largement cannot be the fruit of human care and labour, but of the
grace of Christ only.

PSALM cxxviii. _Beati omnes_

Holy Matrimony (Prayer Book)

A Psalm of the pilgrim Church celebrating the consecration of human
life and labour through the Incarnation.

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PSALM cxxix. _Saepe expugnaverunt_

A Psalm of the warfare and persecutions of the pilgrim Church, and of
the vanity and fruitlessness of the attacks of her enemies.

PSALM cxxx. _De profundis_

Ash Wednesday, evening (Prayer Book)

A Psalm of the sorrows, the ceaseless watching, and the undying hope of
the pilgrim Church. Especially appropriate to the souls of departed
Christians, the Church Expectant, who wait for the second Advent.

PSALM cxxxi. _Domine, non est_

A Psalm of the pilgrim Church expressing her humility, her submission
to revelation, her unceasing trust in Christ.

PSALM cxxxii. _Memento, Domine_

Christmas Day, evening (Prayer Book)

A Psalm in which the pilgrim Church joyfully commemorates before God
the Incarnation of His Son, and His age-long indwelling within her; and
His gift in the Eucharist (ver. 16); and expresses her faith in the
eternal sovereignty of Christ.

PSALM cxxxiii. _Ecce, quam bonum!_

A Psalm in which the pilgrim Church expresses her joy in her essential
unity, the gift of the unction {138} of the Holy Spirit poured upon her
from the ascended Christ.

PSALM cxxxiv. _Ecce nunc_

A Psalm of the pilgrim Church as she contemplates her entry into the
eternal sanctuary, the heavenly city of Christ, and the fellowship of
the angels in their unceasing praise.

PSALM cxxxv. _Laudate Nomen_

The Church's thanksgiving for her calling in Christ, and the eternal
rule of Christ over nature and man; she expresses her confidence in the
living Christ Who dwells within her, in contrast with this world's
idolatries.

PSALM cxxxvi. _Confitemini_

A Psalm of the Church's thanksgiving for the eternal mercy of Christ,
as seen in creation, and in her own history and deliverances, and also
in His abiding gift of the Eucharist (ver. 25).

PSALM cxxxvii. _Super flumina_

A Psalm of the sorrows of the Church in her captivity in this world,
where she is persecuted and misunderstood. She expresses her loyalty
to her heavenly calling, her desire for "Jerusalem which is above," and
her warfare with Babylon, for whose overthrow she confidently waits.

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PSALM cxxxviii. _Confite