The Hymn. The Hymn shall then be sung. The Psalm. Then, all standing to the end of the _Psalm_, shall be chanted or said one or more _Psalms_. At the end of the _Psalm_ the _Gloria Patri_ shall be chanted. An _Antiphon_ may be used with each _Psalm_. The Lesson. The _Scripture Lessons_ shall then be read. After each _Lesson_ may be chanted or said: _Minister._ But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us. _Congregation._ =Thanks be to God!= After the _Lessons_ a _Responsory_ may be chanted. A brief _Exhortation_ or a _Sermon_ may then follow. The Canticle. The _Congregation_ shall stand and chant the _Te Deum Laudamus_ or the _Benedictus_. An _Antiphon_ may be chanted with the _Benedictus_. Te Deum Laudamus. =We praise Thee, O God: we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord.= =All the earth doth worship Thee: the Father everlasting.= =To Thee all angels cry aloud: the heavens and all the powers therein.= =To Thee cherubim and seraphim: continually do cry:= =Holy, holy, holy: Lord God of Sabaoth;= =Heaven and earth are full of the majesty: of Thy glory.= =The glorious company of the apostles: praise Thee.= =The goodly fellowship of the prophets: praise Thee.= =The noble army of martyrs: praise Thee.= =The holy Church throughout all the world: doth acknowledge Thee.= =The Father: of an infinite Majesty;= =Thine adorable, true: and only Son.= =Also the Holy Ghost: the Comforter.= =Thou art the King of Glory: O Christ.= =Thou art the everlasting Son: of the Father.= =When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man: Thou didst humble Thyself to be born of a virgin.= =When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death: Thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.= =Thou sittest at the right hand of God: in the glory of the Father.= =We believe that Thou shalt come: to be our Judge.= =We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants: whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood.= =Make them to be numbered with Thy saints: in glory everlasting.= =O Lord, save Thy people: and bless Thine inheritance.= =Govern them: and lift them up forever.= =Day by day: we magnify Thee.= =And we worship Thy name: ever, world without end.= =Vouchsafe, O Lord: to keep us this day without sin.= =O Lord, have mercy upon us: have mercy upon us.= =O Lord, let Thy mercy be upon us: as our trust is in Thee.= =O Lord, in Thee have I trusted: let me never be confounded. Amen.= or the Benedictus. Luke 1, 68-79. =Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: for He hath visited and redeemed His people;= =And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us: in the house of His servant David;= =As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets: which have been since the world began;= =That we should be saved from our enemies: and from the hand of all that hate us;= =To perform the mercy promised to our fathers: and to remember His holy covenant;=