Rampolli Part 19

In pain give patience for relief, Obedience in love and grief; All flesh and blood keep off and check That 'gainst thy will makes a stiff neck.

Give us this day our daily bread, And all that doth the body stead; From strife and war, Lord, keep us free, From sickness and from scarcity; That we in happy peace may rest, By care and greed all undistrest.

Forgive, Lord, all our trespa.s.ses, That they to us have no access; As to our debtors we gladly let Pa.s.s every wrong and every debt.

To serve make us all ready be In honest love and unity.

Into temptation lead us not.

When th' evil spirit makes battle hot Upon the left and the right hand, Help us with vigour to withstand Firm in the faith, armed 'gainst a host Through comfort of the Holy Ghost.

From all that's evil free thy sons-- The time, the days are wicked ones.

Deliver us from endless death; Comfort us in our latest breath; Grant us also a blessed end: Our spirit take into thy hand.

Amen! that is, let this come true!

Strengthen our faith ever anew, That we may never be in doubt Of that we here have prayed about.

In thy name, trusting in thy word, We say a soft Amen, O Lord.

II.

THE LITANY.

1. Chorus: Kyrie, 2. Chorus: Eleison.

1. Christe, 2. Eleison.

1. Kyrie, 2. Eleison.

1. O Christ, 2. Hear us!

1. Lord G.o.d, the Father in heaven, 1. Lord G.o.d, the Son, Saviour of the world, 1. Lord G.o.d, the Holy Ghost, 2. Have pity upon us.

1. Be gracious unto us.

2. Spare us, dear Lord G.o.d.

1. Be gracious unto us.

2. Help us, dear Lord G.o.d.

1. From all sins, From all error, From all evil, 2. Defend us, dear Lord G.o.d.

1. From the deceit and wiles of the devil, From violent, sudden death, From pestilence and famine, From war and bloodshed, From uproar and discord, From fire and flood, From hail and tempest, From the eternal death, 2. Defend us, dear Lord G.o.d.

1. Through thy holy birth, Through thy death-struggle and b.l.o.o.d.y sweat, Through thy cross and death, 2. Help us, dear Lord G.o.d.

1. Through thy holy resurrection and ascension, In our final distress, At the last judgement, 2. Help us, dear Lord G.o.d.

1. We poor sinners pray 2. That thou wouldst hear us, dear Lord G.o.d!

1. And thy holy Church govern and lead.

All bishops, parsons, and clerks, keep in the wholesome word and holy life.

All factions and offences prevent.

All that wander and all that are led astray, bring back.

Tread Satan under our feet.

Into thy harvest send forth true labourers.

Give to the word thy spirit and power.

All that are troubled and faint-hearted help and comfort them.

To all kings and princes give peace and concord.

To our emperor grant constant victory over his enemies.

Our governors, and all their mighty ones, guide and defend.

Our council, school, and congregation, bless and protect.

To all in distress and on a journey, appear with help.

To all that are with child and that give suck, grant happy result and good success.

All children and sick persons foster and tend.

All prisoners loose and unburden.

All widows and orphans defend and provide for.

Take pity upon all men.

Our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, forgive and convert.

The fruits of the earth give and preserve; And graciously hear us.

2. Hear us, dear Lord G.o.d.

1. O Jesus Christ, G.o.d's Son, 2. Have pity upon us.

1. O thou Lamb of G.o.d, that bearest the sins of the world, 2. Have pity upon us.

1. O thou Lamb of G.o.d, that bearest the sins of the world, 2. Have pity upon us.

1. O thou Lamb of G.o.d, that bearest the sins of the world, 2. Grant us lasting peace.

1. Christ, 2. Hear us.

1. Lord, 2. Have pity, 1. Christ, 2. Have pity, 1. 2. Lord, have pity. Amen.

III.

Peach to us in thy mercy grant; In our times, Lord, it settle; Sure there is not another one Able to fight our battle Except thee, our Lord G.o.d, only.

XII. _BAPTISM_.

A SPIRITUAL SONG, CONCERNING OUR HOLY BAPTISM, WHEREIN IS BRIEFLY CONTAINED WHAT IT IS, WHO HAS INSt.i.tUTED IT, WHERETO IT SERVES, &C.

To Jordan when our Lord had gone, His Father's pleasure willing, He took his baptism of St. John, His work and charge fulfilling; Therein he did appoint a bath To wash us from defilement, And there to drown that cruel Death In his blood of a.s.soilment: 'Twas no less than a new life.

Let all then hear and right receive The baptism of the Father; And learn what Christians must believe, Shunning where heretics gather.

Water indeed, not water mere Therein can work his pleasure: His holy Word is also there With Spirit rich, unmeasured: He is the one baptizer.

This clearly showed He by his word Of open recognition; The Father's voice men plainly heard At Jordan claim his mission.

G.o.d said, This is my own dear Son In whom I am well contented; To you I send him, every one-- That all may hear I have sent him, And follow what he teaches.

Also G.o.d's Son himself here stands In human presentation; On him the Holy Ghost descends In dove-like shape and fas.h.i.+on, That not a doubt should ever rise That, when we are baptized, All the three Persons do baptize; And they be recognized Themselves come to dwell with us.

Christ to his scholars says: Go forth, Give to all men acquaintance That lost in sin lies the whole earth, And must turn to repentance.

Believe, and be baptized, and then Each man is blest for ever; From that hour he's a new-born man, And thenceforth, dying never, The kingdom shall inherit.

But who in this grace puts no faith Abides in sin, life misses; He is condemned to endless death Deep down in h.e.l.l's abysses.

Nothing avails his righteousness, And lost are all his merits; Sin original holds its place-- The sin which he inherits; And help himself he cannot.

The eye but water doth behold As from man's hand it floweth; But inward faith the power untold Of Jesus Christ's blood knoweth: Faith sees therein a red flood roll, With Christ's blood dyed and blended, Which hurt of every kind makes whole, Whether from Adam heired Or by ourselves committed.

XIII. _REPENTANCE_.

THE HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH PSALM.

From trouble deep I cry to thee; Lord G.o.d, hear thou my crying; Thy gracious ear oh turn to me, Open it to thy sighing.