CXVI + 

The Priestly Office + 

From St. Gregory Nazianzen + 

In service o’er the Mystic Feast I stand; + 

I cleanse Thy victim-flock, and bring them near + 

In holiest wise, and by a bloodless rite. + 

O fire of Love! O gushing Fount of Light! + 

(As best I know, who need Thy pitying Hand) + 

Dread office this, bemired souls to clear + 

Of their defilement, and again made bright. + 