the tie
Which links our hearts to vanity.
To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Paraclete,

Be praise, while circling ages run
Beneath the Eternal's feet. Amen.

Thou hast crowned Him with glory and worship. And makest Him to have dominion of the works of Thy hands.

On the hot bars I denied Thee not, my God: and, when brought to the fire, I confessed Thee, O Christ. Thou hast proved my heart, and visited me in the night: thou hast tried me by fire, and hast found no wickedness in me.

My soul doth magnify the Lord, &c.

On the hot bars I denied thee not, &c.

The Lord be with you.

And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

Almighty God, who gavest to blessed Laurence to overcome the fire of his torture, grant to us, we beseech Thee, to extinguish the flames of our vices, through the Lord. Amen.

(The Service ends as above in Vespers, p. 80.)

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