V O Christ, with God who dwell’st on high, Be Thou to us, we humbly pray, A lasting joy while here we wait, Our great reward in heaven for aye. VI In earnest prayer we come to Thee; O may our sins be all forgiven, And lift our hearts by Thy rich grace, To where Thou art Thyself, in heaven. VII That when in clouds of Judgment dire, Thou com’st with Thine angelic host, We may escape the avenger’s power, And wear anew the crowns we lost. VIII To Thee, O Christ, all glory be, Victor returning now to heaven; To Father, and to Holy Ghost, Let praise through endless years be given. POSTQUAM HOSTEM ET INFERNA By Adam of St. Victor. _(_See p. 49._)_ I Broken are the bands that bound us, Spoiled are Satan’s realms around us, And to joys supernal now, Christ returns with hosts attending, And, as when at first descending, Angel guards their homage bow. II Far above the stars ascending, Faith alone His course attending, Passing now from mortal sight; To His hand all power is given, One with God He rules in heaven, One in honour and in might. III Victor on His throne uplifted, See all rule to Him is gifted, O’er Creation’s wide domain. Now for evermore He liveth, Nevermore His life He giveth— Once the sacrifice was slain. IV Once He wore our flesh in weakness, Once He suffered, once in meekness Gave Himself for sin to die. Now no longer pain He knoweth: Perfect peace for ever floweth, Perfect joy is ever nigh. CŒLOS ASCENDIT HODIE Of unknown date and authorship. The text is in Daniel’s _Thesaurus_, with “Alleluia” as a refrain. Dr. Neale gives it in his “Mediæval Hymns and Sequences” as “apparently of the twelfth century.” I To-day the lingering clouds are riven, Alleluia! Our glorious King ascends to heaven, Alleluia! II The heaven and earth His rule obey, Alleluia! Who sits at God’s right hand for aye, Alleluia! III See, all things are fulfilled at last, Alleluia! By David sung in ages past, Alleluia! IV And on the throne of high renown, Alleluia! The Lord is with His Lord set down, Alleluia! V