Ad Preces Nostras Deitatis (“God, of thy pity, unto us thy children”)
Translation: Alan Gordon McDougall
First Tune: “Herzliebster Jesu” • 11 11 11 5
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Clarum Decus Jejunii (“The glory of these forty days”)
Text by Saint Gregory the Great translated into English by Maurice Frederick Bell
Text only—can be used with any 88 88 (LM) N.B. This text is usually sung to Spires (“Erhalt Uns Herr”), which has many variants. Let the congregation, therefore, follow the choir.