Cantemus Domino - The Song of Moses
The Song of Hannah - 1 Samuel 2:1-10
The Song of David 1 Chronicles 29
Ecce Deus - The First Song of Isaiah
A Song of the Wilderness - Isaiah 35.1,2b-4a,4c-6,10
The Song of Hezekiah- Isaiah 38:10-14, 17-20
Quaerite Dominum - The Second Song of Isaiah
Surge, illuminare - -The Third Song of Isaiah
The Canticle of Habakkuk - -Habakkuk 3:1-19
Song of the Three Young Men -  Benedicite, omnia opera Domini
Song of the Three Young Men II - Benedictus es, Domine
Kyrie Pantokrator - Prayer of Manasseh
The Beatitudes
Magnificat - The Song of Mary
Benedictus - The Song of Zechariah
Nunc Dimittis - The Song of Simeon
God Our Saviour - Ephesians 1:3-10
The Firstborn of all Creation - Colossians 1:12-20
A Song of Faith - 1 Peter 1:3-4,18-21
A Song of Christ the Servant - 1 Peter 2.21b25
Dignus es - The Song of the Lamb
Magna et mirabilia - Song of the Redeemed

Gloria in excelsis - Glory to God
Te Deum Laudamus - You are God
The Angelus
Phos hilaron - O Gracious Light
Pascha nostrum - Christ our Passover

 
The Song of Moses  Cantemus Domino
 
Exodus 15:1-6, 11-13, 17-18
 
I will sing to the Lord, for he is lofty and uplifted; *
 the horse and its rider has he hurled into the sea.
 
The Lord is my strength and my refuge; *
 the Lord has become my Savior.
 
This is my God and I will praise him, *
 the God of my people and I will exalt him.
 
The Lord is a mighty warrior; *
 Yahweh is his Name.
 
The chariots of Pharoah and his army has he hurled into the sea; *
 the finest of those who bear armor have been drowned in the Red Sea.
 
The fathomless deep has overwhelmed them; *
 they sank into the depths like a stone.
 
Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in might; *
 your right hand, O Lord, has overthrown the enemy.
 
Who can be compared with you, O Lord, among the gods? *
 who is like you, glorious in holiness,
 awesome in renown, and worker of wonders?
 
You stretched forth your right hand; *
 the earth swallowed them up.
 
With your constant love you led the people you redeemed; *
 with your might you brought them in safety to your holy dwelling.
 
You will bring them in and plant them *
 on the mount of your possession,
 
The resting-place you have made for yourself, O Lord, *
 the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hand has established.
 
The Lord shall reign *
 for ever and for ever.
 
 
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
 as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever.  Amen.
 

The Song of Hannah - 1 Samuel 2:1-10

My heart rejoices in the Lord,
 my strength is raised up in the name of my God.
I cry out in triumph over my enemies
 as I rejoice in your deliverance.

No one is like the Lord, for he is holy;
 no one is like our God, for he is strong.

Do not pile boasting upon boasting:
 keep proud words far from your mouth,
for the Lord is the God of all knowledge
 and the judge of all actions.

The bow of the mighty is broken,
 and the weak are clothed in strength.
Those who fed well must hire themselves out, for bread;
 but the hungry are hungry no longer.
The barren woman has given birth to many;
 but she who had many sons is left desolate.

The Lord brings death and brings life;
 he leads down to the underworld and rescues from it.
The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
 he lays low and raises up.
He lifts the needy from the dust and the poor from the dunghill
 to sit among princes
 to sit on the throne of glory.
To the Lord belong the poles of the earth;
 from them he has suspended the world.

He will keep safe the feet of his chosen,
 but the impious will be silent in the darkness
 – for it is not by his own strength that a man becomes strong.
The Lord grinds down his enemies:
 he will thunder on them from the heavens.
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth,
 give dominion to his king,
 and raise up the standard of his anointed one.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
 as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
 world without end.
Amen.

The Song of David 1 Chronicles 29

Blessed are you, Lord, God of our father Israel, through all the ages.
All power and greatness are yours, O God; glory, splendour, and majesty.
All things are yours, in the heavens and on the earth; you rule over them, Lord, you are high above them all.
All riches and glory come from you, you rule over all things.

In your hand lie strength and power, your hand raises all things and sets them firm.
So now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
 as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
 world without end.
Amen.

