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 Ant. O  holy  angels,  etc.

V. In  the  sight  of  Thy  angels,  etc.

R. I  will  adore  at  Thy  holy  temple,  etc.

O God,  Who  with  unspeakable  providence,  etc.

Ant. God  hath  given  His  angels,  etc.

O God,  incline  unto  my  aid.

O Lord,  make  haste  to  help  me.

Glory be  to  the  Father,  etc. Alleluia.

JESUS! glory of  the  angelic  choirs,

Light of  their  brightness,  sweetness  of  their  bliss;

Thou Who  didst  leave  a  world  where  nothing  tires,

To taste  the  pains  and  miseries  of  this;

Be these  same  pains,  endured  to  set  us  free,

The germ  of  endless  happiness  with  Thee.

Ant. O  holy  angels,  our  guardians,  etc.

V. In  the  sight  of  Thy  angels,  etc.

R. I  will  adore  at  Thy  holy  temple,  etc.

O God,  Who  with  unspeakable  providence,  etc.

Ant. God  hath  given  His  angels  charge  over,  etc.

R. Amen.

V. O  God,  incline  unto  my  aid.

R. O  Lord,  make  haste  to  help  me.

Glory be  to  the  Father,  etc. Alleluia.

NGEL of  peace! come, Michael,  to  our  aid,

Thou who  didst  once  chase  discord  from  the  sky;

Come, calm  those  boisterous  passions  that  have  made

Such havoc  here  as  they  have  made  on  high;

Drive strife  and  rancor  to  their  kindred  gloom,

To hell,  their  fitting,  their  eternal  tomb.

Ant. Holy  angels,  our  guardians,  defend,  etc.

V. In  the  sight  of  Thy  angels  I  will  sing  to,  etc.

R. I  will  adore  at  Thy  holy  temple,  etc.

O God,  Who  with  unspeakable  providence,  etc.