APPENDIXSelection <strong>and</strong> Arrangement <strong>of</strong> Crashaw Texts for Lo, the Full Final SacrificeFinzi SettingLauda Sion (L), Adoro Te (A)Stanza Text Text Stanza1 Lo, the full, final SacrificeOn which all figures fix’t their eyes.The ransomed Isaac, <strong>and</strong> his ram;The Manna, <strong>and</strong> the Paschal Lamb.2 Jesu Master, just <strong>and</strong> true!Our Food, <strong>and</strong> faithful Shepherd too!3 O let that love which thus makes theeMix with our low Mortality,Lift our lean Souls, <strong>and</strong> set us upConvictors <strong>of</strong> thine own full cup,Coheirs <strong>of</strong> Saints. That so all mayDrink the same wine; <strong>and</strong> the same Way.Nor change the Pasture, but the PlaceTo feed <strong>of</strong> Thee in thine own Face.4 O dear Memorial <strong>of</strong> that DeathWhich lives still, <strong>and</strong> allows us breath!Rich, Royal food! Bountiful Bread!Whose use denies us to the dead!5 Live ever Bread <strong>of</strong> loves, <strong>and</strong> beMy life, my soul, my surer self to me.6 Help Lord, my Faith, my Hope increase;And fill my portion in thy peace.Give love for life; nor let my daysGrow, but in new powers to thy name<strong>and</strong> praise.7 Rise, Royal Sion! rise <strong>and</strong> singThy soul’s kind shepherd, thy heart’s King.Stretch all thy powers; call if you canHarps <strong>of</strong> heaven to h<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> man.This sovereign subject sits aboveThe best ambition <strong>of</strong> thy love.Lo, the full, finall, SACRIFICEOn which all figures fix't their eyes.The ransom'd ISACK, & his ramme;The MANNA, & the PASCHAL Lamb.Jesu Master, Just & true!Our Food, & faithfull SHEPHARD too!O by thy self vouchsafe to keep,As with thy selfe thou feed'st thy SHEEP.O let that love which thus makes theeMix with our low Mortality,Lift our lean Soules, & sett us upConvictors <strong>of</strong> thine own full cup,Coheirs <strong>of</strong> SAINTS. That so all mayDrink the same wine; <strong>and</strong> the same WAY.Nor chang the PASTURE, but the PLACE;To feed <strong>of</strong> THEE in thine own FACE.Amen.O dear memoriall <strong>of</strong> that DeathWhich lives still, & allowes us breath!Rich, Royall food! Bountyfull BREAD!Whose use denyes us to the dead;Whose vitall gust alone can giveThe same leave both to eat & live;Live ever Bread <strong>of</strong> loves, & beMy life, my soul, my surer selfe to mee.Help, lord, my Faith, my Hope increase;And fill my portion in thy peace.Give love for life; nor let my dayesGrow, but in new powres to thy name& praise.RISE, Royall SION! rise & singThy soul's kind shepheard, thy hart's KING.Stretch all thy powres; call if thou canHarpes <strong>of</strong> heavn to h<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> man.This soveraign subject sitts aboveThe best ambition <strong>of</strong> thy love.L 12L 13L 14A 6A 5L 1
808 Lo the Bread <strong>of</strong> Life, this day’sTriumphant Text provokes thy praise.The living <strong>and</strong> life-giving bread,To the great twelve distributedWhen Life, himself, at point to dieOf love, was his own Legacy.9 O s<strong>of</strong>t self-wounding Pelican!Whose breast weeps Balm forwounded manAll this way bend thy benign floodTo’a bleeding Heart that gasps for blood.That blood, whose least drops sovereign beTo wash my worlds <strong>of</strong> sins from me.Come love! Come Lord! And that long dayFor which I languish come away.When this dry soul those eyes shall see,And drink the unseal’d source <strong>of</strong> thee.When Glory’s sun faith’s shades shall chase,And for thy veil give me thy Face.[Lo, the full, final SacrificeOn which all figures fix’t their eyes.]Amen.Lo the BREAD <strong>of</strong> LIFE, this day'sTriumphant Text, provokes thy prayse.The living & life-giving bread,To the great twelve distributedWhen LIFE, himself, at point to dyOf love, was his own LEGACY.O s<strong>of</strong>t self-wounding Pelican!Whose brest weepes Balm forwounded man.Ah this way bend thy benign floudTo'a bleeding Heart that gaspes for blood:That blood, whose least drops soveraign beTo wash my worlds <strong>of</strong> sins from me.Come love! Come LORD! & that long dayFor which I languish, come away;When this dry soul those eyes shall see,And drink the unseal'd sourse <strong>of</strong> thee,When Glory's sun faith's shades shall chase,And for thy veil give me thy FACE.AMEN.L 2A 7
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27with the downward leap of a minor
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