'Tis finished: let the joyful sound Be heard through all the nations round: 'Tis finished : let the echo fly Through heaven and hell, through earth and sky. THE SIXTH WORD 'It is Finished.' 'He said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.' V. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit. O Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world; Have mercy upon us. O Christ, hear us. Lord, have mercy upon us. V. O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins. R. Neither reward us according to our iniquities. SAVIOUR of the world, Who by redeemed us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech Thee, O Lord. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee. Because by Thy Cross and Passion Thou hast redeemed the world. HYMN 530 (Capetown) ESU, all our ransom paid, Save us in our soul's distress, Brighten all our heavenward way, Till we pass to perfect day: SILENT MEDITATION AND MED PRAYER VI EDITATE on the completion of our Lord's work. How He completed everything that He set out to do. How many things have I left unfinished? Sins of Omission? SILENCE LORD, support us through the long day of this troublous life, until the shadows lengthen and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then of Thy great mercy grant us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. LORD, Who art as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land, Who beholdest Thy weak creatures weary of labour, weary of pleasure, weary of hope deferred, weary of self; in Thine abundant compassion, and unutterable tenderness bring us, we pray Thee, unto Thy rest. Amen. GOD, Whose days are without end, and whose mercies cannot be numbered: Make us, we beseech Thee, deeply sensible of the shortness and uncertainty of human life; and let Thy Holy Spirit lead us through this vale of misery, in holiness and righteousness, all the days of our lives: that, when we shall have served Thee in our generation, we may be gathered unto our fathers, having the testimony of a good conscience; in the communion of the Catholic Church; in the confidence of a certain faith; in the comfort of a reasonable, religious, and holy hope; in favour with Thee our God, and in perfect charity with the world. All which we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Our Father, etc. V. Glory be to the Father. Lord, have mercy upon us. MY God, I believe in Thee, I hope in Thee, I love Thee, and I grieve that I have so often wounded Thee by my sins. Amen. SIXTH PENITENTIAL PSALM UT of the deep have I called unto Ο Thee, O Lord Lord, hear my voice. O let Thine ears consider well: the voice of my complaint. If Thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord, who may abide it? For there is mercy with Thee: therefore shalt Thou be feared. I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for Him: in His word is my trust. My soul fleeth unto the Lord: before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch. O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy and with Him is plenteous redemption. And He shall redeem Israel: from all his sins. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. HYMN 102 SACRED Head surrounded O bleeding Head, so wounded, I see Thy strength and vigour, O love to sinners free! Oh, turn Thy face on me. In this, Thy bitter Passion, |