The First Song of Isaiah Ecce Deus

Surely, it is God who saves me; *
I will trust in him and not be afraid.

For the Lord is my stronghold and my sure defense, *
and he will be my Savior.

Therefore you shall draw water with rejoicing *
from the springs of salvation.

And on that day you shall say, *
Give thanks to the Lord and call upon his Name;

Make his deeds known among the peoples; *
see that they remember that his Name is exalted.

Sing praises of the Lord, for he has done great things, *
and this is known in all the world.

Cry aloud, inhabitants of Zion, ring out your joy, *
for the great one in the midst of you is the Holy One of Israel.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

A Song of the Wilderness - Isaiah 35.1,2b-4a,4c-6,10

The wilderness and the dry land shall rejoice,  •
  the desert shall blossom and burst into song.
   
They shall see the glory of the Lord,  •
  the majesty of our God.
   
Strengthen the weary hands,  •
  and make firm the feeble knees.
   
Say to the anxious, 'Be strong, fear not,
       your God is coming with judgement,  •
  coming with judgement to save you.'
   
Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened,  •
  and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
   
Then shall the lame leap like a hart,  •
  and the tongue of the dumb sing for joy.
   
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness,  •
  and streams in the desert;
   
The ransomed of the Lord shall return with singing,  •
  with everlasting joy upon their heads.
   
Joy and gladness shall be theirs,  •
  and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.    
  
  Glory to the Father and to the Son
  and to the Holy Spirit;
  as it was in the beginning is now
  and shall be for ever.  Amen.

(Advent, Morning Prayer)

The Song of Hezekiah - Isaiah 38:10-14, 17-20

I said, in the middle of my days I am going to the gates of the underworld.
Where shall I find the remainder of my years?

I said, I will not see the Lord God in the land of the living,
I will never see another of the inhabitants of the earth.

My dwelling-place is taken away, taken far away from me, like the tent of a shepherd.
Like a weaver, he has rolled up my life and cut it off from the loom.

From morning to night, you have made an end of me.

I cried for help till daybreak; like a lion, he has crushed all my bones.
From morning to night, you have made an end of me.

I twitter like a fledgling sparrow, make noises like a dove.
My eyes are weak from looking upward.

But you have pulled my soul out of the pit of destruction,
you have put all my sins behind you.

For after all, the underworld will not proclaim you, nor death praise you;
those who go down there do not wait in hope for your faithfulness.

It is the living, the living who will proclaim you, as I do today.
Fathers will pass on to their children the truth of your faithfulness.

Save me, Lord, and to the sound of the harp we will sing to you,
all the days of our life, in the house of the Lord.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
 as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
 world without end.
Amen.

Lord, I have heard of your fame,
    I stand in awe at your deeds.
    Do them again in our days and make them known.
    In spite of your anger, have compassion.

God comes forth from Teman,
    the Holy One comes from Mount Paran.
    His splendor covers the sky
    and his glory fills the earth.

His brilliance is like the light;
    rays flash forth from his hands;
    there his power lies hidden.

You march out to save your people,
    to save the one you have anointed.
    This I hear and I tremble with fear;
    my lips quiver at the sound.

Weakness invades my bones,
    my steps fail beneath me,
    yet I calmly wait for the doom
    that will fall on those who assail us.

For even though the fig tree does not blossom,
    nor fruit grow on our vines,
    even though the olive crop fail
    and fields produce no harvest,

even though flocks vanish from the folds
    and stalls stand empty of cattle,
    yet I will rejoice in the Lord
    and exult in God my savior.

The Lord my God is my strength.
    He makes me leap like the deer.
    He guides me to grace on the heights.
    The Lord our God is my savior.

 
Doxology
 
Let us glorify the Lord:  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *
 praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
 
In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord, *
 praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
 

God Our Saviour - Ephesians 1:3-10

Praised be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has bestowed on us in Christ
every spiritual blessing in the heavens.

God chose us in him before the world began
to be holy and blameless in his sight.

He predestined us to be his adopted sons through Jesus Christ,
such was his will and pleasure,
that all might praise the glorious favor
he has bestowed on us in his beloved.

In him and through his blood,
we have been redeemed,
and our sins forgiven,
so immeasurably generous is God’s favor to us.

