Was Cherished by Thee

V. Thou art all fair, my beloved.

R. And the original stain was never in thee.

V.

O Lady, aid, etc (with the prayer as above). AT VESPERS V. Domina, In adju- V.

O Lady, make speed, torium. etc etc tf4 devotions in Honor of the Biased Virgin Mary Hymn Cf ALVE, horologuim, ^3 Quo, retrogadiatur Sol in decern lineis; Verbum incarnatur. Homo ut ab inferis Ad summa attollatur, Immensus ab angelis Paulo minoratur. Solis hujus radiis Maria coruscat; Consurgens aurora In conceptu mi cat Ljlium inter spinas, , Quae serpentis conterat Caput: pulchra ut luna Errantes colustrat. Amen, V. Ego feci in coelis, ut oriretur lumen indeficiens.

R. Et quasi nebula texi omnem terram.

V. Domina, protege, etc (cum oratione ut supra). BAIL, Dial of AchazJ i On thee the true sun Told backward the course Which from old he had run 1 And, that man might be raised, Submitting to shame, A little more low Than the angels became. Thou, rapt in the blaze Of His infinite light, Dost shine as the morn On the confines of night; As the moon on the lost Through obscurity dawns; The serpent's destroyer! A lily 'mid thorns! Amen