Newman Reader - Verses on Various Occasions

147. Vespers—Thursday

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Magnæ Deus potentiæ.

O GOD, who hast given

the sea and the sky,

To fish and to bird

for a dwelling to keep,

Both sons of the waters,

one low and one high,

Ambitious of heaven,

yet sunk in the deep;

Save, Lord, Thy servants,

whom Thou hast new made

In a laver of blood,

lest they trespass and die;

Lest pride should elate,

or the flesh should degrade,

And they stumble on earth,

or be dizzied on high. {257}

To the Father and Son

And the Spirit be done,

Now and always,

Glory and praise.