God has given us the wisdom to understand fully the mystery,
the plan he was pleased to decree in Christ.
A plan to be carried out in Christ,
in the fulness of time,
to bring all things into one in him,
in the heavens and on earth.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

The Firstborn of all Creation - Colossians 1:12-20

Let us give thanks to the Father,
who has made us worthy to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.

He rescued us from the power of darkness  
and brought us into the kingdom of his beloved Son.  
Through him we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.

He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation,
for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,
thrones and dominations, principalities and powers.

All things were created through him and for him:
he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

And he is the head of the body, the Church.
He is the beginning, the first-born from the dead,
and so he is pre-eminent above all.

For it was the Father’s will that the fullness of God should dwell in him,
and that through him all things should be reconciled to himself.

Through the blood of the Cross he brought peace to all things,
both on Earth and in the heavens.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
 as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
 world without end.
Amen.

A Song of Faith
1 Peter 1:3-4,18-21

Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ.

By his great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled and unfading,
kept in heaven for you.

Who are being protected by the power of God
through faith for a salvation,
ready to be revealed in the last time.

You were ransomed from the futile ways of your ancestors
not with perishable things like silver or gold

But with the precious blood of Christ
like that of a lamb without spot or stain.

Through him you have confidence in God,
who raised him from the dead and gave him glory,
so that your faith and hope are set on God.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.

A Song of Christ the Servant
1 Peter 2.21b-25

Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example,  *
        that you should follow in his steps.
He committed no sin, no guile was found on his lips,  *
        when he was reviled, he did not revile in turn.
When he suffered, he did not threaten,  *
        but he trusted himself to God who judges justly.
Christ himself bore our sins in his body on the tree,  *
        that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.
          
By his wounds, you have been healed,
              for you were straying like sheep,  *
        but have now returned  
              to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.  

Glory to the Father and to the Son  and to the Holy Spirit;
        as it was in the beginning is now    and shall be for ever. Amen.

O ruler of the universe, Lord God,
great deeds are they that you have done, *
surpassing human understanding.

Your ways are ways of righteousness and truth, *
O King of all the ages.

Who can fail to do you homage, Lord,
and sing the praises of your Name? *
for you only are the Holy One.

All nations will draw near and fall down before you, *
because your just and holy works have been revealed.

 Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

English: You are God: we praise you; You are the Lord; we acclaim you; You are the eternal Father: All creation worships you. To you all angels, all the powers of heaven, Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. The glorious company of apostles praise you. The noble fellowship of prophets praise you. The white-robed army of martyrs praise you. Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you; Father, of majesty unbounded, your true and only Son, worthy of all worship, and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide. You, Christ, are the king of glory, the eternal Son of the Father. When you became man to set us free you did not shun the Virgin's womb. You overcame the sting of death and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers. You are seated at God's right hand in glory. We believe that you will come and be our judge. Come then, Lord, and help your people, bought with the price of your own blood, and bring us with your saints to glory everlasting.

Latin: Te deum laudamus Te dominum confitemur. Te æternum Patrem omnis terra veneratur. Tibi omnes angeli, tibi cæli: et universæ Potestates. Tibi Cherubim incessabili voce proclamant: Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus: Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt cæli et terra majestates gloriæ tuæ. Te gloriosus Apostolorum chorus. Te Prophetarum laudabilis numerus. Te Martyrum candidatus laudat exercitus. Te per orbum terrarum sancta confitetur Ecclesia. Patrem immensæ majestatis: Venerandum tuum, verum, et unicum Filium. Sanctum quoque Paraclitum Spiritum. Tu Rex gloriæ, Christe, tu Patris sempiternus es Filius. Tu ad liberandum suscepturus hominem, non horruisti Virginis uterum. Tu devicto mortis aculeo, aperuisti credentibus regna cælorum. Tu ad dexteram Dei sedes, in gloria Patris. Judex crederis, esse venturus. Te ergo quæsumus, tuis famulis subveni, quos pretioso sanguine redemisti. Aeterna fac cum Sanctis tuis in Gloria numerari.

 

The Angelus

The angel of the Lord brought tidings to Mary.
And She conceived by the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee;
blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
Be it unto me according to thy word.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee;
blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

And the Word was made flesh.
And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee;
blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Lord, Pour your grace into our hearts, that as we have known the incarnation of Your Son, Jesus Christ, by the message of an angel, so by His + Cross, and Passion, we may be brought to the glory of His Resurrection.  Amen.