@Commune/C3 [Ant Matutinum] By the rivers of water * hath the Lord planted the vineyard of the righteous, and in His Law do they meditate day and night;;1 As gold in the furnace * hath the Lord tried His chosen ones, and received them for ever as a burnt-offering.;;2 Oculi Domini * respexerunt in pauperes, cum peccatores arcus suos in eos intercederent;;10 I will give unto My Saints a place * in the kingdom of My Father, every one by his own name, saith the Lord;;14 To the Saints that are in the earth * Thou hast made all my counsels admirable;;15 The Saints that wait upon the Lord * shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall fly and not faint;;23 V. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous. R. And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. The righteous live * for evermore; their reward also is with the Lord;;32 They gave up their bodies unto death * rather than serve idols and therefore have they crowns on their heads and palms in their hands;;33 Behold, how great with God is the reward * of His Saints yea, they who died for Christ's sake shall live for ever and ever;;45 For theirs is the Kingdom of heaven * who love not their lives in this world, and have attained unto the reward of the Kingdom, and have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb.;;60 The blood * of the holy Martyrs was poured for Christ on earth, therefore they have obtained eternal rewards.;;63 Avenge, O Lord, the blood of thy saints, which is shed over the Earth;;78 V. Let the righteous rejoice before God. R. Yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. Beati, * qui persecutionem patiuntur propter iustitiam, quoniam ipsorum est regnum coelorum;;259;254;255 V. The righteous live for evermore. R. Their reward also is with the Lord. [MM Capitulum] !Sap 10:17 v. She rendered to the just the wages of their labours, and conducted them in a wonderful way: and she was to them for a covert by day, and for the light of stars by night: $Deo gratias _ V. The souls of the just are in the hand of God, R. The torment of death shall not touch them. [Responsory12] R. But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment of death~ shall not touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die * But they are in peace. V. God hath tried them, and found them worthy of himself. R. But they are in peace. &Gloria R. But they are in peace. [MM Capitulum] @Commune/C3:Capitulum Sexta _ V. The souls of the just are in the hand of God, R. The torment of death shall not touch them.