Morning Prayer (Lauds) with Dominicans of Santo Domingo

Lauds page: 18 August 2020, Tuesday

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III: Ordinary: 654 All from the Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 1168

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV: Ordinary: 618 All from the Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 1132

Christian Prayer (single volume) Ordinary: 689 All from the Psalter: Tuesday, Week IV, 947

HYMN: God Father, praise and glory, Your children come to sing, Goodwill and peace to mankind, The gifts your kingdom brings.

O most Holy Trinity. Undivided Unity. Holy God, Mighty God. God Immortal, be adored.

And you, Lord Co-eternal, God's sole begotten Son. O Jesus, King anointed You have redemption won.

O most Holy Trinity. Undivided Unity. Holy God, Mighty God. God Immortal, be adored.

O Holy Ghost, Creator. The Gift of God most high. Life, love and holy wisdom, Our weakness now supply.

O most Holy Trinity. Undivided Unity. Holy God, Mighty God. God Immortal, be adored.

Lauds page: 17 August 2020, Monday

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III: Ordinary: 689 All from the Psalter: Monday, Week IV, 1147

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV: Ordinary: 618 All from the Psalter: Monday, Week IV, 1111

Christian Prayer (single volume) Ordinary: 689 All from the Psalter: Monday, Week IV, 937

HYMN: Loving shepherd of thy sheep, Keep thy lamb in safety keep; Nothing can thy power withstand, none can pluck me from thy hand.

I would bless thee every day, Gladly all thy will obey, Like thy blessed ones above, Happy in thy precious love.

Loving shepherd ever near, Teach thy lamb thy voice to hear Suffer not my steps to stray from the straight and narrow way.

Where thou leadest, I would go, Walking in thy steps below, Till before my father’s throne. I shall know as I am known.

Hymn Credits: Words: Jane E. Leeson, 1807-1882

Lauds page: 16 August 2020, Sunday

HYMN: Sing with all the sons of glory, Sing the resurrection song! Death and sorrow, earth’s dark story, To the former days belong. All around the clouds are breaking, Soon the storms of time shall cease In God’s likeness, man awaking, Knows the everlasting peace

O what glory far exceeding All that eye has yet perceived! Holiest hearts for ages pleading, Never that full joy conceived. God has promised, Christ prepares it, There on high our welcome waits Every humble spirit shares it, Christ has passed the eternal gates

Hymn Credits: Words: William J Irons; Music: Beethoven; Melody: Hymn to Joy 87.87.D

Lauds page: 15 August 2020, Saturday

HYMN: O Mary of all women, thou art the chosen one, Who ancient prophets promised, would bear God’s only Son; All Hebrew generations prepared the way to thee, That in your womb the God-man might come to set man free.

O Mary, you embody all God taught to our race, For you are first and foremost in fullness of his grace; We praise this wondrous honor that you gave birth to Him Who from you took his manhood and saved us from our sin.

Hymn Credits: Melody Text: Michael Gannon

Lauds page: 13 August 2020, Thursday

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III: Ordinary: 654 All from the Psalter: Thursday, Week III, 1065

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV: Ordinary: 618 All from the Psalter: Thursday, Week III, 1029

Christian Prayer: Ordinary: 689 All from the Psalter: Thursday, Week III, 896

HYMN: When morning fills the sky, Our hearts awaking cry: May Jesus Christ be praised. In all our works and prayer His sacrifice we share: May Jesus Christ be praised. The night becomes as day, When from our hearts we say: May Jesus Christ be praised. The powers of darkness fear When this glad song they hear: May Jesus Christ be praised.

In heav'n our joy will be To sing eternally: May Jesus Christ be praised. Let earth and sea and sky From depth to height reply: May Jesus Christ be praised. let all the earth now sing To our eternal King: May Jesus Christ be praised. By this the eternal song. Through ages all along: May Jesus Christ be praised.

