FIRST ANTIPHON
1. Bless the Lord, O my soul,
2. Blessed art thou, O Lord.
1. Bless the Lord, O my soul,
** and all that is within me,
2. bless his holy name.
1. The Lord worketh mer-cies and judgment
2. For all them that are op-pressed with wrong.
1. The Lord is compassio-nate and merciful,
2. Long-suffering and of great mercy.
1. Bless the Lord, O my soul,
** and all that is within me,
** bless his holy name.
2. Blessed art thou, O Lord.