118 O PATER SANCTE, MITIS ATQUE PIE
Found in two MSS. of the eleventh century, and included in the York, Sarum, and Aberdeen Breviaries.
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O Holy Father, gracious Thou and tender; O Jesus Christ, Thou much adorèd Son; Spirit most sweet, Thou Paraclete, Defender, Eternally one! | Trinity Holy, Unity abiding, True God Thou art, unbounded goodness Thou, Light of the angels, trust of the confiding, We hope in Thee now. | Thee all creation pays eternal homage; Thee all Thy creatures songs of glory raise; Now come we humbly, joining in the chorus, O hear Thou our praise. | Glory to Thee, O God of power almighty, Triune yet One, and great Thou art and high; Hymns fitly tell Thy honour, praise, and glory, and eternally. | |