Hymn Credits: Words: E. Caswall, 1878

Lauds page: 12 August 2020, Wednesday

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. III: Ordinary: 654 All from the Psalter: Wednesday, Week III, 1043

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV: Ordinary: 618 All from Psalter: Wednesday, Week III, 1007

Christian Prayer: Ordinary: 689 All from the Psalter: Wednesday, Week III, 886

HYMN: Morning has broken, like the first morning, Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird! Praise for the singing! praise for the morning! Praise for them springing fresh from the Word!

Sweet the rains new fall, sunlit from heaven Like the first dewfall, on the first grass. Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, Sprung in completeness where his feet pass.

Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning Born of the one light, Eden saw play! Praise with elation, praise every morning God's recreation of the new day!

Hymn Credits: Text: Eleanor Farjeon

Lauds page: 11 August 2020, Tuesday

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV: Ordinary: 618 Psalter: Tuesday, Week III, 987 Common of Virgins: 1800 Proper of Saints: 1312

Christian Prayer: Ordinary: 689 Psalter: Tuesday, Week III, 877 Common of Virgins: 1441 Proper of Saints: 1312

HYMN: Now from the heavens descending is seen a glorious light, the bride of Christ in splendour, arrayed in purest white. She is the holy city, whose radiance is the grace of all the saints in glory, from every time and place.

This is the hour of gladness for bridegroom and for bride. The Lamb’s great feast is ready, his bride is at his side. How blest are those invited to share his wedding feast: the least become the greatest, the greatest are the least.

He who is throned in heaven takes up his dwelling place among his chosen people, who see him face to face. No sound is heard of weeping, for pain and sorrow cease, and sin shall reign no longer, but love and joy and peace.

Hymn Credits: Text: James Quinn S.J. 1968

Lauds page: 10 August 2020, Monday

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV: Ordinary: 618 Proper of Saints: 1307 Common of One Martyr: 1731 Psalms and canticle from Sunday, Week I, 652

Christian Prayer: Ordinary: 689 Proper of Saints: 1222 Common of One Martyr: 1415 Psalms and canticle from Sunday, Week I, 706

HYMN: Christ, in whose passion once was sown All virtue of all saints to be, From the white field of these thy own We praise the seed and sower, thee.

Thine was the first and holiest grain To die and quicken and increase; And then came these, and died again, That spring and harvest should not cease.

From thee the martyrs, we from those, Each in thy grace's measure, spring; Their strength upon our weakness flows And guides us to the goal we sing.

These were thy great ones: we, thy least, One in desire and faith with them, Called by the Lord to keep one feast, Journey to one Jerusalem.

Hymn Credits: Text: Walter Shewring

Lauds page: 09 August 2020, Sunday

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV: Ordinary: 621 Proper of Seasons: 91 Psalter: Sunday, Week III, 945

Christian Prayer (single volume) Ordinary: 689 Proper of the Seasons: 623 Psalter: Sunday, Week III, 856

HYMN: On this day, the first of days, God the Father’s Name we praise; Who, creation’s Lord and Spring Did the world from darkness bring.

On this day the eternal Son Over death His triumph won; On this day the Spirit came With His gifts of living flame.

Father, who didst fashion man Godlike in thy loving plan, Fill us with that love divine, And conform our wills to Thine.

Hymn Credits: Words: Latin, eighteenth century; trans. Henry Williams Baker, 1861;

Lauds page: 08 August 2020, Saturday

Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV: Ordinary: 618 Psalter: Saturday, Week II, 926 Common of Pastors: 1748 Proper of Saints: 1303

Christian Prayer: Ordinary: 689 Psalter: Saturday, Week II, 845 Common of Pastors: 1426 Proper of Saints: 1220

HYMN: Loving shepherd of thy sheep, Keep thy lamb in safety keep; Nothing can thy power withstand, none can pluck me from thy hand.

I would bless thee every day, Gladly all thy will obey, Like thy blessed ones above, Happy in thy precious love.

Loving shepherd ever near, Teach thy lamb thy voice to hear Suffer not my steps to stray from the straight and narrow way.

Where thou leadest, I would go, Walking in thy steps below, Till before my father’s throne. I shall know as I am known.

Hymn Credits: Words: Jane E. Leeson, 1807-1882;