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A Reading (Lesson) from___________.

A citation giving chapter and verse may be added.

Here endeth the Lesson (Reading).

A Song of Creation  Benedicite, omnia opera Domini



I    Invocation

O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; *
 * praise him and magnify him for ever.

O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; *
 * praise him and magnify him for ever.

II  The Cosmic Order

O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord; *
 * O ye waters that be above the firmament, bless ye the Lord;

O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord; *
 * praise him and magnify him for ever.