IN putting forth this Pointing of the Canticles and Psalter, in accordance with the direction of the General Convention, the Commission would call attention to the great importance and practical usefulness of the following suggestions taken from the Preface to the "Cathedral Psalter": 1. The words, from the commencement of each verse and half-verse, up to the accented syllable, are called the Recitation. 2. On reaching the accented syllable, and beginning with it, the music of the chant commences, in strict time (a tempo), the upright strokes corresponding to the bars. The Recitation must therefore be considered as outside the chant, and may be of any length: The note on which the Recitation is made is called the Recitingnote. 3. If there is no syllable after that which is accented, the accented syllable must be held for one whole bar or measure. 4. An asterisk (*) is a direction to take breath. Other stops (,;) must be attended to as in good reading. 5. As the accent holds the position of the first beat of the first bar, it is unnecessary to sing it louder than any of the words recited: its position, musically, will give it quite enough emphasis. H. A. NEELY, Chairman. CHARLES L. HUTCHINS, Secretary. 330 THE PSALTER. DAY 1. MORNING. PSALM 1. Beatus vir qui non abiit. BLESSED is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly nor stood in the way of sinners and hath not sat in the | seat · = the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the and in his law will he exercise him | self day and night. I of LORD: = | = 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the I water side that will bring forth his | fruit in | due ⚫ - season. 4 His leaf also | shall not | wither: and look, whatsoever he | doeth | it shall | prosper. 5 As for the ungodly, it is not | so with | them: but they are like the chaff which the wind scattereth away from the | face of the earth. = 6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment: neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 7 But the LORD knoweth the way of the | righteous and the way of the ungodly | shall perish. PSALM 2. Quare fremuerunt gentes? • = HY do the heathen so furiously | rage to WHY gether and why do the people imagine a vain | thing? 2 The kings of the earth stand up and the rulers take counsel together against the LORD, and against his Anointed : 3 Let us break their | bonds a | sunder: and cast a way their | cords | from us. 4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall | laugh them · to scorn: the Lord shall have them in de | rision. 5 Then shall he speak unto thểm | in his | wrath : and vex them | in his sore dis | pleasure: 6 Yet have I set my | King: upón my | holy | hill of | Sion. 7 I will preach the law whereof the LORD hath sáid | unto | me: Thou art my Son this day have | I be gotten | thee. 8 Desire of me and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance: and the utmost parts of the earth for | thy pos | session. 9 Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of | iron: and break them in pfeces | like a | potter's | vessel. 10 Be wise now therefore | O ye | kings: be learned ye that are judges of the earth. 11 Sérve the | LORD in | fear and rejoice | unto | him with reverence. 12 Kiss the Son lest he be angry, and so ye pérish from the right · | way if his wrath be kindled, yea but a little blessed are all they that | put their trust in PSALM 3. him. Domine, quid multiplicati? ORD, how are they increased that trouble | me many are | they that | rise against me. 2 Many one there be that sáy | of my soul: There is no hélp | for him | in his | God. 3 But thou O LORD, art | my de | fender: thou art my worship and the lifter | up of | my · ★ = = | head. 4 I did call upon the LORD | with my | voice : and he heard me | out of his | holy | hill. |