In a lower tone, but so as to be heard by those around him, he thus concludes:
PER Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia sæcula sæculorum. ℟. Amen.
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THrough our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who, together with Thee, liveth and reigneth in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. ℟. Amen.
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The Preface being ended, the Consecrating Bishop begins the Anthem.
Unguentum in capite, quod descendit, in barbam, barbara Aaron.
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The precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron.
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Quod descendit in oram vestimenti ejus: mandavit dominus benedictionem in sæculum.
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Which ran down to the skirt of his garment, as the dew of Hermon, which descendeth on Mount Sion.
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Psalmus cxxxii.
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Psalm cxxxii.
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ECCE quàm bonum, et quàm jucundum* habitàre fratres in unum.
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BEHOLD how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity;
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Sicut unguentum in capite:* quod descéndit in barbam, barbam Aaron.
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Like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron.
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Quod descendit in oram vestimenti ejus* sicut ros Hermon, qui descendit in montem Sion.
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Which ran down to the skirt of his garment, as the dew of Hermon, which descendeth upon mount Sion.
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Quoniam illic mandavit Dominus benedictionem* et vitam usque in sæculum.
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For there the Lord hath commanded blessing, and life for evermore.
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