Thy strong right arm extend, And with Thy left defend, And save us from the enemy. VI O Thou Creator wise, Soon may our longing eyes The glory of Thy kingdom see. VII Now glory let there be, O Father, unto Thee, From age to age eternally. _Communion_ EJA O DULCIS ANIMA Author unknown. Belonging, according to Mone, to the thirteenth or fifteenth century. I See, sweet soul, my sister dear, Now the bridegroom neareth; Haste, prepare a place for Him Who in love appeareth. II Soon He comes, a gentle guest, Comes with heart o’erflowing; All the best that heaven affords In His love bestowing. III Where His gracious presence is There is joy unending; Blessing with His friendship comes, Every bliss transcending. IV Yea, He comes to rest awhile, Thee with love entwining; At thy board He’ll take His place, By thy side reclining. V Up, my soul, to meet thy Spouse; Hark! His footfall sounding; In thy bosom He will dwell With His love abounding. VI Hold Him fast in fond embrace; Say thou’lt leave Him never, Till the blessing of His love Rest on thee for ever. O ESCA VIATORUM Ascribed by some to Thomas Aquinas, but believed by latest and best authorities to have been composed by some unknown German Jesuit of the seventeenth century. It has not been traced further back than the Mainz _Gesang-Buch_ of 1661, where it is styled “Hymn on the true Bread of Heaven.” I O Food for pilgrims pining! O Bread for angels shining! O Manna fresh from heaven! In bountiful completeness, O may Thy heavenly sweetness To hungering hearts be given. II O Font of love surprising, From Jesu’s heart uprising! A pure refreshing flow; Nought else our thirst allayeth— For this the pilgrim prayeth— This draught of love bestow. III Thy face we come revering, O Jesus, now appearing In sacramental rite. O when in heaven, before it Unveiled, may we adore it, Our faith absorbed in sight. JESU, DULCEDO CORDIUM In the Paris Breviary of 1736, this is the hymn for Lauds for the festival of the Transfiguration. It is composed of six stanzas of the Gospel Rhythm of St. Bernard, beginning, _Jesu, dulcis memoria_, the fourth stanza of which begins, _Jesu, dulcedo Cordium_. I