Verses on Various Occasions
CXLVII: Vespers—Thursday
CXLVII
Vespers—Thursday
Magnae Deus potentiae.
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.
To the Father and Son
And the Spirit be done,
Now and always,
Glory and praise.