The Ridpath library of universal literatureA biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors . Our Father, that we ask be done,Through Jesus Christ, Thine only Son ;Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee,Doth live and reign eternally. —Neales Translation. AMBROSIAN PASCHAL HYMN. At the Lambs high feast we singPraise to our victorious KingWho hath washed us in the tideFlowing from His pierced side ;Praise we Him, Whose love divineGives His sacred blood for His body for the feast,Christ the victim, Christ the the Paschal blood is poured,Deaths dark
The Ridpath library of universal literatureA biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors . Our Father, that we ask be done,Through Jesus Christ, Thine only Son ;Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee,Doth live and reign eternally. —Neales Translation. AMBROSIAN PASCHAL HYMN. At the Lambs high feast we singPraise to our victorious KingWho hath washed us in the tideFlowing from His pierced side ;Praise we Him, Whose love divineGives His sacred blood for His body for the feast,Christ the victim, Christ the the Paschal blood is poured,Deaths dark angel sheathes his sword;Israels hosts triumphant goThrough the wave that drowns the we Christ, Whose blood was victim. Paschal bread;With sincerity and loveEat we manna from SAINT AMBROSE .^Sq Mighty victim from the sky, Hells fierce powers beneath Thee He; Thou hast conquered in the fight, Thou hast brought us life and light; Now no more can death appall, Now no more the grave enthrall; Thou hast opened Paradise, And in Thee Thy saints shall rise. — Translated by Thomas AMES, Fisher, an American orator, statesman,and writer, born at Dedham, Mass., April 9,1758; died there, July 4, 1808. He graduatedat Harvard College in 1774; was a teacher for ashort time; studied law; wrote occasionally onpolitical topics in the newspapers; w\as chosen asrepresentative to the State Legislature in 1788;and in the following year was elected as Repre-sentative in the first Congress convened under thenew Constitution. He retained his seat through-out the two terms of the administration of Wash-ington, whose policy received his earnest most notable speech in Congress was deliv-ered April 28, 1796, in support of a motion thatit is expedient to pass the laws necessary to carryinto effect the treaty lately concluded between theUnited States and the King of Great Britain. Hishealth had by this time become greatly impaired ;and in the opening
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