f today my tide of life Should ebb away,
Give me Thy Sacraments divine, Sweet Lord, today.

4.
In purgatory's cleansing fires Brief be my stay;
Oh, bid me, if today I die, Go home today.
So, for tomorrow and its needs, I do not pray;
But keep me, guide me, love me, Lord, just for today.

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No. 144

GENERAL

Why art thou sorrowful?

The Remembrance of Mercy
Father Faber
S. M. Yenn

Moderato

1.
Why art thou sorrowful, servant of God?
And what is this dulness that hangs o'er thee now?
Sing the praises of Jesus, and sing them aloud,
And the song shall dispel the dark cloud from thy brow.
Sing the praises of Jesus, and sing them aloud,
And the song shall dispel the dark cloud from thy brow.

2.
Oh, is there a thought in the wide world so sweet,
As that God has so cared for us, bad as we are,
That He thinks for us, plans for us, stoops to entreat,
And follows us, wander we ever so far?
That He thinks for us, plans for us, stoops to entreat,
And follows u, wander we ever so far?

3.
Oh, then, when the spirit of darkness comes down
With clouds of uncertainties into thy heart,
One look to thy Saviour, one thought of thy crown,
And the tempest is over, the shadows depart.
One look to thy Saviour, one thought of thy crown,
And the tempest is over, the shadows depart.

4.
That God hath once whispered a word in thine ear,
Or sent thee from Heaven one sorrow for sin,
Is enough for a life both to banish all fear,
And to turn into peace all the troubles within.
Is enough for a life both to banish all fear,
And to turn into peace all the troubles within.

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No. 145

GENERAL

Acts of Faith, Hope and Charity

For acts of Contrition etc. see Nos. 128, 133, and Hymns for Holy Communion

Anon
St. Patrick's Hymn Book

Moderato (Recitativo libero)

(A) ACT OF FAITH

My God, I believe in Thee,
And all Thy Church doth teach,
Because Thou hast said it
And Thy word is true.

(B) ACT OF HOPE

My God, I hope in Thee,
For Grace and for glory,
Because of Thy promises,
Thy mercy, and Thy pow'r.

(C) ACT OF CHARITY

My God, because Thou art so good,
I love Thee with all my heart,
And for Thy sake.
I love my neighbor as myself.

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No. 146

OUR MOTHER OF SORROWS
Passiontide and B. V. M.

What a Sea of Tears and Sorrows
O quot undis lacrymarum

Tr. by Rev. F. Campbell
Ch. Gounod
Arr. by N. A. M.

Andante