The Church's witness to the immanence of the Word in all creation; she recognises this in the beauty, the order, the preservation of all forms of varied life. Especially in the renewal of natural life (vv. 30-5) she recognises and praises {131} the life-giving activity of the Holy Spirit, and sees in it a prophecy of the restoration of all things in the Resurrection to their first perfection, and the final overthrow of evil. PSALM cv. _Confitemini Domino_ A Psalm of the Church's thanksgiving as she reviews her history and the providence which has preserved her in all vicissitudes, and considers the eternal inheritance which is the reward of obedience. PSALM cvi. _Confitemini Domino_ Also an historical Psalm, in which the Church in time of exile and persecution recalls God's providence, and her many failures; she places her trust in the intercession of Christ, of Whom Moses was a type, and prays for her restoration. PSALM cvii. _Confitemini Domino_ Thanksgiving after a Storm at Sea (Prayer Book) The Church celebrates the age-long compassion of God towards the wanderer, the prisoner, the sufferer, as seen in the salvation of His Church, and in the Incarnation of the Word (ver. 20). The refrain (vv. 8, 15, 21, 31) exhorts to thanksgiving, and especially to the offering of the Holy Eucharist (ver. 22). {132} PSALM cviii. _Paratum cor meum_ Ascension Day, evening (Prayer Book) A Psalm of Christ glorified in His Resurrection, praying for His Church and foretelling His future victories (under the figure of David's wars). The last three verses seem to be the prayer of the Church and the voice of her confidence of ultimate triumph in Christ. PSALM cix. _Deus laudem_ Acts i. 20 A Psalm of Christ's judgment upon impenitent sinners; His prayer for Himself in His Passion, and for His Church in whose sufferings at the hands of sinners He Himself is crucified afresh. PSALM cx. _Dixit Dominus_ Matt. xxii. 41-5 (parallels in Mark and Luke); Acts ii. 34, 35; Heb. i. 13, v. 6-vii. Christmas Day, evening (Prayer Book) The Church's witness to the Divinity of Christ, to His eternal Priesthood, His warfare, sufferings, and victory. PSALM cxi. _Confitebor tibi_ Easter Day, morning (Prayer Book) A Psalm of Christ praising the Father for His Resurrection; in which His Church also joins, commemorating the Eucharist (ver. 5), the new and {133} eternal covenant, and the sacredness of the truth committed to her keeping. PSALM cxii. _Beatus vir_ The Church's testimony to the blessedness of the life of faith, hope, and charity, of which she has seen the perfect example in Christ Himself. PSALM cxiii. _Laudate, pueri_ Easter Day, evening (Prayer Book) The world-wide joy of the Church in the Catholic faith of the Incarnation, by which man is exalted from the dust of Adam's fall, and is no longer "subject to vanity," but made equal to the angels. PSALM cxiv. _In exitu Israel_ Easter Day, evening (Prayer Book)