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 Thou, thy  Son's  rebuke  who sharest,

Let me  share  them  both  with thee!

V. We  adore  Thee,  O  Christ,  etc.

R. Because  by  Thy  holy  Cross, etc.

''Consider how  thy  Jesus,  after  three hours'  Agony  on  the  Cross,  consumed at  length  with  anguish,  abandons Himself  to  the  weight  of  His body,  bows  His  head  and  dies. ''

MY dying  Jesus,  I  kiss  devoutly  the  Cross  on  which Thou didst  die  for  love  of  me. I have merited  by  my  sins  to  die a miserable  death,  but  Thy  death is my  hope. Ah, by  the  merits  of Thy  death,  give  me  grace  to  die, embracing Thy  feet,  and  burning